ben strober

NYC/TPA

[Adam Rank @adamrank]

This should be the uniforms.

[Konstantin Kisin @KonstantinKisin]

For my British and European friends who are "shocked" and "surprised", here are 10 reasons you didn't see this coming.

Read this short post and then read the replies from our American friends who will confirm what I'm saying.

1. Americans love their country and want it to be the best in the world. America is a nation of people who conquered a continent. They love strength. They love winning. Any leader who appeals to that has an automatic advantage.

2. Unlike Europeans, Americans have not accepted managed decline. They don't have Net Zero here, they believe in producing their own energy and making it as cheap as possible because they know that their prosperity depends on it.

3. Prices for most basic goods in the US have increased rapidly and are sky high. What the official statistics say about inflation and the reality of people's lives are not the same.

4. Unlike you, Americans do not believe in socialism. They believe in meritocracy. They don't care about the super rich being super rich because they know that they live in a country where being super rich is available to anyone with the talent and drive to make it. They don't resent success, they celebrate it.

5. Americans are the most pro-immigration people in the world. Read that again. Seriously, read it again. Americans love an immigrant success story. They want more talented immigrants to come to America. But they refuse to accept people coming illegally. They believe in having a border.

6. Americans are sensitive about racial issues and their country's imperfect history. They believe that those who are disadvantaged by the circumstances of their birth should be given the opportunity to succeed. What they reject, however, is the idea that in order to address the errors of the past new errors must be made. DEI is racist. They know it and they reject it precisely because they are not racist.

7. Americans are the most philosemitic nation on earth. October 7 and the pro-Hamas left's reaction shocked them to their very core because, among other things, they remember what 9/11 was like and they know jihad when they see it.

8. Americans are extremely practical people. They care about what works, not what sounds good. In Europe, we produce great writers and intellectuals. In America they produce (and attract) great engineers, businessmen and investors. Because of this, they care less about Trump's rhetoric than you do and more about his policies than you do.

9. Americans are deeply optimistic people. They hate negativity. The woke view of American history as a series of evils for which they must eternally apologise is utterly abhorrent to them. They believe in moving forward together, not endlessly obsessing about the past.

10. America is a country whose founding story is one of resistance to government overreach. They loathe unnecessary restrictions, regulations and control. They understand that freedom comes with the price of self-reliance and they pay it gladly.

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

The most bike friendly Florida has ever been:

[ben strober @djstrobe]

@HumansNoContext Radiohead No Surprises
https://t.co/YdudqRf7kU

[Outkast @Outkast]

Because Aquemini is Aquarius and a Gemini runnin' shit like this

[ben strober @djstrobe]

@BlackLCult https://t.co/We5Ke4i45C

[ben strober @djstrobe]

@nycexpatmom Under the Silver Lake with Andrew Garfield

[Dust-to-Digital @dusttodigital]

Remembering jazz bagpiper Rufus Harley, born on this day in 1936 near Raleigh, North Carolina. Here he is performing “Alfie’s Theme” with Sonny Rollins, David Lee, Gene Perla, and Yoshiaki Masuo in 1975.

[UtterlyInteresting @UtterlyInterest]

Prince passed on this day in 2016, this is your annual reminder that not only was he the coolest cat on the planet but also possibly the greatest guitarist.
(Skip to the 3:29 mark if you must) https://t.co/EZ8HwNofH8

[ben strober @djstrobe]

@NYCMayor @errollouis Really terrible.

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@NYCMayor Child abuse

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@RikkiSchlott https://t.co/wOvl5cK1KP

[ben strober @djstrobe]

@GovKathyHochul The world vs NY...

[ben strober @djstrobe]

@karol Kimpton Hotel and Costa d'Este in Vero Beach are both nice.

[ben strober @djstrobe]

@ZubyMusic Toronto or Penang

[ben strober @djstrobe]

@ComfortablySmug *whilst

[ben strober @djstrobe]

@MissBrittHayes is that a loose seal?

[Dan Crenshaw @DanCrenshawTX]

The final relief bill should include the Restaurants Act. These are our hardest hit business. Our bars, restaurants, food trucks, and catering services have been decimated by foolish lockdowns. We need to help them.

Retweet if you agree. Show that this is bipartisan.

[ben strober @djstrobe]

@stoolpresidente @OldRowOfficial f