just matt

illinois irredentist | currently reading : the idiot | it’s still there

[just matt @questionableway]

the fundamental rule of our era is that everything is political, except politics, which is entertainment

[herman milly rock @Eyoyism]

at a certain age people don’t even tell you “you should be a lawyer” they just say “you would do well in new york”

[just matt @questionableway]

MY CABBAGES

[just matt @questionableway]

@Jackattack20204 quigley is on this low key

[just matt @questionableway]

he’s hitting notes that i largely agree with but there just,,, isn’t a lot of concrete policy here. what is a “fair tax system” what departments are “being consolidated” what are some concrete cuts

[Alexi Giannoulias @Giannoulias]

Chicago needs a budget that reflects the priorities of working families, not politics. We must #demandbetter.

[just matt @questionableway]

@mollyfleck @cornoisseur i got a chance to grill him re: pensions the other day and came away really impressed

[just matt @questionableway]

@RudydeDominator frankly, quigley is there on a lot of these issues

[just matt @questionableway]

@Ian_Gay_briel oh will will not go

[just matt @questionableway]

@mollyfleck both quigley and brewer!

[just matt @questionableway]

@Ian_Gay_briel what show

[just matt @questionableway]

@Lib_Development it is supoptimal

[just matt @questionableway]

@wadechicago this is my number one issue!

[just matt @questionableway]

@Ian_Gay_briel @rieszspieces if you really keep the metaphor you could argue the first was just extreme self harm stemming from ennui

[just matt @questionableway]

it was an incredibly unsophisticated national suicide attempt which managed to not hit any vital organs (thus far) but nonetheless has done a ton of damage

[Woofers @NotWoofers]

America did not dodge a bullet. America was pretty squarely hit by a bullet which tanked global opinion and soft power, strained relationships with allies, delayed economic growth, punched science in the face, tore families apart, exacerbated wars and has fought against the buildout of renewables while simultaneously clawing away more land for oil.

One can go on and on for hours. America was hit by the bullet, it just hasn’t died.

[just matt @questionableway]

@urbanistcole that or a reduction in obligations (i know i know, “unconstitutional”)

[just matt @questionableway]

@urbanistcole yeah i think there’s a combo of 3 things we really need

1) ~a bil in annual spending cuts
2) considerable new tax revenue (ideally growth not hikes, but beggars choosers etc)
3) one time ~high single digit billions cash infusion from higher levels of gov

[just matt @questionableway]

@barnhab id probably choose a more destructive metaphor but yeah basically

[just matt @questionableway]

@DeltaPoliticsUS the information environment is a lot worse tho

[just matt @questionableway]

have to imagine dems are seeing the same/similar numbers but are far too traumatized and neurotic to treat them as true

[Tony @realtonysm1th]

The GOP - more than Dems, even - are behaving like they are seeing nightmare scenario numbers internally