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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
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One thing I’d say about ranked choice voting in NYC is that you don’t have to do complex calculations of viability. You should rank in order of *who you want to be mayor* and if you *don’t* want someone to be mayor, you shouldn’t rank them!
June 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
One thing I’d say about ranked choice voting in NYC is that you don’t have to do complex calculations of viability. You should rank in order of *who you want to be mayor* and if you *don’t* want someone to be mayor, you shouldn’t rank them!
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On the left, the guy who ordered his 15-man death squad to kill and dismember American journalist Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
On the right, the former leader of Al Qaeda with a $10m US bounty on his head.
And in the middle, the most corrupt US President in history.
On the right, the former leader of Al Qaeda with a $10m US bounty on his head.
And in the middle, the most corrupt US President in history.
May 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
On the left, the guy who ordered his 15-man death squad to kill and dismember American journalist Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
On the right, the former leader of Al Qaeda with a $10m US bounty on his head.
And in the middle, the most corrupt US President in history.
On the right, the former leader of Al Qaeda with a $10m US bounty on his head.
And in the middle, the most corrupt US President in history.
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Holy shit, you guys.
I just read Curtis Yarvin'a actual writing instead of a summary.
The man is 51 years old, treated as an intellectual by the Sand Hill elite, and he writes like the most annoying freshman honors student who ever discovered Nietzsche from a comic book guide to philosophy.
I just read Curtis Yarvin'a actual writing instead of a summary.
The man is 51 years old, treated as an intellectual by the Sand Hill elite, and he writes like the most annoying freshman honors student who ever discovered Nietzsche from a comic book guide to philosophy.
May 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Holy shit, you guys.
I just read Curtis Yarvin'a actual writing instead of a summary.
The man is 51 years old, treated as an intellectual by the Sand Hill elite, and he writes like the most annoying freshman honors student who ever discovered Nietzsche from a comic book guide to philosophy.
I just read Curtis Yarvin'a actual writing instead of a summary.
The man is 51 years old, treated as an intellectual by the Sand Hill elite, and he writes like the most annoying freshman honors student who ever discovered Nietzsche from a comic book guide to philosophy.
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once again I have to invoke the specter of Ronald Wilson Reagan, who is in Hell now. under Reagan, the term "government spending" was effectively demonized. fuck you, Reaganite ghouls! spending money, on its people and their needs, is the function of government! public works are good! say so!
March 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
once again I have to invoke the specter of Ronald Wilson Reagan, who is in Hell now. under Reagan, the term "government spending" was effectively demonized. fuck you, Reaganite ghouls! spending money, on its people and their needs, is the function of government! public works are good! say so!
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I think this is true. Also, perhaps it was a bad idea for Dems to clear the field for the spouse of the man largely responsible for destroying thousands of manufacturing jobs in key swing states
Democrats need to apologize for supporting trade and other policies that redistributing income upward substack.com/inbox/post/1...
The Democrats’ Necessary Apology
An old friend asked me to write a short piece on what I think we (progressives) should do now.
substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I think this is true. Also, perhaps it was a bad idea for Dems to clear the field for the spouse of the man largely responsible for destroying thousands of manufacturing jobs in key swing states
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RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
February 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
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People have some good reasons for not trusting economists braveneweurope.com/dean-baker-i...
Dean Baker - It wasn’t just flawed forecasts, dishonesty has also hurt economists - Brave New Europe
Economists are not scientists. Worse yet, many are partisan, having jumped on the gravy train, which makes their analyses irrelevant Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Pol...
braveneweurope.com
January 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
People have some good reasons for not trusting economists braveneweurope.com/dean-baker-i...
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This is an amazing quote, from a Jan 6 prisoner who is refusing Trump’s pardon.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
January 22, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This is an amazing quote, from a Jan 6 prisoner who is refusing Trump’s pardon.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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I think about this joke a lot these days.
January 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I think about this joke a lot these days.
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Consumer safety regulations dictate the space between the console and the driver's seat must be larger than the width of a cell phone but smaller than the width of a human hand
January 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Consumer safety regulations dictate the space between the console and the driver's seat must be larger than the width of a cell phone but smaller than the width of a human hand
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I don't know why this is so fucking hard for people to get. Con artists always tap into people's real fears and concerns. Every get-rich-quick scheme, fake cancer cure, phony weight loss treatment.
"He's tapping into real concerns" is not a defense. He is lying about the solutions.
"He's tapping into real concerns" is not a defense. He is lying about the solutions.
January 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I don't know why this is so fucking hard for people to get. Con artists always tap into people's real fears and concerns. Every get-rich-quick scheme, fake cancer cure, phony weight loss treatment.
"He's tapping into real concerns" is not a defense. He is lying about the solutions.
"He's tapping into real concerns" is not a defense. He is lying about the solutions.
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LinkedIn is cool because I was always wondering what it would be like if people I sort of knew wrote mediocre press releases about themselves.
