# ![@stevemur Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::14299276.png) @stevemur stevemur

stevemur posts on X about inflation, dems, money, in the the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [----] posts still getting attention that total [---------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

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[finance](/list/finance)  #3077 [countries](/list/countries)  [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  #4773 [stocks](/list/stocks)  #581 [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  [social networks](/list/social-networks)  [us election](/list/us-election)  [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  #744 [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  [currencies](/list/currencies) 

**Social topic influence**
[inflation](/topic/inflation), [dems](/topic/dems) #81, [money](/topic/money), [in the](/topic/in-the), [debt](/topic/debt), [kamala harris](/topic/kamala-harris), [elon musk](/topic/elon-musk), [has been](/topic/has-been), [capital gains](/topic/capital-gains), [if you](/topic/if-you)

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
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**Top assets mentioned**
[Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)](/topic/tesla) [Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)](/topic/microsoft) [Ferguson plc (FERG)](/topic/$ferg) [Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) [GrokCoin (GROKCOIN)](/topic/grok) [Gains (GAINS)](/topic/gains)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Deploying Angular 8+ to Azure - https://www.stevemurch.com/deploying-angular-8-to-azure/2019/08 https://www.stevemurch.com/deploying-angular-8-to-azure/2019/08"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1162793528465903616)  2019-08-17T18:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Trivia that continues to stun me: Cleopatra lived closer to the invention of the iPhone than she did to the construction of the Great Pyramids of Giza"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1228014648181440512)  2020-02-13T17:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Great food for thought shared by my friend Anthony Besso (original credit tbd)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1248644187861311489)  2020-04-10T16:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@seattletimes The judge didnt use the word may. Why add that @stimesmcarter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1357714358642434049)  2021-02-05T15:35Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Night_Driver_ @BrierDudley @nytimes @ByMikeBaker Do you see evidence that broad-brush lockdowns of SCHOOLS lowered mortality Show the studies. It may sound intuitive but it is simply not borne out in the evidence. Many studies linked here but these aren't the only ones: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/just-open-schools-already/617849/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/just-open-schools-already/617849/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1370548083201769481)  2021-03-13T01:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Night_Driver_ @BrierDudley @nytimes @ByMikeBaker Do you see evidence that reopening of schools statistically INCREASED hospitalizations or mortality If so show the studies. That was a reasonable fear back in September. But the data does not show it. So it's imposed massive harm for questionable return"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1370548295068618754)  2021-03-13T01:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@conor64 More broadly the out-of-whack risk perception of COVID is very much an information problem; getting better I think but its taking far too long"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1513274719138508800)  2022-04-10T21:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@conor64 The correct answer in this bar chart is less than 1%:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1513275211763781632)  2022-04-10T21:58Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"It's just weird when so many experts didn't see that $6T pumped into the economy plus all kinds of monetary easing wouldn't be inflationary. It wasn't just obvious in hindsight it was obvious in foresight too. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/05/31/treasury_sec_janey_yellen_i_was_wrong_about_the_huge_burden_of_inflation.html https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/05/31/treasury_sec_janey_yellen_i_was_wrong_about_the_huge_burden_of_inflation.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1532036405106339840)  2022-06-01T16:28Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"We cannot afford for anyone to be on the sidelines of this climate crisis. https://youtu.be/xg20Zvhi6_o https://youtu.be/xg20Zvhi6_o"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1537910130984898563)  2022-06-17T21:28Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"A typical very large residential propane tank is 250gal (below.) Hes permitting 10x the size of a very large residential tank for just one of his residences. I have no problem with his right to do this but could he maybe spare the lectures about carbon footprints"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1537912580349366273)  2022-06-17T21:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Federal spending as a % of GDP. Data not yet available for [----] or [----]. but will almost certainly be higher. How many Americans know that government spending represents a greater & greater percentage of GDP GDP = Consumption + Investment + Government Spending + Net Export"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1543338919755857920)  2022-07-02T21:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Who wanted to keep schools closed How did this happen More important what are we going to do to structurally reform our institutions so that these groups which clearly harmed a generation of kids have less power to keep doing it the blame game isn't so fun when you're at fault https://t.co/UGQSVyx9VM the blame game isn't so fun when you're at fault https://t.co/UGQSVyx9VM"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1583846140524785664)  2022-10-22T15:42Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"november twilight at @wsdot_520 near Husky Stadium #sailgateseattle #huskies - hard to find a more scenic football venue in college sports @UW_Football"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1594132171912282112)  2022-11-20T00:55Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@caroljsroth @elonmusk I mean Apple (a company I love) is rated as a top [--] ESG company. But how do their factory practices compare with say Teslas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1596990234679730177)  2022-11-27T22:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@caroljsroth @elonmusk Top [---] ESG companies include: ConocoPhillips Chevron Exxon Merck Marathon Oil Consolidated Edison and Hormel Foods. Do you equate those with environmental and social justice https://www.investors.com/news/esg-companies-list-top-100-esg-stocks-2022/ https://www.investors.com/news/esg-companies-list-top-100-esg-stocks-2022/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1596991189571768320)  2022-11-27T22:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@caroljsroth @elonmusk Here's what Greenpeace has to say about Marathon Oil: https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/marathon-petroleum-takes-bailout-tax-breaks-while-pumping-pollutants-into-poor-communities-during-a-pulmonary-pandemic/ https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/marathon-petroleum-takes-bailout-tax-breaks-while-pumping-pollutants-into-poor-communities-during-a-pulmonary-pandemic/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1597030291151130624)  2022-11-28T00:51Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@caroljsroth @elonmusk Consolidated Edison recently had to pay $1.16 billion (that's billion with a B) due to its allegedly negligent role in causing the [----] Thomas wildfire. Good climate citizen https://signatureresolution.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VWZ-DJ-9-24-20.pdf https://signatureresolution.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VWZ-DJ-9-24-20.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1597030500585328641)  2022-11-28T00:51Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Trivia: FTX had liabilities as high as $50B according to the bankruptcy filing ($10-50B.) Its bookkeeping was so bad that we dont even yet know. At the time of its implosion Enron had liabilities of just $23B"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1599086812756316160)  2022-12-03T17:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Engines of Wow: The Revolution in AI-Assisted Art Heard of #Midjourney or #DALLE2 or #StableDiffusion I've just finished writing a 3-part series on my blog that introduces these tools. Part I: AI Art Comes of Age (1950-2014) #ai #art #NeuralNetworks https://www.stevemurch.com/engines-of-wow-ai-art-comes-of-age/2022/12 https://www.stevemurch.com/engines-of-wow-ai-art-comes-of-age/2022/12"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1599897898925568000)  2022-12-05T22:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Trivia: Bennie and the Jets was written by Elton John/B. Taupin as an homage to glam rock a style defined by outrageous costumes that was popular in the early '70s especially in the UK. Its about a female sci-fi androgynous rock band in the style of Bowie. Almost robotic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1601084927856218115)  2022-12-09T05:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I can almost remember when people were posting #RIPTwitter lighting their hair on fire and warning people to get the hell out of $TSLA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1631703507823890432)  2023-03-03T17:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Why close replies when quote tweeting my thread Why must government spending track at all with growth in personal wealth Good people have very different views on what role government should have in our lives. Do people labor to serve government needs or the other way around"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1639709653394419713)  2023-03-25T19:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@xNicaMaximusx @irkthejerk @PramilaJayapal Nope. The chart below uses "effective tax rate" which is simply taxes paid divided by AGI. That is it's net of loopholes. Source: Congressional Budget Office"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1640484172644098049)  2023-03-27T22:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"We've seen some great heroism from police officers and troopers recently. There are so many terrific people doing this kind of work every single day. Thank you. #heroes State troopers rescued a 4-year-old boy who had wandered off into the woods with his dog in New Jersey and went missing for more than an hour. https://t.co/O2Kp4NXfoo State troopers rescued a 4-year-old boy who had wandered off into the woods with his dog in New Jersey and went missing for more than an hour. https://t.co/O2Kp4NXfoo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1641841825748250625)  2023-03-31T16:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The SEC litigation against the founder of Frank Charlie Javice is a pretty amazing read. Filled with fascinating details on alleged customer data fabrication as part of a $175m buyout. https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2023/comp-pr2023-74.pdf https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2023/comp-pr2023-74.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1647326010055200768)  2023-04-15T19:48Z [----] followers, 14.9K engagements


