Steve White
@striate.bsky.social
Seeking a modicum of honesty and humanity
I found this one of the most thought-provoking and insightful looks at our economic and political evolution I’ve seen in a long time
The latest threat from the rise of Chinese manufacturing
MIT economist David Autor first documented the loss of millions of jobs to Chinese imports a decade ago. Now he sees an even more serious danger if the US loses the race for advanced manufacturing.
www.technologyreview.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I found this one of the most thought-provoking and insightful looks at our economic and political evolution I’ve seen in a long time
We’re attending the No Kings's march from Cal Anderson Park to Seattle Center tomorrow. Join us!
NO KINGS Seattle · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
www.mobilize.us
June 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
We’re attending the No Kings's march from Cal Anderson Park to Seattle Center tomorrow. Join us!
I admire both the Jewish students’ courage and the clarity of their vision projected by Al Jazeera’s excellent journalism
Jewish students who support Palestinian rights tell Al Jazeera that accusations of anti-Semitism are being weaponised.
Meet the Jewish students speaking to US lawmakers about Columbia’s protests
Jewish students who support Palestinian rights tell Al Jazeera that accusations of anti-Semitism are being weaponised.
bit.ly
May 7, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I admire both the Jewish students’ courage and the clarity of their vision projected by Al Jazeera’s excellent journalism
The Trump goons are terminating “research with the goal of combating ‘misinformation,’ ‘disinformation,’ and ‘malinformation’ that could be used to infringe on the constitutionally protected speech rights of American citizens.”
There is no right to rebuttal-free speech.
There is no right to rebuttal-free speech.
In killing grants, NSF appears to follow Ted Cruz’s blueprint
Senator’s report targeted up to $2 billion for diversity, climate change, and misinformation research
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The Trump goons are terminating “research with the goal of combating ‘misinformation,’ ‘disinformation,’ and ‘malinformation’ that could be used to infringe on the constitutionally protected speech rights of American citizens.”
There is no right to rebuttal-free speech.
There is no right to rebuttal-free speech.
“How the Republican war on empathy turned America into a playground for sociopaths”.
Title to a paywall restricted article that TBT adds nothing to the title which sums up everything.
Title to a paywall restricted article that TBT adds nothing to the title which sums up everything.
March 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“How the Republican war on empathy turned America into a playground for sociopaths”.
Title to a paywall restricted article that TBT adds nothing to the title which sums up everything.
Title to a paywall restricted article that TBT adds nothing to the title which sums up everything.
…as I have to wonder about technologists who can’t be bothered by their incomprehension of the technologies they create
While teaching memoir writing classes, Tom McAllister has caught his students using A.I. to write their own life stories. “I have to wonder,” he says, “what you are saying about your life if even you can’t be bothered to think about it.”
Opinion | Sorry, Sam Altman, A.I. Is Not Good at Real Writing
When we let computers write our stories, we lose something essential.
www.nytimes.com
March 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
…as I have to wonder about technologists who can’t be bothered by their incomprehension of the technologies they create
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The number of Palestinians killed since Israel launched its war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, has crossed 50,000 as Israel intensifies attacks inside the besieged enclave aje.io/35kgqd
March 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The number of Palestinians killed since Israel launched its war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, has crossed 50,000 as Israel intensifies attacks inside the besieged enclave aje.io/35kgqd
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NEW: Another day, another fascist crime.🧵
Jerce Reyes Barrios, a pro soccer player, was tortured by the regime in Venezuela. He sought asylum in the US & was due a final hearing next month.
BUT with no criminal record, nor gang membership, ICE has trafficked him to the hell prison in El Salvador.
Jerce Reyes Barrios, a pro soccer player, was tortured by the regime in Venezuela. He sought asylum in the US & was due a final hearing next month.
BUT with no criminal record, nor gang membership, ICE has trafficked him to the hell prison in El Salvador.
March 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
NEW: Another day, another fascist crime.🧵
Jerce Reyes Barrios, a pro soccer player, was tortured by the regime in Venezuela. He sought asylum in the US & was due a final hearing next month.
BUT with no criminal record, nor gang membership, ICE has trafficked him to the hell prison in El Salvador.
Jerce Reyes Barrios, a pro soccer player, was tortured by the regime in Venezuela. He sought asylum in the US & was due a final hearing next month.
BUT with no criminal record, nor gang membership, ICE has trafficked him to the hell prison in El Salvador.
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Apparently we’ve arrived at calling criticism of Trump terrorism. The end of America
🚨NEW: A French scientist had his laptop searched at the US border & was sent back to Europe after private messages were found criticising Trump.
He was accused of messages which “can be described as terrorism”.
This is what a slide into FASCISM looks like.
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He was accused of messages which “can be described as terrorism”.
This is what a slide into FASCISM looks like.
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March 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Apparently we’ve arrived at calling criticism of Trump terrorism. The end of America
I just wrote my senators (on bsky) to replace Schumer. His support for the appeasement wing of the Democratic Party is going to lead to ruin
Pelosi has issued a statement urging Senate Democrats not to follow Shumer's lead.
