#  @ajlamesa Anthony LaMesa Anthony LaMesa posts on X about in the, health, united states, countries the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::277851432/interactions)  - [--] Week [---------] +659% - [--] Month [---------] +138% - [--] Months [----------] -2.90% - [--] Year [----------] +7.80% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::277851432/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] -60% - [--] Month [---] +27% - [--] Months [-----] +55% - [--] Year [-----] -36% ### Followers: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::277851432/followers)  - [--] Week [------] +0.09% - [--] Month [------] +0.64% - [--] Months [------] +3.20% - [--] Year [------] +7.90% ### CreatorRank: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::277851432/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) #6275 [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 11.27% [finance](/list/finance) 7.51% [stocks](/list/stocks) 5.16% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 4.69% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) #6404 [products](/list/products) 1.41% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 0.94% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) 0.47% **Social topic influence** [in the](/topic/in-the) 9.86%, [health](/topic/health) 7.51%, [united states](/topic/united-states) #1634, [countries](/topic/countries) #101, [joe](/topic/joe) #4003, [new york](/topic/new-york) #1180, [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump) 4.23%, [italy](/topic/italy) #2702, [france](/topic/france) 2.82%, [japan](/topic/japan) #1323 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@isleofpuffin](/creator/undefined) [@dessiespolitics](/creator/undefined) [@ofreacharound](/creator/undefined) [@michaeldomps](/creator/undefined) [@trogglodytes](/creator/undefined) [@aaronrenn](/creator/undefined) [@ijbailey](/creator/undefined) [@barbaraspe99266](/creator/undefined) [@petermoskos](/creator/undefined) [@alexanderrusso](/creator/undefined) [@humantransit](/creator/undefined) [@mpaarlberg](/creator/undefined) [@aschleighj](/creator/undefined) [@bman21212](/creator/undefined) [@monicalmarks](/creator/undefined) [@mangrove_t](/creator/undefined) [@lex_nyc](/creator/undefined) [@emre_mayo](/creator/undefined) [@notta_walrys](/creator/undefined) [@white_shadow81](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [DoorDash Inc. (DASH)](/topic/doordash) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "@darkacademician I don't know if it's been said or not but Democrats have to stop the coronations. That's my point" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2012727908716941747) 2026-01-18T03:25Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "Per longtime Dem strategist Doug Sosnik and Morning Consult consumer sentiment never recovered from Covid for ppl making 50k. This explains a lot. Bidenomics was perhaps the worst political messaging Ive ever seen. Per longtime Dem strategist Doug Sosnik and Morning Consult consumer sentiment never recovered from Covid for ppl making 50k. It has rebounded for ppl making 100k https://t.co/jGlR1GZjxb Per longtime Dem strategist Doug Sosnik and Morning Consult consumer sentiment never recovered from Covid for ppl making 50k. It has rebounded for ppl making 100k https://t.co/jGlR1GZjxb" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2016183935768604753) 2026-01-27T16:18Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "It's remarkable to watch the Democratic establishment essentially embrace @deanbphillips' outstanding primary campaign that truly *met the moment.* From @amprog in recent months: 1) Firm-but-fair immigration enforcement and asylum reform. 2) More and better policing and attention to crime. 3) Cost-of-living crisis and housing affordability. The Biden and Harris campaigns didn't talk about [--] and [--] and did a poor job with [--] -- Phillips however laser focused on these issues. As I said at the time it wasn't just that Phillips was stating the truth about Biden's capacity but also that he had a" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2016877773671772582) 2026-01-29T14:15Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "Democrats must urgently coalesce behind a plan for true universal health care. It can be single-payer hybrid managed-competition or something else but there must be a real plan for universal coverage delivering affordable access to care for everyone" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2016974025579208963) 2026-01-29T20:37Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "A strong Democratic nominee will be just as comfortable on Fox News as MS NOW. Looking forward to going back on Fox News tomorrow morning at 10am ET. Hope youll tune in Looking forward to going back on Fox News tomorrow morning at 10am ET. Hope youll tune in" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2017326326286369037) 2026-01-30T19:57Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "Do some people not realize that businesses dramatically inflate their menu prices on DoorDash and UberEats Like 50% higher Sometimes more. And this is before the fees and tipping" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2017639485501006268) 2026-01-31T16:41Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "In [----] Starbucks decided that anyone could use their seating and bathrooms without buying anything. When that policy led to disorder and unpleasant conditions during Covid they removed seating. Meanwhile the food is gas-station quality. There's no reason to visit anymore" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2017678696732127730) 2026-01-31T19:17Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "I love California but the [----] Democratic nominee would clearly be better off having stronger ties to South Bend than to San Francisco or Los Angeles. South Bend continues to shape me in so many ways. It's always great to be back to see how far the city - and its people - have come. https://t.co/h6DXqatNRc South Bend continues to shape me in so many ways. It's always great to be back to see how far the city - and its people - have come. https://t.co/h6DXqatNRc" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2017994158972006503) 2026-02-01T16:11Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "A lot of people in Washington DC dont understand what it means to live in a society" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2017999731314544916) 2026-02-01T16:33Z 19.9K followers, 70K engagements "For two major reasons: -New fast-fashion and consumer-goods stores (that are less common in the United States) -Rising retail theft and antisocial behavior" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2018026272543097172) 2026-02-01T18:18Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "A couple weeks ago I went to a major mall that I'd comfortably describe as upmarket based on the department stores and presence of an Apple store. The main entrance of the Zara store was closed presumably to deter retail theft. And there were cops and private security all over the place. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018026273721680308 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018026273721680308" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2018026273721680308) 2026-02-01T18:18Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "This behavior is socially destructive. If you've spent hours clearing a sidewalk only for someone to pile blocks of ice on your open path you won't do it again after the next storm. https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2017999731314544916s=20 A lot of people in Washington DC dont understand what it means to live in a society. https://t.co/FfkMByQNCK https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2017999731314544916s=20 A lot of people in Washington DC dont understand what it means to live in a society. https://t.co/FfkMByQNCK" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2018068640537432175) 2026-02-01T21:07Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "The pandemic response really did a lot of psychological damage to people. If youre traveling to a Latin American megacity a coronavirus is probably the least of your public health worries. I hope over time that this individual and so many others can heal and feel less fear" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2018498436237001086) 2026-02-03T01:35Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "The U.S. social contract is horrifying to the rest of the world -- including Greenlanders. "A new poll shows 76% of Greenlanders say they wouldnt benefit from becoming part of the U.S. noting their concerns about exchanging the Danish welfare system for American healthcare elder care and education." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018743510074023955 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018743510074023955" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2018743510074023955) 2026-02-03T17:48Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "Regarding the DoorDash discourse one problem in the United States is that our grocery stores have really shitty prepared foods compared to ones in Europe and East Asia. You can go to a Publix or Kroger and get some nasty fried chicken or a sub on yoga-mat bread. But if you walk into a chain supermarket in Italy France or Japan you can acquire restaurant-quality prepared foods for a fair price. The absence of this option in the U.S. nudges tired people toward delivery. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018752847827947754 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018752847827947754" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2018752847827947754) 2026-02-03T18:26Z 19.9K followers, 56.2K engagements "Normie Latinos are really not into identity politics. This is hard for many Democratic political operatives to understand" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2018792026683367488) 2026-02-03T21:01Z 19.9K followers, 118.4K engagements "Because Chipotle is horrible now. And bizarrely Starbucks decided to hire the CEO who drove Chipotle into the ditch to fix their own troubled business" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2018855208017944662) 2026-02-04T01:12Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "The standardized deductible for statutory insurance plans in the Dutch managed-competition system is less than 500/year. Deductibles for both ACA and employer-sponsored plans are unsustainable -- Democrats must coalesce behind a plan for achieving universal health care" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019114762697589129) 2026-02-04T18:24Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Swedes can drive their cars through Denmark Germany and Austria to their vacation villas in Italy. Italians can drive through France Belgium the Netherlands Germany Denmark and Sweden to their cabins in Norway. @PeterMoskos Why is this bad policy Most places in the US dont have translated road signs. I dont think implicitly requiring a minimum level of English proficiency to drive is a crazy ask. @PeterMoskos Why is this bad policy Most places in the US dont have translated road signs. I dont think implicitly requiring a minimum level of English proficiency to drive is a crazy ask" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019155411341861353) 2026-02-04T21:05Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "He said he would go after criminals and we dont consider ourselves criminals Maria Elena said of the president adding We consider ourselves working people. It turns out for him were all criminals. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/02/04/us/self-deport-immigration-california.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/02/04/us/self-deport-immigration-california.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019393882073583698) 2026-02-05T12:53Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "This is a perfect example of why Gavin Newsom would be a horrible nominee. The California high-speed rail project was supposed to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco in under [--] hours. Now he's beating his chest over (maybe) laying some tracks in the Central Valley and declaring the job "finished." This is like promising someone universal health care and then inviting them to buy a $10000 deductible Obamacare plan. He personally embodies all the worst criticisms of Democrats. Were past the hardest part and were finishing the job. What an insane thing to say. There is no money for building" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019408242175054135) 2026-02-05T13:50Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "Okay. Welcome to Headquarters the new Gen-Z led progressive content hub. https://t.co/7EQyz3DFpd Welcome to Headquarters the new Gen-Z led progressive content hub. https://t.co/7EQyz3DFpd" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019410629094961169) 2026-02-05T13:59Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "The reason Bernie Sanders was extremely popular was that he actually stood for concrete transformative policies that would enhance freedom and opportunity for Americans -- like Medicare for All. People are tired of the vapid politics-without-policy that "Headquarters" seems like it will embody. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019412228617720268 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019412228617720268" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019412228617720268) 2026-02-05T14:06Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Universal health care Affordable housing Free child care" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019426468045156844) 2026-02-05T15:02Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Young Americans want universal health care and affordable housing ideas not 🖕emoji. https://t.co/lGp2JWkdJO https://t.co/lGp2JWkdJO" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019470627925610967) 2026-02-05T17:58Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "What are three public policies that Kamala Harris is especially passionate about I cant think of any" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019545008907694459) 2026-02-05T22:53Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "Design proposals for Dulles overhaul include "Donald J. Trump Terminal" https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/23/dulles-airport-renderings-trump-terminal-renovation-people-movers https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/23/dulles-airport-renderings-trump-terminal-renovation-people-movers" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019553381132407210) 2026-02-05T23:27Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements ""Despite abundant renewable energy potential Afghanistan Chad Haiti and North Korea all have more installed renewable capacity than Cuba according to consultancy Rystad Energy." https://www.ft.com/content/5b4f0c9f-83b5-45ed-afe0-5e2dda75dcc4 https://www.ft.com/content/5b4f0c9f-83b5-45ed-afe0-5e2dda75dcc4" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019561939995881691) 2026-02-06T00:01Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Donald Trump gave a shout-out to an Airbnb co-founder during his TrumpRx announcement" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019577223439843551) 2026-02-06T01:01Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "This is Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia who remains on Airbnb's board of directors" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019579630391554331) 2026-02-06T01:11Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "A lot of Americans are going to be pretty pissed when they discover "TrumpRx" is just a website linking you to pharmacy coupons or confusing manufacturer programs -- with the drugs still costing cash patients hundreds of dollars. LMAO https://t.co/UjoquaaeBP LMAO https://t.co/UjoquaaeBP" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019580468258058661) 2026-02-06T01:14Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements ""The launch will allow people to buy medications directly through the new government portal with discounts the White House has negotiated with the drug manufacturers." NOPE. The reporting about this website has been extremely bad. Remember that TrumpRx is only for people who pay cash for drugs not the vast majority of people who are insured and use their insurance to fill prescriptions. As a result it's unlikely to have much effect on drug costs generally. @MarcACaputo @axios Remember that TrumpRx is only for people who pay cash for drugs not the vast majority of people who are insured and" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019584148919418907) 2026-02-06T01:29Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Mark Carney is right -- EVs are the future. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/world/canada/carney-canada-electric-vehicles-trump-trade.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/world/canada/carney-canada-electric-vehicles-trump-trade.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019603238425690253) 2026-02-06T02:45Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "With the Super Bowl coming up I can't help but think back to the Biden campaign arguing that him skipping the traditional interview (for the second time in a row) was "a strategic decision to give Americans a break from the politics of the [----] campaign."" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019795833886048699) 2026-02-06T15:30Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "This account isnt really elevating the discourse with middle-finger emoji. How about some thoughtful posts with ideas for universal health care and affordable housing counting up until you guys go back to caring about actual things that matter counting up until you guys go back to caring about actual things that matter" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019806927354761516) 2026-02-06T16:14Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "The United States treats Puerto Rico like crap (compared to how Denmark treats Greenland or France its Caribbean territories) so it's unsurprising that there's considerable support for independence -- or even some kind of alignment with Spain and the EU. https://www.vox.com/politics/478063/bad-bunny-super-bowl-puerto-rico-independence https://www.vox.com/politics/478063/bad-bunny-super-bowl-puerto-rico-independence" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019815478613733707) 2026-02-06T16:48Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Disgraceful language from Karoline Leavitt about the racist video on Trump's social media feed. I suspect she'll regret having defended this when she's older" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019821845793652942) 2026-02-06T17:13Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements ""There is not a racist bone in President Trumps body." New: @Cjpearson tells me the apes clip was obviously posted in error. There is not a racist bone in President Trumps body and an accidentally posted video clip does not diminish the fact that this President has done more for the black community than any other President in New: @Cjpearson tells me the apes clip was obviously posted in error. There is not a racist bone in President Trumps body and an accidentally posted video clip does not diminish the fact that this President has done more for the black community than any other President in" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019822272153108746) 2026-02-06T17:15Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "It doesnt excuse the president or the staffer who posted it at all The White House (and DHS) constantly posts white supremacist racist and xenophobic garbage. They do not deserve the benefit of the doubt. Someone whose job is posting doesnt know how to clip a video Given what we regularly see from these people its extremely hard to believe this wasnt intentional. I think this is probably true. But it also does not excuse the President of the United States from posting it. I think this is probably true. But it also does not excuse the President of the United States from posting it" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019832796794020102) 2026-02-06T17:57Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements ""Sergio Mattarella will arrive by tram tonight for the Milano Cortina opening ceremony at San Siro. Like any other citizen." https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2026/02/06/news/mattarella_tram_valentino_rossi_sorpresa_olimpiadi_milano_cortina-425143715/ https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2026/02/06/news/mattarella_tram_valentino_rossi_sorpresa_olimpiadi_milano_cortina-425143715/" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019842604180079075) 2026-02-06T18:36Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Some sort of national ID system (virtual and physical) and population registry would help us to address a bunch of issues -- including trust in elections social welfare provision housing development and e-government services. This would not be "fascism" or "authoritarianism." Apart from questions of voter ID it is sort of insane that theres no standard ID that everyone has that proves theyre citizens Apart from questions of voter ID it is sort of insane that theres no standard ID that everyone has that proves theyre citizens" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019848591171547647) 2026-02-06T19:00Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "I guess it's asking too much for @JoeBiden's office to post a tweet criticizing the racist video and expressing solidarity with the Obamas" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019849201744531851) 2026-02-06T19:02Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "@central01000011 @dmtrubman There are over [---] of these on the streets of Paris (they also have an outdoor urinal not shown in the video). Then there are bunch of brick-and-mortar free restrooms on top of these units. https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/1887641392245026829s=20 There are hundreds of these free self-cleaning toilets now in their second generation across Paris. https://t.co/WfieRHiGWz https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/1887641392245026829s=20 