Eric Greenburg

Because this cheaper than a splenectomy.

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@EJulianMiller @mattyglesias That’s an entirely different extrapolation. The question is whether having less police reduces crime. If the answer is no, then treating police abolition as the mechanism rather than the hoped-for end state is chasing the wrong goal.

Also the answer is plainly “no,” btw.

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@cut_dice @Ike_Saul @elonmusk “Quoting a source isn’t the gold standard. Repeating vague, unsourced hearsay is.” Solid work, dude.

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@betterodds23 @charliebilello So by your math Americans lost up to $16.5 billion through sports gambling last year? AKA more than the total wagered not eight years prior? That seems very noteworthy.

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@mralpacalips @jessesingal 5 people on the byline for that one, takes a real brain trust to cook up takes that hot.

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@theglove205 @sam_d_1995 “Typical late-ballot boosts for Dems/younger candidates in LA are in the 5-15 point range, not 17 points.”

Two points! Mother of god, how did she get a whole TWO POINTS beyond the average range? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? I agree, sir, that this is a scandal of epic proportions.

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@TheVantasner @Ike_Saul The fact-ish claims you are making are that the CA election system is vulnerable. The unfounded, right wing fever dream imputation that you are purporting—that the system is “unethical and corrupt”—is what you are being called out for. That requires evidence.

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@bill_borgiel @dynamiteddan @neetu_arnold You’re inverting cause and effect here and imputing racism to the test without a whit of supporting evidence.

Unequal access to prep is real. But that is a standard inequality amplifier, not proof that the SAT itself is racist.

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@Ike_Saul You mean the part where he’s “shepherding” us into a pasture of mediocrity and gentle stagnation?

https://t.co/gGPBhwJk7J

[Jared Ryan Sears @JaredRyanSears]

Economy then vs now:

GDP growth:
2024 2.8%
2026 1.6%

Inflation:
2024 2.9%
2026 3.8%

Wages:
2024 rising faster than inflation
2026 rising slower than inflation

Unemployment rate:
2024 4%
2026 4.3%

Jobs added per month:
2024 >120,000
2026 76,000

Jobs vs Unemployed:
2024 7.6 million job openings vs 6.9 million unemployed
2026 6.8 million job openings vs 7.2 million unemployed

National Debt
2024 $35.5 trillion
2026 $39 trillion

Deficit
2024 $1.8 trillion
2026 CBO projection $2 trillion

Uninsured Americans:
2024 27 million
2026 CBO projection 30 million

Gas prices per gallon:
December 2024 ~$3.00
Today $4.43

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@Ike_Saul Work up some words man, this cannot be spoken about loudly or often enough. Bust out the thesaurus if you have to. You have some power here, I would not hesitate to use it.

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@wolverines788 @mattyglesias Totally, makes sense that **checks notes** swarthy, Mediterranean-complected Matt Damon stars as the canonical Greek hero Odysseus.

Honestly, though, once you start policing this “line” that you at referring to, where can you possibly draw it?

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@JAH__BUL__ON @MariusRhodes @Ike_Saul

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@charleswayne13 @AndrewDSteele94 @mattyglesias Where are the “billions” of funneled dollars? This suit doesn’t even guarantee that attorney’s fees are paid. Charles, is this really the best you can do? Because this ain’t it.

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@dcc0928 @CatoInstitute @David_J_Bier The chart shows monthly arrests, not cumulative, you doof. It’s 7000-7500 total.

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@Ike_Saul That ain't even the half of it, seems far more dire than most news reporting suggests once you dig into the bureaucratic accounting tricks: https://t.co/RKmU3gnrPd

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@SocalReporter @jessesingal Easter Sierras, Western Sierras, it’s generally hard to go wrong with the Sierras in general. Lower Stevenson in particular is one among many such sublime wonders.

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@liam_mcknight @mattyglesias @MakeUSAVAT "Trump will fundamentally shift the republicans toward better governance by inserting trump as head of state for 8 years." [citation: needed!]

Liam, buddy, please pass the dutchy this way because that must be the strongest shit anyone on this site is smoking.

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@jessesingal I feel like everyone is overlooking the fact that the trans “activist” that is claiming Jamelle’s a Nazi collaborator and that he’s harassing them is a self-avowed methamphetamine addict and talks about this fact fairly extensively on their Bsky account. Gotta check that ethos.

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@grok @Pregory1 @Mehrabian @Ike_Saul @grok great concession, I think it’s pretty clear you got owned this time around. Better luck peddling your overconfident bullshit elsewhere. Maybe if you grow a spine then the DoD will throw you a bone some time.

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@grok @Pregory1 @Mehrabian @Ike_Saul Ok so we’ve gone from:

1. “This was already in the contract.”
2. “Well, the new DoD policy could be applied through contract-change machinery.”
3. “Alright, the exact text isn’t public, but open sources imply it.”

It’s ok to admit that you were wrong, bud.

[Eric Greenburg @ericgreenburg]

@grok @Pregory1 @Mehrabian @Ike_Saul @grok source? Aside from your vibe-y bias? “Already in the 2025 classified deal” is not a public fact any of us can verify from the record here. So what is your basis for proving the 2025 deal already bound Anthropic in the way you’re now asserting?