arsh

progressive | things at @yimbysforharris | fmr: @LALoyolan | esports acc: @arshgoyal13

[arsh @opinionarsh]

proposing a new theory: we've found the great filter. we are here.

society will now choose to retvrn to 50% infant mortality.

[NewsWire @NewsWire_US]

Florida Surgeon General announces end of all vaccine mandates

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

“Department of Government Efficiency.”

[vo @vanillaopinions]

unfortunately this entire thing will be catastrophically bad and many people will suffer

[Quantіan @quantian1]

I wonder what implications the fairly uncontroversial statement "burning down thousands of luxury homes raises everyone's rent, because their rich inhabitants will outbid regular people for normal homes to find a place to live" has more broadly. Probably nothing!

[arsh  NAmen @arshgoyal13]

we got to do One (1) Real Progressive policy and we only did it like 50% of the way and people love it

clearly this means we will not be allowed to do it again

[arsh  NAmen @arshgoyal13]

btw the absolute best part of the backlash to congestion pricing and the intense discourse around it is that the more it's discussed, the stronger and faster the market effects of congestion pricing are observable.

NY should like triple down

[arsh @opinionarsh]

poor people famously drive into Manhattan

[SONO 📸 @SonoVisuals]

It’s so obvious that congestion pricing is meant to keep poor people out of Manhattan lol.

[arsh @opinionarsh]

@ChadNotChud TIL sowell was a black guy, I always imagined these old 19th/20th century econ dudes as Adam Smith lookalikes lol

[Caleb @Calebej37]

Median voter after they elect a Republican president

[Armand Domalewski @ArmandDoma]

Bashir Al-Assad succumbed to the global anti-incumbent trend driven by inflation

[arsh @opinionarsh]

@questionableway i think it blows up in your face a lot more when your party isnt willing to ride or die for your insane shit

trump gets away with it a lot more than basically any other leader does

[arsh @opinionarsh]

this is actually the major takeaway from the events in kr today — trump-era right wing nationalism+populism has openly slid into fascism around the world

other places are stealing from his playbook: undermine institutions and break the rules when things don't go your way

[just matt @questionableway]

whether or not the coup succeeds, and i hope to god it doesn’t, it really feels like the genie’s been let out of the lamp. a coup attempt in a wealthy liberal democracy was entirely unthinkable just 5 years ago, the far right is emboldened globally

[Carter Christensen @CarterChristens]

This kind of vote in the United States would absolutely not be unanimous, and that is the scariest part of the era we're entering.

[arsh @opinionarsh]

@TwinkRegimer @LinkofSunshine im in the 98th or 99th percentile on literally every major standardized test (SAT, LSAT, etc) i've ever taken lmfao

if i can get that score on the LSAT, where test-takers lean far more intelligent than the average population, without even studying, 78th percentile is v low lmao

[arsh @opinionarsh]

@TwinkRegimer @LinkofSunshine im not saying everyone should aim for super high percentile scores, but im just being tongue in cheek that for most people following accounts like basil 78th percentile probably feels bad

[arsh @opinionarsh]

@BeefRosenSoup @LinkofSunshine i know what 78th percentile means lmfao, im just saying for me that would be a 20+ percentile departure from my normal scoring band on standardized tests/SAT/LSAT/etc

[arsh @opinionarsh]

gaetz being allowed to withdraw from consideration for AG to avoid the results of an investigation into pedophile + SA allegations is interesting.

people deserve to see the truth of what the Senate found.

[Matt Gaetz @mattgaetz]

I had excellent meetings with Senators yesterday. I appreciate their thoughtful feedback - and the incredible support of so many. While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition. There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I'll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General. Trump's DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1.

I remain fully committed to see that Donald J. Trump is the most successful President in history. I will forever be honored that President Trump nominated me to lead the Department of Justice and I'm certain he will Save America.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Women know that men don’t scheme to “dress like girls” to assault them.

They do it every day in broad daylight. And the ones in power protect each other to keep it quiet.

Just ask the House Ethics Committee. Or the President-elect of the United States.

Leave women alone.

[arsh @opinionarsh]

these are generally fair points but it must be underscored that it was republicans that killed these things, not biden

republicans were able to use the filibuster to sabotage the administration. what he did accomplish was historically successful, but that just doesn't matter now