Menno
@menno.bsky.social
Bad Pacifist, passable writer.
Meritocracy is a myth. Tolerance is a peace treaty, not a suicide pact. American was never great, but it's over now.
He/Him
Meritocracy is a myth. Tolerance is a peace treaty, not a suicide pact. American was never great, but it's over now.
He/Him
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We all fucking knew from the word go where these people were going but the real antisemites were anodyne center-lefties
December 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We all fucking knew from the word go where these people were going but the real antisemites were anodyne center-lefties
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Bari Weiss is bad at journalism, which everybody has known for a long time, but today proved that she's also bad at laundering propaganda, which is far more important for the people who gave her the job.
December 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Bari Weiss is bad at journalism, which everybody has known for a long time, but today proved that she's also bad at laundering propaganda, which is far more important for the people who gave her the job.
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Remembering fondly the days when The Free Press under Bari Weiss would nobly refrain from running a story smearing a professor for overwokeness when that professor refused comment.
December 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Remembering fondly the days when The Free Press under Bari Weiss would nobly refrain from running a story smearing a professor for overwokeness when that professor refused comment.
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Uh can I speak to a manager? I got owned on BlueSky again.
December 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Uh can I speak to a manager? I got owned on BlueSky again.
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also, these "WAR" values (a) are derived from a statistical model that produces ideologically convenient results that no other open-source model replicates, (b) lack controls for important factors like fundraising and candidate experience, and (c) completely ignore uncertainty in the data. not good!
it is one thing to say "here is what our measurements tell us about the playing field," it is something very different to leap from that to "and here is why we have a better understanding of your specific circumstance and your particular electorate than you, the person who represents the district"
December 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
also, these "WAR" values (a) are derived from a statistical model that produces ideologically convenient results that no other open-source model replicates, (b) lack controls for important factors like fundraising and candidate experience, and (c) completely ignore uncertainty in the data. not good!
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It was such a joy to celebrate Hanukkah with Mandy, Kathryn and their son, Gideon. As Jewish New Yorkers across our city prepare to light candles and mark the seventh night today, I wish you and your families a Hanukkah full of light and love.
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
Happy Hanukkah
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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December 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It was such a joy to celebrate Hanukkah with Mandy, Kathryn and their son, Gideon. As Jewish New Yorkers across our city prepare to light candles and mark the seventh night today, I wish you and your families a Hanukkah full of light and love.
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
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The ideal electeds win by the lowest margin possible while still maximizing policy goals. The goal in politics isn't to run up the score on your margin at the expense of doing nothing in office.
Biden ran a point and a half ahead of House Dems generally. But more relevant: you know what winning a seat by 13 points instead of 8 points gets you? Absolutely nothing. Even if Casten traded away a few points he didn't need anyway in order to go further on whatever issue, that's rational behavior!
when we said “defer electoral strategy to the actual politicians running for actual offices” we meant “after calculating wins above replacement somehow”
December 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The ideal electeds win by the lowest margin possible while still maximizing policy goals. The goal in politics isn't to run up the score on your margin at the expense of doing nothing in office.
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personally getting very irritated by the unbelievable arrogance of the data boys
when we said “defer electoral strategy to the actual politicians running for actual offices” we meant “after calculating wins above replacement somehow”
December 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
personally getting very irritated by the unbelievable arrogance of the data boys
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We don't know what will happen in the next 11 months, but Dems in states with GOP statehouse gerrymanders need to realize that this might be a once in a lifetime opportunity.
AtlasIntel poll | 12/15-12/19
Generic congressional ballot 2026
🟦Democratic 54.4%
🟥Republican 38.4%
—
President Trump approval
Disapprove 59.6%
Approve 39.3%
atlasintel.org/polls/genera...
Generic congressional ballot 2026
🟦Democratic 54.4%
🟥Republican 38.4%
—
President Trump approval
Disapprove 59.6%
Approve 39.3%
atlasintel.org/polls/genera...
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December 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
We don't know what will happen in the next 11 months, but Dems in states with GOP statehouse gerrymanders need to realize that this might be a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Conservatives make calls for "intellectual diversity" because their originality ended in middle school but their parents can't force your parents to make you hang out with them.
December 20, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Conservatives make calls for "intellectual diversity" because their originality ended in middle school but their parents can't force your parents to make you hang out with them.
The Culture is one of my favorite series. The fact that Elon said the future will have "high income" is a pretty good sign he didn't actually read it.
December 20, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The Culture is one of my favorite series. The fact that Elon said the future will have "high income" is a pretty good sign he didn't actually read it.
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Penn Economics Dept should donate free economic lessons to the entire country to compensate for the harms this one and Trump have done to the discipline.
December 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Penn Economics Dept should donate free economic lessons to the entire country to compensate for the harms this one and Trump have done to the discipline.
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I'm pretty sure that at this point in time, the remaining opposition to renewables are nothing but the tantrums of those with interest in fossil fuels and/or could not get the logic of "there's no cost to obtaining the fuel" to sink into the brain.
