Josh Barnes
@jgraydonbarnes.bsky.social
Lurking is my Business
We need good news these days.
This is good news.
This is good news.
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
We need good news these days.
This is good news.
This is good news.
Bubble:
Companies values’ are inflated due to assumptions about their ability to replace humans with AI.
==> BUT…AI is MUCH more expensive than people realise.
AI providers will have to raise prices dramatically in order to survive.
Raising costs for all those trying to replace humans.
Companies values’ are inflated due to assumptions about their ability to replace humans with AI.
==> BUT…AI is MUCH more expensive than people realise.
AI providers will have to raise prices dramatically in order to survive.
Raising costs for all those trying to replace humans.
“OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies.” After losing more than $13 billion this year, OpenAI officials are angling for a bailout. From @ryanlcooper.com:
trib.al/CUazMCQ
trib.al/CUazMCQ
OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout - The American Prospect
For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required. And if you need trillions of dollars for data centers forever, there’s only one entity to turn to: Uncle Sam.
trib.al
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Bubble:
Companies values’ are inflated due to assumptions about their ability to replace humans with AI.
==> BUT…AI is MUCH more expensive than people realise.
AI providers will have to raise prices dramatically in order to survive.
Raising costs for all those trying to replace humans.
Companies values’ are inflated due to assumptions about their ability to replace humans with AI.
==> BUT…AI is MUCH more expensive than people realise.
AI providers will have to raise prices dramatically in order to survive.
Raising costs for all those trying to replace humans.
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If MAGA thinks they’ll succeed by making Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party…
They got another think coming.
9% of NYC 2024 Trump voters voted for Mamdani.
Moderates voted for Trump in 2024 because of cost of living.
edition.cnn.com/election/202...
They got another think coming.
9% of NYC 2024 Trump voters voted for Mamdani.
Moderates voted for Trump in 2024 because of cost of living.
edition.cnn.com/election/202...
Exit polls: Election 2025 | CNN Politics
See exit polls data for the 2025 US elections. For more information on voting and election results, visit cnn.com/election.
edition.cnn.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
If MAGA thinks they’ll succeed by making Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party…
They got another think coming.
9% of NYC 2024 Trump voters voted for Mamdani.
Moderates voted for Trump in 2024 because of cost of living.
edition.cnn.com/election/202...
They got another think coming.
9% of NYC 2024 Trump voters voted for Mamdani.
Moderates voted for Trump in 2024 because of cost of living.
edition.cnn.com/election/202...
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The people are mobilizing, and Charlamagne Tha God urges Dem leaders to get energized or get out
November 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The people are mobilizing, and Charlamagne Tha God urges Dem leaders to get energized or get out
holy shit
Man Wouldn't Have Worn Costume To Work If He'd Known He Was Getting Laid Off
October 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
holy shit
60% of Americans are Hamburger Helping their way to the end of the month and this guy’s priority is a room for his balls.
Leavitt: "At this moment in time, of course, the ballroom is really the president's main priority."
October 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
60% of Americans are Hamburger Helping their way to the end of the month and this guy’s priority is a room for his balls.
"We built a coherent story: This is an economic contrast; she’s going to be better for your bottom line than he is,” a Future Forward strategist told us about the group’s ads.
Future Forward had it right. The Harris campaign had it wrong.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Future Forward had it right. The Harris campaign had it wrong.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Inside the Democratic Rupture That Undermined Kamala Harris’s Presidential Hopes
In the weeks before Election Day, it seemed like the candidate had two campaigns.
www.theatlantic.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"We built a coherent story: This is an economic contrast; she’s going to be better for your bottom line than he is,” a Future Forward strategist told us about the group’s ads.
Future Forward had it right. The Harris campaign had it wrong.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Future Forward had it right. The Harris campaign had it wrong.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
These people need to face a judge and a jury. Then they need to face prison walls. For a very long time.
“Medical staff did not give her any food, water, or pain medication for several hours. Much later that evening, after a significant loss of blood, Lucia was transported to an emergency room approximately an hour away, with her arms and legs shackled.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say
The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.
www.nbcnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:27 AM
These people need to face a judge and a jury. Then they need to face prison walls. For a very long time.
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WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
WELL HOW ABOUT THAT
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Bands that #Geese Reminds me Of:
- The Strokes
- Radiohead
- Pavement
- Ween
- Urge Overkill
- Phish
youtu.be/deFElPQMasw?...
- The Strokes
- Radiohead
- Pavement
- Ween
- Urge Overkill
- Phish
youtu.be/deFElPQMasw?...
Geese - I See Myself (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Geese
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Bands that #Geese Reminds me Of:
- The Strokes
- Radiohead
- Pavement
- Ween
- Urge Overkill
- Phish
youtu.be/deFElPQMasw?...
- The Strokes
- Radiohead
- Pavement
- Ween
- Urge Overkill
- Phish
youtu.be/deFElPQMasw?...
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FIRED DOJ LAWYER: “I responded up the chain of command - that’s a lie. I cannot sign my name to that.”
Erez Reuveni says he was fired by Trump’s DOJ for refusing to lie that KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA was a terrorist & gang member.