"Is there an index fund I can buy that shorts glowing Forbes profiles"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1647774212613091329)  2023-04-17T01:29Z [----] followers, 96.9K engagements


"The problem is not that we are under-taxed. And higher-income earners pay the majority of federal taxes collected. The bigger problem as seen by the above charts is that even though the federal government is taking in ever more money its spending it at an even greater rate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1648550123826290688)  2023-04-19T04:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@gov_fails Darts Archery (Sounds like a joke but Im being serious. Im guessing they could.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1650636543269437440)  2023-04-24T23:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@gov_fails And for sure certain gymnastic events - balance beam uneven bars etc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1650636805795090433)  2023-04-24T23:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"350 California Street was worth $300 million four years ago. It might sell for 80% less now brokers say in a market where office vacancy rates have soared. Fire sale on commercial real estate in some deep blue cities something to watch. https://www.wsj.com/articles/san-francisco-commercial-real-estate-office-buildings-471742ea https://www.wsj.com/articles/san-francisco-commercial-real-estate-office-buildings-471742ea"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1651638025817042944)  2023-04-27T17:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Nearly 30% of San Franciscos office space is vacant which is more than seven times the rate before the pandemic hit and the biggest increase of any major U.S. city according to commercial real estate services firm CBRE Group Inc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1651638321741971457)  2023-04-27T17:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Seattle Kraken in just their second season in the NHL beat the Stanley Cup champs in the first round of playoffs Great match. #FearTheDeep"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1652889636161855489)  2023-05-01T04:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@politico Lol. He didnt. Twitter did for [--] minutes. Then DeSantis spoke in depth not simple platitudes for about an hour. I get why Politico hates it and wants to exaggerate the [--] minute glitch. Its a threat to the gatekeeper role"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1661582335018684417)  2023-05-25T03:57Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@TheAmandaGorman No "by nature" it does not. 1) Those students can still access the title. 2) Those students also grow up. See step #1. You're a very good writer. But maybe stop lying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1661785517204307968)  2023-06-29T23:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Correction - they opened the case on Christmas Eve a Saturday. They actually visited in person days later which was shortly before his testimony"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1661827012389130241)  2023-05-25T20:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"well well well how the turn-tables"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1661875520248901632)  2023-05-25T23:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@AP Readers should read this letter then read your "reporting" on it. Does your phrase "placed on a restricted list" simply mean placement in the very part of the library her own publisher recommends AND no kid is denied access to it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1661883489913012224)  2023-05-25T23:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@AP . and my god can you stop using the word "Clarified" when you clearly got caught in a blatant lie It's a CORRECTION and it's not even an accurate one. It's not some "badly worded" title -- it was a deliberate and clear misrepresentation of the actual facts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1661884941855227904)  2023-05-26T00:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Where do the people who were CORRECT about a lot of COVID-related things go to deliver their honorary Commencement Addresses at schools of public health this year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1661885349415751680)  2023-05-26T00:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@TechCrunch Getting to a more common standard is a good thing. And good for $TSLA shareholders. I do have to wonder though if and how this benefits Tesla customers -- this seems to mostly accrue to Ford. Presumably more widespread adoption of the interface standard will compensate for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1661886079254036480)  2023-05-26T00:04Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@KatherineEban @jbkinney Your work on the COVID origins debate like @emilyakopp and @Ayjchan and Nicholas Wade and others is much appreciated. In the end the Occam conclusion is clearly the most likely. Whats so alarming is how scientists do so much work to hide the ball"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1665029441502732291)  2023-06-03T16:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@CNN Yes what a mystery"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1667364001473232896)  2023-06-10T02:52Z [----] followers, 22.9K engagements


"@CNN Obviously its not that simple. But between fiscal policy and monetary easing weve injected enormous sums of cash into the economy. Supply chain constraints also exacerbated it but dont ignore the high order bit here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1667365165891764225)  2023-06-10T02:56Z [----] followers, 16.3K engagements


