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The King of Grift with the Duke of Grift
Donald Trump said it was 'one of the great honours' of his life to receive Fifa’s inaugural Peace Prize on Friday. on.ft.com/4piJZVf
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The King of Grift with the Duke of Grift
"Alternative revenue streams"
Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones. One recent Kalshi betting market that allowed people to bet on whether Palestinians in Gaza would suffer mass starvation.
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"Alternative revenue streams"
What "presumption of innocence" looks like in 2025
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December 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
What "presumption of innocence" looks like in 2025
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Been testing Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and Gemini Code Assist. Very early, very brief takes:
- Claude Code: genial and generally extremely helpful and flexible, but occasionally sloppy and a bit glib
- Codex: Stern, stiff, sometimes janky in its phrasing, but witheringly rigorous in its analysis
- Claude Code: genial and generally extremely helpful and flexible, but occasionally sloppy and a bit glib
- Codex: Stern, stiff, sometimes janky in its phrasing, but witheringly rigorous in its analysis
December 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Been testing Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and Gemini Code Assist. Very early, very brief takes:
- Claude Code: genial and generally extremely helpful and flexible, but occasionally sloppy and a bit glib
- Codex: Stern, stiff, sometimes janky in its phrasing, but witheringly rigorous in its analysis
- Claude Code: genial and generally extremely helpful and flexible, but occasionally sloppy and a bit glib
- Codex: Stern, stiff, sometimes janky in its phrasing, but witheringly rigorous in its analysis
When you hate facts and truth so much you want to deport them.
December 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
When you hate facts and truth so much you want to deport them.
Dinner party from the frostiest corner of Hell
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Who Attended Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince?
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Dinner party from the frostiest corner of Hell
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Honestly the contempt in which they hold Americans is bottomless
November 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Honestly the contempt in which they hold Americans is bottomless
"But but they promised us a vote..."
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
"But but they promised us a vote..."
Looks like the rollover Dems might have been played by deliberate overcooking of air traffic risk on the part of team Trump.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Some Airline CEOs Pushed Trump Officials to Justify Flight Cuts
Days before US government-mandated flight cuts went into effect across domestic carriers, some airline executives privately pressed for more information on whether the safety data justified the Trump ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Looks like the rollover Dems might have been played by deliberate overcooking of air traffic risk on the part of team Trump.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The "what if we CAN'T stop them from voting next year?" moment
The Trump administration said it will pay full SNAP benefits for November despite fighting the court order requiring it to do so
Trump Admin Says It Will Pay Full SNAP Benefits For November Despite Fighting Court Order
New guidance to states tells them the funds will be made available on Friday even as the administration appeals a court order.
www.huffpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The "what if we CAN'T stop them from voting next year?" moment
The most New York thing in an extremely New York week featuring an extremely New York election
November 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The most New York thing in an extremely New York week featuring an extremely New York election
Man we've just had four years of Eric Adams, the guy could sit on a chair sucking his thumb for the next 18 months and as long as he didn't steal anything or hire a relative things'd be looking up.
When Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor of New York “he will govern in a perilous landscape, and he will need to prove his bona fides quickly,” Michael Powell argues:
Zohran Mamdani Is About to Confront Reality
The new mayor will face enormous challenges and needs to prove quickly that he is up for them.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Man we've just had four years of Eric Adams, the guy could sit on a chair sucking his thumb for the next 18 months and as long as he didn't steal anything or hire a relative things'd be looking up.
My dog just tried to pick up a discarded diaphragm on the sidewalk.
Thanks, Mamdani.
Thanks, Mamdani.
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
My dog just tried to pick up a discarded diaphragm on the sidewalk.
Thanks, Mamdani.
Thanks, Mamdani.
My local grocery store was out of those little packaged Belgian waffles today.
Thanks, Mamdani.
Thanks, Mamdani.
November 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
My local grocery store was out of those little packaged Belgian waffles today.
Thanks, Mamdani.
Thanks, Mamdani.
"Can Mamdani Overcome Mamdani's Historic Victory?"
November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"Can Mamdani Overcome Mamdani's Historic Victory?"
My god, y'all
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My god, y'all
"I'm mid at my job and should probably be replaced by a robot" is one steaming-hot fresh take on maintaining your contrarian cred, I guess.
November 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
"I'm mid at my job and should probably be replaced by a robot" is one steaming-hot fresh take on maintaining your contrarian cred, I guess.
The enshittification shall not be stopped!
October 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The enshittification shall not be stopped!
If more and more of this starts happening, at some point taxpayers will start to ask themselves why they're paying twice: once when they send tax dollars to Washington, where they're diverted or unspent; and a second time when they make up the difference at home.
Louisiana House unanimously passes resolution to fund SNAP benefits during federal shutdown
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
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Louisiana House directs state health department to fund SNAP during federal gov. shutdown
The Louisiana House unanimously passed a resolution Oct. 24 directing the state health department to step in and fund food stamps through November while the federal government is shut down. It heads t...
www.nola.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
If more and more of this starts happening, at some point taxpayers will start to ask themselves why they're paying twice: once when they send tax dollars to Washington, where they're diverted or unspent; and a second time when they make up the difference at home.
Shoving heap after heap of blatant corruption down our throats and daring us to bite the hand.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/t...
Trump Pardons Founder of the Crypto Exchange Binance
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Shoving heap after heap of blatant corruption down our throats and daring us to bite the hand.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/t...
I guess you gotta respect their commitment to lying to us. They find new ways to do it every day. New ways to profit from it, too. Big grift needs big hustle.
NEW, from me and @makenakelly.bsky.social: The FTC is disappearing blog posts about AI that were written during Lina Khan’s tenure as FTC chair www.wired.com/story/ftc-re...
The FTC Is Disappearing Blog Posts About AI Published During Lina Khan’s Tenure
The Federal Trade Commission removed several blog posts in recent months about open source and potential risks to consumers from the rapid spread of commercial AI tools.
www.wired.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I guess you gotta respect their commitment to lying to us. They find new ways to do it every day. New ways to profit from it, too. Big grift needs big hustle.
I'm not sure the I-5 constitutes what you could call the "bow" of California, but anyway ... shots fired?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I'm not sure the I-5 constitutes what you could call the "bow" of California, but anyway ... shots fired?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
Government by the shitposters, of the shitposters, for the shitposters
So the president of the United States plans to meet with Putin in Hungary, and when a reporter asked where that plan came from, this was the reply of the United States government www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
October 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Government by the shitposters, of the shitposters, for the shitposters
Self-incelification
October 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Self-incelification
The Democratic party turns its back on this guy, and more importantly this messaging, at its peril.
Literally. It's gonna go away like a dessicated tree in a desert.
Literally. It's gonna go away like a dessicated tree in a desert.
We believe that in the wealthiest city in the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, working people deserve a dignified life.
And to the billionaires who think this movement is an existential threat to their corruption of our democracy: you're right.
And to the billionaires who think this movement is an existential threat to their corruption of our democracy: you're right.
October 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The Democratic party turns its back on this guy, and more importantly this messaging, at its peril.
Literally. It's gonna go away like a dessicated tree in a desert.
Literally. It's gonna go away like a dessicated tree in a desert.