This is an accurate summary of what happened to the David Zaslzav piece I wrote for GQ. https://wapo.st/3JLUyh3

Washington's quite modest capital gains tax is bringing in several times what it was estimated to do. just insane amounts of money sloshing around at the top of society

Lessons from Washington State’s New Capital Gains Tax - The Urbanist

Taxing the rich works like a charm. Last week we learned that the capital gains tax — which was passed by the state legislature in 2021 to fund much-needed childcare and public education — will bring in nearly $601 million more in state revenue than previously projected in the biennium. For decades, the wealthiest Washingtonians

NYC and NJ BlueSkyers who want to support striking writers, join these picket lines today!

Calling all NYC-based BlueSkyers who want to show support for striking writers

The ship was the pride of the ex-twitter snide With a nepo-baby namesake well googled That good ship and crew was a bone to be chewed When the call for more boat jokes was bugled

[extremely Gordon Lightfoot voice:] A legend surpassing the Suez's clog Has brightened a day that seemed darker: An inlet did snare, on its way to St. Clair, The good freighter Mark W. Barker

People on Twitter: the age of social media is over. We will never recapture the collective magic of pre-Elon Twitter People on Bluesky: big boat stuck! Boaty McBoatface! Someone made a boat that’s actually cake!

maybe we should listen to the boat. seems like it's got some legitimate grievances

LET THE BOATIES HIT THE SHORE LET THE BOATIES HIT THE SHORE LET THE BOATIES HIT THE SHORE LET THE BOATIES HIT THE SHOOOOOOORE

This app is fun but I wish it would expose me to an unfiltered stream of nazi conspiracy theories while also inundating me with ads for cheap plastic drone toys. Why hasn’t anyone made an app like that?