Flat Planet
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so @matteowong.bsky.social & I wrote on data centers: arguably the most important buildings in the world & are, in a way, holding the economy hostage. Byzantine financial instruments, private equity, depreciating tech, hype, $trillion valuations. it’s all there. an ai crash prob starts here.
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.
www.theatlantic.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
so @matteowong.bsky.social & I wrote on data centers: arguably the most important buildings in the world & are, in a way, holding the economy hostage. Byzantine financial instruments, private equity, depreciating tech, hype, $trillion valuations. it’s all there. an ai crash prob starts here.
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Republican rhetoric all week was clearly aiming to either depress turnout or inspire visible maga pushback. Neither happened and the press doesn’t seem particularly interested in exploring the implications of that.
October 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Republican rhetoric all week was clearly aiming to either depress turnout or inspire visible maga pushback. Neither happened and the press doesn’t seem particularly interested in exploring the implications of that.
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It's less than 24 hours after 5-8 million Americans marched against a president who called them domestic terrorists, and there is zero reference to it on the current NYT home page, except for a Bouie op/ed that came out several days earlier.
October 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It's less than 24 hours after 5-8 million Americans marched against a president who called them domestic terrorists, and there is zero reference to it on the current NYT home page, except for a Bouie op/ed that came out several days earlier.
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And therefore The Left must pay.
So Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk’s killer, is neither a Democrat, nor transgender, nor an immigrant, but instead a 22-year-old white guy from a Republican family in Utah who loves guns and wore a Donald Trump costume on Halloween. — Did I get that right?
September 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
And therefore The Left must pay.
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More news breaking at Bounces about Donald Trump's visit to the US Open men's final.
The US Open has sent an email to broadcasters, obtained by Bounces, ordering them to censor any reactions or protests from the crowd to Trump's appearance.
Read more here:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-do...
The US Open has sent an email to broadcasters, obtained by Bounces, ordering them to censor any reactions or protests from the crowd to Trump's appearance.
Read more here:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-do...
U.S. Open Orders Broadcasters to Censor Reactions to Trump
An email obtained by Bounces includes instructions from the U.S. Open on supporting Trump's planned stagecraft during the National Anthem.
www.benrothenberg.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
More news breaking at Bounces about Donald Trump's visit to the US Open men's final.
The US Open has sent an email to broadcasters, obtained by Bounces, ordering them to censor any reactions or protests from the crowd to Trump's appearance.
Read more here:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-do...
The US Open has sent an email to broadcasters, obtained by Bounces, ordering them to censor any reactions or protests from the crowd to Trump's appearance.
Read more here:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-do...
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The five brave Palestinian journalists whom Israel targeted and killed today (left-right):
-Anas al-Sharif (correspondent)
-Mohammed Qreiqeh (correspondent) -Ibrahim Zaher (camera operator)
-Muhammad Al-Khalidi (photojournalist)
-Mohammed Noufal (camera operator)
-Moamen Aliwa (camera operator)
-Anas al-Sharif (correspondent)
-Mohammed Qreiqeh (correspondent) -Ibrahim Zaher (camera operator)
-Muhammad Al-Khalidi (photojournalist)
-Mohammed Noufal (camera operator)
-Moamen Aliwa (camera operator)
August 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The five brave Palestinian journalists whom Israel targeted and killed today (left-right):
-Anas al-Sharif (correspondent)
-Mohammed Qreiqeh (correspondent) -Ibrahim Zaher (camera operator)
-Muhammad Al-Khalidi (photojournalist)
-Mohammed Noufal (camera operator)
-Moamen Aliwa (camera operator)
-Anas al-Sharif (correspondent)
-Mohammed Qreiqeh (correspondent) -Ibrahim Zaher (camera operator)
-Muhammad Al-Khalidi (photojournalist)
-Mohammed Noufal (camera operator)
-Moamen Aliwa (camera operator)
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President Trump is imitating the Chinese Communist Party by extending political control ever deeper into the economy, Greg Ip writes.
The U.S. Marches Toward State Capitalism With American Characteristics
President Trump is imitating the Chinese Communist Party by extending political control ever deeper into the economy.
on.wsj.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
President Trump is imitating the Chinese Communist Party by extending political control ever deeper into the economy, Greg Ip writes.
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The second time I’ve had to like Billy Long. The first was when he shut up a Laura Loomer protest in a House committee meeting by going full auctioneer.
BREAKING
IRS Commissioner Billy Long was fired hours after he refused to furnish additional confidential taxpayer information on suspected undocumented immigrants to the Department of Homeland Security.
Full Story: wapo.st/4lo4rBv
IRS Commissioner Billy Long was fired hours after he refused to furnish additional confidential taxpayer information on suspected undocumented immigrants to the Department of Homeland Security.
Full Story: wapo.st/4lo4rBv
August 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The second time I’ve had to like Billy Long. The first was when he shut up a Laura Loomer protest in a House committee meeting by going full auctioneer.
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This is the way.
China declares all crypto-currency transactions illegal
Trading Bitcoin and other crypto-currenices is a criminal activity, China's central bank says.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This is the way.
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Considering he stole the one that made him rich he's never had any ideas
Earlier this week, Mark Zuckerberg posted a new online mini-manifesto, titled “Personal Superintelligence,” setting the direction for Meta’s AI program. The one strong prediction we can make right now is that the future of AI will be a gigantic mess, with huge social costs, writes Dave Karpf.
