Morally Bankrupt
@groditi.bsky.social
the original was better, but the reboot will do.
I mean this with the utmost solemnity and sincerity, go fuck yourself with a spiked bat you toad-kissing ass-licker. Protecting ACA *was* the fight, keeping RFK out of HHS *was* the fight, preventing deportations *was* the fight. Winning elections is for passing policy, not for chasing a high score.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I mean this with the utmost solemnity and sincerity, go fuck yourself with a spiked bat you toad-kissing ass-licker. Protecting ACA *was* the fight, keeping RFK out of HHS *was* the fight, preventing deportations *was* the fight. Winning elections is for passing policy, not for chasing a high score.
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Great and important reporting here. But the administration has been pretty clear about how these judges need to rule in order to keep their jobs. So I think we’re well beyond perception of fairness.
Immigration judges with prior immigrant defense work make up the largest share of those fired by the Trump admin. NPR identified 70 fired immigration judges. The changes have at least shifted perception of fairness in these courts
My latest investigation: www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...
My latest investigation: www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...
The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds
NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.
www.npr.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Great and important reporting here. But the administration has been pretty clear about how these judges need to rule in order to keep their jobs. So I think we’re well beyond perception of fairness.
look, i get that it seems ridiculous to spend $30 for two-dozen colored pencils for a 4 year old but, hear me out here, you have to sharpen them like 1/10th as much, they last forever, and you never have to worry about sharpening only to break the lead or find out the lead is already broken inside
November 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
look, i get that it seems ridiculous to spend $30 for two-dozen colored pencils for a 4 year old but, hear me out here, you have to sharpen them like 1/10th as much, they last forever, and you never have to worry about sharpening only to break the lead or find out the lead is already broken inside
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US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say
U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say
Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.
www.latimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say
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OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this
September 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this
the 4 year old is very very into kpop demon hunters. well, at least she thinks so, because obviously we did not let her watch it and she just knows a couple of songs from it. anyways, she is convinced its about three groups of friends, the demons, the hunters, and the kpops.
October 1, 2025 at 4:08 AM
the 4 year old is very very into kpop demon hunters. well, at least she thinks so, because obviously we did not let her watch it and she just knows a couple of songs from it. anyways, she is convinced its about three groups of friends, the demons, the hunters, and the kpops.
Cumulative excess mortality following a tropical storm in the continental US. Young & Hsiang find that mortality rises after a tropical cyclone for ~172 months, including children not even conceived yet.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Cumulative excess mortality following a tropical storm in the continental US. Young & Hsiang find that mortality rises after a tropical cyclone for ~172 months, including children not even conceived yet.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
new AI slop alert: sewing patterns. etsy et al are now flooded with AI patterns and AI generated images of the garment. the patterns are absolute garbage but they are hard to spot unless you are paying attention. look for reviews from people who have actually sewn the pattern
September 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
new AI slop alert: sewing patterns. etsy et al are now flooded with AI patterns and AI generated images of the garment. the patterns are absolute garbage but they are hard to spot unless you are paying attention. look for reviews from people who have actually sewn the pattern
take a break from reading about the latest crimes the Trump family did, and read this instead. you’ll still be just as mad about our burgeoning kleptocracy, but at least you will know more about our home planet and the star at the center of our orbit.
www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-venus...
www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-venus...
Why Is Venus Hell and Earth an Eden? | Quanta Magazine
A team of scientists has investigated how Earth’s twin became so inhospitable, and whether the same will happen to our planet.
www.quantamagazine.org
September 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
take a break from reading about the latest crimes the Trump family did, and read this instead. you’ll still be just as mad about our burgeoning kleptocracy, but at least you will know more about our home planet and the star at the center of our orbit.
www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-venus...
www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-venus...
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Car company: our entry level cars are now like Ferraris!!
Community: can we get a speed bump on our street to help slow down drivers
City: No, it will upset drivers.
That’s the entirety of the safe streets discussion.
Community: can we get a speed bump on our street to help slow down drivers
City: No, it will upset drivers.
That’s the entirety of the safe streets discussion.
When an entry-level Volvo can get to 60 mph quicker than a Porsche 911, and in the same time as a Ferrari, electric car makers need a reset.
