every single blue city saw huge shifts to the right and center, and yet some people are still convinced it’s all just curable with that right messaging tweaks. housing is expensive as shit and you can’t walk downtown without getting screamed at by a crazy person. we need CHANGE

It’s going to take time to sort through what happened Tuesday. But I've read a lot of takes the past few days (some good, many bad), and I've had a lot of people ask how I won one of the toughest districts in the country by over 13%. Here are some thoughts: 🧵

For every 5 voters who thought Harris was too progressive, there was only 1 voter who thought she wasn’t progressive enough. The argument you hear from leftists that Democrats need to do bold socialism to “motivate the base” is nonsense.

MFW people whine about the loss of monoculture

I think “super high tariffs” is a bit like “withdraw from Afghanistan” in that voters really want the policy but are also gonna be very mad about it when it actually happens lol

This is the absolute worst take. Land is just about the only thing that nobody produces, and of which the over-consumption creates the most negative externalities. We should replace almost all income taxes with a Land Value Tax.

The left needs Stephen Colbert to stop doing whatever he’s doing and go back to doing the right wing parody show

I fully expect our second round of nominees to include fictional characters. The Late Great Attorney General Hannibal Lector is gonna have a WILD confirmation hearing.

wake up. make myself a hot cup a joe. check twitter. Adam McKay says "liking the Beatles is neoliberalism." you know, we do have a lot to be thankful for. ❤️

IT IS NOT ENOUGH FOR DEMOCRATS TO SIMPLY *NOT HOLD* RADICAL POSITIONS DEMOCRATS MUST *ACTIVELY DENOUNCE* RADICAL POSITIONS

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"The general principle here is that instead of a dark world of ethnic cleansing in the name of “decolonization”, we should try to build a bright future where Native Americans and the United States of America exist in harmony and cooperation rather than in conflict."

The gerrymandering saga only ends when Democrats retaliate so much that Republicans have an incentive to support a federal ban.

This would close this year and next year’s budget deficits. By itself. #ATXcouncil

The 90s and early 2000's were a cultural wasteland and the only reason anyone remembers it fondly is because housing was cheap.

Pretty sure the gap between Del Valle and Westlake is bigger.

This is in reply to a post about how 15 pound an hour for his employees will bankrupt him.

The Euro/US bread discourse is silly. The real issue is that Euros have no breakfast tacos. How can you even call yourself a living being without a breakfast taco wrapped in foil gripped in your hands?

Every subject-oriented internet community will eventually devolve into the exact opposite of its founder's intent. If this isn't an internet law it should be.