Tom Bozzo
@atbozzo.bsky.social
Dad, spouse, economist, cyclist, Lego maniac, long lapsed blogger (not necessarily in that order). Tend to prefer my 70 square miles to the surrounding reality.
Great show this evening by The Beths at Union Transfer in Philadelphia. “Straight Line Was a Lie” is one of my favorite albums of the year.
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Great show this evening by The Beths at Union Transfer in Philadelphia. “Straight Line Was a Lie” is one of my favorite albums of the year.
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I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
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Inspired by an exchange here yesterday, I wrote up a short piece at CAMPAIGN TRAILS about an infamous Lee Atwater quotation that just about everyone gets wrong.
Southern Strategies
This week, I saw someone on social media trot out a notorious quote from Lee Atwater that's wildly misunderstood. I went back to dust off my old Twitter thread about it, but I found that a lot of the ...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Inspired by an exchange here yesterday, I wrote up a short piece at CAMPAIGN TRAILS about an infamous Lee Atwater quotation that just about everyone gets wrong.
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the president is not an elected sovereign. he does not speak for the people or embody their will, he merely represents them. if he wants to change the constitution, let him make his case.
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
the president is not an elected sovereign. he does not speak for the people or embody their will, he merely represents them. if he wants to change the constitution, let him make his case.
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the idea that a handful of conservative legal scholars have an understanding that should supersede a settlement affirmed my generations of american is astoundingly arrogant, and the idea that trump — or any president — can unilaterally overturn that settlement is just despotism
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
the idea that a handful of conservative legal scholars have an understanding that should supersede a settlement affirmed my generations of american is astoundingly arrogant, and the idea that trump — or any president — can unilaterally overturn that settlement is just despotism
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bad actors like wurman are why i think it is important to place the birthright clause in the full context of section 1 and section 1 in the context of both dred scott and the two decades of antislavery and abolitionist agitation and political thinking that proceeded it
The evidence is the text. All you have to do is read the Constitution.
December 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
bad actors like wurman are why i think it is important to place the birthright clause in the full context of section 1 and section 1 in the context of both dred scott and the two decades of antislavery and abolitionist agitation and political thinking that proceeded it
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Republicans use the "I'm not familiar with that" dodge several times a day now, and if a reporters or anchor isn't ready and willing to shut them down as soon as they try it, that means they're either incompetent at their job or a willing accomplice to the lies.
Either way, never trust them again.
Either way, never trust them again.
If they pretend they haven’t heard about the story of the day, end the interview right there.
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
December 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Republicans use the "I'm not familiar with that" dodge several times a day now, and if a reporters or anchor isn't ready and willing to shut them down as soon as they try it, that means they're either incompetent at their job or a willing accomplice to the lies.
Either way, never trust them again.
Either way, never trust them again.
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If they pretend they haven’t heard about the story of the day, end the interview right there.
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If they pretend they haven’t heard about the story of the day, end the interview right there.
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
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Vibecession's not so fun when you're in office!
BRENNAN: When Trump says "affordability is a con job," his approval on the economy is down to 36%. Don't you need to show you feel the pain?
BESSENT: HE's frustrated by the media coverage
BRENNAN: The polling is of average Americans
BESSENT: Average Americans hear a lot of it from media coverage
BESSENT: HE's frustrated by the media coverage
BRENNAN: The polling is of average Americans
BESSENT: Average Americans hear a lot of it from media coverage
December 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Vibecession's not so fun when you're in office!
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You can get a 800 W system in Utah for $1.25 a watt ($1k) which is almost utility scale solar prices. Very exciting stuff. Will make a huge difference in renter and apartment heavy cities.
Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
www.volts.wtf
December 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
You can get a 800 W system in Utah for $1.25 a watt ($1k) which is almost utility scale solar prices. Very exciting stuff. Will make a huge difference in renter and apartment heavy cities.
