David Marx
@digthatdata.bsky.social
I read a lot of research.
Currently reading: https://dmarx.github.io/papers-feed/
Statistical Learning
Information Theory
Ontic Structural Realism
Morality As Cooperation
Epistemic Justice
YIMBY, UBI
Research MLE, CRWV
Frmr FireFighter
Currently reading: https://dmarx.github.io/papers-feed/
Statistical Learning
Information Theory
Ontic Structural Realism
Morality As Cooperation
Epistemic Justice
YIMBY, UBI
Research MLE, CRWV
Frmr FireFighter
Pinned
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we’ve been over this
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
we’ve been over this
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
we just did this in Massachusetts
they’re not gonna leave, they’ll whine and bitch and moan and eventually this will raise more money than expected because nowhere they go is actually like the place they’re leaving
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DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.
December 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.
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It's really bad politics, and no way to run a society, to tell people over a certain income line that they pay too much in taxes to get any benefit from the government. This is one of the reasons universal basic income and healthcare are both so important and why they must be universal.
December 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It's really bad politics, and no way to run a society, to tell people over a certain income line that they pay too much in taxes to get any benefit from the government. This is one of the reasons universal basic income and healthcare are both so important and why they must be universal.
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means testing is expensive, invites fraud and undermines political support for public services
We need to be working to get everyone invested in society
We need to be working to get everyone invested in society
It's really bad politics, and no way to run a society, to tell people over a certain income line that they pay too much in taxes to get any benefit from the government. This is one of the reasons universal basic income and healthcare are both so important and why they must be universal.
December 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
means testing is expensive, invites fraud and undermines political support for public services
We need to be working to get everyone invested in society
We need to be working to get everyone invested in society
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Plato argued in the Republic that the 'tyrant,' or someone with unlimited wealth and power, would live the worst possible life because his soul would be devoured by lawless, unlimited desires that could never be sated. I think we've gotten confirmation of this from more cases than Trump lately
I always thought Plato was pretty pollyannaish on this point, but this is decent evidence for the view that a man of bad character will therefore be unhappy even with every external trapping of success and good fortune.
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
December 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Plato argued in the Republic that the 'tyrant,' or someone with unlimited wealth and power, would live the worst possible life because his soul would be devoured by lawless, unlimited desires that could never be sated. I think we've gotten confirmation of this from more cases than Trump lately
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We should be engineering migration corridors, a dotted line of wetland rest stops down the central valley, milkweed medians snaking along highways from Mexico to canada, bison prairie stripes across the Midwest.
December 26, 2025 at 5:15 AM
We should be engineering migration corridors, a dotted line of wetland rest stops down the central valley, milkweed medians snaking along highways from Mexico to canada, bison prairie stripes across the Midwest.
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I did not understand this: one of the five Europeans the US has barred from traveling to the United States...is a permanent resident who lives with his family in the US.
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I did not understand this: one of the five Europeans the US has barred from traveling to the United States...is a permanent resident who lives with his family in the US.
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
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Call me a nerd, but yesterday, a federal judge in Pennsylvania cited my reporting in a ruling against the DOJ in a case challenging Trump-era actions targeting transgender people.
A reminder that this work really does matter.
A reminder that this work really does matter.
December 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Call me a nerd, but yesterday, a federal judge in Pennsylvania cited my reporting in a ruling against the DOJ in a case challenging Trump-era actions targeting transgender people.
A reminder that this work really does matter.
A reminder that this work really does matter.
Hi, this is a time sensitive query: tomorrow was made a Federal holiday by executive order. I'm trying to figure out if immigration court hearings are in session at 26 Federal Plaza and can't get clear information. Please help.
December 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Trump spending the holidays trying to rip aid away from the unhoused.
Monstrous.
www.rawstory.com/amp/housing-...
Monstrous.
www.rawstory.com/amp/housing-...
Trump's plan to gut program that houses homeless veterans prompts panic among experts
www.rawstory.com
December 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Trump spending the holidays trying to rip aid away from the unhoused.
Monstrous.
www.rawstory.com/amp/housing-...
Monstrous.
www.rawstory.com/amp/housing-...
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Do you love quantifying animal behavior as much as we do? We have just the tool for you! Presenting #OCTRON - a pipeline that helps you create rich annotation data and enables training of custom segmentation models. Have a look, particularly if you work with non-model / invertebrate organisms!
December 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Do you love quantifying animal behavior as much as we do? We have just the tool for you! Presenting #OCTRON - a pipeline that helps you create rich annotation data and enables training of custom segmentation models. Have a look, particularly if you work with non-model / invertebrate organisms!
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In Icelandic folklore Jólakötturinn, the Yule Cat, comes to eat those who do not wear their new clothes for Christmas. In this image, you can see somebody did not put on their new Christmas sweater. Or perhaps even more unfortunately, no one got them one!
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December 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
In Icelandic folklore Jólakötturinn, the Yule Cat, comes to eat those who do not wear their new clothes for Christmas. In this image, you can see somebody did not put on their new Christmas sweater. Or perhaps even more unfortunately, no one got them one!
