Just Another News Junkie
@swiag.bsky.social
Moved to BlueSky after 10 years of using the other platform. I don't expect to post much. Just looking for a way to be a part of the world, stay informed and learn a thing or two. Thank you to all the wonderful people posting here!
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Loved being on @thedailyshow.com. Thanks for having me. @jordanklepper.bsky.social
Scott Galloway - Empathy for Men Is Not a Zero-Sum Game in "Notes on Being a Man" | The Daily Show
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November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Loved being on @thedailyshow.com. Thanks for having me. @jordanklepper.bsky.social
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The combustion risks are growing for human society as a result of the climate crisis.
So beware the incendiary rhetoric of Musk, Trump, Thiel and other super-rich fire starters.
My latest take on the link between extreme weather and extreme politics.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
So beware the incendiary rhetoric of Musk, Trump, Thiel and other super-rich fire starters.
My latest take on the link between extreme weather and extreme politics.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Extreme weather and extreme politics go hand in hand - billionaires like Musk are pushing both
Rabble-rousing of far-right demagogues is a reminder that the battle for a fair and habitable planet cannot be fought alone
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The combustion risks are growing for human society as a result of the climate crisis.
So beware the incendiary rhetoric of Musk, Trump, Thiel and other super-rich fire starters.
My latest take on the link between extreme weather and extreme politics.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
So beware the incendiary rhetoric of Musk, Trump, Thiel and other super-rich fire starters.
My latest take on the link between extreme weather and extreme politics.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🎥 Democracy Docket founder @marcelias.bsky.social breaks down everything you need to know about how Trump and the Republicans plan to interfere with the 2026 and 2028 elections.
Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PXQ...
Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PXQ...
Trump's Plan To Steal The 2026 Election
Today, I'm breaking down everything you need to know about how Trump and the Republicans plan to interfere with the 2026 and 2028 elections.
Support independent journalism by becoming a Democracy…
www.youtube.com
September 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🎥 Democracy Docket founder @marcelias.bsky.social breaks down everything you need to know about how Trump and the Republicans plan to interfere with the 2026 and 2028 elections.
Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PXQ...
Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PXQ...
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Premium Newsletter: Oracle and OpenAI are full of crap. OpenAI, while claiming it'll make more revenue than NVIDIA by 2030 - needs $250bn in funding to pay its $300bn compute contract with Oracle...who cannot physically build the data centers to service it in time.
www.wheresyoured.at/oracle-openai/
www.wheresyoured.at/oracle-openai/
Oracle and OpenAI Are Full Of Crap
This week, something strange happened. Oracle, a company that had just missed on its earnings and revenue estimates, saw a more-than-39% single day bump in its stock, leading a massive market rally.
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www.wheresyoured.at
September 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Premium Newsletter: Oracle and OpenAI are full of crap. OpenAI, while claiming it'll make more revenue than NVIDIA by 2030 - needs $250bn in funding to pay its $300bn compute contract with Oracle...who cannot physically build the data centers to service it in time.
www.wheresyoured.at/oracle-openai/
www.wheresyoured.at/oracle-openai/
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One thing that feels different right now is the difference between structural power and rhetorical power.
Usually in the aftermath of major political events (including, especially, shootings), we see contestation over framing — how each party coalition tries to make sense of the event.
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Usually in the aftermath of major political events (including, especially, shootings), we see contestation over framing — how each party coalition tries to make sense of the event.
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September 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
One thing that feels different right now is the difference between structural power and rhetorical power.
Usually in the aftermath of major political events (including, especially, shootings), we see contestation over framing — how each party coalition tries to make sense of the event.
(…)
Usually in the aftermath of major political events (including, especially, shootings), we see contestation over framing — how each party coalition tries to make sense of the event.
(…)
Shouldn't this story, and all others like his, be top of the hour news... every hour of every day in America? We need to hear much more about the treatment of the people pulled off the streets and the conditions of these facilities. 3K people detained per day, there should be no shortage of stories.
Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican'
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.
Here, he tells us his story.