Congress has the “false choice between a government shutdown or a blank check,” Pelosi wrote. “Let’s be clear: neither is a good option. But this false choice some are buying instead of fighting is unacceptable."
Congress has the “false choice between a government shutdown or a blank check,” Pelosi wrote. “Let’s be clear: neither is a good option. But this false choice some are buying instead of fighting is unacceptable."
Nancy Pelosi Takes Aim at Chuck Schumer After Shutdown Surrender
The former House speaker is attacking Senate Democrats thinking about voting for the government funding bill.
newrepublic.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I just wrote my senators (on bsky) to replace Schumer. His support for the appeasement wing of the Democratic Party is going to lead to ruin
Musk is a liar
MUSK: A sophisticated cyberattack from Ukraine took out Twitter's servers
REALITY: Twitter's servers were not secured properly and were publicly visible
Great explainer here from @lhn.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/x-ddos...
REALITY: Twitter's servers were not secured properly and were publicly visible
Great explainer here from @lhn.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/x-ddos...
What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X
Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works.
www.wired.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Musk is a liar
Full disclosure: I have, since shortly after birth, I believe, loathed this man. I must also confess that in the age of MAGA, say post 2016, of the political spectrum we used to call “conservatives”, we have come to see he is one of the only ones left standing.
And he is mad. And so are we.
And he is mad. And so are we.
This is American greatness only if you’re blind to cowardice
This is American greatness only if you’re blind to cowardice
eedition.houstonchronicle.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Full disclosure: I have, since shortly after birth, I believe, loathed this man. I must also confess that in the age of MAGA, say post 2016, of the political spectrum we used to call “conservatives”, we have come to see he is one of the only ones left standing.
And he is mad. And so are we.
And he is mad. And so are we.
Another, regrettably rare, brilliant take by David Brooks
How does President Trump measure up to the virtuous statesmen of old? "He is not the admirable version of the magnanimous man; he is a made-for-TV simulacrum of one," our columnist David Brooks writes.
Opinion | Trump Is an Angry Little Boy on a Great White Horse
Trump lives for perpetual conflict and endless domination games — not a great fit for democracy.
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Another, regrettably rare, brilliant take by David Brooks
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In Barry Blitt’s latest Kvetchbook, Donald Trump and J. D. Vance are making the great ape great again. www.newyorker.com/cartoons/bli...
March 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In Barry Blitt’s latest Kvetchbook, Donald Trump and J. D. Vance are making the great ape great again. www.newyorker.com/cartoons/bli...
Great first month, Orange Baby
March 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Great first month, Orange Baby
From now on Ukrainian blood is on MAGA hands
March 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
From now on Ukrainian blood is on MAGA hands
Unvarnished straight talk worth your attention
Historian analyzes devolving relations between U.S. and Ukraine after Oval Office spat
President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy argued in the Oval Office in a stunning public display of devolving relations. Geoff Bennett discussed the developments with Timothy Snyder, one of th...
www.pbs.org
March 1, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Unvarnished straight talk worth your attention
Awesome woman. Great read!
Suzanne Lambert is mocking ‘busted’ Republican make-up
The self-declared ‘Regina George liberal’ urges people to hit conservatives where it hurts, by calling them ‘nosy’ and critiquing their contour
www.dazeddigital.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Awesome woman. Great read!
Straight talk from the pre-eminent journal of science
Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere
US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.
www.nature.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Straight talk from the pre-eminent journal of science
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Trump & Vance bring Putin a love offering, not a deal. They’ve forgotten who started the war and lost interest in democracy. Putin offers nothing. Trump offers territory, no NATO for Ukraine, troop withdrawals & sanctions relief. So many owned goals—just incompetence, or is he an asset after all?
President Trump's Masterclass: Blundering A Ukraine Peace Deal
The new Trump administration hit the ground running formulating a plan to resolve the war between Russia and Ukraine. The only problem? America's priorities with Ukraine, Russia, and the European comm...
nationalinterest.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Trump & Vance bring Putin a love offering, not a deal. They’ve forgotten who started the war and lost interest in democracy. Putin offers nothing. Trump offers territory, no NATO for Ukraine, troop withdrawals & sanctions relief. So many owned goals—just incompetence, or is he an asset after all?
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I’m (often) not a fan of whaddaboutist (muddling moderate) commentators like Brooks. But he had a crisp clear eye on the evils of our kleptocratic class
"I'm not a fan of populism, but real populism would be better than the right-wing elite nihilists who are running the country now," our columnist David Brooks writes.
Opinion | Trump Is No Populist
Trumpism is not a working-class revolt against the elites. All I see is one section of the educated elite going after another section of the educated elite.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I’m (often) not a fan of whaddaboutist (muddling moderate) commentators like Brooks. But he had a crisp clear eye on the evils of our kleptocratic class