Jeff Brabec
@jiffybsky.bsky.social
Aspiring data person | Dog dad | Cat butler
📣 Good soft-power policy is cheaper than hard-power and is a net good for the US and those they are supporting 📣
It was just a matter of time. This is just stupid if you actually care about soft power or efficiency. 🧵
I am told that DOGE showed up at the peace corps this morning. If you’re there or know details please contact me at joshtpm.99 on signal.
April 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
📣 Good soft-power policy is cheaper than hard-power and is a net good for the US and those they are supporting 📣
Mr Business conveniently ignoring the agency of the companies who chose to move their factories to those countries in the first place…
Lutnick: "What's happened to the world is the global governments have backed taking our factories away from us. I mean, there's nothing about Taiwan that they should be making semi-conductors. There's nothing about Korea that they should be making all the appliances."
April 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Mr Business conveniently ignoring the agency of the companies who chose to move their factories to those countries in the first place…
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2 thoughts re: this interview:
1) Anyone who has dealt with an addict (or been one) knows they lie, constantly, first to themselves (“I can quit any time, nobody knew I was drinking” etc) and then to everyone else.
2) Fame, or maybe “relevance,” is an addiction.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/m...
1) Anyone who has dealt with an addict (or been one) knows they lie, constantly, first to themselves (“I can quit any time, nobody knew I was drinking” etc) and then to everyone else.
2) Fame, or maybe “relevance,” is an addiction.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/m...
‘The Interview’: Megyn Kelly Is Embracing Her Bias and Rejecting the ‘Old Rules’
The former Fox News and current YouTube host on her professional evolution, conservative media and why she endorsed Trump.
www.nytimes.com
March 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
2 thoughts re: this interview:
1) Anyone who has dealt with an addict (or been one) knows they lie, constantly, first to themselves (“I can quit any time, nobody knew I was drinking” etc) and then to everyone else.
2) Fame, or maybe “relevance,” is an addiction.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/m...
1) Anyone who has dealt with an addict (or been one) knows they lie, constantly, first to themselves (“I can quit any time, nobody knew I was drinking” etc) and then to everyone else.
2) Fame, or maybe “relevance,” is an addiction.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/m...
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I'm not saying anything novel here but it really is just truly despicable to watch them use THEIR OWN COLOSSAL SCREW UP to slander the reporter THEY INCLUDED ON THEIR CLASSIFIED GROUP CHAT
March 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I'm not saying anything novel here but it really is just truly despicable to watch them use THEIR OWN COLOSSAL SCREW UP to slander the reporter THEY INCLUDED ON THEIR CLASSIFIED GROUP CHAT
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Mike Waltz smears Goldberg as “the bottom scum of journalists.”
March 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Mike Waltz smears Goldberg as “the bottom scum of journalists.”
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As the U.S. Government endeavors to make tuberculosis great again, please consider preordering a signed copy of my book about our deadliest infection, its long history, and why in the 75 years since TB became curable, we've allowed over 150,000,000 people to die of the disease. everythingistb.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
As the U.S. Government endeavors to make tuberculosis great again, please consider preordering a signed copy of my book about our deadliest infection, its long history, and why in the 75 years since TB became curable, we've allowed over 150,000,000 people to die of the disease. everythingistb.com
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Whoever opposes fascism and primaries this man, I will literally go door to door for you. I'll drive my neighbors to the polls. I'll hold voter registration parties. I will be so proactive and effective in getting out the vote that it will look like a statistical anomaly.
It’s time to repeal Section 230. We must be able to take social media companies to court for addicting kids and enabling drug trafficking on their platforms.
Sen. DURBIN: Fentanyl often gets to our kids and young people through the internet.
Section 230 absolves social media companies from any responsibility. “That has got to end.”
Section 230 absolves social media companies from any responsibility. “That has got to end.”
March 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Whoever opposes fascism and primaries this man, I will literally go door to door for you. I'll drive my neighbors to the polls. I'll hold voter registration parties. I will be so proactive and effective in getting out the vote that it will look like a statistical anomaly.
