Horton Copperpot
@hortoncopperpot.bsky.social
Still Horton Copperpot on Faceplant. Might revert to real name in the near future
Background in math, education, publishing, law, linguistics, East European affairs and problem solving. If you want to know more, just ask
Background in math, education, publishing, law, linguistics, East European affairs and problem solving. If you want to know more, just ask
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So, those who are trying to figure out, for some reason, who I am & what I do, I've clipped profile shots from FB&XT. The FB avatar used to be the same mouse that I use here but I changed it recently. Look up each profile if you want to know more, or just ask and I'll tell you.
So, it's the Judicisl and Kash Patel... anyone else?
PS: This doesn't make Kash a good hire or a decent person. It just gives him an inch more rope.
PS: This doesn't make Kash a good hire or a decent person. It just gives him an inch more rope.
The federal court system told staff on Saturday evening to ignore DOGE’s latest message, per an email obtained by TPM. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/judicia...
Judicial Branch Instructs Employees To Ignore Mass DOGE Email
The federal court system told staff on Saturday evening to ignore DOGE’s...
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February 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
So, it's the Judicisl and Kash Patel... anyone else?
PS: This doesn't make Kash a good hire or a decent person. It just gives him an inch more rope.
PS: This doesn't make Kash a good hire or a decent person. It just gives him an inch more rope.
Not sure why I've been unable to comment, so re-posting.
The last one is an instance of (1+...+n)^2=1^3+...±n^3
Any square of a number [k5] can be written as [k(k+1)] appended by 25. So, for 75^2 get 7*8=56, and 75^2=5625. Simple algebra here, unlike the other one, usually proved by induction.
The last one is an instance of (1+...+n)^2=1^3+...±n^3
Any square of a number [k5] can be written as [k(k+1)] appended by 25. So, for 75^2 get 7*8=56, and 75^2=5625. Simple algebra here, unlike the other one, usually proved by induction.
For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
January 2, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Not sure why I've been unable to comment, so re-posting.
The last one is an instance of (1+...+n)^2=1^3+...±n^3
Any square of a number [k5] can be written as [k(k+1)] appended by 25. So, for 75^2 get 7*8=56, and 75^2=5625. Simple algebra here, unlike the other one, usually proved by induction.
The last one is an instance of (1+...+n)^2=1^3+...±n^3
Any square of a number [k5] can be written as [k(k+1)] appended by 25. So, for 75^2 get 7*8=56, and 75^2=5625. Simple algebra here, unlike the other one, usually proved by induction.
They're not wrong
December 15, 2024 at 12:11 AM
They're not wrong
These are not "CEO killer's words". They are insurance company's words.
We need a new federal statute. Any insurance company that denies a claim unfairly is on the hook for 3× the claim value plus escalating penalties for repeat offenses - $10000, then $20000, $50000, and $100000 for all subsequent
We need a new federal statute. Any insurance company that denies a claim unfairly is on the hook for 3× the claim value plus escalating penalties for repeat offenses - $10000, then $20000, $50000, and $100000 for all subsequent
A US woman was arrested over a phone call with a health insurance company.
She is accused of saying "Delay, deny, depose, you people are next"
She reportedly told police "healthcare companies played games and deserved karma from the world because they are evil".
She is accused of saying "Delay, deny, depose, you people are next"
She reportedly told police "healthcare companies played games and deserved karma from the world because they are evil".
December 15, 2024 at 12:07 AM
These are not "CEO killer's words". They are insurance company's words.
We need a new federal statute. Any insurance company that denies a claim unfairly is on the hook for 3× the claim value plus escalating penalties for repeat offenses - $10000, then $20000, $50000, and $100000 for all subsequent
We need a new federal statute. Any insurance company that denies a claim unfairly is on the hook for 3× the claim value plus escalating penalties for repeat offenses - $10000, then $20000, $50000, and $100000 for all subsequent
Is this real? I have no doubt in the accuracy of what is written - only in the authorship. You can substitute the name of almost any insurer. I say "almost" because I've been lucky with my insurance policies - more importantly, lucky, so far, with my health, not to have run into it.
archive.is/7jUsF
archive.is/7jUsF
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December 11, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Is this real? I have no doubt in the accuracy of what is written - only in the authorship. You can substitute the name of almost any insurer. I say "almost" because I've been lucky with my insurance policies - more importantly, lucky, so far, with my health, not to have run into it.
archive.is/7jUsF
archive.is/7jUsF
What are the odds that Mullin has more than two drinks before 4 pm?
Markwayne Mullin on Hegseth’s drinking:
TAPPER: Drinking at 10 in the morning, that’s a drinking problem.
MULLIN: Yeah & there’s probably a lot of media that has a drinking problem too.
