Peter Merholz
@peterme.com
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Yup, pretty much sums it up
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Yup, pretty much sums it up
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WHAT A SET FROM SPO WHAT A FINISH FROM WIGGINS WHAT A NIGHT OF BASKETBALL
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
WHAT A SET FROM SPO WHAT A FINISH FROM WIGGINS WHAT A NIGHT OF BASKETBALL
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
Whereas most companies ask themselves "will this provide additional value to our shareholders?"
And stock prices are now largely divorced from actual business performance. Much of the S&P 500's market cap cannot be justified based on sales and reasonable projections of growth.
And stock prices are now largely divorced from actual business performance. Much of the S&P 500's market cap cannot be justified based on sales and reasonable projections of growth.
that's in part because costco feels so old fashioned. the approach generally seems to be, "will this provide additional value to our customers?"
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Whereas most companies ask themselves "will this provide additional value to our shareholders?"
And stock prices are now largely divorced from actual business performance. Much of the S&P 500's market cap cannot be justified based on sales and reasonable projections of growth.
And stock prices are now largely divorced from actual business performance. Much of the S&P 500's market cap cannot be justified based on sales and reasonable projections of growth.
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The Littlest Hobo made the small towns of Canada his home.
As he wandered, he helped people and showed it was cool to be brave, loyal and kind.
Find my latest merch at my shop 👇
buff.ly/H2kDOKZ
As he wandered, he helped people and showed it was cool to be brave, loyal and kind.
Find my latest merch at my shop 👇
buff.ly/H2kDOKZ
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Littlest Hobo made the small towns of Canada his home.
As he wandered, he helped people and showed it was cool to be brave, loyal and kind.
Find my latest merch at my shop 👇
buff.ly/H2kDOKZ
As he wandered, he helped people and showed it was cool to be brave, loyal and kind.
Find my latest merch at my shop 👇
buff.ly/H2kDOKZ
What's the best way to encourage creators you follow and admire to get off of Substack and onto a platform like Ghost without coming across as a scold? And without being complain-y, but actually helpful?
November 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
What's the best way to encourage creators you follow and admire to get off of Substack and onto a platform like Ghost without coming across as a scold? And without being complain-y, but actually helpful?
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roses are red
some wolves are dire
some wolves are dire
in short:
if you're looking for love, get your nuts out by the fire.
if you're looking for love, get your nuts out by the fire.
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
roses are red
some wolves are dire
some wolves are dire
At 4pm, my watch congratulated me on standing for each of 12 hours today, if you want to know how my day started.
November 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
At 4pm, my watch congratulated me on standing for each of 12 hours today, if you want to know how my day started.
The Venn diagram of folks who convinced themselves that "cancel culture" is a thing as well is probably a circle.
I think many supposed 'intellectuals' have been weirdly poisoned by social media.
I think many supposed 'intellectuals' have been weirdly poisoned by social media.
The way all of these people convinced themselves that Mamdani is antisemitic is a subject far more worthy of media examination than any of the ‘groupthink on campuses!’ thinkpieces we’ve been subjected to
November 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The Venn diagram of folks who convinced themselves that "cancel culture" is a thing as well is probably a circle.
I think many supposed 'intellectuals' have been weirdly poisoned by social media.
I think many supposed 'intellectuals' have been weirdly poisoned by social media.
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🚨NEW WORDS🚨
On Steph Curry and Draymond Green, their continuing value and impact despite increasing age and wear-and-tear, and why they're not ready to "handoff" the reins of the franchise just yet (link to article in reply)
On Steph Curry and Draymond Green, their continuing value and impact despite increasing age and wear-and-tear, and why they're not ready to "handoff" the reins of the franchise just yet (link to article in reply)
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🚨NEW WORDS🚨
On Steph Curry and Draymond Green, their continuing value and impact despite increasing age and wear-and-tear, and why they're not ready to "handoff" the reins of the franchise just yet (link to article in reply)
On Steph Curry and Draymond Green, their continuing value and impact despite increasing age and wear-and-tear, and why they're not ready to "handoff" the reins of the franchise just yet (link to article in reply)
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Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
June 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
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Zohran Mamdani was the first mayoral candidate and Democratic official to stand up to the Trump administration over the arrest and disappearance of Mahmoud Khalil, which he saw as a violation of the First Amendment.
