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@ignominious.bsky.social
If you think “hearing from all sides” is a useful way to spend your time, you may have too much time on your hands. Give me sound logic or talk to someone else. My time is too valuable for nonsense.
Apologies in advance. I don’t read or repost Substack.
Apologies in advance. I don’t read or repost Substack.
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@ignominious.bsky.social
· Jan 6
I hear that, occasionally. I countered that mindset early by posting a giant “WHAT IF EVERYBODY DID THAT?” sign in the classroom.
It came up again the other day regarding leash laws.
Reasoning: Why are you mad? His dog is behaving very well without a leash.
Rebuttal: *Taps the sign*
It came up again the other day regarding leash laws.
Reasoning: Why are you mad? His dog is behaving very well without a leash.
Rebuttal: *Taps the sign*
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so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
I was at an event yesterday where Rand Paul spoke via video and talked about how great it was to send ACA money "directly to the people" so that they could work collectively to get better deals on health care.
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
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The idea *suppliers* of fossil fuels are neutral meeters-of-demand remains one of the worst lies
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The idea *suppliers* of fossil fuels are neutral meeters-of-demand remains one of the worst lies
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
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By 2040 the number of countries facing extreme climate hazards is set to rise from three to 65, and those countries currently host over 45% of all people displaced by conflict.
Nearly half of all refugees to face extreme climate hazards by 2040, says UNHCR
By the middle of the century, the hottest 15 refugee camps in the world are also forecast to experience nearly 200 days of hazardous heat stress per year.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
By 2040 the number of countries facing extreme climate hazards is set to rise from three to 65, and those countries currently host over 45% of all people displaced by conflict.
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Another case of Reform saying one thing then doing the other:
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” and “extortion”
By me, for Politics Home www.politicshome.com/news/article...
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” and “extortion”
By me, for Politics Home www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Reform Council To Double Tax On Second Homes Despite Nigel Farage Calling The Idea 'Madness'
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madne...
www.politicshome.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Another case of Reform saying one thing then doing the other:
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” and “extortion”
By me, for Politics Home www.politicshome.com/news/article...
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” and “extortion”
By me, for Politics Home www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Just watched Farage talking about Trump and BBC and it makes me so miserable that his career has been so helped by an institution he is committed to destroy - I am bewildered
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Just watched Farage talking about Trump and BBC and it makes me so miserable that his career has been so helped by an institution he is committed to destroy - I am bewildered
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This ceasefire seems to lack the ceasing of the firing
Since the ceasefire took effect one month ago, Israeli attacks have killed at least 242 Palestinians and injured 622.
How many times has Israel violated the Gaza ceasefire? Here are the numbers
Since the ceasefire took effect one month ago, Israeli attacks have killed at least 242 Palestinians and injured 622.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
This ceasefire seems to lack the ceasing of the firing
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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
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BURRY won’t let up — now arguing that Oracle and Meta are overstating earnings by understating depreciation:
“.. By 2028, $ORCL will overstate earnings 26.9%, $META by 20.8%, etc.”
“.. By 2028, $ORCL will overstate earnings 26.9%, $META by 20.8%, etc.”
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
BURRY won’t let up — now arguing that Oracle and Meta are overstating earnings by understating depreciation:
“.. By 2028, $ORCL will overstate earnings 26.9%, $META by 20.8%, etc.”
“.. By 2028, $ORCL will overstate earnings 26.9%, $META by 20.8%, etc.”
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Data-center projects that “may sit empty for years because the local utility isn’t ready to supply electricity.”
@bloomberg.com @weisenthal.bsky.social $NVDA
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@bloomberg.com @weisenthal.bsky.social $NVDA
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November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Data-center projects that “may sit empty for years because the local utility isn’t ready to supply electricity.”
@bloomberg.com @weisenthal.bsky.social $NVDA
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com @weisenthal.bsky.social $NVDA
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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This is beside the point but I can't get over that. He recommended The Iliad and posted a picture of the Odyssey
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
This is beside the point but I can't get over that. He recommended The Iliad and posted a picture of the Odyssey
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Sort of a fun thing about it is that "fighting for princesses" is a way you'd describe the Iliad literally only if you have no idea what is in it
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Sort of a fun thing about it is that "fighting for princesses" is a way you'd describe the Iliad literally only if you have no idea what is in it
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Imagine you read the Iliad and your takeaway is "fighting for princesses."
I'd question your reading comprehension and translation, in that order...
I'd question your reading comprehension and translation, in that order...