Read more: wrd.cm/3W2xAb1
Read more: wrd.cm/3W2xAb1
September 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Car company: our entry level cars are now like Ferraris!!
Community: can we get a speed bump on our street to help slow down drivers
City: No, it will upset drivers.
That’s the entirety of the safe streets discussion.
Community: can we get a speed bump on our street to help slow down drivers
City: No, it will upset drivers.
That’s the entirety of the safe streets discussion.
can we get a gofundme started for the analyst who loses their job after having the balls to ask about this on the earnings call?
Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.
Apple Pulls The Savant From Its Release Schedule
Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.
www.vulture.com
September 24, 2025 at 6:24 AM
can we get a gofundme started for the analyst who loses their job after having the balls to ask about this on the earnings call?
Today, in this endless list of posts of things to read to a young kid when you are trying to teach them how to think while reading literature, we take a step-back from the more complex and lengthier novels and take-on the Catwings series by Ursula k Le Guin.
www.ursulakleguin.com/catwings
www.ursulakleguin.com/catwings
September 24, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Today, in this endless list of posts of things to read to a young kid when you are trying to teach them how to think while reading literature, we take a step-back from the more complex and lengthier novels and take-on the Catwings series by Ursula k Le Guin.
www.ursulakleguin.com/catwings
www.ursulakleguin.com/catwings
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A revolutionary seizure of the means of persuasion…
September 18, 2025 at 4:37 AM
A revolutionary seizure of the means of persuasion…
if you’ve ever wondered why environmental economics is a worthwhile subject to learn more about, this is the perfect little example to illustrate it youtu.be/9KXOO3gK5wo?...
America’s Big Agriculture Problem Is Getting Worse
YouTube video by Bloomberg Originals
youtu.be
September 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
if you’ve ever wondered why environmental economics is a worthwhile subject to learn more about, this is the perfect little example to illustrate it youtu.be/9KXOO3gK5wo?...
One of my dear friends is raising money for an immigration attorney so he can either stay in the US, or be able to start over elsewhere. If you donate I will post something good on a topic of your choice as long as i have expertise (depth and breadth subject to donation amount)
gofund.me/263317f6
gofund.me/263317f6
Donate to Help FT Stay Here...Or Start over, organized by F Theory
Short version first:
I’m an undocumented freelancer/gig worker with no health insu… F Theory needs your support for Help FT Stay Here...Or Start over
gofund.me
September 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
One of my dear friends is raising money for an immigration attorney so he can either stay in the US, or be able to start over elsewhere. If you donate I will post something good on a topic of your choice as long as i have expertise (depth and breadth subject to donation amount)
gofund.me/263317f6
gofund.me/263317f6
I don't know what to call the late-millennial / sometimes early-gen-Z style of video that is just a looking-at-the-camera lecture characterized by a very casual detached-cool affect that comes across as a caricature (in an unintentional "cool prof" way) but this nails it youtu.be/tFlHxHvniJk?...
AKHENATEN | the reign of Egypt’s most radical Pharaoh
YouTube video by fig tree
youtu.be
August 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I don't know what to call the late-millennial / sometimes early-gen-Z style of video that is just a looking-at-the-camera lecture characterized by a very casual detached-cool affect that comes across as a caricature (in an unintentional "cool prof" way) but this nails it youtu.be/tFlHxHvniJk?...
does anyone know of any good studies with statistics on ischemia rate by age or age-group other than the recent CDC one from MMWR 73 20? the 65+ age group is way too broad to be useful to me in that one. doesn’t have to be an american study, just recentish www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
www.cdc.gov
August 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
does anyone know of any good studies with statistics on ischemia rate by age or age-group other than the recent CDC one from MMWR 73 20? the 65+ age group is way too broad to be useful to me in that one. doesn’t have to be an american study, just recentish www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
wait, holdup… the reason people are talking about dildos is because crypto bros are going out and buying dildos and wnba tickets and going to games only to throw the dildos into the court???
why is everything so dumb??
i imagine i will feel equal levels of regret if i learn why this is happening?
why is everything so dumb??
i imagine i will feel equal levels of regret if i learn why this is happening?
Just spitballing here, but cryptobros throwing sex toys at WNBA players on the court and other cryptobros and male sports commentators calling it funny and telling the women and their coaches to 'lighten up' both explains the 'male loneliness epidemic' and why I don't care about it.
