Morally Bankrupt
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the original was better, but the reboot will do.
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Weird how some drug dealers get pardons while others are subjected to extrajudicial murder just on suspicion of it.
June 2024: "Arkansas Congressman Steve Womack‘s [(R)] son James Phillip Womack was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine."
Jan. 2026: Trump pardons James Phillip Womack.
arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
Jan. 2026: Trump pardons James Phillip Womack.
arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
January 17, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Weird how some drug dealers get pardons while others are subjected to extrajudicial murder just on suspicion of it.
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i think about this every time i look at the latest Overdrive or Hoopla or Kanopy invoice. unless prices or demand stabilize, our budget and thus our library will soon be describable as “lessee of digital content with a legacy dead-tree side concern.” 📚
No surprise to librarians, but perhaps surprising to users, demands/prices for ebooks /audiobooks are killing public library budgets. David Szalay's book, Flesh,” costs DCPL:
$28.99 hardcopy
$59.99 ebook
$69.99 audiobook
DCPL owns hardcopy; rents & must repurchase ebook & audio book every 2 yrs.
$28.99 hardcopy
$59.99 ebook
$69.99 audiobook
DCPL owns hardcopy; rents & must repurchase ebook & audio book every 2 yrs.
Libraries can't afford e-books. D.C. lawmakers have a plan.
The demand and price for e-books is up — and it’s busting the D.C. Public Library budget.
51st.news
January 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM
i think about this every time i look at the latest Overdrive or Hoopla or Kanopy invoice. unless prices or demand stabilize, our budget and thus our library will soon be describable as “lessee of digital content with a legacy dead-tree side concern.” 📚
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
It's been a while since we did Books I've Read to a 4yo That Are Not Meant For 4yos. The rundown of the last 3 months:
The Borrowers, Lost Evangeline, and The Mouse and the Motorcycle (arbitrary scores: C- / A / B). I decided to do a "theme" cluster as we prepare for, potentially, a series
The Borrowers, Lost Evangeline, and The Mouse and the Motorcycle (arbitrary scores: C- / A / B). I decided to do a "theme" cluster as we prepare for, potentially, a series
Maybe to someone used to reading High Fantasy it might feel like it lacks lore or action, but the events span the gamut of emotion, both for the characters experiencing the story and for the reader. Where the story lacks descriptive detail, the lovely illustrations do enough to anchor the story.
January 14, 2026 at 8:41 PM
It's been a while since we did Books I've Read to a 4yo That Are Not Meant For 4yos. The rundown of the last 3 months:
The Borrowers, Lost Evangeline, and The Mouse and the Motorcycle (arbitrary scores: C- / A / B). I decided to do a "theme" cluster as we prepare for, potentially, a series
The Borrowers, Lost Evangeline, and The Mouse and the Motorcycle (arbitrary scores: C- / A / B). I decided to do a "theme" cluster as we prepare for, potentially, a series
this is such a fun thread
It's one of those days I feel like procrastinating.
To make it less wasteful, here is a short thread about the technological story behind the workhorse of the Italian postwar building boom:
The "solaio in laterocemento."
And why it's an excellent example of light prefab and discrete innovation.
To make it less wasteful, here is a short thread about the technological story behind the workhorse of the Italian postwar building boom:
The "solaio in laterocemento."
And why it's an excellent example of light prefab and discrete innovation.
January 14, 2026 at 8:07 PM
this is such a fun thread
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The armed people that are all fiercely loyal to him and are organized under a department that reports to the presidency directly, allowing him to treat them as his personal police: the department of homeland security. The analog to what DHS can become is the Tsarist Okhrana or the Italian OVRS
I'm struggling to think of what branch it sits on this administration hasn't nearly sawed off. They've antagonized or materially attacked virtually every allied country in the world, the business and finance elite, the military, the intelligence community, the judiciary...what is left?