"@TheChiefNerd @QTRResearch There are enough things to keep me from being an RFKJr voter but its really refreshing for the Dem field to be saying essential truths like this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1673497350558605313)  2023-06-27T01:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@neal_katyal I see political punditry but what is her Constititional and legal argument here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674428660953288704)  2023-06-29T20:51Z [----] followers, 27.3K engagements


"@CascadiaAwaken1 @neal_katyal Again legal and Constitutional reasoning is what I was asking about. There are plenty of pundits and commentators on the issue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674461868122058752)  2023-06-30T03:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@chrislhayes Lol this is a crazy take. KBJs comment was the pundit take loads of history and commentary but where do you see her Constitutional and legal rationale She essentially deferred all incidental stuff to Sotomayor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674495173605326848)  2023-06-29T21:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@jerakal @ninaturner I'm not. "We" here refers to Americans -- we the citizenry we the United States of America through our Constitutional republic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674522651459751941)  2023-06-29T21:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@jerakal @ninaturner My critique isn't so much about her writing it -- she's totally entitled to do so My comments are about the fundamental misunderstanding so many Americans have about what SCOTUS justices are supposed to do. This is fine commentary but it's not at all any kind of legal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674526728776200192)  2023-06-29T21:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@TGrossbard @Team687 @neal_katyal Goalpost shifting without answering the question posed. Muting and moving on. But if readers are interested in reading more on this specific question:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674531271966597121)  2023-06-29T21:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@jerakal @ninaturner So in other words the people who are lauding her dissent commentary seem to think that THIS is what we should have in [--] justices: a bunch of policy wonks based on historical-interpretation. No I'm sorry we shouldn't. We have a Constitutional republic and the Supreme"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674533357668167680)  2023-06-29T21:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@amysundberg In general it's hard to say the payoff/breakeven makes it purely worth it on financial calcs but if you add in goodwill/societal goals and feelings of independence it can be compelling"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674540816684163072)  2023-06-29T22:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@TheMelWestbrook @Jokar2312 The SEA was intimately involved in school closure decisions vaccination prioritization decisions school calendar decisions and more. The MOU covers a whole lot of things that impact students and families"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674544327375323137)  2023-06-29T22:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@SenatorDurbin If there is a fundamental right to live free from discrimination what would you say to Asian Americans who were clearly being discriminated against in admission through this policy Do you deny they were discriminated against I respect an argument which says Yes but its"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674549248736772096)  2023-06-29T22:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@MarioNawfal Whats weird about this discussion is that it hasnt really mentioned the clear discrimination against Asian Americans at all which was at the heart of the plaintiffs cases. It seems to center entirely around Black-White discussion. Didnt Asian Americans also help build the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674569401016909826)  2023-06-30T00:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@thatsmemissC @SenWarren @POTUS No you are not entitled to these $$. The entity which loaned you the money is plus the interest you agreed to. Thus I agree its not an entitlement"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674581478787915777)  2023-06-30T00:51Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@thatsmemissC @SenWarren @POTUS Not just waive but transfer that burden to others"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674584450041266177)  2023-06-30T01:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@thatsmemissC @SenWarren @POTUS Thanks. I learned long ago that when the debate goes to ad hominem attempts its clear who has conceded on the facts and merits of the issue at hand. Whether Ive got an MBA or make apps has nothing to do with it. So thanks. Cheers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674596085313208320)  2023-06-30T01:49Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@jemelehill Huge push on legacy admits today. I get it. Good idea for new legislation They are absolutely exclusionary and problematic. Youd have a lot of support for that new legislation. But legacy admission preferences are not a Constitutional issue the way that race-based"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674597689328279552)  2023-06-30T01:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@thatsmemissC @SenWarren @POTUS Theres that phrase again. Is there any experience someone can have which is not lived"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674597914839236608)  2023-06-30T01:57Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@thatsmemissC @SenWarren @POTUS BTW you might be surprised to know that had Congress actually passed a law to cancel up to $10K of student debt and the president signed it Id not be engaging on the topic. The issue is less about the loans and more about what presidents are and are not authorized to do"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674598820523683840)  2023-06-30T02:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@prageru Narrow thinking. Premature optimization. Early judgment. Fear. Constant distraction. Presumption of worst intent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674599920807088129)  2023-06-30T02:05Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@thatsmemissC @SenWarren @POTUS Every experience someone has is lived. Its a meaningless modifier meant solely to give emotional weight to personal experience often as opposed to things like evidence and data at scale. Sort of like my truth as opposed to simple truth or personal experience"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674609531098365955)  2023-06-30T02:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@RFKJrFan @SenWarren @POTUS Unlike the student debt transfer scheme the PPP forgiveness provision was part of a law passed by a bipartisan Congress and signed into law by the president"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674609775936692225)  2023-06-30T02:45Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@_arlow @thatsmemissC @SenWarren @POTUS Me No"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674619927469363200)  2023-06-30T03:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@_arlow @thatsmemissC @SenWarren @POTUS But again the question is about legality. The forgiveness part of the PPP program was baked into the legislation from the start. Congress passed that law (bipartisan passage fwiw.) The president then signed the law. None of these things are true of the student debt transfer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1674620604677488640)  2023-06-30T03:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@RepSchweyer If we want better public education it would be a good if elected officials stop lying about the cause. "Disinvesting" sounds good. But it's just not true. inflation-adjusted per-capita adjusted spending is UP significantly in PA schools in the past few decades. Maybe it's how"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1675169284249772032)  2023-07-01T15:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Gorsuch's opinion is well worth a read. Here's the conclusion. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-476_c185.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-476_c185.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1675175238445961216)  2023-07-01T16:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@politicalmath This one in particular looks like a sensible overview:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1677841967068372992)  2023-07-09T01:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@GavinNewsom Speech has always been limited in classrooms. Books have always been curated in libraries. These aren't "bans." You on the other hand signed into law an unconstitutional "medical misinformation" bill which was fortunately roundly overturned"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1678117531566092288)  2023-07-11T07:10Z [----] followers, 10.6K engagements