There are hundreds of these free self-cleaning toilets now in their second generation across Paris. https://t.co/WfieRHiGWz" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019871217369727010) 2026-02-06T20:30Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements "The Europeans handled Covid relief much better than we did by just replacing wages at closed businesses much less vulnerable to fraud" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019877407331897668) 2026-02-06T20:54Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Though of course the original sin was unnecessarily shutting down the economy in spring [----] (when Swedish methods would have been sufficient) and this was something Donald Trump enthusiastically supported and later bragged about having done. On September [--] [----] Donald Trump said that we had to shut down the United States economy in March [----] and he actually criticized Joe Biden for supposedly opposing the lockdown. https://t.co/VdhGjTQowG On September [--] [----] Donald Trump said that we had to shut down the United States economy in March [----] and he actually criticized Joe Biden for" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019877409378746854) 2026-02-06T20:54Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Apparently there was just a shooting near Union Station. It's highly problematic how Donald Trump incessantly lies that he's eliminated all violent crime in DC. Combatting crime is challenging in a complicated city with too many guns and a lot of unmet social needs. BREAKING: we had just gotten off the air for an unrelated report when I heard three gunshots outside of Union Station. A crowd (seemingly teens.) scattered. The shooter ran off and I saw at least one person detained after struggling and trying to get away from police @DCNewsNow https://t.co/FjLToc9CaX BREAKING: we had just gotten" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019897732484178152) 2026-02-06T22:15Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "Donald Trump is such an ass. The DC metro area is full of hardworking Salvadorans tightly integrated into our economy culture and society" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019902143658967072) 2026-02-06T22:32Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "@2FloridaMermaid @Lovenature0922 Obama was very popular in Europe" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019913703324315908) 2026-02-06T23:18Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements ""A short list of individuals are believed to have access to the presidents Truth Social account including White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino and one of the presidents most devoted aides Natalie Harp." Well I'm sure more than a few people in the White House know exactly who posted the video https://t.co/UeCV1bgavv https://t.co/U5Lab1MpwW Well I'm sure more than a few people in the White House know exactly who posted the video https://t.co/UeCV1bgavv https://t.co/U5Lab1MpwW" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019917860718461292) 2026-02-06T23:35Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Theyre trapped in this little confinement cell a dark cell with no sunlight with multiple people said Shaan Chatterjee an attorney at New England Immigration Law. Theyre basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation. https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/07/ice-detainees-from-maine-being-held-under-inhumane-conditions-at-mass-facility-attorneys-say/ https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/07/ice-detainees-from-maine-being-held-under-inhumane-conditions-at-mass-facility-attorneys-say/" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020129482854506552) 2026-02-07T13:36Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Fascinating story about the impact of the Greenland crisis on the Faroe Islands. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/world/europe/trumps-greenland-threats-spill-into-another-danish-territory.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/world/europe/trumps-greenland-threats-spill-into-another-danish-territory.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020141554640257347) 2026-02-07T14:24Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "@NickKristof Democrats need a strong education message for [----] and [----]. Too many of our schools are failing children (especially after the indefensible and intolerable pandemic school closures) and the party barely touched the issue in 2024" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020165241502380216) 2026-02-07T15:58Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "It's tremendously unfair to blame Mamdani (or the MTA) for the heartbreaking and unsettling situation in this video. As a society we must stop forcing transit systems to absorb our broader social policy failures -- and figure out how to guarantee a basic level of welfare and well-being (a social protection floor) for all Americans. Bronx: East 174th Street & Jerome Avenue a homeless man set a foam takeout tray on fire inside an @MTA [--] train at the Jerome Avenue subway station around 11:45 p.m. Flames on the @NYCTSubway floor while riders sat nearby forced to inhale whatever contaminated junk" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020168991541436652) 2026-02-07T16:13Z 19.9K followers, 10.7K engagements "Im not a fan of AOC using stolen election rhetoric to talk about gerrymandering which is done by both sides. Problematic institutional and constitutional features of our politics are not the same thing as stealing elections. So now this account is now promulgating stolen election rhetoric So now this account is now promulgating stolen election rhetoric" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020176798932201543) 2026-02-07T16:44Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "Should an "eBay Seller" have qualified for a PPP "loan"" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020180887158288565) 2026-02-07T17:00Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Trump and Mamdani find unlikely common ground on New York City zoning https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/07/trump-mandani-meeting-new-york-zoning-00767521 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/07/trump-mandani-meeting-new-york-zoning-00767521" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020204181186085009) 2026-02-07T18:33Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "I want to return to this piece with a few more thoughts. This is a story about a Mexican couple that migrated irregularly to the United States as young people gave birth to U.S. citizen children (who produced grandchildren) and then decided to self-deport to Mexico for retirement sooner rather than later due to Donald Trump's hostile environment. In order to work the husband stole the identity of a Honduran man who had a work permit -- intolerable criminal behavior (for sure). I've proposed two major policy interventions to help address our large undocumented population: 1) regularizing the" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020214591569989963) 2026-02-07T19:14Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements ""Trump became animated as Mamdani described how the system slows housing construction telling the mayor he had wanted it overhauled for years according to a person with direct knowledge of the meeting." Trump and Mamdani find unlikely common ground on New York City zoning https://t.co/xv9npaKoF1 Trump and Mamdani find unlikely common ground on New York City zoning https://t.co/xv9npaKoF1" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020215350931931548) 2026-02-07T19:17Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Arkansas New Jersey Connecticut and Massachusetts prohibit remote learning todays from counting toward instructional requirements. What do we know about remote learning snow days https://t.co/1tWD4T33e6 h/t @alexanderrusso https://t.co/IRLMsKOpAK What do we know about remote learning snow days https://t.co/1tWD4T33e6 h/t @alexanderrusso https://t.co/IRLMsKOpAK" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020226674244350075) 2026-02-07T20:02Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "💯 Border cities are some of the safest places in America. El Paso where youd go to get authentic street tacos is one of the safest cities in America though. El Paso where youd go to get authentic street tacos is one of the safest cities in America though" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020233634792288452) 2026-02-07T20:30Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "There's a viral tweet going around the website about parents taking their babies to bars. In Italy and Spain parents will head to cafes and bars at [--] PM and relax on terraces with their sleeping babies in strollers. In Scandinavia many parents go to coffee shops cafes or restaurants during the day and leave their strollers outside on the sidewalk so their babies can nap in the cold. Both of these practices are very nice and enhance the freedom of parents (who would otherwise have to pay babysitters or spend less time in the community with friends) but they're not going to work in places with" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020243090418659522) 2026-02-07T21:07Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "Try and be serious. This needs to be investigated. This needs to be investigated" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020251407761203411) 2026-02-07T21:40Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements ""OpenAI told the White House in October that its planned data centers in coming years would require roughly [--] percent of the existing workforce of skilled tradespeople such as specialized electricians and mechanics." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/07/ai-spending-economy-shortages/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/07/ai-spending-economy-shortages/" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020263324345327694) 2026-02-07T22:28Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Pretty crazy that this could be the future of public transit in the fabulously wealthy city with some of the world's most valuable tech companies. "Buried deep in the contingency plan to slash costs at BART is an all-out nuclear scenario called "Phase 3": Shut the rail system down altogether." BARTs cost-cutting plan risks a death spiral that could end all train service https://t.co/hA5LcfbGQF BARTs cost-cutting plan risks a death spiral that could end all train service https://t.co/hA5LcfbGQF" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020315240999588326) 2026-02-08T01:54Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "Is San Francisco going to live in the Metaverse Residents will ditch all their friends for chatbots Elon's robots will clean the toilets at OpenAI" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020315442422632461) 2026-02-08T01:55Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Let's be clear about what kicked off BART's death spiral: the insane Covid lockdowns of spring [----]. San Francisco hospitals weren't under pressure but the entire city was shut down. Where might California be right now if Swedish methods had been adopted instead of Chinese ones Is Stockholm contemplating an end to all of its metro service BARTs cost-cutting plan risks a death spiral that could end all train service https://t.co/hA5LcfbGQF BARTs cost-cutting plan risks a death spiral that could end all train service https://t.co/hA5LcfbGQF" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020316606316900516) 2026-02-08T01:59Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "@CoreyWriting France yes but Sweden's center-left (the Social Democrats) is on track to retake power" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020325329881952699) 2026-02-08T02:34Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements ""While Rodrguez formerly Maduros deputy has pledged loyalty to him she has also brought about an abrupt shift from abrasive populism to a more technocratic style. Her television appearances tend to be brief and focused." https://www.ft.com/content/8dac7142-e170-4228-8159-2ba1842a2ec8 https://www.ft.com/content/8dac7142-e170-4228-8159-2ba1842a2ec8" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020487577141158356) 2026-02-08T13:19Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Super Bowl Visitors Find San Francisco Better Than Its Apocalyptic Image https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/us/san-francisco-super-bowl.htmlsmid=tw-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/us/san-francisco-super-bowl.htmlsmid=tw-share" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020488884258287734) 2026-02-08T13:24Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "I heard Hakeem Jeffries talking about voter ID and it was a mess. About 70% of Democrats 80% of independents and nearly all Republicans support it but Jeffries pivoted to rhetoric about stealing elections when asked about the policy. Sometimes Democrats have to engage in good faith on right-coded policies and just offer ideas of their own for fine-tuning and implementation. Voter ID works fine in the states where it exists and most Americans want it. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020504078816530616 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020504078816530616" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020504078816530616) 2026-02-08T14:24Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "One of the biggest quality of life problems we have in American cities" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020524304014671890) 2026-02-08T15:45Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "This is one thing I genuinely dont understand about New York. I have never seen tracks full of trash in major cities outside the United States including in complicated countries with more poverty inequality and informality. And no their metro systems dont have platform-edge doors people just dont throw stuff on the tracks. What do you think motivates people to engage in this kind of littering Anger Contempt for society or the MTA The people who use the station regularly have to care enough to demand action. https://t.co/BUv8fujyuL The people who use the station regularly have to care enough" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020527839263518865) 2026-02-08T15:59Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "CDMX metro stations have significantly more formal and informal vendors than the NYC subway but the stations and tracks are basically spotless maybe you can find a single wrapper on the ground once or twice a week if you look *realllllllllly hard.* #MetroAlMomento: A esta hora contina afluencia de moderada a alta en las Lneas [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] A y B. Los trenes mantienen su marcha constante en ambas direcciones y se realiza el envo de unidades vacas a estaciones de mayor demanda. Consulta nuestras actualizaciones https://t.co/KlHjtOgsbO #MetroAlMomento: A esta hora contina afluencia de moderada a" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020529636988358733) 2026-02-08T16:06Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Personally I think this is a cultural problem that New York and some other U.S. cities (MARTA also has a lot of trash on the tracks) have to fix. There are trash cans in our metro systems (unlike in Japan) and you cant police every platform all the time. Maybe influencers could make clear that its lame and pathetic to litter. Thoughts https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020531601738719262 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020531601738719262" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020531601738719262) 2026-02-08T16:14Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "@humantransit @_artml_ Yes" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020547134446072129) 2026-02-08T17:15Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements "@alexanderrusso Which newspaper do you think did best with Covid reporting" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020547430744256553) 2026-02-08T17:17Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements "This is a tough thread but worth reading. To be clear its fine that Kamala Harris enjoys luxury and interacting with the rich and famous in Los Angeles but given the institutional constraints of the Electoral College she may not be the strongest Democratic nominee. Prior to any impression that Harris was centrist or lib is the strong impression that she would much rather be browsing canaps at a fundraiser in Westwood or Sausalito than mixing with ordinary Americans and that she has no convictions at all beyond career advancement Prior to any impression that Harris was centrist or lib is the" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020550521438830617) 2026-02-08T17:29Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "The social and economic environments in which Kamala Harris routinely operates are far removed from the experience of the average American. Compare how Kamala Harris might spend a Sunday morning in Los Angeles with how Pete Buttigieg might spend one in Traverse City Michigan. I mean come on. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020552037969346872 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020552037969346872" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020552037969346872) 2026-02-08T17:35Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Uber has really made people lazy travelers. Spending [--] seconds figuring out a bus schedule and another couple seconds buying a ticket is a lot better than setting $20 on fire" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020556342721728965) 2026-02-08T17:52Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "Americans tend to associate many small or family-owned firms in Italy and Japan with backwardness and inefficiency but as AI and automation increasingly reduce the availability of corporate jobs it will be more important that we learn to value small businesses and pursuits where the lines between "passion project" and "entrepreneurship" blur" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020564639747313698) 2026-02-08T18:25Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "As a society we have to value someone who creates a tiny Packers-themed bar open for five hours a night in Austin as much as we value a Microsoft executive" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020565767285039364) 2026-02-08T18:29Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Every movie is woke trash Every Why do you and Stephen hate America so much Every movie is woke trash because Hollywood still doesnt understand the American people. The stark contrast between what Americans want vs what Hollywood thinks couldnt be more vast. Every movie is woke trash because Hollywood still doesnt understand the American people. The stark contrast between what Americans want vs what Hollywood thinks couldnt be more vast" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020582289445458177) 2026-02-08T19:35Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "@MPaarlberg To what extent will the Trump deal just be a tweaked version of the Obama one" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020585535866339468) 2026-02-08T19:48Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements "It's an extremely disturbing slippery slope. Who's next Nicaragua If this form of collective punishment works we will see this administration use it more against other states it doesnt like. If this form of collective punishment works we will see this administration use it more against other states it doesnt like" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020871687231652014) 2026-02-09T14:45Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "An Irishman married to an American woman 👇 He was then flown to the Ice facility in El Paso Texas where he has said he has been locked in the same large cold and damp room for [--] months with more than [--] men with little to do but lie on a bed all day. He said he has been allowed outside for air and exercise fewer than a dozen times in nearly five months. https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/02/09/irish-man-detained-by-ice-appeals-to-taoiseach-to-raise-case-with-trump-amid-torture/" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020939350884712886) 2026-02-09T19:14Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "It says a lot about Joe Biden's character and integrity that he failed to condemn the racist video Donald Trump posted" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020945416607629615) 2026-02-09T19:38Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Nobody's perfect but this criticism of Pete Buttigieg strikes me as intensely unfair. https://www.axios.com/2026/02/08/buttigieg-weakness-dot-2028 https://www.axios.com/2026/02/08/buttigieg-weakness-dot-2028" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020955880922210546) 2026-02-09T20:20Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "In addition to the Biden White Houses problematic micromanagement of cabinet departments which slowed progress on multiple fronts Buttigieg was operating within a complicated federal system and one of the worlds most litigious societies" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020955882679566428) 2026-02-09T20:20Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "@daveweigel What does Harris actually believe Maybe one day we'll find out" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020967064975048863) 2026-02-09T21:04Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements ""Last week the Irish government said the number of Irish citizens seeking consular assistance about deportation from the US jumped from [--] in [----] to [--] last year." