A friend told me this week they flew their whole flight at 6,000 feet bouncing around this week b/c of air traffic control limits
November 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
A friend told me this week they flew their whole flight at 6,000 feet bouncing around this week b/c of air traffic control limits
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"The man who co-discovered the double helix, perhaps not surprisingly, regarded DNA as the ultimate puppet master, immeasurably more powerful than the social and other forces that lesser (much lesser) scientists studied. Then his hubris painted him into a corner."
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
"The man who co-discovered the double helix, perhaps not surprisingly, regarded DNA as the ultimate puppet master, immeasurably more powerful than the social and other forces that lesser (much lesser) scientists studied. Then his hubris painted him into a corner."
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
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The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
@sgadarian.bsky.social I started working at yale recently (👋🏻 @paulgp.com ) and this from the daily newsletter yesterday had that small town local newspaper feel
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
@sgadarian.bsky.social I started working at yale recently (👋🏻 @paulgp.com ) and this from the daily newsletter yesterday had that small town local newspaper feel
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Seeing Like a Nate.
Ah the Nates- the most chosen of data pundits. Only thy can truly tell us what the numbers mean.
"Ah but not so fast--this is nothing compared to what Glenn Youngkin did four years ago." Never change, Nate Cohn, never change
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
November 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Seeing Like a Nate.
Kid was asking ChatGPT for Linux/chrome command line code for downloading YouTube videos and the sample URL ChatGPT used was Never Gonna Give You Up. He got rickrolled by AI
November 6, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Kid was asking ChatGPT for Linux/chrome command line code for downloading YouTube videos and the sample URL ChatGPT used was Never Gonna Give You Up. He got rickrolled by AI
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Look at how ratings of Israeli restaurants in the U.S. declined as Israel’s ground invasion in Gaza intensified.
November 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Look at how ratings of Israeli restaurants in the U.S. declined as Israel’s ground invasion in Gaza intensified.
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“The future of finance is here, and it’s the Smart Con wait shit have the signs already been printed? They have?”
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“The future of finance is here, and it’s the Smart Con wait shit have the signs already been printed? They have?”
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The Illinois legislature had passed the “Illinois Bivens Act,” allowing people to sue ICE agents in state court. Just waiting for Pritzker’s signature.
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...
November 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The Illinois legislature had passed the “Illinois Bivens Act,” allowing people to sue ICE agents in state court. Just waiting for Pritzker’s signature.
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...
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What have we learned about training entrepreneurs?
Issue 4 of our VoxDevLit on Training Entrepreneurs by @dmckenzie.bsky.social, Christopher Woodruff & Co-Editors is out now!➡️ voxdev.org/voxdevlit/tr...
Today's podcast covers the update➡️ voxdev.org/topic/firms/...
Issue 4 of our VoxDevLit on Training Entrepreneurs by @dmckenzie.bsky.social, Christopher Woodruff & Co-Editors is out now!➡️ voxdev.org/voxdevlit/tr...
Today's podcast covers the update➡️ voxdev.org/topic/firms/...
November 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
What have we learned about training entrepreneurs?
Issue 4 of our VoxDevLit on Training Entrepreneurs by @dmckenzie.bsky.social, Christopher Woodruff & Co-Editors is out now!➡️ voxdev.org/voxdevlit/tr...
Today's podcast covers the update➡️ voxdev.org/topic/firms/...
Issue 4 of our VoxDevLit on Training Entrepreneurs by @dmckenzie.bsky.social, Christopher Woodruff & Co-Editors is out now!➡️ voxdev.org/voxdevlit/tr...
Today's podcast covers the update➡️ voxdev.org/topic/firms/...
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👀 Scoop: IRS Direct File, the free government-backed program that let you file your taxes for free, is dead.
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax-prep giants
The tax agency has quietly built its own prototype system for filing tax returns digitally and free of charge, according to current and former officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
👀 Scoop: IRS Direct File, the free government-backed program that let you file your taxes for free, is dead.
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
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Submarine warfare.
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Submarine warfare.
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My friend is starting his kid early learning about the countries of the world @texasinafrica.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
My friend is starting his kid early learning about the countries of the world @texasinafrica.bsky.social
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Evidence that academics have been complaining about service roles for about 3000 years...
November 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Evidence that academics have been complaining about service roles for about 3000 years...
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Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
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Who did this?!
November 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Who did this?!
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This should be the biggest news story in the world right now
Satellite images show that most of the 260,000 civilians in Sudan’s el-Fasher are likely still trapped, as mass RSF killings continue
Satellite images show most el-Fasher civilians likely still trapped
Latest images suggest that majority of 260,000 civilians still in captured city, as mass RSF killings continue
www.middleeasteye.net
November 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This should be the biggest news story in the world right now
An econ predoc made the mistake of asking my advice on grad school applications @socio-steve.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
An econ predoc made the mistake of asking my advice on grad school applications @socio-steve.bsky.social
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This Frenchman has outfrenched every single one of us
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This Frenchman has outfrenched every single one of us
A small side effect of having a kid who watches The Wiggles is that I regularly get to enjoy playing “nonsense word or Australian slang?” and the most recent one was a song called “Bush Doof”, which is a real phrase and the meaning behind it is even more ridiculous than you’re expecting.
October 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I love a Don travel post and this is no exception. Don’s like if Rick Steves also had a secret passion for civil bureaucracies. It’s no wonder New York named the new Penn Station after him.
New from me: Everything is awful, so treat yourself to a timeline cleanse by hopping on the best train ride in the world, the Bernina Express.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/all-aboard...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/all-aboard...
All aboard the best train ride in the world
No timeline cleanse like a Swiss timeline cleanse
donmoynihan.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I love a Don travel post and this is no exception. Don’s like if Rick Steves also had a secret passion for civil bureaucracies. It’s no wonder New York named the new Penn Station after him.