Aureliano Buendía
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I can't think of a clearer example of psychological "priming": trump mistook this person for Peggy Collins from Bloomberg because he can't be bothered to know anyone's name. But we're so primed to expect him to call someone "piggy" because that's exactly the kind of thing he would do.
#TrumpIsAPig
If US listened to and respected its women, Trump would have never, ever been a President.
We can’t end violence against women unless more people are willing to speak up.
If US listened to and respected its women, Trump would have never, ever been a President.
We can’t end violence against women unless more people are willing to speak up.
November 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I can't think of a clearer example of psychological "priming": trump mistook this person for Peggy Collins from Bloomberg because he can't be bothered to know anyone's name. But we're so primed to expect him to call someone "piggy" because that's exactly the kind of thing he would do.
It really is the beginning of the end of trump; not just that he's old and exhausted and he's a lame duck. He's now finally getting to find out how his grand Theories of Public Policy work out. MTG is cleverly positioning to give republicans something to vote for other than trump in 26' midterms 1/2
November 19, 2025 at 2:35 AM
It really is the beginning of the end of trump; not just that he's old and exhausted and he's a lame duck. He's now finally getting to find out how his grand Theories of Public Policy work out. MTG is cleverly positioning to give republicans something to vote for other than trump in 26' midterms 1/2
This is some of the most intense Chinese propaganda I've ever seen and that's saying a lot. The intensity of their race-pride determination to prove that their ancestors did not come from Africa is mind-blowing. Read the evidence and decide for yourself. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Study of 1m-year-old skull points to earlier origins of modern humans
Skull found in China may be Homo longi, potentially revising understanding of human evolution
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
This is some of the most intense Chinese propaganda I've ever seen and that's saying a lot. The intensity of their race-pride determination to prove that their ancestors did not come from Africa is mind-blowing. Read the evidence and decide for yourself. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
The only justification for killing someone is when they have so much power that they cannot be brought to law - the 'killer on the loose' who won't stop shooting. By 1943, nobody would have disputed that we "should have whacked Hitler sooner" to save millions of lives. It is naïve to think.. 1/2
September 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The only justification for killing someone is when they have so much power that they cannot be brought to law - the 'killer on the loose' who won't stop shooting. By 1943, nobody would have disputed that we "should have whacked Hitler sooner" to save millions of lives. It is naïve to think.. 1/2
For my friends from Hong Kong; Many in the US are feeling like we need a "yellow economy" here now. It's not an effective proactive strategy, it's what happens when it's too late. This is how a society unravels. The US is not going to have civil war in the way other countries have civil war...
Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
For my friends from Hong Kong; Many in the US are feeling like we need a "yellow economy" here now. It's not an effective proactive strategy, it's what happens when it's too late. This is how a society unravels. The US is not going to have civil war in the way other countries have civil war...
Such a dollar-store version of a mobster: inviting these guys to 'his daughter's wedding' so to speak to make him an offer for some kind of carve-outs from tariffs, while the Dow Jones burns...
And 49% of this country will believe him that it's Jerome Powell's fault.
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/21/t...
And 49% of this country will believe him that it's Jerome Powell's fault.
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/21/t...
Trump to host Walmart CEO, Target and Home Depot execs for WH tariff meeting
Trump's aggressive tariff policies have caused uncertainty both for investors and business leaders, many of whom rely heavily on imported goods.
www.cnbc.com
April 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Such a dollar-store version of a mobster: inviting these guys to 'his daughter's wedding' so to speak to make him an offer for some kind of carve-outs from tariffs, while the Dow Jones burns...
And 49% of this country will believe him that it's Jerome Powell's fault.
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/21/t...
And 49% of this country will believe him that it's Jerome Powell's fault.
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/21/t...
You have to admit the people around trump have a far more ambitious and imaginative agenda that they've constructed: the idea is to just rip as much money and other resources out of the hands of as many liberal people as possible, and grind them into helpless penury. www.cnbc.com/2025/04/14/t...
Harvard has $2.2 billion in grants frozen by Trump administration after rejecting demands
The Trump administration has zeroed in on colleges in a crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the United States.
www.cnbc.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
You have to admit the people around trump have a far more ambitious and imaginative agenda that they've constructed: the idea is to just rip as much money and other resources out of the hands of as many liberal people as possible, and grind them into helpless penury. www.cnbc.com/2025/04/14/t...
It's possible to foresee a situation where inflationary pressure forces trump to cave on tariffs, to get consumer prices back down.... but that the Chinese will not lift their elevated tariffs, and will have trump over a barrel for further concessions and humiliation.
April 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
It's possible to foresee a situation where inflationary pressure forces trump to cave on tariffs, to get consumer prices back down.... but that the Chinese will not lift their elevated tariffs, and will have trump over a barrel for further concessions and humiliation.
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Civil disobedience is as American as tea parties. Unfortunately, our modern existence shaped by propaganda/advertisement/inequality/over policing has bred "The Fear of Freedom" as Erich fromm would put it.
April 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Civil disobedience is as American as tea parties. Unfortunately, our modern existence shaped by propaganda/advertisement/inequality/over policing has bred "The Fear of Freedom" as Erich fromm would put it.
If trump had done nothing this week, he could have just sat there and bragged about a positive inflation readout.
April 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
If trump had done nothing this week, he could have just sat there and bragged about a positive inflation readout.
The tariffs+tex breaks for (his) rich people are Agent Orange's whole economic policy. When he is beaten to a pulp by China in the trade war and has to surrender, he's got nothing else in the chamber before November 2026. And you know what, he doesn't give a shit.
