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I would humbly request anyone saying Abundance is bad to base their criticism on something actually in this article instead of way-too-online free associative beefs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...
Opinion | The Abundance Agenda Has Its Own Theory of Power
www.nytimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I would humbly request anyone saying Abundance is bad to base their criticism on something actually in this article instead of way-too-online free associative beefs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...
Wow
June 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Wow
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Guys, it's the oligarchs. If you want to blame someone for 2024, blame the oligarchs. Anyone telling you to blame someone else is part of the oligarchy. Dark money has been to blame since citizens united.
May 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Guys, it's the oligarchs. If you want to blame someone for 2024, blame the oligarchs. Anyone telling you to blame someone else is part of the oligarchy. Dark money has been to blame since citizens united.
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Lloyd's of London insurers launch a product to cover companies for losses caused by AI chatbot errors; the policies are developed by YC-backed startup Armilla (Financial Times)
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May 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Lloyd's of London insurers launch a product to cover companies for losses caused by AI chatbot errors; the policies are developed by YC-backed startup Armilla (Financial Times)
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This is at least half of the value proposition for any international student seeking any US post-secondary degree. It will cause international applications to crater, nationally, and the hardest hit schools will be tuition-driven public universities that get minimal state support, often ~15% or less
They're terminating OPT.
Today the nominee to head USCIS stated directly: he will end Optional Practical Training, the single largest channel for high-skill immigrants to work in the US.
6 weeks ago I warned about this & summarized the research on impacts of this drastic action—> @piie.com
Today the nominee to head USCIS stated directly: he will end Optional Practical Training, the single largest channel for high-skill immigrants to work in the US.
6 weeks ago I warned about this & summarized the research on impacts of this drastic action—> @piie.com
Skilled immigration on the chopping block? Effects of eliminating "Optional Practical Training" in the US
The White House has taken numerous steps to sharply reduce the number of immigrant workers, with or without legal status, in the US economy. These policies, so far, typically target immigrants with le...
www.piie.com
May 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is at least half of the value proposition for any international student seeking any US post-secondary degree. It will cause international applications to crater, nationally, and the hardest hit schools will be tuition-driven public universities that get minimal state support, often ~15% or less
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buried lede in this article about what happens when you give a bunch of religious leaders mushrooms and an Enya playlist is that they had a hard time finding rabbi volunteers who weren't already pretty cool www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
May 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
buried lede in this article about what happens when you give a bunch of religious leaders mushrooms and an Enya playlist is that they had a hard time finding rabbi volunteers who weren't already pretty cool www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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This is an astoundingly good interview. The LA Port Director explains very clearly how profoundly trade is coming to a screeching halt. This summer will be tough.
Is this bad? I'm no international shipping expert, but this sounds bad.
May 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is an astoundingly good interview. The LA Port Director explains very clearly how profoundly trade is coming to a screeching halt. This summer will be tough.
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“First they came for the pulmonologists, but I said nothing because I couldn’t remember what kind of medicine that was, and I didn’t want to come off as poorly informed.”
April 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
“First they came for the pulmonologists, but I said nothing because I couldn’t remember what kind of medicine that was, and I didn’t want to come off as poorly informed.”
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“While in the interrogation room, Makled said, a man in plain clothes entered and began speaking to him. He said he recalls the man telling him: ‘We know you're a lawyer. We know you take on big cases.’”
Lawyer for U-M protester detained at airport after spring break trip with family
Dearborn lawyer says feds tried to seize his cellphone at Detroit Metro Airport as he returned from spring break trip with his family.
www.freep.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
“While in the interrogation room, Makled said, a man in plain clothes entered and began speaking to him. He said he recalls the man telling him: ‘We know you're a lawyer. We know you take on big cases.’”
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Picking up on this point, Justice Sotomayor writes in dissent:
"To the extent the Government removes even one individual without affording him notice and a meaningful opportunity to file and pursue habeas relief, it does so in direct contravention of an edict by the United States Supreme Court. "
"To the extent the Government removes even one individual without affording him notice and a meaningful opportunity to file and pursue habeas relief, it does so in direct contravention of an edict by the United States Supreme Court. "
April 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Picking up on this point, Justice Sotomayor writes in dissent:
"To the extent the Government removes even one individual without affording him notice and a meaningful opportunity to file and pursue habeas relief, it does so in direct contravention of an edict by the United States Supreme Court. "
"To the extent the Government removes even one individual without affording him notice and a meaningful opportunity to file and pursue habeas relief, it does so in direct contravention of an edict by the United States Supreme Court. "
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can't normalize without normies. make your peace with this now
Building a mass movement (instead of a subculture) will require a lot of cringe, so get comfortable with it
April 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
can't normalize without normies. make your peace with this now
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There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
April 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
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A visa is a _travel document_ that allows its bearer to come to the US port of entry to apply for admission in some status. That's it. It doesn't guarantee that admission. And it is not required to be valid at any time other than entry. 3/
March 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A visa is a _travel document_ that allows its bearer to come to the US port of entry to apply for admission in some status. That's it. It doesn't guarantee that admission. And it is not required to be valid at any time other than entry. 3/
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There is no plausible or desirable change to the education system that would have resulted in me retaining that competence. It decayed because I had no social or professional reason to maintain it after graduating. THAT’S the hard problem.