Erez Reuveni says he was fired by Trump’s DOJ for refusing to lie that KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA was a terrorist & gang member.
October 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
FIRED DOJ LAWYER: “I responded up the chain of command - that’s a lie. I cannot sign my name to that.”
Erez Reuveni says he was fired by Trump’s DOJ for refusing to lie that KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA was a terrorist & gang member.
Erez Reuveni says he was fired by Trump’s DOJ for refusing to lie that KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA was a terrorist & gang member.
What is the best strategy for getting justice for the Epstein victims?
I'd like to see a constant drip of survivors giving new info & naming names.
I think we need is a team of lawyers, politicians & rich people to strategize on a plan to move justice forward while keeping survivors safe.
I'd like to see a constant drip of survivors giving new info & naming names.
I think we need is a team of lawyers, politicians & rich people to strategize on a plan to move justice forward while keeping survivors safe.
Epstein Survivor Lisa Phillips: Everyone makes it about Trump and Epstein, but it’s about this whole ring of men. That’s what makes me upset, because we know they were there. We saw them. We know there were royalty, princes, very powerful people in academia and tech, and we saw them at parties.
October 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
What is the best strategy for getting justice for the Epstein victims?
I'd like to see a constant drip of survivors giving new info & naming names.
I think we need is a team of lawyers, politicians & rich people to strategize on a plan to move justice forward while keeping survivors safe.
I'd like to see a constant drip of survivors giving new info & naming names.
I think we need is a team of lawyers, politicians & rich people to strategize on a plan to move justice forward while keeping survivors safe.
No Kings got twice as many protesters just in Arkansas
Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Tax Day Is Met With Tea Parties (Published 2009)
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
No Kings got twice as many protesters just in Arkansas
I know I should be past this by now, but I can’t believe this is real life.
The President of the United States of America shared a video showing him flying a plane and dumping shit on people protesting him.
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
The President of the United States of America shared a video showing him flying a plane and dumping shit on people protesting him.
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump mocks "No Kings" protesters with videos
It came as the nationwide demonstrations drew hundreds of thousands to the streets in opposition to Trump on a number of policy issues.
www.newsweek.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I know I should be past this by now, but I can’t believe this is real life.
The President of the United States of America shared a video showing him flying a plane and dumping shit on people protesting him.
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
The President of the United States of America shared a video showing him flying a plane and dumping shit on people protesting him.
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Do you get it now?
Mamdani has the goods.
He has the vision, he has the integrity, and he has the charisma, and he has the discipline to deliver a line like this.
Who else can do this?
Tell me? Who else?
Mamdani has the goods.
He has the vision, he has the integrity, and he has the charisma, and he has the discipline to deliver a line like this.
Who else can do this?
Tell me? Who else?
What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
October 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Do you get it now?
Mamdani has the goods.
He has the vision, he has the integrity, and he has the charisma, and he has the discipline to deliver a line like this.
Who else can do this?
Tell me? Who else?
Mamdani has the goods.
He has the vision, he has the integrity, and he has the charisma, and he has the discipline to deliver a line like this.
Who else can do this?
Tell me? Who else?
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As Tariffs caused imported goods prices to increase, domestic sellers saw an opportunity, and raised prices too.
We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞
@sbmitche.bsky.social
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...
@sbmitche.bsky.social
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...
October 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
As Tariffs caused imported goods prices to increase, domestic sellers saw an opportunity, and raised prices too.
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1. Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits from the Trump administration.
Quid Pro Presidency
Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits…
popular.info
October 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
1. Nations that have bestowed lavish gifts to President Trump — or enriched Trump and his family by striking business deals with Trump-connected companies — have later received extraordinary benefits from the Trump administration.
Holy shit the whistle works. Take note!
ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago
October 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Holy shit the whistle works. Take note!
You cannot declare war on Antifa. Antifa is not a real organization. It is a concept: Anti-Fascist.
You might as well declare war on geometry.
You might as well declare war on geometry.
October 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
You cannot declare war on Antifa. Antifa is not a real organization. It is a concept: Anti-Fascist.
You might as well declare war on geometry.
You might as well declare war on geometry.
You cannot declare war on Antifa. Antifa is not a real organization. It is a concept: Anti-Fascist.
You might as well declare war on Stoicism.
You might as well declare war on Stoicism.
October 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
You cannot declare war on Antifa. Antifa is not a real organization. It is a concept: Anti-Fascist.
You might as well declare war on Stoicism.
You might as well declare war on Stoicism.
You cannot declare war on Antifa. Antifa is not a real organization. It is a concept: Anti-Fascist.
You might as well declare war on Extroversion.
You might as well declare war on Extroversion.
October 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
You cannot declare war on Antifa. Antifa is not a real organization. It is a concept: Anti-Fascist.
You might as well declare war on Extroversion.
You might as well declare war on Extroversion.
You cannot declare war on Antifa. Antifa is not a real organization. It is a concept: Anti-Fascist.
You might as well declare war on Jazz.
You might as well declare war on Jazz.
October 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
You cannot declare war on Antifa. Antifa is not a real organization. It is a concept: Anti-Fascist.
You might as well declare war on Jazz.
You might as well declare war on Jazz.