December 31, 2024 at 2:07 AM
LinkedIn is cool because I was always wondering what it would be like if people I sort of knew wrote mediocre press releases about themselves.
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Incredible speech by an Israeli MK and rabbi calling out other leaders in the Knesset for their genocidal mindsets about Palestinians.
Honestly have not seen anything even close to this strong from an Israeli leader on either side of the aisle in a while.
Incredible speech by an Israeli MK and rabbi calling out other leaders in the Knesset for their genocidal mindsets about Palestinians.
Honestly have not seen anything even close to this strong from an Israeli leader on either side of the aisle in a while.
December 30, 2024 at 11:13 PM
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Incredible speech by an Israeli MK and rabbi calling out other leaders in the Knesset for their genocidal mindsets about Palestinians.
Honestly have not seen anything even close to this strong from an Israeli leader on either side of the aisle in a while.
Incredible speech by an Israeli MK and rabbi calling out other leaders in the Knesset for their genocidal mindsets about Palestinians.
Honestly have not seen anything even close to this strong from an Israeli leader on either side of the aisle in a while.
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From time to time in Los Angeles I meet people who were involved in the Nakatomi business. They always find this time of year difficult.
November 29, 2024 at 5:09 PM
From time to time in Los Angeles I meet people who were involved in the Nakatomi business. They always find this time of year difficult.
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I will bang this drum forever: in THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE FREE: THE GERMANS, 1933-45 Milton Mayer interviewed 10 ordinary Germans after WW2 to learn how fascism took hold. There was never a moment when everyone woke up:
July 6, 2024 at 12:31 AM
I will bang this drum forever: in THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE FREE: THE GERMANS, 1933-45 Milton Mayer interviewed 10 ordinary Germans after WW2 to learn how fascism took hold. There was never a moment when everyone woke up:
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I will post this forever...
December 7, 2024 at 1:25 PM
I will post this forever...
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so i, too, am mad at biden about his failures around clemency, but what angers me is that he has shown virtually no mercy, a stinginess that has morphed into cruelty. MORE clemency. more clemency all the time. more pardons. more commutations. more mercy. more mercy. more mercy.
December 2, 2024 at 1:47 AM
so i, too, am mad at biden about his failures around clemency, but what angers me is that he has shown virtually no mercy, a stinginess that has morphed into cruelty. MORE clemency. more clemency all the time. more pardons. more commutations. more mercy. more mercy. more mercy.
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A bit of commentary about the RFK Jr.nomination, but more about dealing with this kind of story in general. Because we’re going to get a lot of them.
On RFK Jr. And What We're In For
www.science.org
November 15, 2024 at 5:03 PM
A bit of commentary about the RFK Jr.nomination, but more about dealing with this kind of story in general. Because we’re going to get a lot of them.
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@eschatonblog.com @katzonearth.bsky.social
An erev yom kippur thread. Perhaps of use to some?
Scholars of genocide (most of them Jewish, like me) who believe Israel is committing genocide, assertions presented chronologically.
1. Raz Segal, October 13, 2023
jewishcurrents.org/a-textbook-c...
An erev yom kippur thread. Perhaps of use to some?
Scholars of genocide (most of them Jewish, like me) who believe Israel is committing genocide, assertions presented chronologically.
1. Raz Segal, October 13, 2023
jewishcurrents.org/a-textbook-c...
A Textbook Case of Genocide
Israel has been explicit about what it’s carrying out in Gaza. Why isn’t the world listening?
jewishcurrents.org
October 11, 2024 at 7:01 PM
@eschatonblog.com @katzonearth.bsky.social
An erev yom kippur thread. Perhaps of use to some?
Scholars of genocide (most of them Jewish, like me) who believe Israel is committing genocide, assertions presented chronologically.
1. Raz Segal, October 13, 2023
jewishcurrents.org/a-textbook-c...
An erev yom kippur thread. Perhaps of use to some?
Scholars of genocide (most of them Jewish, like me) who believe Israel is committing genocide, assertions presented chronologically.
1. Raz Segal, October 13, 2023
jewishcurrents.org/a-textbook-c...
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I think that Canticle for Leibovitz is one of the great speculative fiction novels of the 20th century, one of the great post apocalyptic novels of all time. It’s also become clear to me that a lot of people who are not as old haven’t read it.
What more recent books would you compare it to?
What more recent books would you compare it to?
October 10, 2024 at 5:49 PM
I think that Canticle for Leibovitz is one of the great speculative fiction novels of the 20th century, one of the great post apocalyptic novels of all time. It’s also become clear to me that a lot of people who are not as old haven’t read it.
What more recent books would you compare it to?
What more recent books would you compare it to?
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Happy Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov Saves The World Day!
It's a great day to hug a non-radioactive family member!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanisl...
It's a great day to hug a non-radioactive family member!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanisl...
Stanislav Petrov - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 26, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Happy Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov Saves The World Day!
It's a great day to hug a non-radioactive family member!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanisl...
It's a great day to hug a non-radioactive family member!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanisl...