David Kaufman
@davidkaufman.bsky.social
When one Mafia boss caps another, I don't think it typically leads to anything that could be called liberation - of either territory.
Not does the bigger boss promote anyone's prosperity but his own.
Not does the bigger boss promote anyone's prosperity but his own.
January 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
When one Mafia boss caps another, I don't think it typically leads to anything that could be called liberation - of either territory.
Not does the bigger boss promote anyone's prosperity but his own.
Not does the bigger boss promote anyone's prosperity but his own.
This story leads me to see the need for AI regulation as closely related to the long-overdue movement to curtail certain aspects of corporate personhood (see, e. g., truthout.org/articles/wil...).
Elon Musk's Grok apologizes after generating sexual images of young girls
The incident has renewed concerns about sexualized images being made of women with their consent.
www.newsweek.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:34 PM
This story leads me to see the need for AI regulation as closely related to the long-overdue movement to curtail certain aspects of corporate personhood (see, e. g., truthout.org/articles/wil...).
There might be quite an interesting historical argument to be had here. Specifically, how true - or untrue - is it that America was founded on rugged individualism? I think the conflation of individualism with freedom may be as much myth as truth. It treats two behavioral axes as if they were one.
No. Hell no. This is a country founded upon rugged individualism/individual freedom. NOTHING should or will replace individualism. Not here. No MAGA authoritarianism in America, and no leftist collectivism in America. Yes, all of us should help those less fortunate, but hell no to this.👇
January 2, 2026 at 12:43 PM
There might be quite an interesting historical argument to be had here. Specifically, how true - or untrue - is it that America was founded on rugged individualism? I think the conflation of individualism with freedom may be as much myth as truth. It treats two behavioral axes as if they were one.
This was a journey.
Is it greedy for a Christian to own 20 houses?
YouTube video by Dan McClellan
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
This was a journey.
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Been frustrated - as we all have - with this court, but this seems like a pretty remarkable ruling.
I rather suspect the court does not rule this way without the collapsing approval numbers, without No Kings, without the Dems sweeping special elections.
I rather suspect the court does not rule this way without the collapsing approval numbers, without No Kings, without the Dems sweeping special elections.
NEW: By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court blocks Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago to assist immigration agents. A majority holds that he likely lacks authority to do so. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
![The Government asked this Court to stay the District Court's order. After the response and reply were filed, JUSTICE BARRETT referred the application to the Court. We directed the parties to file supplemental letter briefs on an issue that the District Court had addressed but the parties' initial briefs had not: the meaning of the term "regular forces" in §12406(3). In its supplemental brief, the Government argues that the term refers to civilian law enforcement officers, such as those employed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Federal Protective Service.
Respondents, echoing the District Court, maintain that the term refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary.
We conclude that the term "regular forces" in §12406(3) likely refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary. This interpretation means that to call the Guard into active federal service under §12406(3), the President must be "unable" with the regular military "to execute the laws of the United States." Because the statute requires an assessment of the military's ability to execute the laws, it likely applies only where the military could legally execute the laws. Such circumstances are exceptional: Under the Posse Comitatus Act, the military is prohibited from "execut[ing] the laws" "except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress."
18 U. S. C. §1385. So before the President can federalize the Guard under §12406(3), he likely must have statutory or constitutional authority to execute the laws with the regular military and must be "unable" with those forces to perform that function.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreiftbhzwvn3vgwhqsi7k2paizvdw4t26ailljvovso3chqupnmj364@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Been frustrated - as we all have - with this court, but this seems like a pretty remarkable ruling.
I rather suspect the court does not rule this way without the collapsing approval numbers, without No Kings, without the Dems sweeping special elections.
I rather suspect the court does not rule this way without the collapsing approval numbers, without No Kings, without the Dems sweeping special elections.
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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Wild
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Wild
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
I don't know whether this is true. That worries me.
And finally, the assault on Section 230. This is the endgame for independent speech.
If you repeal 230, you don’t hurt Google or Meta—they have the lawyers to survive. You destroy the small forums, the independent blogs, the dissenters. You make the cost of speaking the truth too high to bear.
If you repeal 230, you don’t hurt Google or Meta—they have the lawyers to survive. You destroy the small forums, the independent blogs, the dissenters. You make the cost of speaking the truth too high to bear.
