Erik Wessel 🖊️
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The absolute temerity to say "You don’t have to embarrass our guests by asking a question like that" about MBS after what he put Zelensky through in the Oval Office.
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump insults another female reporter, this time for her looks
On Wednesday, the president called a New York Times reporter “ugly,” the third insult toward a female reporter in recent weeks.
www.nbcnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The absolute temerity to say "You don’t have to embarrass our guests by asking a question like that" about MBS after what he put Zelensky through in the Oval Office.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
What's most amazing about this is not the view itself (which is extra amazing) but that the NOAA still has the staff and funds to fly this mission after DOGE, never mind the government shutdown.
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youtube.com/shorts/P2MgO...
Hurricane hunters share video from inside the eye of monster storm Melissa
YouTube video by ABC 7 Chicago
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October 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
What's most amazing about this is not the view itself (which is extra amazing) but that the NOAA still has the staff and funds to fly this mission after DOGE, never mind the government shutdown.
youtube.com/shorts/P2MgO...
youtube.com/shorts/P2MgO...
It's pretty bad when someone describes your methods as "Obviously laughable".
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude meth...
www.propublica.org
March 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
It's pretty bad when someone describes your methods as "Obviously laughable".
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
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Here's a list of DOGE staff, assembled and annotated by my colleagues at BI. Whatever you do, please don't share it.
www.businessinsider.com/doge-staff-l...
www.businessinsider.com/doge-staff-l...
We got a DOGE staff list. From a McKinsey alum to a former Clarence Thomas clerk, here are the workers powering Elon Musk's cost-cutting squad.
A list of White House DOGE staffers shows about 30 young tech, finance, and legal professionals remaking the federal government.
www.businessinsider.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Here's a list of DOGE staff, assembled and annotated by my colleagues at BI. Whatever you do, please don't share it.
www.businessinsider.com/doge-staff-l...
www.businessinsider.com/doge-staff-l...
This entire week.
January 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This entire week.
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Hey LA folks. If you lost your pet during the fires, here's where you can call.
January 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Hey LA folks. If you lost your pet during the fires, here's where you can call.
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ME: Hello, I'm here to apply for the position of absolute sickest looking motherfucker in the entire 19th century
RECEPTIONIST: I'm sorry, sir, that opening has been filled
RECEPTIONIST: I'm sorry, sir, that opening has been filled
William James was born OTD in 1842.
As important as “pragmatism” to understanding James is “meliorism,” the idea that improving the world is possible, but not assured. We have to fight for it.
“We receive in short the block of marble, but we carve the statue ourselves.”
#philsky
As important as “pragmatism” to understanding James is “meliorism,” the idea that improving the world is possible, but not assured. We have to fight for it.
“We receive in short the block of marble, but we carve the statue ourselves.”
#philsky
January 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
ME: Hello, I'm here to apply for the position of absolute sickest looking motherfucker in the entire 19th century
RECEPTIONIST: I'm sorry, sir, that opening has been filled
RECEPTIONIST: I'm sorry, sir, that opening has been filled
Hey, everybody, I was off social media today. How'd the quadrennial riot at the capitol go? Wait, what?
January 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Hey, everybody, I was off social media today. How'd the quadrennial riot at the capitol go? Wait, what?
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
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The lower 48 states just had the warmest winter in 130 years of record-keeping, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Temperatures were more than 5 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than average.
U.S. has warmest winter on record – and no, that's not a good thing
From lack of snow to wildfires, a record-warm winter had impacts across the country. Scientists say winters are warming faster than any other season in the U.S.
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March 9, 2024 at 6:20 PM
The lower 48 states just had the warmest winter in 130 years of record-keeping, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Temperatures were more than 5 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than average.