Loren King
@lorenking.org
"Ain't all buttons and charts, little albatross"
Dad, professor, marathon swimmer.
Not nearly as smart as @kimdej.bsky.social
@lorenking@mstdn.ca
www.lorenking.org
www.greatlakestrust.org
Dad, professor, marathon swimmer.
Not nearly as smart as @kimdej.bsky.social
@lorenking@mstdn.ca
www.lorenking.org
www.greatlakestrust.org
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A welcome & wise intervention from Julian Richer, making the simple & important point: success in life is often down to sheer good fortune. Those who have found success in their own lives should acknowledge this, and what follows from it. @fairness.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Do you feel lucky? Why acknowledging our own good fortune would make the world a better place | Julian Richer
I have been fortunate, and I know it. Now I’d like more successful people to admit that meritocracy is a myth, says Julian Richer, founder of Richer Sounds
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A welcome & wise intervention from Julian Richer, making the simple & important point: success in life is often down to sheer good fortune. Those who have found success in their own lives should acknowledge this, and what follows from it. @fairness.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
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You know who from Harvard ISN'T in the Epstein Files? Claudine f'ing Gay isn't.
some notable things in this excellent Bloomberg story - www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
how much of it connects through Harvard, and how many of these people are now in the AI field.
how much of it connects through Harvard, and how many of these people are now in the AI field.
Jeffrey Epstein Leaned on His Elite Network for Help as Investigators Closed In
A cache of 18,000 messages shows the elite support the disgraced financier got in his “hour of terror.”
www.bloomberg.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
You know who from Harvard ISN'T in the Epstein Files? Claudine f'ing Gay isn't.
Missed this four years ago ...
Uproar over sale of iconic Carnegie institution headquarters to Qatar exposes deeper tensions | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Uproar over sale of iconic Carnegie institution headquarters to Qatar exposes deeper tensions | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Uproar over sale of iconic Carnegie institution headquarters to Qatar exposes deeper tensions
Some scientists decry planned reorganization of famous research institution
www.science.org
November 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Missed this four years ago ...
Uproar over sale of iconic Carnegie institution headquarters to Qatar exposes deeper tensions | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Uproar over sale of iconic Carnegie institution headquarters to Qatar exposes deeper tensions | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Looking forward to our 'principled' leaders lining up to condemn this.
Israeli forces open fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, no injuries reported reut.rs/4pfHJOh
Israeli forces open fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, no injuries reported
Israeli military forces opened fire on United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Sunday, in an incident the U.N. peacekeeping mission described as a serious violation.
reut.rs
November 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Looking forward to our 'principled' leaders lining up to condemn this.
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![Steve Hogarty @misterbrilliant
[gets olympic tickets to 100m butterfly] Oh my god this will be great. [sees the huge stadium] Oh wow that must be where they keep it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k5zurjvwdwxqwpvd4ggk3w76/bafkreihzgag5tcnviy6ohpnaokdl6jbyus6lufcrxk27xbskrzjusvybxu@jpeg)
"The secrets of Epstein’s inbox do not reveal an overarching conspiracy but paints a more sobering picture: a world where immense wealth, privileged access and proximity to power can insulate individuals from accountability and consequences."
The banality of evil: how Epstein’s powerful friends normalised him
The banality of evil: how Epstein’s powerful friends normalised him
Long after his conviction for sexual abuse, people in royalty, academia, business, journalism and politics sought his ear
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"The secrets of Epstein’s inbox do not reveal an overarching conspiracy but paints a more sobering picture: a world where immense wealth, privileged access and proximity to power can insulate individuals from accountability and consequences."
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Colleagues and I have been promoting the need for a Royal Commission on the future of Canada’s economy for the better part of a year. That many are only now starting to realize that the US *really* isn’t interested in economic cooperation highlights the need for this vital national conversation.
Open letter to the next prime minister: We need a royal commission on Canada’s future
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November 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Colleagues and I have been promoting the need for a Royal Commission on the future of Canada’s economy for the better part of a year. That many are only now starting to realize that the US *really* isn’t interested in economic cooperation highlights the need for this vital national conversation.
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A comprehensive trade and security deal with the US was never, ever possible: an ongoing series.
It is frustrating that this basic point is only now starting to become the conventional wisdom, a full year (actually, seven years) after governments had all the facts necessary to reach this conclusion.
It is frustrating that this basic point is only now starting to become the conventional wisdom, a full year (actually, seven years) after governments had all the facts necessary to reach this conclusion.
Opinion: U.S. use of poison pills in Asian trade deals signals trouble for Canada in USMCA renegotiations
Restrictive provisions are intended to give Washington an economic edge against Beijing
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A comprehensive trade and security deal with the US was never, ever possible: an ongoing series.
It is frustrating that this basic point is only now starting to become the conventional wisdom, a full year (actually, seven years) after governments had all the facts necessary to reach this conclusion.
It is frustrating that this basic point is only now starting to become the conventional wisdom, a full year (actually, seven years) after governments had all the facts necessary to reach this conclusion.
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Larry Summers moves from neoliberal asshat to full fledged sex pest. Fitting.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Larry Summers moves from neoliberal asshat to full fledged sex pest. Fitting.
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A foreign country bribed the president with a bar of gold.
Where are my Originalists at?
Where are my Originalists at?
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A foreign country bribed the president with a bar of gold.
Where are my Originalists at?
Where are my Originalists at?
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This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Is MarathonSwimmingSky a thing yet? It is now! Here with Elliot Hasler for the Toronto screening of his wonderful #MaratjonSwimming biopic, #VindicationSwim !
vindicationswimfilm.com
vindicationswimfilm.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Is MarathonSwimmingSky a thing yet? It is now! Here with Elliot Hasler for the Toronto screening of his wonderful #MaratjonSwimming biopic, #VindicationSwim !
vindicationswimfilm.com
vindicationswimfilm.com
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"Everyone - whether driving, walking or cycling has a role to play in keeping our community safe."
-Mayor Andrea Horwath
My question is simple: What about those who design, approve, build and maintain hostile road design? Do they have a role?
-Mayor Andrea Horwath
My question is simple: What about those who design, approve, build and maintain hostile road design? Do they have a role?
A crossing guard was killed by the driver of a dump truck yesterday. absolutely heartbreaking.
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"Everyone - whether driving, walking or cycling has a role to play in keeping our community safe."
-Mayor Andrea Horwath
My question is simple: What about those who design, approve, build and maintain hostile road design? Do they have a role?
-Mayor Andrea Horwath
My question is simple: What about those who design, approve, build and maintain hostile road design? Do they have a role?
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Matt Gaetz raped a 17 year old child after exploiting her healthcare needs for money and this is how the NY Times is framing it.
"ended up having sex with powerful men"
Literally whitewashing child rape.
Corporate media is dead. Stop subscribing to it. This is beyond saving.
"ended up having sex with powerful men"
Literally whitewashing child rape.
Corporate media is dead. Stop subscribing to it. This is beyond saving.
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Matt Gaetz raped a 17 year old child after exploiting her healthcare needs for money and this is how the NY Times is framing it.
"ended up having sex with powerful men"
Literally whitewashing child rape.
Corporate media is dead. Stop subscribing to it. This is beyond saving.
"ended up having sex with powerful men"
Literally whitewashing child rape.
Corporate media is dead. Stop subscribing to it. This is beyond saving.
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A crossing guard was killed by the driver of a dump truck yesterday. absolutely heartbreaking.
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A crossing guard was killed by the driver of a dump truck yesterday. absolutely heartbreaking.
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Climate knowledge has been taken hostage to prevent climate action.
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Climate knowledge has been taken hostage to prevent climate action.
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
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November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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There are probably things I’d less rather read, like a Larry Summers / Jed Rubenfeld / Alan Dershowitz coauthored piece on why it’s important for due process that the low-IQ girls not be able to take down important men, but this has to be pretty close to the bottom.
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
There are probably things I’d less rather read, like a Larry Summers / Jed Rubenfeld / Alan Dershowitz coauthored piece on why it’s important for due process that the low-IQ girls not be able to take down important men, but this has to be pretty close to the bottom.
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this has been a common refrain among the New Right on X, despite the fact that it makes absolutely no sense when you think about it
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
this has been a common refrain among the New Right on X, despite the fact that it makes absolutely no sense when you think about it
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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My daughter is 15, a child with a baby face whom I won’t even put in an Uber by herself. Just utterly disgusting from the same people who have spent years demonizing trans people as predators for daring even to exist. What are we even doing right now?
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
My daughter is 15, a child with a baby face whom I won’t even put in an Uber by herself. Just utterly disgusting from the same people who have spent years demonizing trans people as predators for daring even to exist. What are we even doing right now?
November 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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this feels like a lot of words to obscure the pretty obvious dynamics at work: economic distress and political elites willing to weaponize gutter bigotry.
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
this feels like a lot of words to obscure the pretty obvious dynamics at work: economic distress and political elites willing to weaponize gutter bigotry.