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/irish-man-seamus-culleton-ice-detention https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/irish-man-seamus-culleton-ice-detention" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020970031295938704) 2026-02-09T21:16Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "As I've said before Americans -- who routinely overstay their allowed periods in Europe Mexico and Southeast Asia (often while engaged in illegal work) -- are extremely lucky that other countries treat foreigners with more grace respect and forgiveness than our own. "Last week the Irish government said the number of Irish citizens seeking consular assistance about deportation from the US jumped from [--] in [----] to [--] last year." https://t.co/WL92akDwTQ "Last week the Irish government said the number of Irish citizens seeking consular assistance about deportation from the US jumped from [--] in" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020974008297193594) 2026-02-09T21:32Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "@david_amrine Here's one example of many https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/nyregion/ny-prison-deaths-beatings-brooks-nantwi.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/nyregion/ny-prison-deaths-beatings-brooks-nantwi.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020974574364762175) 2026-02-09T21:34Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Oz Offers Forceful Call for Vaccination as Measles Becomes More Dire https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/well/dr-mehmet-oz-measles-vaccine.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/well/dr-mehmet-oz-measles-vaccine.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020989777596542996) 2026-02-09T22:34Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Lunatic. Trump: Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them https://t.co/A9zkEvfBu3 Trump: Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them https://t.co/A9zkEvfBu3" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021007850626220358) 2026-02-09T23:46Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "To be clear Donald Trump is upset about a beautiful new bridge that is being paid for entirely by Canadian taxpayers. "The $6.4 billion cost of the Gordie Howe bridge has been entirely funded by Canada's federal government." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/trump-gordie-howe-bridge-9.7081924 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/trump-gordie-howe-bridge-9.7081924" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021013880164765713) 2026-02-10T00:10Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements ""$22B spent on hold with health insurance" 👀 2/ The numbers are staggering: 💸 $90B in junk fees 📞 $25B lost to phone scams $22B spent on hold with health insurance 🤖 $8B wasted on robocalls 🏥 $19B waiting for medical services 2/ The numbers are staggering: 💸 $90B in junk fees 📞 $25B lost to phone scams $22B spent on hold with health insurance 🤖 $8B wasted on robocalls 🏥 $19B waiting for medical services" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021021023982977267) 2026-02-10T00:38Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Oz Offers Forceful Call for Vaccination as Measles Becomes More Dire The comments by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services director come as South Carolina grapples with a large measles outbreak. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/well/dr-mehmet-oz-measles-vaccine.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/well/dr-mehmet-oz-measles-vaccine.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021044751714406490) 2026-02-10T02:13Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Siemens and Stadler consortium to deliverfully automated trains for S-BaneCopenhagen "The fleetcreates the worlds largest open railway system with automated train operation(ATO) with the consortium volume valued in the region of three billion euros." https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-and-stadler-consortium-deliver-fully-automated-trains-s-bane-copenhagen https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-and-stadler-consortium-deliver-fully-automated-trains-s-bane-copenhagen" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021053362788016260) 2026-02-10T02:47Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements ""With the transition to fully automated train operations DSB aims to significantlyenhance service frequency of the Copenhagen S-bahn. During peak hours trainswill run with a maximum interval of seven and a half minutes on each line and aslittle as one and a half minutes between trains in central Copenhagen." Siemens and Stadler consortium to deliverfully automated trains for S-BaneCopenhagen "The fleetcreates the worlds largest open railway system with automated train operation(ATO) with the consortium volume valued in the region of three billion euros." Siemens and Stadler consortium to" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021053622423805980) 2026-02-10T02:48Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "MAGA influencers (and JD Vance) see the EU as some kind of soft touch on irregular immigration but that was the Brussels of the 2010s. Now the bloc is just as restrictive as the Trump administration in many respects and the open borders are purely for EU citizens. Many Americans need to update their priors on the EU and third-country immigration. Exclusive: EU Commission balks at Snchezs regularisation of undocumented migrants https://t.co/gWkgMaFghX Exclusive: EU Commission balks at Snchezs regularisation of undocumented migrants https://t.co/gWkgMaFghX" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021226409721524465) 2026-02-10T14:15Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "To be clear this is just me being descriptive not normative. Some of the EU measures are very harsh and have led to widespread human rights abuses in North Africa especially Libya" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021227840713232566) 2026-02-10T14:20Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "To be clear I think many people should enjoy free or low-cost transit (e.g students elderly unemployed) but they should have to acquire a card and tap it for rides. @ajlamesa Well said. Weve been berated by free transit activists for years but now we have indisputable data to counter them. @ajlamesa Well said. Weve been berated by free transit activists for years but now we have indisputable data to counter them" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021275018148086019) 2026-02-10T17:28Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Why not install convection ovens and at least produce Starbucks-quality food (a low bar) for Amtrak customers I see the microwaved in its own plastic packaging Angus cheeseburger on the menu and honestly we need @RFKJr_Official to get @Amtrak to pull that off the menu so we dont all die of microplastics. I see the microwaved in its own plastic packaging Angus cheeseburger on the menu and honestly we need @RFKJr_Official to get @Amtrak to pull that off the menu so we dont all die of microplastics" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021305935981908298) 2026-02-10T19:31Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "It is very unjust Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum who has been under pressure at home to help Cuba said on Monday. You cannot strangle a people like this. They dont have fuel for hospitals for schools. New with @DeborahAcosta: Daily life in Cuba is grinding to a halt under a U.S. campaign to block the islands oil imports drawing international criticism that the Trump administration is pushing the island toward a humanitarian crisis. https://t.co/9LqdN4mDcL New with @DeborahAcosta: Daily life in Cuba is grinding to a halt under a U.S. campaign to block the islands oil imports drawing" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021323450065850836) 2026-02-10T20:40Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "We are here in the shadow of the great monument to Simn Bolvar the great liberator of Latin America. And now we have a new great liberator Donald Trump Ruddy told his channels correspondent as he stood in Caracass historic Plaza Bolvar. 🫠🙃 The Newsmax interview with de facto head of Venezuelas National Assembly Jorge Rodriguez and brother to de facto president Delcy is tragicomic but revealing I tell the @guardian. Keeping the oil flowing is their only way to remain in power. https://t.co/5CuvwLHcIq The Newsmax interview with de facto head of Venezuelas National Assembly Jorge Rodriguez and" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021341063961866525) 2026-02-10T21:50Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "In Paris they raised ticket prices during the Olympics. The MTA is desperate for revenue why allow affluent visitors to ride for free And free buses would lead some people to swap the subway for the bus or take unnecessary rides generating insane crowding. Bad idea. New: Mayor Mamdani is pushing for a free bus pilot program to be conducted during this years FIFA World Cup. The mayors pitch to the governor is to run all city buses for free across NYC for the 5-week soccer tournament in June and July. https://t.co/8yWdsIEvZg New: Mayor Mamdani is pushing for a free bus pilot program to be" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021345508930044118) 2026-02-10T22:08Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "American Optimism Slumps to Record Low https://news.gallup.com/poll/702125/american-optimism-slumps-record-low.aspxutm_source=twitterbutton&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=sharing https://news.gallup.com/poll/702125/american-optimism-slumps-record-low.aspxutm_source=twitterbutton&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=sharing" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021360261341573376) 2026-02-10T23:06Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements ""A Detroit billionaire met with Howard Lutnick the commerce secretary hours before President Trump said he would block the opening of a new bridge connecting Detroit to Canada officials said." 🙄 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/world/canada/bridge-owner-trump-lutnick.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.LFA.weFr.Lyw3EMS1YU0Y&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/world/canada/bridge-owner-trump-lutnick.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.LFA.weFr.Lyw3EMS1YU0Y&smid=url-share" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021363670048198713) 2026-02-10T23:20Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Ireland pushing to free citizen held by ICE in Texas Irish PM Michel Martin is wary of provoking the U.S. administration but behind-the-scenes efforts to free Seamus Culleton from ICE custody have proven fruitless an Irish official tells POLITICO. https://www.politico.eu/article/ireland-pushing-to-free-citizen-held-by-ice/ https://www.politico.eu/article/ireland-pushing-to-free-citizen-held-by-ice/" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021368863833882797) 2026-02-10T23:41Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "European Union member states -- and Brussels itself -- really should be more forceful about getting their citizens out of ICE detention facilities. The Italians got two individuals out of "Alligator Alcatraz" last year. Ireland pushing to free citizen held by ICE in Texas Irish PM Michel Martin is wary of provoking the U.S. administration but behind-the-scenes efforts to free Seamus Culleton from ICE custody have proven fruitless an Irish official tells POLITICO. https://t.co/u5sOJvMfgD Ireland pushing to free citizen held by ICE in Texas Irish PM Michel Martin is wary of provoking the U.S." [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021384089593434133) 2026-02-11T00:41Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "@trogglodytes tourists don't come to Santa Monica now" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021420458315497878) 2026-02-11T03:06Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "@trogglodytes do they still go to Venice Beach" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021421000735560038) 2026-02-11T03:08Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements "Democrats are having a debate about going after Joe Biden's presidency but honestly some criticism of Kamala Harris' approach would probably also be valuable" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021623550009057615) 2026-02-11T16:33Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "When we told them the president is too old they told us No hes not; look how strong he is David Hogg told me" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021624648954192202) 2026-02-11T16:37Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "The list includes Bangladesh Colombia Egypt Kosovo India Morocco and Tunisia as well asEU candidate countries such as the Western Balkans nations Ukraine Moldova and Georgia. The European Parliament has given the green light to the first list of safe countries of origin whose citizens will no longer be able to seek asylum in the EU. https://t.co/s5QoS47V0Z The European Parliament has given the green light to the first list of safe countries of origin whose citizens will no longer be able to seek asylum in the EU. https://t.co/s5QoS47V0Z" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021632241840140796) 2026-02-11T17:07Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford last night decided to close the airspace without alerting White House Pentagon or Homeland Security officials. SCOOP: The unexpected airspace closure in El Paso stemmed from disagreements over drone-related tests sources told @CBSNews. Pentagon had undertaken extensive planning on use of military tech near Fort Bliss.Two sources identified the technology as a high-energy laser. Earlier SCOOP: The unexpected airspace closure in El Paso stemmed from disagreements over drone-related tests sources told @CBSNews. Pentagon had undertaken extensive planning on use of" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021638178365698151) 2026-02-11T17:31Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "@ReichlinMelnick How can the DHS feed become even worse" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021674232686506190) 2026-02-11T19:54Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "The SAVE America Act is bad legislation but the vast majority of Americans support voter ID. Democrats should respond with their own better legislation which would also address the very real problem that millions of Americans lack the IDs they need to fully engage in society and receive all the social benefits to which they are entitled. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021718862333387260 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021718862333387260" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021718862333387260) 2026-02-11T22:51Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "An entire train full of passengers forced to watch a mid-afternoon shooting in a Bronx subway station. And yet -- no public response from the mayor. We must never treat this kind of egregious violence as normal" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021755718047600799) 2026-02-12T01:18Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "Think about the response that would occur if this happened in Paris Milan or London" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021756377689899231) 2026-02-12T01:20Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "This is disappointing to see. These carriers provide valuable competition and connectivity across the United States and Americas. But as @MCCCANM argued in some posts a while back U.S. costs have perhaps made the ULCC model unsustainable here. Spirit was the tip of the iceberg. Now its Frontier. Their bid to purchase Spirit is apparently dead in the water. Ultra Low Cost Carriers are struggling Spirit was the tip of the iceberg. Now its Frontier. Their bid to purchase Spirit is apparently dead in the water. Ultra Low Cost Carriers are struggling" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021758482723008945) 2026-02-12T01:29Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements ""Confidential company documents from 2018-19 reviewed by The Wall Street Journal show Ford learned while developing BlueCruise that some drivers didnt understand how to use certain features stopped paying attention to the road or failed to respond to warnings to retake control." https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/hands-free-driving-ford-investigation-4fc87266st=g819eg https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/hands-free-driving-ford-investigation-4fc87266st=g819eg" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021968697254932617) 2026-02-12T15:24Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "I'll confess to being uncomfortable with age limits for public office. Bernie Sanders is fine. Elizabeth Warren is fine. Sergio Mattarella is a year older than Joe Biden and fine (though his role is less demanding in a parliamentary republic). Il Presidente Mattarella visita Casa Italia a Cortina https://t.co/NDNK8AfKbY Il Presidente Mattarella visita Casa Italia a Cortina https://t.co/NDNK8AfKbY" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021978694571700447) 2026-02-12T16:04Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Elections have consequences. This is yet another example of why some of us were incredibly upset by Joe Biden's selfish decision to run for reelection. Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. https://t.co/pUJpRC2yoK Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. https://t.co/pUJpRC2yoK" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022026686485909549) 2026-02-12T19:15Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Its a rejection of fact that had been accepted for decades by presidents of both parties including Richard Nixon whose top adviser warned of the dangers of climate change and the first President George Bush who signed an international climate treaty. Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. https://t.co/pUJpRC2yoK Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022032817652424949) 2026-02-12T19:39Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Remarkable to look back at what Washington DC's Charles Allen was saying about fare evasion in [----]. Almost a decade later there now seems to be a Democratic consensus that enforcing the law is valuable and good" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022054385673699811) 2026-02-12T21:05Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "@apagliar blocks workers from having their paychecks deposited directly into fintech apps This is good to prevent tax evasion" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022313883029872770) 2026-02-13T14:16Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements "The extended DMV school closures are appalling. A modest snowstorm hit over a week ago and everything else in these communities has been open for days. Governments must deliver basic public services to citizens and stop absolving themselves of responsibility with excuses about "safety."" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2018122121889649123) 2026-02-02T00:39Z 19.9K followers, 281.6K engagements "Given AI-related disruption we need to be having serious conversations about flexicurity (active labor market policy) the welfare state universal health care and North American integration. Meanwhile Kamala's account is posting middle-finger emoji" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2019564382695616891) 2026-02-06T00:10Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "The food looks tasty but can we both agree that universal health insurance coverage is pretty important The Democratic public health platform is to give more money to insurance companies and to vaccinate kids [-----] times (Paul Offit quote). The Republican public health platform is to lower drug prices and support families to cook like this for their kids. The Democratic public health platform is to give more money to insurance companies and to vaccinate kids [-----] times (Paul Offit quote). The Republican public health platform is to lower drug prices and support families to cook like this for" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020536743905075241) 2026-02-08T16:34Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Just looked at the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica on Google Street View. The images are from August [----] so maybe things have improved over the past year but all the empty businesses are shocking. Isn't it a tourist hot spot surrounded by the homes of very rich people" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021417020005486849) 2026-02-11T02:52Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "Why are land acknowledgements more important to maintain than support for universal health care (removed from the party platform in 2024) Interesting; I asked Ken Martin the same question (why do land acknowledgments at DNC meetings) in October basically same answer. https://t.co/A4sAxh0UYQ https://t.co/vb8ptEENRj Interesting; I asked Ken Martin the same question (why do land acknowledgments at DNC meetings) in October basically same answer. https://t.co/A4sAxh0UYQ https://t.co/vb8ptEENRj" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021619130424848480) 2026-02-11T16:15Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "I remember taking a bus from Bologna to Ljubljana and being amazed by this massive brutalist complex in Trieste. You know Italy has achieved ultimate soft power when a K-Pop band comes to shoot a music video in Trieste of all places. https://t.co/75jeBWzxNc You know Italy has achieved ultimate soft power when a K-Pop band comes to shoot a music video in Trieste of all places. https://t.co/75jeBWzxNc" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021938509158715712) 2026-02-12T13:24Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "If you're opposed to a pure single-payer system that's fine but Democrats must coalesce behind some kind of real universal health care policy and effectively market it to the public. The status quo is unsustainable. For the love of God Democrats don't go back to pushing Medicare for All. It's terrible policy and the politics are even worse. https://t.co/5USGiBKDk5 For the love of God Democrats don't go back to pushing Medicare for All. It's terrible policy and the politics are even worse. https://t.co/5USGiBKDk5" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022079108583502151) 2026-02-12T22:43Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Woke JD Vance wrote a foreword for the book of a European politician who supports socialized health care higher taxes on banks supranational institutions pooling sovereignty open borders NATO Ukraine and freedom of movement for the citizens of [--] countries. Don't tell MAGA New: Vice President JD Vance wrote the forward for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Melonis upcoming book Giorgias Vision set for release in late April. https://t.co/5vgU7HORtT New: Vice President JD Vance wrote the forward for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Melonis upcoming book Giorgias Vision set for release in late April." [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022104515273744719) 2026-02-13T00:24Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "@emre_mayo Yeah in terms of U.S. economic strength and growth. This is especially important for the U.S. because there doesn't seem to be any desire to engage in robust North American integration. So if we lose the post-WWII order we're not left with much" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022325635650052166) 2026-02-13T15:02Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements "@AschleighJ exactly why i'd prefer strategic sophisticated and ambitious transit policies (like the fare reforms in Ile de France) instead of "make all buses free"" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022462826477240787) 2026-02-14T00:08Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "No I wanted to use precise language and clearly convey the value delivered to le-de-France residents by the fare reforms given the size of the region and its service area. did you just really want people to know you know what le-de-France is did you just really want people to know you know what le-de-France is" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022475727967342643) 2026-02-14T00:59Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "The Trump administration continues to troll about Greenland. Unhelpful to post this during the Munich summit. Made just for you 💌 https://t.co/DhSgnGK1M6 Made just for you 💌 https://t.co/DhSgnGK1M6" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022500211831292000) 2026-02-14T02:36Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "As I've repeatedly pointed out the standardized deductible for statutory insurance plans under the Dutch managed-competition system is currently 385/year (and that doesn't apply to children and certain kinds of care for adults)" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022507096093102449) 2026-02-14T03:04Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Many existing ACA and employer plans that Americans view as "normal" or "fine" would be considered junk insurance in other rich countries with insurance-based universal health care systems" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022507185750831519) 2026-02-14T03:04Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "@Lib_Development Paris is doing a lot of expansion right now. Fare reforms helped to address a problematic system where poor people in the suburbs were often paying more for transportation than wealthier people in central Paris. