Kevin Troy
@kevintroy.bsky.social
Could I be the liberal Joe Rogan? No, I could not. Virginia native, long time New Yorker. I’d rather be reading Tolstoy.
I greatly enjoyed @drkatemarvel.bsky.social’s book “Human Nature” and plan to give it as a gift. But lol, the scientists in “E.T.” were trying to resuscitate him, not kill him! It scared me as a child too, but I watched it with my kids recently and gained new respect for Peter Coyote’s character
December 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I greatly enjoyed @drkatemarvel.bsky.social’s book “Human Nature” and plan to give it as a gift. But lol, the scientists in “E.T.” were trying to resuscitate him, not kill him! It scared me as a child too, but I watched it with my kids recently and gained new respect for Peter Coyote’s character
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I think what the GOP Congress don't understand, or don't care about, is the extent to which:
a) the removal of the ACA's premiums credit will wreck consumer spending if those ACA users try to cut $ corners to afford health care, and
B) ACA users think of that hike as a possible death sentence.
a) the removal of the ACA's premiums credit will wreck consumer spending if those ACA users try to cut $ corners to afford health care, and
B) ACA users think of that hike as a possible death sentence.
December 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I think what the GOP Congress don't understand, or don't care about, is the extent to which:
a) the removal of the ACA's premiums credit will wreck consumer spending if those ACA users try to cut $ corners to afford health care, and
B) ACA users think of that hike as a possible death sentence.
a) the removal of the ACA's premiums credit will wreck consumer spending if those ACA users try to cut $ corners to afford health care, and
B) ACA users think of that hike as a possible death sentence.
This will eventually lead to an AI capable of replicating a tech startup that replicates the Internet….
Several new tech start-ups are building replicas of sites so A.I. can learn to use the internet and maybe replace white-collar workers.
Silicon Valley Builds Amazon and Gmail Copycats to Train A.I. Agents
Several new start-ups are building replicas of sites so A.I. can learn to use the internet and maybe replace white-collar workers.
nyti.ms
December 3, 2025 at 5:10 AM
This will eventually lead to an AI capable of replicating a tech startup that replicates the Internet….
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The DJT administration fired 8 immigration judges in NYC today.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration court’s offices at 26 Federal Plaza, a building that houses the NYC headquarters ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration court’s offices at 26 Federal Plaza, a building that houses the NYC headquarters ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The DJT administration fired 8 immigration judges in NYC today.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration court’s offices at 26 Federal Plaza, a building that houses the NYC headquarters ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration court’s offices at 26 Federal Plaza, a building that houses the NYC headquarters ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social this is not an issue where you should see which way the wind is blowing. An unqualified clown is turning our sailors and airmen into murderers and destroying the foundations of the alliances that keep us safe and prosperous. Impeachment is a duty, not an option
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social this is not an issue where you should see which way the wind is blowing. An unqualified clown is turning our sailors and airmen into murderers and destroying the foundations of the alliances that keep us safe and prosperous. Impeachment is a duty, not an option
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For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
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idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
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This week's comic: Science Korner www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Cartoon: Science Korner
It was recently revealed that Larry Summers joked about women having lower IQs in an email to Jeffrey Epstein. I find Summers' narrow fixation on biological determinism fascinating because it's ...
www.dailykos.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This week's comic: Science Korner www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Creeps like Brendan Carr and Steve Bannon have worked really hard to seize the commanding heights of media for Trump so he can fulfill his destiny and win the culture wars forever or some shit. He’s using that power… to get “Rush Hour 4” made www.ign.com/articles/don...
Donald Trump Reportedly Wants to Revive the 'Raucous Comedies and Action Movies' of the Late '80s to Late '90s — and Has 'Personally Pressed' Larry Ellison on Rush Hour 4 - IGN
It’s been 18 years since Rush Hour 3 came out, and most think the action comedy franchise is dead and buried. But if Donald Trump reportedly gets his way, a new Rush Hour film will be made.
www.ign.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Creeps like Brendan Carr and Steve Bannon have worked really hard to seize the commanding heights of media for Trump so he can fulfill his destiny and win the culture wars forever or some shit. He’s using that power… to get “Rush Hour 4” made www.ign.com/articles/don...
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Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
“And Then There Were None” but with congressional Republicans resigning
November 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
“And Then There Were None” but with congressional Republicans resigning
Machiavelli to Lorenzo di’Medici: don’t let that strumpet, Fortune, ruin your workplace (George Bull trans.)
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Machiavelli to Lorenzo di’Medici: don’t let that strumpet, Fortune, ruin your workplace (George Bull trans.)
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The average number of hours it takes an institution to complete *all* of IPEDS: 78.5
The estimated number of hours is will take to complete *just* the ACTS survey component this year: 200.
The party of small government has more than doubled the administrative burden on colleges & universities.
The estimated number of hours is will take to complete *just* the ACTS survey component this year: 200.
The party of small government has more than doubled the administrative burden on colleges & universities.
November 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The average number of hours it takes an institution to complete *all* of IPEDS: 78.5
The estimated number of hours is will take to complete *just* the ACTS survey component this year: 200.
The party of small government has more than doubled the administrative burden on colleges & universities.
The estimated number of hours is will take to complete *just* the ACTS survey component this year: 200.
The party of small government has more than doubled the administrative burden on colleges & universities.
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In my dictionary, the phrases "post-liberal" and
"no enemies to the right" and "neo-reactionary" and "alt-right" are merely euphemisms for "fascist" and "authoritarian."
