Josh Alien
joshalien.bsky.social
Josh Alien
@joshalien.bsky.social
The only QB in history.
Would be sort of ironic in a way if AI offs us this way. In 80s sci-fi it was always them becoming sentient and launching nukes. This would be so much more pedestrian, lol
"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"

Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think - Truthdig
As the demands of AI grow, each generation of microchips requires more energy, minerals and water to produce, driving a ruinous cycle.
www.truthdig.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
ADP showing the private sector lost jobs in October 🚨

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Companies Shed Jobs in Late October, Weekly ADP Data Show
US companies shed 11,250 jobs per week on average in the four weeks ended Oct. 25, according to data released Tuesday by ADP Research.
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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🚨BREAKING: In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah court struck down the GOP-controlled legislature’s congressional gerrymander and a companion law designed to entrench partisan power — restoring a fair map for the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Utah Judge Strikes Down GOP Gerrymander, Restores Voter-Approved Fair Map
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Terrible idea. It would result in a higher interest rate, more expensive homes, you'd pay roughly 40% more interest, and build up equity much slower.
POLITICO: “.. The White House was blindsided by the idea, according to two people familiar with the situation .. and is now dealing with a furious backlash from conservative allies, business leaders and lawmakers.” 🤡

@politico.com $XHB
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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a defense that once thrived by having swarms of smart players around the ball just feels so scattered now.

NGS has a stat called "group tackle opportunities" for defenses, which is exactly what it sounds like.

Bills group tackle opportunities/game:

2025: 35.1
'24: 49.9
'23: 41
'22: 48.1
'21: 45.3
Every Bills defensive clip has a solid four seconds or so of guys pointing at each other

Whew Poyer
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Rep. Adrian Smith R-NE ignores Democrats on the floor and adjourns the House until Wednesday. Adelita Grijalva was elected on Sept. 23 and still has not been sworn into office. It may finally happen later this week.
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Reposted by Josh Alien
NEW: Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of allies in his bid to subvert the 2020 election including:

-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis

www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Pardon incoming.
Ghislaine Maxwell, the Epstein confidante and child sex trafficker, is being waited on “hand and foot” by the staff at her minimum security prison camp while she prepares a request that Donald Trump commute her sentence, according to whistleblower revelations. More on @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
One of the most corrupt administrations in American history.
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Janet Mills being a NO on the CR is interesting. Most people thought she'd be a similar type to the Shaheen/Hassan/King folks who are pushing this deal, but even she reads the room I guess
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The head of the DNC urges a NO vote.
As this vote moves to the House, I stand with Democratic leadership as they refuse to rubber stamp the full-scale Republican assault on Americans’ health care and I am proud of the majority of Senate Democrats who opposed this vote.
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
NV and NH Senators voting yes while one VA and both MD Senators voting no is quite bizarre.
EIGHT Senate Democrats have voted to advance the funding measure so far after the deal was reached:

Cortez Masto
Durbin
Fetterman
Hassan
Kaine
King
Rosen
Shaheen

If the existing 52 Republicans hold, that's 60 — enough to advance this agreement. Final vote still to come.
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
To show you how much he's hated, he tries to use an armed forces enlistment ceremony to stop the boos and fails miserably.
Trump getting booed at the Commanders game
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
What's going on with the Presidents health?
His weird discolored hand
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Ipsos finds Trump’s approval rating is decreasing almost entirely because of anti-incumbent economic anxiety. Approval rating among people who say the economy is the # 1 issue is -24pts since Jan. It’s stable for people who index on all other issues www.ipsos.com/en-us/lesson...
November 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Would be a lot of previous guests guess plus $1 lol
Hear me out…An episode of The Price is Right, but it’s exclusively people from the Trump administration guessing what different grocery items currently cost.
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The turnout persuasion ratio is better than in the April Wisconsin Supreme Court race (where it was flipped). That was the only small knock (for some) on that race.
Basically every country with a statewide election on Tuesday shifted toward Democrats, with the shift driven by both differential partisan turnout patterns and persuasion (looks like 30% turnout 70% persuasion in NJ and VA)

www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Another carmaker with American production lines down due to chip shortages.

www.wsj.com/business/ear...
Honda Cuts Guidance on Slumping Car Sales, Nexperia Chip Shortage
Honda Motor cut its annual earnings forecasts after a weak first half, flagging slumping car sales in China and Southeast Asia and a nearly $1 billion drag due to a shortage of chips from Dutch suppli...
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Instead of making housing more affordable, Trump is pushing 50-year mortgages instead.
November 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The quits rate is indeed a good indicator. People quit when jobs are plentiful, and don't when they aren't. Guess what the quits rate is currently? Hint, 2014.
November 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trump gave $40 billion to Argentina.

The government would reopen if Trump simply approved $30 billion in enhanced ACA Healthcare subsidies. It's literally less than 1 Argentina bailout.
November 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Murdoch sicced the post on him too on the same topic. Like MTGs and some R pollsters criticisms, I think they're trying to save him from himself as he seems truly oblivious of the peril to his presidency as he's increasingly viewed as out of touch.
Not sure if these are the Page One headlines WH was going for.

@wsj.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Trump's polling is the worst its been all term, and falling fast because of stuff like this:
November 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM