Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch
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Olivia Nuzzi to be announced as the inaugural winner of the FIFA Journalistic Excellence prize. Prize to be presented by Bari Weiss.
Stephen Moore to be announced as the inaugural winner of the FIFA economics prize.
December 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Olivia Nuzzi to be announced as the inaugural winner of the FIFA Journalistic Excellence prize. Prize to be presented by Bari Weiss.
John Roberts is giving Roger Taney a run for his money.
December 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
John Roberts is giving Roger Taney a run for his money.
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Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”
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"Trump admin moves to keep fact-checkers out of the country" sounds like an Andy Borowitz bit but alas
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Trump admin moves to keep fact-checkers out of the country" sounds like an Andy Borowitz bit but alas
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Brown University accepted nearly equal numbers of male and female students, but got almost twice as many female applicants. That math meant it was easier for men to get in.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men
The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Brown University accepted nearly equal numbers of male and female students, but got almost twice as many female applicants. That math meant it was easier for men to get in.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
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US gas prices are up 62% in the last year, but European gas prices are down 45% since January!
Why US up and Europe down?
US LNG exports drive up US prices and down European gas prices.
US consumers are paying to cut European gas prices.
www.euronews.com/business/202... #energysky
Why US up and Europe down?
US LNG exports drive up US prices and down European gas prices.
US consumers are paying to cut European gas prices.
www.euronews.com/business/202... #energysky
Why are European natural gas prices tumbling despite the cold winter?
European gas prices are tumbling despite cold weather and below-average storage, as surging US LNG flows flood the market. The TTF-Henry Hub spread, the price difference between European and US natura...
www.euronews.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
US gas prices are up 62% in the last year, but European gas prices are down 45% since January!
Why US up and Europe down?
US LNG exports drive up US prices and down European gas prices.
US consumers are paying to cut European gas prices.
www.euronews.com/business/202... #energysky
Why US up and Europe down?
US LNG exports drive up US prices and down European gas prices.
US consumers are paying to cut European gas prices.
www.euronews.com/business/202... #energysky
New Post: Social Security Considerations for Members of Colorado PERA (and other non-covered pension systems)
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Social Security Considerations for Members of Colorado PERA (and other non-covered pension systems)
Ever since the passage of the so-called Social Security Fairness Act I’ve been receiving a lot of questions from Colorado PERA members (and occasionally from educators in other states who hav…
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December 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
New Post: Social Security Considerations for Members of Colorado PERA (and other non-covered pension systems)
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There's a bad Trump/Hurricane joke in here somewhere...
Sharpie maker Newell Brands to cut 900 jobs, take up to $90 million charges reut.rs/4ivqyWJ
Sharpie maker Newell Brands to cut 900 jobs, take up to $90 million charges
Newell Brands will cut 900 jobs, or 3.8% of its global workforce, and take up to $90 million in restructuring charges, the Sharpie maker said on Monday.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
There's a bad Trump/Hurricane joke in here somewhere...
With the usual caveat that I became disgruntled with both college and professional sports a long time ago...I don't know how anyone can still support college football given the last week or so in college football coaching news (as well as college administrative decisions).
November 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
With the usual caveat that I became disgruntled with both college and professional sports a long time ago...I don't know how anyone can still support college football given the last week or so in college football coaching news (as well as college administrative decisions).
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Pete Hagueseth. We should make it a thing.
Hagueseth
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Pete Hagueseth. We should make it a thing.
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![Wikipedia entry: Remigration is a European far-right concept of ethnic cleansing[1] via the mass deportation of non-white minority populations, especially immigrants and sometimes including those born in Europe and holding European citizenship, to their place of racial ancestry](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:363cn3qkdwze3yu73yqybmms/bafkreigz33qx5loocjotie7rze77qqjrz4j3jb3vveuylt3nayqjwwsk5e@jpeg)
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
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If Joe Biden had claimed that he redesigned the hulls of Coast Guard cutters, we'd be way over in 25th amendment territory.
With Trump, it's so common that most Americans don't even notice it now.
With Trump, it's so common that most Americans don't even notice it now.
Trump during his Thanksgiving call with service members: "We're ordered a lot of Coast Guard cutters. Brand new, beautiful, the best machines in the world. I'm a looks person. I wanted the hull to be perfect. You know, I sort of redesigned the hull a little bit. The hulls. But we ordered a lot."
November 28, 2025 at 1:56 AM
If Joe Biden had claimed that he redesigned the hulls of Coast Guard cutters, we'd be way over in 25th amendment territory.
With Trump, it's so common that most Americans don't even notice it now.
With Trump, it's so common that most Americans don't even notice it now.
Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States.
Trump keeps saying wildly inappropriate things to journalists but I’m sure he’s totally fine
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States.
Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States.
Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
November 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States.
Utah Folks: If you haven't already gotten a rooftop solar system, perhaps "balcony solar" would interest you. Buy it, put it in the sun, plug it into any outlet. You can do this today.
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What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Utah Folks: If you haven't already gotten a rooftop solar system, perhaps "balcony solar" would interest you. Buy it, put it in the sun, plug it into any outlet. You can do this today.
www.volts.wtf/p/whats-the-...
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Does it strike anyone else that this week both the President and the Speaker of the House seemed to be complaining about "how hard their jobs are"? I mean, sure, but presumably you knew that before you took them. Plus it doesn't seem like you are really doing that much work.
November 27, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Does it strike anyone else that this week both the President and the Speaker of the House seemed to be complaining about "how hard their jobs are"? I mean, sure, but presumably you knew that before you took them. Plus it doesn't seem like you are really doing that much work.
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NEW: The Colorado Department of Corrections says it won’t grant the Trump administration’s request to transfer Tina Peters to the federal prison system, characterizing it as not fitting with the “standard practice” for moving inmates.
Colorado officials reject Tina Peters prison transfer request by Trump administration
The Colorado Department of Corrections says it won’t grant the Trump administration’s request to transfer Tina Peters to the federal prison system.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
NEW: The Colorado Department of Corrections says it won’t grant the Trump administration’s request to transfer Tina Peters to the federal prison system, characterizing it as not fitting with the “standard practice” for moving inmates.
Annie.
2006 - 2025
She was a very good girl.
2006 - 2025
She was a very good girl.
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Annie.
2006 - 2025
She was a very good girl.
2006 - 2025
She was a very good girl.
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SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
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Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Currently struggling with the "When is it time to euthanize the dog" decision.
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Currently struggling with the "When is it time to euthanize the dog" decision.