Ronald A. Ortman
@raortman.bsky.social
The entire Universe is unstable. Adapt.
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Turing Test
YouTube video by The Royal Society
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October 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Bears repeating: No Kings.
June 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Bears repeating: No Kings.
"Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights." Thomas Jefferson to Richard Price, January 08, 1789.
June 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
"Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights." Thomas Jefferson to Richard Price, January 08, 1789.
"Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. Education & free discussion are the antidotes of both." --Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, August 01, 1816.
June 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
"Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. Education & free discussion are the antidotes of both." --Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, August 01, 1816.
Like giant block party.
June 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Like giant block party.
Analyzing the cost of Trump's tariffs:
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State of U.S. Tariffs: April 15, 2025
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May 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Analyzing the cost of Trump's tariffs:
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/sta...
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/sta...
April 28, 2025
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April 28, 2025
There has been a change afoot in the Democratic Party for a while now as its leaders shift from trying to find common ground with Republicans to standing firmly against MAGAs and articulating their ow...
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April 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
April 28, 2025
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What Happens When There Are No Deals?
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What Happens When There Are No Deals?
Trump's tariff fantasies are colliding with reality. Now what?
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April 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
What Happens When There Are No Deals?
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Kill Tesla, Save The Country
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Kill Tesla, Save The Country
Elon has a weak spot. Attack.
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April 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Kill Tesla, Save The Country
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Come With Me if You Want to Survive an Age of Extinction www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...
Opinion | Come With Me if You Want to Survive an Age of Extinction
Everything is under threat. What you care about can make it to the other side.
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April 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Come With Me if You Want to Survive an Age of Extinction www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...
In what universe is this rational?
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How Trump is following Project 2025’s radical roadmap to defund science
Much of the Trump administration’s agenda for research is laid out in the 900-plus-page blueprint. Nature read it so you don’t have to.
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March 31, 2025 at 12:48 AM
In what universe is this rational?
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Trump will transform America into a third-world country.
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75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
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March 31, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Trump will transform America into a third-world country.
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Democratic Messaging Masterclass!
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March 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Democratic Messaging Masterclass!
🎧LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE to the most dangerous new podcast in politics!
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🎧LISTEN NOW and SUBSCRIBE to the most dangerous new podcast in politics!
The Dangerous Ones:
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21 minutes of joy as Patrick analyzes Elon Musk's various companies.
My newest video is premiering on YouTube now. youtu.be/AT7x31Jm9go?...
Is Elon Musks Business Empire Collapsing?
YouTube video by Patrick Boyle
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March 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
21 minutes of joy as Patrick analyzes Elon Musk's various companies.
Reposted by Ronald A. Ortman
My newest video is premiering on YouTube now. youtu.be/AT7x31Jm9go?...
Is Elon Musks Business Empire Collapsing?
YouTube video by Patrick Boyle
youtu.be
March 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
My newest video is premiering on YouTube now. youtu.be/AT7x31Jm9go?...
Insanity.
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Trump v. Canada | Scott Galloway
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March 24, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Insanity.
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Kill Tesla, Save The Country
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
Kill Tesla, Save The Country
Elon has a weak spot. Attack.
open.substack.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Kill Tesla, Save The Country
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
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Ezra Klein and David Shor lay it out:
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/o...
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Opinion | Democrats Need to Face Why Trump Won
The Democratic pollster David Shor walks through what voter data reveals about the 2024 election — and how the American electorate is shifting.
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March 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Ezra Klein and David Shor lay it out:
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/o...
This Is How Tesla Will Die
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This Is How Tesla Will Die
The vultures are circling the tech giant.
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March 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
This Is How Tesla Will Die
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