@brendaman.bsky.social
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DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
December 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
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One of the reasons I think it’s also essential to not call the boat strikes “war crimes” but “crimes against humanity,” is that it emphasizes that Trump and Hegseth are acting extra-constitutionally and are not entitled to any shield from the courts. This systematic murder of civilians is illegal.
December 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
One of the reasons I think it’s also essential to not call the boat strikes “war crimes” but “crimes against humanity,” is that it emphasizes that Trump and Hegseth are acting extra-constitutionally and are not entitled to any shield from the courts. This systematic murder of civilians is illegal.
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It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
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Genessee Bridge over I70
October 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Genessee Bridge over I70
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California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.
Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.
So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.
Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.
So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.
October 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.
Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.
So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.
Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.
So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.
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"The original #NoKings protest was 250 years ago. We've had democracy since then. Now we have a would-be king who wants to take it away—King Donald the First. Fuck that. Stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18."
👉👉 nokings.org
👉👉 nokings.org
October 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"The original #NoKings protest was 250 years ago. We've had democracy since then. Now we have a would-be king who wants to take it away—King Donald the First. Fuck that. Stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18."
👉👉 nokings.org
👉👉 nokings.org
Truly senseless. Hug your babies tonight, and don’t stop demanding common sense gun control. It works.
UPDATE: The male suspect responsible for the shootings at Evergreen High School today has died from his self-inflicted injuries.
September 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Truly senseless. Hug your babies tonight, and don’t stop demanding common sense gun control. It works.
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UPDATE: The male suspect responsible for the shootings at Evergreen High School today has died from his self-inflicted injuries.
September 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
UPDATE: The male suspect responsible for the shootings at Evergreen High School today has died from his self-inflicted injuries.
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The memory of Columbine is still too fresh for some of these locals.
Authorities said a boy opened fire with a handgun Wednesday at Evergreen high school located SW of Denver, Colorado, wounding two students, before shooting himself. One of the three later died.
www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...
Authorities said a boy opened fire with a handgun Wednesday at Evergreen high school located SW of Denver, Colorado, wounding two students, before shooting himself. One of the three later died.
www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...
September 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The memory of Columbine is still too fresh for some of these locals.
Authorities said a boy opened fire with a handgun Wednesday at Evergreen high school located SW of Denver, Colorado, wounding two students, before shooting himself. One of the three later died.
www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...
Authorities said a boy opened fire with a handgun Wednesday at Evergreen high school located SW of Denver, Colorado, wounding two students, before shooting himself. One of the three later died.
www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...
“Lay thine eyes upon my field of fucks to give, and see that it is barren”
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
“Lay thine eyes upon my field of fucks to give, and see that it is barren”
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Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
Me too, Heather. Me too.
September 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Me too, Heather. Me too.
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It would be nice if right-wingers were as upset about students getting shot as their beloved misogynist.
September 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It would be nice if right-wingers were as upset about students getting shot as their beloved misogynist.
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people who push chatbots on captive children (in school) are evil. whatever else you can debate about LLMs and their potential ~ethical~ uses, this is monstrous.
children deserve HUMAN GUIDANCE.
children deserve HUMAN GUIDANCE.
imagine — IMAGINE — being involved in WRITING. EDUCATION. and thinking you have the right to replace human feedback with CHATBOTS.
disgusting.
why not have music classes taught by mp3s?
why not have art taught by some random restaurant menus you found in the gutter?
disgusting.
why not have music classes taught by mp3s?
why not have art taught by some random restaurant menus you found in the gutter?
September 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
people who push chatbots on captive children (in school) are evil. whatever else you can debate about LLMs and their potential ~ethical~ uses, this is monstrous.
children deserve HUMAN GUIDANCE.
children deserve HUMAN GUIDANCE.
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@jamestalarico.bsky.social: "I got elected in 2018 by flipping a Trump district. It was a district no one thought was winnable... I won with 51% of the vote. I want to take that playbook of running aggressively, of using unorthodox campaign tactics to be able to finally break through in Texas."
September 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
@jamestalarico.bsky.social: "I got elected in 2018 by flipping a Trump district. It was a district no one thought was winnable... I won with 51% of the vote. I want to take that playbook of running aggressively, of using unorthodox campaign tactics to be able to finally break through in Texas."
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Based on everything we heard yesterday and everything we’ve seen from him in the past couple months, it’s as clear as ever: RFK Jr. must resign or be fired.
September 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Based on everything we heard yesterday and everything we’ve seen from him in the past couple months, it’s as clear as ever: RFK Jr. must resign or be fired.
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guess where they got their weird trade deficit math from?
i went to the pit for y'all and brought back the screenshots with alt text
i went to the pit for y'all and brought back the screenshots with alt text
![chatgpt log:
What would be an easy way to calculate the tariffs that should be imposed on other countries so that the US is on even-playing fields when it comes to trade deficit? Set minimum at 10%.
Reasoned about trade tariffs and deficits for 10 seconds v
A straightforward (if naïve) method is to set the tariff rate for each trading partner equal to the percentage share of the trade deficit relative to that country's total imports-always no less than 10%. In formula form:
Tariff Rate (%) = max(10, (Trade Deficit ÷ Total Imports) *
100)
For example, if the US runs a $20 billion deficit on $100 billion worth of imports from a country, the calculated rate is (20/100)×100 = 20%. If the deficit were only 5%, you'd still impose a 10% floor.
