Carl Beijer
@carlbeijer.bsky.social
Socialist writer. Read me at The People's Line at http://www.peoplesline.org. Other links at https://linktr.ee/carlbeijer
"I didn't change, the left did" is a crazy thing to say when you're posting clash of civilizations garbage
November 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
"I didn't change, the left did" is a crazy thing to say when you're posting clash of civilizations garbage
Nightmare pundit rotation
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Nightmare pundit rotation
CES data for example shows majority-to-supermajority support for defunding the police across literally every income demographic in urban regions.
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
CES data for example shows majority-to-supermajority support for defunding the police across literally every income demographic in urban regions.
Lee has been pretending that defunding the police is some agenda of the rich imposed upon the poor for years and I've never seen a single number backing it up. This is just a lie.
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Lee has been pretending that defunding the police is some agenda of the rich imposed upon the poor for years and I've never seen a single number backing it up. This is just a lie.
I think leaving control of territory in the southeast unresolved is a mistake that will come back to haunt Ukraine in the long term, but if this is the deal they want then I'll support it.
November 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I think leaving control of territory in the southeast unresolved is a mistake that will come back to haunt Ukraine in the long term, but if this is the deal they want then I'll support it.
lol Taleb liked my tweet and McArdle *instantly* jumped in to defend herself
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
lol Taleb liked my tweet and McArdle *instantly* jumped in to defend herself
"Advocates for one country can't be based in another" is an incredible line of criticism to hear from AIPAC
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Advocates for one country can't be based in another" is an incredible line of criticism to hear from AIPAC
Wait until he finds out that nationalism is weird identity stuff
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Wait until he finds out that nationalism is weird identity stuff
It's gratifying to know that the richest people in the world are having just the absolute worst parties you could possibly imagine
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
It's gratifying to know that the richest people in the world are having just the absolute worst parties you could possibly imagine
Imagine how he thinks this bio hits
November 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Imagine how he thinks this bio hits
I have pretty thick skin but I really don't know how I would handle the kind of scorching high-profile abuse that Noah Smith takes on a regular basis
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I have pretty thick skin but I really don't know how I would handle the kind of scorching high-profile abuse that Noah Smith takes on a regular basis
This rule also holds for writers, of course
November 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This rule also holds for writers, of course
the legislation explicitly specifies 1) that all essential coverage is covered and 2) that private insurance cannot be duplicative, you have no idea what you're talking about
November 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
the legislation explicitly specifies 1) that all essential coverage is covered and 2) that private insurance cannot be duplicative, you have no idea what you're talking about
I am begging you to just get a Wikipedia level of knowledge here
November 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I am begging you to just get a Wikipedia level of knowledge here
Again, problems like this are well attested in the literature
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Again, problems like this are well attested in the literature
Yes and that means that if there is a "private option" then it is not single payer. This is wikipedia-level stuff.
I already explained the problem with private coverage to you, I'm not going to make the same point again.
I already explained the problem with private coverage to you, I'm not going to make the same point again.
November 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Yes and that means that if there is a "private option" then it is not single payer. This is wikipedia-level stuff.
I already explained the problem with private coverage to you, I'm not going to make the same point again.
I already explained the problem with private coverage to you, I'm not going to make the same point again.
Fortunately most Black voters disagree with you :)
November 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Fortunately most Black voters disagree with you :)
I wonder if there's any connection between socioeconomic problems created by Julian's libertarian politics and the impulse to blame them on a scapegoat instead of capitalism
November 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I wonder if there's any connection between socioeconomic problems created by Julian's libertarian politics and the impulse to blame them on a scapegoat instead of capitalism
This is how they treat the NYPD in Mamdani's America....
November 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This is how they treat the NYPD in Mamdani's America....
Yet another bad day for people who don't care about "kitchen table issues"
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Yet another bad day for people who don't care about "kitchen table issues"