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Paris_Express https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Paris_Express" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022508169675575638) 2026-02-14T03:08Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements "An all-time high 58% of voters say the Dem Party is too liberal. Important to unpack this. You might think Democrats are too liberal about immigration or cultural issues but support universal health care and unions. An all-time high 58% of voters say the Dem Party is too liberal. This comes as 1-in-3 Democrats think of themselves as Democratic Socialists And the % of Dems who say they're very liberal has quadrupled since [----]. NJ-11 NYC mayor & Bernie Sanders are no aberration. https://t.co/J0xuskHgn6 An all-time high 58% of voters say the Dem Party is too liberal. This comes as 1-in-3" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022030698304143387) 2026-02-12T19:31Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "US paid $32m to five countries to accept about [---] deportees report shows https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/13/us-paid-32m-to-five-countries-to-accept-about-300-deportees-report-shows https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/13/us-paid-32m-to-five-countries-to-accept-about-300-deportees-report-shows" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022327116331946457) 2026-02-13T15:08Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "@daveweigel He should learn from Biden Joe unleashed a second round of unnecessary Covid stimulus in [----] (after vaccines) just so he could honor a campaign promise and compete with Trump for sending checks and all it did was stoke inflation with minimal political benefit" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022338447697158396) 2026-02-13T15:53Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "I do not think a Mexican grandmother who has peacefully lived here for [--] years and made the poor choice of driving without a license is the kind of person Trump voters expected to be targeted for deportation. Your context is unconvincing. Some context you dont get in the headline: She had been living in the U.S. illegally for [--] years has no drivers license (but was still driving) has no identification of any kind and drove onto a military base where she was stopped and unable to ID herself. Some context you dont get in the headline: She had been living in the U.S. illegally for [--] years has" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/1920599097473368208) 2025-05-08T21:58Z 19.9K followers, 1.9M engagements "When these trains replace the outdated Northeast Regional coaches it will be very hard for Amtrak to justify the massive price difference between Acela and Regional trains. In most countries premium high-speed trains travel on dedicated high-speed lines and have significantly faster journey times than intercity or regional trains. But in the United States both Acela and Regional products share the same ancient tracks with similar trip durations. Today at Union Station in DC Amtrak gave us a tour of the new Airo trains that will debut in the Pacific Northwest this year and on the East Coast" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021318998495830146) 2026-02-10T20:22Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements ""Joe Biden's lingering unpopularity is proving to be a serious drag on Biden alums running in swing districts across the country" a national Democratic strategist who requested anonymity told Axios. https://www.axios.com/2026/02/11/democrat-candidates-biden-2026 https://www.axios.com/2026/02/11/democrat-candidates-biden-2026" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021607468804059443) 2026-02-11T15:29Z 19.9K followers, 75.8K engagements ""The Trump administration has spent more than $1m per person to deport some migrants to countries they have no connection to only to see many sent back to their home nations at further taxpayer expense."" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022327113328845261) 2026-02-13T15:08Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements ""Lewandowski fired a U.S. Coast Guard pilot after Noems blanket was left behind on a plane according to people familiar with the incident." https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95st=DFHCCu&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95st=DFHCCu&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022340986530316686) 2026-02-13T16:03Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Even Norway and Luxembourg dont have $25 minimum wages. Yes raising the minimum wage in DC to $25 an hour at a moment when the city's economy is in trouble is a bad idea. https://t.co/ZPi7uUjiFh Yes raising the minimum wage in DC to $25 an hour at a moment when the city's economy is in trouble is a bad idea. https://t.co/ZPi7uUjiFh" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022366952178757742) 2026-02-13T17:47Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Stupid but a lot of existing ACA and employer plans now have deductibles around $10000. Democrats must coalesce behind a plan for universal health care addressing both the uninsured and underinsured populations. Trumps solution to health care costs is to offer $15000 deductible plans. Trumps solution to health care costs is to offer $15000 deductible plans" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022505006155317637) 2026-02-14T02:55Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "@Bman21212 @PeterMoskos It also goes without saying that Italy has significantly fewer guns in the community than New York (and the U.S.) which inevitably influences policing practices and outcomes" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023047343403123100) 2026-02-15T14:50Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements "The edgy left-wingers in New York who demand police leave the subway will be the first to heap praise on the transit systems in Paris Copenhagen and CDMX where fares are rigorously enforced and there is omnipresent policing (sometimes paramilitary in France and Mexico)" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2020573999844229465) 2026-02-08T19:02Z 19.9K followers, 155.6K engagements "Trenitalia will deliver a [---] hour journey between Milan and Munich next year (about [--] minutes longer than driving) but when the Brenner Base Tunnel opens they'll be able to complete the trip in [---] hours (faster than driving). https://www.ferrovie.info/treni-reali/frecciarossa-entro-il-2026-milano-monaco-in-6-ore-e-30-minuti.html https://www.ferrovie.info/treni-reali/frecciarossa-entro-il-2026-milano-monaco-in-6-ore-e-30-minuti.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022388443754700935) 2026-02-13T19:12Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Links: https://www.city-journal.org/article/new-york-city-zohran-mamdani-free-buses-safety https://www.city-journal.org/article/free-buses-new-york-times-zohran-mamdaniutm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/opinion/free-bus-rides-mamdani.html https://www.city-journal.org/article/new-york-city-zohran-mamdani-free-buses-safety https://www.city-journal.org/article/free-buses-new-york-times-zohran-mamdaniutm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/opinion/free-bus-rides-mamdani.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022459276967751891) 2026-02-13T23:54Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements ""In November [----] Californians voted loyally for Kamala Harris but also authorised Proposition [--] by an almost 40-point margin. That ballot initiative the "Homelessness Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act" strengthened criminal penalties for low-level offences." https://unherd.com/newsroom/are-democrats-finally-getting-tough-on-crime/ https://unherd.com/newsroom/are-democrats-finally-getting-tough-on-crime/" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022820550859427857) 2026-02-14T23:49Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Florences social democratic mayor shares a video about adding more police to an outlying neighborhood (Novoli) near the citys airport that Americans would consider quite safe but has annoying crime levels by European standards. Many center-left politicians (in other countries and increasingly here) understand that residents of neighborhoods experiencing crime and disorder want more not fewer police. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022870419041112495 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022870419041112495" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022870419041112495) 2026-02-15T03:07Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "@MonicaLMarks Yeah I visited Shanghai on a layover in [----]. Surprisingly simple" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023050087308394795) 2026-02-15T15:01Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements "You got lucky in Mesa Arizona. In Tokyo or Seoul you can feel confident that nobody will steal your unattended belongings. I left my iPad Pro in my Miata with the top down overnight while parked on the street and it was still there in the morning I left my iPad Pro in my Miata with the top down overnight while parked on the street and it was still there in the morning" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023075662035325122) 2026-02-15T16:43Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "I am American and think most of my fellow citizens are decent good people but we should really reflect on exactly why this happened because its hard to believe this man would have been left to die in Mexico City Bogota Rome Madrid Tokyo or London. This is a very scary only-in-New York death. This guy who was not homeless slipped on the ice and cracked his head and then slumped onto a bench in front of a supermarket and people walked past him sitting there for hours with his head busted open until he froze to death. https://t.co/h5mbr0BSV9 This is a very scary only-in-New York death. This guy" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023089406891217377) 2026-02-15T17:37Z 19.9K followers, 29K engagements "💯 The older I get the more I appreciate Barack Obamas tone and political approach. I think he was keenly aware of just how toxic polarization in the US could get. The older I get the more I appreciate Barack Obamas tone and political approach. I think he was keenly aware of just how toxic polarization in the US could get" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023132324335059083) 2026-02-15T20:28Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "This New York Times op-ed about free buses mentions Kansas City. An interesting choice. First their transit union said free buses led to more violence against drivers. Second they're reinstating fares in June" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022458049815023714) 2026-02-13T23:49Z 19.9K followers, 40.9K engagements "Democrats struggles could be partly because theyre just too old says Obama There is an element of at some point you age out the former president said. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/15/obama-democrats-problems-too-old-00782719utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/15/obama-democrats-problems-too-old-00782719utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023168037679948190) 2026-02-15T22:50Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "Yeah Democrats do need to be more explicit about saying that Joe Biden's behavior was selfish wrong and destructive" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021624144941793769) 2026-02-11T16:35Z 19.9K followers, 20.8K engagements "Those Americans who genuinely can't afford $2.50 or $3 a ride should be provided with as many opportunities as possible to acquire discounted fare cards or free passes" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022383458862141622) 2026-02-13T18:52Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "A normie inoffensive discussion but the next Democratic president will have to explain how the United States can be viewed as a *reliable partner* once again. What steps will be taken to convince our friends and partners in the world of a renewed commitment to a rules-based international order AOCs Foreign Policy for [----] "You know first and foremost I think we need to revisit our commitments to international aid um not just US USAID but the the dozens of global compacts that this current Secretary of State and President Trump have withdrawn from. They are https://t.co/z7t0LdwIED AOCs Foreign" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022416409557418371) 2026-02-13T21:03Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "U.S. citizen clicks on NBC's Delcy Rodriguez interview and is served a DHS advertisement from Kristi Noem telling me to self-deport" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022437137178591629) 2026-02-13T22:26Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "The op-ed also cites a deeply flawed study to argue eliminating fares will reduce assaults on drivers" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022459098734751778) 2026-02-13T23:53Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "With "free buses" someone living in East New York commuting to a job in Times Square will have to pay $3 (or $1.50 with fair fares) if they want the shortest trip (one hour). Alternatively the "free" bus-only journey would be 100% longer (over two hours)" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022465770886926747) 2026-02-14T00:19Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "Proving citizenship is surprisingly difficult in the United States. Theres no national registry of citizens and a lot of people dont have a birth certificate or passport. Things get even more complicated for naturalized citizens or those born abroad. I am in favor of voter ID. Im more troubled by the proof of citizenship requirement not because I think non-citizens should be able to vote but because those requirements can be unfairly onerous. None of the situations described here require proof of citizenship. I am in favor of voter ID. Im more troubled by the proof of citizenship requirement" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022707988838895868) 2026-02-14T16:22Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "@Bman21212 Most of our police arent bad or useless which is why youd probably call them if you needed help. I recommend following @PeterMoskos hes exposed me to some new ideas about policing and the NYPD in particular" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023047007787515933) 2026-02-15T14:49Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "@DavidAstinWalsh The criticism of him and the piece is so tedious and vapid. Before I started scrolling through the 100+ quote posts on Bluesky I already knew what they would say" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023053118964154717) 2026-02-15T15:13Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Metas A.I. Smart Glasses Are Wreaking Havoc in Schools Across the Country. Its Only Going to Get Worse. https://slate.com/technology/2026/02/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai-glasses-school.html https://slate.com/technology/2026/02/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai-glasses-school.html" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023055595343917386) 2026-02-15T15:23Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "This is progress or at least a shift from where we were on the day before Maduros capture said Oscar Murillo the co-ordinator for Caracas-based rights group Provea. If we can restore dissent and pluralism without harassment or intimidation then genuine public debate about the countrys future becomes possible. https://www.ft.com/content/55d97298-22f0-4e10-8119-2ab30c759ac6accessToken=zwAGSuBF_Ch4kc9V2XKYIvBOENOBGSqzDHWaxg.MEQCIE6oBT3LKEwKUi-9xzf41yaxexh3z-T1a9EncaElagGMAiB3aUcaojWutNKAVuWHTUuVItyOFUNNtzbk9vfkk4sI6Q&sharetype=gift&token=7b51645c-366f-42ca-a985-f3b93f95054b" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023074377793740848) 2026-02-15T16:38Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "@michaeldomps @aaron_renn and we have a major package theft problem here that essentially doesn't exist in Japan or South Korea" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023075758646989069) 2026-02-15T16:43Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements "@nobodyknows2322 @aaron_renn Yes absolutely. I would never leave my iPhone unattended on a table in Arlington Virginia and walk away. Theres an unacceptably high chance it will be stolen whereas in Tokyo or Seoul that chance is basically zero" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023082429314224402) 2026-02-15T17:10Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements "Leaving an iPhone unattended on a table in Orange County is playing Russian roulette. Leaving the same phone unattended on a table in Tokyo or Osaka is a reasonable decision to save a place to eat or drink. @ajlamesa @aaron_renn I've done this at a Barnes and Noble in suburban Orange County. @ajlamesa @aaron_renn I've done this at a Barnes and Noble in suburban Orange County" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023095500581593234) 2026-02-15T18:02Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "@c0uldntresist Right they can when traveling between two different countries" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023112577904189623) 2026-02-15T19:10Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "A working-class Mexican explains why she's willing to pay more to commute on CDMX's new Tren Insurgente (15 minutes) instead of the bus (1 hour): "I don't mind starting to pay double. My time is worth more." Makes you think about "free buses" in New York" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023123213216100617) 2026-02-15T19:52Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "RT @AlecMacGillis: Good piece that reminds me how resistant many left-of-center people were to critiques of Bezos and Amazon when FULFILLME" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023129346211484082) 2026-02-15T20:16Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements "RT @ZaidJilani: The margin Democrats need in order to pass popular policies. Gavin Newsom Kamala Harris and AOC cant do this" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023145291357323417) 2026-02-15T21:20Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements "RT @mattyglesias: It's remarkable that you would write up this poll in this way utter certainty dripping with disdain and not even men" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023158543164100714) 2026-02-15T22:12Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements "Im blocked by Greg but people like him (and Elliott Morris) cynically conflate 1) support for long-standing non-criminal migrants already here for decades (no more brutal ICE raids) and 2) restoring permissive asylum policies because they are ideologues about immigration. If you go back to [----] and Trumps winning immigration message he consistently signaled that he wouldnt bother the Latinos that he loved and instead would focus on deporting serious criminals and securing the border. Its