March 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
There is no plausible or desirable change to the education system that would have resulted in me retaining that competence. It decayed because I had no social or professional reason to maintain it after graduating. THAT’S the hard problem.
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In 1905, my great-grandfather helped @stevevladeck.bsky.social's great-grandfather escape arrest by Imperial Russian police who didn't like his speech.
120 years later, Steve has the best summary I've seen of key legal questions the case of Mahmoud Khalil:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/131-five-q...
120 years later, Steve has the best summary I've seen of key legal questions the case of Mahmoud Khalil:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/131-five-q...
131. Five Questions About the Khalil Case
The government's arrest and detention of a pro-Palestinian Columbia student (and green card holder) raises difficult questions about both technical immigration statutes and the First Amendment.
www.stevevladeck.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
In 1905, my great-grandfather helped @stevevladeck.bsky.social's great-grandfather escape arrest by Imperial Russian police who didn't like his speech.
120 years later, Steve has the best summary I've seen of key legal questions the case of Mahmoud Khalil:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/131-five-q...
120 years later, Steve has the best summary I've seen of key legal questions the case of Mahmoud Khalil:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/131-five-q...
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Mandatory high school civics class that isn’t just like “how a bill becomes law” or whatever but also “how NOAA powers your phone’s weather app” and “NIH helped make your asthma inhaler”
March 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Mandatory high school civics class that isn’t just like “how a bill becomes law” or whatever but also “how NOAA powers your phone’s weather app” and “NIH helped make your asthma inhaler”
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Techdirt explains why they're a democracy blog now and also, coincidentally, why this will always be a Mike Masnick stan account: www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)
While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn…
www.techdirt.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Techdirt explains why they're a democracy blog now and also, coincidentally, why this will always be a Mike Masnick stan account: www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
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This is what’s happening! It’s the Main Cause! This is why the world has gone insane! Not economic alienation or material conditions or any of it. The fragmentation of the information system into a meme-driven bias reinforcement machine is the problem stancilculture.substack.com/p/the-intern...
February 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is what’s happening! It’s the Main Cause! This is why the world has gone insane! Not economic alienation or material conditions or any of it. The fragmentation of the information system into a meme-driven bias reinforcement machine is the problem stancilculture.substack.com/p/the-intern...
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Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.”
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?
Yes. And You Can Too.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.”
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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👇🧵 The rest is noise. Either we're a republic of laws & separation of powers, based on a constitution, or we're not. Right now, the answer is that we're not, because we're seeing a total, comprehensive failure of Article I. Speaker Johnson & SML Thune should be bombarded with questions about this.
February 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
👇🧵 The rest is noise. Either we're a republic of laws & separation of powers, based on a constitution, or we're not. Right now, the answer is that we're not, because we're seeing a total, comprehensive failure of Article I. Speaker Johnson & SML Thune should be bombarded with questions about this.
9 attorneys signed the lawsuit filed several hours ago against Trump about USAID. All are women 🇺🇸😎
February 7, 2025 at 6:31 AM
9 attorneys signed the lawsuit filed several hours ago against Trump about USAID. All are women 🇺🇸😎
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The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.
Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy
If the Court and federal workers fail to stop Elon Musk, we are heading for authoritarianism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.
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As Pete Buttigieg told students at @UMich’s Ford School, political moments change quickly. Don’t let this moment discourage you. Work for the change you believe in. You can listen to his inspiring talk here.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg: Infrastructure accomplishments and challenges in the Biden administration
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will join the Ford School community for a conversation on the Biden-Harris Administration’s record in transportation and infrastructure.
buff.ly
January 15, 2025 at 3:01 AM
As Pete Buttigieg told students at @UMich’s Ford School, political moments change quickly. Don’t let this moment discourage you. Work for the change you believe in. You can listen to his inspiring talk here.
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JPMORGAN: “.. LA wildfires are shaping up to the be the costliest climate disaster in US history ..
“.. Some households could be financially stretched by rebuilding .. Pacific Palisades has average home values of $3.5mn, but more than half of tax returns had adjusted gross income under $200k ..”
“.. Some households could be financially stretched by rebuilding .. Pacific Palisades has average home values of $3.5mn, but more than half of tax returns had adjusted gross income under $200k ..”
January 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
JPMORGAN: “.. LA wildfires are shaping up to the be the costliest climate disaster in US history ..
“.. Some households could be financially stretched by rebuilding .. Pacific Palisades has average home values of $3.5mn, but more than half of tax returns had adjusted gross income under $200k ..”
“.. Some households could be financially stretched by rebuilding .. Pacific Palisades has average home values of $3.5mn, but more than half of tax returns had adjusted gross income under $200k ..”