Please someone tell my lender, I just locked in an interest rate that is nearly a point higher than I would have got in January. I waited because I was a sucker who believed the interest rates would fall toward the end of the quarter.
Oh yeah, I even pay the annual tithe for Games so I can access their entire back catalog of crossword puzzles.
And while I find that many of the Cooking recipes are good, they "cheat" to make them 1 hour dinner ready. I was a professional chef, so I know how to better cook them to make them taste better.
But, I think they really fucked up the Wirecutter. I know a lot of people were huge Wirecutter fans and are pissed, but I was not really a fan prior to their pulling it in.
As long as I squint at the Opinion section, and read sparingly, I don't regret the money for the Paper of Record.
I cancelled my NYT long time subscription weeks ago. And I gave my husband what for when HE obsessed that Michelle Obama would take over for Joe. Dream on. Meanwhile, we have a qualified VP to take over should anything happen to President Biden. Stfu and ONLY BIDEN. Sheesh. How dare anyone criticize Biden when the monstrosity that is Trump is running.
That Trump advantage of a 15 point margin saying his policies directly helped people, while Biden has a 25 point deficit in that category is telling, and nobody is talking about it.
Trump sent us more stimulus money than did Biden, and his tax reform helped at least 100 million Americans, including me, by increasing the standard deduction on tax returns, especially for married couples. 25K is a LOT, and we stopped itemizing because it cost us more than the 1040EZ.
Furthermore, don't be surprised if Ezra Klein is right about them pulling Joe Biden and having an "open" convention. They know they can't win with this guy. After he's got the delegates to secure the nomination watch him pull an LBJ. Don't be surprised if they run Gavin Newsom, either. Democrats really are that out of touch.
I’m not saying the stimulus monies weren’t needed, but at least acknowledge they played a significant role in subsequent inflation. The GQP is counting on your inability to look past “me me me.”
The inflation was mostly caused by corporate greed, which neither Trump nor Biden did anything about. I remember the bad inflation of the 70s and 80s. I also remember a wage-price freeze in 1971 or so that did some good.
I REALLY remember the 1980 election, when I saw what longterm inflation and perceived foreign policy failures can do to an incumbent president.
Unlike yourself, your strawman is probably better informed that Trump gave more tax cuts to the wealthy, and Biden will increase corporate tax rates, in addition to bringing inflation down, unlike Trump, like Reagan and his trickle down bs that just padded the pockets of the wealthy. Reagan’s foreign policy failures weren’t just perceived as failure, they were. But keep going with the me me me stimulus in my pocket bs and go on and vote for the old dude who will give the rich even more. Your mental gymnastics are exhausting.
My reasoning does not require gymnastics, and is only exhausting if you think I am advocating for Trump just because I see the Biden regime is so terrible. I sounded like you in 1980, going round defending Carter saying "But inflation is down!"
That's what really killed Carter, that and the Desert One debacle that was very probably set up to fail by the Navy so they could get Reagan. I got my CIA file under Reagan because I publicly opposed his criminal contras in Nicaragua. I truly hated Reagan back then.
But at least Reagan met with Gorbachev and came up with START. Biden's provoking the Russian bear and the Chinese dragon at the same time, which is fucking insane. Even Trump never did anything THAT stupid.
You never can rebut the current arguments. Come to think of it, your reasoning doesn’t require reasoning at all, and is built on your beliefs, not facts. You want to believe something, go to church.
I think we all know who’s still living in the 1970s. I see you didn’t set your clock forward - this is 2025. Fuck around with “me me me,” all your convenient “facts,” and not-Biden - and find out.
NY Times has been a rag for the liberal rich and petty bourgeoisie for decades now and probably since it began. It always cheers on every war regardless of whether it’s stupid or not and now caters to the Center Right Wall Street Casino sharks, Misogynist Tech Bros and upper class vapid women with disposable income who love to shop. They sometimes preach a good game about equality and lifting all boats but they don’t want to pay their fair share of taxes to pay for it or support workers! They are full of shit and I am glad so many are starting to recognize this.