Mark Zuckerberg is Out of Ideas | TechPolicy.Press
Dave Karpf reflects on Zuckerberg's mini-manifesto on “Personal Superintelligence" and what it says about the vision for the company.
www.techpolicy.press
August 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Considering he stole the one that made him rich he's never had any ideas
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Seán Rocks, presenter of RTÉ radio’s culture show Arena, dies aged 63
Seán Rocks, presenter of RTÉ radio’s culture show Arena, dies aged 63
Tributes are paid to the Monaghan man who was a celebrated actor before moving into broadcasting
www.irishtimes.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Seán Rocks, presenter of RTÉ radio’s culture show Arena, dies aged 63
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Trump is trying to kill solar power. @billmckibben.bsky.social has a plan to fight back.
Trump is trying to kill solar power—here's how to fight back
Rooftop solar is a clean power miracle. Why are we killing it with red tape?
www.motherjones.com
July 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Trump is trying to kill solar power. @billmckibben.bsky.social has a plan to fight back.
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This pretty much sums it all up. It makes me feel good about what we're doing at @popheist.com, but it doesn't make me feel good about ... the world.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Inside the Media’s Traffic Apocalypse
The whole premise of internet publishing — that you could reach audiences far and wide — is starting to crumble.
nymag.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This pretty much sums it all up. It makes me feel good about what we're doing at @popheist.com, but it doesn't make me feel good about ... the world.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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This is what I wrote 10 years ago today about Donald Trump's first campaign announcement. www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix...
June 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This is what I wrote 10 years ago today about Donald Trump's first campaign announcement. www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix...
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.@apnews.com is live streaming the parade on YouTube and it is really hard to wrap your head around how small the crowds are until you see for yourself.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWBU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWBU...
Military parade LIVE: In DC as ‘No Kings’ protests held against Trump
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
June 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
.@apnews.com is live streaming the parade on YouTube and it is really hard to wrap your head around how small the crowds are until you see for yourself.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWBU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWBU...
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“.. as his second-term immigration crackdown—including stepped-up deportation flights and workplace raids—has drawn protests in several cities ..”
@forbes.com @zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
@forbes.com @zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
June 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“.. as his second-term immigration crackdown—including stepped-up deportation flights and workplace raids—has drawn protests in several cities ..”
@forbes.com @zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
@forbes.com @zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
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RIP Bill Atkinson. One of a kind www.wired.com/story/bill-a...
Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74
Atkinson’s gleeful brilliance helped people draw on computer screens and access information via links.
www.wired.com
June 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
RIP Bill Atkinson. One of a kind www.wired.com/story/bill-a...
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ICE arrested former Afghan Nat'l Army soldier—our ally against Taliban—at his home in TX.
He entered legally and atty says he has no criminal record. Was applying for asylum. Appears to be casualty of Trump decision de-documenting legal Afghan immigrants
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
He entered legally and atty says he has no criminal record. Was applying for asylum. Appears to be casualty of Trump decision de-documenting legal Afghan immigrants
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
Former Afghan soldier arrested at Houston-area home by ICE, stripped of asylum protections, attorney says | Houston Public Media
The soldier is one of at least 20,000 Afghans seeking asylum nationwide, having fled Afghanistan after aiding the U.S. military during the two-decades-long war there.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
June 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
ICE arrested former Afghan Nat'l Army soldier—our ally against Taliban—at his home in TX.
He entered legally and atty says he has no criminal record. Was applying for asylum. Appears to be casualty of Trump decision de-documenting legal Afghan immigrants
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
He entered legally and atty says he has no criminal record. Was applying for asylum. Appears to be casualty of Trump decision de-documenting legal Afghan immigrants
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
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For the AM crowd. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-curiou...
The Curious Incident of the Trade Deals in the Nighttime
About those best offers...
danieldrezner.substack.com
June 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
For the AM crowd. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-curiou...
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🧵 What's even more depressing about the state of the world right now is that humans don't seem to change. Reading about life in the 1500s, I see similar culture-war issues, the same old hackneyed grievances, the same disinformation designed to rouse the mob. Two recent examples I stumbled across...
May 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🧵 What's even more depressing about the state of the world right now is that humans don't seem to change. Reading about life in the 1500s, I see similar culture-war issues, the same old hackneyed grievances, the same disinformation designed to rouse the mob. Two recent examples I stumbled across...
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Absolutely. Any positive consumer spending reports are because people are stocking up until 2029. Myself included. Very glad Costco is one of the good guys.
I've heard execs/Wall St analysts take comfort in fact that consumer spending has held up even as consumer views of the economy are tanking. After all, revealed preferences matter!
But I wonder how much of that disconnect could be explained by cases like this (from a reader):
But I wonder how much of that disconnect could be explained by cases like this (from a reader):
April 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Absolutely. Any positive consumer spending reports are because people are stocking up until 2029. Myself included. Very glad Costco is one of the good guys.
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I've heard execs/Wall St analysts take comfort in fact that consumer spending has held up even as consumer views of the economy are tanking. After all, revealed preferences matter!
But I wonder how much of that disconnect could be explained by cases like this (from a reader):
But I wonder how much of that disconnect could be explained by cases like this (from a reader):
April 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I've heard execs/Wall St analysts take comfort in fact that consumer spending has held up even as consumer views of the economy are tanking. After all, revealed preferences matter!
But I wonder how much of that disconnect could be explained by cases like this (from a reader):
But I wonder how much of that disconnect could be explained by cases like this (from a reader):
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This feels a lot like that early period of Covid when some people were shouting about how bad it was going to be while guys like Trump and Musk were predicting it would be over by April.
Not a single international cargo ship at the Port of Seattle. The port is dead. The last ship from China will dock at a West coast port on the 29th, and the last Chinese ship will dock on the East coast around May 10th. After that, there will be no more shipments arriving from China. We’re screwed.
April 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This feels a lot like that early period of Covid when some people were shouting about how bad it was going to be while guys like Trump and Musk were predicting it would be over by April.