pretty clear that a majority of voters still want a restrictionist approach to the border and reforming" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023162521855647838) 2026-02-15T22:28Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "RT @bfurnas: [---] has long concerned street safety advocates" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023167309787853146) 2026-02-15T22:47Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements "Obama kept having these private lunches with Biden to discuss his failing campaign. I wonder if he regrets not going public sooner in order to try and push Biden out when there was still time for a real primary. This isnt me blaming Obama it was a tough call and maybe he thought Biden would just dig in. Democrats struggles could be partly because theyre just too old says Obama There is an element of at some point you age out the former president said. https://t.co/ER6gHqrN6G Democrats struggles could be partly because theyre just too old says Obama There is an element of at some point you age" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023168736346210637) 2026-02-15T22:53Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "This Norwegian woman married to a U.S. citizen and detained by ICE at her green card interview says that someone stole her credit card while she was at a detention facility" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2021644351563079715) 2026-02-11T17:55Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements ""It is hard to see how an incentive structure that pushes scholars to fake or fudge an interest in social justice helps produce a more just academy. If anything this seems likely to further entrench higher educations tendency to confuse performative preening with real societal improvement." @Tyler_A_Harper https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/03/mellon-foundation-humanities-research-funding/685733/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/03/mellon-foundation-humanities-research-funding/685733/" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022085466170773881) 2026-02-12T23:08Z 19.9K followers, 11.1K engagements "It actually is hard to believe Europeans trusting the next Democratic president because the electorate won't have changed. Joe Biden: "America is back" Emmanuel Macron: "For how long" One of the hard things to keep in mind about Trump is that while he has the language and the instincts of a monarch his instincts are often unpopular many of themparticularly immigrationpredictably generate a strong backlash and most of his policy flows thru executive orders https://t.co/JDzLqDRIPu One of the hard things to keep in mind about Trump is that while he has the language and the instincts of a monarch" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022322683556278540) 2026-02-13T14:51Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "Transit fares are an effective filtering mechanism to keep buses and trains safe from those who believe the rules and laws don't apply to them" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022383457440272686) 2026-02-13T18:52Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "NBC interview with Delcy Rodrguez https://www.youtube.com/watchv=VFtZivnmscI&list=PL0tDb4jw6kPzyE27VRa8FyTt-RKK0SEI7&index=4 https://www.youtube.com/watchv=VFtZivnmscI&list=PL0tDb4jw6kPzyE27VRa8FyTt-RKK0SEI7&index=4" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022456354146062465) 2026-02-13T23:42Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "To be clear I want public transit to be as excellent and cheap as possible. It's amazing that residents of le-de-France (Paris) can travel the distance of New York to New Haven on clean modern trains for less than [--]. Our cities need ambitious transformational ideas to make public transit cheaper and better -- especially for the poor and working class -- not populist slop like free buses. This New York Times op-ed about free buses mentions Kansas City. An interesting choice. First their transit union said free buses led to more violence against drivers. Second they're reinstating fares in" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022460174917582882) 2026-02-13T23:57Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "The EU moves to kill infinite scrolling https://www.politico.eu/article/tiktok-meta-facebook-instagram-brussels-kill-infinite-scrolling/ https://www.politico.eu/article/tiktok-meta-facebook-instagram-brussels-kill-infinite-scrolling/" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022511060125630702) 2026-02-14T03:19Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements "Ask Cambodians about their schools hospitals and housing. Just landed in Phnom Penh Cambodia for a first time visit in the country and I'm absolutely wowed by the airport. It's not just China: bit by bit the whole of Asia is getting world-class infrastructure. https://t.co/jL0Pgzikcr Just landed in Phnom Penh Cambodia for a first time visit in the country and I'm absolutely wowed by the airport. It's not just China: bit by bit the whole of Asia is getting world-class infrastructure. https://t.co/jL0Pgzikcr" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022775643147026856) 2026-02-14T20:51Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "Milan built a driverless metro line with an airport connection for about [--] billion. Is New York going to address its construction costs problem Just landed in Milan Grabbed a cappuccino from a vending machine (and yes its legitimately excellent ☕) and walked straight onto a RegioExpress train headed directly to the city center. Fast. Clean. Integrated. This is the kind of airport-to-downtown rail infrastructure https://t.co/IBqrWBjwcA Just landed in Milan Grabbed a cappuccino from a vending machine (and yes its legitimately excellent ☕) and walked straight onto a RegioExpress train headed" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022791853842534573) 2026-02-14T21:55Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "Barack Obama describes rampant homelessness as a social atrocity and adds that we must acknowledge public concerns about disorder in order to earn political support for expanding social welfare policies" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022802507886408054) 2026-02-14T22:37Z 19.9K followers, 83.1K engagements ""Bidens hyper-correction away from both Trumps and Obamas enforcement models produced one of the gravest political and governing failures of his presidency. By dismantling deterrence narrowing enforcement and signaling retreat our administration helped create the conditions for system-wide collapse and ultimately Trumps return to power." I haven't listened or watched but I am going to take a wild guess and assume that @briantylercohen never asked him about his [--] years ICE interior removals policy led by Tom Homan Or why the ACLU called his (Obama's) ICE policy a "mockery of the fourth" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2022829253960561011) 2026-02-15T00:24Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements "There's so little crime in South Korea that a flight crew bought drinks at Starbucks so they could leave their personal belongings somewhere while attending visa interviews at the nearby U.S. Embassy. When I visited Japan for the first time in [----] (I know different country but same low crime rate) this was one of the things that amazed me most -- people saving seats and tables in busy mall food courts with their purses and iPhones. "During lunch hour on Wednesday in downtown Seoul nearly [--] cafes had at least one table strewed with unattended items. A Gucci bag was left on a chair near the" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023026775756828868) 2026-02-15T13:29Z 19.9K followers, 12.9K engagements "This is a fascinating soft-power move by China. Citizens of basically all the world's richest countries* can now visit China for a month without a visa despite the fact there's no reciprocity for Chinese travelers. *United States excluded China confirms visa-free travel for UK and Canadian nationals https://t.co/xEwhq1ILaS China confirms visa-free travel for UK and Canadian nationals https://t.co/xEwhq1ILaS" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023030124455825552) 2026-02-15T13:42Z 19.9K followers, 292.5K engagements "Hillary Clinton's widely shared thoughts on immigration are correct. Democrats must commit to modernizing asylum law (so that anyone from anywhere cannot simply make a claim and be released into the interior) and to deporting criminals" [X Link](https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2023038185203552430) 2026-02-15T14:14Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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Social category influence countries #6275 travel destinations 11.27% finance 7.51% stocks 5.16% technology brands 4.69% celebrities #6404 products 1.41% social networks 0.94% automotive brands 0.47%
Social topic influence in the 9.86%, health 7.51%, united states #1634, countries #101, joe #4003, new york #1180, donald trump 4.23%, italy #2702, france 2.82%, japan #1323
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @isleofpuffin @dessiespolitics @ofreacharound @michaeldomps @trogglodytes @aaronrenn @ijbailey @barbaraspe99266 @petermoskos @alexanderrusso @humantransit @mpaarlberg @aschleighj @bman21212 @monicalmarks @mangrove_t @lex_nyc @emre_mayo @notta_walrys @white_shadow81
Top assets mentioned DoorDash Inc. (DASH)
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"@darkacademician I don't know if it's been said or not but Democrats have to stop the coronations. That's my point"
X Link 2026-01-18T03:25Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Per longtime Dem strategist Doug Sosnik and Morning Consult consumer sentiment never recovered from Covid for ppl making 50k. This explains a lot. Bidenomics was perhaps the worst political messaging Ive ever seen. Per longtime Dem strategist Doug Sosnik and Morning Consult consumer sentiment never recovered from Covid for ppl making 50k. It has rebounded for ppl making 100k https://t.co/jGlR1GZjxb Per longtime Dem strategist Doug Sosnik and Morning Consult consumer sentiment never recovered from Covid for ppl making 50k. It has rebounded for ppl making 100k https://t.co/jGlR1GZjxb"
X Link 2026-01-27T16:18Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"It's remarkable to watch the Democratic establishment essentially embrace @deanbphillips' outstanding primary campaign that truly met the moment. From @amprog in recent months: 1) Firm-but-fair immigration enforcement and asylum reform. 2) More and better policing and attention to crime. 3) Cost-of-living crisis and housing affordability. The Biden and Harris campaigns didn't talk about [--] and [--] and did a poor job with [--] -- Phillips however laser focused on these issues. As I said at the time it wasn't just that Phillips was stating the truth about Biden's capacity but also that he had a"
X Link 2026-01-29T14:15Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Democrats must urgently coalesce behind a plan for true universal health care. It can be single-payer hybrid managed-competition or something else but there must be a real plan for universal coverage delivering affordable access to care for everyone"
X Link 2026-01-29T20:37Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"A strong Democratic nominee will be just as comfortable on Fox News as MS NOW. Looking forward to going back on Fox News tomorrow morning at 10am ET. Hope youll tune in Looking forward to going back on Fox News tomorrow morning at 10am ET. Hope youll tune in"
X Link 2026-01-30T19:57Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Do some people not realize that businesses dramatically inflate their menu prices on DoorDash and UberEats Like 50% higher Sometimes more. And this is before the fees and tipping"
X Link 2026-01-31T16:41Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] Starbucks decided that anyone could use their seating and bathrooms without buying anything. When that policy led to disorder and unpleasant conditions during Covid they removed seating. Meanwhile the food is gas-station quality. There's no reason to visit anymore"
X Link 2026-01-31T19:17Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"I love California but the [----] Democratic nominee would clearly be better off having stronger ties to South Bend than to San Francisco or Los Angeles. South Bend continues to shape me in so many ways. It's always great to be back to see how far the city - and its people - have come. https://t.co/h6DXqatNRc South Bend continues to shape me in so many ways. It's always great to be back to see how far the city - and its people - have come. https://t.co/h6DXqatNRc"
X Link 2026-02-01T16:11Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"A lot of people in Washington DC dont understand what it means to live in a society"
X Link 2026-02-01T16:33Z 19.9K followers, 70K engagements
"For two major reasons: -New fast-fashion and consumer-goods stores (that are less common in the United States) -Rising retail theft and antisocial behavior"
X Link 2026-02-01T18:18Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"A couple weeks ago I went to a major mall that I'd comfortably describe as upmarket based on the department stores and presence of an Apple store. The main entrance of the Zara store was closed presumably to deter retail theft. And there were cops and private security all over the place. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018026273721680308 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018026273721680308"
X Link 2026-02-01T18:18Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"This behavior is socially destructive. If you've spent hours clearing a sidewalk only for someone to pile blocks of ice on your open path you won't do it again after the next storm. https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2017999731314544916s=20 A lot of people in Washington DC dont understand what it means to live in a society. https://t.co/FfkMByQNCK https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/2017999731314544916s=20 A lot of people in Washington DC dont understand what it means to live in a society. https://t.co/FfkMByQNCK"
X Link 2026-02-01T21:07Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"The pandemic response really did a lot of psychological damage to people. If youre traveling to a Latin American megacity a coronavirus is probably the least of your public health worries. I hope over time that this individual and so many others can heal and feel less fear"
X Link 2026-02-03T01:35Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"The U.S. social contract is horrifying to the rest of the world -- including Greenlanders. "A new poll shows 76% of Greenlanders say they wouldnt benefit from becoming part of the U.S. noting their concerns about exchanging the Danish welfare system for American healthcare elder care and education." https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018743510074023955 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018743510074023955"
X Link 2026-02-03T17:48Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Regarding the DoorDash discourse one problem in the United States is that our grocery stores have really shitty prepared foods compared to ones in Europe and East Asia. You can go to a Publix or Kroger and get some nasty fried chicken or a sub on yoga-mat bread. But if you walk into a chain supermarket in Italy France or Japan you can acquire restaurant-quality prepared foods for a fair price. The absence of this option in the U.S. nudges tired people toward delivery. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018752847827947754 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018752847827947754"
X Link 2026-02-03T18:26Z 19.9K followers, 56.2K engagements
"Normie Latinos are really not into identity politics. This is hard for many Democratic political operatives to understand"
X Link 2026-02-03T21:01Z 19.9K followers, 118.4K engagements
"Because Chipotle is horrible now. And bizarrely Starbucks decided to hire the CEO who drove Chipotle into the ditch to fix their own troubled business"
X Link 2026-02-04T01:12Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"The standardized deductible for statutory insurance plans in the Dutch managed-competition system is less than 500/year. Deductibles for both ACA and employer-sponsored plans are unsustainable -- Democrats must coalesce behind a plan for achieving universal health care"
X Link 2026-02-04T18:24Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Swedes can drive their cars through Denmark Germany and Austria to their vacation villas in Italy. Italians can drive through France Belgium the Netherlands Germany Denmark and Sweden to their cabins in Norway. @PeterMoskos Why is this bad policy Most places in the US dont have translated road signs. I dont think implicitly requiring a minimum level of English proficiency to drive is a crazy ask. @PeterMoskos Why is this bad policy Most places in the US dont have translated road signs. I dont think implicitly requiring a minimum level of English proficiency to drive is a crazy ask"
X Link 2026-02-04T21:05Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"He said he would go after criminals and we dont consider ourselves criminals Maria Elena said of the president adding We consider ourselves working people. It turns out for him were all criminals. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/02/04/us/self-deport-immigration-california.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/02/04/us/self-deport-immigration-california.html"
X Link 2026-02-05T12:53Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"This is a perfect example of why Gavin Newsom would be a horrible nominee. The California high-speed rail project was supposed to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco in under [--] hours. Now he's beating his chest over (maybe) laying some tracks in the Central Valley and declaring the job "finished." This is like promising someone universal health care and then inviting them to buy a $10000 deductible Obamacare plan. He personally embodies all the worst criticisms of Democrats. Were past the hardest part and were finishing the job. What an insane thing to say. There is no money for building"
X Link 2026-02-05T13:50Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Okay. Welcome to Headquarters the new Gen-Z led progressive content hub. https://t.co/7EQyz3DFpd Welcome to Headquarters the new Gen-Z led progressive content hub. https://t.co/7EQyz3DFpd"
X Link 2026-02-05T13:59Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"The reason Bernie Sanders was extremely popular was that he actually stood for concrete transformative policies that would enhance freedom and opportunity for Americans -- like Medicare for All. People are tired of the vapid politics-without-policy that "Headquarters" seems like it will embody. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019412228617720268 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019412228617720268"
X Link 2026-02-05T14:06Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Universal health care Affordable housing Free child care"
X Link 2026-02-05T15:02Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Young Americans want universal health care and affordable housing ideas not 🖕emoji. https://t.co/lGp2JWkdJO https://t.co/lGp2JWkdJO"
X Link 2026-02-05T17:58Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"What are three public policies that Kamala Harris is especially passionate about I cant think of any"
X Link 2026-02-05T22:53Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Design proposals for Dulles overhaul include "Donald J. Trump Terminal" https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/23/dulles-airport-renderings-trump-terminal-renovation-people-movers https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/23/dulles-airport-renderings-trump-terminal-renovation-people-movers"
X Link 2026-02-05T23:27Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
""Despite abundant renewable energy potential Afghanistan Chad Haiti and North Korea all have more installed renewable capacity than Cuba according to consultancy Rystad Energy." https://www.ft.com/content/5b4f0c9f-83b5-45ed-afe0-5e2dda75dcc4 https://www.ft.com/content/5b4f0c9f-83b5-45ed-afe0-5e2dda75dcc4"
X Link 2026-02-06T00:01Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Donald Trump gave a shout-out to an Airbnb co-founder during his TrumpRx announcement"
X Link 2026-02-06T01:01Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"This is Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia who remains on Airbnb's board of directors"
X Link 2026-02-06T01:11Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"A lot of Americans are going to be pretty pissed when they discover "TrumpRx" is just a website linking you to pharmacy coupons or confusing manufacturer programs -- with the drugs still costing cash patients hundreds of dollars. LMAO https://t.co/UjoquaaeBP LMAO https://t.co/UjoquaaeBP"
X Link 2026-02-06T01:14Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
""The launch will allow people to buy medications directly through the new government portal with discounts the White House has negotiated with the drug manufacturers." NOPE. The reporting about this website has been extremely bad. Remember that TrumpRx is only for people who pay cash for drugs not the vast majority of people who are insured and use their insurance to fill prescriptions. As a result it's unlikely to have much effect on drug costs generally. @MarcACaputo @axios Remember that TrumpRx is only for people who pay cash for drugs not the vast majority of people who are insured and"
X Link 2026-02-06T01:29Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Mark Carney is right -- EVs are the future. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/world/canada/carney-canada-electric-vehicles-trump-trade.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/world/canada/carney-canada-electric-vehicles-trump-trade.html"
X Link 2026-02-06T02:45Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"With the Super Bowl coming up I can't help but think back to the Biden campaign arguing that him skipping the traditional interview (for the second time in a row) was "a strategic decision to give Americans a break from the politics of the [----] campaign.""