"@grifter_hunter @GavinNewsom Like if you're vaccinated you won't get COVID Or that children are at high risk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1678122276213112832)  2023-07-09T19:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@sunyaaa @sciam Mitochondria. Scientific American unfortunately has sold out its former credibility to push a political agenda. It's not the Scientific American we remember or need"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1678439963942342656)  2023-07-10T16:25Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@cdbammer @CaitlinPacific Here in Seattle [-----] public school kids were locked out of in person learning for a year and a half. Where were the disaster scenarios of schools reopening too early or unsafely"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1678558806085861376)  2023-07-11T00:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@cdbammer @CaitlinPacific Zero fourth graders proficient in math in [--] different Baltimore schools. Zero. Sorry but its time to have some orgs asking questions and more parental inquiry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1678579486353403904)  2023-07-11T06:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@erikbiz @pauldrossi Sources linked in footnotes. If your dues revenue and power scale with staff members this is what you get"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1678592336664875009)  2023-07-11T02:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@cdbammer @CaitlinPacific Massive grade inflation in NYC and other schools. What forces are opposed to this other than watchful parents"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1678603072128573441)  2023-07-11T06:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@CaitlinPacific Of course they Googled it. They actually put the author in the newsletter. Its meant as a warning an obvious thing NOT to do. The idea that Hitler was evil is something nearly all Americans agree upon. Only truly bad faith people dont take that as a given. Why do you use"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1678859286909440001)  2023-07-11T20:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@JamieMetzl Authors declare no conflicts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1679211730541617152)  2023-07-12T19:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@WSJ Doubt it actually. Have little interest in a Twitter [---] that returns to heavy handed lopsided censorship"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1680035328781094913)  2023-07-15T02:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@EmilyYahr Meanwhile Chapmans ACTUAL reaction doesnt seem that complicated:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1680053795957637120)  2023-07-17T17:19Z [----] followers, 67.5K engagements


"@wil_da_beast630 Its not happening but its a good thing that it is is the anthem of 2020s progressivism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1680300291122679808)  2023-07-15T19:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Im heartened by two great examples of character and class this week. Tracy Chapman and Novak Djokovic. 1) Chapman had this to say about a country cover of her hit song Fast Car:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1680800468736565248)  2023-07-18T01:49Z [----] followers, 60.8K engagements


"@BeschlossDC NGO and private censorship orgs colluding with big tech to deplatform reasonable dissent Identitarianism and racial essentialism Electing prosecutors who abuse prosecutorial discretion Hiding forensic inquiry into the origins of the worlds greatest health crisis Etc. Its"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1680951126060048384)  2023-07-17T18:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ninaturner Theres literally a childrens board game which shows how easy it is to wage war at sea"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1684566905414361089)  2023-07-30T07:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I personally dont contest the planet has hit some local highs and it is July. I also love that the market and smart regulation are lowering our own CO2 emissions. The real challenge is with China India and Russia if we want to actually see more significant impacts. I am very skeptical of federal authoritarian grabs and exaggerations of climate-geddon especially those sources which leave out important mitigating information"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1684752497951621120)  2023-07-28T02:27Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Extremely grateful that Musk bought Twitter Inc. ejecting an increasingly oppressive speech-policing regime (truly) allowing more voices to be heard and creating a platform much more dedicated to open speech. Perhaps most important this acquisition exposed a massive Censorship Industrial Complex to citizens via independent journalists. Twitter/X could collapse tomorrow and I still think this purchase is net positive for us all. It matters to know what is true and adversarial inquiry is the best way to get to that truth. That doesn't mean I think every decision Musk is making with respect to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1685712863321899008)  2023-07-30T18:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@RNCResearch Yes they were talking about "weather" or not the US government could insist that the Ukraine government fire the prosecutor who was putting the Burisma IPO at risk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1686087900377800705)  2023-07-31T18:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Deviknyte @ninaturner The anticipated repayment of already-disbursed federally funded student loans is an ASSET on the balance sheet. (Resumption of these payments was even used "justify" some new spending in the Inflation Reduction Act) Without these payments either the government needs to forgo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1686495284719910918)  2023-08-01T21:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@LotaInsLotaOuts @CBS_Herridge @CBSNews Seems knowable. Comer claims that bank records show money flowing through to multiple Bidens including even grandkids. Thats auditable and we should (we must) and then we can judge one way or another"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1688029689653133314)  2023-08-06T04:21Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@KAstros Interesting interview with Carli Lloyd and Hope Solo:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1688696935438266368)  2023-08-07T23:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I dont think its sad; the vast majority of Americans are not at the extremes. Just 15% of Americans think there ought to be no limits whatsoever for instance. Thats an extreme position. The real challenge as DeSantis recently saw with @DashaBurns is getting the media to be honest about it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1689369627560689665)  2023-08-09T20:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@KAstros @ChipToothSmile @MparisYost No question those who lean right or are far right have far more antipathy but there are a whole lot of people in the center who feel that way too. Whether USWNT cares or not is up to them. They sucked this year; best of luck to Australia Sweden and the other better teams"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1689486651033006080)  2023-08-10T03:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@annhafter @CoopManDo @JonathanTurley Nope tax records arent enough to show the flow of funds. Theres more than enough cause now to see the bank records themselves"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1690002576131973120)  2023-08-11T14:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@kylegriffin1 Thanks for the update Executive Producer of Impartial News Organization MSNBC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1690046452750241792)  2023-08-11T17:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"If you overlook the emails the WhatsApp messages the shell corporations the allegations of way-above market high rent payments the trips together the dinners with foreigners who got favors granted the Devon Archer testimony the suspicious activity reports the money flow to Biden family members the video clip of Joe Biden talking about using US loan guarantee as leverage to get Shokin fired the FBI [----] report the IRS agent whistleblower testimony the 10% held by H for the big guy the false exculpatory statements about not ever meeting with or speaking to Hunters business partners the clear"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1690047451900583938)  2023-08-11T17:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Im a centrist. I lean center right on several economic issues center left on many social issues. Brandi puts her finger on the reason most of my criticism is directed at the left. Here in WA extremism from the left has simply affected life more:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1690102702489874433)  2023-08-11T20:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This is why you wont hear the heads of the NEA or AFT talk about student outcomes improving or math scores. You might hear them talk about needing more $$ or staff or early education (which would lead to more union members dues and mobilizing power.) But you wont hear them talk about empirically improved student outcomes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1690197752762802176)  2023-08-12T03:05Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Why the emphasis on early education It would mean a massive expansion of union members. More dues money. More mobilizing power"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1690198013963108352)  2023-08-12T03:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@CBSNews Weisss employer is the United States Government. Hes a prosecutor in Delaware. Hes ineligible. He also has not shown that hes impartial"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1690346642761719808)  2023-08-12T12:56Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@JamieMetzl COVID itself deserves a huge amount of credit. The revealed supply chain fragility did a lot to change boards strategic mindset"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1690351876040949760)  2023-08-12T13:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ninaturner Student debt isnt canceled its merely transferred to those who didnt voluntarily sign up for it via either inflation spending cuts or tax increases"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1691829839081460148)  2023-08-16T15:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Yes that's because last year Biden appointed international Green Energy Expert John Podesta to allocate $370000000000 in taxpayer money that came with the bill. I'm sure his decisions on who gets these funds has been completely free of political favoritism driven only by economics and science"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1691868741573947761)  2023-08-16T17:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@alx Goldman Sachs has estimated that the green energy portion of the bill will go far higher if you include the tax credits granted it's more like $1200000000000. ($1.2T) This was not a cheap bill nor was it about reducing inflation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1691871808910405871)  2023-08-16T17:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@seattletimes Its an innovative approach but the predictable effects: these costs will inevitably be pushed down to consumers. Get ready for significantly higher energy bills in particular"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1691958205205889405)  2023-08-16T23:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"List allegedly committed these murders because he grew despondent over the family finances. One of the tragic epilogues to this story is that after the fire that burned down the List home a couple years after the murders police discovered that the skylight in the ballroom was an original Tiffany stained glass window. Had he just sold that stained glass skylight and put the very large home on the market his current financial problems would have been solved"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1692597844795089306)  2023-08-18T18:02Z [----] followers, 332.2K engagements


"This tragic story stunned my hometown and was the talk for more than a decade. We lived nearby; I saw the home burn down a couple years after the murders. Rumors circled in the town for years as the manhunt proceeded. Tenacious work of one police detective who never let the search for the killer go and tremendously innovative of "America's Most Wanted" to do an aged-forward sculpture and broadcast it which ultimately led to his capture confession and conviction"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1692603825029538152)  2023-08-18T18:26Z [----] followers, 234.1K engagements


"The government is expecting repayment of those loans. In fact in the recent "Inflation Reduction Act" they even used the resumption of repayment as "pay-for"; they counted on it. When federal outlays exceed federal revenues that's a deficit. Deficits are satisfied by borrowing. Today the interest rates the government has to pay on that borrowing are quite high since the fed is trying to tame inflation. So no simply wiping the obligation off the books isn't "free." It's eliminating revenue the government expects and that obligation is satisfied through inflating the currency raising taxes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1692994762926960807)  2023-08-19T20:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Simple but wrong beats complex and right on every measure but truth. Itll make you feel superior win high fives from your tribe make people laugh get you published and maybe even help you achieve political goals. Thread 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1693259407168295036)  2023-08-20T13:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"As more facts emerge about this tragedy they may reveal a deficit of leadership in Hawaii. Officials who are inspired and motivated to do community organizing may have spent too little time thinking about good technical solutions that save lives. - ibid"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1694021986349986254)  2023-08-22T16:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"A move toward renewables is a sensible direction. But dont drop the ball in the process. When decisions become ideological and not practical/empirical its predictable that such tragic mistakes will happen. In many contexts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1694022965980016690)  2023-08-22T16:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Im pro choice. But whats the total number Ive seen anywhere from 400000-900000 US abortion annually. So arent we talking about 5000-12000 annually Thats about 10x-60x the number of 0-18 year olds who died with COVID annually. Ive seen 1.3% as the number frequently cited as post [--] weeks not the rounded 1%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1694550329973731371)  2023-08-24T03:20Z [----] followers, 41K engagements


"I understand that's the pure pro-life position and can respect it. It has a moral clarity of sorts. But I disagree with it because there are cases where I believe the lesser harm is to end an unwanted pregnancy. I'm not saying it's awesome I'm saying there are cases where I believe it to be the lesser harm potentially by a lot. And I don't think the State should mandate that all pregnancies must be carried to term that seems quite authoritarian"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1694749156227903871)  2023-08-24T16:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@wil_da_beast630 Whats the evidence for the road closures while trying to flee Ive not seen that allegation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1694830154709713199)  2023-08-24T21:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@RNCResearch just a thought -- was Gavin Newsom also in Lake Tahoe by chance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1695310612388294972)  2023-08-26T05:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@redsteeze @varadmehta Do we know if Gavin Newsom also visited Lake Tahoe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1695443969919082655)  2023-08-26T14:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Musk livestreamed a full self driving (FSD) session in and around Palo Alto yesterday. It's worth a watch. Some technologies have linearly-increasing utility. Every year things improve a little bit e.g. lawn mowers or computer displays. But speech recognition for instance had a long period of near-zero usefulness then suddenly it became good enough to be very useful and pervasive. It's still not perfect but it's as good as a human. I think we are now crossing that threshold for full self-driving in most traffic conditions and Tesla appears to be significantly ahead of others"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1695574147408286039)  2023-08-26T23:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"When utility step-functions like this happen they can really take consumers by surprise. Digital photography voice recognition electric vehicles and large language models (LLMs) like Chat-GPT are among these that have "this changes everything" moments. We are either at or very quickly approaching that threshold for full self driving but it will not be an instant commodity. It requires a massive amount of training data and a huge amount of compute power to train the models. FSD also gains substantial improvements by communicating with OTHER vehicles. So the economic pieces are there I think"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1695575300128874954)  2023-08-26T23:13Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"There are many interesting comments @elonmusk makes in this livestream. As a general concept there is no -procedural- code that's used to control this full self driving. It's all trained by watching billions of videos looking at what humans do recognizing patterns and behaviors. This training data comes from millions of miles driven by Tesla (and maybe other) drivers. One problem is that regulators can be much more stringent than what actual humans do in real-world situations. For instance regulators REQUIRE that FSD come to a full stop at a stop sign. But just 0.5% of the time do humans come"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1695577720745525452)  2023-08-26T23:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@TalkinBaseball_ I think you mean [--] straight balls - 4-0. With the bases loaded game and #1 position in the AL West on the line in the 13th inning he didnt throw a single strike. Incredible"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1695929136467095781)  2023-08-27T22:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@GavinNewsom @elonmusk LOL "it's the courts' fault" Okay Gavin thanks for weighing in on that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1696611966842966339)  2023-08-29T19:53Z [----] followers, 19.8K engagements


