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a good example of how the world is getting dumber. the new politico playbook writer didn't know who FDR was until a reader told him about that whole "new deal" thing. this newsletter is read by every important person in DC.
February 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
a good example of how the world is getting dumber. the new politico playbook writer didn't know who FDR was until a reader told him about that whole "new deal" thing. this newsletter is read by every important person in DC.
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Knowledge is power…
February 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Knowledge is power…
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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This is grossly irresponsible reporting by the AP. What’s being offered is not a buyout. The deal is if you agree to resign in September you can continue working remotely until then. There is no buyout or severance.
January 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This is grossly irresponsible reporting by the AP. What’s being offered is not a buyout. The deal is if you agree to resign in September you can continue working remotely until then. There is no buyout or severance.
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Democrats in Congress: WHAT IS THE PLAN?
Going on Sunday shows and spewing consultant speak isn't going to cut it.
Twelve inspectors general fired and there's no sit-in? No filibuster? No direction to voters? And in fact, some of you are actually voting for Trump's agenda?
Going on Sunday shows and spewing consultant speak isn't going to cut it.
Twelve inspectors general fired and there's no sit-in? No filibuster? No direction to voters? And in fact, some of you are actually voting for Trump's agenda?
January 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Democrats in Congress: WHAT IS THE PLAN?
Going on Sunday shows and spewing consultant speak isn't going to cut it.
Twelve inspectors general fired and there's no sit-in? No filibuster? No direction to voters? And in fact, some of you are actually voting for Trump's agenda?
Going on Sunday shows and spewing consultant speak isn't going to cut it.
Twelve inspectors general fired and there's no sit-in? No filibuster? No direction to voters? And in fact, some of you are actually voting for Trump's agenda?
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January 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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In their coverage of the LA fires, neither the NYT Daily podcast nor the NYT Morning Newsletter addresses climate change at all. The Daily has a single throwaway mention but doesn’t actually talk about it and the newsletter just ignores it. Again, climate chaos’ central role is conspicuously absent
January 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
In their coverage of the LA fires, neither the NYT Daily podcast nor the NYT Morning Newsletter addresses climate change at all. The Daily has a single throwaway mention but doesn’t actually talk about it and the newsletter just ignores it. Again, climate chaos’ central role is conspicuously absent
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If you’re getting news from a site taking this seriously, you’re misinforming yourself and distorting your own reality. Facebook is many things, but chief among them it is a censorship machine. It identifies topics and information it doesn’t want people to discuss & it buries it.
Huge changes across Facebook's platforms coming soon. Mark Zuckerberg says the recent elections "feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech..." www.facebook.com/zuck/videos/...
53K views · 1.3K comments | It's time to get back to our roots around free expression. We're replacing fact checkers with Community Notes, simplifying our policies and focusing on... | By Mark Zuckerb...
It's time to get back to our roots around free expression. We're replacing fact checkers with Community Notes, simplifying our policies and focusing on...
www.facebook.com
January 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
If you’re getting news from a site taking this seriously, you’re misinforming yourself and distorting your own reality. Facebook is many things, but chief among them it is a censorship machine. It identifies topics and information it doesn’t want people to discuss & it buries it.
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Zuckerberg in a race to become Elon Musk:
✔️ $1 million to Trump inaugural
✔️ Appoints Trump bestie Dana White to Meta's board.
✔️ Replaces fact-checking with "Community Notes"
✔️ $1 million to Trump inaugural
✔️ Appoints Trump bestie Dana White to Meta's board.
✔️ Replaces fact-checking with "Community Notes"
January 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Zuckerberg in a race to become Elon Musk:
✔️ $1 million to Trump inaugural
✔️ Appoints Trump bestie Dana White to Meta's board.
✔️ Replaces fact-checking with "Community Notes"
✔️ $1 million to Trump inaugural
✔️ Appoints Trump bestie Dana White to Meta's board.
✔️ Replaces fact-checking with "Community Notes"
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In 2021: it took 14 hours and 48 minutes to certify the vote
January 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
In 2021: it took 14 hours and 48 minutes to certify the vote
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one of the most depressing realizations in politics is the day you understand that a lot of people would legitimately prefer to spend more money to make sure nobody “undeserving” gets a benefit than to make it accessible to everyone
Universal programs + progressive taxation is so much more efficient and equitable than means testing. www.vox.com/policy/39322...
What if everyone qualified for welfare benefits?
Universal programs are much easier to administer than means-tested ones.
www.vox.com
January 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
one of the most depressing realizations in politics is the day you understand that a lot of people would legitimately prefer to spend more money to make sure nobody “undeserving” gets a benefit than to make it accessible to everyone
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While we’re banning books…
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
January 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
While we’re banning books…
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
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Don't think there is a better illustration of AI-in-everything-whether-we-want-it-or-not than an AI bro buying an AI toy for his child who played with it for a bit and then seemed singularly unimpressed with the AI and turned it off.
He keeps turning it back on, and she keeps turning it off.
He keeps turning it back on, and she keeps turning it off.
December 27, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Don't think there is a better illustration of AI-in-everything-whether-we-want-it-or-not than an AI bro buying an AI toy for his child who played with it for a bit and then seemed singularly unimpressed with the AI and turned it off.
He keeps turning it back on, and she keeps turning it off.
He keeps turning it back on, and she keeps turning it off.
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According to Barron’s, Elon Musk’s wealth increased by almost $200 billion between November 5 and December 20. That means he could give $250,000 to every homeless person in the US and still be as rich as he was on November 5.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, with more than 770,000 people counted as homeless.
December 27, 2024 at 6:13 PM
According to Barron’s, Elon Musk’s wealth increased by almost $200 billion between November 5 and December 20. That means he could give $250,000 to every homeless person in the US and still be as rich as he was on November 5.
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AI data centers are multiplying across the U.S. and sucking up huge amounts of power.
New evidence shows they may also be distorting the normal flow of electricity for millions of Americans
New evidence shows they may also be distorting the normal flow of electricity for millions of Americans
AI Needs So Much Power, It’s Making Yours Worse
There’s a strong link between proximity to AI data centers and higher levels of distorted power in residential areas
www.bloomberg.com
December 27, 2024 at 8:30 PM
AI data centers are multiplying across the U.S. and sucking up huge amounts of power.
New evidence shows they may also be distorting the normal flow of electricity for millions of Americans
New evidence shows they may also be distorting the normal flow of electricity for millions of Americans
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Where did the $23M this guy paid himself last year come from? Did he create a product? Did he provide a service? Or did he just take money from people to cover their healthcare and then pay out less money for his customer’s healthcare than his customers paid him?
"We are building what the market demands," said UnitedHealthcare's late CEO Brian Thompson, per memo:
UnitedHealth's New "I Feel Your Pain" PR Blitz
Leaked internal memo says the system "isn't perfect"
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 13, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Where did the $23M this guy paid himself last year come from? Did he create a product? Did he provide a service? Or did he just take money from people to cover their healthcare and then pay out less money for his customer’s healthcare than his customers paid him?
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The collective net worth of America's richest 12 men is now over $2 TRILLION
The BOTTOM 50% of Americans have a collective net worth of $3.82 TRILLION
The BOTTOM 50% of Americans have a collective net worth of $3.82 TRILLION
December 8, 2024 at 6:52 PM
The collective net worth of America's richest 12 men is now over $2 TRILLION
The BOTTOM 50% of Americans have a collective net worth of $3.82 TRILLION
The BOTTOM 50% of Americans have a collective net worth of $3.82 TRILLION