X Link 2026-02-06T15:30Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"This account isnt really elevating the discourse with middle-finger emoji. How about some thoughtful posts with ideas for universal health care and affordable housing counting up until you guys go back to caring about actual things that matter counting up until you guys go back to caring about actual things that matter"
X Link 2026-02-06T16:14Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"The United States treats Puerto Rico like crap (compared to how Denmark treats Greenland or France its Caribbean territories) so it's unsurprising that there's considerable support for independence -- or even some kind of alignment with Spain and the EU. https://www.vox.com/politics/478063/bad-bunny-super-bowl-puerto-rico-independence https://www.vox.com/politics/478063/bad-bunny-super-bowl-puerto-rico-independence"
X Link 2026-02-06T16:48Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Disgraceful language from Karoline Leavitt about the racist video on Trump's social media feed. I suspect she'll regret having defended this when she's older"
X Link 2026-02-06T17:13Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
""There is not a racist bone in President Trumps body." New: @Cjpearson tells me the apes clip was obviously posted in error. There is not a racist bone in President Trumps body and an accidentally posted video clip does not diminish the fact that this President has done more for the black community than any other President in New: @Cjpearson tells me the apes clip was obviously posted in error. There is not a racist bone in President Trumps body and an accidentally posted video clip does not diminish the fact that this President has done more for the black community than any other President in"
X Link 2026-02-06T17:15Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"It doesnt excuse the president or the staffer who posted it at all The White House (and DHS) constantly posts white supremacist racist and xenophobic garbage. They do not deserve the benefit of the doubt. Someone whose job is posting doesnt know how to clip a video Given what we regularly see from these people its extremely hard to believe this wasnt intentional. I think this is probably true. But it also does not excuse the President of the United States from posting it. I think this is probably true. But it also does not excuse the President of the United States from posting it"
X Link 2026-02-06T17:57Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
""Sergio Mattarella will arrive by tram tonight for the Milano Cortina opening ceremony at San Siro. Like any other citizen." https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2026/02/06/news/mattarella_tram_valentino_rossi_sorpresa_olimpiadi_milano_cortina-425143715/ https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2026/02/06/news/mattarella_tram_valentino_rossi_sorpresa_olimpiadi_milano_cortina-425143715/"
X Link 2026-02-06T18:36Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Some sort of national ID system (virtual and physical) and population registry would help us to address a bunch of issues -- including trust in elections social welfare provision housing development and e-government services. This would not be "fascism" or "authoritarianism." Apart from questions of voter ID it is sort of insane that theres no standard ID that everyone has that proves theyre citizens Apart from questions of voter ID it is sort of insane that theres no standard ID that everyone has that proves theyre citizens"
X Link 2026-02-06T19:00Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"I guess it's asking too much for @JoeBiden's office to post a tweet criticizing the racist video and expressing solidarity with the Obamas"
X Link 2026-02-06T19:02Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@central01000011 @dmtrubman There are over [---] of these on the streets of Paris (they also have an outdoor urinal not shown in the video). Then there are bunch of brick-and-mortar free restrooms on top of these units. https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/1887641392245026829s=20 There are hundreds of these free self-cleaning toilets now in their second generation across Paris. https://t.co/WfieRHiGWz https://x.com/ajlamesa/status/1887641392245026829s=20 There are hundreds of these free self-cleaning toilets now in their second generation across Paris. https://t.co/WfieRHiGWz"
X Link 2026-02-06T20:30Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements
"The Europeans handled Covid relief much better than we did by just replacing wages at closed businesses much less vulnerable to fraud"
X Link 2026-02-06T20:54Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Though of course the original sin was unnecessarily shutting down the economy in spring [----] (when Swedish methods would have been sufficient) and this was something Donald Trump enthusiastically supported and later bragged about having done. On September [--] [----] Donald Trump said that we had to shut down the United States economy in March [----] and he actually criticized Joe Biden for supposedly opposing the lockdown. https://t.co/VdhGjTQowG On September [--] [----] Donald Trump said that we had to shut down the United States economy in March [----] and he actually criticized Joe Biden for"
X Link 2026-02-06T20:54Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Apparently there was just a shooting near Union Station. It's highly problematic how Donald Trump incessantly lies that he's eliminated all violent crime in DC. Combatting crime is challenging in a complicated city with too many guns and a lot of unmet social needs. BREAKING: we had just gotten off the air for an unrelated report when I heard three gunshots outside of Union Station. A crowd (seemingly teens.) scattered. The shooter ran off and I saw at least one person detained after struggling and trying to get away from police @DCNewsNow https://t.co/FjLToc9CaX BREAKING: we had just gotten"
X Link 2026-02-06T22:15Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Donald Trump is such an ass. The DC metro area is full of hardworking Salvadorans tightly integrated into our economy culture and society"
X Link 2026-02-06T22:32Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@2FloridaMermaid @Lovenature0922 Obama was very popular in Europe"
X Link 2026-02-06T23:18Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements
""A short list of individuals are believed to have access to the presidents Truth Social account including White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino and one of the presidents most devoted aides Natalie Harp." Well I'm sure more than a few people in the White House know exactly who posted the video https://t.co/UeCV1bgavv https://t.co/U5Lab1MpwW Well I'm sure more than a few people in the White House know exactly who posted the video https://t.co/UeCV1bgavv https://t.co/U5Lab1MpwW"
X Link 2026-02-06T23:35Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Theyre trapped in this little confinement cell a dark cell with no sunlight with multiple people said Shaan Chatterjee an attorney at New England Immigration Law. Theyre basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation. https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/07/ice-detainees-from-maine-being-held-under-inhumane-conditions-at-mass-facility-attorneys-say/ https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/07/ice-detainees-from-maine-being-held-under-inhumane-conditions-at-mass-facility-attorneys-say/"
X Link 2026-02-07T13:36Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Fascinating story about the impact of the Greenland crisis on the Faroe Islands. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/world/europe/trumps-greenland-threats-spill-into-another-danish-territory.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/world/europe/trumps-greenland-threats-spill-into-another-danish-territory.html"
X Link 2026-02-07T14:24Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@NickKristof Democrats need a strong education message for [----] and [----]. Too many of our schools are failing children (especially after the indefensible and intolerable pandemic school closures) and the party barely touched the issue in 2024"
X Link 2026-02-07T15:58Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"It's tremendously unfair to blame Mamdani (or the MTA) for the heartbreaking and unsettling situation in this video. As a society we must stop forcing transit systems to absorb our broader social policy failures -- and figure out how to guarantee a basic level of welfare and well-being (a social protection floor) for all Americans. Bronx: East 174th Street & Jerome Avenue a homeless man set a foam takeout tray on fire inside an @MTA [--] train at the Jerome Avenue subway station around 11:45 p.m. Flames on the @NYCTSubway floor while riders sat nearby forced to inhale whatever contaminated junk"
X Link 2026-02-07T16:13Z 19.9K followers, 10.7K engagements
"Im not a fan of AOC using stolen election rhetoric to talk about gerrymandering which is done by both sides. Problematic institutional and constitutional features of our politics are not the same thing as stealing elections. So now this account is now promulgating stolen election rhetoric So now this account is now promulgating stolen election rhetoric"
X Link 2026-02-07T16:44Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Should an "eBay Seller" have qualified for a PPP "loan""
X Link 2026-02-07T17:00Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Trump and Mamdani find unlikely common ground on New York City zoning https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/07/trump-mandani-meeting-new-york-zoning-00767521 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/07/trump-mandani-meeting-new-york-zoning-00767521"
X Link 2026-02-07T18:33Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"I want to return to this piece with a few more thoughts. This is a story about a Mexican couple that migrated irregularly to the United States as young people gave birth to U.S. citizen children (who produced grandchildren) and then decided to self-deport to Mexico for retirement sooner rather than later due to Donald Trump's hostile environment. In order to work the husband stole the identity of a Honduran man who had a work permit -- intolerable criminal behavior (for sure). I've proposed two major policy interventions to help address our large undocumented population: 1) regularizing the"
X Link 2026-02-07T19:14Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
""Trump became animated as Mamdani described how the system slows housing construction telling the mayor he had wanted it overhauled for years according to a person with direct knowledge of the meeting." Trump and Mamdani find unlikely common ground on New York City zoning https://t.co/xv9npaKoF1 Trump and Mamdani find unlikely common ground on New York City zoning https://t.co/xv9npaKoF1"
X Link 2026-02-07T19:17Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Arkansas New Jersey Connecticut and Massachusetts prohibit remote learning todays from counting toward instructional requirements. What do we know about remote learning snow days https://t.co/1tWD4T33e6 h/t @alexanderrusso https://t.co/IRLMsKOpAK What do we know about remote learning snow days https://t.co/1tWD4T33e6 h/t @alexanderrusso https://t.co/IRLMsKOpAK"
X Link 2026-02-07T20:02Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"💯 Border cities are some of the safest places in America. El Paso where youd go to get authentic street tacos is one of the safest cities in America though. El Paso where youd go to get authentic street tacos is one of the safest cities in America though"
X Link 2026-02-07T20:30Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"There's a viral tweet going around the website about parents taking their babies to bars. In Italy and Spain parents will head to cafes and bars at [--] PM and relax on terraces with their sleeping babies in strollers. In Scandinavia many parents go to coffee shops cafes or restaurants during the day and leave their strollers outside on the sidewalk so their babies can nap in the cold. Both of these practices are very nice and enhance the freedom of parents (who would otherwise have to pay babysitters or spend less time in the community with friends) but they're not going to work in places with"
X Link 2026-02-07T21:07Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Try and be serious. This needs to be investigated. This needs to be investigated"
X Link 2026-02-07T21:40Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
""OpenAI told the White House in October that its planned data centers in coming years would require roughly [--] percent of the existing workforce of skilled tradespeople such as specialized electricians and mechanics." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/07/ai-spending-economy-shortages/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/07/ai-spending-economy-shortages/"
X Link 2026-02-07T22:28Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Pretty crazy that this could be the future of public transit in the fabulously wealthy city with some of the world's most valuable tech companies. "Buried deep in the contingency plan to slash costs at BART is an all-out nuclear scenario called "Phase 3": Shut the rail system down altogether." BARTs cost-cutting plan risks a death spiral that could end all train service https://t.co/hA5LcfbGQF BARTs cost-cutting plan risks a death spiral that could end all train service https://t.co/hA5LcfbGQF"
X Link 2026-02-08T01:54Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Is San Francisco going to live in the Metaverse Residents will ditch all their friends for chatbots Elon's robots will clean the toilets at OpenAI"
X Link 2026-02-08T01:55Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Let's be clear about what kicked off BART's death spiral: the insane Covid lockdowns of spring [----]. San Francisco hospitals weren't under pressure but the entire city was shut down. Where might California be right now if Swedish methods had been adopted instead of Chinese ones Is Stockholm contemplating an end to all of its metro service BARTs cost-cutting plan risks a death spiral that could end all train service https://t.co/hA5LcfbGQF BARTs cost-cutting plan risks a death spiral that could end all train service https://t.co/hA5LcfbGQF"
X Link 2026-02-08T01:59Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"@CoreyWriting France yes but Sweden's center-left (the Social Democrats) is on track to retake power"
X Link 2026-02-08T02:34Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
""While Rodrguez formerly Maduros deputy has pledged loyalty to him she has also brought about an abrupt shift from abrasive populism to a more technocratic style. Her television appearances tend to be brief and focused." https://www.ft.com/content/8dac7142-e170-4228-8159-2ba1842a2ec8 https://www.ft.com/content/8dac7142-e170-4228-8159-2ba1842a2ec8"
X Link 2026-02-08T13:19Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Super Bowl Visitors Find San Francisco Better Than Its Apocalyptic Image https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/us/san-francisco-super-bowl.htmlsmid=tw-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/us/san-francisco-super-bowl.htmlsmid=tw-share"
X Link 2026-02-08T13:24Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"I heard Hakeem Jeffries talking about voter ID and it was a mess. About 70% of Democrats 80% of independents and nearly all Republicans support it but Jeffries pivoted to rhetoric about stealing elections when asked about the policy. Sometimes Democrats have to engage in good faith on right-coded policies and just offer ideas of their own for fine-tuning and implementation. Voter ID works fine in the states where it exists and most Americans want it. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020504078816530616 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020504078816530616"
X Link 2026-02-08T14:24Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"One of the biggest quality of life problems we have in American cities"
X Link 2026-02-08T15:45Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"This is one thing I genuinely dont understand about New York. I have never seen tracks full of trash in major cities outside the United States including in complicated countries with more poverty inequality and informality. And no their metro systems dont have platform-edge doors people just dont throw stuff on the tracks. What do you think motivates people to engage in this kind of littering Anger Contempt for society or the MTA The people who use the station regularly have to care enough to demand action. https://t.co/BUv8fujyuL The people who use the station regularly have to care enough"
X Link 2026-02-08T15:59Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"CDMX metro stations have significantly more formal and informal vendors than the NYC subway but the stations and tracks are basically spotless maybe you can find a single wrapper on the ground once or twice a week if you look realllllllllly hard. #MetroAlMomento: A esta hora contina afluencia de moderada a alta en las Lneas [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] A y B. Los trenes mantienen su marcha constante en ambas direcciones y se realiza el envo de unidades vacas a estaciones de mayor demanda. Consulta nuestras actualizaciones https://t.co/KlHjtOgsbO #MetroAlMomento: A esta hora contina afluencia de moderada a"
X Link 2026-02-08T16:06Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Personally I think this is a cultural problem that New York and some other U.S. cities (MARTA also has a lot of trash on the tracks) have to fix. There are trash cans in our metro systems (unlike in Japan) and you cant police every platform all the time. Maybe influencers could make clear that its lame and pathetic to litter. Thoughts https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020531601738719262 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020531601738719262"
X Link 2026-02-08T16:14Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@humantransit @artml Yes"
X Link 2026-02-08T17:15Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements
"@alexanderrusso Which newspaper do you think did best with Covid reporting"
X Link 2026-02-08T17:17Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements
"This is a tough thread but worth reading. To be clear its fine that Kamala Harris enjoys luxury and interacting with the rich and famous in Los Angeles but given the institutional constraints of the Electoral College she may not be the strongest Democratic nominee. Prior to any impression that Harris was centrist or lib is the strong impression that she would much rather be browsing canaps at a fundraiser in Westwood or Sausalito than mixing with ordinary Americans and that she has no convictions at all beyond career advancement Prior to any impression that Harris was centrist or lib is the"
X Link 2026-02-08T17:29Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"The social and economic environments in which Kamala Harris routinely operates are far removed from the experience of the average American. Compare how Kamala Harris might spend a Sunday morning in Los Angeles with how Pete Buttigieg might spend one in Traverse City Michigan. I mean come on. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020552037969346872 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2020552037969346872"
X Link 2026-02-08T17:35Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Uber has really made people lazy travelers. Spending [--] seconds figuring out a bus schedule and another couple seconds buying a ticket is a lot better than setting $20 on fire"
X Link 2026-02-08T17:52Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Americans tend to associate many small or family-owned firms in Italy and Japan with backwardness and inefficiency but as AI and automation increasingly reduce the availability of corporate jobs it will be more important that we learn to value small businesses and pursuits where the lines between "passion project" and "entrepreneurship" blur"
X Link 2026-02-08T18:25Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"As a society we have to value someone who creates a tiny Packers-themed bar open for five hours a night in Austin as much as we value a Microsoft executive"
X Link 2026-02-08T18:29Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Every movie is woke trash Every Why do you and Stephen hate America so much Every movie is woke trash because Hollywood still doesnt understand the American people. The stark contrast between what Americans want vs what Hollywood thinks couldnt be more vast. Every movie is woke trash because Hollywood still doesnt understand the American people. The stark contrast between what Americans want vs what Hollywood thinks couldnt be more vast"
X Link 2026-02-08T19:35Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@MPaarlberg To what extent will the Trump deal just be a tweaked version of the Obama one"
X Link 2026-02-08T19:48Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements
"It's an extremely disturbing slippery slope. Who's next Nicaragua If this form of collective punishment works we will see this administration use it more against other states it doesnt like. If this form of collective punishment works we will see this administration use it more against other states it doesnt like"
X Link 2026-02-09T14:45Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"An Irishman married to an American woman 👇 He was then flown to the Ice facility in El Paso Texas where he has said he has been locked in the same large cold and damp room for [--] months with more than [--] men with little to do but lie on a bed all day. He said he has been allowed outside for air and exercise fewer than a dozen times in nearly five months. https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/02/09/irish-man-detained-by-ice-appeals-to-taoiseach-to-raise-case-with-trump-amid-torture/"
X Link 2026-02-09T19:14Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"It says a lot about Joe Biden's character and integrity that he failed to condemn the racist video Donald Trump posted"
X Link 2026-02-09T19:38Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Nobody's perfect but this criticism of Pete Buttigieg strikes me as intensely unfair. https://www.axios.com/2026/02/08/buttigieg-weakness-dot-2028 https://www.axios.com/2026/02/08/buttigieg-weakness-dot-2028"
X Link 2026-02-09T20:20Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"In addition to the Biden White Houses problematic micromanagement of cabinet departments which slowed progress on multiple fronts Buttigieg was operating within a complicated federal system and one of the worlds most litigious societies"
X Link 2026-02-09T20:20Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@daveweigel What does Harris actually believe Maybe one day we'll find out"
X Link 2026-02-09T21:04Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
""Last week the Irish government said the number of Irish citizens seeking consular assistance about deportation from the US jumped from [--] in [----] to [--] last year." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/irish-man-seamus-culleton-ice-detention https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/irish-man-seamus-culleton-ice-detention"
X Link 2026-02-09T21:16Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"As I've said before Americans -- who routinely overstay their allowed periods in Europe Mexico and Southeast Asia (often while engaged in illegal work) -- are extremely lucky that other countries treat foreigners with more grace respect and forgiveness than our own. "Last week the Irish government said the number of Irish citizens seeking consular assistance about deportation from the US jumped from [--] in [----] to [--] last year." https://t.co/WL92akDwTQ "Last week the Irish government said the number of Irish citizens seeking consular assistance about deportation from the US jumped from [--] in"
X Link 2026-02-09T21:32Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"@david_amrine Here's one example of many https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/nyregion/ny-prison-deaths-beatings-brooks-nantwi.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/nyregion/ny-prison-deaths-beatings-brooks-nantwi.html"
X Link 2026-02-09T21:34Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Oz Offers Forceful Call for Vaccination as Measles Becomes More Dire https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/well/dr-mehmet-oz-measles-vaccine.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/well/dr-mehmet-oz-measles-vaccine.html"
X Link 2026-02-09T22:34Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Lunatic. Trump: Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them https://t.co/A9zkEvfBu3 Trump: Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them https://t.co/A9zkEvfBu3"
X Link 2026-02-09T23:46Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"To be clear Donald Trump is upset about a beautiful new bridge that is being paid for entirely by Canadian taxpayers. "The $6.4 billion cost of the Gordie Howe bridge has been entirely funded by Canada's federal government." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/trump-gordie-howe-bridge-9.7081924 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/trump-gordie-howe-bridge-9.7081924"
X Link 2026-02-10T00:10Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
""$22B spent on hold with health insurance" 👀 2/ The numbers are staggering: 💸 $90B in junk fees 📞 $25B lost to phone scams $22B spent on hold with health insurance 🤖 $8B wasted on robocalls 🏥 $19B waiting for medical services 2/ The numbers are staggering: 💸 $90B in junk fees 📞 $25B lost to phone scams $22B spent on hold with health insurance 🤖 $8B wasted on robocalls 🏥 $19B waiting for medical services"
X Link 2026-02-10T00:38Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Oz Offers Forceful Call for Vaccination as Measles Becomes More Dire The comments by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services director come as South Carolina grapples with a large measles outbreak. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/well/dr-mehmet-oz-measles-vaccine.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/well/dr-mehmet-oz-measles-vaccine.html"
X Link 2026-02-10T02:13Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Siemens and Stadler consortium to deliverfully automated trains for S-BaneCopenhagen "The fleetcreates the worlds largest open railway system with automated train operation(ATO) with the consortium volume valued in the region of three billion euros." https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-and-stadler-consortium-deliver-fully-automated-trains-s-bane-copenhagen https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-and-stadler-consortium-deliver-fully-automated-trains-s-bane-copenhagen"
X Link 2026-02-10T02:47Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
""With the transition to fully automated train operations DSB aims to significantlyenhance service frequency of the Copenhagen S-bahn. During peak hours trainswill run with a maximum interval of seven and a half minutes on each line and aslittle as one and a half minutes between trains in central Copenhagen." Siemens and Stadler consortium to deliverfully automated trains for S-BaneCopenhagen "The fleetcreates the worlds largest open railway system with automated train operation(ATO) with the consortium volume valued in the region of three billion euros." Siemens and Stadler consortium to"
X Link 2026-02-10T02:48Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"MAGA influencers (and JD Vance) see the EU as some kind of soft touch on irregular immigration but that was the Brussels of the 2010s. Now the bloc is just as restrictive as the Trump administration in many respects and the open borders are purely for EU citizens. Many Americans need to update their priors on the EU and third-country immigration. Exclusive: EU Commission balks at Snchezs regularisation of undocumented migrants https://t.co/gWkgMaFghX Exclusive: EU Commission balks at Snchezs regularisation of undocumented migrants https://t.co/gWkgMaFghX"
X Link 2026-02-10T14:15Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"To be clear this is just me being descriptive not normative. Some of the EU measures are very harsh and have led to widespread human rights abuses in North Africa especially Libya"
X Link 2026-02-10T14:20Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"To be clear I think many people should enjoy free or low-cost transit (e.g students elderly unemployed) but they should have to acquire a card and tap it for rides. @ajlamesa Well said. Weve been berated by free transit activists for years but now we have indisputable data to counter them. @ajlamesa Well said. Weve been berated by free transit activists for years but now we have indisputable data to counter them"
X Link 2026-02-10T17:28Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Why not install convection ovens and at least produce Starbucks-quality food (a low bar) for Amtrak customers I see the microwaved in its own plastic packaging Angus cheeseburger on the menu and honestly we need @RFKJr_Official to get @Amtrak to pull that off the menu so we dont all die of microplastics. I see the microwaved in its own plastic packaging Angus cheeseburger on the menu and honestly we need @RFKJr_Official to get @Amtrak to pull that off the menu so we dont all die of microplastics"
X Link 2026-02-10T19:31Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"It is very unjust Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum who has been under pressure at home to help Cuba said on Monday. You cannot strangle a people like this. They dont have fuel for hospitals for schools. New with @DeborahAcosta: Daily life in Cuba is grinding to a halt under a U.S. campaign to block the islands oil imports drawing international criticism that the Trump administration is pushing the island toward a humanitarian crisis. https://t.co/9LqdN4mDcL New with @DeborahAcosta: Daily life in Cuba is grinding to a halt under a U.S. campaign to block the islands oil imports drawing"
X Link 2026-02-10T20:40Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"We are here in the shadow of the great monument to Simn Bolvar the great liberator of Latin America. And now we have a new great liberator Donald Trump Ruddy told his channels correspondent as he stood in Caracass historic Plaza Bolvar. 🫠🙃 The Newsmax interview with de facto head of Venezuelas National Assembly Jorge Rodriguez and brother to de facto president Delcy is tragicomic but revealing I tell the @guardian. Keeping the oil flowing is their only way to remain in power. https://t.co/5CuvwLHcIq The Newsmax interview with de facto head of Venezuelas National Assembly Jorge Rodriguez and"
X Link 2026-02-10T21:50Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"In Paris they raised ticket prices during the Olympics. The MTA is desperate for revenue why allow affluent visitors to ride for free And free buses would lead some people to swap the subway for the bus or take unnecessary rides generating insane crowding. Bad idea. New: Mayor Mamdani is pushing for a free bus pilot program to be conducted during this years FIFA World Cup. The mayors pitch to the governor is to run all city buses for free across NYC for the 5-week soccer tournament in June and July. https://t.co/8yWdsIEvZg New: Mayor Mamdani is pushing for a free bus pilot program to be"
X Link 2026-02-10T22:08Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"American Optimism Slumps to Record Low https://news.gallup.com/poll/702125/american-optimism-slumps-record-low.aspxutm_source=twitterbutton&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=sharing https://news.gallup.com/poll/702125/american-optimism-slumps-record-low.aspxutm_source=twitterbutton&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=sharing"
X Link 2026-02-10T23:06Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
""A Detroit billionaire met with Howard Lutnick the commerce secretary hours before President Trump said he would block the opening of a new bridge connecting Detroit to Canada officials said." 🙄 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/world/canada/bridge-owner-trump-lutnick.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.LFA.weFr.Lyw3EMS1YU0Y&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/world/canada/bridge-owner-trump-lutnick.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.LFA.weFr.Lyw3EMS1YU0Y&smid=url-share"
X Link 2026-02-10T23:20Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Ireland pushing to free citizen held by ICE in Texas Irish PM Michel Martin is wary of provoking the U.S. administration but behind-the-scenes efforts to free Seamus Culleton from ICE custody have proven fruitless an Irish official tells POLITICO. https://www.politico.eu/article/ireland-pushing-to-free-citizen-held-by-ice/ https://www.politico.eu/article/ireland-pushing-to-free-citizen-held-by-ice/"
X Link 2026-02-10T23:41Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"European Union member states -- and Brussels itself -- really should be more forceful about getting their citizens out of ICE detention facilities. The Italians got two individuals out of "Alligator Alcatraz" last year. Ireland pushing to free citizen held by ICE in Texas Irish PM Michel Martin is wary of provoking the U.S. administration but behind-the-scenes efforts to free Seamus Culleton from ICE custody have proven fruitless an Irish official tells POLITICO. https://t.co/u5sOJvMfgD Ireland pushing to free citizen held by ICE in Texas Irish PM Michel Martin is wary of provoking the U.S."