"@JustMyOpinion2U @GavinNewsom @elonmusk Look at Lisbon. Amsterdam. Other cities which have made much much better progress. Clearly what we are doing is NOT working. Nor is it compassionate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1696732974962848254)  2023-08-30T03:53Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Yes I agree 100% that mental illness is a major contributor. Please read this book for some thoughts on approaches which work. The West Coast Progressive approach by just about any metric has been an abysmal failure. San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1696733776389554244)  2023-08-30T03:57Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@JustMyOpinion2U @GavinNewsom @elonmusk Yep Sometimes thats the best choice. But I dont see progressives ever comfortable with mandating treatment. Not here in Seattle at least"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1696734284424634464)  2023-08-30T03:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@jazzyspraxis @AttackFromOrbit @TPostMillennial Yup But fwiw not for his own use it seems. In both cases the explicit notation on the accountof the dentist points to Jean Pierre Le Mayeur as the end recipient As the article explains it was likely for reuse but no evidence it was for Washington himself"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1696740118101688544)  2023-08-30T04:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Anyone remember when @SCOTUSBlog @NPR @CBCNews and other credible news/commentary outfits decided that they had to abandon Twitter How does that decision look now months on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1697314556236935466)  2023-08-31T18:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@WSJopinion forget about extremely competent hurricane response and stuff doesnt his debate smile look kind of weird if you edit the video to slow it way down"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1697435621743276051)  2023-09-01T02:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"If you haven't yet chosen whether to root for the Mariners or the Astros in the #ALWest Chat-GPT is here to help. #SeaUsRise"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1697463493019189370)  2023-09-01T04:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@MikeLindblom @seattledot There's so much swerving into main roadways to avoid sudden potholes. it's really pretty crazy how bad it is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1697675882087977264)  2023-09-01T18:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Apparently its a dimwitted question to ask a journalist covering the Hunter Biden story for WashPo what is meant by Hunter saying in a text he has to give 50% of his income to his dad or whether Bump as a journalist on the story has ever attempted to corroborate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1697734484815475041)  2023-09-01T22:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This interview is amazing. Philip Bump at the Washington Post exposed in question after question as a partisan gatekeeper. Do yourself a favor and watch or listen to it when you've got an hour. Smart questions by @noam_dworman; very well prepared"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1697741838843781524)  2023-09-01T22:42Z [----] followers, 24.5K engagements


"@TheCinesthetic Top [--] favorite. An underrated classic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1697776490207907846)  2023-09-02T01:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@lj07687166 @jasonrantz Exactly right. As bodycams like this show police risk their lives every day to apprehend bad/dangerous actors. That judges and prosecutors just let them go so often must be incredibly demoralizing. We owe them much more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1697785099151114611)  2023-09-02T01:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Mariners luckily might not be rivals night either 🤞"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1697796144557084841)  2023-09-02T02:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@RngMeme @politicalmath The entirety of the Steele Dossier and Russian collusion were innuendo with far less corroboration than we see here. Was the media curious"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1697797285659501035)  2023-09-02T02:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Mariners nice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1697798404741718086)  2023-09-02T02:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"A friend of mine who owns a beloved independent eatery posted this on Nextdoor: * Fifth break-in THIS YEAR. * Business insurance dropped. * Police wont respond due to short-staffing This is a choice Seattle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1697800337183437191)  2023-09-02T02:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The radicalizing trigger for CTU were some top-down school closures in Chicago. The doc shows this well. Makes me wonder if the same radicalization might happen in places where COVID lockdowns are now causing enrollment pinches. Ie unions will get further radicalized as boards close schools due to unenrollment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1697840750988550537)  2023-09-02T05:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Meanwhile where do students fit in all these adult power games In the CTU documentary above not once do you hear about literacy or math or test scores or social development or innovations in learning or standards being raised"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1697847225723011081)  2023-09-02T05:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Typo sorry $1 million per year - $83k per month. (For all that oil and gas and Ukraine expertise Hunter had.) The FBI [----] report by the confidential human source explicitly says Burismas founder felt Shokin was likely standing in the way of the US IPO which one of the main reasons why Burismas founder wanted him fired"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1698013568434840028)  2023-09-02T16:42Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@devoretext @JonathanTurley Completely *relevant* if you want people to somehow trust "DC assurances" about the motivations for firing Shokin over that of the FBI informant for instance (or even Shokin himself.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1698023014825353675)  2023-09-02T17:20Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@devoretext @JonathanTurley You've not even read the FBI [----] affadavit I encourage you to do so. It's a pretty important part of the puzzle. Do you just dismiss the Comer investigation documents too You seem to have a strong feeling that Joe Biden is completely uninvolved"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1698028685104931191)  2023-09-02T17:42Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@caireland26 @SarahKSilverman Exactly Rolling Stone is not exactly DeSantis neutral. How convenient this event that Laura Loomer just happened to spot on a random drive in to Orlando occurred right in the middle of the Boy DeSantis handled the hurricane response really well again news cycle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1698732406868685015)  2023-09-04T16:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Hey casual #Mariners fans: Today the rival Houston Astros begin a 3-game series with the Texas Rangers. As crazy as it sounds from a pure Mariners-odds standpoint you probably want the Astros to take the series 2-1 because the M's hold the tie-break vs. the Astros but do NOT have one against the Rangers. Should be an interesting series to watch and might be very predictive of the ALCS in October"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1698759048202711405)  2023-09-04T18:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@UberFacts Teachers unions care about improving student outcomes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1698789559855993002)  2023-09-04T20:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ID_AA_Carmack Not just to spite Elon no. Its much more pleasant to be in chambers that dont interrupt consensus building with contradictory opinion or facts. https://www.stevemurch.com/internet-consensus-is-not-truth/2021/05 https://www.stevemurch.com/internet-consensus-is-not-truth/2021/05"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1699092958430339534)  2023-09-05T16:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Here's an idea -- let's send $190000000000 to public schools for them to do upgrades like this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1699915166811566464)  2023-09-07T22:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@paulkrugman As you know many incorrectly associate inflation is down with PRICES are down. No that would be deflation. Inflation being down simply means the rate of INCREASE is slowing but prices are still increasing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1700161617713934646)  2023-09-08T14:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@DinnerWed @paulkrugman yes Remember that next time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1700181044430032941)  2023-09-08T16:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@DinnerWed @paulkrugman For what it's worth I've got an MBA and can tell you that yes deflation is indeed a general reduction in prices. Inflation is a general increase in prices. They are antonyms"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1700183200478478618)  2023-09-08T16:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@paulkrugman Put another way this is the Consumer Price Index. Notice that it's not declining. The rate of growth has slowed somewhat (i.e. inflation has declined) but not enough for people to feel it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1700214748401512538)  2023-09-08T18:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@paulkrugman Motivated economists might say hey 4% inflation is pretty good but many Americans are anchored to 2020-2021 prices on several items and still feeling them 14-18% or more expensive. New anchors havent really taken hold is my guess"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1700267645189460396)  2023-09-08T21:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Noahpinion The change in slope (ie change in inflation) matters greatly. Note too the CPI calculation has changed multiple times. Inflation started at 13.5% in [----] and fell to about 4% by 1988"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1700365125251993864)  2023-09-09T04:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"EVs that aren't Teslas have a road trip problem is what the author writes. So why did NPR headline it EVs have a road trip problem and moreover why did the US Secretary of Energy not use any Teslas in her PR tour"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1701024078310846715)  2023-09-11T00:05Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@curmudgeon_x @loganb Maybe not 2-3 years but would agree over 5-10"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1701061937487110443)  2023-09-11T02:35Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"How do you go long on disorder broadly Eg - Glass installers - Home security - Private security firms - Auto body shops - Sell short office realty REITs are there more leveraged plays Not looking to do so but curious how one might place chips on the table if municipal disorder were in fact a deliberate strategy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1701335465696321837)  2023-09-11T20:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"True. If you put aside the pseudonyms texts WhatsApp messages the dozens of shell companies the bank records showing more than $20 million going to Biden family members often originating in the chain from foreign sources the utter lack of any plausible service or produce Biden's grandkids might be selling to Ukrainian Chinese or Romanian officials the US federal favors (like sanction carveouts and prosecutor firings) coincidentally granted to multiple such donors the acknowledged meetings at DC restaurants 20+ phone calls corroborating statements by at least two involved third parties sworn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1701612701250974008)  2023-09-12T15:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"this seems. significant. The kind of thing @NPR @WashingtonPost and @Nytimes would have cared about in days past"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1701621286198448526)  2023-09-12T15:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@tinamichelehaze @bach_kenneth @kaitlancollins Depends upon which entity you're talking about. For the Chinese Energy Company: "Subpoenaed financial records show that from [----] to [----] Biden family members Hunter Biden James Biden Hallie Biden and an unknown Biden and their companies collectively received $1.3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1701661727681831286)  2023-09-12T18:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@tinamichelehaze @bach_kenneth @kaitlancollins What plausible service or product did Hallie Biden say provide a Chinese Energy Company"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1701661859022266609)  2023-09-12T18:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@atrupar To be clear you: _____ Think this text is fine in public schools _____ Think this text is problematic in public schools because that's what the issue is about. He's reading from a book that's been in public schools"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1701672290562499062)  2023-09-12T19:01Z [----] followers, 59.1K engagements


