murphstein.bsky.social
@murphstein.bsky.social
Solving a 2-color map problem:

1/ create 2-3 zones of contiguous counties that in aggregate have a blue majority.

2/ call the remainder OJL and estimate its annual GNP.

3/ leaving existing US debt with OJL, spin off blue regions as new nations.

4/ limit immigration from OJL to blue nations.
April 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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April 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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New on Substack: “Out of Service” Joann’s is gone. Fire trucks sat idle as California burned. This is the business model. Private equity bleeds communities dry, and #BlackRock funds it all with your pension. #privateequity
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
Out of Service: How Wall Street Turned Fire Trucks, Fabric Stores, and Public Safety into Collateral
Private equity rolls up America’s lifelines while BlackRock quietly funds the collapse with your retirement savings
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April 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Aged hippie wondering where the other protesters from the Vietnam war era are…
April 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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If you could use some restoration of faith in humanity, watch Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" brought to life by a flashmob of 100 musicians
Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” Brought to Life in a Spanish Flashmob of 100 Musicians
A touchingly human reminder of our capacity for ecstasy, transcendence, and collective felicity.
www.themarginalian.org
April 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM