Will Myers
@billcaphill.bsky.social
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Will Myers
@billcaphill.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Me: Right. Today's a good day to clean the place, work out and do some writing.
Anxiety/Depression:
Anxiety/Depression:
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If this isn’t the name of a vasectomy clinic, I’m going to be extremely disappointed.
January 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
If this isn’t the name of a vasectomy clinic, I’m going to be extremely disappointed.
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The market will regulate itself
January 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The market will regulate itself
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I'm studying Irish.
Every international spelling bee competition ought to be dominated by Irish kids because if they can spell Irish words, they should be able to spell anything
Every international spelling bee competition ought to be dominated by Irish kids because if they can spell Irish words, they should be able to spell anything
January 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I'm studying Irish.
Every international spelling bee competition ought to be dominated by Irish kids because if they can spell Irish words, they should be able to spell anything
Every international spelling bee competition ought to be dominated by Irish kids because if they can spell Irish words, they should be able to spell anything
Famously consumer-friendly, value-adding industry worried about customers getting gouged on $9 toll...
Funeral directors will pass on $9 NYC congestion toll to grieving families — as hearse drivers aren’t exempt
Funeral directors will pass on $9 NYC congestion toll to grieving families — as hearse drivers aren’t exempt
Some directors admitted they'll look to tack on the $9 to overall funeral costs -- considering they can't transport bodies via public transportation.
nypost.com
January 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Famously consumer-friendly, value-adding industry worried about customers getting gouged on $9 toll...
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I wrote about Car Brain, the people who cannot calm down about NYC's new congestion pricing toll, and the media that exists to make sure they never calm down about anything. defector.com/democracy-di...
Democracy Dies As Awful Man No Longer Able To Freely Drive 18 Blocks In Manhattan | Defector
It is not very difficult to learn true and useful things about the new congestion pricing toll system that New York City switched on last weekend, but it is much easier to learn untrue things about it...
defector.com
January 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I wrote about Car Brain, the people who cannot calm down about NYC's new congestion pricing toll, and the media that exists to make sure they never calm down about anything. defector.com/democracy-di...
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I think The Social Network is one of the best movies of this century and also, because people don’t get that movies about real people still embellish for dramatic effect, largely responsible for the idea that Zuck is an abrasive genius rather than a black hole of principles
January 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I think The Social Network is one of the best movies of this century and also, because people don’t get that movies about real people still embellish for dramatic effect, largely responsible for the idea that Zuck is an abrasive genius rather than a black hole of principles
A la mémoire de M. Le Pen, une jagoff historique mondial...
"firebrand" (or "maverick"): jag off
"polarizing": complete jagoff
"controversial": this man is a war criminal, flee as fast as you can
"polarizing": complete jagoff
"controversial": this man is a war criminal, flee as fast as you can
Bela Karolyi, gymnastics coach who mentored Nadia and Mary Lou and courted controversy, dies at 82
January 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A la mémoire de M. Le Pen, une jagoff historique mondial...
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Great piece from Bob Kuttner. The American Medical Association has *copyrights* on the diagnostic codes doctors and hospitals use to designate patient ailments and receive reimbursement. The AMA makes $300 million a year off this. WTF?
prospect.org/health/2025-...
prospect.org/health/2025-...
How the AMA Undermines Primary Care
Federal regulators, under Democrats and Republicans alike, help them do it.
prospect.org
January 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Great piece from Bob Kuttner. The American Medical Association has *copyrights* on the diagnostic codes doctors and hospitals use to designate patient ailments and receive reimbursement. The AMA makes $300 million a year off this. WTF?
prospect.org/health/2025-...
prospect.org/health/2025-...
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Like white people love an “ OVER THERE” racism story
But if you tell them
“Hey that person whose openly enjoying abusing Black people in front of you RIGHT Now’
Needs to be checked and she’s a white woman who cries
What happens ?
But if you tell them
“Hey that person whose openly enjoying abusing Black people in front of you RIGHT Now’
Needs to be checked and she’s a white woman who cries
What happens ?
January 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Like white people love an “ OVER THERE” racism story
But if you tell them
“Hey that person whose openly enjoying abusing Black people in front of you RIGHT Now’
Needs to be checked and she’s a white woman who cries
What happens ?
