Intellectual Explorer
@driftingthrough.bsky.social
My personality defects were made in Texas.
Pinned
The USA is a dictatorship, de facto.
Gentle book burning.
bigthink.com/the-present/...
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The digital age’s reversion to pre-literate communication
Today's digital tools are pulling us away from fixed texts and back toward fluid, interactive communication.
bigthink.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Gentle book burning.
bigthink.com/the-present/...
bigthink.com/the-present/...
Cipherpunks mean well, but they don't understand human frailties well enough to design humane protocols.
arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com/security/202...
Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.
Voting system required three keys. One of them has been “irretrievably lost.”…
arstechnica.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Cipherpunks mean well, but they don't understand human frailties well enough to design humane protocols.
arstechnica.com/security/202...
arstechnica.com/security/202...
Hot take: Trump cozying up to Mamdani is the Overton window shifting leftward and whispers in Trump's ears from the white supremacists fantasizing about uniting the far left and far right.
November 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Hot take: Trump cozying up to Mamdani is the Overton window shifting leftward and whispers in Trump's ears from the white supremacists fantasizing about uniting the far left and far right.
Mike Johnson should ask Newt Gingrich how it feels to be such a tool, y'know, for a friend...
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Mike Johnson should ask Newt Gingrich how it feels to be such a tool, y'know, for a friend...
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BREAKING: Epstein survivors say they don’t care whether their names are redacted, they want the full Epstein files released as-is, with every perpetrator exposed, per CNN.
November 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
BREAKING: Epstein survivors say they don’t care whether their names are redacted, they want the full Epstein files released as-is, with every perpetrator exposed, per CNN.
Keep posting WE WANT ALL OF THE FILES RELEASED.
Also, we will finger anyone who attempted to shield public figures from culpability as a PUBLIC ENEMY and what MAGA calls "deep state" conspirators.
Also, we will finger anyone who attempted to shield public figures from culpability as a PUBLIC ENEMY and what MAGA calls "deep state" conspirators.
MI6 has the Epstein files. Leak 'em. Sans redactions.
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Keep posting WE WANT ALL OF THE FILES RELEASED.
Also, we will finger anyone who attempted to shield public figures from culpability as a PUBLIC ENEMY and what MAGA calls "deep state" conspirators.
Also, we will finger anyone who attempted to shield public figures from culpability as a PUBLIC ENEMY and what MAGA calls "deep state" conspirators.
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"I'm not influenced."
"My colleagues are influenced, but I'm not."
"I have ties with all the, companies, so I'm not influenced by any.”
Lisa Bero describing the ways people rationalise their conflicts of interest, opening the #AIMOS2025 conference
@aimosinc.bsky.social
"My colleagues are influenced, but I'm not."
"I have ties with all the, companies, so I'm not influenced by any.”
Lisa Bero describing the ways people rationalise their conflicts of interest, opening the #AIMOS2025 conference
@aimosinc.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"I'm not influenced."
"My colleagues are influenced, but I'm not."
"I have ties with all the, companies, so I'm not influenced by any.”
Lisa Bero describing the ways people rationalise their conflicts of interest, opening the #AIMOS2025 conference
@aimosinc.bsky.social
"My colleagues are influenced, but I'm not."
"I have ties with all the, companies, so I'm not influenced by any.”
Lisa Bero describing the ways people rationalise their conflicts of interest, opening the #AIMOS2025 conference
@aimosinc.bsky.social
This is a test of the emergency Democracy Mobilization System.
Illegal move to dismantle the Education Department...
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
Illegal move to dismantle the Education Department...
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
Trump administration shares new moves to dismantle more of the Education Department
Opponents of the changes say Congress explicitly located some of these offices inside the Education Department, and the White House cannot legally move their work without Congress' approval.
www.npr.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This is a test of the emergency Democracy Mobilization System.
Illegal move to dismantle the Education Department...
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
Illegal move to dismantle the Education Department...
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
@naomialderman.bsky.social
Thanks for this piece. It's a very powerful and humane suggestion. We need new etiquette for our general sanity.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Thanks for this piece. It's a very powerful and humane suggestion. We need new etiquette for our general sanity.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Don’t argue with strangers… and 11 more rules to survive the information crisis
Feeling overwhelmed by divisive opinions, endless rows and unreliable facts? Here’s how to weather the data storm
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
@naomialderman.bsky.social
Thanks for this piece. It's a very powerful and humane suggestion. We need new etiquette for our general sanity.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Thanks for this piece. It's a very powerful and humane suggestion. We need new etiquette for our general sanity.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Debasing savings like stimmy, but without the checks in the mail.
wolfstreet.com/2025/11/14/g...
wolfstreet.com/2025/11/14/g...
Government Sold $694 Billion of Treasuries this Week, Debt Hits $38.2 Trillion, Treasury Yields Rise Further, Shift to T-Bills Begins | Wolf Street
wolfstreet.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Debasing savings like stimmy, but without the checks in the mail.
wolfstreet.com/2025/11/14/g...
wolfstreet.com/2025/11/14/g...
Boycott blind box toys. Teach children defenses against gambling addiction.
www.reuters.com/business/ret...
www.reuters.com/business/ret...
www.reuters.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Boycott blind box toys. Teach children defenses against gambling addiction.
www.reuters.com/business/ret...
www.reuters.com/business/ret...
This is about privacy as a privilege, not extended to the people. Senators like Thune and Graham are angry they are treated just like one of us.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senators distance themselves from controversial payout provision
Only one Republican senator has public plans to sue under new legislative language House Republicans are now seeking to scrap.
