Spotted two (!) copies of Shift Happens in this @nytimes.com story on typewriter repair. Good to have a backup. @aresluna.org. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Spotted two (!) copies of Shift Happens in this @nytimes.com story on typewriter repair. Good to have a backup. @aresluna.org. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
One thing nice about @pkrugman.bsky.social being unshackled from the New York Times is his ability to call out bullshit even more directly in his newsletter. In this case, the bald-face lies of Scott Bessent. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/scott-bess...
Scott Bessent, Sleazy Smearer
About the Treasury secretary’s vile, dishonest slander of the Fed
paulkrugman.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
One thing nice about @pkrugman.bsky.social being unshackled from the New York Times is his ability to call out bullshit even more directly in his newsletter. In this case, the bald-face lies of Scott Bessent. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/scott-bess...
This article about the state of solar power is the most hopefully thing I've read in a long time. The US has needlessly handicapped itself but the rest of the world has caught on that it's now cheaper to capture energy from the sun than it is from fossil fuels. www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
August 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This article about the state of solar power is the most hopefully thing I've read in a long time. The US has needlessly handicapped itself but the rest of the world has caught on that it's now cheaper to capture energy from the sun than it is from fossil fuels. www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
I moved to Iceland last week. I reactivated my blog where I'll hopefully be capturing my experience and reflections. I also just added a feature where you can sign up for weekly email updates. www.asfarasicantell.com/2025/07/icel...
Iceland: Week 1
I live in Iceland now. It feels surreal to say that, and also a relief since getting here has been a lot of planning and work. So much of my life has been upended in the last year that all I can do no...
www.asfarasicantell.com
July 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I moved to Iceland last week. I reactivated my blog where I'll hopefully be capturing my experience and reflections. I also just added a feature where you can sign up for weekly email updates. www.asfarasicantell.com/2025/07/icel...
Reposted by Simon King
The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
June 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.
Their inaction is deadly.
Reposted by Simon King
Pussy Riot on the steps of City Hall in Downtown Los Angeles, unfurling a banner that says IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE RUSSIA. #NoKings
June 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Pussy Riot on the steps of City Hall in Downtown Los Angeles, unfurling a banner that says IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE RUSSIA. #NoKings
Hands Off rally in Chicago was massive.
April 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Hands Off rally in Chicago was massive.
I highly recommend the “Optimist Economy” podcast by @kedseconomist.com, particularly this episode about Social Security. There is so much misunderstanding about SSA. It’s a great program, it’s run well, and it’s easy to sustain with simple changes. overcast.fm/+ABOKn2-OjiM
Social Security Don’t Miss — Optimist Economy
overcast.fm
April 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I highly recommend the “Optimist Economy” podcast by @kedseconomist.com, particularly this episode about Social Security. There is so much misunderstanding about SSA. It’s a great program, it’s run well, and it’s easy to sustain with simple changes. overcast.fm/+ABOKn2-OjiM
A few signs from the #TeslaTakedown protest in Golden Valley, MN this morning.
March 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
A few signs from the #TeslaTakedown protest in Golden Valley, MN this morning.
Reposted by Simon King
This is why the people who want raw milk are dumb ass rich people who have never been in the same zip code as a farm.
March 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This is why the people who want raw milk are dumb ass rich people who have never been in the same zip code as a farm.
TIL, thanks for @robinsloan.com's newsletter, that USPS offers a Global Forever Stamp. Pay $1.65 today, and you'll have a magical sticker that at any point in the future will convey your envelope anywhere in the world.
March 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
TIL, thanks for @robinsloan.com's newsletter, that USPS offers a Global Forever Stamp. Pay $1.65 today, and you'll have a magical sticker that at any point in the future will convey your envelope anywhere in the world.
The freezing rain and strong winds didn’t deter 100s of protestors from speaking out against Elon Musk’s fascist takeover of our government. This is the 5th week — every Saturday at 11am, outside the Tesla dealership in Golden Valley, MN. #TeslaTakedown
March 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The freezing rain and strong winds didn’t deter 100s of protestors from speaking out against Elon Musk’s fascist takeover of our government. This is the 5th week — every Saturday at 11am, outside the Tesla dealership in Golden Valley, MN. #TeslaTakedown
Reposted by Simon King
Share the media.
The news is compromised.
We're starting to boil over.
The news is compromised.
We're starting to boil over.
March 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Share the media.
The news is compromised.
We're starting to boil over.
The news is compromised.
We're starting to boil over.
This is consistent with my experience working there (many years ago). Duolingo is so ideologically driven by product metrics that they can't grasp why it's wrong to use shame or fear as a emotional cudgel to drive engagement. Thank you for disassociating what you do from the profession of UX Design.
March 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is consistent with my experience working there (many years ago). Duolingo is so ideologically driven by product metrics that they can't grasp why it's wrong to use shame or fear as a emotional cudgel to drive engagement. Thank you for disassociating what you do from the profession of UX Design.
Reposted by Simon King
Ha, the CFPB union is selling merch for the botched mail merge that was used to lay-off probationary employees cfpbunion.shop/products/hel...
Hello My Name is [EmployeeFirstName] Mug
100% of proceeds benefit illegally fired CFPB union members.
cfpbunion.shop
March 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Ha, the CFPB union is selling merch for the botched mail merge that was used to lay-off probationary employees cfpbunion.shop/products/hel...
After years of feeling dismayed by the design profession’s utter capitulation to backwards-looking data-driven decision making, I found this podcast with Roger Martin surprisingly refreshing and inspiring. Thanks to @jessejamesgarrett.com and @peterme.com. findingourway.design/2025/02/08/5...
54: At the Intersection of Design and Business, Be The Anomaly (ft. Roger Martin)
Joining Peter and Jesse is business strategist Roger L. Martin, former Dean of the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, who advanced the conversation about design and business…
findingourway.design
March 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
After years of feeling dismayed by the design profession’s utter capitulation to backwards-looking data-driven decision making, I found this podcast with Roger Martin surprisingly refreshing and inspiring. Thanks to @jessejamesgarrett.com and @peterme.com. findingourway.design/2025/02/08/5...
St. John’s Abbey, designed by Marcel Breuer.
March 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
St. John’s Abbey, designed by Marcel Breuer.
Reposted by Simon King
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Reposted by Simon King
Dictator vs. Democracy. The stark contrast could not be any greater. 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦
February 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Dictator vs. Democracy. The stark contrast could not be any greater. 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦
Reposted by Simon King
You know what this looks like? A way for the richest man on the planet to get richer at the expense of working families.
As he targets the CFPB, Elon Musk looks to dismantle his own potential regulator
Elon Musk and DOGE have begun making moves toward dismantling the CFPB. The watchdog agency would be in charge of regulating X, which Musk wants to transform into a payments platform.
finance.yahoo.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
You know what this looks like? A way for the richest man on the planet to get richer at the expense of working families.
Reposted by Simon King
Do you use a credit card? Rent or own a home? Use utilities like water and electricity? Send your kids to school? Have a job? Eat? Drink? Deposit money in a bank, or withdraw it? The government provides services and safeguards that enable us to do ALL of this safely. Now Musk is taking it all away.
February 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Do you use a credit card? Rent or own a home? Use utilities like water and electricity? Send your kids to school? Have a job? Eat? Drink? Deposit money in a bank, or withdraw it? The government provides services and safeguards that enable us to do ALL of this safely. Now Musk is taking it all away.
Reposted by Simon King
i think we should replace “how are you?” with “hey things are generally bad, how are you personally?” just to make things easier on everyone trying to answer in a way that doesn’t initially seem like you’re either delusional or complicit
February 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
i think we should replace “how are you?” with “hey things are generally bad, how are you personally?” just to make things easier on everyone trying to answer in a way that doesn’t initially seem like you’re either delusional or complicit
Reposted by Simon King
Farmers express concerns about chaos from Trump tariffs and budget cuts; GOP electeds fail to show up via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/02/21/r...
Republican lawmakers no show as western Wisconsin farmers complain of Trump chaos, disruption • Wisconsin Examiner
Western Wisconsin farmers expressed concerns about Trump administration tariffs and budget cuts; Republican representatives failed to show
wisconsinexaminer.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Farmers express concerns about chaos from Trump tariffs and budget cuts; GOP electeds fail to show up via @henry-redman.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/02/21/r...
Reposted by Simon King
In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
February 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
