Eric Budd
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2025 Election Voter Guide: https://bouldercoloradovoterguide.com
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Seven Takeaways from Boulder's 2025 Election
Welcome to Eric Budd's post-election analysis! If you've read my election voter guides in the past, I hope you enjoy a quick follow-up with some interesting aspects of the 2025 election.
Boulder’s 20...
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Speaks to something deeply wrong with capitalism that Lampert was allowed to annihilate the value of this company to less than nothing while still walking away with hundreds of millions in profits for himself from the saga.
Sears had more than 3,400 stores in 2005 -- then it was purchased by a hedge fund magnate.
Why Sears’s Last Great Hope Was a Promise That Never Materialized
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Speaks to something deeply wrong with capitalism that Lampert was allowed to annihilate the value of this company to less than nothing while still walking away with hundreds of millions in profits for himself from the saga.
my favorite anti-tariff warrior is The Wall Street Journal
Mexico braced for a tariff hit when Trump raised trade barriers. Instead, its exports to the U.S. surged—helped by lower rates than rivals.
The Unexpected Winner of Rising American Tariffs Is Mexico
The country’s exports to the U.S. have surged since President Trump imposed new import duties on every country this year.
on.wsj.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
my favorite anti-tariff warrior is The Wall Street Journal
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this is just the dumbest shit on the planet — we're wall to wall republican, and the economy is worse than ever — what we need to do is commit tax-base seppuku
December 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
this is just the dumbest shit on the planet — we're wall to wall republican, and the economy is worse than ever — what we need to do is commit tax-base seppuku
my home state continues to embarrass me
companies are leaving Trumpland, red-as-fuck, Missouri? because of our (very low) income tax?
December 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
my home state continues to embarrass me
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This kind of reasoning drives me nuts. No, the driver did not set out to kill anyone with her car that night, but she did do something known to be incredibly dangerous with consequences anyone could have expected. Obviously she didn't intend to harm another person. But she also didn't intend not to.
December 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This kind of reasoning drives me nuts. No, the driver did not set out to kill anyone with her car that night, but she did do something known to be incredibly dangerous with consequences anyone could have expected. Obviously she didn't intend to harm another person. But she also didn't intend not to.
truly sick car-brained society
An online creator in Illinois who struck and killed a pedestrian with her car during a livestream she was hosting on TikTok was charged this week with two felonies, the police said.
Driver Livestreaming on TikTok Is Charged After Fatally Striking Pedestrian, Police Say
The driver, who is known to her followers as Tea Tyme, was charged with two felonies in connection with the crash last month, the police in Illinois said.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
truly sick car-brained society
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the recurrent line that has always stuck out to me, "name any issue and i'll tell you how cars make the problem worse", is extremely true because once you See cars you cannot unsee them.
December 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
the recurrent line that has always stuck out to me, "name any issue and i'll tell you how cars make the problem worse", is extremely true because once you See cars you cannot unsee them.
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In less than a week, I will be sworn in as the next mayor of New York City. It was only possible because of the more than 100,000 people who volunteered on our campaign. Here’s a story about one of them, my mother.
December 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
In less than a week, I will be sworn in as the next mayor of New York City. It was only possible because of the more than 100,000 people who volunteered on our campaign. Here’s a story about one of them, my mother.
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NEW — Ignore the naysayers. Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs absolutely worked. They liberated Americans from their jobs.
(In addition to making most things more expensive.)
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
(In addition to making most things more expensive.)
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump's 'Liberation Day' Tariffs Worked — They Liberated Americans From Their Jobs
Trump’s economy since he imposed tariffs has created one-tenth of the jobs per month as Biden’s economy, while manufacturing has lost jobs each month.
www.huffpost.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
NEW — Ignore the naysayers. Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs absolutely worked. They liberated Americans from their jobs.
(In addition to making most things more expensive.)
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
(In addition to making most things more expensive.)
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
"The measure faces opposition from Silicon Valley investors and others, including Gov. Gavin Newsom."
this is my shocked face
this is my shocked face
the flight of the billionaires www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/t...