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People need to understand this: Trump did not leave office willingly the first time. If his health holds up, he will not leave office willingly this time. He is not joking about serving more than two terms.
February 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
People need to understand this: Trump did not leave office willingly the first time. If his health holds up, he will not leave office willingly this time. He is not joking about serving more than two terms.
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Amid today’s massive NIH cuts to universities, please know that my research colleagues:
- Develop new cancer treatments for kids
- Are curing sickle cell disease
- Build new tech to help premature babies survive
- Prevent teens from dying of drug overdose
- And more
#NIH #MedSky #research #science
- Develop new cancer treatments for kids
- Are curing sickle cell disease
- Build new tech to help premature babies survive
- Prevent teens from dying of drug overdose
- And more
#NIH #MedSky #research #science
February 8, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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The data at USAID's ForeignAssistance dot gov was removed over the weekend, but it seems to be back (for now). As a backup, I've uploaded the data both as static CSV files and a queryable API
- Details: andrewheiss.github.io/foreignassis...
- API: foreignassistance-data.andrewheiss.com
- Details: andrewheiss.github.io/foreignassis...
- API: foreignassistance-data.andrewheiss.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The data at USAID's ForeignAssistance dot gov was removed over the weekend, but it seems to be back (for now). As a backup, I've uploaded the data both as static CSV files and a queryable API
- Details: andrewheiss.github.io/foreignassis...
- API: foreignassistance-data.andrewheiss.com
- Details: andrewheiss.github.io/foreignassis...
- API: foreignassistance-data.andrewheiss.com
Apropos of nothing, not enough people have seen Jojo Rabbit
January 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Apropos of nothing, not enough people have seen Jojo Rabbit
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Very proud to announce that @posit.co has joined the opensourcepledge.com. We're committing to spending $2000 / developer / year to support open source software that we use (but don't develop): posit.co/blog/posit-p... #rstats #pydata
Open Source Pledge
Our companies feast year after year at the Open Source table. It's time to settle up.
opensourcepledge.com
December 19, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Very proud to announce that @posit.co has joined the opensourcepledge.com. We're committing to spending $2000 / developer / year to support open source software that we use (but don't develop): posit.co/blog/posit-p... #rstats #pydata
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support whatever geolocation fraud needs to happen in order for Tennessee fans to blast "Rocky Top" over every TouchTunes in the Columbus area
December 18, 2024 at 5:46 PM
support whatever geolocation fraud needs to happen in order for Tennessee fans to blast "Rocky Top" over every TouchTunes in the Columbus area
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@samreich.bsky.social I have an idea!
Warner Bros. Discovery will not renew their deal to release new episodes of ‘Sesame Street’, THR reports.
Sesame Workshop is now looking for a new studio to release new episodes.
Sesame Workshop is now looking for a new studio to release new episodes.
December 13, 2024 at 10:49 PM
@samreich.bsky.social I have an idea!
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This chart by @jaspar.bsky.social shows just how much of an outlier the U.S. is when it comes to per capita spending on health care. And how little bang we get for our buck.
December 10, 2024 at 4:54 PM
This chart by @jaspar.bsky.social shows just how much of an outlier the U.S. is when it comes to per capita spending on health care. And how little bang we get for our buck.
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This is such amazing news and so well done! I have said it before and will say it again, R-Universe is the biggest new leap for #rstats
Excited and grateful that R-Universe is R Consortium's newest top-level project! This means sustained support for @rOpenSci.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy's platform for discovery and publishing of #rstats packages. Hats off to @jeroenooms.bsky.social for his leadership!
ropensci.org/blog/2024/12...
ropensci.org/blog/2024/12...
R-Universe Named R Consortium Top-Level Project
We're excited to announce R-Universe has been named the R-Consortium's newest Top-Level Project.
ropensci.org
December 7, 2024 at 8:34 PM
This is such amazing news and so well done! I have said it before and will say it again, R-Universe is the biggest new leap for #rstats