Hell yeah: @science.org's official Breakthrough of the Year for 2025 is ... [drumroll] ...
... the unstoppable rise & spread of renewable energy.
... the unstoppable rise & spread of renewable energy.
Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of renewable energy
Clean energy infrastructure is being deployed with unmatched scale and speed—and China is leading the way
www.science.org
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I'm pretty sure that at this point in time, the remaining opposition to renewables are nothing but the tantrums of those with interest in fossil fuels and/or could not get the logic of "there's no cost to obtaining the fuel" to sink into the brain.
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Do it boss
Breaking:
Rep. Ro Khanna says the Trump DOJ's production "does not comply with" the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Khanna says he and Rep. Thomas Massie "are exploring all options" — including impeachment of DOJ officials, inherent contempt, or referring individuals for obstruction of justice.
Rep. Ro Khanna says the Trump DOJ's production "does not comply with" the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Khanna says he and Rep. Thomas Massie "are exploring all options" — including impeachment of DOJ officials, inherent contempt, or referring individuals for obstruction of justice.
December 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Do it boss
So much of the discussion around AI would be vastly different if it was built and marketed around what it excels at (an extremely potent tool to augment human work) and not as something that can *replace* that human labor
But "you can fire your staff" gets VCs happier
But "you can fire your staff" gets VCs happier
December 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
So much of the discussion around AI would be vastly different if it was built and marketed around what it excels at (an extremely potent tool to augment human work) and not as something that can *replace* that human labor
But "you can fire your staff" gets VCs happier
But "you can fire your staff" gets VCs happier
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I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
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What happened in 2008?
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What happened in 2008?
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Bernie kills kids with cancer.
NEW: A bill restoring money for pediatric cancer therapies was defeated in the Senate.
My colleague @samsteindc.bsky.social — who has covered this wrenching story ever since the funding was first removed at Elon Musk's behest last year — reports on why Bernie Sanders helped defeat the bill.
My colleague @samsteindc.bsky.social — who has covered this wrenching story ever since the funding was first removed at Elon Musk's behest last year — reports on why Bernie Sanders helped defeat the bill.
A Pediatric Cancer Bill Fell One Vote Short. Bernie Cast It.
The Vermont senator is holding out for a bigger health care package. Advocates are asking: Is the price worth it?
www.thebulwark.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Bernie kills kids with cancer.
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I think there’s some unproductive AI-Luddism (colloquial usage, you know what I mean, don’t be annoying), but also it’s extremely obvious where it came from and AI companies share a large portion of the blame with how they’ve framed things.
December 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I think there’s some unproductive AI-Luddism (colloquial usage, you know what I mean, don’t be annoying), but also it’s extremely obvious where it came from and AI companies share a large portion of the blame with how they’ve framed things.
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Yess yessss
December 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Yess yessss
It me.
Conservatives are very vocal about what they want. Most don't even try and couch it in the "economic anxiety" bullshit you see published.
The *ONLY* conservatives that do that are the ones who are talking to "liberals" who are easy marks.
Conservatives are very vocal about what they want. Most don't even try and couch it in the "economic anxiety" bullshit you see published.
The *ONLY* conservatives that do that are the ones who are talking to "liberals" who are easy marks.
i was especially struck by these paragraphs, which rang very true to me. libs who grew up around conservatives aren't embarrassed to be liberals--or confused about what conservatives want. there's a certain kind of elite media man, on the other hand--
December 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
It me.
Conservatives are very vocal about what they want. Most don't even try and couch it in the "economic anxiety" bullshit you see published.
The *ONLY* conservatives that do that are the ones who are talking to "liberals" who are easy marks.
Conservatives are very vocal about what they want. Most don't even try and couch it in the "economic anxiety" bullshit you see published.
The *ONLY* conservatives that do that are the ones who are talking to "liberals" who are easy marks.
Not related to this per say and I can't remember the Dutch, but in PA Dutch they have a phrase for someone who always ditches when it comes to trying to complete a task / clean up.
The translation is they have the "Dish room Shits"
The translation is they have the "Dish room Shits"
A thread of how to say “nobody asked you” from around the world, starting with this one…
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
December 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Not related to this per say and I can't remember the Dutch, but in PA Dutch they have a phrase for someone who always ditches when it comes to trying to complete a task / clean up.
The translation is they have the "Dish room Shits"
The translation is they have the "Dish room Shits"
I love this
A thread of how to say “nobody asked you” from around the world, starting with this one…
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
A Lithuanian way of telling someone to mind their own business is ne tavo kiaulės, ne tavo pupos. It means “not your pigs, not your beans.”
December 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I love this
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A man who hopped out of a taxi and ran towards danger as two shooters terrorised Bondi faces the threat of deportation after rushing to help.
www.msn.com/en-au/societ...
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December 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
A man who hopped out of a taxi and ran towards danger as two shooters terrorised Bondi faces the threat of deportation after rushing to help.
www.msn.com/en-au/societ...
www.msn.com/en-au/societ...