Ben Jacobs
@benjacobs.bsky.social
With Steny Hoyer's retirement scooped by @pkcapitol.bsky.social, #tbt to this moment from The Ambition and The Power where Hoyer picked a fight with the Soviets over their human rights abuses on a trip to Moscow against the wishes of Jim Wright.
January 8, 2026 at 3:16 AM
With Steny Hoyer's retirement scooped by @pkcapitol.bsky.social, #tbt to this moment from The Ambition and The Power where Hoyer picked a fight with the Soviets over their human rights abuses on a trip to Moscow against the wishes of Jim Wright.
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I sat down for 2-plus hours Tuesday with Steny Hoyer as he talked about a career that began in Annapolis in 1967 and will end later this year.
He’s not running again. And he’s content with a storied career even if he didn’t get the speaker’s gavel.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
He’s not running again. And he’s content with a storied career even if he didn’t get the speaker’s gavel.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Rep. Steny Hoyer to retire, ending storied career in elected office
Maryland’s longest serving member of Congress won’t seek reelection after having spent two decades as the No. 2 House Democrat.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:55 AM
I sat down for 2-plus hours Tuesday with Steny Hoyer as he talked about a career that began in Annapolis in 1967 and will end later this year.
He’s not running again. And he’s content with a storied career even if he didn’t get the speaker’s gavel.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
He’s not running again. And he’s content with a storied career even if he didn’t get the speaker’s gavel.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Congrats to Ronnie from Dundalk on his new job as head coach of the Baltimore Ravens
🚨 🚨 🚨
The Ravens and long-time decorated head coach John Harbaugh are parting ways after days of discussion, per The Insiders.
Major decision in Baltimore.
The Ravens and long-time decorated head coach John Harbaugh are parting ways after days of discussion, per The Insiders.
Major decision in Baltimore.
January 6, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Congrats to Ronnie from Dundalk on his new job as head coach of the Baltimore Ravens
The Year in Neanderthals www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/s...
The Year in Neanderthals
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:22 PM
The Year in Neanderthals www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/s...
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A national ticket with Tim Walz on it could never lose!
If Dems talked like this regularly, we wouldn't have to focus on "how to win close elections in difficult environments." We would have a lot fewer close elections, and a lot fewer difficult environments.
Walz is out of Fs: "Not a single Republican supported this, so every Minnesotan from here on, whoever uses this program, there is no bit of thanks that would go to the R legislators who did all they could to stop this ... our schools have money to pay their teachers? I'll take credit for that too."
January 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
A national ticket with Tim Walz on it could never lose!
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Breaking news: The Trump administration is overhauling the list of routine shots recommended for all babies and children in the U.S. including RSV, influenza, hepatitis A and hepatitis B.
U.S. overhauls childhood vaccine schedule, recommends fewer shots
The new strategy would no longer broadly recommend vaccines for flu, hepatitis A and B, rotavirus and meningitis. The Trump administration says this aligns the U.S. with peer countries.
wapo.st
January 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Breaking news: The Trump administration is overhauling the list of routine shots recommended for all babies and children in the U.S. including RSV, influenza, hepatitis A and hepatitis B.
INBOX: Statement from Senator Kelly
January 5, 2026 at 4:40 PM
INBOX: Statement from Senator Kelly
Tough for conventional wisdom here. Mamdani has been in office for only two days and already a billionaire is moving to New York.
Trump on Maduro and his wife: "They'll be heading to New York. They were indicted in New York."
January 3, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Tough for conventional wisdom here. Mamdani has been in office for only two days and already a billionaire is moving to New York.
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Of course I'm surprised, because that would be an historic jump. If Félix Hernández reaches @sardell.bsky.social's median projection of 47%, his 26.4% gain would be the largest since BBWAA voters returned to annual balloting in 1967. Meeting Sardell's low-end projection (41%) would be 11th-largest
January 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Of course I'm surprised, because that would be an historic jump. If Félix Hernández reaches @sardell.bsky.social's median projection of 47%, his 26.4% gain would be the largest since BBWAA voters returned to annual balloting in 1967. Meeting Sardell's low-end projection (41%) would be 11th-largest
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The SDNY indictment of:
*President Nicolás Maduro
* first lady/former president of the National Assembly Cilia Flores
* assemblyman/Maduro son Nicolás Maduro Guerra
* Minister of Interior, Justice & Peace Diosdado Cabello…
www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
*President Nicolás Maduro
* first lady/former president of the National Assembly Cilia Flores
* assemblyman/Maduro son Nicolás Maduro Guerra
* Minister of Interior, Justice & Peace Diosdado Cabello…
www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
www.justice.gov
January 3, 2026 at 3:49 PM
The SDNY indictment of:
*President Nicolás Maduro
* first lady/former president of the National Assembly Cilia Flores
* assemblyman/Maduro son Nicolás Maduro Guerra
* Minister of Interior, Justice & Peace Diosdado Cabello…
www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
*President Nicolás Maduro
* first lady/former president of the National Assembly Cilia Flores
* assemblyman/Maduro son Nicolás Maduro Guerra
* Minister of Interior, Justice & Peace Diosdado Cabello…
www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
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BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
December 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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Today is the 37th anniversary of the attack on Nakatomi Plaza.
It’s worth noting that despite some reporting at the time, Liberte de Quebec had no affiliation with the attack and remains committed to nonviolence.
It’s worth noting that despite some reporting at the time, Liberte de Quebec had no affiliation with the attack and remains committed to nonviolence.
December 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Today is the 37th anniversary of the attack on Nakatomi Plaza.
It’s worth noting that despite some reporting at the time, Liberte de Quebec had no affiliation with the attack and remains committed to nonviolence.