This is why journalistic speculation falls flat. Opinion is one thing but Klein’s column was not simply that. Suggesting we blow up the Dem convention is not the way to keep Dems the more unified party. And that’s one thing we have going for us, contrasted with the GOP who are at each other’s throats at all times for some reason or another. They’re not whole. They’re supporting a candidate they and even the party leaders HATE. They’re gaffing all over the place. Let’s exploit that!
Liberally minded people, including major opinion writers, who can’t just accept reality and go forth in unison with 2/3 of the country’s voting population are merely daydreamers and rather dangerous ones at that. Joe’s stellar performance, which I never doubted for a minute, only makes the naysayers look ridic in the end. So be it.
Ezra is supposedly a "progressive," but he tends to wet his pants every time the Republicans make up some bullshit reason why Democrats should be "concerned." He's never met a piece of Republican concern trolling he didn't swallow whole and instantly treat as a pressing issue, one which is ALWAYS going to doom the Democrats.
Yes, even though Hillary didn't technically do anything wrong, her emails ARE still "concerning"! Yes, the rollout issues on the Obamacare website in its first few days DOES mean no one is ever going to sign up and Obamacare is a huge failure! Yes, Joe Biden's mental status is perfectly fine - but OMG, people are WORRIED about his age and we MUST take that issue seriously!
Omg, what are you and others who worry endlessly about Biden’s age going to do? Vote for Trump just because you think Biden is too old? The choice is Biden or Trump. More correct, Biden or Trump and Heritage foundation principals based on Victor Orban style squashing of Democracy here. Get a grip or we all wake up one morning in a country with no Democracy.
“Interest rates are lower”
Please someone tell my lender, I just locked in an interest rate that is nearly a point higher than I would have got in January. I waited because I was a sucker who believed the interest rates would fall toward the end of the quarter.
☠️🤮FUKK NYT!
“If they didn’t still do really good deep reporting, I would be fucking gone.” Even a blind pig occasionally finds an acorn.
Have you tried the Games or Cooking sections? Also great reasons for defending that high-priced rag of a birdcage liner.
Oh yeah, I even pay the annual tithe for Games so I can access their entire back catalog of crossword puzzles.
And while I find that many of the Cooking recipes are good, they "cheat" to make them 1 hour dinner ready. I was a professional chef, so I know how to better cook them to make them taste better.
But, I think they really fucked up the Wirecutter. I know a lot of people were huge Wirecutter fans and are pissed, but I was not really a fan prior to their pulling it in.
As long as I squint at the Opinion section, and read sparingly, I don't regret the money for the Paper of Record.
Thanks for reading!
And a good read at that. The Opinion and News sections should also be filled under Games.
The times is part of the CORRUPT lame-stream media .
What’s happened to the NYT?
Stoked to stumble upon your Substack, Geoff. Your candor is refreshing as your shit talk is biting. I think you and I are gonna be friends.
Thanks man, that means a lot!
I cancelled my NYT long time subscription weeks ago. And I gave my husband what for when HE obsessed that Michelle Obama would take over for Joe. Dream on. Meanwhile, we have a qualified VP to take over should anything happen to President Biden. Stfu and ONLY BIDEN. Sheesh. How dare anyone criticize Biden when the monstrosity that is Trump is running.
Fuck Ezra Klein! #BidenHarris2024
Hear, hear…
That Trump advantage of a 15 point margin saying his policies directly helped people, while Biden has a 25 point deficit in that category is telling, and nobody is talking about it.
Trump sent us more stimulus money than did Biden, and his tax reform helped at least 100 million Americans, including me, by increasing the standard deduction on tax returns, especially for married couples. 25K is a LOT, and we stopped itemizing because it cost us more than the 1040EZ.
Furthermore, don't be surprised if Ezra Klein is right about them pulling Joe Biden and having an "open" convention. They know they can't win with this guy. After he's got the delegates to secure the nomination watch him pull an LBJ. Don't be surprised if they run Gavin Newsom, either. Democrats really are that out of touch.
I’m not saying the stimulus monies weren’t needed, but at least acknowledge they played a significant role in subsequent inflation. The GQP is counting on your inability to look past “me me me.”
https://fortune.com/2023/02/01/pandemic-stimulus-money-caused-excess-inflation-fed-study/amp/
The inflation was mostly caused by corporate greed, which neither Trump nor Biden did anything about. I remember the bad inflation of the 70s and 80s. I also remember a wage-price freeze in 1971 or so that did some good.
