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Biding my time 'til I unplug Peter Thiel's cryochamber.
“Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice."
~Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice."
~Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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If I am any country in the world right now (except Russia), I am looking at the US like a box that fell out of a truck driving in front of me that is marked "TNT."
Pulitzer worthy:
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"phillip k dick, but stupid" describes everything now
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"phillip k dick, but stupid" describes everything now
This is moving. In the space of 2 seconds, I was moved from "AYFKM the Rocky theme?" to wheeeeeeeeeezing 💀
Every element of this is comedic perfection.
Russia presented its human-like AI robot. It fell down as it walked onto the stage.
November 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is moving. In the space of 2 seconds, I was moved from "AYFKM the Rocky theme?" to wheeeeeeeeeezing 💀
The history here:
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The history here:
This sort of thuggish abuse of the press was a characteristic of the USSR and now Russia.
Glad to see Marion County experience consequences.
Glad to see Marion County experience consequences.
Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
kansasreflector.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This sort of thuggish abuse of the press was a characteristic of the USSR and now Russia.
Glad to see Marion County experience consequences.
Glad to see Marion County experience consequences.
Do you have any idea what it takes to disgust the Brits these days?
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Do you have any idea what it takes to disgust the Brits these days?
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Now I'm a dummy but it really feels to me like there has to be an entire relatively broad-based winning politics based around being in opposition to *just this one sliver* of what the Trump administration is doing right here www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Now I'm a dummy but it really feels to me like there has to be an entire relatively broad-based winning politics based around being in opposition to *just this one sliver* of what the Trump administration is doing right here www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
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For ACA enrollees with incomes above 400% of the poverty level -- who would lose subsidy eligibility entirely if enhanced credits expire -- effects vary by age and zip code. A 60 year old in Baltimore making $63,000 has an increase of $5,207. In Charleston, WV, it's $22,509.
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
For ACA enrollees with incomes above 400% of the poverty level -- who would lose subsidy eligibility entirely if enhanced credits expire -- effects vary by age and zip code. A 60 year old in Baltimore making $63,000 has an increase of $5,207. In Charleston, WV, it's $22,509.
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Victory for democracy! Court rules for fairly drawn district in Utah.
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Victory for democracy! Court rules for fairly drawn district in Utah.
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Know what else has soared vs the 1970s?
Household debt (housing, education, consumer).
And medical bankruptcies.
Household debt (housing, education, consumer).
And medical bankruptcies.
Yep
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Know what else has soared vs the 1970s?
Household debt (housing, education, consumer).
And medical bankruptcies.
Household debt (housing, education, consumer).
And medical bankruptcies.
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It is breathtaking that the Trump Administration has fought so hard to keep food from hungry families.
However, here in Washington state, we've caught up on the SNAP benefits that were delayed due to the shutdown. We're now delivering full benefits.
However, here in Washington state, we've caught up on the SNAP benefits that were delayed due to the shutdown. We're now delivering full benefits.
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
It is breathtaking that the Trump Administration has fought so hard to keep food from hungry families.
However, here in Washington state, we've caught up on the SNAP benefits that were delayed due to the shutdown. We're now delivering full benefits.
However, here in Washington state, we've caught up on the SNAP benefits that were delayed due to the shutdown. We're now delivering full benefits.
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Married conservative: A woman's place is at home, not the office.
Divorced conservative: My ex-wife *chose* not to work.
Divorced conservative: My ex-wife *chose* not to work.
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Married conservative: A woman's place is at home, not the office.
Divorced conservative: My ex-wife *chose* not to work.
Divorced conservative: My ex-wife *chose* not to work.
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SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
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LEAD CHANGE: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Harrell by... 91 votes.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
LEAD CHANGE: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Harrell by... 91 votes.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
That's out of ≈270K!
Seattle counted roughly 39K ballots today, & they broke in favor of Wilson by 11.4%, erasing the entirety of the incumbent's lead.
Someone should be working overtime to pin this abomination on the 8 Sen Dems who defected (as well as the Republicans).
Let them stink with it.
Let them stink with it.
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Someone should be working overtime to pin this abomination on the 8 Sen Dems who defected (as well as the Republicans).
Let them stink with it.
Let them stink with it.
If Trump bails out Orban, it will become a patriotic duty to scam and dox TF out of Trump donors and hack GOP-aligned PACs til their servers smoke.
Exactly how MANY emerging-market strongmen are we going to rescue? 🤡
@politico.com 🇭🇺
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
@politico.com 🇭🇺
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
If Trump bails out Orban, it will become a patriotic duty to scam and dox TF out of Trump donors and hack GOP-aligned PACs til their servers smoke.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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WA voter turnout generally was incredibly low
you can have nice things if you just bother to show up
hell, you don't even need to show up, this is a mail in ballot state, you just have to walk your ass to the post box
you can have nice things if you just bother to show up
hell, you don't even need to show up, this is a mail in ballot state, you just have to walk your ass to the post box
Washington’s 2025 voter turnout tracks among lowest on record
King County expecting about 45% participation despite fewer than 20% of voters having returned ballots so far.
www.king5.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
WA voter turnout generally was incredibly low
you can have nice things if you just bother to show up
hell, you don't even need to show up, this is a mail in ballot state, you just have to walk your ass to the post box
you can have nice things if you just bother to show up
hell, you don't even need to show up, this is a mail in ballot state, you just have to walk your ass to the post box
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Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
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*Women receive substantially lower "potential" ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
Forthcoming in the AER: "“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap" by Alan Benson, Danielle Li, and Kelly Shue. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap
(Forthcoming Article) - We show that subjective assessments of employee “potential” contribute to gender gaps
in promotion and pay. Using data on 29,809 management-track employees from a
large retail ...
www.aeaweb.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
*Women receive substantially lower "potential" ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
The fixed expression of shock and dismay to be here....so relatable today.
Two-day-old zebrafish larvae, as seen through a scanning electron microscope
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The fixed expression of shock and dismay to be here....so relatable today.
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I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...