September 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Shouldn't this story, and all others like his, be top of the hour news... every hour of every day in America? We need to hear much more about the treatment of the people pulled off the streets and the conditions of these facilities. 3K people detained per day, there should be no shortage of stories.
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Let me suggest that if I have tanks invade my city, that if the courts declare me a second-class citizen, that if masked men abduct my neighbors, and I go to you, my rep, and say “help me fight my persecutors,” and you say “shush, talk about healthcare subsidies,” you, too, are my persecutor
September 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Let me suggest that if I have tanks invade my city, that if the courts declare me a second-class citizen, that if masked men abduct my neighbors, and I go to you, my rep, and say “help me fight my persecutors,” and you say “shush, talk about healthcare subsidies,” you, too, are my persecutor
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This is a break-the-glass moment. So let’s talk about all the glass available, not just congressional maps.
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/blue-st...
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/blue-st...
Blue State Dems Are Having an Overdue Reckoning With Their Own Power
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This is a break-the-glass moment. So let’s talk about all the glass available, not just congressional maps.
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/blue-st...
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/blue-st...
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Can Bluesky say every word in the dictionary?
I dunno but I plan to find out!
I made a website that tracks every single word said on bluesky (as of yesterday).
I dunno but I plan to find out!
I made a website that tracks every single word said on bluesky (as of yesterday).
August 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Can Bluesky say every word in the dictionary?
I dunno but I plan to find out!
I made a website that tracks every single word said on bluesky (as of yesterday).
I dunno but I plan to find out!
I made a website that tracks every single word said on bluesky (as of yesterday).
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Secession is unthinkable, but this is the kind of thing that triggers it. The reporting says the FBI "has agreed" to help, but on what basis? Apparently a senator's request, which is not a law. So, we're looking at a lawless action by FBI targeting another state entity w/in its plain legal authority
August 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Secession is unthinkable, but this is the kind of thing that triggers it. The reporting says the FBI "has agreed" to help, but on what basis? Apparently a senator's request, which is not a law. So, we're looking at a lawless action by FBI targeting another state entity w/in its plain legal authority
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the ruling liberal Democratic Party of Korea elected its new party leader last weekend and I don't think he's a fan of the opposition party whose leader and ex-president launched a failed coup biz.chosun.com/en/en-policy...
August 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
the ruling liberal Democratic Party of Korea elected its new party leader last weekend and I don't think he's a fan of the opposition party whose leader and ex-president launched a failed coup biz.chosun.com/en/en-policy...
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August 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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What to make of POTUS's attempt to fire the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)?
Let's run down what knowledgable people are saying...
Let's run down what knowledgable people are saying...
August 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What to make of POTUS's attempt to fire the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)?
Let's run down what knowledgable people are saying...
Let's run down what knowledgable people are saying...
www.netflix.com/title/82048609
I had no idea Ed Sullivan was such a great man. What an excellent documentary.
I had no idea Ed Sullivan was such a great man. What an excellent documentary.
Watch Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan | Netflix Official Site
Ed Sullivan broke barriers by booking Black artists on his Sunday night variety show. This documentary spotlights the TV pioneer's legacy of equality.
www.netflix.com
August 2, 2025 at 2:53 AM
www.netflix.com/title/82048609
I had no idea Ed Sullivan was such a great man. What an excellent documentary.
I had no idea Ed Sullivan was such a great man. What an excellent documentary.
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Harvard sociologist/polisci Theda Skocpol explains how the vast expansion of ICE in BBB may be Trump's secret weapon to overcome the barriers of federalism and complete his autocratic takeover of the American state. (History from Germany & Hungary in 20s/30s.) talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/criti...
Critical Read About the BBB, Federalism and the Future of American Democracy
TPM Reader TS (Harvard sociologist/political scientist Theda Skocpol) and I often compared...
talkingpointsmemo.com
July 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Harvard sociologist/polisci Theda Skocpol explains how the vast expansion of ICE in BBB may be Trump's secret weapon to overcome the barriers of federalism and complete his autocratic takeover of the American state. (History from Germany & Hungary in 20s/30s.) talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/criti...