"Affordability" policy based on hoping that people won't notice how much money they're spending (on politically favored expenditures).
Which isn't necessarily an unreasonable expectation.
Which isn't necessarily an unreasonable expectation.
www.indystar.com/story/opinio...
The second offensively bad Indy Star OpEd I've seen this weekend
Duffy touts that by making cars less safe and less efficient, they can lower the price by 1k. Omitting that tariffs have added 6k (www.kbb.com/tariffs/) and worse stds raise TCO and DEATHS.
The second offensively bad Indy Star OpEd I've seen this weekend
Duffy touts that by making cars less safe and less efficient, they can lower the price by 1k. Omitting that tariffs have added 6k (www.kbb.com/tariffs/) and worse stds raise TCO and DEATHS.
We're ending Biden's EV madness and restoring freedom | Opinion
The average new car costs $49,000. Biden squeezed the middle class out of the market. We're fixing that.
www.indystar.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"Affordability" policy based on hoping that people won't notice how much money they're spending (on politically favored expenditures).
Which isn't necessarily an unreasonable expectation.
Which isn't necessarily an unreasonable expectation.
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So, to all the "RFK's got some good ideas" folks (Rachael Bedard, Leana Wen) and Jay Bhattacharya is "an excellent choice for NIH" (Steven Macedo, Frances Lee) and Vinay Prasad "will bring a breath of fresh air to FDA" (Adam Cifu, John Mandrola) groupies--you own this now too.
I think the *speed* at which RFK Jr and his Great Barrington Declaration/anti-vaxx/Brownstone wrecking crew have been dismantling the US public health system has been really astonishing
Well, Senators Bill Cassidy and Thom Tillis, you wanted RFK Jr. to “go wild” at HHS.
Congratulations. You’ve achieved your goal. He is well on his way to completely destroying the US vaccine program.
Congratulations. You’ve achieved your goal. He is well on his way to completely destroying the US vaccine program.
December 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
So, to all the "RFK's got some good ideas" folks (Rachael Bedard, Leana Wen) and Jay Bhattacharya is "an excellent choice for NIH" (Steven Macedo, Frances Lee) and Vinay Prasad "will bring a breath of fresh air to FDA" (Adam Cifu, John Mandrola) groupies--you own this now too.
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I keep returning to Astra Taylor's construction (the title of her fantastic book) "Democracy may not exist, but we'll miss it when it's gone." It's really the perfect way of explaining liberalism's false but necessary promises
December 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I keep returning to Astra Taylor's construction (the title of her fantastic book) "Democracy may not exist, but we'll miss it when it's gone." It's really the perfect way of explaining liberalism's false but necessary promises
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what follows immediately after the birthright clause? the privileges and immunities and due process clauses? and what follows them? the equal protection clause. all of this is explicitly to say, "the declaration is the constitutional law of the land"
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
what follows immediately after the birthright clause? the privileges and immunities and due process clauses? and what follows them? the equal protection clause. all of this is explicitly to say, "the declaration is the constitutional law of the land"
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It is an absolutely delightful irony that the richest man in the world is universally acknowledged to be a huge fucking loser who not a single living person envies in any way at all
Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
It is an absolutely delightful irony that the richest man in the world is universally acknowledged to be a huge fucking loser who not a single living person envies in any way at all
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The contrast between the summer of 2024 and the autumn of 2025 could not be more stark. @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social 👇
The fact that there's barely a president is in fact a major national crisis - Lawyers, Guns & Money
As Jason Linkins observes, in addition to the absurdly obvious double standard the relative lack of coverage that Trump’s very obvious physical and mental decline is receiving is particularly indefens...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The contrast between the summer of 2024 and the autumn of 2025 could not be more stark. @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social 👇
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Trump's new National Security Strategy: what if groypers cosplayed George Kennan?
www.programmablemutter.com/p/america-ha...
www.programmablemutter.com/p/america-ha...
