bj_chippindale
@bjchippindale.bsky.social
Real-time embedded parallel C software engineer, retired. Left the toys of NASA JPL for the winds of Wellington, NZ. My book connects money with Thermodynamics. The Laws of Thermodynamics are RADICALLY Anti-Capitalistic. NOT here to chat. *311.8ppm
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Why is the descent into oligarchy and fascism so historically inevitable that Benjamin Franklin predicted ours so well?
It is the money, of course, but what is it about our money that makes it so useful and, at the same time, so poisonous to the body politic?
It is the money, of course, but what is it about our money that makes it so useful and, at the same time, so poisonous to the body politic?
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‼️ The OFZ Federal Bond Thread 2025:
Russia’s Race to Secure a Loan
Q4 Auction Day 6 of 12
The OFZ Thread Video returns to unveil the newest update to the graphic 🎶
Russia’s Race to Secure a Loan
Q4 Auction Day 6 of 12
The OFZ Thread Video returns to unveil the newest update to the graphic 🎶
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
‼️ The OFZ Federal Bond Thread 2025:
Russia’s Race to Secure a Loan
Q4 Auction Day 6 of 12
The OFZ Thread Video returns to unveil the newest update to the graphic 🎶
Russia’s Race to Secure a Loan
Q4 Auction Day 6 of 12
The OFZ Thread Video returns to unveil the newest update to the graphic 🎶
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If you have heard me or other observers talking about the "Orbanization of the media system" in the U.S., but you weren't sure who Viktor Orbán is and how he operates, I can recommend this article by a Hungarian journalist, Iván Zsolt Nagy, who has lived throught it all. www.cjr.org/opinion/vikt...
Viktor Orbán’s Hail Mary.
I was editor in chief of Hungary’s most-read independent daily until a pro-government media network bought the newspaper. It’s the fifth time in thirty years that politics has cost me my job—and it’s ...
www.cjr.org
November 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
If you have heard me or other observers talking about the "Orbanization of the media system" in the U.S., but you weren't sure who Viktor Orbán is and how he operates, I can recommend this article by a Hungarian journalist, Iván Zsolt Nagy, who has lived throught it all. www.cjr.org/opinion/vikt...
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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No, bro — It’s not “cancel culture”, it’s consequence culture.
Stephen Smith isn’t being “canceled,” he’s being called out.
Stephen Smith isn’t being “canceled,” he’s being called out.
October 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
No, bro — It’s not “cancel culture”, it’s consequence culture.
Stephen Smith isn’t being “canceled,” he’s being called out.
Stephen Smith isn’t being “canceled,” he’s being called out.
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Rule of Law Alert: Trump’s authority for country-specific tariffs comes from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which doesn’t mention tariffs—but does require a national emergency.
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
October 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Rule of Law Alert: Trump’s authority for country-specific tariffs comes from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which doesn’t mention tariffs—but does require a national emergency.
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
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Dear New York, at the very least, please give wonderful Democratic Socialist Mamdani a massive landslide victory so that he has a mandate.
October 31, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Dear New York, at the very least, please give wonderful Democratic Socialist Mamdani a massive landslide victory so that he has a mandate.
The divisive nature of the housing "market" in Europe is a pale reflection of its divisive nature here in New Zealand #nzpol.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
While Europe has had its "investing class" (owning class) using houses to attract rentier income for the same length of time as us
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
While Europe has had its "investing class" (owning class) using houses to attract rentier income for the same length of time as us
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A broken housing market is driving inequality right across Europe – and fuelling the far right | Kirsty Major
From Lisbon to Amsterdam, housing policy has led to haves and have-nots. But, as our new series uncovers, it doesn’t have to be this way, says Guardian Opinion deputy editor Kirsty Major
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The divisive nature of the housing "market" in Europe is a pale reflection of its divisive nature here in New Zealand #nzpol.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
While Europe has had its "investing class" (owning class) using houses to attract rentier income for the same length of time as us
1/m
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
While Europe has had its "investing class" (owning class) using houses to attract rentier income for the same length of time as us
1/m
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People who force their religion on others will force their politics on others. It’s why we separate church from state.
November 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
People who force their religion on others will force their politics on others. It’s why we separate church from state.
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I would like to take a moment to marvel at the idea neither young people nor anyone on welfare can be working class
Also "lowest earners" are generally not workers. Its young people, students, people on wellfare.
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I would like to take a moment to marvel at the idea neither young people nor anyone on welfare can be working class
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'There's no due process': ICU ...
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www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
'No due process': L.A. nurse, veteran among citizens forcefully arrested by ICE amid immigration crackdown | CBC News
Two U.S. citizens whose forceful arrests by ICE were caught on video say federal agents violated their constitutional rights. As backlash against the administration's escalating immigration raids grow...
www.cbc.ca
November 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
'There's no due process': ICU ...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
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So trumps probably never read the great Gatsby, but is it possible that no one at mar-a-lago has read the great Gatsby?
November 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
So trumps probably never read the great Gatsby, but is it possible that no one at mar-a-lago has read the great Gatsby?
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Fintan O'Toole never misses. From his review of Kamala Harris's election memoir:
November 1, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Fintan O'Toole never misses. From his review of Kamala Harris's election memoir:
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The world's 10 richest people (nearly all from the U.S.) are collectively $500 billion richer this year thanks to growth in stocks tied to AI.
Meanwhile, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and electricity.
AI is making the rich even richer while everyone else pays the price.
Meanwhile, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and electricity.
AI is making the rich even richer while everyone else pays the price.
November 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The world's 10 richest people (nearly all from the U.S.) are collectively $500 billion richer this year thanks to growth in stocks tied to AI.
Meanwhile, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and electricity.
AI is making the rich even richer while everyone else pays the price.
Meanwhile, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and electricity.
AI is making the rich even richer while everyone else pays the price.
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But now she has 175 million dollars worth of private jets so problem solved.
Yet in 2010, Noem—then a congressional candidate—had “20 speeding tickets, three stop-sign violations, two seat-belt violations and a citation for driving with no driver’s license.” She had six court notices for failing to appear, and had two warrants out for her arrest. trib.al/uQSDaqR
ICE Barbie Says Immigrants Are Too Dumb to Drive Semitrucks
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the inane claim while bragging about arresting immigrant truck drivers.
trib.al
November 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
But now she has 175 million dollars worth of private jets so problem solved.
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WHEN FOUND, DO NOT APPROACH, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND ARMED WITH LIES !!
October 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
WHEN FOUND, DO NOT APPROACH, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND ARMED WITH LIES !!
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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