New York assemblyman Zohran Mamdani confronts Border Czar Tom Homan today in Albany 👇🏻
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Zohran Mamdani was the first mayoral candidate and Democratic official to stand up to the Trump administration over the arrest and disappearance of Mahmoud Khalil, which he saw as a violation of the First Amendment.
✅ Cheney dead
✅ Mamdani wins
✅ Red Panda is back
pretty good day
✅ Mamdani wins
✅ Red Panda is back
pretty good day
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
✅ Cheney dead
✅ Mamdani wins
✅ Red Panda is back
pretty good day
✅ Mamdani wins
✅ Red Panda is back
pretty good day
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The week in Oakland literary doings: do them. www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/calendar/
Oakland Review of Books calendar of (not just) literary events, November 4 - November 9
urbana bronze
www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The week in Oakland literary doings: do them. www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/calendar/
So few people understand how the template for Trump started with Reagan.
39 years ago today, news of the government's weapons for hostages deal with Iran broke, later to be known as the Iran-Contra scandal.
President Ronald Reagan technically committed high treason by going around Congress to illegally sell arms to Iran in order to fund the Contras in Nicaragua.
President Ronald Reagan technically committed high treason by going around Congress to illegally sell arms to Iran in order to fund the Contras in Nicaragua.
November 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
So few people understand how the template for Trump started with Reagan.
you: ChatGPT is pointless, environmentally damaging, extractive.
me: yes, but it just suggested an *excellent* Negroni variation:
1 oz London Dry
1 oz Campari
½ oz Punt e Mes
½ oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1 barspoon Luxardo maraschino
(I did 1.5oz London Dry, as per Death & Co book)
me: yes, but it just suggested an *excellent* Negroni variation:
1 oz London Dry
1 oz Campari
½ oz Punt e Mes
½ oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1 barspoon Luxardo maraschino
(I did 1.5oz London Dry, as per Death & Co book)
November 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
you: ChatGPT is pointless, environmentally damaging, extractive.
me: yes, but it just suggested an *excellent* Negroni variation:
1 oz London Dry
1 oz Campari
½ oz Punt e Mes
½ oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1 barspoon Luxardo maraschino
(I did 1.5oz London Dry, as per Death & Co book)
me: yes, but it just suggested an *excellent* Negroni variation:
1 oz London Dry
1 oz Campari
½ oz Punt e Mes
½ oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
1 barspoon Luxardo maraschino
(I did 1.5oz London Dry, as per Death & Co book)
Hello. This is Tula, a 5-mo-old rescue. Breed is “Central Valley dog.”
She has definitely claimed me.
She has definitely claimed me.
November 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Hello. This is Tula, a 5-mo-old rescue. Breed is “Central Valley dog.”
She has definitely claimed me.
She has definitely claimed me.
#NBA for all the chuckleheads mad about Podz, he was the only starter with a positive +/-.
If the Warriors want to be taken seriously, they can't lose to a team who hadn't yet won a game.
If the Warriors want to be taken seriously, they can't lose to a team who hadn't yet won a game.
November 2, 2025 at 1:43 AM
#NBA for all the chuckleheads mad about Podz, he was the only starter with a positive +/-.
If the Warriors want to be taken seriously, they can't lose to a team who hadn't yet won a game.
If the Warriors want to be taken seriously, they can't lose to a team who hadn't yet won a game.
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VIOLENCE IS PERMISSIBLE EVEN DESIRABLE OCCASIONALLY
November 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
VIOLENCE IS PERMISSIBLE EVEN DESIRABLE OCCASIONALLY
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Not my pic, a friend’s
November 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Not my pic, a friend’s
in the replies, a lotta folks sensitive about the idea of a 'burrito taxi'
help i very quickly need an example of a popular form of terrible internet discourse (it's a long story but i'm drawing blanks...like the sydney sweeney jeans stuff)
October 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
in the replies, a lotta folks sensitive about the idea of a 'burrito taxi'
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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We now have multiple visualizations of this phenomenon from various news organizations. Which one is the best?
October 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
We now have multiple visualizations of this phenomenon from various news organizations. Which one is the best?