"no enemies to the right" and "neo-reactionary" and "alt-right" are merely euphemisms for "fascist" and "authoritarian."
🔥 A former president & a former chairman of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) resigned from ISI’s board on Friday. One of them posted this warning that “conservative institutions are being systematically…undermined by post-liberals who promote a ‘no enemies to the right’ mindset.” 1/
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
In my dictionary, the phrases "post-liberal" and
"no enemies to the right" and "neo-reactionary" and "alt-right" are merely euphemisms for "fascist" and "authoritarian."
"no enemies to the right" and "neo-reactionary" and "alt-right" are merely euphemisms for "fascist" and "authoritarian."
Throwing red meat to his juggalo base
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Throwing red meat to his juggalo base
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congrats to everyone for thinking this through before signing very big contracts to put it on every student’s device at the school or university you run
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
congrats to everyone for thinking this through before signing very big contracts to put it on every student’s device at the school or university you run
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This capitulation will only embolden Trump to target other universities and institutions. This helps no one and only feeds the beast.
We must continue to stand with those who resist Trump’s lawlessness and call out those who don’t. Shame on Cornell.
We must continue to stand with those who resist Trump’s lawlessness and call out those who don’t. Shame on Cornell.
Cornell University to pay $60M in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding
Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy Leagu...
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This capitulation will only embolden Trump to target other universities and institutions. This helps no one and only feeds the beast.
We must continue to stand with those who resist Trump’s lawlessness and call out those who don’t. Shame on Cornell.
We must continue to stand with those who resist Trump’s lawlessness and call out those who don’t. Shame on Cornell.
How is it that no one in Cornell’s administration has seen _The Godfather Part II_, in which Vito demonstrates both craft and might when Don Fanucci wants to wet his beak? They’re entrusted with inculcating the values of Western Civilization in our youth, yet ignore the classics SMH
This capitulation will only embolden Trump to target other universities and institutions. This helps no one and only feeds the beast.
We must continue to stand with those who resist Trump’s lawlessness and call out those who don’t. Shame on Cornell.
We must continue to stand with those who resist Trump’s lawlessness and call out those who don’t. Shame on Cornell.
Cornell University to pay $60M in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding
Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy Leagu...
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
How is it that no one in Cornell’s administration has seen _The Godfather Part II_, in which Vito demonstrates both craft and might when Don Fanucci wants to wet his beak? They’re entrusted with inculcating the values of Western Civilization in our youth, yet ignore the classics SMH
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To understand what was at stake here: in VA, the AG gets to appoint university counsel. From Jim Ryan’s forced resignation to the (mercifully) reject “Compact” to the odious and bizarre “settlement,” UVA has been hamstrung by counsel chosen by the state’s GOP administration. That’s about to change.
November 5, 2025 at 1:52 AM
To understand what was at stake here: in VA, the AG gets to appoint university counsel. From Jim Ryan’s forced resignation to the (mercifully) reject “Compact” to the odious and bizarre “settlement,” UVA has been hamstrung by counsel chosen by the state’s GOP administration. That’s about to change.
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Minnesota Senator @amyklobuchar on Trump’s failure to bring Congress to the table on the shutdown: “You wrote the art of the deal. Show us your stuff.”
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Minnesota Senator @amyklobuchar on Trump’s failure to bring Congress to the table on the shutdown: “You wrote the art of the deal. Show us your stuff.”
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Firmly believe one of the ways to improve trust in journalism among young people is to support them in learning to research, write, and report themselves. Even if they never pursue it as a job, it helps to understand the process, and encourages them to engage with their local journalism outlets.
About half of the teens surveyed believe that journalists frequently “make up details, such as quotes” and “pay for sources.” More than a third of teens believe journalists could improve by simply “Telling the truth,” “Fact checking,” and “Not lying.” buff.ly/7vgO0ci
“Biased,” “Boring,” “Chaotic,” and “Bad”: A majority of teens hold negative views of news media, report finds
About half of the teens surveyed believe that journalists frequently “make up details, such as quotes” and “pay for sources.”
www.niemanlab.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Firmly believe one of the ways to improve trust in journalism among young people is to support them in learning to research, write, and report themselves. Even if they never pursue it as a job, it helps to understand the process, and encourages them to engage with their local journalism outlets.
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What is happening at Goddard is absolutely devastating. We are losing history. We are losing an incredible amount of human talent, skill, and knowledge. Rebuilding it will be impossible same for same. Industry can not absorb the people or the equipment. This is undoing space science in the US.
Goddard spacecraft engineer: "I think it just kind of speaks to the atmosphere of the agency and the nation, where people are like, 'Well, laws don't matter for the people at the top anymore.'"
NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say
"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"
www.space.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
What is happening at Goddard is absolutely devastating. We are losing history. We are losing an incredible amount of human talent, skill, and knowledge. Rebuilding it will be impossible same for same. Industry can not absorb the people or the equipment. This is undoing space science in the US.
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hot take is that a lot of Bill Ackman types really are just stupid and petty and it might be worth Zohran briefly meeting with a few of them, and essentially saying “I’m not gonna fucking guillotine you, relax” so that they stop being maximally alarmist to other business guys
November 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
hot take is that a lot of Bill Ackman types really are just stupid and petty and it might be worth Zohran briefly meeting with a few of them, and essentially saying “I’m not gonna fucking guillotine you, relax” so that they stop being maximally alarmist to other business guys
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I am no fan of Ackman, but this is how to respond to loss with some level of grace and we should let him rather than constantly dunk
November 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I am no fan of Ackman, but this is how to respond to loss with some level of grace and we should let him rather than constantly dunk