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Imagine you read the Iliad and your takeaway is "fighting for princesses."
I'd question your reading comprehension and translation, in that order...
I'd question your reading comprehension and translation, in that order...
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Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. says it has sold all the Nvidia Corp. shares that it owned for $5.83 billion.
Japan's SoftBank says it has sold its shares in Nvidia for $5.8 billion
Japanese technology giant SoftBank says it has sold its stake in Nvidia for $5.8 billion. Tokyo-based SoftBank Group Corp. said it sold the stake in October.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Just saw a 'tech' article that starts with 'ChatGPT is the Wikipedia of our times' and I can only assume they left the door open and a passing drunk blew in and landed near a keyboard.
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Just saw a 'tech' article that starts with 'ChatGPT is the Wikipedia of our times' and I can only assume they left the door open and a passing drunk blew in and landed near a keyboard.
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Trump says he didn't really need to demolish the East Wing to build his fancy ballroom, but he just didn't like it and wanted it gone.
He also claimed he's built many many ballrooms and "This will be one of the greatest ballrooms in the world.”
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/tru...
He also claimed he's built many many ballrooms and "This will be one of the greatest ballrooms in the world.”
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/tru...
Trump Admits He Could’ve Built Ballroom Without Destroying the East Wing, But ‘It Looked Like Hell’
President Donald Trump admitted that he could have built his new White House ballroom without destroying the East Wing, but it "was a poor, sad sight."
www.mediaite.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Trump says he didn't really need to demolish the East Wing to build his fancy ballroom, but he just didn't like it and wanted it gone.
He also claimed he's built many many ballrooms and "This will be one of the greatest ballrooms in the world.”
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/tru...
He also claimed he's built many many ballrooms and "This will be one of the greatest ballrooms in the world.”
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/tru...
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I missed the detail that Mark Carney ditched the luxury tax on private jets, yachts, and vehicles over $100,000 in the budget, though I also can’t say I’m surprised.
The banker-in-chief is serving his Bay Street buddies.
The banker-in-chief is serving his Bay Street buddies.
Here's what each federal department plans to cut under Budget 2025 | CBC News
Tuesday's federal budget offers a glimpse into how dozens of government departments plan to rein in spending following this summer's comprehensive expenditure review. Here's a department-by-departmen...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I missed the detail that Mark Carney ditched the luxury tax on private jets, yachts, and vehicles over $100,000 in the budget, though I also can’t say I’m surprised.
The banker-in-chief is serving his Bay Street buddies.
The banker-in-chief is serving his Bay Street buddies.
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I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
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“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
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"Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 18:08. Eastern time, November 10. In a panic, they try to pull the plug."
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 18:08. Eastern time, November 10. In a panic, they try to pull the plug."
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I do wonder if the Joyce Carol Oates dig hits so hard since he knows that she, in so many words, called him a NPC, his favourite insult.
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I do wonder if the Joyce Carol Oates dig hits so hard since he knows that she, in so many words, called him a NPC, his favourite insult.
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Joyce Carol Oates was born the day (16th June 1938) anti-Jewish violence erupted in Berlin, marking a significant escalation in Nazi Germany's persecution of Jewish citizens.
Here she is absolutely schooling a trillionaire fascist who mocks concepts like empathy.
Here she is absolutely schooling a trillionaire fascist who mocks concepts like empathy.
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Joyce Carol Oates was born the day (16th June 1938) anti-Jewish violence erupted in Berlin, marking a significant escalation in Nazi Germany's persecution of Jewish citizens.
Here she is absolutely schooling a trillionaire fascist who mocks concepts like empathy.
Here she is absolutely schooling a trillionaire fascist who mocks concepts like empathy.
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As an avid fan of Joyce Carol Oates, the absolute queen of brutality, I shudder to think what she's doing to Elon in the plot playing out in her mind.
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
As an avid fan of Joyce Carol Oates, the absolute queen of brutality, I shudder to think what she's doing to Elon in the plot playing out in her mind.
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Live your life in such a way that Joyce Carol Oates doesn't roast you into the core of the sun.
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Live your life in such a way that Joyce Carol Oates doesn't roast you into the core of the sun.
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"Elon Musk is a boring, illiterate, miserable, loser." - Joyce Carol Oates
a group of people are sitting at a table and one of them says " it 's canon "
ALT: a group of people are sitting at a table and one of them says " it 's canon "
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November 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Elon Musk is a boring, illiterate, miserable, loser." - Joyce Carol Oates