@rambd.bsky.social
Curious explorer of capital landscapes.
Politically, I think the extremes on both sides vibrate with room-temperature intelligence.
Politically, I think the extremes on both sides vibrate with room-temperature intelligence.
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Entertaining watch
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Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down 28 Actors Playing Presidents | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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August 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Entertaining watch
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youtu.be/A-3yN2ePJwk?...
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🧵 I argue that we can understand the functioning of democracy through 3 core ideals, verification, deliberation and accountability. While no democracy fully achieves those ideals, this thread explains how MAGA destroys all three and inevitably results in democratic regression into authoritarianism.
The conditions that have led to what’s happening in the US today exist in democracies around the world.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
June 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🧵 I argue that we can understand the functioning of democracy through 3 core ideals, verification, deliberation and accountability. While no democracy fully achieves those ideals, this thread explains how MAGA destroys all three and inevitably results in democratic regression into authoritarianism.
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Just listened to the Hur interview tape
and I’m utterly appalled at all the incoherent and crazy things Biden said about Revolutionary War airports, injecting bleach, people eating cats and dogs, Hannibal Lecter, and Arnold Palmer’s penis. Simply unbelievable that he ran for president again.
and I’m utterly appalled at all the incoherent and crazy things Biden said about Revolutionary War airports, injecting bleach, people eating cats and dogs, Hannibal Lecter, and Arnold Palmer’s penis. Simply unbelievable that he ran for president again.
May 18, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Just listened to the Hur interview tape
and I’m utterly appalled at all the incoherent and crazy things Biden said about Revolutionary War airports, injecting bleach, people eating cats and dogs, Hannibal Lecter, and Arnold Palmer’s penis. Simply unbelievable that he ran for president again.
and I’m utterly appalled at all the incoherent and crazy things Biden said about Revolutionary War airports, injecting bleach, people eating cats and dogs, Hannibal Lecter, and Arnold Palmer’s penis. Simply unbelievable that he ran for president again.
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The Trump-Supreme Court battle is not really the crisis.
The crisis is here now. Trump is enacting an insidious coordinated attack on our institutions of democratic accountability, designed to crater democracy before next fall.
1/ A long 🧵to explain the plan & how we stop it.
The crisis is here now. Trump is enacting an insidious coordinated attack on our institutions of democratic accountability, designed to crater democracy before next fall.
1/ A long 🧵to explain the plan & how we stop it.
April 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Trump-Supreme Court battle is not really the crisis.
The crisis is here now. Trump is enacting an insidious coordinated attack on our institutions of democratic accountability, designed to crater democracy before next fall.
1/ A long 🧵to explain the plan & how we stop it.
The crisis is here now. Trump is enacting an insidious coordinated attack on our institutions of democratic accountability, designed to crater democracy before next fall.
1/ A long 🧵to explain the plan & how we stop it.
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Jeanine: We found out there are people who are between the ages of one and four who are getting social security
Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.
Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.
April 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Jeanine: We found out there are people who are between the ages of one and four who are getting social security
Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.
Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.
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Obama: Imagine if I had done any of this. Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials. Imagine if I had said to law firms that you will not be allowed into government buildings.
It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me
It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me
April 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Obama: Imagine if I had done any of this. Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials. Imagine if I had said to law firms that you will not be allowed into government buildings.
It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me
It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me
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This is the thing: Many, many people in other countries actually deeply respect and admire Americans, but despise and scorn our government’s policies. The former won’t last forever, though, especially if the latter continue on the current course.
Incredibly moving. 1000s of Lithuanians lined the streets of the capital Vilnius yesterday to honor the four US soldiers killed on their soil.
As their bodies are repatriated to the US, their President will be nowhere to be seen, except on a Florida golf course.
(📸 Gedinimas Varvuolis)
As their bodies are repatriated to the US, their President will be nowhere to be seen, except on a Florida golf course.
(📸 Gedinimas Varvuolis)
April 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is the thing: Many, many people in other countries actually deeply respect and admire Americans, but despise and scorn our government’s policies. The former won’t last forever, though, especially if the latter continue on the current course.
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I just did the numbers and this assumption looks to be completely right.
