Michael
@mikekearn.bsky.social
Father, cat dad, San Diego native. I love my partner and our daughters more than anything. Working every day to build a better life for me and mine. 🩷💜💙
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Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
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Martin Luther King Jr once said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
While that is reassuring, I think the United States is currently testing the tensile strength of that arc with all the injustice, hatred, and corruption it is piling on.
While that is reassuring, I think the United States is currently testing the tensile strength of that arc with all the injustice, hatred, and corruption it is piling on.
August 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Martin Luther King Jr once said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
While that is reassuring, I think the United States is currently testing the tensile strength of that arc with all the injustice, hatred, and corruption it is piling on.
While that is reassuring, I think the United States is currently testing the tensile strength of that arc with all the injustice, hatred, and corruption it is piling on.
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guess where they got their weird trade deficit math from?
i went to the pit for y'all and brought back the screenshots with alt text
i went to the pit for y'all and brought back the screenshots with alt text
![chatgpt log:
What would be an easy way to calculate the tariffs that should be imposed on other countries so that the US is on even-playing fields when it comes to trade deficit? Set minimum at 10%.
Reasoned about trade tariffs and deficits for 10 seconds v
A straightforward (if naïve) method is to set the tariff rate for each trading partner equal to the percentage share of the trade deficit relative to that country's total imports-always no less than 10%. In formula form:
Tariff Rate (%) = max(10, (Trade Deficit ÷ Total Imports) *
100)
For example, if the US runs a $20 billion deficit on $100 billion worth of imports from a country, the calculated rate is (20/100)×100 = 20%. If the deficit were only 5%, you'd still impose a 10% floor.
This method ignores the intricate dynamics of international trade-such as elasticities, retaliatory measures, and supply chain nuances-but it provides a blunt, proportional rule to "level the playing field." One might implement it in Python like so:
[code]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iyz5zf463ic52vqbonyu2ebu/bafkreigbalqxjorllnpelbwe5kcla5fdedxvgv3cicxdsrbdxarodif5ba@jpeg)
![Grok:
the deficit. The deficit as a percentage of total trade is
$295B/$582B = 50.69%. Using the formula Tariff% = 10% +
(Deficit% × Scaling Factor), we choose a scaling factor of 50 for illustration:
• Tariff = 10% + (50.69% × 50) = 10% + 25.345% = 35.345%, rounded to 35.3%.
This means a 35.3% tariff on Chinese goods could be proposed to offset the imbalance, aiming to reduce imports and encourage domestic production or exports.
Extending to Other Countries
To provide a broader view, here's a table of top US trading partners with 2024 deficits, using data from The Motley Fool and similar calculations (assuming scaling factor of 50 for consistency):
[data table headings]
Country
Deficit
(USD
Billion)
Total
Trade
(USD
Billion)
Deficit %
Calculate d Tariff %
China
-295
582
50.69%
35.3%
Mexico
-172
840
20.48%
20.2%
Vietnam
-123
(Data incomplet e, estimate)
~30%
25.0%
Ireland
-87
(Data incomplet e, estimate)
~25%
22.5%
Germany
-85
(Data incomplete estimate)
~20%
20.0%](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iyz5zf463ic52vqbonyu2ebu/bafkreietqlxsi5akdrvtp2rwqpc6kt6g6bbb2dppqcfn2j4q7xkofn4f4y@jpeg)
April 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
guess where they got their weird trade deficit math from?
i went to the pit for y'all and brought back the screenshots with alt text
i went to the pit for y'all and brought back the screenshots with alt text
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
I got banned from Reddit for saying I think Elon Musk should die in a Cybertruck fire, so let me be clear: I wasn't joking, he absolutely deserves it, and he's a corrupt Nazi oligarch attempting a coup to try and take over the US. Fuck Elon Musk. Die in a fire.
February 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I got banned from Reddit for saying I think Elon Musk should die in a Cybertruck fire, so let me be clear: I wasn't joking, he absolutely deserves it, and he's a corrupt Nazi oligarch attempting a coup to try and take over the US. Fuck Elon Musk. Die in a fire.
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Trump is a bitch, he's a big fat bitch
He's the biggest bitch in the whole wide world
He's a stupid bitch, if there ever was a bitch
He's a bitch to all the boys and girls.
He's the biggest bitch in the whole wide world
He's a stupid bitch, if there ever was a bitch
He's a bitch to all the boys and girls.
February 2, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Trump is a bitch, he's a big fat bitch
He's the biggest bitch in the whole wide world
He's a stupid bitch, if there ever was a bitch
He's a bitch to all the boys and girls.
He's the biggest bitch in the whole wide world
He's a stupid bitch, if there ever was a bitch
He's a bitch to all the boys and girls.
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Elon Musk cut the staff of Twitter from about 8k employees to about 2k. The crash at Reagan National—w/o adequate numbers of controllers tragically illustrates that the stupid thinking of the Trump-Musk regime to “fix things” by cutting civil servants is a dangerously wrong path for our country.