But if you tell them
“Hey that person whose openly enjoying abusing Black people in front of you RIGHT Now’
Needs to be checked and she’s a white woman who cries
What happens ?
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Hiding comments is nice but I want to delete peoples accounts
January 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Hiding comments is nice but I want to delete peoples accounts
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wait a second I just realized “dreadnought” just means “fearless”
January 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
wait a second I just realized “dreadnought” just means “fearless”
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The original reference:
January 7, 2025 at 3:42 AM
The original reference:
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Some professional news: I am a new White House correspondent for @npr.org, joining the wonderful, hardworking, existing team.
I’m honored and excited to try something new. 26-year-old new-journalist Danielle is pinching herself.
I’m honored and excited to try something new. 26-year-old new-journalist Danielle is pinching herself.
January 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Some professional news: I am a new White House correspondent for @npr.org, joining the wonderful, hardworking, existing team.
I’m honored and excited to try something new. 26-year-old new-journalist Danielle is pinching herself.
I’m honored and excited to try something new. 26-year-old new-journalist Danielle is pinching herself.
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The case for a Shadow Cabinet – a positive form of opposition.
snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...
snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...
Shadow Cabinet
A Positive Form of Opposition
open.substack.com
January 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The case for a Shadow Cabinet – a positive form of opposition.
snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...
snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...
Definitely worth your time...
The case for a Shadow Cabinet – a positive form of opposition.
snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...
snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...
Shadow Cabinet
A Positive Form of Opposition
open.substack.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Definitely worth your time...
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schaumberg illinois is home to the world’s first michelin-starred rainforest cafe
January 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
schaumberg illinois is home to the world’s first michelin-starred rainforest cafe
Bleak as things now are, a continuing lesson of Trumpism is that the Big Guy is immune, his servants are not...
Earlier today, Giuliani's lawyer described adverse inferences as the "death penalty" for the case.
Liman granted adverse inferences, not yet specified.
So far, the Trump appointee slammed Giuliani's "blithe disregard" for the court's holding and "preposterous" conduct.
Liman granted adverse inferences, not yet specified.
So far, the Trump appointee slammed Giuliani's "blithe disregard" for the court's holding and "preposterous" conduct.
January 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Bleak as things now are, a continuing lesson of Trumpism is that the Big Guy is immune, his servants are not...
Kramer: My friend Bob Sakamoto says when they send one our guys to a hospital, you send one of theirs to the morgue.
Jerry: The morgue?
K: The morgue, Jerry.
Jerry: The morgue?
K: The morgue, Jerry.
we finally started watching the sopranos (gf had somehow never seen despite being italian) and halfway through the second episode she goes "this is just seinfeld for italians"
January 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Kramer: My friend Bob Sakamoto says when they send one our guys to a hospital, you send one of theirs to the morgue.
Jerry: The morgue?
K: The morgue, Jerry.
Jerry: The morgue?
K: The morgue, Jerry.
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we finally started watching the sopranos (gf had somehow never seen despite being italian) and halfway through the second episode she goes "this is just seinfeld for italians"
January 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
we finally started watching the sopranos (gf had somehow never seen despite being italian) and halfway through the second episode she goes "this is just seinfeld for italians"
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The moral of nosferatu is no matter how desperate you get never let a slob who doesn’t clean his fingernails hit or you’ll never hear the end of it
January 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The moral of nosferatu is no matter how desperate you get never let a slob who doesn’t clean his fingernails hit or you’ll never hear the end of it
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Who is up for a short thread on the intriguing parallels between OpenAI and Enron, as told by one of Enron's investment bankers -- that is to say, me? Here goes...
January 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Who is up for a short thread on the intriguing parallels between OpenAI and Enron, as told by one of Enron's investment bankers -- that is to say, me? Here goes...
Worth your time...
Who is up for a short thread on the intriguing parallels between OpenAI and Enron, as told by one of Enron's investment bankers -- that is to say, me? Here goes...
January 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Worth your time...
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i know the uk & various other despotisms have better claims on the "whiny rich perverts" license plates but NY's sheer volume at least oughta get it a look
January 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
i know the uk & various other despotisms have better claims on the "whiny rich perverts" license plates but NY's sheer volume at least oughta get it a look