Steve Randy Waldman
@interfluidity.com
come spring the ice will melt.
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 AM
come spring the ice will melt.
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All my @semble.so collections are open for submissions, and will be transitioned to group-governance when that’s a thing.
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I want your links on ethical licensing, burnout in oss, networks of shared purpose, post-growth, ode to blogs, web files, and design from the margins❣️
semble.so/profile/erle...
I want your links on ethical licensing, burnout in oss, networks of shared purpose, post-growth, ode to blogs, web files, and design from the margins❣️
February 10, 2026 at 10:36 AM
All my @semble.so collections are open for submissions, and will be transitioned to group-governance when that’s a thing.
semble.so/profile/erle...
I want your links on ethical licensing, burnout in oss, networks of shared purpose, post-growth, ode to blogs, web files, and design from the margins❣️
semble.so/profile/erle...
I want your links on ethical licensing, burnout in oss, networks of shared purpose, post-growth, ode to blogs, web files, and design from the margins❣️
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Capital is winning labor is losing. That's it -- the whole story. www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
The Big Money in Today’s Economy Is Going to Capital, Not Labor
Soaring profits and stocks funnel more of GDP toward companies, their top employees and shareholders. AI will intensify this trend.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Capital is winning labor is losing. That's it -- the whole story. www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
“Even a representative agent, forward-looking and fully aware of all the parameters surrounding them, can feel the vibecession.” @mtkonczal.bsky.social
Affordability is a major concern among voters in practice. But is it a major concern in theory?
In which I dive into the vibecession debates, explore why people are pissed, and get ahead of the incoming pushback on affordability as an economic priority. newsletter.mikekonczal.com/p/why-afford...
In which I dive into the vibecession debates, explore why people are pissed, and get ahead of the incoming pushback on affordability as an economic priority. newsletter.mikekonczal.com/p/why-afford...
Why Affordability and the Vibecession Are Real Economic Problems
There are many ways inflation makes people worse off even when real incomes recover, especially for essentials.
newsletter.mikekonczal.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:21 AM
“Even a representative agent, forward-looking and fully aware of all the parameters surrounding them, can feel the vibecession.” @mtkonczal.bsky.social
i woke up today and found i was unable to verify my identity.
February 9, 2026 at 12:11 PM
i woke up today and found i was unable to verify my identity.
“Conservatives complain endlessly that ‘unelected bureaucrats’ have escaped the control of their democratically-elected masters and are implementing an agenda at odds with the wishes of the American people. Would this were so as far as NASA is concerned.” @frankfukuyama.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 11:42 PM
“Conservatives complain endlessly that ‘unelected bureaucrats’ have escaped the control of their democratically-elected masters and are implementing an agenda at odds with the wishes of the American people. Would this were so as far as NASA is concerned.” @frankfukuyama.bsky.social
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Do not, under any circumstances, use an AI generated guide to mushrooms.
California state health authorities are warning people to stop foraging wild mushrooms as the death toll from a poisoning outbreak increased to four and as more than three dozen people have been sickened since November.
4 Dead in Mushroom Poisoning Outbreak in California
State health officials discouraged foraging this year, saying that toxic mushrooms can easily be confused with safe ones to eat.
nyti.ms
February 8, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Do not, under any circumstances, use an AI generated guide to mushrooms.
"The removal of the Federal Reserve swap network would be the ultimate 'chainsaw' event, on a level that Musk’s DOGE never even came close to reaching." @steffenmurau.bsky.social www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/tru... via @phenomenalworld.bsky.social
Trump's Dollar | Steffen Murau
Trump’s economic policy and the future of the world dollar
www.phenomenalworld.org
February 8, 2026 at 9:38 PM
"The removal of the Federal Reserve swap network would be the ultimate 'chainsaw' event, on a level that Musk’s DOGE never even came close to reaching." @steffenmurau.bsky.social www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/tru... via @phenomenalworld.bsky.social
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But, my mans, this is pure Bhaskar right here. This is the intransitive and transitive dimensions of science.
February 7, 2026 at 3:14 PM
But, my mans, this is pure Bhaskar right here. This is the intransitive and transitive dimensions of science.
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thoughtful & forceful oratory irl has always been a way for humans to move (moral) mountains
February 6, 2026 at 5:20 PM
thoughtful & forceful oratory irl has always been a way for humans to move (moral) mountains
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This related article states: "The researchers estimate that nearly 104 million U.S. residents can't reliably use a personal automobile to get around"
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/02/r...
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/02/r...
February 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
This related article states: "The researchers estimate that nearly 104 million U.S. residents can't reliably use a personal automobile to get around"
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/02/r...
