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@jmoiron.bsky.social replied: How many false dawns do we need before the "rational" market catches on and stops chasing fairy tales.
@jmoiron.bsky.social Seems like it's a pretty strong negative indicator that the markets feel compelled to jump at every mention of an Iran deal no matter how many times it turns out to have been total bullshit. Also, that they'll pay $100k to get early access to the president's obvious market manip...
@jmoiron.bsky.social replied: To be generous, it's pushback against the stuffy academic parts of leftism, and the behaviors that are out of bounds when you take other peoples autonomy and rights seriously. To be less generous, "people" there means women, and that's why it can dovetail w/ the language of mano...
@jmoiron.bsky.social replied: I'd say that the Democratic coalition's latching onto this rhetoric, esp. Ken Klippenstein's smooth groin stuff which is heavily implicated in TFA, has a long history on the dirtbag left; it's an affect that traces back to Hunter S. Thompson.
@jmoiron.bsky.social "face-Platnered" Good from Adam as always. Such is the power of the algorithm that I don't have a good grasp on whether these grifters will have an impact lasting to the 2028 election or not. The Tates are in chains, and their recent impact seems limited to getting ratioed hard...
@jmoiron.bsky.social replied: Twitter's set up structurally to amplify this, too. Just takes one "main character" moment to make millions of people aware of what would otherwise be an inconsequential interaction between two nobodies.
@jmoiron.bsky.social Big thanks to Sinner and Djokovic for dropping out of the Montreal masters after I bought tickets! Gotta hit the crepes at Jean Talon extra hard to make up for it. As a US Open week 1 aficionado and someone who has attended qualifying for a 250, I'll be fine; the tennis will sti...
@jmoiron.bsky.social I've never met anyone who agrees with this, but the music that plays on this menu is my favorite piece from any Final Fantasy game.
@jmoiron.bsky.social replied: Lamal might never win another one. Most players don't win two. But I expect him to eventually light up a World Cup the way he did the last Euros. The best is yet to come, even though the outcome is hard to top. But football is a team sport, and teams win tournaments.
@jmoiron.bsky.social replied: Spain was the best team and the best unit. They played like a club team. Their tactics were perfect in both the semi and the final. When you notice that one team always seems to have an extra man, that's because of tactics. That's shape. Spain strangle you with their quality.
@jmoiron.bsky.social replied: I'm not a big Messi hater. He's the best to ever do it. He had an incredible world cup. His first touch and close control is still other worldly. But at 39, he has limits. He's got a lot of 120 minute matches in his legs. As much hope as he represents, leaving him on is a gamble...
@jmoiron.bsky.social replied: I knew it wouldn't happen, but after Enzo's red, when it was still 0-0, I thought "Surely some part of Scaloni must be thinking that he has to take Messi off." How can you play for penalties for 40 mins down to 10 when one of your players doesn't run?
@jmoiron.bsky.social replied: If you watched this final in the US w/ English comms, think about how long it took for the commentary team to recognize Spain's utter dominance, and compare that to the way they counted every meaningless touch from Lionel Messi.
@jmoiron.bsky.social It's not how you start but how you finish. Spain were worthy winners, one of the most dominant finals I can remember. After the bus incident, happy to see Argentina lose, though this side honestly would probably have gone out sooner had they faced more canny opposition.
@jmoiron.bsky.social Good day for me and my fellow luso-americanos, we are now free to enjoy sport for the rest of the summer.
@jmoiron.bsky.social Honestly I hadn't really formed an opinion on this guy yet (not my sink not my dishes) and he should absolutely go away immediately, but I had some thoughts that I wanted to sort out about the whole sordid affair.
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@jmoiron.bsky.social I think Schumer could be a beloved character were he to appear on a man-on-the-street viral interview as a kindly local grandpa, but when he peddles tired lies like this he shows how inadequate he is as a bulwark against the growing threat of evangelical theocratic fascism.
by jason moiron, 2026