X Link 2026-02-11T00:41Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@trogglodytes tourists don't come to Santa Monica now"
X Link 2026-02-11T03:06Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@trogglodytes do they still go to Venice Beach"
X Link 2026-02-11T03:08Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements
"Democrats are having a debate about going after Joe Biden's presidency but honestly some criticism of Kamala Harris' approach would probably also be valuable"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:33Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"When we told them the president is too old they told us No hes not; look how strong he is David Hogg told me"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:37Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"The list includes Bangladesh Colombia Egypt Kosovo India Morocco and Tunisia as well asEU candidate countries such as the Western Balkans nations Ukraine Moldova and Georgia. The European Parliament has given the green light to the first list of safe countries of origin whose citizens will no longer be able to seek asylum in the EU. https://t.co/s5QoS47V0Z The European Parliament has given the green light to the first list of safe countries of origin whose citizens will no longer be able to seek asylum in the EU. https://t.co/s5QoS47V0Z"
X Link 2026-02-11T17:07Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford last night decided to close the airspace without alerting White House Pentagon or Homeland Security officials. SCOOP: The unexpected airspace closure in El Paso stemmed from disagreements over drone-related tests sources told @CBSNews. Pentagon had undertaken extensive planning on use of military tech near Fort Bliss.Two sources identified the technology as a high-energy laser. Earlier SCOOP: The unexpected airspace closure in El Paso stemmed from disagreements over drone-related tests sources told @CBSNews. Pentagon had undertaken extensive planning on use of"
X Link 2026-02-11T17:31Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@ReichlinMelnick How can the DHS feed become even worse"
X Link 2026-02-11T19:54Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"The SAVE America Act is bad legislation but the vast majority of Americans support voter ID. Democrats should respond with their own better legislation which would also address the very real problem that millions of Americans lack the IDs they need to fully engage in society and receive all the social benefits to which they are entitled. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021718862333387260 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021718862333387260"
X Link 2026-02-11T22:51Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"An entire train full of passengers forced to watch a mid-afternoon shooting in a Bronx subway station. And yet -- no public response from the mayor. We must never treat this kind of egregious violence as normal"
X Link 2026-02-12T01:18Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Think about the response that would occur if this happened in Paris Milan or London"
X Link 2026-02-12T01:20Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"This is disappointing to see. These carriers provide valuable competition and connectivity across the United States and Americas. But as @MCCCANM argued in some posts a while back U.S. costs have perhaps made the ULCC model unsustainable here. Spirit was the tip of the iceberg. Now its Frontier. Their bid to purchase Spirit is apparently dead in the water. Ultra Low Cost Carriers are struggling Spirit was the tip of the iceberg. Now its Frontier. Their bid to purchase Spirit is apparently dead in the water. Ultra Low Cost Carriers are struggling"
X Link 2026-02-12T01:29Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
""Confidential company documents from 2018-19 reviewed by The Wall Street Journal show Ford learned while developing BlueCruise that some drivers didnt understand how to use certain features stopped paying attention to the road or failed to respond to warnings to retake control." https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/hands-free-driving-ford-investigation-4fc87266st=g819eg https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/hands-free-driving-ford-investigation-4fc87266st=g819eg"
X Link 2026-02-12T15:24Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"I'll confess to being uncomfortable with age limits for public office. Bernie Sanders is fine. Elizabeth Warren is fine. Sergio Mattarella is a year older than Joe Biden and fine (though his role is less demanding in a parliamentary republic). Il Presidente Mattarella visita Casa Italia a Cortina https://t.co/NDNK8AfKbY Il Presidente Mattarella visita Casa Italia a Cortina https://t.co/NDNK8AfKbY"
X Link 2026-02-12T16:04Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Elections have consequences. This is yet another example of why some of us were incredibly upset by Joe Biden's selfish decision to run for reelection. Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. https://t.co/pUJpRC2yoK Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. https://t.co/pUJpRC2yoK"
X Link 2026-02-12T19:15Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Its a rejection of fact that had been accepted for decades by presidents of both parties including Richard Nixon whose top adviser warned of the dangers of climate change and the first President George Bush who signed an international climate treaty. Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. https://t.co/pUJpRC2yoK Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being"
X Link 2026-02-12T19:39Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Remarkable to look back at what Washington DC's Charles Allen was saying about fare evasion in [----]. Almost a decade later there now seems to be a Democratic consensus that enforcing the law is valuable and good"
X Link 2026-02-12T21:05Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@apagliar blocks workers from having their paychecks deposited directly into fintech apps This is good to prevent tax evasion"
X Link 2026-02-13T14:16Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements
"The extended DMV school closures are appalling. A modest snowstorm hit over a week ago and everything else in these communities has been open for days. Governments must deliver basic public services to citizens and stop absolving themselves of responsibility with excuses about "safety.""
X Link 2026-02-02T00:39Z 19.9K followers, 281.6K engagements
"Given AI-related disruption we need to be having serious conversations about flexicurity (active labor market policy) the welfare state universal health care and North American integration. Meanwhile Kamala's account is posting middle-finger emoji"
X Link 2026-02-06T00:10Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"The food looks tasty but can we both agree that universal health insurance coverage is pretty important The Democratic public health platform is to give more money to insurance companies and to vaccinate kids [-----] times (Paul Offit quote). The Republican public health platform is to lower drug prices and support families to cook like this for their kids. The Democratic public health platform is to give more money to insurance companies and to vaccinate kids [-----] times (Paul Offit quote). The Republican public health platform is to lower drug prices and support families to cook like this for"
X Link 2026-02-08T16:34Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Just looked at the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica on Google Street View. The images are from August [----] so maybe things have improved over the past year but all the empty businesses are shocking. Isn't it a tourist hot spot surrounded by the homes of very rich people"
X Link 2026-02-11T02:52Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Why are land acknowledgements more important to maintain than support for universal health care (removed from the party platform in 2024) Interesting; I asked Ken Martin the same question (why do land acknowledgments at DNC meetings) in October basically same answer. https://t.co/A4sAxh0UYQ https://t.co/vb8ptEENRj Interesting; I asked Ken Martin the same question (why do land acknowledgments at DNC meetings) in October basically same answer. https://t.co/A4sAxh0UYQ https://t.co/vb8ptEENRj"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:15Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"I remember taking a bus from Bologna to Ljubljana and being amazed by this massive brutalist complex in Trieste. You know Italy has achieved ultimate soft power when a K-Pop band comes to shoot a music video in Trieste of all places. https://t.co/75jeBWzxNc You know Italy has achieved ultimate soft power when a K-Pop band comes to shoot a music video in Trieste of all places. https://t.co/75jeBWzxNc"
X Link 2026-02-12T13:24Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"If you're opposed to a pure single-payer system that's fine but Democrats must coalesce behind some kind of real universal health care policy and effectively market it to the public. The status quo is unsustainable. For the love of God Democrats don't go back to pushing Medicare for All. It's terrible policy and the politics are even worse. https://t.co/5USGiBKDk5 For the love of God Democrats don't go back to pushing Medicare for All. It's terrible policy and the politics are even worse. https://t.co/5USGiBKDk5"
X Link 2026-02-12T22:43Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Woke JD Vance wrote a foreword for the book of a European politician who supports socialized health care higher taxes on banks supranational institutions pooling sovereignty open borders NATO Ukraine and freedom of movement for the citizens of [--] countries. Don't tell MAGA New: Vice President JD Vance wrote the forward for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Melonis upcoming book Giorgias Vision set for release in late April. https://t.co/5vgU7HORtT New: Vice President JD Vance wrote the forward for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Melonis upcoming book Giorgias Vision set for release in late April."
X Link 2026-02-13T00:24Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"@emre_mayo Yeah in terms of U.S. economic strength and growth. This is especially important for the U.S. because there doesn't seem to be any desire to engage in robust North American integration. So if we lose the post-WWII order we're not left with much"
X Link 2026-02-13T15:02Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements
"@AschleighJ exactly why i'd prefer strategic sophisticated and ambitious transit policies (like the fare reforms in Ile de France) instead of "make all buses free""
X Link 2026-02-14T00:08Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"No I wanted to use precise language and clearly convey the value delivered to le-de-France residents by the fare reforms given the size of the region and its service area. did you just really want people to know you know what le-de-France is did you just really want people to know you know what le-de-France is"
X Link 2026-02-14T00:59Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"The Trump administration continues to troll about Greenland. Unhelpful to post this during the Munich summit. Made just for you 💌 https://t.co/DhSgnGK1M6 Made just for you 💌 https://t.co/DhSgnGK1M6"
X Link 2026-02-14T02:36Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"As I've repeatedly pointed out the standardized deductible for statutory insurance plans under the Dutch managed-competition system is currently 385/year (and that doesn't apply to children and certain kinds of care for adults)"
X Link 2026-02-14T03:04Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Many existing ACA and employer plans that Americans view as "normal" or "fine" would be considered junk insurance in other rich countries with insurance-based universal health care systems"
X Link 2026-02-14T03:04Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@Lib_Development Paris is doing a lot of expansion right now. Fare reforms helped to address a problematic system where poor people in the suburbs were often paying more for transportation than wealthier people in central Paris. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Paris_Express https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Paris_Express"
X Link 2026-02-14T03:08Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements
"An all-time high 58% of voters say the Dem Party is too liberal. Important to unpack this. You might think Democrats are too liberal about immigration or cultural issues but support universal health care and unions. An all-time high 58% of voters say the Dem Party is too liberal. This comes as 1-in-3 Democrats think of themselves as Democratic Socialists And the % of Dems who say they're very liberal has quadrupled since [----]. NJ-11 NYC mayor & Bernie Sanders are no aberration. https://t.co/J0xuskHgn6 An all-time high 58% of voters say the Dem Party is too liberal. This comes as 1-in-3"
X Link 2026-02-12T19:31Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"US paid $32m to five countries to accept about [---] deportees report shows https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/13/us-paid-32m-to-five-countries-to-accept-about-300-deportees-report-shows https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/13/us-paid-32m-to-five-countries-to-accept-about-300-deportees-report-shows"
X Link 2026-02-13T15:08Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@daveweigel He should learn from Biden Joe unleashed a second round of unnecessary Covid stimulus in [----] (after vaccines) just so he could honor a campaign promise and compete with Trump for sending checks and all it did was stoke inflation with minimal political benefit"
X Link 2026-02-13T15:53Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"I do not think a Mexican grandmother who has peacefully lived here for [--] years and made the poor choice of driving without a license is the kind of person Trump voters expected to be targeted for deportation. Your context is unconvincing. Some context you dont get in the headline: She had been living in the U.S. illegally for [--] years has no drivers license (but was still driving) has no identification of any kind and drove onto a military base where she was stopped and unable to ID herself. Some context you dont get in the headline: She had been living in the U.S. illegally for [--] years has"
X Link 2025-05-08T21:58Z 19.9K followers, 1.9M engagements
"When these trains replace the outdated Northeast Regional coaches it will be very hard for Amtrak to justify the massive price difference between Acela and Regional trains. In most countries premium high-speed trains travel on dedicated high-speed lines and have significantly faster journey times than intercity or regional trains. But in the United States both Acela and Regional products share the same ancient tracks with similar trip durations. Today at Union Station in DC Amtrak gave us a tour of the new Airo trains that will debut in the Pacific Northwest this year and on the East Coast"
X Link 2026-02-10T20:22Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
""Joe Biden's lingering unpopularity is proving to be a serious drag on Biden alums running in swing districts across the country" a national Democratic strategist who requested anonymity told Axios. https://www.axios.com/2026/02/11/democrat-candidates-biden-2026 https://www.axios.com/2026/02/11/democrat-candidates-biden-2026"
X Link 2026-02-11T15:29Z 19.9K followers, 75.8K engagements
""The Trump administration has spent more than $1m per person to deport some migrants to countries they have no connection to only to see many sent back to their home nations at further taxpayer expense.""