This is real, he actually posted this
April 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The armed people that are all fiercely loyal to him and are organized under a department that reports to the presidency directly, allowing him to treat them as his personal police: the department of homeland security. The analog to what DHS can become is the Tsarist Okhrana or the Italian OVRS
you should never watch things at resolutions higher than they were originally meant for, even when available, because best case its so distracting you cant suspend disbelief bc it starts looking like a mid 2000s daytime soap (idk why, it just does) and worst case this stuff happens
HBOMax has started showing a 'remastered' 4K Mad Men and they’ve messed things up so during Roger’s oyster vomit scene you can now see the crew men with the vomit hose on the right
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
you should never watch things at resolutions higher than they were originally meant for, even when available, because best case its so distracting you cant suspend disbelief bc it starts looking like a mid 2000s daytime soap (idk why, it just does) and worst case this stuff happens
i hate to be all like “decline of culture” but, god damn, kids’ TV (outside apple TV+) has sloppified worse than any other genre. And don’t reply “what about bluey?” bc that’s not a show for kids, thats a show for parents produced so that kids don’t mind watching it and i will not debate that point.
November 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
i hate to be all like “decline of culture” but, god damn, kids’ TV (outside apple TV+) has sloppified worse than any other genre. And don’t reply “what about bluey?” bc that’s not a show for kids, thats a show for parents produced so that kids don’t mind watching it and i will not debate that point.
I mean this with the utmost solemnity and sincerity, go fuck yourself with a spiked bat you toad-kissing ass-licker. Protecting ACA *was* the fight, keeping RFK out of HHS *was* the fight, preventing deportations *was* the fight. Winning elections is for passing policy, not for chasing a high score.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I mean this with the utmost solemnity and sincerity, go fuck yourself with a spiked bat you toad-kissing ass-licker. Protecting ACA *was* the fight, keeping RFK out of HHS *was* the fight, preventing deportations *was* the fight. Winning elections is for passing policy, not for chasing a high score.
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Great and important reporting here. But the administration has been pretty clear about how these judges need to rule in order to keep their jobs. So I think we’re well beyond perception of fairness.
Immigration judges with prior immigrant defense work make up the largest share of those fired by the Trump admin. NPR identified 70 fired immigration judges. The changes have at least shifted perception of fairness in these courts
My latest investigation: www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...
My latest investigation: www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...
The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds
NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.
www.npr.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Great and important reporting here. But the administration has been pretty clear about how these judges need to rule in order to keep their jobs. So I think we’re well beyond perception of fairness.
look, i get that it seems ridiculous to spend $30 for two-dozen colored pencils for a 4 year old but, hear me out here, you have to sharpen them like 1/10th as much, they last forever, and you never have to worry about sharpening only to break the lead or find out the lead is already broken inside
November 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
look, i get that it seems ridiculous to spend $30 for two-dozen colored pencils for a 4 year old but, hear me out here, you have to sharpen them like 1/10th as much, they last forever, and you never have to worry about sharpening only to break the lead or find out the lead is already broken inside
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US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say
U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say
Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.
www.latimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say
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OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this
September 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this
the 4 year old is very very into kpop demon hunters. well, at least she thinks so, because obviously we did not let her watch it and she just knows a couple of songs from it. anyways, she is convinced its about three groups of friends, the demons, the hunters, and the kpops.
October 1, 2025 at 4:08 AM
the 4 year old is very very into kpop demon hunters. well, at least she thinks so, because obviously we did not let her watch it and she just knows a couple of songs from it. anyways, she is convinced its about three groups of friends, the demons, the hunters, and the kpops.
Cumulative excess mortality following a tropical storm in the continental US. Young & Hsiang find that mortality rises after a tropical cyclone for ~172 months, including children not even conceived yet.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Cumulative excess mortality following a tropical storm in the continental US. Young & Hsiang find that mortality rises after a tropical cyclone for ~172 months, including children not even conceived yet.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
new AI slop alert: sewing patterns. etsy et al are now flooded with AI patterns and AI generated images of the garment. the patterns are absolute garbage but they are hard to spot unless you are paying attention. look for reviews from people who have actually sewn the pattern
September 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
new AI slop alert: sewing patterns. etsy et al are now flooded with AI patterns and AI generated images of the garment. the patterns are absolute garbage but they are hard to spot unless you are paying attention. look for reviews from people who have actually sewn the pattern
take a break from reading about the latest crimes the Trump family did, and read this instead. you’ll still be just as mad about our burgeoning kleptocracy, but at least you will know more about our home planet and the star at the center of our orbit.
www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-venus...
www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-venus...
Why Is Venus Hell and Earth an Eden? | Quanta Magazine
A team of scientists has investigated how Earth’s twin became so inhospitable, and whether the same will happen to our planet.
www.quantamagazine.org
September 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
take a break from reading about the latest crimes the Trump family did, and read this instead. you’ll still be just as mad about our burgeoning kleptocracy, but at least you will know more about our home planet and the star at the center of our orbit.
www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-venus...
www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-venus...