This method ignores the intricate dynamics of international trade-such as elasticities, retaliatory measures, and supply chain nuances-but it provides a blunt, proportional rule to "level the playing field." One might implement it in Python like so:
[code]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iyz5zf463ic52vqbonyu2ebu/bafkreigbalqxjorllnpelbwe5kcla5fdedxvgv3cicxdsrbdxarodif5ba@jpeg)
![Grok:
the deficit. The deficit as a percentage of total trade is
$295B/$582B = 50.69%. Using the formula Tariff% = 10% +
(Deficit% × Scaling Factor), we choose a scaling factor of 50 for illustration:
• Tariff = 10% + (50.69% × 50) = 10% + 25.345% = 35.345%, rounded to 35.3%.
This means a 35.3% tariff on Chinese goods could be proposed to offset the imbalance, aiming to reduce imports and encourage domestic production or exports.
Extending to Other Countries
To provide a broader view, here's a table of top US trading partners with 2024 deficits, using data from The Motley Fool and similar calculations (assuming scaling factor of 50 for consistency):
[data table headings]
Country
Deficit
(USD
Billion)
Total
Trade
(USD
Billion)
Deficit %
Calculate d Tariff %
China
-295
582
50.69%
35.3%
Mexico
-172
840
20.48%
20.2%
Vietnam
-123
(Data incomplet e, estimate)
~30%
25.0%
Ireland
-87
(Data incomplet e, estimate)
~25%
22.5%
Germany
-85
(Data incomplete estimate)
~20%
20.0%](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iyz5zf463ic52vqbonyu2ebu/bafkreietqlxsi5akdrvtp2rwqpc6kt6g6bbb2dppqcfn2j4q7xkofn4f4y@jpeg)
April 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
guess where they got their weird trade deficit math from?
i went to the pit for y'all and brought back the screenshots with alt text
i went to the pit for y'all and brought back the screenshots with alt text
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Kid3 got back from having wisdom teeth out (her choice to make it today) and she is hilariously high and came barging into the kitchen yelling WHERE IS GRAVY, I WANT GRAVY and I had to tell her that’s tomorrow
November 27, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Kid3 got back from having wisdom teeth out (her choice to make it today) and she is hilariously high and came barging into the kitchen yelling WHERE IS GRAVY, I WANT GRAVY and I had to tell her that’s tomorrow
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Trump voters will pay $29.99 for a $2 bill with his face on it, but this election was about the “price of eggs.”
November 28, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Trump voters will pay $29.99 for a $2 bill with his face on it, but this election was about the “price of eggs.”
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No matter what your plans are for tomorrow—Whether you’re working, at home enjoying time to yourself, or spending the day with friends or family, I truly hope you have a wonderful and safe Thursday. We are working on Thanksgiving, because we can’t ever give that cult an inch. Onward.
November 27, 2024 at 7:26 PM
No matter what your plans are for tomorrow—Whether you’re working, at home enjoying time to yourself, or spending the day with friends or family, I truly hope you have a wonderful and safe Thursday. We are working on Thanksgiving, because we can’t ever give that cult an inch. Onward.
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I sometimes think about how amazing it must have felt, being Bill Watterson, and saying no to every request and proposal to expand the Calvin & Hobbes IP to tv, movies, merch, you-name-it. To be in that position, in need of nothing more, and to just say no thanks.
November 27, 2024 at 6:17 PM
I sometimes think about how amazing it must have felt, being Bill Watterson, and saying no to every request and proposal to expand the Calvin & Hobbes IP to tv, movies, merch, you-name-it. To be in that position, in need of nothing more, and to just say no thanks.
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Trump won the popular vote by 1.5% this year, which according to @piersmorgan.bsky.social was Democrats getting "pounded into total, shameful, humiliating oblivion."
@briantylercohen.bsky.social: "Would you have said the same thing about [Trump] in 2020 who lost by a 4.5% margin nationally?"
"No."
@briantylercohen.bsky.social: "Would you have said the same thing about [Trump] in 2020 who lost by a 4.5% margin nationally?"
"No."
November 27, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Trump won the popular vote by 1.5% this year, which according to @piersmorgan.bsky.social was Democrats getting "pounded into total, shameful, humiliating oblivion."
@briantylercohen.bsky.social: "Would you have said the same thing about [Trump] in 2020 who lost by a 4.5% margin nationally?"
"No."
@briantylercohen.bsky.social: "Would you have said the same thing about [Trump] in 2020 who lost by a 4.5% margin nationally?"
"No."
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*sigh*
Anyway, just create. Write shit, draw shit, build whatever you want, that's the important part.
There's no be-all end-all formula for the Perfect Work.
Just be YOU. No one can ever create what YOU create b/c it's you making it, and you are the only you.
Anyway, just create. Write shit, draw shit, build whatever you want, that's the important part.
There's no be-all end-all formula for the Perfect Work.
Just be YOU. No one can ever create what YOU create b/c it's you making it, and you are the only you.
November 28, 2024 at 3:42 AM
*sigh*
Anyway, just create. Write shit, draw shit, build whatever you want, that's the important part.
There's no be-all end-all formula for the Perfect Work.
Just be YOU. No one can ever create what YOU create b/c it's you making it, and you are the only you.
Anyway, just create. Write shit, draw shit, build whatever you want, that's the important part.
There's no be-all end-all formula for the Perfect Work.
Just be YOU. No one can ever create what YOU create b/c it's you making it, and you are the only you.
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Some fellow Bluesky accounts that we're thankful for this year:
go.bsky.app/43f7vja
go.bsky.app/43f7vja
November 27, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Some fellow Bluesky accounts that we're thankful for this year:
go.bsky.app/43f7vja
go.bsky.app/43f7vja