Dave Nash
@davenash.bsky.social
I deal in the written word and spoken word by trade. Always looking for greater understanding and better ways of doing things. “Make expertise great again.”
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Dave Nash
@davenash.bsky.social
· Dec 19
Imagine paying $44bn for something worth $5.7bn, then running it into the ground to where it was only worth $673m…
…then being considered a good hire to determine how to make the federal government “efficient.”
We should all get to fail so far upward.
…then being considered a good hire to determine how to make the federal government “efficient.”
We should all get to fail so far upward.
How is it an incomplete pass when the ball never left the hand?
September 15, 2026 at 3:06 AM
How is it an incomplete pass when the ball never left the hand?
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🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) told a federal judge Friday it’s appealing a scorching court order against President Donald Trump’s attempt to sue himself to create an almost $2 billion fund for his political allies. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Attorney General Blanche said Trump’s ‘weaponization fund’ was dead. Now DOJ is appealing
The DOJ said Friday it's appealing a judge's finding that Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against his own administration was "improper."
www.democracydocket.com
September 11, 2026 at 11:39 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) told a federal judge Friday it’s appealing a scorching court order against President Donald Trump’s attempt to sue himself to create an almost $2 billion fund for his political allies. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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I gotta say, Jon Ossoff is getting more negative press for noting that Trump enjoys traveling with the one aide who (as he's remarked) actually cares deeply about him—a fact Trump wouldn't even deny—than Trump has ever gotten for calling for his political opponents to be executed
August 20, 2026 at 4:58 AM
I gotta say, Jon Ossoff is getting more negative press for noting that Trump enjoys traveling with the one aide who (as he's remarked) actually cares deeply about him—a fact Trump wouldn't even deny—than Trump has ever gotten for calling for his political opponents to be executed
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Musk has lost more money than person in the history of the world!
Elon Musk's net worth has dropped to $744 billion as of today.
He's lost over $700 billion since mid-June.
He's lost over $700 billion since mid-June.
July 24, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Musk has lost more money than person in the history of the world!
And just how soon before the robotaxis and robots make profits soar, Elon? “Two weeks,” perhaps?
July 24, 2026 at 5:38 AM
And just how soon before the robotaxis and robots make profits soar, Elon? “Two weeks,” perhaps?
“Anyone whose memory of 1980s MTV is still vivid will almost certainly know, word for word, the lyrics to Bonnie Tyler’s ecstatic outpouring of pathos, ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ (better known to a friend of mine as ‘Total Eclipse of All Art’).”
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/o...
Opinion | The Odyssey, by Donald Trump
The president lacks not only a coherent strategic concept but an elementary understanding of what strategy is.
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2026 at 8:03 PM
“Anyone whose memory of 1980s MTV is still vivid will almost certainly know, word for word, the lyrics to Bonnie Tyler’s ecstatic outpouring of pathos, ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ (better known to a friend of mine as ‘Total Eclipse of All Art’).”
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/o...
A fair look inside Nordic economies, including key differences between there and the US. Gift article.
What We Should Learn From Nordic Happiness www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/o...
What We Should Learn From Nordic Happiness www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/o...
Opinion | What We Should Learn From Nordic Happiness
www.nytimes.com
July 8, 2026 at 6:15 AM
A fair look inside Nordic economies, including key differences between there and the US. Gift article.
What We Should Learn From Nordic Happiness www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/o...
What We Should Learn From Nordic Happiness www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/o...
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I do not claim to know what is happening in the WNBA. But I did just watch a video of Caitlin Clark getting deliberately poked in the eye by like ten different defenders, and then saw this article.
The Outsider the WNBA Cannot Forgive: The Caitlin Clark Problem
There is an old principle, which economists call revealed preference, holding that we discover what people truly value not from what they announce but from what they do.
substack.com
June 29, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I do not claim to know what is happening in the WNBA. But I did just watch a video of Caitlin Clark getting deliberately poked in the eye by like ten different defenders, and then saw this article.
“Our nation is full of radicalized people who don’t fully understand that they’re radical because everyone they know agrees with everything they say.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/o...
Opinion | One-Party Rule Is Hiding in Plain Sight
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2026 at 2:21 AM
“Our nation is full of radicalized people who don’t fully understand that they’re radical because everyone they know agrees with everything they say.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/o...
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Is a money losing company run by a known liar with a fondness for ketamine and neo-Nazi propaganda worth $2.2 trillion substack.com/home/post/p-...
