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Sort of like how one has to diversify an investment portfolio or risk losing everything all at once, a transportation system that doesn't have a diversity of modes is destined to crash. Building everything around cars, autonomous or otherwise, is always going to lead to this outcome.
waymo paused its robotaxi service as national weather service issued flash flood warnings in SF on christmas - @cnbc.com
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/25/w...
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/25/w...
Waymo pauses robotaxis in SF again due to flash flood warnings on Christmas Day
Waymo again paused it robotaxi service, citing a flash flood warning on Christmas Day.
www.cnbc.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Sort of like how one has to diversify an investment portfolio or risk losing everything all at once, a transportation system that doesn't have a diversity of modes is destined to crash. Building everything around cars, autonomous or otherwise, is always going to lead to this outcome.
“Two cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the love of self, even to the contempt of God; the heavenly by the love of God, even to the contempt of self. The former, in a word, glories in itself, the latter in the Lord.“
- St. Augustine of Hippo
- St. Augustine of Hippo
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
“Two cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the love of self, even to the contempt of God; the heavenly by the love of God, even to the contempt of self. The former, in a word, glories in itself, the latter in the Lord.“
- St. Augustine of Hippo
- St. Augustine of Hippo
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as a Christian fuck this!!!!
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
as a Christian fuck this!!!!
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i don’t have a pope (jew) but it’s my understanding that among catholics he is, in fact, holier than thou
December 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
i don’t have a pope (jew) but it’s my understanding that among catholics he is, in fact, holier than thou
Some Christmas textualism —
The classic Christmas song “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” describes Rudolph’s trademark nose as so shiny that “you would even say it glows” — implying that it does not actually glow, as a factual matter, it just *seems* to.
The classic Christmas song “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” describes Rudolph’s trademark nose as so shiny that “you would even say it glows” — implying that it does not actually glow, as a factual matter, it just *seems* to.
a stuffed reindeer with a red nose and a white tail
Alt: a stuffed reindeer with a red nose and a white tail
media.tenor.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Some Christmas textualism —
The classic Christmas song “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” describes Rudolph’s trademark nose as so shiny that “you would even say it glows” — implying that it does not actually glow, as a factual matter, it just *seems* to.
The classic Christmas song “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” describes Rudolph’s trademark nose as so shiny that “you would even say it glows” — implying that it does not actually glow, as a factual matter, it just *seems* to.
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Your annual reminder that THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING is a Christmas movie (The Fellowship leave Rivendell on Christmas Day).
December 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Your annual reminder that THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING is a Christmas movie (The Fellowship leave Rivendell on Christmas Day).
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the fact that there is free parking at all in manhattan is wild to me
“Pairing free buses with paid parking says we value people in motion more than cars at rest,” writes Nicolas Rohatyn.
Opinion | The Way to Pay for Free Buses Is to End Free Parking
Free buses would be transformative not only for riders, but for the ecosystem of the city as a whole.
nyti.ms
December 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
the fact that there is free parking at all in manhattan is wild to me
Before our political culture was, it seems, fatally poisoned, this would have been a weeks-long scandal on its own. Rightly so: DOJ is not the president’s lawyer.
December 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Before our political culture was, it seems, fatally poisoned, this would have been a weeks-long scandal on its own. Rightly so: DOJ is not the president’s lawyer.
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this image is maybe the single greatest joke in TRADING PLACES. and also a pretty apt description of the trump/vance/national conservative vision of america
December 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
this image is maybe the single greatest joke in TRADING PLACES. and also a pretty apt description of the trump/vance/national conservative vision of america
Business community: “Spend” is not a noun. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
December 24, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Business community: “Spend” is not a noun. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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My colleague Eric Boettcher and I wrote an amicus brief on behalf of Tyson Timbs (yes, of Timbs v. Indiana) in a case John discusses: Jouppi v. Alaska (is a six pack of beer enough to confiscate a plane?)
SCOTUSBlog has identified 6 relists in cases that are serious candidates for #SCOTUS action. The Supreme Court could issue grants as early as tomorrow (if they're topping off the March argument calendar), though January (for April argument) is more likely.
www.scotusblog.com/2025/12/dece...
www.scotusblog.com/2025/12/dece...
December docket dash: twenty new (likely) relists on seven issues
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court continues to chur...
www.scotusblog.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
My colleague Eric Boettcher and I wrote an amicus brief on behalf of Tyson Timbs (yes, of Timbs v. Indiana) in a case John discusses: Jouppi v. Alaska (is a six pack of beer enough to confiscate a plane?)
In a surprise sua sponte order, Kavanaugh also issued a nationwide injunction against calling them “Kavanaugh stops”
Kavanaugh in a footnote in today's opinion says "the officers must not make interior immigration stops or arrests based on race or ethnicity."
December 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
In a surprise sua sponte order, Kavanaugh also issued a nationwide injunction against calling them “Kavanaugh stops”
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eating the only correct christmas dessert (key lime pie)
December 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
eating the only correct christmas dessert (key lime pie)
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1 - the exec branch can't decline to spend $ Congress appropriated
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."
December 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
1 - the exec branch can't decline to spend $ Congress appropriated
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
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Another new a16z idea: giving letters of medical necessity to anybody so they can commit tax fraud
Between funding social media bot farms, crypto, and prediction markets, this company represents the new era where tech is mostly just for fraud
Between funding social media bot farms, crypto, and prediction markets, this company represents the new era where tech is mostly just for fraud
December 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Another new a16z idea: giving letters of medical necessity to anybody so they can commit tax fraud
Between funding social media bot farms, crypto, and prediction markets, this company represents the new era where tech is mostly just for fraud
Between funding social media bot farms, crypto, and prediction markets, this company represents the new era where tech is mostly just for fraud
The defender of family separation has found her red line and the it appears to be the renaming of buildings
December 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The defender of family separation has found her red line and the it appears to be the renaming of buildings
You genuinely don’t see public policy results like this very often.
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
You genuinely don’t see public policy results like this very often.
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Something very funny about de santis praising Coolidge for “immigration.” Coolidge’s immigration policy was that people named de santis shouldn’t be allowed to come here bsky.app/profile/anth...
There’s like a dozen things that are wrong about this statement.
December 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Something very funny about de santis praising Coolidge for “immigration.” Coolidge’s immigration policy was that people named de santis shouldn’t be allowed to come here bsky.app/profile/anth...
Trump calls it a “battleship” — a flashy but wildly out-of-date ship type — but it’s actually a frigate built on a Coast Guard hull with no missile defense system. Layers of incompetence and vanity.
archive.is/202512230144...
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December 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Trump calls it a “battleship” — a flashy but wildly out-of-date ship type — but it’s actually a frigate built on a Coast Guard hull with no missile defense system. Layers of incompetence and vanity.
archive.is/202512230144...
archive.is/202512230144...
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!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
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Bari is a distinctly Trumpian figure in that conservatives love giving her hugely prestigious and genuinely important positions because of her total indifference to them and legendary incompetence. “See? Now that thing you always wanted isn’t good anymore, because we gave it to a contemptible fool.”
December 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Bari is a distinctly Trumpian figure in that conservatives love giving her hugely prestigious and genuinely important positions because of her total indifference to them and legendary incompetence. “See? Now that thing you always wanted isn’t good anymore, because we gave it to a contemptible fool.”
Literally every AI researcher
Everyone at work is mad at me because I conjured The Devil
December 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Literally every AI researcher
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chatterton doesn't really post here but i would love his thoughts on of his most famous episodes given today's events.
December 22, 2025 at 3:40 AM
chatterton doesn't really post here but i would love his thoughts on of his most famous episodes given today's events.