Larry Allen
@larryallen.bsky.social
Professor Emeritus of Lamar University, Ph.D in Economics, University of Arkansas, Author, A lifetime of random reading in Economics, World History, Philosophy, World Literature
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Amazon
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www.powells.com/book/the-hid...
Left Bank Books
www.left-bank.com/book/9798822...
#books #booksky
December 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Bookshop
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Thriftbooks
www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-hidden...
Amazon
www.amazon.com/Hidden-Face-...
Barnes&Noble
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-hidden...
Powell's Books:
www.powells.com/book/the-hid...
Left Bank Books
www.left-bank.com/book/9798822...
#books #booksky
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Thriftbooks
www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-hidden...
Amazon
www.amazon.com/Hidden-Face-...
Barnes&Noble
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-hidden...
Powell's Books:
www.powells.com/book/the-hid...
Left Bank Books
www.left-bank.com/book/9798822...
#books #booksky
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UPDATE: in point of fact there is not an innocent explanation for this.
December 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
UPDATE: in point of fact there is not an innocent explanation for this.
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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And here’s a free link to the NYT piece on the 60 Minutes disaster.
Bari Weiss thinks CBS reporters can’t get Stephen Miller to talk to them because they don’t have his phone number.
And she doesn’t know how to use a dictionary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
Bari Weiss thinks CBS reporters can’t get Stephen Miller to talk to them because they don’t have his phone number.
And she doesn’t know how to use a dictionary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
December 22, 2025 at 3:27 AM
And here’s a free link to the NYT piece on the 60 Minutes disaster.
Bari Weiss thinks CBS reporters can’t get Stephen Miller to talk to them because they don’t have his phone number.
And she doesn’t know how to use a dictionary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
Bari Weiss thinks CBS reporters can’t get Stephen Miller to talk to them because they don’t have his phone number.
And she doesn’t know how to use a dictionary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
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Incredible stuff, no notes
New from MS NOW:
Kash Patel is being driven around in specially armored BMWs that the FBI bought at his request.
Patel earlier this year pressed the FBI to purchase a new, more modern FBI jet for his use, but the proposal was abandoned over cost estimates. www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Kash Patel is being driven around in specially armored BMWs that the FBI bought at his request.
Patel earlier this year pressed the FBI to purchase a new, more modern FBI jet for his use, but the proposal was abandoned over cost estimates. www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
Kash Patel’s new ride of choice: an armored luxury BMW
FBI director under fire for use of government resources also asked for an upgraded jet
www.ms.now
December 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Incredible stuff, no notes
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Bloomberg Analysis: 15 People Have Died in Crashes Where Tesla Doors Wouldn’t Open
Note: Tesla said on a new safety page on its website last week that when a serious collision is detected, "doors will automatically unlock for emergency access."
GIFT LINK: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Note: Tesla said on a new safety page on its website last week that when a serious collision is detected, "doors will automatically unlock for emergency access."
GIFT LINK: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
15 People Have Died in Crashes Where Tesla Doors Wouldn’t Open
There are no official statistics on the dangers of electric handles. So Bloomberg did its own analysis.
www.bloomberg.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Bloomberg Analysis: 15 People Have Died in Crashes Where Tesla Doors Wouldn’t Open
Note: Tesla said on a new safety page on its website last week that when a serious collision is detected, "doors will automatically unlock for emergency access."
GIFT LINK: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Note: Tesla said on a new safety page on its website last week that when a serious collision is detected, "doors will automatically unlock for emergency access."
GIFT LINK: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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💰Trump’s wealth increased by about $2.5B since his reelection, to $6.9B
💰 Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M.
💰 Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M.
💰 Barron, a college sophomore, is worth $150M.
💰 Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M.
💰 Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M.
💰 Barron, a college sophomore, is worth $150M.
His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government. n.pr/48P2QSb
How President Trump reshaped capitalism in 2025
His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
💰Trump’s wealth increased by about $2.5B since his reelection, to $6.9B
💰 Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M.
💰 Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M.
💰 Barron, a college sophomore, is worth $150M.
💰 Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M.
💰 Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M.
💰 Barron, a college sophomore, is worth $150M.
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African American history is American history. Trump’s decision harms us all.
The Donald Trump administration has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They will be replaced with Donald Trump’s birthday.
They will be replaced with Donald Trump’s birthday.
December 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
African American history is American history. Trump’s decision harms us all.
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@mollyjongfast.bsky.social Thanks for your comment on Morning Joe about your relative being transformed by reading/books. My daughter, who inhales whole books, is a phenomenal poet largely due to books. It’s the spark behind her fire.
December 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social Thanks for your comment on Morning Joe about your relative being transformed by reading/books. My daughter, who inhales whole books, is a phenomenal poet largely due to books. It’s the spark behind her fire.
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Thought they’ll gladly ship your money off to Venezuela but only to kill fishermen and the occasional cocaine dealer
JD Vance: "We believe in honoring your father and mother rather than shipping all their money off to Ukraine"
December 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Thought they’ll gladly ship your money off to Venezuela but only to kill fishermen and the occasional cocaine dealer
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Dang it. There go all my self citations.
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Dang it. There go all my self citations.
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We don’t have a budget crisis – we have a billionaire tax crisis. Tax. The. Rich.