April 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The tariffs+tex breaks for (his) rich people are Agent Orange's whole economic policy. When he is beaten to a pulp by China in the trade war and has to surrender, he's got nothing else in the chamber before November 2026. And you know what, he doesn't give a shit.
S&P flat today? Things don't just turn out how people want them to turn out. Trump is the most comeuppance-proof motherfucker in history.
April 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
S&P flat today? Things don't just turn out how people want them to turn out. Trump is the most comeuppance-proof motherfucker in history.
Economic crises are so migraine-inducing to hear about on the internet. Economics is one of those subjects that everyone has an opinion about and 99.5% of people are out over their skis comprehending it.
April 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Economic crises are so migraine-inducing to hear about on the internet. Economics is one of those subjects that everyone has an opinion about and 99.5% of people are out over their skis comprehending it.
It seems to me that all "the world" would have to do to kick trump's ass in the trade war is have a unified bargaining position, and not defect. That seems as obvious as it is improbable. Even if EU, Japan, S.Korea, Australia (core OECD) took a unified stance, it could cause him a world of pain.
April 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
It seems to me that all "the world" would have to do to kick trump's ass in the trade war is have a unified bargaining position, and not defect. That seems as obvious as it is improbable. Even if EU, Japan, S.Korea, Australia (core OECD) took a unified stance, it could cause him a world of pain.
China can't afford to initiate this conflict and lose. The US can afford to lose. Place your bets.
www.19fortyfive.com/2025/04/chin...
www.19fortyfive.com/2025/04/chin...
China Will Launch an Invasion of Taiwan In Next Few Months: Intel Sources
Intelligence sources who have spoken to 19FortyFive now state that they believe an attempt by China to invade Taiwan is no less than six months away.
www.19fortyfive.com
April 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
China can't afford to initiate this conflict and lose. The US can afford to lose. Place your bets.
www.19fortyfive.com/2025/04/chin...
www.19fortyfive.com/2025/04/chin...
It's not that I think trump is playing 4D chess and he's going to win. It's just that you can't overestimate how craven and self-interested people are and willing to give narcissists what they want. There's nobody that won't sell your ass to a narcissist for peanuts. www.cnbc.com/2025/04/04/t...
Tariff live updates: Retail, tech firms pivot as recession fear weighs on markets
China retaliated against Trump's tariffs with its own 34% levy. U.S. markets dropped on the news.
www.cnbc.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It's not that I think trump is playing 4D chess and he's going to win. It's just that you can't overestimate how craven and self-interested people are and willing to give narcissists what they want. There's nobody that won't sell your ass to a narcissist for peanuts. www.cnbc.com/2025/04/04/t...
Elon wants to get the hell out of DOGE while he still has an evil empire
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/02/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/02/t...
Tesla shares rise on unconfirmed report Elon Musk could be leaving DOGE post soon
Tesla shares rose after Politico reported that CEO Elon Musk could leave his post at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
www.cnbc.com
April 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Elon wants to get the hell out of DOGE while he still has an evil empire
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/02/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/02/t...
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What makes Trump’s land grab plans any different to Putin’s? Nothing. www.bbc.com/news/live/cw...
Vance visits Greenland military base as Trump vows to 'have' the island - live updates
Plans for the US vice-president's visit to the Arctic territory has been scaled back in recent days.
www.bbc.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
What makes Trump’s land grab plans any different to Putin’s? Nothing. www.bbc.com/news/live/cw...
Metaphores, as Julian Jaynes observed, are such a huge part of human thought. This is a pretty good one: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/an-i...
Social Diabetes: Is Digital Connection Making Us Sick?
We need new language for the ills of modern life—a framework for understanding why we feel emotionally unwell in a time of unprecedented connectivity.
www.psychologytoday.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Metaphores, as Julian Jaynes observed, are such a huge part of human thought. This is a pretty good one: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/an-i...
Yeah, it's dumb money buying Tesla on the way down, institutional investors dumping it. www.businessinsider.com/tesla-stock-...
As Tesla stock craters, retail investors are buying near-record amounts of shares
According to data from JPMorgan, net buying of the stock by retail investors was positive for 12 consecutive days, totaling $7.3 billion.
www.businessinsider.com
March 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Yeah, it's dumb money buying Tesla on the way down, institutional investors dumping it. www.businessinsider.com/tesla-stock-...
With all the uproar about Musk I was shocked to find out that he only owns 12% of tesla at this point. It's not his company by a long shot, although most institutional investors seem to think its success depends on him. It's in his interest to let someone else run it, but it wd look like a failure.
March 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
With all the uproar about Musk I was shocked to find out that he only owns 12% of tesla at this point. It's not his company by a long shot, although most institutional investors seem to think its success depends on him. It's in his interest to let someone else run it, but it wd look like a failure.
Don't come to the United States. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Don't come to the United States. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
It's at the point where, if you're a foreign national entering the U.S., you have to stop and think hard before making the trip about what the Trump regime might have on you. You're not dealing with a law-based country anymore. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
German man with green card ‘violently interrogated’ by US border officials
Berlin checking if US immigration policy has changed after Fabian Schmidt becomes third German to be detained
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
It's at the point where, if you're a foreign national entering the U.S., you have to stop and think hard before making the trip about what the Trump regime might have on you. You're not dealing with a law-based country anymore. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
You've needed Excel to get a job since at least 2300BC www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
‘Spreadsheets of empire’: red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists after Iraq finds
Ancient Mesopotamian stone tablets show extraordinary detail and reach of government in cradle of world civilisations
www.theguardian.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
You've needed Excel to get a job since at least 2300BC www.theguardian.com/science/2025...