It’s worth noting that despite some reporting at the time, Liberte de Quebec had no affiliation with the attack and remains committed to nonviolence.
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The top 16 links @avizenilman.bsky.social sent his wife Noreen Malone this year that she did not open, from @maxread.info maxread.substack.com/p/the-read-m...
![https://press.stripe.com/origins-of-efficiency
“Interesting book,” he wrote.
https://gist.github.com/Richard-Weiss/efe157692991535403bd7e7fb20b6695
“Applied philosophy”
https://www.thexebec.com/products/xebec-tri-screen-3
[No commentary appended]
https://substack.com/inbox/post/179297961
“Could you send the recipe for the chicken”
https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2025/private-sector-cant-replace-official-statistics-could-be-great
“Bye bye growth”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/07/11/mike-lee-utah-mormon-church-profile-00437296
“I want to talk about the ending of this article it’s so good,” he wrote. “But also [redacted preschooler] pooped”
https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/17/books/books-of-the-times-a-river-ran-through-their-dreams.html
“Did you know Machiavelli and Da Vinci worked together to try to redirect the river Arno away from Pisa and totally failed.”
https://nanransohoff.substack.com/p/is-romanticism-making-a-comeback
“Deranged.”
https://www.plasticlist.org/report
“Have you read this,” he wrote. “All these mega tech guys got super into micro plastics.”
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/776856/algospeak-by-adam-aleksic/
“Looks interesting”
Jorge Bravo Abad
@bravo_abad
In-memory attention: Accelerating LLMs with analog hardware
Large language models (like GPT) generate text one word at a time. To decide the next word, they compare the new input with many past words stored in a short-term “cache.” On today’s GPUs, that cache has to be
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“If true, fascinating”
“Really helpful”
https://nymag.com/strategist/article/how-to-break-phone-addiction.html
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December 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The top 16 links @avizenilman.bsky.social sent his wife Noreen Malone this year that she did not open, from @maxread.info maxread.substack.com/p/the-read-m...
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Elise Stefanik dropping out of #NYGov and leaving Congress, per @benjacobs.bsky.social nymag.com/intelligence...
Stefanik Quits Governor’s Race, Will Not Run for Reelection
The Republican explains why she’s leaving politics.
nymag.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Elise Stefanik dropping out of #NYGov and leaving Congress, per @benjacobs.bsky.social nymag.com/intelligence...
Literally 24 hours after Elise Stefanik dropped out of the New York governor's race, Donald Trump endorses Bruce Blakeman
December 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Literally 24 hours after Elise Stefanik dropped out of the New York governor's race, Donald Trump endorses Bruce Blakeman
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After little more than a month in the race, GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik bails on #NYGov bid against Kathy Hochul and says she won't run for reelection. From @benjacobs.bsky.social at @nymag.com.
Stefanik Quits Governor’s Race, Will Not Run for Reelection
The Republican explains why she’s leaving politics.
nymag.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
After little more than a month in the race, GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik bails on #NYGov bid against Kathy Hochul and says she won't run for reelection. From @benjacobs.bsky.social at @nymag.com.
Elise Stefanik is NOT RUNNING for New York Governor. I talk to her about her decision for @nymag.com nymag.com/intelligence...
Stefanik Quits Governor’s Race, Will Not Run for Reelection
The Republican explains why she’s leaving politics.
nymag.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Elise Stefanik is NOT RUNNING for New York Governor. I talk to her about her decision for @nymag.com nymag.com/intelligence...
Slate's Dave Weigel with a smart take
I'll call it the Kennedy Center bc it'll get changed back eventually.
Nobody calls it "Ciudad Trujillo" - it's Santo Domingo.
Nobody calls it "Ciudad Trujillo" - it's Santo Domingo.
What are you going to refer to it as?
December 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Slate's Dave Weigel with a smart take
The feeling when you realize the President hasn't read Eric Foner
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
December 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The feeling when you realize the President hasn't read Eric Foner
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
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BREAKING NEWS: Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones stepping down
Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones stepping down
Jones, 71, has been a member of the legislature since 1997 and ascended to the top position in 2019 following the death of longtime House Speaker Michael E. Busch.
buff.ly
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones stepping down
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Exclusive: The four-star admiral in charge of Caribbean operations had concerns about the legality of the boat strikes. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked him to retire shortly after they started.
Hegseth Asked Top Admiral to Resign After Months of Discord
The relationship between the Pentagon chief and military leader had been rocky since Trump’s inauguration.
on.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Exclusive: The four-star admiral in charge of Caribbean operations had concerns about the legality of the boat strikes. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked him to retire shortly after they started.
Democrats Just Lost an Election by 9 Points. Why Are They Celebrating? slate.com/news-and-pol...
Democrats Just Lost an Election by 9 Points. Why Are They Celebrating?
It's a loss that suggests much bigger wins could be ahead.
slate.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Democrats Just Lost an Election by 9 Points. Why Are They Celebrating? slate.com/news-and-pol...
It's clear from the Election Day vote that Republicans successfully juiced turnout by more than enough to win as this became a political environment much more similar to a midterm than an odd-year special
Y’all talked too much about the TN-7 race, turned it high salience, juiced turnout, and wrecked Dems’ chances of sneaking in a win.
December 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
It's clear from the Election Day vote that Republicans successfully juiced turnout by more than enough to win as this became a political environment much more similar to a midterm than an odd-year special
Read about how this race became a thing and what it means as I’m here in Nashville for election night slate.com/news-and-pol...
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Read about how this race became a thing and what it means as I’m here in Nashville for election night slate.com/news-and-pol...