Kris Holt
@krisholt1.bsky.social
Aquariums 🐠 , gardening 🪴 , cherry blossom 🌸 , cheesemaking 🧀
‘If’
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
‘If’
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women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
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We’re delighted to announce The Best of Adrian Tchaikovsky (@aptshadow.bsky.social), a massive—37 stories, more than 600 pages—collection by the author of many acclaimed novels. Featuring a foreword by @scalzi.com. Full details and preorder: subterraneanpress.com/newsannounci...
Announcing THE BEST OF ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY—Over 600 Pages!
We’re delighted to announce The Best of Adrian Tchaikovsky, a massive—37 stories, more than 600 pages—collection by the author of many acclaimed novels, including Alien Clay, Shroud,...
subterraneanpress.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We’re delighted to announce The Best of Adrian Tchaikovsky (@aptshadow.bsky.social), a massive—37 stories, more than 600 pages—collection by the author of many acclaimed novels. Featuring a foreword by @scalzi.com. Full details and preorder: subterraneanpress.com/newsannounci...
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A hopeful message to finish. The problems with the UK economy are many, but most of them are solvable, because they are the result of sustained poor policy choices. These policy mistakes have left scars, and some of the damage is irreversible, but the majority of it can be recovered.
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
A hopeful message to finish. The problems with the UK economy are many, but most of them are solvable, because they are the result of sustained poor policy choices. These policy mistakes have left scars, and some of the damage is irreversible, but the majority of it can be recovered.
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New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
Getting Britain out of the hole
A plan for the UK economy
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
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Fascinating that the cause of collapse of both major parties has not just been basically identical (cost of living and service failings creating unpopularity, chasing radical right tail on immigration fuelling in-bloc schism), but that doubling down has persisted long after failure became clear.
November 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Fascinating that the cause of collapse of both major parties has not just been basically identical (cost of living and service failings creating unpopularity, chasing radical right tail on immigration fuelling in-bloc schism), but that doubling down has persisted long after failure became clear.
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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I need it to get really fucking clear that letting these people run the world is why the world is a fucking disaster. And the comfortable class needs to hear that most of all.
3/n
3/n
November 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I need it to get really fucking clear that letting these people run the world is why the world is a fucking disaster. And the comfortable class needs to hear that most of all.
3/n
3/n
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I actually think countries should subsidise travel between their place of residence and their home country for citizens abroad. There should be grants
November 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I actually think countries should subsidise travel between their place of residence and their home country for citizens abroad. There should be grants
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David Miliband's closing paragraphs in his Observer article today are quite ... striking.
November 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
David Miliband's closing paragraphs in his Observer article today are quite ... striking.
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Terminator starts promisingly, being about two naked men on a quest for some trousers, but then goes off in a different direction that isn't as interesting.
November 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Terminator starts promisingly, being about two naked men on a quest for some trousers, but then goes off in a different direction that isn't as interesting.
Cold snap is coming so it’s time to trim back the pepper plants. Aji Amarillo peppers (some in full Norwich City regalia) will be becoming a salsa or a paste in the next couple of days, depending on how much free time I can find.
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Cold snap is coming so it’s time to trim back the pepper plants. Aji Amarillo peppers (some in full Norwich City regalia) will be becoming a salsa or a paste in the next couple of days, depending on how much free time I can find.
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As tech companies gear up to borrow hundreds of billions of dollars to fuel investments in AI, lenders and investors are increasingly looking to protect themselves against it all going wrong.
AI Debt Explosion Has Traders Searching for Cover: Credit Weekly
As tech companies gear up to borrow hundreds of billions of dollars to fuel investments in artificial intelligence, lenders and investors are increasingly looking to protect themselves against it all going wrong.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
As tech companies gear up to borrow hundreds of billions of dollars to fuel investments in AI, lenders and investors are increasingly looking to protect themselves against it all going wrong.
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too much of the economy now is not built around solving a problem or meeting a need
November 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
too much of the economy now is not built around solving a problem or meeting a need
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I remember being surprised at how many people assumed Burnham had given up after Conference
Meanwhile, ambitious Labour politicians are doing things like this
November 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I remember being surprised at how many people assumed Burnham had given up after Conference
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You could literally do a horror anthology based on the different ways this can go wrong.
AI dead mom escapes into your TV, and your digital fridge, and your pacemaker.
AI dead mom escapes into your TV, and your digital fridge, and your pacemaker.
What if AI dead mom ends up neglected just like one of those digital picture frames. Sold at a digital goodwill for $2.50.
November 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM
You could literally do a horror anthology based on the different ways this can go wrong.
AI dead mom escapes into your TV, and your digital fridge, and your pacemaker.
AI dead mom escapes into your TV, and your digital fridge, and your pacemaker.
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
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“We are scouring the earth.”
America is scrambling for beef supplies and prices are soaring. Is there an end in sight?
Read the latest Business of Food newsletter:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
America is scrambling for beef supplies and prices are soaring. Is there an end in sight?
Read the latest Business of Food newsletter:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Americans Just Can’t Get Enough Beef
The US is the world’s largest consumer of the red meat, but shrinking cattle herds have led to a supply shortage and sent prices soaring.
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“We are scouring the earth.”
America is scrambling for beef supplies and prices are soaring. Is there an end in sight?
Read the latest Business of Food newsletter:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
America is scrambling for beef supplies and prices are soaring. Is there an end in sight?
Read the latest Business of Food newsletter:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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The thing about cruelty and inhumanity is that the limits of who is affected keep expanding and expanding until we shove it back the other way
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
James Van Der Beek Sells Dawson’s Creek Merch to Pay for Cancer Treatment
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
www.vulture.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The thing about cruelty and inhumanity is that the limits of who is affected keep expanding and expanding until we shove it back the other way
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This is one of the few times that the analogy between a running a government and a business makes sense. Focus on making a good product and everything else will take care of itself.
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This is one of the few times that the analogy between a running a government and a business makes sense. Focus on making a good product and everything else will take care of itself.
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Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
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crazy
IG em_clarkson
IG em_clarkson
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
crazy
IG em_clarkson
IG em_clarkson
The existence of a silly season implies the existence of a sensible season
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The existence of a silly season implies the existence of a sensible season
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Court rules that OpenAI violated German copyright law; orders it to pay damages
techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/c...
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Court rules that OpenAI violated German copyright law; orders it to pay damages | TechCrunch
A German court ruled that OpenAI’s ChatGPT violated the nation’s copyright laws by training its language models on licensed musical work without permission.
techcrunch.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Court rules that OpenAI violated German copyright law; orders it to pay damages
techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/c...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/c...
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.