Let’s pause for a minute and consider how INSANE this is. 🧵
Let’s pause for a minute and consider how INSANE this is. 🧵
April 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I just did the numbers and this assumption looks to be completely right.
Let’s pause for a minute and consider how INSANE this is. 🧵
Let’s pause for a minute and consider how INSANE this is. 🧵
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Counterpoint 3: By driving any Tesler you are providing Musk with more driving data & thereby enhancing the value
Counterpoint 4: Insurance premiums for Teslers are going through the roof, so factor in that financial pain
Counterpoint 5: Related to 4 - don't crash it - Teslers are $$$ to repair
Counterpoint 4: Insurance premiums for Teslers are going through the roof, so factor in that financial pain
Counterpoint 5: Related to 4 - don't crash it - Teslers are $$$ to repair
April 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Counterpoint 3: By driving any Tesler you are providing Musk with more driving data & thereby enhancing the value
Counterpoint 4: Insurance premiums for Teslers are going through the roof, so factor in that financial pain
Counterpoint 5: Related to 4 - don't crash it - Teslers are $$$ to repair
Counterpoint 4: Insurance premiums for Teslers are going through the roof, so factor in that financial pain
Counterpoint 5: Related to 4 - don't crash it - Teslers are $$$ to repair
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Counterpoint: Even by buying a used Tesla, you're affecting the aftermarket value of Tesla's, which in turn, affects the value of a new Tesla.
Counterpoint 2: There are many great EV options that weren't made by double-sieg-heil Musk and company.
Counterpoint 2: There are many great EV options that weren't made by double-sieg-heil Musk and company.
April 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Counterpoint: Even by buying a used Tesla, you're affecting the aftermarket value of Tesla's, which in turn, affects the value of a new Tesla.
Counterpoint 2: There are many great EV options that weren't made by double-sieg-heil Musk and company.
Counterpoint 2: There are many great EV options that weren't made by double-sieg-heil Musk and company.
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Very informative story, tons of new stuff here, very much worth your time:
How Elon Musk planned for DOGE: Our investigation found that he raised the idea in 2023, becoming fixated on gaining insider access to federal systems. By Dec., he chose USDS as a landing place, and future DOGE members began applying for jobs there. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/u...
How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy (Gift Article)
The operation was driven with a frenetic focus by the billionaire, who channeled his resentment of regulatory oversight into a drastic overhaul of government agencies.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Very informative story, tons of new stuff here, very much worth your time:
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Out of 510,000 NCAA athletes, less than 10 are transgender. They are literally writing an executive order to target less than a hundred people nationwide. Republicans spent over $110 million in anti-trans ads on a made up problem.
February 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Out of 510,000 NCAA athletes, less than 10 are transgender. They are literally writing an executive order to target less than a hundred people nationwide. Republicans spent over $110 million in anti-trans ads on a made up problem.
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Over time, more and more of us will know people whose lives have been upturned and even destroyed by Trump and Musk. This is our base.
February 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Over time, more and more of us will know people whose lives have been upturned and even destroyed by Trump and Musk. This is our base.
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This is a great idea. Do you know anyone in Congress you can talk to?
Congress must take action to restore the rule of law.
February 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This is a great idea. Do you know anyone in Congress you can talk to?
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The 39th time we've had to post this, and this time about The Onion's original hometown.
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
MADISON, WI—In the hours following a violent rampage in Wisconsin in which a lone attacker killed at least two individuals and injured six others, citizens living in the only country where this kind o...
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December 16, 2024 at 9:48 PM
The 39th time we've had to post this, and this time about The Onion's original hometown.
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I’m trying to imagine the bubble of amoral corporate douchery you have to live in to think that saying “we guard against unnecessary care” is better than just shutting the fuck up.
December 7, 2024 at 3:38 AM
I’m trying to imagine the bubble of amoral corporate douchery you have to live in to think that saying “we guard against unnecessary care” is better than just shutting the fuck up.
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TikTok's role in Romania's election disinformation should be the last warning. This addictive and useless trash app that lacks transparency and is full of disinformation only serves china and its proxies to weaken the West, and it's high time to finally ban it in the EU!