America has identified its greatest enemy: Western Europe
Trump's new National Security Strategy: what if groypers cosplayed George Kennan?
www.programmablemutter.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Trump's new National Security Strategy: what if groypers cosplayed George Kennan?
www.programmablemutter.com/p/america-ha...
www.programmablemutter.com/p/america-ha...
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So the party of no more soft cuck wokeness just watched their sleepy dictator receive the biggest participation trophy of all time
December 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
So the party of no more soft cuck wokeness just watched their sleepy dictator receive the biggest participation trophy of all time
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I think we should celebrate any time these fascist fucks feel even an iota of shame
Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.
December 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I think we should celebrate any time these fascist fucks feel even an iota of shame
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It might be easy to find things like this merely petty or superficial, but that would be a mistake. Demeaning, erasing or eliminating celebrations or acknowledgments of Black America is straight from Redemption playbook, and is intended to reinforce the racial hierarchy and signal its reinstatement.
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It might be easy to find things like this merely petty or superficial, but that would be a mistake. Demeaning, erasing or eliminating celebrations or acknowledgments of Black America is straight from Redemption playbook, and is intended to reinforce the racial hierarchy and signal its reinstatement.
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Neo-royalist is a term we all need in our lexicons. It describes our circumstances perfectly.
1/As FIFA delivers Trump his peace prize there will be many uncomfortable chuckles and head scratches. But this is no joke. It is another peace in building a neo-royalist order based not on states but hyper elites. Orders use symbols for legitimation.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Further Back to the Future: Neo-Royalism, the Trump Administration, and the Emerging International System | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Further Back to the Future: Neo-Royalism, the Trump Administration, and the Emerging International System - Volume 79 Issue S1
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December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Neo-royalist is a term we all need in our lexicons. It describes our circumstances perfectly.
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It’s insane that actual Democrats are more interested in running as Republicans than Democrats
Josh Shapiro believes he is uniquely suited to win over Trump voters—but he’ll need to overcome distrust among some in his own party first, Tim Alberta reports: theatln.tc/mR9AHSG4
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It’s insane that actual Democrats are more interested in running as Republicans than Democrats
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looking forward to either a 6-3 decision that trump as God Emperor of the United States can change the constitution by fiat or a 5-4 decision that 14th amendment means what it says with a dissent from thomas that actually the constitution recognizes donald j. trump as sovereign
*SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW TRUMP’S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ROLLBACK
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
looking forward to either a 6-3 decision that trump as God Emperor of the United States can change the constitution by fiat or a 5-4 decision that 14th amendment means what it says with a dissent from thomas that actually the constitution recognizes donald j. trump as sovereign
At the risk of posting in my main area of professional expertise, I totally agree that the universal physical last mile network should be considered essential infrastructure.
Gluttons for punishment can enter my name and "PI2023-3" into a search engine for my views on competition in the area.
Gluttons for punishment can enter my name and "PI2023-3" into a search engine for my views on competition in the area.
mail is not less relevant, USPS is the last mile provider for every package shipper in the country
December 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
At the risk of posting in my main area of professional expertise, I totally agree that the universal physical last mile network should be considered essential infrastructure.
Gluttons for punishment can enter my name and "PI2023-3" into a search engine for my views on competition in the area.
Gluttons for punishment can enter my name and "PI2023-3" into a search engine for my views on competition in the area.
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this is your fault, Bill
personally, specifically, your fault
you could have blocked this guy, you more than anyone had the power, and you chose not to do it
you own this and I hope you choke on it
personally, specifically, your fault
you could have blocked this guy, you more than anyone had the power, and you chose not to do it
you own this and I hope you choke on it
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
this is your fault, Bill
personally, specifically, your fault
you could have blocked this guy, you more than anyone had the power, and you chose not to do it
you own this and I hope you choke on it
personally, specifically, your fault
you could have blocked this guy, you more than anyone had the power, and you chose not to do it
you own this and I hope you choke on it