January 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Elon Musk cut the staff of Twitter from about 8k employees to about 2k. The crash at Reagan National—w/o adequate numbers of controllers tragically illustrates that the stupid thinking of the Trump-Musk regime to “fix things” by cutting civil servants is a dangerously wrong path for our country.
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One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.
January 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.
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my dog HATES the neighborhood cats who periodically come on our patio so we put film on the windows so now she hangs out halfway up the staircase so she can look at the thing she hates most and get real angry which seemed dumb to me until i realized i still read scoial media everyday
January 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
my dog HATES the neighborhood cats who periodically come on our patio so we put film on the windows so now she hangs out halfway up the staircase so she can look at the thing she hates most and get real angry which seemed dumb to me until i realized i still read scoial media everyday
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thats ok im already fluent in anxiety
January 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
thats ok im already fluent in anxiety
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The Supreme Court ruled corporations were allowed to donate unlimited amounts to politicians in 2010.
It only took them 6 years to take complete control of the government and 15 years to mark sure their voices are the only ones the masses ever hear again.
It only took them 6 years to take complete control of the government and 15 years to mark sure their voices are the only ones the masses ever hear again.
January 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Supreme Court ruled corporations were allowed to donate unlimited amounts to politicians in 2010.
It only took them 6 years to take complete control of the government and 15 years to mark sure their voices are the only ones the masses ever hear again.
It only took them 6 years to take complete control of the government and 15 years to mark sure their voices are the only ones the masses ever hear again.
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How I feel every time I check the news right now. 2025 is fucking wild already.
January 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
How I feel every time I check the news right now. 2025 is fucking wild already.
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Hi, I’m God.
I created sunshine and weed. I’m not mad at California libruhls.
I created sunshine and weed. I’m not mad at California libruhls.
January 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Hi, I’m God.
I created sunshine and weed. I’m not mad at California libruhls.
I created sunshine and weed. I’m not mad at California libruhls.
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"When Mexico sends its people, they're sending their best. They're sending firefighters to help solve American problems. They're bringing fire fighting uniforms. They're bringing fire fighting equipment. They're bringing kittens down from trees. And all, I assume, are good people."
January 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"When Mexico sends its people, they're sending their best. They're sending firefighters to help solve American problems. They're bringing fire fighting uniforms. They're bringing fire fighting equipment. They're bringing kittens down from trees. And all, I assume, are good people."
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What didn’t kill me didn’t make me stronger.
It gave me crippling anxiety, a lot of unhealthy coping mechanisms, some really nasty nightmares, the ability to drink enough caffeine to kill a horse, and made me into a cynic who cusses way more than necessary.
It gave me crippling anxiety, a lot of unhealthy coping mechanisms, some really nasty nightmares, the ability to drink enough caffeine to kill a horse, and made me into a cynic who cusses way more than necessary.
December 20, 2024 at 5:26 PM
What didn’t kill me didn’t make me stronger.
It gave me crippling anxiety, a lot of unhealthy coping mechanisms, some really nasty nightmares, the ability to drink enough caffeine to kill a horse, and made me into a cynic who cusses way more than necessary.
It gave me crippling anxiety, a lot of unhealthy coping mechanisms, some really nasty nightmares, the ability to drink enough caffeine to kill a horse, and made me into a cynic who cusses way more than necessary.
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Guns are the leading cause of death of children and teens in the United States.
I wish the establishment cared as much about their lives as they do CEOs.
I wish the establishment cared as much about their lives as they do CEOs.
December 10, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Guns are the leading cause of death of children and teens in the United States.
I wish the establishment cared as much about their lives as they do CEOs.
I wish the establishment cared as much about their lives as they do CEOs.
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Billionaires work very hard to keep the peasants distracted and divided so they never notice how badly they’re being SCREWED and unite against the billionaires.
December 9, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Billionaires work very hard to keep the peasants distracted and divided so they never notice how badly they’re being SCREWED and unite against the billionaires.
I'm getting really tired of 'unprecedented' news headlines. 😑
December 9, 2024 at 9:49 PM
I'm getting really tired of 'unprecedented' news headlines. 😑
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Hi, I’m God.
Billionaires shouldn’t exist.
Thanks,
God
Billionaires shouldn’t exist.
Thanks,
God
November 21, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Hi, I’m God.
Billionaires shouldn’t exist.
Thanks,
God
Billionaires shouldn’t exist.
Thanks,
God
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nothing to see here
perfectly normal
everything going according to plan
perfectly normal
everything going according to plan
November 21, 2024 at 5:03 AM
nothing to see here
perfectly normal
everything going according to plan
perfectly normal
everything going according to plan
Every Democrat on Capitol Hill needs to quit pretending the old traditions still apply. No one in the GOP is going to play fair just because it's traditional. Put your money where your mouth is, and fight like your constituents' lives depend on it. Because, for a lot of people, they do.
Leak the report. Pass it on.
November 21, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Every Democrat on Capitol Hill needs to quit pretending the old traditions still apply. No one in the GOP is going to play fair just because it's traditional. Put your money where your mouth is, and fight like your constituents' lives depend on it. Because, for a lot of people, they do.