boris karloff
@karloffsghost.bsky.social
christianity (the kind that demands something of you), politics (the kind that doesn't leave anyone behind), video games, horror movies
Every time you turn on the TV there is some admin honk saying some variation of, "Things are bad and about to get worse, but that is good, actually."
Kevin Hassett: "I think there could be a little bit of an almost quiet time in the labor market, because firms are finding that AI is making their workers so productive that they don't necessarily have to hire the new kids out of college and so on."
November 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Every time you turn on the TV there is some admin honk saying some variation of, "Things are bad and about to get worse, but that is good, actually."
Out of curiosity I just logged on to see how Fox News is taking last night's election results and their top story is... Hillary Clinton's reaction?
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Out of curiosity I just logged on to see how Fox News is taking last night's election results and their top story is... Hillary Clinton's reaction?
"Stake-driving," as in, "driving a stake through the heart of democracy."
By proceeding with the demolition of the White House East Wing before seeking approval from federal agencies for a new ballroom, President Donald Trump forced the issue. It's a strategy known as "stake-driving."
How Trump Demolished the White House East Wing
By putting the demolition of the East Wing before the necessary approvals for his ballroom, President Donald Trump borrowed a tactic known as “stake-driving” to force an outcome.
bloom.bg
October 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"Stake-driving," as in, "driving a stake through the heart of democracy."
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To be honest, I only thought they were *metaphorically* ripping the copper out of the walls out of the US government.
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
wapo.st
October 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
To be honest, I only thought they were *metaphorically* ripping the copper out of the walls out of the US government.
Obviously this is advocating an absurd gamble on remaining in good health, but to the extent that under 50s are lower risk how is it a political winner for the governor of *Florida* to advocate taking them out of the risk pool and significantly increasing the premiums for everyone who remains?
DeSantis said “Most people, particularly under 50, what they really need is a catastrophic plan that’s affordable, where then they can pay whatever they’re doing out of a health savings account.”
floridapolitics.com/archives/761...
floridapolitics.com/archives/761...
Ron DeSantis says people under 50 don’t have much use for comprehensive health insurance
'Catastrophic care' should be enough for them.
floridapolitics.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Obviously this is advocating an absurd gamble on remaining in good health, but to the extent that under 50s are lower risk how is it a political winner for the governor of *Florida* to advocate taking them out of the risk pool and significantly increasing the premiums for everyone who remains?
The new season of Undercover Boss sucks.
Question: is it the best use of the Chair of the Joint Chiefs time to retrain as a pilot so he can do a photo-op with Hegseth?
October 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The new season of Undercover Boss sucks.
I try not to view everything through the lens of consumerist transactionalism, but we are literally paying her salary so that she can say this.
Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
October 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I try not to view everything through the lens of consumerist transactionalism, but we are literally paying her salary so that she can say this.
He is literally continuing construction on a 90k sq ft ballroom while the government is shut down and being stripped for parts. We are in honest-to-God 'let them eat cake' territory here.
Once again, I’m wondering why Democrats aren’t running with a straightforward message of “despotism is un-American and unaffordable” right now and all the way into the midterms.
October 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
He is literally continuing construction on a 90k sq ft ballroom while the government is shut down and being stripped for parts. We are in honest-to-God 'let them eat cake' territory here.
Real "let them eat cake" energy except they are talking about the enlisted members of the military that they are hoping will kill their fellow citizens for the admin.
I know these guys are all dumber than a sack of hammers, but it is fascinating to see the military decide “logistics are gay” in real time
October 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Real "let them eat cake" energy except they are talking about the enlisted members of the military that they are hoping will kill their fellow citizens for the admin.
If the only guardrails are just gentlemen's agreements, they only last as long as the gentlemen do.
As I watch Pete Hegseth rant and rave in front of our military leaders it occurs to me: the US, my own country, can no longer be trusted with nuclear weapons.
Does that sound extreme?
Donald Trump has the power, right now, to end human civilization. How does that sound?
Does that sound extreme?
Donald Trump has the power, right now, to end human civilization. How does that sound?
September 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
If the only guardrails are just gentlemen's agreements, they only last as long as the gentlemen do.
Those books were still too raw they needed to cook them a little longer.
JUST IN: Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key inflation data report
Bureau of Labor Statistics postpones key data report with no explanation
There is heightened concern about the future of key government statistics, including politicization and accuracy.
trib.al
September 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Those books were still too raw they needed to cook them a little longer.
Yeah, anyone who has served in the military can tell you that forcibly separating service members who have shaving waivers means you are just trying to get rid of the black people.
"The Department must remain vigilant in maintaining the grooming standards which underpin the warrior ethos.”
Huh?
"About 60% of Black men are affected by [pseudofolliculitis barbae], according to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology."
Oh, 🤮.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Huh?
"About 60% of Black men are affected by [pseudofolliculitis barbae], according to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology."
Oh, 🤮.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Troops with medical shaving waivers to face separation, Hegseth says
Under the new guidelines, troops granted a medical waiver must receive treatment and see the medical condition resolved within a year or face separation.
www.yahoo.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Yeah, anyone who has served in the military can tell you that forcibly separating service members who have shaving waivers means you are just trying to get rid of the black people.
Sure seems like Tom here is disagreeing with... experts:
August 31, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Sure seems like Tom here is disagreeing with... experts:
if only one individual will ever use it, in what way is it "received by the us government"?
Breaking News: President Trump plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar that he will use as Air Force One and will keep using after he leaves office. The plan — involving possibly the biggest foreign gift ever received by the U.S. government — raises substantial ethical issues.
Trump Is to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One
www.nytimes.com
May 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
if only one individual will ever use it, in what way is it "received by the us government"?
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the most powerful man in the world, with one of two us political parties completely in his thrall, majorities in both houses of congress, and clear dreams of autocracy, has the temerity to tell his opposition "you're not the rebellion--you're the empire"
May 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
the most powerful man in the world, with one of two us political parties completely in his thrall, majorities in both houses of congress, and clear dreams of autocracy, has the temerity to tell his opposition "you're not the rebellion--you're the empire"
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Raymond Chandler, letter to a friend, January 1948. Seems relevant beyond the specific Hollywood context.
May 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Raymond Chandler, letter to a friend, January 1948. Seems relevant beyond the specific Hollywood context.
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Only one of these two members of Congress below have been censured by Congress for alleged bigotry.
Guess which one?
Guess which one?
May 4, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Only one of these two members of Congress below have been censured by Congress for alleged bigotry.
Guess which one?
Guess which one?
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One cool thing about America is this person swooping in with an absolutely flawless $355k MSFT option order at 3:57pm Wednesday, right before market close and earnings, earning a nice ≈$1.2m profit overnight.
It'll never be investigated. Congrats to them. 🤷♂️
Data from @unusualwhales.bsky.social
It'll never be investigated. Congrats to them. 🤷♂️
Data from @unusualwhales.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
One cool thing about America is this person swooping in with an absolutely flawless $355k MSFT option order at 3:57pm Wednesday, right before market close and earnings, earning a nice ≈$1.2m profit overnight.
It'll never be investigated. Congrats to them. 🤷♂️
Data from @unusualwhales.bsky.social
It'll never be investigated. Congrats to them. 🤷♂️
Data from @unusualwhales.bsky.social
big news for my business that makes bumper stickers which say 'the left lane is not a right'
The #ncga could crack down on slow left-lane drivers and speed up the licensing process for teen drivers: www.wunc.org/politics/202... #ncpol
Slower drivers would have to move over on highways under NC House bill
State lawmakers want to crack down on drivers who they say are going too slow on the state's highways. A bill that passed the House Transportation Committee Wednesday would require slower drivers to m...
www.wunc.org
April 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
big news for my business that makes bumper stickers which say 'the left lane is not a right'
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Hey everyone I found the antisemites
SCOOP: The Antisemitism Awareness Act — up for vote in Senate committee tomorrow — now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements by Christian conservatives.
New added language in the bill clarifies First Amendment protections.
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New added language in the bill clarifies First Amendment protections.
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forward.com/fast-forward...
Why the Antisemitism Awareness Act now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements
The Antisemitism Awareness Act's added language says it would not infringe on religious liberty to protect the claim that Jews killed Jesus.
forward.com
April 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Hey everyone I found the antisemites
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"Conservatives should consider a counterfactual. Should the federal government be able to withhold all federal funding from a private Christian college (including, say, tuition dollars from the G.I. Bill or Pell Grants) unless it hires more Muslim faculty or admits more atheist students?"
Opinion | Harvard May Not Be the Hero We Want, but It Is the Hero We Need
The university’s defense of the Constitution doesn’t absolve it of its own sins, but the defense of the Constitution often comes through imperfect vehicles.
www.nytimes.com
April 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"Conservatives should consider a counterfactual. Should the federal government be able to withhold all federal funding from a private Christian college (including, say, tuition dollars from the G.I. Bill or Pell Grants) unless it hires more Muslim faculty or admits more atheist students?"
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