How Democrats’ Attack On Section 230 Plays Right Into Trump’s Censorial Plans
Like clockwork, lawmakers are once again rallying around the idea of eliminating Section 230. That Republicans are leading this charge is hardly surprising—repealing Section 230 is explicitly laid …
www.techdirt.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I don't know whether this is true. That worries me.
This story (however true it is or isn't) reminds me of a thought I had. For all their faults, chat conversations with genAI agents have a distinctively congenial aspect that I attribute to a lack of overt salesmanship. 1/
Leak confirms OpenAI is preparing ads on ChatGPT for public roll out
OpenAI is now internally testing 'ads' inside ChatGPT that could redefine the web economy.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This story (however true it is or isn't) reminds me of a thought I had. For all their faults, chat conversations with genAI agents have a distinctively congenial aspect that I attribute to a lack of overt salesmanship. 1/
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December 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Wow, an extraordinary generous offer from a Bolts reader:
Russ is offering to match any contribution you make to Bolts (just let him know)!
And he'll also throw in an additional $$ for each repost of his post, or each new follow @boltsmag.org gets. So at least smash those share or follow buttons!
Russ is offering to match any contribution you make to Bolts (just let him know)!
And he'll also throw in an additional $$ for each repost of his post, or each new follow @boltsmag.org gets. So at least smash those share or follow buttons!
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Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
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Indiana Senate Republican Greg Walker “said he would have reported the alleged violation to federal authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation ..”
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
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@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
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November 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Indiana Senate Republican Greg Walker “said he would have reported the alleged violation to federal authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation ..”
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
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@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
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I never thought of it this way before, but it's undeniable and a point that underscores the importance and utility of energy storage. Food storage and preservation is inherently a form of energy storage, as old as the hills.
Really enjoyed this latest @volts.wtf episode with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social, especially the analogy of energy storage technology being like granaries:
"Imagine global agriculture if you couldn’t store grain, you just had to eat it out of the fields." (1/2)
www.volts.wtf/p/clean-elec...
"Imagine global agriculture if you couldn’t store grain, you just had to eat it out of the fields." (1/2)
www.volts.wtf/p/clean-elec...
Clean electrification is inevitable
Kingsmill Bond explains why the global march of "electrotech" has moved beyond the reach of US political interference.
www.volts.wtf
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I never thought of it this way before, but it's undeniable and a point that underscores the importance and utility of energy storage. Food storage and preservation is inherently a form of energy storage, as old as the hills.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
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November 18, 2025
November 18, 2025
For three hot days, from July 1 to July 3, 1863, more than 150,000 soldiers from the armies of the United States of America and the Confederate States of America slashed at each other in the hills and...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:34 AM
November 18, 2025
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And btw, Marjorie Taylor Greene, do you still support Trump? Do you still believe Trump won the 2020 election? Do you still believe Jan 6th was a good, patriotic day? Do you support masked federal agents grabbing brown & black people off our streets? There’s more, but you get my point. Thanks
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
And btw, Marjorie Taylor Greene, do you still support Trump? Do you still believe Trump won the 2020 election? Do you still believe Jan 6th was a good, patriotic day? Do you support masked federal agents grabbing brown & black people off our streets? There’s more, but you get my point. Thanks
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Pope Leo absolutely cooking
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Pope Leo absolutely cooking
Interesting to see a bit of signal getting through the noise.
GOP Rep Admits Insurance Industry Greed Part Of The Problem With Health Care Costs
GOP Rep. Tim Burchett actually admitted that insurance industry profits are a problem with the cost of health insurance in the United States, but like the rest of his party, still can't be trusted tha...
crooksandliars.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Interesting to see a bit of signal getting through the noise.
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Why,
You grave but reckless senators
You grave but reckless senators
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Why,
You grave but reckless senators
You grave but reckless senators
What a stunningly sensible idea.
These millionaires have a suggestion for the FAA: Cancel all private jet flights during the shutdown
Private jets make up one in six flights handled by the FAA, and taxpayers already foot the bill for their 'jet setting,' says Patriotic Millionaires.
www.fastcompany.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
What a stunningly sensible idea.
43% support for a political movement in its first year? It's a new polling question, but it will be interesting to see how the number holds up.
Poll shows the ‘No Kings’ protest movement topping MAGA in public support
If the GOP’s goal was to persuade the public to reject the No Kings protest movement, an NBC News poll suggests the efforts haven’t gone especially well.
www.msnbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
43% support for a political movement in its first year? It's a new polling question, but it will be interesting to see how the number holds up.