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shareholder dividends were ring fenced against pirate zombie infestations
chat is "move fast and break things" a good ethos when you're building nuclear reactors?
Tech really wants nuclear because they're hungry for power from AI to such an extent meeting that demand has destroyed their climate goals. They're also turning to financing nuclear companies. This is, to me, concerning.
AI bigwigs want to go all-in on nuclear. They also happen to be behind nuclear companies | CNN Business
Sam Altman is the chairman of a company that promises a brighter future for humankind.
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
chat is "move fast and break things" a good ethos when you're building nuclear reactors?
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If an attractive young woman a third my age didn't want to date me, then why did she ask me for feedback on an economics paper?
by Larry Summers
by Larry Summers
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
If an attractive young woman a third my age didn't want to date me, then why did she ask me for feedback on an economics paper?
by Larry Summers
by Larry Summers
i'm beginning to think the median voter is displeased
November 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
i'm beginning to think the median voter is displeased
telling my boss that writing is unnatural when he asks how my report is coming
"skin as part of brain?"
This is that great intellect people talk about?
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
telling my boss that writing is unnatural when he asks how my report is coming
every household gets a pound of ivermectin and three valium
November 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
every household gets a pound of ivermectin and three valium
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get in bitch we're destroying the west
November 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
get in bitch we're destroying the west
buenos dias amigos
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
buenos dias amigos
I had a vision of the red line that split off from the main line at North/Clybourn, intersected the Chicago blue stop, went down through west town, the med district, Pilsen, and Bridgeport and reconnected with the main red line at 35th
November 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I had a vision of the red line that split off from the main line at North/Clybourn, intersected the Chicago blue stop, went down through west town, the med district, Pilsen, and Bridgeport and reconnected with the main red line at 35th
flew in at 6 on halloween and went to a party at 8. very ambitious of me
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
flew in at 6 on halloween and went to a party at 8. very ambitious of me
can't believe they made a movie about peter thiel (bugonia)
November 3, 2025 at 1:27 AM
can't believe they made a movie about peter thiel (bugonia)
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one of my firmest political beliefs is that every person who downplayed how bad it would be should more or less seal themselves away from ever speaking on politics on public again
October 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
one of my firmest political beliefs is that every person who downplayed how bad it would be should more or less seal themselves away from ever speaking on politics on public again
from certain angles platner looks like lana's husband
A Marine veteran turned oyster farmer who is now a rising Democratic Senate candidate once called himself a “communist,” dismissed “all” police as bastards, and said rural White Americans “actually are” racist and stupid, according to deleted social media posts seen by CNN. https://cnn.it/47sXon6
‘I got older and became a communist': Deleted posts show Maine Senate hopeful's raw views on politics, war, and police | CNN Politics
Graham Platner, a Marine veteran turned oyster farmer, now disavows posts he made years ago, saying they came from a time when he felt disillusioned and angry and expressed those emotions online.
www.cnn.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
from certain angles platner looks like lana's husband
this ignores a more serious problem - when users I follow for serious things post about sports
Sometimes a user will post a joke and then that very same user will post something sincere. And I as the reader am expected to understand this, using my brain?
October 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
this ignores a more serious problem - when users I follow for serious things post about sports
the trump admin's policy's are best understood as gender affirming care for the worst people imaginable
Chicago: “The Border Patrol official said that snipers rappelled down from helicopters on top of the apartment complex, as a precaution from potential violence.”
Trump’s Chicago ICE Crackdown Intensifies With Drones, Helicopters and Trucks
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
the trump admin's policy's are best understood as gender affirming care for the worst people imaginable
rand paul keeping chicago rents down 🙏 ty sir I appreciate it
September 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
rand paul keeping chicago rents down 🙏 ty sir I appreciate it
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Delta State University staff found the body of Demartravion “Trey” Reed, a 21-year-old student, hanging from a tree in the middle of campus in Bolivar County, Mississippi, this morning.
Authorities say they don't currently believe foul play was involved.
www.mississippifreepress.org/delta-state-...
Authorities say they don't currently believe foul play was involved.
www.mississippifreepress.org/delta-state-...
DSU Student Found Hanging in Tree, No Foul Play Suspected
Delta State University staff found the body of 21-year-old student Demartravion “Trey” Reed hanging from a tree in the middle of campus on Monday.
www.mississippifreepress.org
September 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Delta State University staff found the body of Demartravion “Trey” Reed, a 21-year-old student, hanging from a tree in the middle of campus in Bolivar County, Mississippi, this morning.
Authorities say they don't currently believe foul play was involved.
www.mississippifreepress.org/delta-state-...
Authorities say they don't currently believe foul play was involved.
www.mississippifreepress.org/delta-state-...
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Rubio has already sought to punish immigrants for speech. New legislation might let him do it for U.S. citizens.
New Bill Would Give Marco Rubio “Thought Police” Power to Revoke U.S. Passports
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has already sought to punish immigrants for speech. New legislation might let him revoke passports from U.S. citizens.
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September 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Rubio has already sought to punish immigrants for speech. New legislation might let him do it for U.S. citizens.
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KIM KITSURAGI - "What is it, detective? Can you make it out?"
BULLET - "if you read this you are gay lmao"
1. "It, um, doesn't say anything."
2. "Transgender ideology. My old foe."
3. [Espirit de Corps - Medium 10] "I think you should read it for yourself, Kim."
BULLET - "if you read this you are gay lmao"
1. "It, um, doesn't say anything."
2. "Transgender ideology. My old foe."
3. [Espirit de Corps - Medium 10] "I think you should read it for yourself, Kim."
September 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
KIM KITSURAGI - "What is it, detective? Can you make it out?"
BULLET - "if you read this you are gay lmao"
1. "It, um, doesn't say anything."
2. "Transgender ideology. My old foe."
3. [Espirit de Corps - Medium 10] "I think you should read it for yourself, Kim."
BULLET - "if you read this you are gay lmao"
1. "It, um, doesn't say anything."
2. "Transgender ideology. My old foe."
3. [Espirit de Corps - Medium 10] "I think you should read it for yourself, Kim."
american can have a high profile, national manhunt every 6 months, as a treat
September 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
american can have a high profile, national manhunt every 6 months, as a treat
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Okay but what if
September 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Okay but what if
why would Biden do this??
Just looking in the direction of a grocery store costs $20 now
September 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
why would Biden do this??
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firetrucks are red to trick the fire into thinking it's one of their own
September 4, 2025 at 7:20 AM
firetrucks are red to trick the fire into thinking it's one of their own
the real fear here is that watergate (and journalism more broadly) held someone in a position of power accountable
OMG. It gets worse as I listen to more. He claims the pinnacle of journalism is Watergate and the pinnacle of tech is SpaceX meaning the best thing journalism can do is "put a man out of work" and "for us, the best thing we can do is put a man on the moon."
August 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
the real fear here is that watergate (and journalism more broadly) held someone in a position of power accountable