SpaceX: Elon Musk’s Greatest Scam? Mr. Arithmetic Weighs In
If you think SpaceX's market cap makes sense, tell the deficit hawks to STFU
substack.com
June 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Is a money losing company run by a known liar with a fondness for ketamine and neo-Nazi propaganda worth $2.2 trillion substack.com/home/post/p-...
Companies that approve CEO pay packages won’t “read the room” unless they are forced to by a strong central government, full stop.
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/b...
June 5, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Companies that approve CEO pay packages won’t “read the room” unless they are forced to by a strong central government, full stop.
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/b...
It’s astounding how much better a job the readers did picking these than the Times’ critics! Inclusions of @jamesmcmurtry.bsky.social and Ben Folds in the top 100 almost renews my faith in humanity.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Times Readers Pick the 100 Greatest Living American Songwriters
25,000 people responded to our poll. Here are their top picks.
www.nytimes.com
June 5, 2026 at 12:51 AM
It’s astounding how much better a job the readers did picking these than the Times’ critics! Inclusions of @jamesmcmurtry.bsky.social and Ben Folds in the top 100 almost renews my faith in humanity.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“This reflects the further lack of understanding that the current administration has of scientific value and scientific merit.”
June 2, 2026 at 1:05 PM
“This reflects the further lack of understanding that the current administration has of scientific value and scientific merit.”
This review about the show that replaced Colbert is funnier than the show itself.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Stephen Colbert’s Late Show replacement is a depressing sign of the times | Andrew Lawrence
After the politically incisive late-night host said his final goodnight last week, Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed offered a grim look at where TV is heading
www.theguardian.com
May 30, 2026 at 1:05 AM
This review about the show that replaced Colbert is funnier than the show itself.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Opinion | Trump and His Advisers Clearly Haven’t Actually Read Thucydides
www.nytimes.com
May 20, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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If enacted, the rule change will require intellectually disabled young people as well as very elderly people to file multiple 20-page reports if they want to continue their benefits even at the reduced level.
The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities who...
www.propublica.org
May 9, 2026 at 2:29 AM
If enacted, the rule change will require intellectually disabled young people as well as very elderly people to file multiple 20-page reports if they want to continue their benefits even at the reduced level.
Forgetting who the interviewer is, this candidate has some good ideas about how Dem leadership should communicate, and some innovative ideas for restoring economic balance. Worth a read.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/o...
Opinion | A Democrat Who Makes Me Listen
www.nytimes.com
May 6, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Forgetting who the interviewer is, this candidate has some good ideas about how Dem leadership should communicate, and some innovative ideas for restoring economic balance. Worth a read.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/o...
The story is not as sensationalist as its headline, but it’s still a good analysis of where we are and the best guesses as to where things are headed. Be informed so you can “prompt” your local politician accordingly.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/o...
Opinion | Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2026 at 1:08 AM
The story is not as sensationalist as its headline, but it’s still a good analysis of where we are and the best guesses as to where things are headed. Be informed so you can “prompt” your local politician accordingly.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/o...
“The fact that someone would need to make such a drastic life change driven by student debt is, itself, an indictment of a broken system.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/b...
Student Debt Burdened Them, So They Moved Abroad and Stopped Paying
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2026 at 11:05 PM
“The fact that someone would need to make such a drastic life change driven by student debt is, itself, an indictment of a broken system.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/b...
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🚨 Trump just signed an executive order creating a national voter list — a direct attack on voting rights, and clearly unconstitutional.
This is voter suppression. He’s cracking down on mail-in ballots that millions rely on — including up to 60% of seniors over 65.
#TrumpVotedByMail
This is voter suppression. He’s cracking down on mail-in ballots that millions rely on — including up to 60% of seniors over 65.
#TrumpVotedByMail
March 31, 2026 at 10:24 PM
🚨 Trump just signed an executive order creating a national voter list — a direct attack on voting rights, and clearly unconstitutional.
This is voter suppression. He’s cracking down on mail-in ballots that millions rely on — including up to 60% of seniors over 65.
#TrumpVotedByMail
This is voter suppression. He’s cracking down on mail-in ballots that millions rely on — including up to 60% of seniors over 65.
#TrumpVotedByMail
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Friedman just kind of tosses this fact into the middle of his column, but what might be China’s reaction if the lack of Iranian oil poses them a hardship?
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/o...
March 3, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Friedman just kind of tosses this fact into the middle of his column, but what might be China’s reaction if the lack of Iranian oil poses them a hardship?
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/o...