Ari Herman

Builder, writer, father, in reverse order.

[Ari Herman @ariehh]

@Bretosionic @DouglasKMurray @DavidLammy @realDonaldTrump Wasn’t the headwaters of this Trump’s own politically violent rhetoric? He speaks like a demagogue. He got called one. Now we’re supposed to buy these characterizations happened in a vacuum?

[Ari Herman @ariehh]

@elonmusk @GadSaad Guys, just because @GadSaad got chutzpah doesn’t make him mossad. I know it’s confusing. If the left accuses Israel supporters of banishing rank criticism by calling it antisemitism unfairly, then why are you labeling effective Israel supporters as Mossad?

[Ari Herman @ariehh]

@JohnCleese You’re my hero for saying so.
I’m also deeply offended
and must now write in my journal / blog.
*back of hand to forehead*

[Ari Herman @ariehh]

@lexfridman I can see where this goes…

[Ari Herman @ariehh]

@Shounak_WA @C_Kavanagh De Santis and Trump have given no indication they’d share a ticket from what I’ve seen?

I used to feel like Tulsi’s heart was in the right place, but after hearing her regurgitate the pedo normalization, anti trans, and reductive anti-dem criticism, I’m highly skeptical of her.

[Ari Herman @ariehh]

@TulsiGabbard @joerogan 41/f/hi
Recently separated. Previous partner was definitively leading us into nuclear war, trans inclusivity and pedo normalization. Not looking for anything too serious. Willing to do long distance for a VP position with a stable genius or adjacent XY of similar mindset.

[Ari Herman @ariehh]

@C_Kavanagh A coherent civilization-scale thinker is way more preferable to a planet of independent states unable to collaborate while vying for control over depleting sources of raw material. I’m not sure if Musk is that thinker, but he sure plays a broadly appealing one on twitter.

[Ari Herman @ariehh]

@C_Kavanagh I’ll bet he’d go on pizza and not even apologize for it.

[Ari Herman @ariehh]

@elonmusk @mtaibbi I don’t know. Perhaps after centuries of being instrumentalized in the vision men have for their bodies, it makes sense for women break the precedent of a binary that puts them in the service of men. I cite every major religion as my evidence and the role women are dealt therein.

[Ari Herman @ariehh]

@elonmusk Swapping dogma for dogma. Welcome to aging.

[Ari Herman @ariehh]

@NASA I remember my first beer…

[Ari Herman @ariehh]

@C_Kavanagh Spitballing, but to me it’s both…

a personal reminder to not identify with the inner experience as “me”, but rather impersonal layers of sensation;

and political, in that it helps to voids the labels and prejudices laid on us by our community and the greater society.

[Ari Herman @ariehh]

@NathanTankus It is hugely disappointing. But can we celebrate how this will shake up the midterms? I know it’s a more protracted condition than this election cycle, but it may help keep control of the house and senate.

[Ari Herman @ariehh]

@DavidAFrench @SykesCharlie Well, let us be optimistic. The midterms just became a very volatile subject. Dems are going to come out swinging now.

[Ari Herman @ariehh]

@C_Kavanagh @PhilippMarkolin While I’m completely incapable of assessing the biological nuances, I haven’t gotten a sense that there is a definitive consensus against the lab leak theory. By corralling it into the “conspiracy” space, along with legit crackpots, I’m reminded me of aforementioned diaper man.

[Ari Herman @ariehh]

@C_Kavanagh @PhilippMarkolin Whelp! Story time…
I met an army vet who’d break up protests. He told me they’d send in a soldier dressed like a filthy hippy wearing an American flag as a diaper. He’d dance like a fool, causing the protestors to risk humiliation (and the press loved diaper man).
Smart, right?

[Ari Herman @ariehh]

@SimonMahan I just want to point out that this is leagues more inspiring than Killdozer. Nicely done!

[Simon Mahan @SimonMahan]

Dispare and hopeless exist when folks aren't empowered. The constant singular focus on federal issues in the news cycle make "change" seem remote, unreachable. Folks, I have a great story to share. Five years ago, I helped save my city $120m. And like, 50 ppl know.

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[Ari Herman @ariehh]

@JigarShahDC I also love this feature. Having worked for a backup energy installer, I can say it’s more like $15k-$20k installed for a 20Kw system, but they’re louder than an old lawnmower. Still, I wonder if grid operators could active grid-tied generators as a measure of resiliency?