David Merkowitz
@merkowdj.bsky.social
Public humanist - everything is terrible and getting worse. I block antisemites really fast…
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There's a decent chance that driving a gas car for the last decade had less of a negative impact on the planet than supporting Elon Musk's rise to power by buying a Tesla
January 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
There's a decent chance that driving a gas car for the last decade had less of a negative impact on the planet than supporting Elon Musk's rise to power by buying a Tesla
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The Tulsa Race Massacre was not committed by an uncontrolled mob but was the result of “a coordinated, military-style attack” by white citizens, the Justice Department said in a report. It was the first time the U.S. government has given an official account of the 1921 massacre of Black residents.
Tulsa Massacre Was a ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack,’ Federal Report Says
The Justice Department’s conclusion follows an investigation of the 1921 atrocity in Oklahoma in which up to 300 Black residents were killed.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The Tulsa Race Massacre was not committed by an uncontrolled mob but was the result of “a coordinated, military-style attack” by white citizens, the Justice Department said in a report. It was the first time the U.S. government has given an official account of the 1921 massacre of Black residents.
Good radio play-by-play guys are infinitely better than even the best tv announcers for any sport, any time, any day.
January 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Good radio play-by-play guys are infinitely better than even the best tv announcers for any sport, any time, any day.
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"The fastest growing (and shrinking) U.S. counties" https://buff.ly/3PnJBVf
January 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"The fastest growing (and shrinking) U.S. counties" https://buff.ly/3PnJBVf
The Cybertruck is the Murano Cross-Cabriolet of the 2020s. I notice them for all the wrong reasons.
January 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The Cybertruck is the Murano Cross-Cabriolet of the 2020s. I notice them for all the wrong reasons.
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Pournelle's iron law of bureaucracy, in academia
In any bureaucracy, the people devoted to the benefit of the bureaucracy itself always get in control and those dedicated to the goals that the bureaucracy is supposed to accomplish have less and less influence, and sometimes are eliminated entirely.
In any bureaucracy, the people devoted to the benefit of the bureaucracy itself always get in control and those dedicated to the goals that the bureaucracy is supposed to accomplish have less and less influence, and sometimes are eliminated entirely.
December 11, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Pournelle's iron law of bureaucracy, in academia
In any bureaucracy, the people devoted to the benefit of the bureaucracy itself always get in control and those dedicated to the goals that the bureaucracy is supposed to accomplish have less and less influence, and sometimes are eliminated entirely.
In any bureaucracy, the people devoted to the benefit of the bureaucracy itself always get in control and those dedicated to the goals that the bureaucracy is supposed to accomplish have less and less influence, and sometimes are eliminated entirely.
www.timesofisrael.com/pope-francis...
Francis has turned the Catholic Church back at least 60 years. Oh for the days of JPII and Benedict.
Francis has turned the Catholic Church back at least 60 years. Oh for the days of JPII and Benedict.
Pope Francis inaugurates nativity scene in Vatican showing baby Jesus on keffiyeh
Pontiff, who recently called to investigate Israel for genocide, preaches end to all war, as he dedicates scene by Palestinian artists, to be displayed in Vatican's Paul VI Hall
www.timesofisrael.com
December 8, 2024 at 7:04 PM
www.timesofisrael.com/pope-francis...
Francis has turned the Catholic Church back at least 60 years. Oh for the days of JPII and Benedict.
Francis has turned the Catholic Church back at least 60 years. Oh for the days of JPII and Benedict.
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America had a good run. www.nytimes.com/athletic/596...
The Golden At-Bat rule could give MLB a new shine. But is it worth it?
What if a team could choose one at-bat to send its best hitter to the plate even if it wasn’t that guy’s turn to hit? MLB could test it out.
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2024 at 10:48 PM
America had a good run. www.nytimes.com/athletic/596...
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I like New England Calvinists as much as anybody does and more than most.
But American Thanksgiving isn’t fundamentally the commemoration of the 1621 harvest, but of victory over those who committed treason in defense of slavery.
But American Thanksgiving isn’t fundamentally the commemoration of the 1621 harvest, but of victory over those who committed treason in defense of slavery.
November 28, 2024 at 6:29 PM
I like New England Calvinists as much as anybody does and more than most.
But American Thanksgiving isn’t fundamentally the commemoration of the 1621 harvest, but of victory over those who committed treason in defense of slavery.
But American Thanksgiving isn’t fundamentally the commemoration of the 1621 harvest, but of victory over those who committed treason in defense of slavery.