November 27, 2024 at 3:34 PM
TikTok's role in Romania's election disinformation should be the last warning. This addictive and useless trash app that lacks transparency and is full of disinformation only serves china and its proxies to weaken the West, and it's high time to finally ban it in the EU!
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Elon, here you go again making false and completely unfounded accusations without providing any specifics. That’s the kind of response one would expect from a conspiracy theorist. What oligarch? What treason?
November 27, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Elon, here you go again making false and completely unfounded accusations without providing any specifics. That’s the kind of response one would expect from a conspiracy theorist. What oligarch? What treason?
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I believe this is correct. And you as a user have the option to control your feed as to whether you see reposts, replies, etc. And I find especially using “hide post for me” as a way to address when everyone is sharing the same post and I’m tired of seeing it.
My one constructive criticism on BlueSky, as a community: we need to “like” less and “retweet” more. In the absence of an algorithm, that’s the way we find each other and reward good content.
November 24, 2024 at 5:02 PM
I believe this is correct. And you as a user have the option to control your feed as to whether you see reposts, replies, etc. And I find especially using “hide post for me” as a way to address when everyone is sharing the same post and I’m tired of seeing it.
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If 25% of the population believed that a creature called ‘Glonzo’ caused high power prices by chewing through transmission lines, any competent politician would be negligent in not trying to find a way to exploit this. This doesn’t mean that these people wouldn’t be fucking morons.
November 9, 2024 at 12:01 AM
If 25% of the population believed that a creature called ‘Glonzo’ caused high power prices by chewing through transmission lines, any competent politician would be negligent in not trying to find a way to exploit this. This doesn’t mean that these people wouldn’t be fucking morons.
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It is hard to pick up a newspaper in China without seeing exhortations to increase consumption and assurances that consumption is inexorably rising, but while there is the occasional reference to the difficulty of...
www.chinadaily.com.cn
It is hard to pick up a newspaper in China without seeing exhortations to increase consumption and assurances that consumption is inexorably rising, but while there is the occasional reference to the difficulty of...
www.chinadaily.com.cn
China Daily Website - Connecting China Connecting the World
Chinadaily.com.cn is the largest English portal in China, providing news, business information, BBS, learning materials. The Website has channels as China, BizChina, World, Opinion, Sports/Olympics, E...
www.chinadaily.com.cn
November 27, 2024 at 5:36 AM
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It is hard to pick up a newspaper in China without seeing exhortations to increase consumption and assurances that consumption is inexorably rising, but while there is the occasional reference to the difficulty of...
www.chinadaily.com.cn
It is hard to pick up a newspaper in China without seeing exhortations to increase consumption and assurances that consumption is inexorably rising, but while there is the occasional reference to the difficulty of...
www.chinadaily.com.cn
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Chicago teachers get 78 days off and yet 41% are deemed chronically absent for missing 10+ days of work. With median pay of $95k (2nd highest in country), demands for 9% annual raises, and lousy outcomes, even the Chicago Tribune editorial board is fed up.
www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/24/e...
www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/24/e...
Editorial: 4 in 10 Chicago Public Schools teachers were ‘chronically absent’ last year from a job with a median salary of $95,000
Four out of 10 Chicago Public Schools teachers were absent from class more than 10 days last year. That’s not acceptable.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 24, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Chicago teachers get 78 days off and yet 41% are deemed chronically absent for missing 10+ days of work. With median pay of $95k (2nd highest in country), demands for 9% annual raises, and lousy outcomes, even the Chicago Tribune editorial board is fed up.
www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/24/e...
www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/24/e...
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The US has a much higher stake in Russia's war on Ukraine than most people think. As Americans consider the costs of continuing to help Ukraine fight the Russians in the coming years, they deserve a careful consideration of the costs of allowing Russia to win.
DEC 2023 report: isw.pub/Ukraine121423
DEC 2023 report: isw.pub/Ukraine121423
November 23, 2024 at 5:23 PM
The US has a much higher stake in Russia's war on Ukraine than most people think. As Americans consider the costs of continuing to help Ukraine fight the Russians in the coming years, they deserve a careful consideration of the costs of allowing Russia to win.
DEC 2023 report: isw.pub/Ukraine121423
DEC 2023 report: isw.pub/Ukraine121423