Ethan
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Ethan
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· Jul 21
A speech that is more timely now than ever.
-True Manliness by James T. Clark
-True Manliness by James T. Clark
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This is starting to get like universal basic income where every single objective study shows the same result but the people who don't like that result go "uh, well there's just really no way to know"
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
This is starting to get like universal basic income where every single objective study shows the same result but the people who don't like that result go "uh, well there's just really no way to know"
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BREAKING: ICE has been tracking the names of protesters in an internal database for several months, per Reuters
February 10, 2026 at 7:05 PM
BREAKING: ICE has been tracking the names of protesters in an internal database for several months, per Reuters
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This is why primarying people matters. Suddenly everybody involved in this race is in a firm spine contest.
GOLDMAN: Do you know what other regimes in the 20th century required similar proof of citizenship?
LYONS: Various nefarious regimes did that
GOLDMAN: Is Nazi Germany one?
LYONS: This is the wrong type of question
LYONS: Various nefarious regimes did that
GOLDMAN: Is Nazi Germany one?
LYONS: This is the wrong type of question
February 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
This is why primarying people matters. Suddenly everybody involved in this race is in a firm spine contest.
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BREAKING: The Trump EPA is about to revoke the scientific finding that underpins all climate regulation.
The agency is walking back the conclusion that greenhouse gases pose a risk to public health.
This will open the door to deregulation, a win for the fossil fuel industry.
The agency is walking back the conclusion that greenhouse gases pose a risk to public health.
This will open the door to deregulation, a win for the fossil fuel industry.
February 10, 2026 at 4:06 PM
BREAKING: The Trump EPA is about to revoke the scientific finding that underpins all climate regulation.
The agency is walking back the conclusion that greenhouse gases pose a risk to public health.
This will open the door to deregulation, a win for the fossil fuel industry.
The agency is walking back the conclusion that greenhouse gases pose a risk to public health.
This will open the door to deregulation, a win for the fossil fuel industry.
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Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
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Gritty Cyberpunk 🤝 Lush Nature.
Planet of Lana II and REPLACED demos are coming out on February 11.
#indiegames #PlanetofLana #REPLACED
Planet of Lana II and REPLACED demos are coming out on February 11.
#indiegames #PlanetofLana #REPLACED
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Gritty Cyberpunk 🤝 Lush Nature.
Planet of Lana II and REPLACED demos are coming out on February 11.
#indiegames #PlanetofLana #REPLACED
Planet of Lana II and REPLACED demos are coming out on February 11.
#indiegames #PlanetofLana #REPLACED
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They just want to make everything worse. They want us to die from diseases that could eradicated. They want dirty food and air and water. They want increased child mortality. They want a more unsafe, disgusting, hateful world. And the corporate press is like “but that’s a valid perspective tho?”
A group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts are now paying off.
The EPA is expected to revoke the endangerment finding, which has underpinned the government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.
The EPA is expected to revoke the endangerment finding, which has underpinned the government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.
A Campaign to Revoke the Endangerment Finding Appears Near ‘Total Victory’
A small group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts seem poised to pay off.
nyti.ms
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 PM
They just want to make everything worse. They want us to die from diseases that could eradicated. They want dirty food and air and water. They want increased child mortality. They want a more unsafe, disgusting, hateful world. And the corporate press is like “but that’s a valid perspective tho?”
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Paramount is adding more financial incentives to try to convince Warner Bros shareholders to let them buy the studio.
• They will give shareholders $650M per quarter if the takeover isn’t done by end of 2026
• They will pay the $2.8 billion termination fee on Netflix’s deal
• They will give shareholders $650M per quarter if the takeover isn’t done by end of 2026
• They will pay the $2.8 billion termination fee on Netflix’s deal
February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Paramount is adding more financial incentives to try to convince Warner Bros shareholders to let them buy the studio.