TAPPER: A drunk reporter who is drinking at 10 AM…is not in charge of the 3 million person defense department.💥
TAPPER: Drinking at 10 in the morning, that’s a drinking problem.
MULLIN: Yeah & there’s probably a lot of media that has a drinking problem too.
TAPPER: A drunk reporter who is drinking at 10 AM…is not in charge of the 3 million person defense department.💥
December 8, 2024 at 9:29 PM
What are the odds that Mullin has more than two drinks before 4 pm?
It's the kind of reductionist nonsense one should expect from an idiot who cannot possibly make a meaningful complex policy decision. Slogans aren't policy.
Can’t post the clip from my phone but this is a notable moment from Trump’s Meet the Press interview
December 8, 2024 at 3:30 PM
It's the kind of reductionist nonsense one should expect from an idiot who cannot possibly make a meaningful complex policy decision. Slogans aren't policy.
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Th plane allegedly carrying Assad dropped from an altitude of over 3,650 meters to 1,070 in minutes, just outside Lebanese airspace north of Akkar. Reportedly Lebanon denied the plane permission to land. Rumours are rife, no confirmation if that was his plane or the fate of those onboard.
December 8, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Th plane allegedly carrying Assad dropped from an altitude of over 3,650 meters to 1,070 in minutes, just outside Lebanese airspace north of Akkar. Reportedly Lebanon denied the plane permission to land. Rumours are rife, no confirmation if that was his plane or the fate of those onboard.
Although I'm not too excited about the leadership of the "rebel" forces, they're still a positive development over Assad and the Russians. Whether they go the Taliban route or turn more moderate is anyone's guess.
Rebels are within 6km from Assad's palace. Locals are tearing down Assad images & signs 15 minutes from the Palace. Russia is fleeing Tartus port and Iran is evacuating forces. An emergency meeting to be held between Turkey, Iran, Russia, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. #freeSyria
December 7, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Although I'm not too excited about the leadership of the "rebel" forces, they're still a positive development over Assad and the Russians. Whether they go the Taliban route or turn more moderate is anyone's guess.
The timing is not accidental. They got a favorable election result that essentially promises no congressional oversight. I wonder what @rbreich.bsky.social has to say about this. From the professional standpoint (I have anesthesiologists in the family) this is insanity.
www.npr.org/2024/12/05/n...
www.npr.org/2024/12/05/n...
Anthem plans to put time limits on anesthesia coverage, alarming doctors and patients
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield says it will put time limits on anesthesia care starting next year. Doctors and elected officials, including in New York and Connecticut, are asking it to change course.
www.npr.org
December 5, 2024 at 9:12 PM
The timing is not accidental. They got a favorable election result that essentially promises no congressional oversight. I wonder what @rbreich.bsky.social has to say about this. From the professional standpoint (I have anesthesiologists in the family) this is insanity.
www.npr.org/2024/12/05/n...
www.npr.org/2024/12/05/n...
This might be the dumbest take on the pardon situation I've seen yet. There's no excuse for this journalistic malpractice.
www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
December 4, 2024 at 2:01 PM
This might be the dumbest take on the pardon situation I've seen yet. There's no excuse for this journalistic malpractice.
www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
News sources used to have a decent grasp of economics. Statistics, science, history - not so much. Where did all these lunatics come from?
Heard a Fox News reporter describe the proposed tariffs on Canadian imports as being paid 100% by companies there.
Kids: Study economics.
Kids: Study economics.
December 4, 2024 at 3:54 AM
News sources used to have a decent grasp of economics. Statistics, science, history - not so much. Where did all these lunatics come from?
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It shouldn’t be ignored that Kash Patel chose to plead the Fifth in response to a grand jury subpoena over the Mar-a-Lago classified documents.
He only testified, involuntarily, after being granted immunity.
Think about that. Trump’s FBI nominee pled the Fifth in response to a DOJ subpoena.
He only testified, involuntarily, after being granted immunity.
Think about that. Trump’s FBI nominee pled the Fifth in response to a DOJ subpoena.
December 3, 2024 at 3:16 PM
It shouldn’t be ignored that Kash Patel chose to plead the Fifth in response to a grand jury subpoena over the Mar-a-Lago classified documents.
He only testified, involuntarily, after being granted immunity.
Think about that. Trump’s FBI nominee pled the Fifth in response to a DOJ subpoena.
He only testified, involuntarily, after being granted immunity.
Think about that. Trump’s FBI nominee pled the Fifth in response to a DOJ subpoena.
The problem isn't Tru.p's autocracy, but the Republican complicity in it. They've abdicated from the responsibilities they've been acted for.
America has entered an existential crisis teetering on precipice of a Trump Autocracy/Dictatorship.
There is widespread numbness, shock with Trump's becoming President Elect.
Our numbness is impact of knowing we are now facing our worst fear: Trump & MAGA Congress will empower Trump as Dictator.
