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Datanerd
@datanerd.bsky.social
A very fine bearded economist. Chattanooga, TN; near Washington, DC; and New Smyrna Beach, FL. Profile pic is of a gator next to a canal, banner is of roseate spoonbills, both at Merritt Island NWR.
That squint makes her look like a young Bernadette Peters (complimentary).
February 2, 2026 at 3:24 AM
You can sing that to the tune of baby shark, just with a bunch more doo-doos.
January 30, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Maddening how hard it is to get Americans to understand the Kafkaesque impossibility of immigrating “The Right Way.”
January 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Ostentatious cross pendant like so many of the American culture warriors wear.
January 27, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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Another possibility is that Bezos doesn’t know what he’s doing. These tech billionaires have proven time and again to be what I call “civic idiots.” Smart and efficient at making vast sums of money in their narrow corner of the market, but dumb as a box of rocks when it comes to many broader issues
January 25, 2026 at 4:09 AM
I subscribed to the paper version for 23 years when I lived in NoVa, and kept the digital for 2 more. I cancelled it finally last fall. I might have kept it had I found a way to block seeing the opinion page in my browser. But now probably not.
January 25, 2026 at 4:07 AM
I wish there was an add-on for my browser so I could look at the Washington Post page and not have to see the Opinion columnists.
January 24, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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This is the most Irish response to winter weather. They got a few inches of snow and immediately started tearing off the roof of a Lidl with a Digger

www.bbc.com/news/av/worl...
Lidl supermarket looted after digger used to attack building
A supermarket collapsed after a stolen digger was smashed into the building.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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I've been here 24 hours, but already with what I've seen, well, I genuinely believe we're going to win. People here are well aware that what happens here impacts the entire country, that it sets the tone for resistance. ICE is angry, ICE is terrified, of how deeply unpopular it is.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM