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Superb article in the Atlantic yesterday about how Hitler destroyed the political system of the Weimar Republic between January and March of 1933.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
www.theatlantic.com
January 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Superb article in the Atlantic yesterday about how Hitler destroyed the political system of the Weimar Republic between January and March of 1933.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣
December 25, 2024 at 6:53 PM
I love how Denmark isn’t taking any shit from Donald Trump. 🇩🇰 🤣
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Scoop: After the LA Times published a piece about Elon Musk that carried a headline owner Patrick Soon-Shiong didn't like, a new rule was implemented: Prior to publishing opinion stories, headlines must be emailed to Soon-Shiong, where he can then choose to weigh in. www.status.news/p/los-angele...
The Times They Are A-Changin’
Staffers at the Los Angeles Times described to Status a demoralized publication depleted of its spirit in which employees are "confused," "offended," and "frustrated."
www.status.news
December 5, 2024 at 4:38 AM
Scoop: After the LA Times published a piece about Elon Musk that carried a headline owner Patrick Soon-Shiong didn't like, a new rule was implemented: Prior to publishing opinion stories, headlines must be emailed to Soon-Shiong, where he can then choose to weigh in. www.status.news/p/los-angele...
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i wrote about why understanding meaningmaking (the act of making subjective decisions about relative value) is nearly universally overlooked but essential for building useful and commercially viable AI applications.
uncertaintymindset.substack.com/p/meaningmak...
uncertaintymindset.substack.com/p/meaningmak...
Meaningmaking at work.
To build successful AI applications, product management must comprehend meaningmaking — making subjective decisions about the relative values of things.
uncertaintymindset.substack.com
August 21, 2024 at 7:24 PM
i wrote about why understanding meaningmaking (the act of making subjective decisions about relative value) is nearly universally overlooked but essential for building useful and commercially viable AI applications.
uncertaintymindset.substack.com/p/meaningmak...
uncertaintymindset.substack.com/p/meaningmak...
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Calculating Empires: A Genealogy of Technology and Power Since 1500. “Calculating Empires is a large-scale research visualization exploring how technical and social structures co-evolved over five centuries.” [kottke.org]
A Genealogy of Technology and Power Since 1500
This is kind of amazing: Calculating Empires is a project by Kate Crawford and Kate Crawford attempting to map how technology and human social structures have changed and evolved since 1500. This is just a tiny bit of th
kottke.org
June 24, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Calculating Empires: A Genealogy of Technology and Power Since 1500. “Calculating Empires is a large-scale research visualization exploring how technical and social structures co-evolved over five centuries.” [kottke.org]
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1870-71: Franco-Prussian War, 433K dead
1914-1918: WWI, 17.6M dead, including 116K Americans
1939-1945: WWII, 54M dead in Europe, including 277K Americans
1949: NATO founded
1949- : No big interstate war in Europe (until Ukraine, which isn't in NATO)
2024: "NATO's dumb. What's it do for us anyway?"
1914-1918: WWI, 17.6M dead, including 116K Americans
1939-1945: WWII, 54M dead in Europe, including 277K Americans
1949: NATO founded
1949- : No big interstate war in Europe (until Ukraine, which isn't in NATO)
2024: "NATO's dumb. What's it do for us anyway?"
February 11, 2024 at 9:29 PM
1870-71: Franco-Prussian War, 433K dead
1914-1918: WWI, 17.6M dead, including 116K Americans
1939-1945: WWII, 54M dead in Europe, including 277K Americans
1949: NATO founded
1949- : No big interstate war in Europe (until Ukraine, which isn't in NATO)
2024: "NATO's dumb. What's it do for us anyway?"
1914-1918: WWI, 17.6M dead, including 116K Americans
1939-1945: WWII, 54M dead in Europe, including 277K Americans
1949: NATO founded
1949- : No big interstate war in Europe (until Ukraine, which isn't in NATO)
2024: "NATO's dumb. What's it do for us anyway?"
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Your reminder the organization behind those Christian "He Gets Us" ads you'll see during the Super Bowl also gives tens of millions of dollars to the Alliance Defending Freedom, the far-right lawyers who overturned Roe and write most of the anti-trans laws in the country
Non-profit rebranding Jesus for Gen Z also funds hate group
The Servant Foundation, known for its He Gets Us ad campaign, is the main funder for Alliance Defending Freedom
www.opendemocracy.net
February 11, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Your reminder the organization behind those Christian "He Gets Us" ads you'll see during the Super Bowl also gives tens of millions of dollars to the Alliance Defending Freedom, the far-right lawyers who overturned Roe and write most of the anti-trans laws in the country
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This should be the story tomorrow, and every day:
The leader of one of America’s two major political parties has just signaled to the Kremlin that if elected, he would not only refuse to defend Europe in World War III, but he would gladly support Vladimir Putin.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The leader of one of America’s two major political parties has just signaled to the Kremlin that if elected, he would not only refuse to defend Europe in World War III, but he would gladly support Vladimir Putin.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump Encourages Putin to Attack NATO Members
At a rally on Saturday, the former president announced he would tell the Russians “to do whatever the hell they want” to states delinquent in their bills.
www.theatlantic.com
February 11, 2024 at 3:46 AM
This should be the story tomorrow, and every day:
The leader of one of America’s two major political parties has just signaled to the Kremlin that if elected, he would not only refuse to defend Europe in World War III, but he would gladly support Vladimir Putin.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The leader of one of America’s two major political parties has just signaled to the Kremlin that if elected, he would not only refuse to defend Europe in World War III, but he would gladly support Vladimir Putin.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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biden should have the IRS make a giant check with $300 billion written on it, and then he should hold a press conference touting new enforcement on rich tax cheats with the check as a centerpiece
i am not joking
i am not joking
If this is what is radicalizing the billionaires against Joe Biden then Biden should be leveraging his bully pulpit and screaming about it every day - pitting the billionaires against rest of us.
Up to Biden to take the fight to them and lead it.
Up to Biden to take the fight to them and lead it.
IRS expects to collect hundreds of billions more in overdue and unpaid taxes thanks to new funding
The IRS says it expects to collect hundreds of billions of dollars more in overdue and unpaid taxes than previously anticipated using funding provided to the agency.
apnews.com
February 7, 2024 at 12:45 PM
biden should have the IRS make a giant check with $300 billion written on it, and then he should hold a press conference touting new enforcement on rich tax cheats with the check as a centerpiece
i am not joking
i am not joking