• They will give shareholders $650M per quarter if the takeover isn’t done by end of 2026
• They will pay the $2.8 billion termination fee on Netflix’s deal
• They will give shareholders $650M per quarter if the takeover isn’t done by end of 2026
• They will pay the $2.8 billion termination fee on Netflix’s deal
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February 10, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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We’re getting guns, football, and cowboys in the culture war.
Country Singer, songwriter Charley Crockett well said......
February 10, 2026 at 1:09 PM
We’re getting guns, football, and cowboys in the culture war.
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Control has topped 5 million sales and attracted 20 million players
Control has topped 5 million sales and attracted 20 million players
Meanwhile, multiplayer shooter FBC: Firebreak is limping along with player counts 'stable but low.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Control has topped 5 million sales and attracted 20 million players
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Starbucks has scrapped a $250,000 limit on its CEO's use of the company jet for personal travel.
CEO Brian Niccol uses the jet to commute from his house California to corporate HQ in Seattle.
The company is lifting the cap while refusing thousands of baristas a union contract.
CEO Brian Niccol uses the jet to commute from his house California to corporate HQ in Seattle.
The company is lifting the cap while refusing thousands of baristas a union contract.
February 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Starbucks has scrapped a $250,000 limit on its CEO's use of the company jet for personal travel.
CEO Brian Niccol uses the jet to commute from his house California to corporate HQ in Seattle.
The company is lifting the cap while refusing thousands of baristas a union contract.
CEO Brian Niccol uses the jet to commute from his house California to corporate HQ in Seattle.
The company is lifting the cap while refusing thousands of baristas a union contract.
Fallout 4
Fallout has never been my Bethesda series of choice. I remember the buzz around Fallout 3. I played it and it was pretty bland to look at and I remember just being bored by it. Giving 4 here a chance to see if it can hold my attention for longer. So far, I am enjoying my adventures.
Fallout has never been my Bethesda series of choice. I remember the buzz around Fallout 3. I played it and it was pretty bland to look at and I remember just being bored by it. Giving 4 here a chance to see if it can hold my attention for longer. So far, I am enjoying my adventures.
February 10, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Fallout 4
Fallout has never been my Bethesda series of choice. I remember the buzz around Fallout 3. I played it and it was pretty bland to look at and I remember just being bored by it. Giving 4 here a chance to see if it can hold my attention for longer. So far, I am enjoying my adventures.
Fallout has never been my Bethesda series of choice. I remember the buzz around Fallout 3. I played it and it was pretty bland to look at and I remember just being bored by it. Giving 4 here a chance to see if it can hold my attention for longer. So far, I am enjoying my adventures.
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It's Karneval again in germany (Fastnacht in southern germany) and like every year we have some International politics themed floats.
February 10, 2026 at 12:52 PM
It's Karneval again in germany (Fastnacht in southern germany) and like every year we have some International politics themed floats.
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
More garbage from a lost company.
The Disney board says new president Dana Walden's early objectives include:
• Exploring incorporating AI into movie production
• Improving profits generated from Disney+
(via Variety)
• Exploring incorporating AI into movie production
• Improving profits generated from Disney+
(via Variety)
February 10, 2026 at 2:09 AM
More garbage from a lost company.
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my opinion on the Bad Bunny halftime show, and non-English music in general, is that i think a need to “be able to understand the lyrics” displays an embarrassing shallowness of the speaker to appreciate the voice as an instrument & to appreciate music as something other than a lyric delivery system
February 9, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Cmon now guys. If any Dem says anything besides shut down until this is all gone then there's no need for federal government at all. These are concentration camps. If you're too scared to say so then you're part of the problem.
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Cmon now guys. If any Dem says anything besides shut down until this is all gone then there's no need for federal government at all. These are concentration camps. If you're too scared to say so then you're part of the problem.
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Playground Games summarizes 10 new features coming with Forza Horizon 6:
1. Famous landscapes of Japan, including Tokyo City, Shibuya Crossing, Ginko Avenue and Tokyo Tower, iconic mountain passes like Mt. Haruna and Bandai Azuma
forza.net/news/forza-h...
