Alex Merced

I’m Alex Merced. Techie nerd with a heart of gold. 😇

[Alex Merced @realalexmerced]

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[Chase Oliver @ChaseForLiberty]

We at the Oliver/ter Maat campaign condemn the actions taken by the Iowa GOP to remove the nominated Libertarian candidates for US Congress off the ballot.

We believe voters deserve more than 2 choices up and down the ballot. We understand that the GOP's desire to limit choice on the ballot is made out of fear. Fear that voters will break out of the two-party conditioning and vote differently.

Iowa voters deserve better than the Iowa GOP, and due to their actions, those voters will be deprived of that choice on their ballot.

https://t.co/ssDoKRrw5E

[Alex Merced @realalexmerced]

Just finished Ghostbusters: Afterlife

I’m not crying, you’re crying

[The Loveatarian @loveatarian]

You have the right to be a jerk, offensive, ignorant, etc. Although, we shouldn’t encourage people to be these things because do you really think a free world with a growing number of jerks will be left free for very long? #Libertarian

[The Loveatarian @loveatarian]

Imagine a world of mostly kind, tolerant and generous people and then imagine a world of angry, resentful and judgmental people. In which world do you imagine you individual right would erode quicker? #Libertarian #Tolerance #Kindness

[The Loveatarian @loveatarian]

Robust free exchange breeds prosperity, free exchange is based in consent, and consent requires a level of respect and tolerance for each other to exist. So respect and tolerance lead to a broadly prosperous society that honors individual and property boundaries. #Libertarian

[The Loveatarian @loveatarian]

Free exchange breeds prosperity
Consent breeds free exchange
Respect/tolerance enables consent

[Alex Merced @realalexmerced]

New episode of DataNation where I discuss versioning data lake tables - https://t.co/xXAMvA63yN

[Alex Merced @realalexmerced]

My #AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania review, I do my synopsis first then give a spoiler warning before I rant.

tl:dr - movie was good, I can see why critics would lift their noses at a very silly and very sci-fi movie, but I loved every moment and had fun.

https://t.co/crb8NIBloE

[Alex Merced @realalexmerced]

I still don’t think I’ve emotionally recovered from #lastofusepisode3. Amazing and heart wrenching performances.

[Alex Merced @realalexmerced]

#NewProfilePic

[Libertarianism.org @libertarianism]

Marian Tupy, the editor of @HumanProgress, notes that thanks to the power of human ingenuity and the free market, most people today are much better off than even the richest kings were just a few centuries ago.
https://t.co/lgxFQdlwfU https://t.co/FUD3cS8SSx

[Foundation for Economic Education @feeonline]

It seems that there's a pattern when it comes to sanctions.

They help the regime in power.

Yet our governments keep telling us they're the solution to thwarting authoritarian regimes.

New article by @ccmonson: https://t.co/SWkjbRMNso

[Alex Merced @realalexmerced]

Yay my old Zambria shirt fits nice again!

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

End qualified immunity.

[Alex Merced @realalexmerced]

@hannahgriff Yasssss All -> y’all (post fingersnaps are silent). Quite the fabulous contraction if I say so myself. 😂

[Alex Merced @realalexmerced]

The new Chip & Dale movie on Disney+ was fantastic, and that one cameo… when you watch it, you’ll know which one.

[Alex Merced @realalexmerced]

Doctor Strange 2 (8/10): very fast non-stop pace, lots of fun. Would of liked an extra 30 minutes split between the 2nd and third act. #DoctorStrange

[Per Bylund @PerBylund]

#Inflation is easier to understand if we recognize it as a fall in the purchasing power of #money instead of a general rise in #prices of #goods. Yes, they mean the same thing, but direct our attention to different causes and thus different solutions.