@msdobalina.bsky.social
Biding my time 'til I unplug Peter Thiel's cryochamber.
“Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice."
~Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice."
~Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Pinned
If I am any country in the world right now (except Russia), I am looking at the US like a box that fell out of a truck driving in front of me that is marked "TNT."
Pulitzer worthy:
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Know what else has soared vs the 1970s?
Household debt (housing, education, consumer).
And medical bankruptcies.
Household debt (housing, education, consumer).
And medical bankruptcies.
Yep
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Know what else has soared vs the 1970s?
Household debt (housing, education, consumer).
And medical bankruptcies.
Household debt (housing, education, consumer).
And medical bankruptcies.
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It is breathtaking that the Trump Administration has fought so hard to keep food from hungry families.
However, here in Washington state, we've caught up on the SNAP benefits that were delayed due to the shutdown. We're now delivering full benefits.
However, here in Washington state, we've caught up on the SNAP benefits that were delayed due to the shutdown. We're now delivering full benefits.
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
It is breathtaking that the Trump Administration has fought so hard to keep food from hungry families.
However, here in Washington state, we've caught up on the SNAP benefits that were delayed due to the shutdown. We're now delivering full benefits.
However, here in Washington state, we've caught up on the SNAP benefits that were delayed due to the shutdown. We're now delivering full benefits.
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Married conservative: A woman's place is at home, not the office.
Divorced conservative: My ex-wife *chose* not to work.
Divorced conservative: My ex-wife *chose* not to work.
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Married conservative: A woman's place is at home, not the office.
Divorced conservative: My ex-wife *chose* not to work.
Divorced conservative: My ex-wife *chose* not to work.
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SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
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LEAD CHANGE: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Harrell by... 91 votes.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
LEAD CHANGE: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Harrell by... 91 votes.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
Someone should be working overtime to pin this abomination on the 8 Sen Dems who defected (as well as the Republicans).
Let them stink with it.
Let them stink with it.
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Someone should be working overtime to pin this abomination on the 8 Sen Dems who defected (as well as the Republicans).
Let them stink with it.
Let them stink with it.
If Trump bails out Orban, it will become a patriotic duty to scam and dox TF out of Trump donors and hack GOP-aligned PACs til their servers smoke.
Exactly how MANY emerging-market strongmen are we going to rescue? 🤡
@politico.com 🇭🇺
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
@politico.com 🇭🇺
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
If Trump bails out Orban, it will become a patriotic duty to scam and dox TF out of Trump donors and hack GOP-aligned PACs til their servers smoke.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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WA voter turnout generally was incredibly low
you can have nice things if you just bother to show up
hell, you don't even need to show up, this is a mail in ballot state, you just have to walk your ass to the post box
you can have nice things if you just bother to show up
hell, you don't even need to show up, this is a mail in ballot state, you just have to walk your ass to the post box
Washington’s 2025 voter turnout tracks among lowest on record
King County expecting about 45% participation despite fewer than 20% of voters having returned ballots so far.
www.king5.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
WA voter turnout generally was incredibly low
you can have nice things if you just bother to show up
hell, you don't even need to show up, this is a mail in ballot state, you just have to walk your ass to the post box
you can have nice things if you just bother to show up
hell, you don't even need to show up, this is a mail in ballot state, you just have to walk your ass to the post box
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Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
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*Women receive substantially lower "potential" ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
Forthcoming in the AER: "“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap" by Alan Benson, Danielle Li, and Kelly Shue. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap
(Forthcoming Article) - We show that subjective assessments of employee “potential” contribute to gender gaps
in promotion and pay. Using data on 29,809 management-track employees from a
large retail ...
www.aeaweb.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
*Women receive substantially lower "potential" ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
The fixed expression of shock and dismay to be here....so relatable today.
Two-day-old zebrafish larvae, as seen through a scanning electron microscope
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The fixed expression of shock and dismay to be here....so relatable today.
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I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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I'm still digesting all of this after my initial rage, but Josh Marshall makes some points here to consider: talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win
I have what I suspect is a somewhat counterintuitive take on the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I'm still digesting all of this after my initial rage, but Josh Marshall makes some points here to consider: talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
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I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
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Trump eliminated the USDS, replacing it with DOGE. The model of feds helping states upgrade capacity to reduce burdens does not work when the feds *want* to increase burdens.