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"The measure faces opposition from Silicon Valley investors and others, including Gov. Gavin Newsom."
this is my shocked face
this is my shocked face
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Holy fck, this rag just can't help itself.
December 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy fck, this rag just can't help itself.
out: liposuction
in: injecting fat into your body
in: injecting fat into your body
At 61 years old, I had lost volume and wanted my younger body back quickly. Donor fat seemed like the best option.
I Got My BBL From a Cadaver
At 61 years old, I had lost volume and wanted my younger body back quickly. Donor fat seemed like the best option.
www.thecut.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
out: liposuction
in: injecting fat into your body
in: injecting fat into your body
December 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I don't see eggs on your price list, Philip
Where prices have increased the most this year, per CPI data. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
December 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I don't see eggs on your price list, Philip
the most consistent way to understand the Trump administration is that it's all scams
"tell me we didn't just fire a dozen $500,000 missiles at a $200 camel"
"sir, no evidence of any camel present, sir!"
"sir, no evidence of any camel present, sir!"
December 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
the most consistent way to understand the Trump administration is that it's all scams
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"Sodium is nearly 50 times cheaper than lithium and can even be harvested from seawater, making it a much more sustainable option for large-scale energy storage”
Previously, I posted that Na-ion batteries were likely to reach Li-ion battery energy density faster due to the prior advances and experience from Lithium work. Well, that’s appears to be the case. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 www.uh.edu/news-events/...
Breakthrough New Material Brings Affordable, Sustainable Future Within Grasp
Researchers have developed a new material for sodium-ion batteries, sodium vanadium phosphate, that delivers higher voltage and greater energy capacity than previous sodium-based materials. This break...
www.uh.edu
December 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"Sodium is nearly 50 times cheaper than lithium and can even be harvested from seawater, making it a much more sustainable option for large-scale energy storage”
that's why LinkedIn introduced games in their app
Maybe just me but I don’t find LinkedIn very fun.
December 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
that's why LinkedIn introduced games in their app
home buying / high interest rate periods like the 1980s were pretty wild.
"If your mortgage lender has sold your nonassumable mortgage to Freddie Mac, your house may be more salable because the Federal corporation does not enforce due-on-sale clauses." www.nytimes.com/1982/04/25/r...
TALKING ASSUMABLES; DUE-ON-SALE MORTGAGES MAY NOT BE (Published 1982)
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
home buying / high interest rate periods like the 1980s were pretty wild.
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The alt text is the christmas present you didn't know you wanted.
December 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The alt text is the christmas present you didn't know you wanted.
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Read your policy and the exceptions from cover to cover to make sure your specific policy doesn't exclude certain things: they all will exclude criminal cases, but some will also exclude "intentional acts" and "making someone mad enough on the internet to sue you" would qualify there.
December 26, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Read your policy and the exceptions from cover to cover to make sure your specific policy doesn't exclude certain things: they all will exclude criminal cases, but some will also exclude "intentional acts" and "making someone mad enough on the internet to sue you" would qualify there.
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If you are civilly sued for a stupid-ass reason by someone you have made mad on the internet, such as a BS defamation suit, the insurance policy will pay your lawyers to defend you against it. It's especially important if you live in a state without a good anti-SLAPP law.
December 26, 2025 at 4:34 AM
If you are civilly sued for a stupid-ass reason by someone you have made mad on the internet, such as a BS defamation suit, the insurance policy will pay your lawyers to defend you against it. It's especially important if you live in a state without a good anti-SLAPP law.
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Reposting out of a response thread to remind US people: if you make people mad on the internet, it is a VERY worthwhile investment to add an umbrella policy to your homeowners' or renters' insurance. I recommend a $2m per incident minimum; we increased ours to $5m recently just in case.
This is part of why I *strongly* recommend anyone who makes assholes on the internet mad a lot should have a umbrella liability policy added to their homeowners' or renters' insurance, with a minimum coverage of $2m per incident, although we just increased ours to $5m just in case.
December 26, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Reposting out of a response thread to remind US people: if you make people mad on the internet, it is a VERY worthwhile investment to add an umbrella policy to your homeowners' or renters' insurance. I recommend a $2m per incident minimum; we increased ours to $5m recently just in case.