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At least one federal workers union, NTEU, is advising members not to respond to the email. People at intelligence agencies have been told the same since NDAs cover a lot of their work and they actually can’t chat with Elon and his 19-year-old friends about what they’re up to
Musk has tweeted 57 times since decreeing that fed employees must answer an email about what they did this week, and that it will be “taken as a resignation” if they don’t reply. If you want to pretend your tweets are legally binding announcements, you probably shouldn’t also have logorrhea
February 23, 2025 at 6:32 AM
At least one federal workers union, NTEU, is advising members not to respond to the email. People at intelligence agencies have been told the same since NDAs cover a lot of their work and they actually can’t chat with Elon and his 19-year-old friends about what they’re up to
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Ah, the controversial Roman heart signal (according to the MSM)
February 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Ah, the controversial Roman heart signal (according to the MSM)
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DOGE is like if Fyre Festival was a government agency.
February 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
DOGE is like if Fyre Festival was a government agency.
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As Germans go to the polls, the future of the post-war system is on the ballot. The verdict threatens to destabilize Europe.
Far-Right Pushes Germany’s Political System to the Breaking Point
Sunday’s election may be the last chance for the country’s mainstream political parties.
www.bloomberg.com
February 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
As Germans go to the polls, the future of the post-war system is on the ballot. The verdict threatens to destabilize Europe.
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@coachdspeaks.bsky.social
Politicians don’t control prices directly #market #economy
Indirectly they influence by
- deficit spending adds debt/interest cost
- eroding consumer confidence
- raise pricing w tariffs
Vital political commentators review basic #business #economics
#econsky
Politicians don’t control prices directly #market #economy
Indirectly they influence by
- deficit spending adds debt/interest cost
- eroding consumer confidence
- raise pricing w tariffs
Vital political commentators review basic #business #economics
#econsky
February 23, 2025 at 4:25 AM
@coachdspeaks.bsky.social
Politicians don’t control prices directly #market #economy
Indirectly they influence by
- deficit spending adds debt/interest cost
- eroding consumer confidence
- raise pricing w tariffs
Vital political commentators review basic #business #economics
#econsky
Politicians don’t control prices directly #market #economy
Indirectly they influence by
- deficit spending adds debt/interest cost
- eroding consumer confidence
- raise pricing w tariffs
Vital political commentators review basic #business #economics
#econsky
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The mega-consultancies are all pushing AI in education like you would totally believe. A short thread if you can cope...
Deloitte may be getting AI to generate its HE proposals too
"Our multidisciplinary approach allows us to harness the diverse capabilities of AI technologies to develop innovative solutions to help empower and transform AI strategy for higher education institutions" www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/...
"Our multidisciplinary approach allows us to harness the diverse capabilities of AI technologies to develop innovative solutions to help empower and transform AI strategy for higher education institutions" www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/...
January 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The mega-consultancies are all pushing AI in education like you would totally believe. A short thread if you can cope...
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there is so much hype around AI agents, but like most current AI, they spectacularly fail when put to actual real-world use www.answer.ai/posts/2025-0...
January 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
there is so much hype around AI agents, but like most current AI, they spectacularly fail when put to actual real-world use www.answer.ai/posts/2025-0...
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The dispute over H-1B visas shows that President Trump may be less nativist than many of his MAGA supporters, including some incoming officials in his administration.
My @projectsyndicate.bsky.social column: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/h... #econsky
My @projectsyndicate.bsky.social column: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/h... #econsky
Could High-Skill Immigration Increase Under Trump? | by Michael R. Strain - Project Syndicate
Michael R. Strain argues that the recent kerfuffle over foreign workers underscores the president-elect’s pragmatic instincts.
www.project-syndicate.org
January 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The dispute over H-1B visas shows that President Trump may be less nativist than many of his MAGA supporters, including some incoming officials in his administration.
My @projectsyndicate.bsky.social column: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/h... #econsky
My @projectsyndicate.bsky.social column: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/h... #econsky
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I’m teaching a class on bureaucratic politics this quarter and for some reason I’ve decided to keep track of all the times bureaucracies are talked about as machines. Here is a selection.
January 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I’m teaching a class on bureaucratic politics this quarter and for some reason I’ve decided to keep track of all the times bureaucracies are talked about as machines. Here is a selection.
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NEW: An apparent Character.AI bug caused chatbot outputs to devolve into repetitive, multilingual gibberish, complete with inexplicable ramblings about........ dildos.
futurism.com/character-ai...
futurism.com/character-ai...
January 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
NEW: An apparent Character.AI bug caused chatbot outputs to devolve into repetitive, multilingual gibberish, complete with inexplicable ramblings about........ dildos.
futurism.com/character-ai...
futurism.com/character-ai...
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This article essentially says NJ State Troopers would rather not do their job than learn how to do it w/o perpetuating racial biases. While the article focuses on one particularly egregious case, the information on foot dragging and racism is buried in the last third of the piece. Gift link.
For 8 Months, Traffic Enforcement on New Jersey’s Highways Plummeted (Gift Article)
After a report found racial bias in traffic enforcement, state troopers were warned by a union leader that “every stop” would be scrutinized. They started making fewer.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:36 PM
This article essentially says NJ State Troopers would rather not do their job than learn how to do it w/o perpetuating racial biases. While the article focuses on one particularly egregious case, the information on foot dragging and racism is buried in the last third of the piece. Gift link.
