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Went hiking in Briones Regional Park, really beautiful day Image
Saw a butterfly taking off ImageImageImageImage
Lotta flowers still, sticky monkey flowers everywhere ImageImageImageImage
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Jun 15
He continued: “…but all property superfluous to such purposes is the property of the public, who by their laws have created it, and who may therefore by other laws dispose of it, whenever the welfare of the public shall demand such disposition…”
“He that does not like civil society on these terms, let him retire and live among savages. He can have no right to the benefits of society, who will not pay his club towards the support of it.” - Benjamin Franklin
Earlier: "The remissness of our people in paying taxes is highly blameable, the unwillingness to pay them is still more so. I see in some resolutions of town-meetings, a remonstrance against giving congress a power to take as they call it, the people’s money out of their pockets—
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Jun 7
Hey cons — come and take it Image
Seed oils, in moderation, are perfectly fine for you
the-nutrivore.com/post/a-compreh…
The thing about "seed oils" is that all of the potential concerns aren't specific to that category. Too much Omega 6? Avoid soy/corn oil, canola is fine. Issues with solvent extraction? Go with expeller pressed. Oxidation from repeated cooking? Don't overdo it on deep frying
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Jun 6
In a narrow sense it's absolutely true that people making $250k in a given year would be net payers with an expanded welfare state - as OP acknowledges in the next tweet. He's also right that there are benefits beyond strict costs, like consumption smoothing and stability
But I want to make a broader point about incomes. When we talk about "a person in poverty" or "a person making $250k" we tend to take a point in time measurement and act as if that is a constant state
But we vastly underestimate income volatility. This is *especially* a problem at the low end, where efforts to target "the poor" often run into problems because the target is constantly churning in and out of poverty within and between years
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Jun 5
I'm a masochist so I'm going to tune in to this
RFK effusively thanking Elon for saving American democracy
Lmao RFK praising Elon for being skeptical of AI and then pivots to asking him if Neurolink is going to kill us all
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May 22
Guess what this California state senate bill is based on the supporters and opposition ImageImage
In favor: tenant groups, unions, liberal cities, and a million YIMBY groups

In opposition: real estate and business groups, and the AIDS healthcare foundation
Answer: SB466 to legalize rent control on buildings over 28 years old
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Apr 24
I went to Salt Point State Park ImageImageImageImage
On the second day we hiked up to Kruse Rhododendron State Nature Reserve. AllTrails didn't have preset loops, but we were able to stitch together some trails to make one. It ended up being quite an adventure, there were rough stretches, but highly recommended if you come out here Image
The rhododendron still have a few months until full bloom, but insane amounts of other flowers, especially on the beach ImageImageImageImage
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