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konichiwa, y'all!
UPDATE: We may see the first time English is displaced as the most popular language among Bluesky posters as soon as Americans head to sleep tonight.
Japanese users were close to achieving that feat at 7 am Eastern Time, and their activity is increasing at an exponential pace. This is remarkable.
Japanese users were close to achieving that feat at 7 am Eastern Time, and their activity is increasing at an exponential pace. This is remarkable.
December 25, 2025 at 4:23 AM
konichiwa, y'all!
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“Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor & strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.”
Obvious to any REAL Christian. #MerryChristmas
Obvious to any REAL Christian. #MerryChristmas
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Leo has made care for immigrants and the poor key themes of his early papacy.
www.reuters.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
“Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor & strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.”
Obvious to any REAL Christian. #MerryChristmas
Obvious to any REAL Christian. #MerryChristmas
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This is generally true, but *not* as applies to Barry Weiss — she was hired to dismantle public trust in CBS News, not to manage the organization through a challenging time of declining general public trust.
the GOP has waged a decades-long campaign against the press that has left it weak and frankly paranoid
bari weiss and many in her position at other orgs believe the solution to this is to go soft on Trump to win GOP audiences back
this will be their downfall www.gelliottmorris.com/i/174183474/...
bari weiss and many in her position at other orgs believe the solution to this is to go soft on Trump to win GOP audiences back
this will be their downfall www.gelliottmorris.com/i/174183474/...
A lot of people just don’t realize how unpopular Trump is
The backlash to ABC/Disney canceling Kimmel shows why it's important for businesses and the public to understand that two-thirds of Americans are not Trump voters
www.gelliottmorris.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This is generally true, but *not* as applies to Barry Weiss — she was hired to dismantle public trust in CBS News, not to manage the organization through a challenging time of declining general public trust.
is... is trump threatening santa?
Trump: We track Santa. We want to make sure that Santa is being good. We want to make sure that he's not infiltrated, that we're not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa. Santa loves Oklahoma like I do. You know, Oklahoma was very good to me in the election
December 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
is... is trump threatening santa?
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The overwhelming majority of jobs at the two biggest companies in America pay less than $20/hr.
Meanwhile, the heads of those companies are some of the richest people on the planet.
See the problem?
Meanwhile, the heads of those companies are some of the richest people on the planet.
See the problem?
December 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The overwhelming majority of jobs at the two biggest companies in America pay less than $20/hr.
Meanwhile, the heads of those companies are some of the richest people on the planet.
See the problem?
Meanwhile, the heads of those companies are some of the richest people on the planet.
See the problem?
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Not saying the people running State are foreign agents but also if you were a foreign agent running State this does feel like the kind of thing you’d do.
Context for Trump withdrawing dozens of ambassadors
*China has invested heavily in expanding diplomacy
*The US has significantly degraded soft power
*The US already has scores of diplomatic vacancies
*China has invested heavily in expanding diplomacy
*The US has significantly degraded soft power
*The US already has scores of diplomatic vacancies
December 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Not saying the people running State are foreign agents but also if you were a foreign agent running State this does feel like the kind of thing you’d do.
A lot of baller tips here, way more than just "use a really fine sieve". I had no idea how wrongly I was making mashed potatoes.
Michelin Mash at Home (It’s Not Just Butter)
YouTube video by Fallow
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
A lot of baller tips here, way more than just "use a really fine sieve". I had no idea how wrongly I was making mashed potatoes.
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Best explanation of the liar's dividend that I've ever seen.
December 24, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Best explanation of the liar's dividend that I've ever seen.
things don't have to be this way. we just need the will to enact change.
Examining what it would cost to end extreme poverty using direct income transfers finds an estimate of 0.3 percent of global GDP, from Roshni Sahoo, Joshua Blumenstock, Paul Niehaus, Leo Selker, and Stefan Wager www.nber.org/papers/w34583
December 24, 2025 at 4:50 AM
things don't have to be this way. we just need the will to enact change.
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Do we charge for this? Or is it a free service we provide to friendly dictators?
The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the U.S. diplomatic posture abroad.
Trump removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions
www.inquirer.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Do we charge for this? Or is it a free service we provide to friendly dictators?
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@adamserwer.bsky.social is so good.
The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
@adamserwer.bsky.social is so good.
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Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running.
This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
Our Economy Is in Danger. Here’s Why
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running.
This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
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In a letter to UNSC Venezuela asked to formally denounce grave act of use of force, hijacking and piracy committed by US on 10 Dec 2025 in int waters of the Caribbean, against private vessel engaged in lawful int trade transporting Venezuelan oil, whose crew members were kidnapped and remain missing
December 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
In a letter to UNSC Venezuela asked to formally denounce grave act of use of force, hijacking and piracy committed by US on 10 Dec 2025 in int waters of the Caribbean, against private vessel engaged in lawful int trade transporting Venezuelan oil, whose crew members were kidnapped and remain missing