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This is about privacy as a privilege, not extended to the people. Senators like Thune and Graham are angry they are treated just like one of us.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
youtu.be/6wU94d4KcME hint: it has nothing to do with Medicine
A disturbing trend in life expectancy 😮
YouTube video by Doctor Myro
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
youtu.be/6wU94d4KcME hint: it has nothing to do with Medicine
Corporate welfare
www.theregister.com/2025/11/11/u...
www.theregister.com/2025/11/11/u...
US taxpayers kept in the dark over datacenter subsidies
: Disclosure? We've heard of it
www.theregister.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Corporate welfare
www.theregister.com/2025/11/11/u...
www.theregister.com/2025/11/11/u...
#WompWomp DJT killed your favorite consumable auto parts brands. Two hedge funds taken down by contagion. Other firms will survive the exposure, but take large charges. #Fail #FascistEconomics First Brands bankruptcy
First Brands wins court approval for $1.1bn rescue loan to avoid liquidation on.ft.com/3LtHWyL
First Brands wins court approval for $1.1bn rescue loan to avoid liquidation
Overnight negotiations between holdout creditors and the car parts company yield a breakthrough over financing terms
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
#WompWomp DJT killed your favorite consumable auto parts brands. Two hedge funds taken down by contagion. Other firms will survive the exposure, but take large charges. #Fail #FascistEconomics First Brands bankruptcy
Primary season is starting early this time.
they didn't want to stop them - it's a well known shell game. The ones retiring or not in re-elect make the votes so the others can say "it wasn't me". Any senator not calling for Schumer to step down as leader is actually in on it. Primary them all.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Primary season is starting early this time.
How each senator voted .. to end government shutdown
www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
How each senator voted on step to end government shutdown | CNN Politics
The Senate on Sunday advanced a deal that would bring an end to the shutdown by extending government funding through January that would be tied to a larger package to fully fund several key agencies.
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
How each senator voted .. to end government shutdown
www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
DJT offers Americans $2000 each to accept wage slavery with no healthcare or retirement. Recall that when he says "Americans" you are probably not included whatever your citizenship is. Trust him 🤣 the check is in the 🐌mail. Would he lie to you? 🤣
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
Is Trump giving out $2,000 tariff dividend payments? Treasury Secretary says they 'could come in lots of forms'
A new post from President Donald Trump on Nov. 9 is promising $2,000 dividends for U.S. citizens, with some limitations. What to know so far.
www.tennessean.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
DJT offers Americans $2000 each to accept wage slavery with no healthcare or retirement. Recall that when he says "Americans" you are probably not included whatever your citizenship is. Trust him 🤣 the check is in the 🐌mail. Would he lie to you? 🤣
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
OSInt on the economy the federal government shutdown is leaving dark.
youtu.be/Kv-cOEcqWmU
youtu.be/Kv-cOEcqWmU
This freight recession is unlike any other in history
YouTube video by FreightWaves
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
OSInt on the economy the federal government shutdown is leaving dark.
youtu.be/Kv-cOEcqWmU
youtu.be/Kv-cOEcqWmU
Rumor has it that RFK is suppressing news of a H5N1 outbreak at the CDC.
November 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Rumor has it that RFK is suppressing news of a H5N1 outbreak at the CDC.
People Everywhere Ditch Spotify.
Listen to The Universe Smiles Upon You ii, an album by KhruangBin on #SoundCloud
on.soundcloud.com/38InGwpo28zK...
Listen to The Universe Smiles Upon You ii, an album by KhruangBin on #SoundCloud
on.soundcloud.com/38InGwpo28zK...
The Universe Smiles Upon You ii
Khruangbin is a band from Texas, started in 2011 by Laura Lee (bass), Mark Speer (guitar), and DJ (drums). We like to make music in a barn.
soundcloud.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
People Everywhere Ditch Spotify.
Listen to The Universe Smiles Upon You ii, an album by KhruangBin on #SoundCloud
on.soundcloud.com/38InGwpo28zK...
Listen to The Universe Smiles Upon You ii, an album by KhruangBin on #SoundCloud
on.soundcloud.com/38InGwpo28zK...
Tell Santa I want the Epstein Files for Christmas.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Tell Santa I want the Epstein Files for Christmas.
The word for people who do field work for ICE is "goons." Stop calling them federal agents.
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The word for people who do field work for ICE is "goons." Stop calling them federal agents.
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Please RE-POST…
MASS BLACKOUT 👉NOV 25 through Dec 2nd👈
One week to pull our collective dollars out of the system!
“Economic boycotts are the heart beat of real change”
The timing is deliberate.
After Thanksgiving sales through cyber Monday
👉Let’s Send a Message💁♀️
youtube.com/shorts/TUeon...
MASS BLACKOUT 👉NOV 25 through Dec 2nd👈
One week to pull our collective dollars out of the system!
“Economic boycotts are the heart beat of real change”
The timing is deliberate.
After Thanksgiving sales through cyber Monday
👉Let’s Send a Message💁♀️
youtube.com/shorts/TUeon...
We’re not spending. We’re not moving. Nov 25–Dec 2 is the blackout #boycott
YouTube video by Ashley B
youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Please RE-POST…
MASS BLACKOUT 👉NOV 25 through Dec 2nd👈
One week to pull our collective dollars out of the system!
“Economic boycotts are the heart beat of real change”
The timing is deliberate.
After Thanksgiving sales through cyber Monday
👉Let’s Send a Message💁♀️
youtube.com/shorts/TUeon...
MASS BLACKOUT 👉NOV 25 through Dec 2nd👈
One week to pull our collective dollars out of the system!
“Economic boycotts are the heart beat of real change”
The timing is deliberate.
After Thanksgiving sales through cyber Monday
👉Let’s Send a Message💁♀️
youtube.com/shorts/TUeon...