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/02/r...
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A year ago people were talking about how universal free childcare was one of those wild-eyed impossibilities that made Mamdani a hopeless candidate and he got it done inside a month in office
February 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
A year ago people were talking about how universal free childcare was one of those wild-eyed impossibilities that made Mamdani a hopeless candidate and he got it done inside a month in office
when Bezos bought The Post, he wanted to be respected among the professional managerial class. his goals have changed. he no longer wants the respect of educational professionals. he want subservience. so he is destroying The Post to show his middle finger.
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
when Bezos bought The Post, he wanted to be respected among the professional managerial class. his goals have changed. he no longer wants the respect of educational professionals. he want subservience. so he is destroying The Post to show his middle finger.
if you become a client, my advisory will help ensure you place bets only on the highest quality numbers of the roulette wheel.
February 6, 2026 at 11:30 AM
if you become a client, my advisory will help ensure you place bets only on the highest quality numbers of the roulette wheel.
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It’s been a week since ICE murdered anybody. Can I go back to complaining about the woke kids?
February 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
It’s been a week since ICE murdered anybody. Can I go back to complaining about the woke kids?
thinking of housing shortage in terms if raw numbers of homes is just stupid, because homes aren’t fungible. scatter 40 million new homes across the tundra of Alaska and you’ll do nothing to address housing miseries. build a neighborhood 50,000 people are excited to live in and you’ll do a lot more.
Why nobody really knows the scale of the U.S. housing crisis
Experts say the U.S. needs an additional 2 million to 20 million homes to fix the shortfall, underscoring the challenge of meeting the nation’s housing needs.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
thinking of housing shortage in terms if raw numbers of homes is just stupid, because homes aren’t fungible. scatter 40 million new homes across the tundra of Alaska and you’ll do nothing to address housing miseries. build a neighborhood 50,000 people are excited to live in and you’ll do a lot more.
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I have updated my priors on this. Given the changes to methodology they've made and the recent huge impact of revisions on BLS payrolls, they're much more useful than they used to be and have actually been more accurate for measuring post-revision NFP than initial release NFP figures.
Obligatory "ADP is not real life"
February 4, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I have updated my priors on this. Given the changes to methodology they've made and the recent huge impact of revisions on BLS payrolls, they're much more useful than they used to be and have actually been more accurate for measuring post-revision NFP than initial release NFP figures.
the humans are always squabbling, and it might be kind of cute, but then they go ahead and start murdering one another.
February 4, 2026 at 3:45 AM
the humans are always squabbling, and it might be kind of cute, but then they go ahead and start murdering one another.
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Every university that capitulated to Trump’s financial demands looks so fucking stupid right now
February 3, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Every university that capitulated to Trump’s financial demands looks so fucking stupid right now
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Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
February 3, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
you go looking for the third biggest city in Norway, you are on a Stavanger Hunt.
February 3, 2026 at 3:22 AM
you go looking for the third biggest city in Norway, you are on a Stavanger Hunt.
we only get to learn about an elite network with incredibly disproportionate and democratically unaccountable power because its members also happened to sexually abuse children.
maybe we should have visibility into similar networks even if their members don’t do that.
maybe we should have visibility into similar networks even if their members don’t do that.
February 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM
we only get to learn about an elite network with incredibly disproportionate and democratically unaccountable power because its members also happened to sexually abuse children.
maybe we should have visibility into similar networks even if their members don’t do that.
maybe we should have visibility into similar networks even if their members don’t do that.
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Anyone else starting to feel like they could never move to Minneapolis not because of the weather, but because they're just not good enough for the city?
...well and also the weather. Let's be real here. There's no way.
...well and also the weather. Let's be real here. There's no way.
February 3, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Anyone else starting to feel like they could never move to Minneapolis not because of the weather, but because they're just not good enough for the city?
...well and also the weather. Let's be real here. There's no way.
...well and also the weather. Let's be real here. There's no way.
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there’s a reason no one ever says “fuck the firefighters”
ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:52 PM
there’s a reason no one ever says “fuck the firefighters”
"The irony here is that their impunity to consequence has its own consequence: the dismantling of the system that protects and empowers them." ~Charles Hugh Smith charleshughsmith.blogspot.com/2026/02/powe...
Power and Impunity
Those acting with impunity are confident that their powers or god-like because they appear so in the human realm. But there are limits to ev...
charleshughsmith.blogspot.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
"The irony here is that their impunity to consequence has its own consequence: the dismantling of the system that protects and empowers them." ~Charles Hugh Smith charleshughsmith.blogspot.com/2026/02/powe...