August 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
wait, holdup… the reason people are talking about dildos is because crypto bros are going out and buying dildos and wnba tickets and going to games only to throw the dildos into the court???
why is everything so dumb??
i imagine i will feel equal levels of regret if i learn why this is happening?
why is everything so dumb??
i imagine i will feel equal levels of regret if i learn why this is happening?
@christinatoms.bsky.social hey so i was looking at the recent rainfall over hong kong and noticed they are seeing events that are over 400mm in a 12h period and multiple periods similar to that in a few days and i started wondering about a couple of things you may know
August 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
@christinatoms.bsky.social hey so i was looking at the recent rainfall over hong kong and noticed they are seeing events that are over 400mm in a 12h period and multiple periods similar to that in a few days and i started wondering about a couple of things you may know
income and employment tax withheld used to be a great resource the 10 months out of the year that withholding from IRA distributions doesn’t add a lot of noise, but cashflow data is subject to volatility from skew in compensation, and in fact stock-based compensation has made it very noisy lately
Treasury also updates a daily index of payroll tax withholdings that are generally the same thing as aggregate payroll disbursals but they're a real bear to map with actual employment growth. @groditi.bsky.social put in a valiant effort over the years.
August 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
income and employment tax withheld used to be a great resource the 10 months out of the year that withholding from IRA distributions doesn’t add a lot of noise, but cashflow data is subject to volatility from skew in compensation, and in fact stock-based compensation has made it very noisy lately
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New: A donor to Mayor Adams has pleaded guilty to playing part in a sprawling insurance fraud scheme that a separate civil lawsuit claims also involved a company co-founded by Frank Carone, Adams' reelection campaign boss and longtime political confidant. www.nydailynews.com/2025/07/30/n...
NYC man pleads guilty in fraud scheme linked to lawsuit naming firm founded by Frank Carone
Tariverdiev’s October 2024 indictment alleges he and three others pulled off a complex scheme, in which they stole more than $10 million from no-fault auto insurance programs by submitting fr…
www.nydailynews.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
New: A donor to Mayor Adams has pleaded guilty to playing part in a sprawling insurance fraud scheme that a separate civil lawsuit claims also involved a company co-founded by Frank Carone, Adams' reelection campaign boss and longtime political confidant. www.nydailynews.com/2025/07/30/n...
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You know who else set up a youth organisation to teach children about his ideology
July 20, 2025 at 6:38 AM
You know who else set up a youth organisation to teach children about his ideology
if anyone knows of an academic monograph or dissertation that is available digitally, through ILL, or for purchase that is focused on fired bricks (like for buildings) of the US, specifically the chicago & new york metropolitan areas, please do let me know. it must exist and i really want to read it
July 19, 2025 at 5:36 AM
if anyone knows of an academic monograph or dissertation that is available digitally, through ILL, or for purchase that is focused on fired bricks (like for buildings) of the US, specifically the chicago & new york metropolitan areas, please do let me know. it must exist and i really want to read it
picked up The Cats of Silver Crescent at the library bc the 3 things i was looking for were out. It seemed like a nice book. a young girl, cats that talk, a kooky great aunt! Well I’ve been spending half the time explaining new words and now I had to explain how shelters euthanize animals! oooooof.
i’ll update again once i’ve stumbled unto a new way to accidentally traumatize a child with some bedtime reading.
July 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
picked up The Cats of Silver Crescent at the library bc the 3 things i was looking for were out. It seemed like a nice book. a young girl, cats that talk, a kooky great aunt! Well I’ve been spending half the time explaining new words and now I had to explain how shelters euthanize animals! oooooof.
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Honestly think this move is being vastly undercovered and will have severe long-term repercussions for the US. Any law enforcement agency, once funded to this degree, becomes impossible to dislodge or downsize due to protestations of "making people unsafe"
Medicaid can be funded again, food stamps and clean energy can be funded, taxes can be increased progressively. But an immigrant prison network with no resources for due process will be very hard to dislodge, and could easily be turned against the citizenry. www.offmessage.net/p/16-thought...
July 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Honestly think this move is being vastly undercovered and will have severe long-term repercussions for the US. Any law enforcement agency, once funded to this degree, becomes impossible to dislodge or downsize due to protestations of "making people unsafe"