but he first made me realize in an early slow boring post that our bluest states -- like my MA -- should be left-liberal labs where we try policies we might want to push federally. I value that insight, so I'm somewhat appreciative
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Idk this is basicly Brandeis, dating to the 1930s
jul 19, 2025, 10:39 pm • 1 0 • view
oh I'm sure he's not the first, but it was my first time hearing it like that
jul 19, 2025, 11:08 pm • 0 0 • view
I discovered The Wire through his personal blog c. 2006 & that bought him A LOT of goodwill. He’s burned off plenty in the ensuing two decades, mostly since I joined Twitter in fall 2020 & more for his trolling than what I think are his sincere views.
jul 20, 2025, 12:03 am • 0 0 • view
He’s been burning it off faster lately & being wobbly on trans issues & maybe actually kinda transphobic IRL is the main cause for that. He still doesn’t strike me as anywhere close to being a republican, certainly in the GOPs current mode, but he has become both more centrist & less interesting
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