"Just in the first couple pages of results it appears to have been removed from at least two districts (not schools) each district has multiple schools. Keep in mind that's (a) just scrolling through page [--] and (b) news stories that made it to the news and indexed by Google. Goalposts: shift"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1701704181525209091)  2023-09-12T21:07Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Thanks. Not that I doubt it but I'd love to see an example -- from M4L literature itself not what others SAY about it -- of what you consider an unreasonable M4L book-curation request. I honestly haven't tracked that organization closely but I have seen a lot of people get way over their skis in characterizing what their positions actually are"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1701724698739167471)  2023-09-12T22:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Austen12341 @KEshleman @atrupar That does seem to be the game. Classic Motte & Bailey rhetorical gimmick"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1701742933194731833)  2023-09-12T23:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Since X/Twitter reaches well beyond the deep blue progressive enclave of Seattle here's a hypothetical. You're riding on city transit on a full bus with your kid. The person next to you starts smoking a controlled substance (e.g. meth or fentanyl.) Should the police have the legal ability to intervene and if necessary arrest the person doing so Or should they be prevented from doing so only if you can prove they present some kind of other imminent physical harm to you Seattle's City Council debated precisely this scenario yesterday. Video below"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1702129398378574158)  2023-09-14T01:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@LibertyCappy .and that's not even the most compelling comparison. Here's a nighttime satellite photo from [----] source:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1702140245553426708)  2023-09-14T02:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Okay West Coast Progressives it's time to show your work. How's it going By that I mean how are empirical OUTCOMES of the programs you advocate doing in terms of metrics. In Portland Seattle and San Francisco we've spun up programs. We've spent hundreds of millions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1702378107813110136)  2023-09-14T17:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I didnt say spread. Im talking about hospitalization and mortality. When you remove local seasonal surges and zoom out past cherry picked time windows theres zero empirical evidence that closing schools reduced mortality. None. Otherwise youd see Sweden and Florida and elsewhere with much higher than normal age adjusted mortality"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1702419052793332044)  2023-09-14T20:28Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@paulkrugman Yes if you exclude a lot of the essential things which went way up in price inflation really isnt that bad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1702694060656615714)  2023-09-15T14:41Z [----] followers, 25.5K engagements