I REALLY remember the 1980 election, when I saw what longterm inflation and perceived foreign policy failures can do to an incumbent president.
Unlike yourself, your strawman is probably better informed that Trump gave more tax cuts to the wealthy, and Biden will increase corporate tax rates, in addition to bringing inflation down, unlike Trump, like Reagan and his trickle down bs that just padded the pockets of the wealthy. Reagan’s foreign policy failures weren’t just perceived as failure, they were. But keep going with the me me me stimulus in my pocket bs and go on and vote for the old dude who will give the rich even more. Your mental gymnastics are exhausting.
My reasoning does not require gymnastics, and is only exhausting if you think I am advocating for Trump just because I see the Biden regime is so terrible. I sounded like you in 1980, going round defending Carter saying "But inflation is down!"
That's what really killed Carter, that and the Desert One debacle that was very probably set up to fail by the Navy so they could get Reagan. I got my CIA file under Reagan because I publicly opposed his criminal contras in Nicaragua. I truly hated Reagan back then.
But at least Reagan met with Gorbachev and came up with START. Biden's provoking the Russian bear and the Chinese dragon at the same time, which is fucking insane. Even Trump never did anything THAT stupid.
That's just a fact.
You never can rebut the current arguments. Come to think of it, your reasoning doesn’t require reasoning at all, and is built on your beliefs, not facts. You want to believe something, go to church.
That’s not at all why Carter lost, and the informed know it: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/jimmy-carter-october-surprise-iran-hostages.html
I think we all know who’s still living in the 1970s. I see you didn’t set your clock forward - this is 2025. Fuck around with “me me me,” all your convenient “facts,” and not-Biden - and find out.
NY Times has been a rag for the liberal rich and petty bourgeoisie for decades now and probably since it began. It always cheers on every war regardless of whether it’s stupid or not and now caters to the Center Right Wall Street Casino sharks, Misogynist Tech Bros and upper class vapid women with disposable income who love to shop. They sometimes preach a good game about equality and lifting all boats but they don’t want to pay their fair share of taxes to pay for it or support workers! They are full of shit and I am glad so many are starting to recognize this.
This is why journalistic speculation falls flat. Opinion is one thing but Klein’s column was not simply that. Suggesting we blow up the Dem convention is not the way to keep Dems the more unified party. And that’s one thing we have going for us, contrasted with the GOP who are at each other’s throats at all times for some reason or another. They’re not whole. They’re supporting a candidate they and even the party leaders HATE. They’re gaffing all over the place. Let’s exploit that!
Liberally minded people, including major opinion writers, who can’t just accept reality and go forth in unison with 2/3 of the country’s voting population are merely daydreamers and rather dangerous ones at that. Joe’s stellar performance, which I never doubted for a minute, only makes the naysayers look ridic in the end. So be it.
I think Ezra Klein knows nothing about elections. His ignorance of the many years it takes to put forth a candidate is a dead giveaway.
I think that's only one of the things he now's nothing about, he clearly knows nothing about who is a good guy and who is the devil.
Ezra is supposedly a "progressive," but he tends to wet his pants every time the Republicans make up some bullshit reason why Democrats should be "concerned." He's never met a piece of Republican concern trolling he didn't swallow whole and instantly treat as a pressing issue, one which is ALWAYS going to doom the Democrats.
Yes, even though Hillary didn't technically do anything wrong, her emails ARE still "concerning"! Yes, the rollout issues on the Obamacare website in its first few days DOES mean no one is ever going to sign up and Obamacare is a huge failure! Yes, Joe Biden's mental status is perfectly fine - but OMG, people are WORRIED about his age and we MUST take that issue seriously!
Omg, what are you and others who worry endlessly about Biden’s age going to do? Vote for Trump just because you think Biden is too old? The choice is Biden or Trump. More correct, Biden or Trump and Heritage foundation principals based on Victor Orban style squashing of Democracy here. Get a grip or we all wake up one morning in a country with no Democracy.
Fuck him
You’re all weak pathetic morons - Slo Joe gotta go!