December 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We don’t have a budget crisis – we have a billionaire tax crisis. Tax. The. Rich.
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December 22, 2024 at 6:24 PM
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Elon Musk is spreading nonsense conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election again. This “report” comes from The Federalist, a propaganda rag for the Trump regime.
Long story short: there was a statewide hand recount in GA. Biden’s victory confirmed. No law broken. This is nonsense.
Long story short: there was a statewide hand recount in GA. Biden’s victory confirmed. No law broken. This is nonsense.
December 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Elon Musk is spreading nonsense conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election again. This “report” comes from The Federalist, a propaganda rag for the Trump regime.
Long story short: there was a statewide hand recount in GA. Biden’s victory confirmed. No law broken. This is nonsense.
Long story short: there was a statewide hand recount in GA. Biden’s victory confirmed. No law broken. This is nonsense.
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NIH funding is like pizza 🍕. Usually, the NIH gives many researchers a slice of the pie, but this year they decided to just give a few researchers the whole pie. The data show that, disproportionately, early career researchers went hungry. We need Congress to stop NIH multi-year funding mandates.
A Trump administration change to how the National Institutes of Health awards grants has sharply reduced early-stage investigators’ odds of securing funding, new data from the agency show. Teamed up with @aniloza.bsky.social for this @statnews.com story
www.statnews.com/2025/12/18/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/12/18/n...
NIH funding rates for early-career researchers plunged in 2025, new data show
A Trump administration change to how NIH awards grants has sharply reduced early-stage investigators’ odds of securing funding.
www.statnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
NIH funding is like pizza 🍕. Usually, the NIH gives many researchers a slice of the pie, but this year they decided to just give a few researchers the whole pie. The data show that, disproportionately, early career researchers went hungry. We need Congress to stop NIH multi-year funding mandates.
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“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”
― Albert Einstein
🌜goodnight or good morning🌞
― Albert Einstein
🌜goodnight or good morning🌞
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 AM
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”
― Albert Einstein
🌜goodnight or good morning🌞
― Albert Einstein
🌜goodnight or good morning🌞
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Enjoyed a wide-ranging conversation with the Grounded podcast this week—from the threats posed by autocratic Russia and China, to Montana football! Listen here: groundedpodcast.substack.com/p/a-live-cha...
A live chat with former Amb. Michael McFaul
A recording from Grounded Podcast's live video
groundedpodcast.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Enjoyed a wide-ranging conversation with the Grounded podcast this week—from the threats posed by autocratic Russia and China, to Montana football! Listen here: groundedpodcast.substack.com/p/a-live-cha...
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December 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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this was....predictable
WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from DOJ webpage, including photo of Trump, with no explanation.
December 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
this was....predictable
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I wanted to finish this before year's end & I did. 😁
I LOVED it.
Such a pleasure to read, information-rich, fascinating but accessible. 🎁🎅
Air-Borne by Carl Zimmer
www.scientificamerican.com/article/book...
@carlzimmer.com
Plant pathogens covered as well as human 💚
Even Norman Bourlag!
I LOVED it.
Such a pleasure to read, information-rich, fascinating but accessible. 🎁🎅
Air-Borne by Carl Zimmer
www.scientificamerican.com/article/book...
@carlzimmer.com
Plant pathogens covered as well as human 💚
Even Norman Bourlag!
December 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I wanted to finish this before year's end & I did. 😁
I LOVED it.
Such a pleasure to read, information-rich, fascinating but accessible. 🎁🎅
Air-Borne by Carl Zimmer
www.scientificamerican.com/article/book...
@carlzimmer.com
Plant pathogens covered as well as human 💚
Even Norman Bourlag!
I LOVED it.
Such a pleasure to read, information-rich, fascinating but accessible. 🎁🎅
Air-Borne by Carl Zimmer
www.scientificamerican.com/article/book...
@carlzimmer.com
Plant pathogens covered as well as human 💚
Even Norman Bourlag!
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"Through choices in policy, investment, education, & care for one another and the Earth, we can still create a turning point. It begins by embracing our shared humanity & recognizing the profound interconnectedness of all life on the planet."
Highlighting a great article
plantae.org/special-repo...
Highlighting a great article
plantae.org/special-repo...
Special report: State of the climate, a planet on the brink | Plantae
This is the last edition of PSRW before the new year. Although we have spent the past year celebrating the breakthroughs in plant science, I am going to end on a more sober note…
plantae.org
December 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
"Through choices in policy, investment, education, & care for one another and the Earth, we can still create a turning point. It begins by embracing our shared humanity & recognizing the profound interconnectedness of all life on the planet."
Highlighting a great article
plantae.org/special-repo...
Highlighting a great article
plantae.org/special-repo...
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Donald Trump has never shown an appreciation of the arts. During his first term, Trump never attended the Kennedy Center Honors. Now, even though it takes an act of Congress to change the name, he has put his name ahead of President Kennedy, who was a champion of the arts. It is funny, isn’t it?
December 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Donald Trump has never shown an appreciation of the arts. During his first term, Trump never attended the Kennedy Center Honors. Now, even though it takes an act of Congress to change the name, he has put his name ahead of President Kennedy, who was a champion of the arts. It is funny, isn’t it?