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donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao
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My phone calling my car an accessory when I plug it in is a power move
November 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My phone calling my car an accessory when I plug it in is a power move
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People want to believe that the GOP’s electoral success in red states is the result of dirty tricks and gerrymandering instead of the sincerely held beliefs of a majority of the population because a mechanical issue is easier to fix than wrestling with how to make people not believe what they do.
November 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
People want to believe that the GOP’s electoral success in red states is the result of dirty tricks and gerrymandering instead of the sincerely held beliefs of a majority of the population because a mechanical issue is easier to fix than wrestling with how to make people not believe what they do.
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Absolutely right. As we noted in FAULT LINES, Watergate is key to understanding Cheney’s politics
November 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Absolutely right. As we noted in FAULT LINES, Watergate is key to understanding Cheney’s politics
The documents she obtained showed the university "had negotiated directly with a foreign intelligence service to trade my academic freedom for access to the Chinese student market," #pathetic and #shameful cowardice
Pretty extraordinary story here
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
November 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Under Over Over - West Hampstead
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
October 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Under Over Over - West Hampstead
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
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Cleaning out some old magazines, I came across an article I wrote for "The Accountant" about #artificialintelligence dated 19 July 1984 - a mere 41 years ago.
It concluded: "as it progressively makes machines more like humans, it could well shape the acceptable face of computers and computing" #ai
It concluded: "as it progressively makes machines more like humans, it could well shape the acceptable face of computers and computing" #ai
October 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Cleaning out some old magazines, I came across an article I wrote for "The Accountant" about #artificialintelligence dated 19 July 1984 - a mere 41 years ago.
It concluded: "as it progressively makes machines more like humans, it could well shape the acceptable face of computers and computing" #ai
It concluded: "as it progressively makes machines more like humans, it could well shape the acceptable face of computers and computing" #ai
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The Surete's elite Flaneur squad is now on the case.
This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
October 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM
The Surete's elite Flaneur squad is now on the case.
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I loved my epidural. if I had another kid, I would ask for it in the parking lot. I would get one right now tbh.
Epidurals are rare in Japan, where some believe that women who endure childbirth without pain-relief enjoy closer bonds with their children. Hoping to nudge up the number of babies being born, Tokyo govt has begun rolling out subsidies to help women pay for epidurals and chip away at that stigma
To Tackle a Baby Shortage, Tokyo Tries Easing the Pain of Childbirth
The Japanese capital is rolling out subsidies for epidurals in a country where cost is a barrier and women are often encouraged to endure the pain of delivery.
www.wsj.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I loved my epidural. if I had another kid, I would ask for it in the parking lot. I would get one right now tbh.
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NEW Prominent Italian businessman among the targets of Paragon spyware
🧵 Francesco Caltagirone received a WhatsApp message on January 31. He has been at the center of a major banking operation involving the government.
@faffa42.bsky.social on @irpimedia.eu
irpimedia.irpi.eu/prominent-it...
🧵 Francesco Caltagirone received a WhatsApp message on January 31. He has been at the center of a major banking operation involving the government.
@faffa42.bsky.social on @irpimedia.eu
irpimedia.irpi.eu/prominent-it...
Prominent Italian businessman also among the targets of Paragon spyware
Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone received a WhatsApp message on January 31, along with 90 other users around the world. Since the end of 2024, he has been at the center of a major banking operation invol...
irpimedia.irpi.eu
October 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
NEW Prominent Italian businessman among the targets of Paragon spyware
🧵 Francesco Caltagirone received a WhatsApp message on January 31. He has been at the center of a major banking operation involving the government.
@faffa42.bsky.social on @irpimedia.eu
irpimedia.irpi.eu/prominent-it...
🧵 Francesco Caltagirone received a WhatsApp message on January 31. He has been at the center of a major banking operation involving the government.
@faffa42.bsky.social on @irpimedia.eu
irpimedia.irpi.eu/prominent-it...
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1. In the US, law abiding citizens have the right to own a firearm. This is considered one of the most fundamental rights that Americans have.
2. In the US, being a law-abiding citizen who is both Black and owns a firearm, gives cops permission to summarily execute by shooting you in the face.
🙂🙃
2. In the US, being a law-abiding citizen who is both Black and owns a firearm, gives cops permission to summarily execute by shooting you in the face.
🙂🙃
September 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
1. In the US, law abiding citizens have the right to own a firearm. This is considered one of the most fundamental rights that Americans have.
2. In the US, being a law-abiding citizen who is both Black and owns a firearm, gives cops permission to summarily execute by shooting you in the face.
🙂🙃
2. In the US, being a law-abiding citizen who is both Black and owns a firearm, gives cops permission to summarily execute by shooting you in the face.
🙂🙃
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👴🏻"Why are you being so divisive?! We only complain about people being pulled out of their car by cops pointing guns at them if the cops are ICE! It's not like ICE did this to Canelo Alvarez! If it's regular cops doing this and worse to Black people like Bud, then it's OK! Vote Blue, no matter who!"🤡
Bud Crawford being pulled over and held at gunpoint by the police in his hometown the night he’s celebrating beating Canelo is way too on the nose for the US.
September 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
👴🏻"Why are you being so divisive?! We only complain about people being pulled out of their car by cops pointing guns at them if the cops are ICE! It's not like ICE did this to Canelo Alvarez! If it's regular cops doing this and worse to Black people like Bud, then it's OK! Vote Blue, no matter who!"🤡
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Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again
September 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again
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Weird how Charlie Kirk’s killer is not even a news story anymore
September 24, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Weird how Charlie Kirk’s killer is not even a news story anymore
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🚨 New working paper! 🚨
@grattonecon.bsky.social and I just completed the first draft of "The Rise and Fall of Technocratic Democracies". Excited to present it in Munich this week—thanks to Laura Seelkopf, Christoph Knill & others for hosting us! 🧵👇
▶️ Motivation
Many democracies have undergone a
@grattonecon.bsky.social and I just completed the first draft of "The Rise and Fall of Technocratic Democracies". Excited to present it in Munich this week—thanks to Laura Seelkopf, Christoph Knill & others for hosting us! 🧵👇
▶️ Motivation
Many democracies have undergone a
February 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🚨 New working paper! 🚨
@grattonecon.bsky.social and I just completed the first draft of "The Rise and Fall of Technocratic Democracies". Excited to present it in Munich this week—thanks to Laura Seelkopf, Christoph Knill & others for hosting us! 🧵👇
▶️ Motivation
Many democracies have undergone a
@grattonecon.bsky.social and I just completed the first draft of "The Rise and Fall of Technocratic Democracies". Excited to present it in Munich this week—thanks to Laura Seelkopf, Christoph Knill & others for hosting us! 🧵👇
▶️ Motivation
Many democracies have undergone a
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I can't remember the details, and can't find them now, for my favorite Robert Redford anecdote, but: When Indecent Proposal was being discussed, someone asked a film critic if she would sleep with Robert Redford for $1 million, and she replied, "Yes, but where would I get the money?"
September 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I can't remember the details, and can't find them now, for my favorite Robert Redford anecdote, but: When Indecent Proposal was being discussed, someone asked a film critic if she would sleep with Robert Redford for $1 million, and she replied, "Yes, but where would I get the money?"
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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This Mattie Lubchansky comic seems topical again.
September 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This Mattie Lubchansky comic seems topical again.
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Behold, the best 9/11 humor of all time: The Onion's TV listings (my favorite row is MTV)
September 11, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Behold, the best 9/11 humor of all time: The Onion's TV listings (my favorite row is MTV)
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It’s journalism’s obesogenic environment problem.
Everyone knows you’re meant to eat your greens (speak to domain experts, double-check), but social media has created a sea of cheap and convenient (open an app), hyper-palatable (sensationalised, alarmist), nutrient-poor (dubious veracity) options.
Everyone knows you’re meant to eat your greens (speak to domain experts, double-check), but social media has created a sea of cheap and convenient (open an app), hyper-palatable (sensationalised, alarmist), nutrient-poor (dubious veracity) options.
September 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
It’s journalism’s obesogenic environment problem.
Everyone knows you’re meant to eat your greens (speak to domain experts, double-check), but social media has created a sea of cheap and convenient (open an app), hyper-palatable (sensationalised, alarmist), nutrient-poor (dubious veracity) options.
Everyone knows you’re meant to eat your greens (speak to domain experts, double-check), but social media has created a sea of cheap and convenient (open an app), hyper-palatable (sensationalised, alarmist), nutrient-poor (dubious veracity) options.