Taliesan
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Taliesan
@taliesan.bsky.social
· Feb 2
This is what's going to happen:
Federal workers will slow things down till they're fired. The court cases will launch, take time, and ultimately be ignored by the admin. They will then overplay their hand, because they've never had to run things that actually matter before. Things will break.
Federal workers will slow things down till they're fired. The court cases will launch, take time, and ultimately be ignored by the admin. They will then overplay their hand, because they've never had to run things that actually matter before. Things will break.
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JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
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The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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The old guard has to go.
If a genie gave Democrats 3 wishes, they'd negotiate it down to 1 wish—then wish for something they think Republicans will like
Democrats continue to prove the stereotype of being feckless appeasers, and we're all worse off for it. We need a true opposition party more than ever—because this aint it
Democrats continue to prove the stereotype of being feckless appeasers, and we're all worse off for it. We need a true opposition party more than ever—because this aint it
November 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The old guard has to go.
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Hi, Jean. My friend is a Nigerian prince who needs to urgently retrieve $1,000,000 from an abandoned trust from his father.
If you can wire $5,000 today, you will be entitled to 35% of the trust. Please reply at your earliest convenience.
If you can wire $5,000 today, you will be entitled to 35% of the trust. Please reply at your earliest convenience.
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Hi, Jean. My friend is a Nigerian prince who needs to urgently retrieve $1,000,000 from an abandoned trust from his father.
If you can wire $5,000 today, you will be entitled to 35% of the trust. Please reply at your earliest convenience.
If you can wire $5,000 today, you will be entitled to 35% of the trust. Please reply at your earliest convenience.
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No, it's true, the Dems are losers.
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
No, it's true, the Dems are losers.
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AOC needs to primary Schumer.
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
AOC needs to primary Schumer.
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The sheer failure to understand the stakes...
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The sheer failure to understand the stakes...
So fucking let the Republicans own it!
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
So fucking let the Republicans own it!
'at this point' was 40+ years ago.
At this point, it’s utterly bonkers that any Democrat would trust any Republican to negotiate in good faith.
November 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
'at this point' was 40+ years ago.
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I called them both! New Yorkers, so should you
(To reach your state's senators, you can always go through the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121)
(To reach your state's senators, you can always go through the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121)
Oh for the love of
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I called them both! New Yorkers, so should you
(To reach your state's senators, you can always go through the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121)
(To reach your state's senators, you can always go through the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121)
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Dear Democratic Senators: if you vote for this selling out of the ACA it will be the end of your careers. Depend upon it. You are there to defend this country against Trump and the fascists, not collude with them. If you become Quislings, you will forever REMAIN Quislings
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Dear Democratic Senators: if you vote for this selling out of the ACA it will be the end of your careers. Depend upon it. You are there to defend this country against Trump and the fascists, not collude with them. If you become Quislings, you will forever REMAIN Quislings
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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Yes really — the “we asked this guy. He doesn’t actually know jack shit but he’s rich” model of reportage really needs to go
theres a whole category of newstertainment thats gotta go. and its "ask a really rich freak who is also evil and directly stealing from you what hes seen on the computer lately that has made him feel bad." the only -- ONLY -- story about this guy worth exploring is: he is getting rich spying on you
November 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Yes really — the “we asked this guy. He doesn’t actually know jack shit but he’s rich” model of reportage really needs to go
How can you not be radicalized.
“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…”
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
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Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
November 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
How can you not be radicalized.
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Digital calipers
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Digital calipers
Zuckerberg taps out. Admits he doesn't have the mind, creativity, or patience to do the hard, messy things that truly matter. Never let the private sector claim to own complexity and innovation. They can't handle what we do. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Restructure Their Philanthropy
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Zuckerberg taps out. Admits he doesn't have the mind, creativity, or patience to do the hard, messy things that truly matter. Never let the private sector claim to own complexity and innovation. They can't handle what we do. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
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if we elect a muslim socialist as mayor of new york city on the same day dick cheney died i’ll never take another note from a development exec telling me a plot point was “too on the nose”
November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
if we elect a muslim socialist as mayor of new york city on the same day dick cheney died i’ll never take another note from a development exec telling me a plot point was “too on the nose”
So... Somehow Marner /was/ the Leafs?
November 4, 2025 at 2:06 AM
So... Somehow Marner /was/ the Leafs?
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Complete insanity. Right in front of her daughter. This thug has no ID or anything.
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
November 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Complete insanity. Right in front of her daughter. This thug has no ID or anything.
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
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Hey guess what, forcing engineers to use tools they hate hurts their morale, and job satisfaction is a key component of productivity.
It seems like the only way tech companies are able to compel AI usage is by coercion in performance review processes?
(via The Information "AI Agenda" newsletter)
(via The Information "AI Agenda" newsletter)
October 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Hey guess what, forcing engineers to use tools they hate hurts their morale, and job satisfaction is a key component of productivity.
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Dalio: Looks at the greatest concentration of wealth ever from the biggest theft ever. Concludes the resulting instability is because the 'bottom' 60% are a drag on the 'top' 5%.
Forest-for-the-trees, galaxy-brained thinking there. Capitalist blinders working overtime.
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Forest-for-the-trees, galaxy-brained thinking there. Capitalist blinders working overtime.
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![Dalio continued: “Consider this, 60% of the American population has below sixth-grade reading level. That’s tough, and with that [they’re becoming] unproductive, and because of those things you have a dependency, an extreme dependency.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3d34txekhgenwfxnd4sndadp/bafkreid7ez7rbpz5oa3dwe7ypn3b7qo4r4azgg223nrnl4yse7kifcpru4@jpeg)
October 28, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Dalio: Looks at the greatest concentration of wealth ever from the biggest theft ever. Concludes the resulting instability is because the 'bottom' 60% are a drag on the 'top' 5%.
Forest-for-the-trees, galaxy-brained thinking there. Capitalist blinders working overtime.
share.google/5P2GQBwOsZKc...
Forest-for-the-trees, galaxy-brained thinking there. Capitalist blinders working overtime.
share.google/5P2GQBwOsZKc...