Vendors will charge states a lot and underperform.
So what should states do?
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-a-van-...
Vendors will charge states a lot and underperform.
So what should states do?
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-a-van-...
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Trump eliminated the USDS, replacing it with DOGE. The model of feds helping states upgrade capacity to reduce burdens does not work when the feds *want* to increase burdens.
Vendors will charge states a lot and underperform.
So what should states do?
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-a-van-...
Vendors will charge states a lot and underperform.
So what should states do?
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-a-van-...
"coverage loss largely won’t be among ineligible people – most will lose their health insurance because they’ll be crushed by the paperwork."
We already know this:
People who lose Medicaid DON'T stop receiving healthcare. They just receive it at the ER, where it's vastly more expensive.
We already know this:
People who lose Medicaid DON'T stop receiving healthcare. They just receive it at the ER, where it's vastly more expensive.
This work is so important, especially in the context of how modestly (if at all) outreach efforts improve retention.
Also important: the work requirements that need to be implemented by the end of next year may prove much harder to automate than standard eligibility redeterminations
Also important: the work requirements that need to be implemented by the end of next year may prove much harder to automate than standard eligibility redeterminations
New at Can We Still Govern? New Medicaid work requirements will see an estimated 5 million lose coverage.
Small investments in in-house tech capacity could allow states to start preparing now to expand automatic renewal of clients. Here is the evidence 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-a-van-...
Small investments in in-house tech capacity could allow states to start preparing now to expand automatic renewal of clients. Here is the evidence 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-a-van-...
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"coverage loss largely won’t be among ineligible people – most will lose their health insurance because they’ll be crushed by the paperwork."
We already know this:
People who lose Medicaid DON'T stop receiving healthcare. They just receive it at the ER, where it's vastly more expensive.
We already know this:
People who lose Medicaid DON'T stop receiving healthcare. They just receive it at the ER, where it's vastly more expensive.
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Happy Justice Jackson stanning week to all who participate:
Where are we at?
The order that USDA pay out full SNAP benefits for November is still on hold, but the appeals court denied DOJ’s request for a more extended stay.
As such, that triggers the 48-hour clock Justice Jackson set, at the end of which her administrative stay ends.
[continued]
The order that USDA pay out full SNAP benefits for November is still on hold, but the appeals court denied DOJ’s request for a more extended stay.
As such, that triggers the 48-hour clock Justice Jackson set, at the end of which her administrative stay ends.
[continued]
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Happy Justice Jackson stanning week to all who participate:
The lower courts are still holding. But they're not designed to support democracy single-handedly, and they are buckling under the weight of a politically and personally compromised SCOTUS majority.
I wish I could convey to younger voters how diseased, and Not Normal, and Not Permanent this is.
I wish I could convey to younger voters how diseased, and Not Normal, and Not Permanent this is.
BREAKING: The First Circuit denied the DOJ’s request to block a district court’s enforcement order that the Trump administration pay full SNAP benefits for November. That doesn’t end things, though. Now, the matter goes back to SCOTUS. substack.com/@chrisgeidne...
Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner)
BREAKING: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied the Justice Department’s request to block a district court’s enforcement order that the Trump administration pay full SNAP benefits for...
substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The lower courts are still holding. But they're not designed to support democracy single-handedly, and they are buckling under the weight of a politically and personally compromised SCOTUS majority.
I wish I could convey to younger voters how diseased, and Not Normal, and Not Permanent this is.
I wish I could convey to younger voters how diseased, and Not Normal, and Not Permanent this is.
This is cynical bullshit.
It really does seem like there's a decent chance that these senators screwed us because they don't want their personal Thanksgiving plans to be disrupted.
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 AM
This is cynical bullshit.
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Sending love to everyone whose health care has been jeopardized by the Democratic cave-in. These Democratic elites will not be part of the solution. We must proceed with that understanding.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Sending love to everyone whose health care has been jeopardized by the Democratic cave-in. These Democratic elites will not be part of the solution. We must proceed with that understanding.