Adam
@adamblang.bsky.social
Queer. Sober. Traveler. Trombonist. Liberal. Humanist.
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Because social media runs on a pay-per-engagement model, and because nothing gets engagement like outrageous political content, a whole industry of "can I make Americans mad enough to pay my rent" has sprung up in low-wage countries. Not as a government psy-op, but because we're gullible marks.
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
December 1, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Because social media runs on a pay-per-engagement model, and because nothing gets engagement like outrageous political content, a whole industry of "can I make Americans mad enough to pay my rent" has sprung up in low-wage countries. Not as a government psy-op, but because we're gullible marks.
This recipe has me both throwing away the squash seeds and adding pepitas.
October 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This recipe has me both throwing away the squash seeds and adding pepitas.
Betting Trump will chicken out earns you 12%. Betting he’ll follow through loses you 20%.
Will Trump Do It? It Pays to Bet ‘No’
Polymarket data shows wagers against Trump taking action would have yielded returns similar to the S&P 500. And gambling that he'll actually follow through was a losing proposition.
www.bloomberg.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Betting Trump will chicken out earns you 12%. Betting he’ll follow through loses you 20%.
It seems like the Admiral responsible for the summary execution of alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean isn't sure that's legal.
Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
It seems like the Admiral responsible for the summary execution of alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean isn't sure that's legal.
Reading Rainbow is coming back.
Reading Rainbow🌈 | Official Trailer 🎬 | Educational Videos for Kids |@Kidzuko
YouTube video by Reading Rainbow (Official)
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Reading Rainbow is coming back.
NASA is now aware of 6000 planets. Astronomers have found planets covered in lava, some with the density of Styrofoam, and others with clouds made of gemstones.
NASA’s Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000 - NASA
The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found.
www.nasa.gov
October 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
NASA is now aware of 6000 planets. Astronomers have found planets covered in lava, some with the density of Styrofoam, and others with clouds made of gemstones.
This plane smells like cookies, like I’m flying Midwest Express or something.
September 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This plane smells like cookies, like I’m flying Midwest Express or something.
This is cool. (But at $32.99 probably dropshipped trash.)
2025 Porsche 911 Turbo Advent Calendar: Limited Edition Collectible Scale Model
2025 Porsche 911 Turbo Advent Calendar: Limited Edition Collectible Scale Model
forishia.com
September 27, 2025 at 1:52 AM
This is cool. (But at $32.99 probably dropshipped trash.)
That explains my general situation lately.
Mold count in Chicago area was highest on record this week
Loyola Medicine experts said the mold count in the air on Tuesday was the highest since computerized records were begun back in 2011. The levels are a hazard for people with allergies or respiratory c...
chicago.suntimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
That explains my general situation lately.
Scandal in competitive rock skipping.
Scandal rocks international stone skipping contest
'Nefarious deeds' couldn't keep Jon Jennings from winning the World Stone Skimming Competition.
www.popsci.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Scandal in competitive rock skipping.
Sometimes people asking for your donations, looking like they represent a reputable nonprofit organization, are scammers.
Chicago’s criminals are learning more lucrative tricks
A new scam is becoming common in the city
www.economist.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Sometimes people asking for your donations, looking like they represent a reputable nonprofit organization, are scammers.
NASA has found something on Mars that might be of biological origin.
NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature Last Year - NASA
A sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life. Taken
www.nasa.gov
September 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
NASA has found something on Mars that might be of biological origin.
After decades of rehabilitation work, the Chicago River is clean enough to swim in.
Hundreds plunge into Chicago River in city’s first open-water swim in nearly a century
About 300 swimmers participated in the event, marveling at the clean water and festive atmosphere. Event organizers say they'll donate $100,000 to ALS research and $50,000 to fund swim lessons for abo...
chicago.suntimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
After decades of rehabilitation work, the Chicago River is clean enough to swim in.
Trump’s border czar accepted $50,000 cash in a bag from undercover agents to steer government contracts to cronies. Trump’s Justice Department shut down the case.
Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Trump’s border czar accepted $50,000 cash in a bag from undercover agents to steer government contracts to cronies. Trump’s Justice Department shut down the case.
The whole remote work / not doing work trope would've been gold for George Constanza. Getting a return to office mandate and scheming ways to appear being at work, that are actually more work than actually going to work, could've fueled an entire season of antics.
September 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The whole remote work / not doing work trope would've been gold for George Constanza. Getting a return to office mandate and scheming ways to appear being at work, that are actually more work than actually going to work, could've fueled an entire season of antics.
Sterling Bay's Lincoln Yards development is mostly dead. In its place, 3,000 units of housing maybe?
New owners of Lincoln Yards parcel recalibrate plans
JDL Development and Kayne Anderson Real Estate take over most of the North Side parcel, with plans for a "walking" residential neighborhood that's modest compared with an earlier Sterling Bay push for...
chicago.suntimes.com
July 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Sterling Bay's Lincoln Yards development is mostly dead. In its place, 3,000 units of housing maybe?
Reposted by Adam
Solar power is now California's largest source of electricity. ☀️🔌💡
July 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Solar power is now California's largest source of electricity. ☀️🔌💡
We are a deeply unserious nation.
Support for Immigration Rebounds as Trump Cracks Down on It, Poll Finds
www.nytimes.com
July 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
We are a deeply unserious nation.
Big news.
T.S.A. to Let Travelers Keep Their Shoes On, Ending Hated Rule
www.nytimes.com
July 9, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Big news.
Good, but took him long enough.
Trump Pledges to Send More Weapons to Ukraine
www.nytimes.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Good, but took him long enough.
Because the train goes down the hill full of ore and up the hill empty, the captured energy from regenerative braking the heavy train down is enough to power the light train up.
A Mining Company Built A Battery-Electric Train That Never Has To Be Charged Because It Only Carries Its Load Downhill - The Autopian
Trains emit tons of pollutants every year. One company has created a battery electric train that recharges itself by driving down long hills
www.theautopian.com
June 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Because the train goes down the hill full of ore and up the hill empty, the captured energy from regenerative braking the heavy train down is enough to power the light train up.
This is worth an investigation. I wish it was coming from someone credible.
Trump orders investigation into alleged cover-up of Biden’s decline
President Donald Trump’s executive order does not specify the parameters or legal justification for investigating President Joe Biden’s cognitive abilities.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
This is worth an investigation. I wish it was coming from someone credible.