Alan Beattie

alanbeattie.bsky.social

01 October 2026 11:36

...I hereby give notice I will make this point every day until further notice. Almost all CEE countries are now net importers of labour and they've converged with EU average incomes. If you're expecting a big surge of CEE immigrants because of FoM, for good or ill, you're mistaken. 2/2

David Simon

audacityofdespair.bsky.social

29 September 2026 18:57

There's a shit-ton of actual anti-Semitism in the world today, but Netanyahu's fraudulent misuse of the term devalues it dangerously. Hamas is anti-Semitic and murderous. Netanyahu is a cynical, murderous shitheel. Mamdani is an American politician with a perverse impulse to tell blunt truths.

Mae Nick Phra Khanong

nickjbrumfield.bsky.social

26 September 2026 14:03

"Can AI feel pain and what should we do about—" you know we literally ground up billions of male baby chicks every year for being unproductive, right?

Mae Nick Phra Khanong

nickjbrumfield.bsky.social

22 September 2026 00:23

Only if they stay more than 330 days in the given tax year

Michael Clemens

mclem.org

22 September 2026 00:21

“Americans must urgently rescue their democratic experiment. Their ability to do so is critical to reversing the illiberal tide that is rising globally. Only if Americans get their own democratic house in order…will they be able to ensure the arc of history again bends toward more freedom.”