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If you read one thing today, make it this. The authors, experts in how democracies die, summarize the state of affairs concisely and conclude we have already crossed into competitive authoritarianism. But also that it's not too late to cross back, if we act now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
If you read one thing today, make it this. The authors, experts in how democracies die, summarize the state of affairs concisely and conclude we have already crossed into competitive authoritarianism. But also that it's not too late to cross back, if we act now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
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It’s only getting much play in the trade/transport niche press. But pretty real product shortages beginning in mid-May or so are already locked in. They’re maybe a thousand miles out in the Pacific Ocean. Modern trade takes place in gargantuan container ships. There are very detailed records …
April 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It’s only getting much play in the trade/transport niche press. But pretty real product shortages beginning in mid-May or so are already locked in. They’re maybe a thousand miles out in the Pacific Ocean. Modern trade takes place in gargantuan container ships. There are very detailed records …
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The discourse around tariffs has been “things will get more expensive” but I am here to tell you that I am knee deep in reporting on this subject and I strongly suspect that if super high tariffs endure, it will shift to *certain items cease to be available at any price*
April 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The discourse around tariffs has been “things will get more expensive” but I am here to tell you that I am knee deep in reporting on this subject and I strongly suspect that if super high tariffs endure, it will shift to *certain items cease to be available at any price*
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A pro-Russia content aggregation network is churning out at least 3 MILLION pieces of propaganda per year, all on sites that are virtually unusable by humans.
So what's the goal? We explore the idea that it might be to flood LLMs with pro-Russia content:
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So what's the goal? We explore the idea that it might be to flood LLMs with pro-Russia content:
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February 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A pro-Russia content aggregation network is churning out at least 3 MILLION pieces of propaganda per year, all on sites that are virtually unusable by humans.
So what's the goal? We explore the idea that it might be to flood LLMs with pro-Russia content:
static1.squarespace.com/static/6612c... 1/
So what's the goal? We explore the idea that it might be to flood LLMs with pro-Russia content:
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WATCH: “You’re walking right into the trap.”
@karaswisher.bsky.social admonishes the media for continuing to say Elon/DOGE ‘may have a point’ that cuts should be made — as though any of this is being done in good faith, when it obviously isn’t 🎯
@karaswisher.bsky.social admonishes the media for continuing to say Elon/DOGE ‘may have a point’ that cuts should be made — as though any of this is being done in good faith, when it obviously isn’t 🎯
February 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
WATCH: “You’re walking right into the trap.”
@karaswisher.bsky.social admonishes the media for continuing to say Elon/DOGE ‘may have a point’ that cuts should be made — as though any of this is being done in good faith, when it obviously isn’t 🎯
@karaswisher.bsky.social admonishes the media for continuing to say Elon/DOGE ‘may have a point’ that cuts should be made — as though any of this is being done in good faith, when it obviously isn’t 🎯
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Take a break from your regularly scheduled doomscrolling and marvel at this clip. A jawdropping feat of editing by Questlove - incredible!
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January 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Take a break from your regularly scheduled doomscrolling and marvel at this clip. A jawdropping feat of editing by Questlove - incredible!
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Since the pandemic people with disabilities have worked at locally historic rates. A labor force participation rate of ~ 24 percent may not seem like much but it represent a major gain over the pre-pandemic average. Although LFPR has grown for most groups...1/8
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU01...
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU01...
Labor Force Participation Rate - With a Disability, 16 Years and over
Labor Force Participation Rate - With a Disability, 16 Years and over
fred.stlouisfed.org
January 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Since the pandemic people with disabilities have worked at locally historic rates. A labor force participation rate of ~ 24 percent may not seem like much but it represent a major gain over the pre-pandemic average. Although LFPR has grown for most groups...1/8
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU01...
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU01...
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Brilliant satirical cover from Private Eye, mocking spineless media organisations and journalists who submit and cower in the face of power 👏
January 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Brilliant satirical cover from Private Eye, mocking spineless media organisations and journalists who submit and cower in the face of power 👏