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this is marvelous news, and if you haven’t read Ducks, there’s no better time than now
also makes a great gift!
bookshop.org/p/books/duck...
also makes a great gift!
bookshop.org/p/books/duck...
December 2, 2024 at 4:33 AM
this is marvelous news, and if you haven’t read Ducks, there’s no better time than now
also makes a great gift!
bookshop.org/p/books/duck...
also makes a great gift!
bookshop.org/p/books/duck...
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This profile of the shrewd, slippery IP wizard Ben Mezrich was fascinating/a total bummer: www.vulture.com/article/ben-...
Ben Mezrich’s Foolproof Formula for Succeeding in Hollywood
How a gleefully unscrupulous hitmaker became one of the most bankable writers in the business.
www.vulture.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:30 AM
This profile of the shrewd, slippery IP wizard Ben Mezrich was fascinating/a total bummer: www.vulture.com/article/ben-...
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Another site I love is nutritionfacts.org,
a science-based nonprofit organization founded by Michael Greger, that provides free updates on the latest nutrition research through bite-sized videos, blogs, podcasts, and infographics. Check out their YouTube channel
nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to...
a science-based nonprofit organization founded by Michael Greger, that provides free updates on the latest nutrition research through bite-sized videos, blogs, podcasts, and infographics. Check out their YouTube channel
nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to...
How to Prevent Alzheimer’s with Diet
What evidence is there that our meat-sweet diets play a cause-and-effect role in dementia?
nutritionfacts.org
November 2, 2023 at 3:52 AM
Another site I love is nutritionfacts.org,
a science-based nonprofit organization founded by Michael Greger, that provides free updates on the latest nutrition research through bite-sized videos, blogs, podcasts, and infographics. Check out their YouTube channel
nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to...
a science-based nonprofit organization founded by Michael Greger, that provides free updates on the latest nutrition research through bite-sized videos, blogs, podcasts, and infographics. Check out their YouTube channel
nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to...
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The Health Benefits of Ground Up Flaxseeds vs. Prostate - Dr. Michael Greger: nutritionfacts.org/video/flaxse...
Grind up a tablespoon or two daily in a coffee grinder to make flax powder. #vegan
Grind up a tablespoon or two daily in a coffee grinder to make flax powder. #vegan
Flaxseeds vs. Prostate Cancer | NutritionFacts.org
What happens when men with prostate cancer and prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) are placed on a relatively low-fat diet, supplemented with ground flax seeds?
nutritionfacts.org
October 12, 2024 at 10:06 PM
The Health Benefits of Ground Up Flaxseeds vs. Prostate - Dr. Michael Greger: nutritionfacts.org/video/flaxse...
Grind up a tablespoon or two daily in a coffee grinder to make flax powder. #vegan
Grind up a tablespoon or two daily in a coffee grinder to make flax powder. #vegan
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No surprise, Cory Doctorow has been asking these same questions. doctorow.medium.com/https-plural...
Bluesky and enshittification
No one is the enshittifier of their own story.
doctorow.medium.com
November 12, 2024 at 8:45 PM
No surprise, Cory Doctorow has been asking these same questions. doctorow.medium.com/https-plural...
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the Exodus. Tale of 2 platforms—X vs BlueSky.
November 13, 2024 at 1:43 PM
the Exodus. Tale of 2 platforms—X vs BlueSky.
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People are not paying enough attention to this. They're like "Wow, I guess inflation elected Trump!" and completely ignore the fact that the main public inflation narratives are utterly false
November 14, 2024 at 5:21 AM
People are not paying enough attention to this. They're like "Wow, I guess inflation elected Trump!" and completely ignore the fact that the main public inflation narratives are utterly false
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I swear to god I'm slipping into despair, not over Trump, but over the inability to convince anyone that grocery prices are flat and that food and vacation consumption is up
November 14, 2024 at 5:20 AM
I swear to god I'm slipping into despair, not over Trump, but over the inability to convince anyone that grocery prices are flat and that food and vacation consumption is up
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I'm watching CBS News lie to its audience. It interviewed someone who said the price of her groceries have doubled, the average for the country is 25% fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIUF... She also said disposable income is down -- another lie, its substantially above pre-pandemic levels.
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food in U.S. City Average
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food in U.S. City Average
fred.stlouisfed.org
November 14, 2024 at 12:50 AM
I'm watching CBS News lie to its audience. It interviewed someone who said the price of her groceries have doubled, the average for the country is 25% fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIUF... She also said disposable income is down -- another lie, its substantially above pre-pandemic levels.
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Do tell.
November 13, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Do tell.
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"In Paul Rudolph, NYC's Met Museum Surveys a Polarizing Brutalist Master -
The first museum survey of modernist architect Paul Rudolph dwells in the margins of his polarizing works, many of which now exist only on paper."
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The first museum survey of modernist architect Paul Rudolph dwells in the margins of his polarizing works, many of which now exist only on paper."
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
For a Master of Brutalist Provocations, a Modest Museum Appraisal
The first museum survey of modernist architect Paul Rudolph dwells in the margins of his polarizing works, many of which now exist only on paper.
www.bloomberg.com
October 24, 2024 at 9:07 PM
"In Paul Rudolph, NYC's Met Museum Surveys a Polarizing Brutalist Master -
The first museum survey of modernist architect Paul Rudolph dwells in the margins of his polarizing works, many of which now exist only on paper."
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The first museum survey of modernist architect Paul Rudolph dwells in the margins of his polarizing works, many of which now exist only on paper."
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...