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The war in Iran has shown that Trump’s inability to perceive reality has become truly dangerous. Iran is a disaster, but Trump’s irrationality could create other, even more perilous situations.
Tom Nichols
@RadioFreeTom
Staff writer at @TheAtlantic. Discussion and cat pics and bad music takes are at the other place: radiofreetom.bsky.social
- Okay, but hear me out: the water in RI was 71 degress and it was a perfect beach dayJeez -- it's a hot mess out there.
- This the house that writers in the 60s thought a gravedigger built by a German scientist could affordThis is the house that writers in the 1980s thought a crackpot scientist that invented time travel in his garage could afford
- This is the house that writers in the 1960s thought a prehistoric quarry worker could affordThe Simpsons debuted in 1987 and this is the type of house the shows creators thought a single-income family could afford. According to an episode in Season 1, Homer made 25k a year(60k in 2026 dollars). In 1987 that house would cost about 100k(which was the national average)
- But see the other important thing is that it was a cartoonThe Simpsons debuted in 1987 and this is the type of house the shows creators thought a single-income family could afford. According to an episode in Season 1, Homer made 25k a year(60k in 2026 dollars). In 1987 that house would cost about 100k(which was the national average)