1. Famous landscapes of Japan, including Tokyo City, Shibuya Crossing, Ginko Avenue and Tokyo Tower, iconic mountain passes like Mt. Haruna and Bandai Azuma
forza.net/news/forza-h...
February 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Playground Games summarizes 10 new features coming with Forza Horizon 6:
1. Famous landscapes of Japan, including Tokyo City, Shibuya Crossing, Ginko Avenue and Tokyo Tower, iconic mountain passes like Mt. Haruna and Bandai Azuma
forza.net/news/forza-h...
1. Famous landscapes of Japan, including Tokyo City, Shibuya Crossing, Ginko Avenue and Tokyo Tower, iconic mountain passes like Mt. Haruna and Bandai Azuma
forza.net/news/forza-h...
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"The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that gambling was the second-highest service-sector industry for GDP growth between 2019 and 2024, behind only software publishing."
Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ.
Very annoyed at the people who decided to open the floodgates to online sports betting, it is absolutely a scourge. Great piece from Gabrielle Gurley on people spending hours a day on these predatory apps.
The Scourge of Online Sports Betting - The American Prospect
States and leagues must face up to the damage from app-based gambling for the next generation of bettors, most of them young men.
prospect.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:55 PM
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that gambling was the second-highest service-sector industry for GDP growth between 2019 and 2024, behind only software publishing."
Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ.
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If you wonder why places like Axios and Politico and the usual big pubs give a platform to this crap it's because they're right wing owned and they know centrism is a losing strategy for their opponents. They know lots of influential voices in the party are feckless risk averse losers
Ezra Klein's Abundance movement is getting some backup: A new political group is urging Democrats to embrace "pro-growth," deregulatory policies with an eye toward 2028, according to plans first shared with Axios.
Exclusive: Centrist Dems strike back with new group
It's the latest effort by moderate Democrats to shape national politics and expand their influence.
www.axios.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:26 PM
If you wonder why places like Axios and Politico and the usual big pubs give a platform to this crap it's because they're right wing owned and they know centrism is a losing strategy for their opponents. They know lots of influential voices in the party are feckless risk averse losers
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Good piece. It’s one thing for your dad or your uncle to operate within the right wing’s unreality. It’s something much different - and much darker - when people with real power and influence do the same.
“The danger is not confined to any one doctrine or term. It lies in the normalization of a judiciary that no longer sees, hears, or understands the country as it actually exists—and therefore cannot meaningfully claim to judge it” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-supreme-...
The Supreme Court Lives in Fox News' America
A Court that does not share a common factual world with the people it governs is untethered from democratic reality.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Good piece. It’s one thing for your dad or your uncle to operate within the right wing’s unreality. It’s something much different - and much darker - when people with real power and influence do the same.
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From 1975 to 2023, $79 trillion in wealth was transferred from the bottom 90% to the top 1%.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
Trump, Extreme Wealth Concentration, and Our Societal Crisis | Common Dreams
The US government simply has not done enough to ensure that the livelihoods of all Americans are protected or improved in this new Gilded Age. What it has done is made sure the rich get richer by the ...
www.commondreams.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
From 1975 to 2023, $79 trillion in wealth was transferred from the bottom 90% to the top 1%.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
Maye looked perfectly average against actual NFL talent and this was showcased in the postseason. When he played the dregs of the league he was getting MVP chants from the knuckle-draggers.
For all Drake Maye’s excellence during the regular season, his postseason was a mess.
The way Maye responds will determine how he’s viewed by a cynical, football-watching public, @mikesilver.bsky.social writes.
The way Maye responds will determine how he’s viewed by a cynical, football-watching public, @mikesilver.bsky.social writes.
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Maye looked perfectly average against actual NFL talent and this was showcased in the postseason. When he played the dregs of the league he was getting MVP chants from the knuckle-draggers.