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· Nov 16
Great passage from #TheExpanse:
The sad fact of the human species that he understood so well was that you could never overcome tribalism and jingoism with an argument. Tribalism was an irrational position, and it was impossible to defeat an irrational position with a rational argument.
The sad fact of the human species that he understood so well was that you could never overcome tribalism and jingoism with an argument. Tribalism was an irrational position, and it was impossible to defeat an irrational position with a rational argument.
My first thought is always "if you need to layoff that many people, maybe you're not a good CEO." Then I remember their singular responsibility is to shareholders, not employees.
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
My first thought is always "if you need to layoff that many people, maybe you're not a good CEO." Then I remember their singular responsibility is to shareholders, not employees.
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Hey y'all, just a reminder that genocide, pedo rings, atrocity propaganda, coup attempts, bombing boats, insider trading, elaborate heists, massive wealth transfers, and all that jazz are NOT politics. This is organized crime and the people responsible are very dangerous.
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Hey y'all, just a reminder that genocide, pedo rings, atrocity propaganda, coup attempts, bombing boats, insider trading, elaborate heists, massive wealth transfers, and all that jazz are NOT politics. This is organized crime and the people responsible are very dangerous.
There's a reason the tech bros wanted Trump to be president....
November 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
There's a reason the tech bros wanted Trump to be president....
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
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Praising a medical breakthrough originally funded by (now-gutted) NIH funding. 🤡
$LLY $NVO
$LLY $NVO
November 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Praising a medical breakthrough originally funded by (now-gutted) NIH funding. 🤡
$LLY $NVO
$LLY $NVO
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I’m still shocked that stories like this which come out daily still get largely ignored. The most corrupt person to ever hold any public office in US history. I will keep posting them every day and try to amplify them, even when most media doesn’t care. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
October 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I’m still shocked that stories like this which come out daily still get largely ignored. The most corrupt person to ever hold any public office in US history. I will keep posting them every day and try to amplify them, even when most media doesn’t care. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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Mike Johnson doesn't know sh*t
October 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Mike Johnson doesn't know sh*t
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Schools in South Carolina recently sent home unvaccinated kids, to stem a growing measles outbreak. Turns out 5 of them were infected and, if they'd been at school, could've unwittingly infected their classmates for days.
That kind of precaution is now illegal in Idaho.
That kind of precaution is now illegal in Idaho.
Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country.
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” ...
www.propublica.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Schools in South Carolina recently sent home unvaccinated kids, to stem a growing measles outbreak. Turns out 5 of them were infected and, if they'd been at school, could've unwittingly infected their classmates for days.
That kind of precaution is now illegal in Idaho.
That kind of precaution is now illegal in Idaho.
Given Trump and the GOP are intentionally cruel, intentionally evil, and intentionally causing harm to our country, they probably see the #NoKings protest as proof things are going great.
October 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Given Trump and the GOP are intentionally cruel, intentionally evil, and intentionally causing harm to our country, they probably see the #NoKings protest as proof things are going great.
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Immigrants in Donald's family:
Grandfather
Grandmother
Mother
First Wife
Current (for now) Wife
2 Father-in-Laws
2 Mother-in-Laws
Grandfather
Grandmother
Mother
First Wife
Current (for now) Wife
2 Father-in-Laws
2 Mother-in-Laws
Trump on immigrants: "They send up their worst people. They send up people that are criminals. They send up people from jails. And the best ones they send are people that don't work very hard and that are on a social form of welfare."
October 18, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Immigrants in Donald's family:
Grandfather
Grandmother
Mother
First Wife
Current (for now) Wife
2 Father-in-Laws
2 Mother-in-Laws
Grandfather
Grandmother
Mother
First Wife
Current (for now) Wife
2 Father-in-Laws
2 Mother-in-Laws
Hey #SouthwestAirlines, no one is excited about your change to assigned seating. Your commercial is terrible.
October 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Hey #SouthwestAirlines, no one is excited about your change to assigned seating. Your commercial is terrible.
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Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane
October 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane
The fundraising begins.
September 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The fundraising begins.
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"they are at war with us"
September 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"they are at war with us"
Um, you’re just now realizing it was never about criminals.
August 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Um, you’re just now realizing it was never about criminals.
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Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties
Trump on DC: "The restaurants the last two days were busier than they've been in a long time." (Data in fact shows restaurant business dropping sharply over last week.)
August 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties
“I can end the war in one day”
August 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“I can end the war in one day”
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FEC records show Elizabeth Fago donated $1M to Trump's super PAC in April.
What happened next?
Three weeks later Trump pardoned her son, a nursing home executive who pleaded guilty to withholding millions from his workers' paychecks (while buying a luxury yacht).
Everything is for sale.
What happened next?
Three weeks later Trump pardoned her son, a nursing home executive who pleaded guilty to withholding millions from his workers' paychecks (while buying a luxury yacht).
Everything is for sale.
August 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
FEC records show Elizabeth Fago donated $1M to Trump's super PAC in April.
What happened next?
Three weeks later Trump pardoned her son, a nursing home executive who pleaded guilty to withholding millions from his workers' paychecks (while buying a luxury yacht).
Everything is for sale.
What happened next?
Three weeks later Trump pardoned her son, a nursing home executive who pleaded guilty to withholding millions from his workers' paychecks (while buying a luxury yacht).
Everything is for sale.
Ugh. Summer is the worst for sports (other than golf). Can't wait to get to fall so we can talk #Broncos, #Avalanche, and #Nuggets.
Great to see @avalanche.bsky.social and @nuggets.bsky.social on Bluesky
Great to see @avalanche.bsky.social and @nuggets.bsky.social on Bluesky
two hockey players with the number 29 on their jerseys are posing for a photo
ALT: two hockey players with the number 29 on their jerseys are posing for a photo
media.tenor.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Ugh. Summer is the worst for sports (other than golf). Can't wait to get to fall so we can talk #Broncos, #Avalanche, and #Nuggets.
Great to see @avalanche.bsky.social and @nuggets.bsky.social on Bluesky
Great to see @avalanche.bsky.social and @nuggets.bsky.social on Bluesky
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Really remarkable how we have gone from "former President Clinton met with the Attorney General" as a scandal to "the DOJ is the President's personal law firm, and every part of the administrative state serves to target the President's political opponents" as the norm.
Important: Note that Trump just posted documents plainly given to him by administration agencies as part of his quest to show Schiff merits prosecution. This is an open flaunting of the use of agencies to gin up pretexts for prosecuting enemies. (cc @donmoyn.bsky.social @emptywheel.bsky.social)
July 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Really remarkable how we have gone from "former President Clinton met with the Attorney General" as a scandal to "the DOJ is the President's personal law firm, and every part of the administrative state serves to target the President's political opponents" as the norm.
