Elvis Pushkin
@elvispushkin.bsky.social
Pushkin soul, Elvis sneer.
Politically homeless, morally stubborn.
Politically homeless, morally stubborn.
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Something directly from my world: The Department of Energy just slashed indirect cost recovery for university grants to a flat 15%. That’s less than half the typical rate. Here's what it means for science, education, and the institutional balance of power in the U.S.
Department of Energy Overhauls Policy for College and University Research, Saving $405 Million Annually for American Taxpayers
The Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a new policy action aimed at halting inefficient spending by colleges and universities while continuing to expand American innovation and scientific rese...
www.energy.gov
April 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Something directly from my world: The Department of Energy just slashed indirect cost recovery for university grants to a flat 15%. That’s less than half the typical rate. Here's what it means for science, education, and the institutional balance of power in the U.S.
Every time I watch a video on Trump’s new tariffs, I get the same Walmart ad:
“Supporting American jobs and U.S. suppliers.”
That’s not targeted marketing. That’s ideological conditioning. This isn’t about trade deficits. It’s about control.
“Supporting American jobs and U.S. suppliers.”
That’s not targeted marketing. That’s ideological conditioning. This isn’t about trade deficits. It’s about control.
April 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Every time I watch a video on Trump’s new tariffs, I get the same Walmart ad:
“Supporting American jobs and U.S. suppliers.”
That’s not targeted marketing. That’s ideological conditioning. This isn’t about trade deficits. It’s about control.
“Supporting American jobs and U.S. suppliers.”
That’s not targeted marketing. That’s ideological conditioning. This isn’t about trade deficits. It’s about control.
I am getting real tired of “winning” .
April 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I am getting real tired of “winning” .
It says a lot about the state of government policy when officials delay announcements because they’re worried people will think it’s an April Fools’ joke. When your agenda is indistinguishable from satire, maybe it’s time to reflect.
April 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
It says a lot about the state of government policy when officials delay announcements because they’re worried people will think it’s an April Fools’ joke. When your agenda is indistinguishable from satire, maybe it’s time to reflect.
SignalGate isn’t a scandal, because scandals require consequences, and consequences require accountability, and accountability has been quietly outlawed by the very men leaking war plans over encrypted apps they swore didn’t exist.
March 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
SignalGate isn’t a scandal, because scandals require consequences, and consequences require accountability, and accountability has been quietly outlawed by the very men leaking war plans over encrypted apps they swore didn’t exist.
Musk just pulled the ol’ “AI lifeboat” move—stuffed a flailing X into xAI at a $33B paper valuation, debt and all. Gotta love turning sinking ad revenue into AGI dreams to dodge margin calls without dumping Tesla stock.
Elon Musk says xAI acquired X | TechCrunch
Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, has acquired his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, he announced in a post on X Friday. "xAI has acquired X
techcrunch.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Musk just pulled the ol’ “AI lifeboat” move—stuffed a flailing X into xAI at a $33B paper valuation, debt and all. Gotta love turning sinking ad revenue into AGI dreams to dodge margin calls without dumping Tesla stock.
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Doomerism is libs' and lefties' way of obeying in advance.
March 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Doomerism is libs' and lefties' way of obeying in advance.
The money doesn’t move unless the machine says so. A central eye watches every transaction, every payee ID, every disbursement routed through Treasury’s neural grid. Agencies cough up their data, privacy rules overridden with a flick of executive code.
Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The money doesn’t move unless the machine says so. A central eye watches every transaction, every payee ID, every disbursement routed through Treasury’s neural grid. Agencies cough up their data, privacy rules overridden with a flick of executive code.
People love posting stats like these—Oklahoma vs. Massachusetts, red vs. blue—like they’re the final word. “Look at the data!” they say, as if charts have ever changed a deeply held belief. But here’s the uncomfortable reality: in places like Oklahoma, those rankings aren’t seen as evidence against
March 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
People love posting stats like these—Oklahoma vs. Massachusetts, red vs. blue—like they’re the final word. “Look at the data!” they say, as if charts have ever changed a deeply held belief. But here’s the uncomfortable reality: in places like Oklahoma, those rankings aren’t seen as evidence against
Tariff-man must be detoxing from his amphetamine-binge today
March 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Tariff-man must be detoxing from his amphetamine-binge today
Zelensky says he told Trump that Putin is afraid of him
YouTube video by CNN
youtube.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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One thing that the general public is not that aware of re: Tesla is that *they do not manufacture their own battery cells*
They lease space in their factories for third-parties such as Panasonic.