There is widespread numbness, shock with Trump's becoming President Elect.
Our numbness is impact of knowing we are now facing our worst fear: Trump & MAGA Congress will empower Trump as Dictator.
December 3, 2024 at 3:09 AM
The problem isn't Tru.p's autocracy, but the Republican complicity in it. They've abdicated from the responsibilities they've been acted for.
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Wowsa. Journalist @janemayer.bsky.social, who broke the story on Hegseth in the @newyorker.com just said on @maddowblog.bsky.social that since the story broke, her phone has been ringing off the hook with more people calling who witnessed Hegseth’s extreme drunkenness.
December 3, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Wowsa. Journalist @janemayer.bsky.social, who broke the story on Hegseth in the @newyorker.com just said on @maddowblog.bsky.social that since the story broke, her phone has been ringing off the hook with more people calling who witnessed Hegseth’s extreme drunkenness.
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Vivek is literally an unelected federal bureaucrat.
December 1, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Vivek is literally an unelected federal bureaucrat.
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Some Democrats think the party has gone too far left and needs to readjust towards the “center.”
Rubbish.
Where’s the center between democracy and oligarchy, and why would Democrats want to be there?
Rubbish.
Where’s the center between democracy and oligarchy, and why would Democrats want to be there?
December 3, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Some Democrats think the party has gone too far left and needs to readjust towards the “center.”
Rubbish.
Where’s the center between democracy and oligarchy, and why would Democrats want to be there?
Rubbish.
Where’s the center between democracy and oligarchy, and why would Democrats want to be there?
Well, FWIW I did call Hegseth out as an alcoholic. The question is, how many Republican Senators will be willing to invoke this issue at the risk of being called out for alcohol abuse themselves?
@greggnunziata.bsky.social on new reporting of Pete Hegseth’s alleged sexist behavior, financial mismanagement, and alcohol abuse: “Certainly, these are the kinds of allegations that if true and if substantiated… would doom a nomination in the ordinary courts.”
December 3, 2024 at 2:03 AM
Well, FWIW I did call Hegseth out as an alcoholic. The question is, how many Republican Senators will be willing to invoke this issue at the risk of being called out for alcohol abuse themselves?
How much money are these people making off the flagged fraud if they'd rather pay the Turd millions more than it would take to resolve the suits. This is straight graft.
While on the topic of crypto industry Trump donors actively being sued/investigated by the SEC:
• Marc Andreessen: $5.35 million (received letters from SEC re: Uniswap, invested in targets of SEC incl Ripple, Coinbase)
• Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss: $2.6 million (co-founded Gemini, sued by SEC)
• Marc Andreessen: $5.35 million (received letters from SEC re: Uniswap, invested in targets of SEC incl Ripple, Coinbase)
• Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss: $2.6 million (co-founded Gemini, sued by SEC)
Call me crazy, but I think Justin Sun, a Chinese national being prosecuted for fraud by the SEC, sending Trump $18 million should be a bigger story
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post
December 3, 2024 at 1:59 AM
How much money are these people making off the flagged fraud if they'd rather pay the Turd millions more than it would take to resolve the suits. This is straight graft.
It's a fine sentiment but he did the same thing in 2016. No one blinked and that was prior to Project 2025. Before any of them got pushed out for incompetence they managed to do a lot of damage. And the Senate is less likely to I interfere this time.
Putting people in charge of departments they want to destroy is kind of the unwritten subtext of project 2025
Meet Trump's FBI director Kash Patel: “I’d shut down the FBI Hoover building on day 1 and reopen it the next day as a museum of the deep state.”
December 1, 2024 at 9:26 AM
It's a fine sentiment but he did the same thing in 2016. No one blinked and that was prior to Project 2025. Before any of them got pushed out for incompetence they managed to do a lot of damage. And the Senate is less likely to I interfere this time.
If Senate Republicans abdicate their advice&consent role, US will be on the brink of dictatorship. It's already uncomfortably close. And far too many are willing to just let it happen.
An important piece about Kash Patel recounting his prior statements about how Mar a Lago docs were allegedly declassified and were intended by Trump to be disseminated.
Source: Just Security
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Source: Just Security
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Trump Associate's Stated Plan to Publicly Release "Declassified" Documents
New revelations "could have significant legal implications for the Justice Department’s ongoing criminal investigation."
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December 1, 2024 at 9:17 AM
If Senate Republicans abdicate their advice&consent role, US will be on the brink of dictatorship. It's already uncomfortably close. And far too many are willing to just let it happen.
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Funny because true.
November 26, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Funny because true.
What fresh hell is this?
I’m old enough to remember having told people that electing an ill, ignorant, and impulsive idiot to the presidency would be bad
November 26, 2024 at 3:08 AM
What fresh hell is this?