X Link 2026-02-13T15:08Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
""Lewandowski fired a U.S. Coast Guard pilot after Noems blanket was left behind on a plane according to people familiar with the incident." https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95st=DFHCCu&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/chaos-kristi-noem-homeland-security-f095ac95st=DFHCCu&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink"
X Link 2026-02-13T16:03Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Even Norway and Luxembourg dont have $25 minimum wages. Yes raising the minimum wage in DC to $25 an hour at a moment when the city's economy is in trouble is a bad idea. https://t.co/ZPi7uUjiFh Yes raising the minimum wage in DC to $25 an hour at a moment when the city's economy is in trouble is a bad idea. https://t.co/ZPi7uUjiFh"
X Link 2026-02-13T17:47Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Stupid but a lot of existing ACA and employer plans now have deductibles around $10000. Democrats must coalesce behind a plan for universal health care addressing both the uninsured and underinsured populations. Trumps solution to health care costs is to offer $15000 deductible plans. Trumps solution to health care costs is to offer $15000 deductible plans"
X Link 2026-02-14T02:55Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@Bman21212 @PeterMoskos It also goes without saying that Italy has significantly fewer guns in the community than New York (and the U.S.) which inevitably influences policing practices and outcomes"
X Link 2026-02-15T14:50Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements
"The edgy left-wingers in New York who demand police leave the subway will be the first to heap praise on the transit systems in Paris Copenhagen and CDMX where fares are rigorously enforced and there is omnipresent policing (sometimes paramilitary in France and Mexico)"
X Link 2026-02-08T19:02Z 19.9K followers, 155.6K engagements
"Trenitalia will deliver a [---] hour journey between Milan and Munich next year (about [--] minutes longer than driving) but when the Brenner Base Tunnel opens they'll be able to complete the trip in [---] hours (faster than driving). https://www.ferrovie.info/treni-reali/frecciarossa-entro-il-2026-milano-monaco-in-6-ore-e-30-minuti.html https://www.ferrovie.info/treni-reali/frecciarossa-entro-il-2026-milano-monaco-in-6-ore-e-30-minuti.html"
X Link 2026-02-13T19:12Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Links: https://www.city-journal.org/article/new-york-city-zohran-mamdani-free-buses-safety https://www.city-journal.org/article/free-buses-new-york-times-zohran-mamdaniutm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/opinion/free-bus-rides-mamdani.html https://www.city-journal.org/article/new-york-city-zohran-mamdani-free-buses-safety https://www.city-journal.org/article/free-buses-new-york-times-zohran-mamdaniutm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/opinion/free-bus-rides-mamdani.html"
X Link 2026-02-13T23:54Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
""In November [----] Californians voted loyally for Kamala Harris but also authorised Proposition [--] by an almost 40-point margin. That ballot initiative the "Homelessness Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act" strengthened criminal penalties for low-level offences." https://unherd.com/newsroom/are-democrats-finally-getting-tough-on-crime/ https://unherd.com/newsroom/are-democrats-finally-getting-tough-on-crime/"
X Link 2026-02-14T23:49Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Florences social democratic mayor shares a video about adding more police to an outlying neighborhood (Novoli) near the citys airport that Americans would consider quite safe but has annoying crime levels by European standards. Many center-left politicians (in other countries and increasingly here) understand that residents of neighborhoods experiencing crime and disorder want more not fewer police. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022870419041112495 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022870419041112495"
X Link 2026-02-15T03:07Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"@MonicaLMarks Yeah I visited Shanghai on a layover in [----]. Surprisingly simple"
X Link 2026-02-15T15:01Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements
"You got lucky in Mesa Arizona. In Tokyo or Seoul you can feel confident that nobody will steal your unattended belongings. I left my iPad Pro in my Miata with the top down overnight while parked on the street and it was still there in the morning I left my iPad Pro in my Miata with the top down overnight while parked on the street and it was still there in the morning"
X Link 2026-02-15T16:43Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"I am American and think most of my fellow citizens are decent good people but we should really reflect on exactly why this happened because its hard to believe this man would have been left to die in Mexico City Bogota Rome Madrid Tokyo or London. This is a very scary only-in-New York death. This guy who was not homeless slipped on the ice and cracked his head and then slumped onto a bench in front of a supermarket and people walked past him sitting there for hours with his head busted open until he froze to death. https://t.co/h5mbr0BSV9 This is a very scary only-in-New York death. This guy"
X Link 2026-02-15T17:37Z 19.9K followers, 29K engagements
"💯 The older I get the more I appreciate Barack Obamas tone and political approach. I think he was keenly aware of just how toxic polarization in the US could get. The older I get the more I appreciate Barack Obamas tone and political approach. I think he was keenly aware of just how toxic polarization in the US could get"
X Link 2026-02-15T20:28Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"This New York Times op-ed about free buses mentions Kansas City. An interesting choice. First their transit union said free buses led to more violence against drivers. Second they're reinstating fares in June"
X Link 2026-02-13T23:49Z 19.9K followers, 40.9K engagements
"Democrats struggles could be partly because theyre just too old says Obama There is an element of at some point you age out the former president said. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/15/obama-democrats-problems-too-old-00782719utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/15/obama-democrats-problems-too-old-00782719utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it"
X Link 2026-02-15T22:50Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Yeah Democrats do need to be more explicit about saying that Joe Biden's behavior was selfish wrong and destructive"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:35Z 19.9K followers, 20.8K engagements
"Those Americans who genuinely can't afford $2.50 or $3 a ride should be provided with as many opportunities as possible to acquire discounted fare cards or free passes"
X Link 2026-02-13T18:52Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"A normie inoffensive discussion but the next Democratic president will have to explain how the United States can be viewed as a reliable partner once again. What steps will be taken to convince our friends and partners in the world of a renewed commitment to a rules-based international order AOCs Foreign Policy for [----] "You know first and foremost I think we need to revisit our commitments to international aid um not just US USAID but the the dozens of global compacts that this current Secretary of State and President Trump have withdrawn from. They are https://t.co/z7t0LdwIED AOCs Foreign"
X Link 2026-02-13T21:03Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"U.S. citizen clicks on NBC's Delcy Rodriguez interview and is served a DHS advertisement from Kristi Noem telling me to self-deport"
X Link 2026-02-13T22:26Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"The op-ed also cites a deeply flawed study to argue eliminating fares will reduce assaults on drivers"
X Link 2026-02-13T23:53Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"With "free buses" someone living in East New York commuting to a job in Times Square will have to pay $3 (or $1.50 with fair fares) if they want the shortest trip (one hour). Alternatively the "free" bus-only journey would be 100% longer (over two hours)"
X Link 2026-02-14T00:19Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Proving citizenship is surprisingly difficult in the United States. Theres no national registry of citizens and a lot of people dont have a birth certificate or passport. Things get even more complicated for naturalized citizens or those born abroad. I am in favor of voter ID. Im more troubled by the proof of citizenship requirement not because I think non-citizens should be able to vote but because those requirements can be unfairly onerous. None of the situations described here require proof of citizenship. I am in favor of voter ID. Im more troubled by the proof of citizenship requirement"
X Link 2026-02-14T16:22Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"@Bman21212 Most of our police arent bad or useless which is why youd probably call them if you needed help. I recommend following @PeterMoskos hes exposed me to some new ideas about policing and the NYPD in particular"
X Link 2026-02-15T14:49Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@DavidAstinWalsh The criticism of him and the piece is so tedious and vapid. Before I started scrolling through the 100+ quote posts on Bluesky I already knew what they would say"
X Link 2026-02-15T15:13Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Metas A.I. Smart Glasses Are Wreaking Havoc in Schools Across the Country. Its Only Going to Get Worse. https://slate.com/technology/2026/02/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai-glasses-school.html https://slate.com/technology/2026/02/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai-glasses-school.html"
X Link 2026-02-15T15:23Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"This is progress or at least a shift from where we were on the day before Maduros capture said Oscar Murillo the co-ordinator for Caracas-based rights group Provea. If we can restore dissent and pluralism without harassment or intimidation then genuine public debate about the countrys future becomes possible. https://www.ft.com/content/55d97298-22f0-4e10-8119-2ab30c759ac6accessToken=zwAGSuBF_Ch4kc9V2XKYIvBOENOBGSqzDHWaxg.MEQCIE6oBT3LKEwKUi-9xzf41yaxexh3z-T1a9EncaElagGMAiB3aUcaojWutNKAVuWHTUuVItyOFUNNtzbk9vfkk4sI6Q&sharetype=gift&token=7b51645c-366f-42ca-a985-f3b93f95054b"
X Link 2026-02-15T16:38Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@michaeldomps @aaron_renn and we have a major package theft problem here that essentially doesn't exist in Japan or South Korea"
X Link 2026-02-15T16:43Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements
"@nobodyknows2322 @aaron_renn Yes absolutely. I would never leave my iPhone unattended on a table in Arlington Virginia and walk away. Theres an unacceptably high chance it will be stolen whereas in Tokyo or Seoul that chance is basically zero"
X Link 2026-02-15T17:10Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements
"Leaving an iPhone unattended on a table in Orange County is playing Russian roulette. Leaving the same phone unattended on a table in Tokyo or Osaka is a reasonable decision to save a place to eat or drink. @ajlamesa @aaron_renn I've done this at a Barnes and Noble in suburban Orange County. @ajlamesa @aaron_renn I've done this at a Barnes and Noble in suburban Orange County"
X Link 2026-02-15T18:02Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"@c0uldntresist Right they can when traveling between two different countries"
X Link 2026-02-15T19:10Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"A working-class Mexican explains why she's willing to pay more to commute on CDMX's new Tren Insurgente (15 minutes) instead of the bus (1 hour): "I don't mind starting to pay double. My time is worth more." Makes you think about "free buses" in New York"
X Link 2026-02-15T19:52Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"RT @AlecMacGillis: Good piece that reminds me how resistant many left-of-center people were to critiques of Bezos and Amazon when FULFILLME"
X Link 2026-02-15T20:16Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements
"RT @ZaidJilani: The margin Democrats need in order to pass popular policies. Gavin Newsom Kamala Harris and AOC cant do this"
X Link 2026-02-15T21:20Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements
"RT @mattyglesias: It's remarkable that you would write up this poll in this way utter certainty dripping with disdain and not even men"
X Link 2026-02-15T22:12Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements
"Im blocked by Greg but people like him (and Elliott Morris) cynically conflate 1) support for long-standing non-criminal migrants already here for decades (no more brutal ICE raids) and 2) restoring permissive asylum policies because they are ideologues about immigration. If you go back to [----] and Trumps winning immigration message he consistently signaled that he wouldnt bother the Latinos that he loved and instead would focus on deporting serious criminals and securing the border. Its pretty clear that a majority of voters still want a restrictionist approach to the border and reforming"
X Link 2026-02-15T22:28Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"RT @bfurnas: [---] has long concerned street safety advocates"
X Link 2026-02-15T22:47Z 19.9K followers, [--] engagements
"Obama kept having these private lunches with Biden to discuss his failing campaign. I wonder if he regrets not going public sooner in order to try and push Biden out when there was still time for a real primary. This isnt me blaming Obama it was a tough call and maybe he thought Biden would just dig in. Democrats struggles could be partly because theyre just too old says Obama There is an element of at some point you age out the former president said. https://t.co/ER6gHqrN6G Democrats struggles could be partly because theyre just too old says Obama There is an element of at some point you age"
X Link 2026-02-15T22:53Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"This Norwegian woman married to a U.S. citizen and detained by ICE at her green card interview says that someone stole her credit card while she was at a detention facility"
X Link 2026-02-11T17:55Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
""It is hard to see how an incentive structure that pushes scholars to fake or fudge an interest in social justice helps produce a more just academy. If anything this seems likely to further entrench higher educations tendency to confuse performative preening with real societal improvement." @Tyler_A_Harper https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/03/mellon-foundation-humanities-research-funding/685733/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/03/mellon-foundation-humanities-research-funding/685733/"
X Link 2026-02-12T23:08Z 19.9K followers, 11.1K engagements
"It actually is hard to believe Europeans trusting the next Democratic president because the electorate won't have changed. Joe Biden: "America is back" Emmanuel Macron: "For how long" One of the hard things to keep in mind about Trump is that while he has the language and the instincts of a monarch his instincts are often unpopular many of themparticularly immigrationpredictably generate a strong backlash and most of his policy flows thru executive orders https://t.co/JDzLqDRIPu One of the hard things to keep in mind about Trump is that while he has the language and the instincts of a monarch"
X Link 2026-02-13T14:51Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Transit fares are an effective filtering mechanism to keep buses and trains safe from those who believe the rules and laws don't apply to them"
X Link 2026-02-13T18:52Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"NBC interview with Delcy Rodrguez https://www.youtube.com/watchv=VFtZivnmscI&list=PL0tDb4jw6kPzyE27VRa8FyTt-RKK0SEI7&index=4 https://www.youtube.com/watchv=VFtZivnmscI&list=PL0tDb4jw6kPzyE27VRa8FyTt-RKK0SEI7&index=4"
X Link 2026-02-13T23:42Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"To be clear I want public transit to be as excellent and cheap as possible. It's amazing that residents of le-de-France (Paris) can travel the distance of New York to New Haven on clean modern trains for less than [--]. Our cities need ambitious transformational ideas to make public transit cheaper and better -- especially for the poor and working class -- not populist slop like free buses. This New York Times op-ed about free buses mentions Kansas City. An interesting choice. First their transit union said free buses led to more violence against drivers. Second they're reinstating fares in"
X Link 2026-02-13T23:57Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"The EU moves to kill infinite scrolling https://www.politico.eu/article/tiktok-meta-facebook-instagram-brussels-kill-infinite-scrolling/ https://www.politico.eu/article/tiktok-meta-facebook-instagram-brussels-kill-infinite-scrolling/"
X Link 2026-02-14T03:19Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
"Ask Cambodians about their schools hospitals and housing. Just landed in Phnom Penh Cambodia for a first time visit in the country and I'm absolutely wowed by the airport. It's not just China: bit by bit the whole of Asia is getting world-class infrastructure. https://t.co/jL0Pgzikcr Just landed in Phnom Penh Cambodia for a first time visit in the country and I'm absolutely wowed by the airport. It's not just China: bit by bit the whole of Asia is getting world-class infrastructure. https://t.co/jL0Pgzikcr"
X Link 2026-02-14T20:51Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Milan built a driverless metro line with an airport connection for about [--] billion. Is New York going to address its construction costs problem Just landed in Milan Grabbed a cappuccino from a vending machine (and yes its legitimately excellent ☕) and walked straight onto a RegioExpress train headed directly to the city center. Fast. Clean. Integrated. This is the kind of airport-to-downtown rail infrastructure https://t.co/IBqrWBjwcA Just landed in Milan Grabbed a cappuccino from a vending machine (and yes its legitimately excellent ☕) and walked straight onto a RegioExpress train headed"
X Link 2026-02-14T21:55Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"Barack Obama describes rampant homelessness as a social atrocity and adds that we must acknowledge public concerns about disorder in order to earn political support for expanding social welfare policies"
X Link 2026-02-14T22:37Z 19.9K followers, 83.1K engagements
""Bidens hyper-correction away from both Trumps and Obamas enforcement models produced one of the gravest political and governing failures of his presidency. By dismantling deterrence narrowing enforcement and signaling retreat our administration helped create the conditions for system-wide collapse and ultimately Trumps return to power." I haven't listened or watched but I am going to take a wild guess and assume that @briantylercohen never asked him about his [--] years ICE interior removals policy led by Tom Homan Or why the ACLU called his (Obama's) ICE policy a "mockery of the fourth"
X Link 2026-02-15T00:24Z 19.9K followers, [----] engagements
"There's so little crime in South Korea that a flight crew bought drinks at Starbucks so they could leave their personal belongings somewhere while attending visa interviews at the nearby U.S. Embassy. When I visited Japan for the first time in [----] (I know different country but same low crime rate) this was one of the things that amazed me most -- people saving seats and tables in busy mall food courts with their purses and iPhones. "During lunch hour on Wednesday in downtown Seoul nearly [--] cafes had at least one table strewed with unattended items. A Gucci bag was left on a chair near the"
X Link 2026-02-15T13:29Z 19.9K followers, 12.9K engagements
"This is a fascinating soft-power move by China. Citizens of basically all the world's richest countries* can now visit China for a month without a visa despite the fact there's no reciprocity for Chinese travelers. *United States excluded China confirms visa-free travel for UK and Canadian nationals https://t.co/xEwhq1ILaS China confirms visa-free travel for UK and Canadian nationals https://t.co/xEwhq1ILaS"
X Link 2026-02-15T13:42Z 19.9K followers, 292.5K engagements
"Hillary Clinton's widely shared thoughts on immigration are correct. Democrats must commit to modernizing asylum law (so that anyone from anywhere cannot simply make a claim and be released into the interior) and to deporting criminals"
X Link 2026-02-15T14:14Z 19.9K followers, [---] engagements
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