"This approach is handy for many things. If I put aside the [---] extra daily calories I consumed last month Im the fittest Ive ever been. If we put aside entitlement obligations the nations fiscal health is fantastic. If you just skip the singing and audio parts Taylor Swift has some great songs. Try it - it really does work well"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1702716449750749200)  2023-09-15T16:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"if it is anything you might put into a grocery bag use to transport a bag or bring a bag into to prepare a meal it should really be excluded from core inflationary worries you see just focus on the essential stuff and youll see its fine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1702790277231165950)  2023-09-15T21:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Tesla is the clear winner of the UAW strike. Interesting second-order effects from the government EV transition mandates. How the EV transition is helping fuel the historic UAW strike"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1703000585493229846)  2023-09-16T10:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The Census Bureau says median household income adjusted for inflation fell last year by $1750 to $74580. It is down $3670 from [----]. Households in the fourth income quintilethose making $94000 to $153000lost $4600 in [----] and $6700 since [----]. Middle-class Americans who think theyre losing ground are right"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1703096261694689583)  2023-09-16T17:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Seattle voters: There's a big election coming up November 7th [----] [--] of [--] city council spots are up for election. Will we double-down hard left or tack to the center I'd prefer the latter. Seattle Moderates Voters Guide @voterobsaka / @votetanyawoo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1703127201225626005)  2023-09-16T19:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@XVanFleet Just pre-ordered on Audible @XVanFleet Im fascinated with the Cultural Revolution and interested in hearing your perspective. (Red China Blues is also very good as you probably know.) Looking forward to hearing your story"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1703181020898656699)  2023-09-16T22:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@PicturesFoIder Presumably it is saying that a SINGLE layer brick wall will not stand up well on its own thus it needs extra bricks for support. The undulating contour provides its own lateral support and therefore multiple layers arent necessary"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1703220335510999244)  2023-09-17T01:32Z [----] followers, 10K engagements


"@DeenaGarzik yep this is really going to accelerate federal pressure here look for continued harassment from Dems and UAW. Seems to me it should be Telsa's legal choice and workers' choice whether to accept employment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1703452823122555094)  2023-09-17T16:56Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@cmkourtu @zachweinberg Debt isn't a problem until it is as Greece Portugal Italy and other nations found out. Now that interest rates are much higher every deficit will be much much more expensive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1703455614998065627)  2023-09-17T17:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Are we headed for major economic headwinds Fair warning: I've predicted [--] of the last [--] recessions. In other words I'm a macroeconomic Debbie Downer. My bias has been to overweight bad news. Even still here are [--] charts that give me pause going into 4Q and [----]. 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1703486095298830501)  2023-09-17T19:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"2) Inverted Yield Curve. Perhaps the most predictive measure of recession has been flashing red for more than a year. Note how when the 10/2 yield curve dips below zero recessions typically follow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1703486101292548272)  2023-09-17T19:08Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"4) Buffett's Favorite Measure. Are stocks overvalued Famed investor Warren Buffett favors the "S&P [---] to GDP" ratio. Here's a look at the last [--] years. Do stocks warrant this high a price tag"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1703486105042166088)  2023-09-17T19:08Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"5) Peak Fed Funds Rate. The Fed sends interest rates higher to combat inflation. This naturally makes borrowing more expensive for companies. In theory this should slow down growth; that hasn't quite shown up yet. But the laws of economic gravity say it will"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1703486106921312462)  2023-09-17T19:08Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"6) "Leading Economic Indicators" (LEI): A private organization called The Conference Board publishes their own aggregate index called the Leading Economic Index compiled of various metrics (blue line below). Here's the chart"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1703486108733169894)  2023-09-17T19:08Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"7) Credit Card Interest Rates: Don't count on the consumer to continue spending madly. Here's what's happening to credit card interest rates"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1703486110863909102)  2023-09-17T19:08Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The Seattle-Tacoma metro area has a car theft rate 256x greater than South Korea home of Kia and Hyundai. About [--] cars are stolen every day here on average. Maybe the manufacturers aren't the biggest problem"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1703832784199159985)  2023-09-18T18:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@NeoliberalSEA Man if car theft is so high here because of Kia and Hyundai just imagine what it must be like in South Korea home of both Kia and Hyundai Motors. oh wait"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1703834333751242773)  2023-09-18T18:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Wait the same financial manager who handled Joe Bidens finances during his time as VP has also been the financial manager for Hunters various shell corporations Hmm. Just noticed this stipulated by the White House"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1704253936293888261)  2023-09-19T21:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Thats it. Theres no other reason. Your cell coverage in a place that I need it is too weak and drops out often especially in bad weather. Marketers surveys need to be very very fast. Low friction. Let us do you a favor but dont ask us to commit [--] minutes to it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1704272866630648006)  2023-09-19T23:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Machine learning has gotten so good that you could ask your customers to write a single sentence explaining why they dropped service and the algorithm could parse and aggregate it into various sentiments. Much easier for the customer == much more complete and accurate surveying"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1704273686440874397)  2023-09-19T23:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@curmudgeon_x Singapore too fwiw. Crime rates are falling there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1704554851047456896)  2023-09-20T17:55Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I really know very little about Dave Portnoy but this video is much more about state of "journalism" today at places like the @washingtonpost. She clearly was prompting advertisers with pre-fed negatives. and Portnoy called her on it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1704587900896362819)  2023-09-20T20:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Total waste of money in [----]. It's endemic. It is going to continue to cycle again and again and attenuate. Spending half a billion dollars to manufacture and distribute COVID tests in 2023-2024 is crazy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1704595035654930456)  2023-09-20T20:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@n_wolferine @washingtonpost you know what endemic vs. pandemic mean right We're not going to test our way into eliminating the spread of this virus"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1704601389287280756)  2023-09-20T21:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Baltimore Public Schools issued a math proficiency exam to their high school students. In 40% of Baltimore's high schools (i.e. [--] of them) not a single student scored "proficient" in mathematics. Not a single student. In those [--] high schools [----] students took the test and [----] students or 74.5% scored a one out of four not even close to proficiency. https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/at-13-baltimore-city-high-schools-zero-students-tested-proficient-on-2023-state-math-exam#"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1704615696771207389)  2023-09-20T21:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@coffeemikeatkin @TridentTruee Still possible the Mariners hopes for a division title come down to @ItsPaulSewald"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1704630280395587686)  2023-09-20T22:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@FREETHE31 @n_wolferine @washingtonpost Math error. Its 2/3rds of a BILLION dollars (not trillion.) The UK doesnt do this. Nor does France. Nor do Sweden Norway Germany or other sensible countries"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1704646680921141663)  2023-09-21T00:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@RNCResearch There is a time for reducing inflation and that time is every day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/stevemur/status/1704660514197082142)  2023-09-21T00:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@thomashawk West Coast Progressivism: Hows It Going"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1704712252312653844)  2023-09-21T04:20Z [--] followers, [----] engagements

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