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Car company: our entry level cars are now like Ferraris!!
Community: can we get a speed bump on our street to help slow down drivers
City: No, it will upset drivers.
That’s the entirety of the safe streets discussion.
Community: can we get a speed bump on our street to help slow down drivers
City: No, it will upset drivers.
That’s the entirety of the safe streets discussion.
When an entry-level Volvo can get to 60 mph quicker than a Porsche 911, and in the same time as a Ferrari, electric car makers need a reset.
Read more: wrd.cm/3W2xAb1
Read more: wrd.cm/3W2xAb1
September 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Car company: our entry level cars are now like Ferraris!!
Community: can we get a speed bump on our street to help slow down drivers
City: No, it will upset drivers.
That’s the entirety of the safe streets discussion.
Community: can we get a speed bump on our street to help slow down drivers
City: No, it will upset drivers.
That’s the entirety of the safe streets discussion.
can we get a gofundme started for the analyst who loses their job after having the balls to ask about this on the earnings call?
Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.
Apple Pulls The Savant From Its Release Schedule
Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.
www.vulture.com
September 24, 2025 at 6:24 AM
can we get a gofundme started for the analyst who loses their job after having the balls to ask about this on the earnings call?
Today, in this endless list of posts of things to read to a young kid when you are trying to teach them how to think while reading literature, we take a step-back from the more complex and lengthier novels and take-on the Catwings series by Ursula k Le Guin.
www.ursulakleguin.com/catwings
www.ursulakleguin.com/catwings
September 24, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Today, in this endless list of posts of things to read to a young kid when you are trying to teach them how to think while reading literature, we take a step-back from the more complex and lengthier novels and take-on the Catwings series by Ursula k Le Guin.
www.ursulakleguin.com/catwings
www.ursulakleguin.com/catwings
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A revolutionary seizure of the means of persuasion…
September 18, 2025 at 4:37 AM
A revolutionary seizure of the means of persuasion…
if you’ve ever wondered why environmental economics is a worthwhile subject to learn more about, this is the perfect little example to illustrate it youtu.be/9KXOO3gK5wo?...
America’s Big Agriculture Problem Is Getting Worse
YouTube video by Bloomberg Originals
youtu.be
September 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
if you’ve ever wondered why environmental economics is a worthwhile subject to learn more about, this is the perfect little example to illustrate it youtu.be/9KXOO3gK5wo?...
One of my dear friends is raising money for an immigration attorney so he can either stay in the US, or be able to start over elsewhere. If you donate I will post something good on a topic of your choice as long as i have expertise (depth and breadth subject to donation amount)
gofund.me/263317f6
gofund.me/263317f6
Donate to Help FT Stay Here...Or Start over, organized by F Theory
Short version first:
I’m an undocumented freelancer/gig worker with no health insu… F Theory needs your support for Help FT Stay Here...Or Start over
gofund.me
September 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
One of my dear friends is raising money for an immigration attorney so he can either stay in the US, or be able to start over elsewhere. If you donate I will post something good on a topic of your choice as long as i have expertise (depth and breadth subject to donation amount)
gofund.me/263317f6
gofund.me/263317f6
I don't know what to call the late-millennial / sometimes early-gen-Z style of video that is just a looking-at-the-camera lecture characterized by a very casual detached-cool affect that comes across as a caricature (in an unintentional "cool prof" way) but this nails it youtu.be/tFlHxHvniJk?...
AKHENATEN | the reign of Egypt’s most radical Pharaoh
YouTube video by fig tree
youtu.be
August 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I don't know what to call the late-millennial / sometimes early-gen-Z style of video that is just a looking-at-the-camera lecture characterized by a very casual detached-cool affect that comes across as a caricature (in an unintentional "cool prof" way) but this nails it youtu.be/tFlHxHvniJk?...
does anyone know of any good studies with statistics on ischemia rate by age or age-group other than the recent CDC one from MMWR 73 20? the 65+ age group is way too broad to be useful to me in that one. doesn’t have to be an american study, just recentish www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
www.cdc.gov
August 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
does anyone know of any good studies with statistics on ischemia rate by age or age-group other than the recent CDC one from MMWR 73 20? the 65+ age group is way too broad to be useful to me in that one. doesn’t have to be an american study, just recentish www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...