A lot of people invested in Tesla because they thought Tesla was vertically integrated re: the cells.
They lease space in their factories for third-parties such as Panasonic.
A lot of people invested in Tesla because they thought Tesla was vertically integrated re: the cells.
March 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
One thing that the general public is not that aware of re: Tesla is that *they do not manufacture their own battery cells*
They lease space in their factories for third-parties such as Panasonic.
A lot of people invested in Tesla because they thought Tesla was vertically integrated re: the cells.
They lease space in their factories for third-parties such as Panasonic.
A lot of people invested in Tesla because they thought Tesla was vertically integrated re: the cells.
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“Washington has become the court of Nero,” Senator Claude Malhuret declared before the French Parliament this week. His speech, whose dark urgency and stark rhetorical force made it a social-media sensation, has been translated and adapted by The Atlantic:
Trump Is Nero While Washington Burns
‘Trump’s message is that being his ally serves no purpose, because he will not defend you.’
www.theatlantic.com
March 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“Washington has become the court of Nero,” Senator Claude Malhuret declared before the French Parliament this week. His speech, whose dark urgency and stark rhetorical force made it a social-media sensation, has been translated and adapted by The Atlantic:
Welcome to the neon haze of post-truth America, where democracy is just another NFT—hyped, hollow, and controlled by the highest bidder. Trump, the carnival barker turned would-be king, has fused with Big Tech like some cybernetic tumor, feeding his base an infinite-scroll fever dream of grievance,
March 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Welcome to the neon haze of post-truth America, where democracy is just another NFT—hyped, hollow, and controlled by the highest bidder. Trump, the carnival barker turned would-be king, has fused with Big Tech like some cybernetic tumor, feeding his base an infinite-scroll fever dream of grievance,
Another day in the political theater, where a man at the podium warps reality, his words a droning fog of half-truths and self-mythology. The bootlickers nod on cue, their applause less a choice than a reflex.
He fears scrutiny, so he builds walls of fiction. Tariffs spun from economic phantoms.
He fears scrutiny, so he builds walls of fiction. Tariffs spun from economic phantoms.
March 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Another day in the political theater, where a man at the podium warps reality, his words a droning fog of half-truths and self-mythology. The bootlickers nod on cue, their applause less a choice than a reflex.
He fears scrutiny, so he builds walls of fiction. Tariffs spun from economic phantoms.
He fears scrutiny, so he builds walls of fiction. Tariffs spun from economic phantoms.
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Watch Trudeau speak directly to Trump during blistering speech
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
March 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Trump moves to strangle Canada—one of America’s top energy suppliers—while opening the door for Russian oil. Sanctions for allies, lifelines for adversaries. The machinery grinds forward, blind to logic, obedient only to the whisper of foreign interests. The trap was set long ago.
March 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Trump moves to strangle Canada—one of America’s top energy suppliers—while opening the door for Russian oil. Sanctions for allies, lifelines for adversaries. The machinery grinds forward, blind to logic, obedient only to the whisper of foreign interests. The trap was set long ago.
MAGA says “no blank checks for foreign wars!”—but Israel gets billions without a second thought. Ukraine? “Not our problem.” Israel? “God’s chosen.” Turns out, it’s not about the money. It’s about whose fight fits their culture war fantasy.
March 3, 2025 at 6:40 AM
MAGA says “no blank checks for foreign wars!”—but Israel gets billions without a second thought. Ukraine? “Not our problem.” Israel? “God’s chosen.” Turns out, it’s not about the money. It’s about whose fight fits their culture war fantasy.
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Seems like a pretty important detail
March 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Seems like a pretty important detail
[1] Trump lacks the ability—or maybe the patience—to think more than one move ahead. Even when he stumbles onto a goal that isn’t outright malignant, it inevitably rots into the worst, most debased version of itself. By the time he and his inner circle have clawed at it, siphoned off the grift…
March 1, 2025 at 7:23 AM
[1] Trump lacks the ability—or maybe the patience—to think more than one move ahead. Even when he stumbles onto a goal that isn’t outright malignant, it inevitably rots into the worst, most debased version of itself. By the time he and his inner circle have clawed at it, siphoned off the grift…