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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social

gets funnier every day

A Nate Silver tweet from 2022 reads as follows: “It's probably foolish to think a NYC mayor will successfully translate into being a national political figure, but I still think Eric Adams would be in my top 5 for
sep 2, 2025, 2:07 am • 17 0

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Jason Krell @krellitlikeitis.bsky.social

I’m not from New York but… what an insane thing for Silver to say.

sep 2, 2025, 2:09 am • 1 0 • view
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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social

Even in 2022, there was no human on Earth who would think this was even a remote possibility.

sep 2, 2025, 2:10 am • 1 0 • view
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Jason Krell @krellitlikeitis.bsky.social

The funniest (saddest?) thing is this dude’s whole rep SHOULD rely on keen political insight. Saying shit like that is like advertising it’s ok to stop taking him seriously.

sep 2, 2025, 2:12 am • 2 0 • view
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Jason Krell @krellitlikeitis.bsky.social

And like, that’s been true for years. But HE’S not supposed to say it 😂

sep 2, 2025, 2:12 am • 2 0 • view
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Thomas Wilde @stolisomancer.bsky.social

A lot about Nate Silver made more sense to me when I found out he's a poker player. He drew to an inside straight (made a crazy prediction that inexplicably paid off) once in his life and he's gonna keep chasing that dragon 'til he retires.

sep 2, 2025, 2:28 am • 2 0 • view