Jorge Riopedre
@riverrock.bsky.social
Nonprofit executive, USA Eisenhower Fellow. Opinions are my own.
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“Poems are like buoys in the sea. You swim from one to the next; in between, without them, you are lost.”
~ Anselm Kiefer
“Poems are like buoys in the sea. You swim from one to the next; in between, without them, you are lost.”
~ Anselm Kiefer
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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“Poems are like buoys in the sea. You swim from one to the next; in between, without them, you are lost.”
~ Anselm Kiefer
“Poems are like buoys in the sea. You swim from one to the next; in between, without them, you are lost.”
~ Anselm Kiefer
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“In a few years all our restless and angry hearts will be quiet in death, but those who come after us will live in the world which our sins have blighted or which our love of right has redeemed.” W. Rauschenbusch
“In a few years all our restless and angry hearts will be quiet in death, but those who come after us will live in the world which our sins have blighted or which our love of right has redeemed.” W. Rauschenbusch
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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“In a few years all our restless and angry hearts will be quiet in death, but those who come after us will live in the world which our sins have blighted or which our love of right has redeemed.” W. Rauschenbusch
“In a few years all our restless and angry hearts will be quiet in death, but those who come after us will live in the world which our sins have blighted or which our love of right has redeemed.” W. Rauschenbusch
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“A long time ago I stopped wondering why there were so many crazy people. What surprises me now is that there are so many sane ones.” ~ Rachel Khong
“A long time ago I stopped wondering why there were so many crazy people. What surprises me now is that there are so many sane ones.” ~ Rachel Khong
October 1, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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“A long time ago I stopped wondering why there were so many crazy people. What surprises me now is that there are so many sane ones.” ~ Rachel Khong
“A long time ago I stopped wondering why there were so many crazy people. What surprises me now is that there are so many sane ones.” ~ Rachel Khong
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“I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.”
~ Richard P. Feynman
“I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.”
~ Richard P. Feynman
September 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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“I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.”
~ Richard P. Feynman
“I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.”
~ Richard P. Feynman
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“The real measure of any time management technique is whether or not it helps you neglect the right things.” ~ Oliver Burkeman
“The real measure of any time management technique is whether or not it helps you neglect the right things.” ~ Oliver Burkeman
September 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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“The real measure of any time management technique is whether or not it helps you neglect the right things.” ~ Oliver Burkeman
“The real measure of any time management technique is whether or not it helps you neglect the right things.” ~ Oliver Burkeman
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Smdh at Sinclair. THIS is exactly why so many of us have for years and decades spoken up against media consolidation.
Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
September 23, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Smdh at Sinclair. THIS is exactly why so many of us have for years and decades spoken up against media consolidation.
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As @davidkurtz.bsky.social notes, this case has been a test of whether our system can withstand levels of bad faith and abuses of power that seem designed to strain the law's very ability to function.
I hope this thread demonstrates how unfathomably terrible their conduct has truly been. 11/11
I hope this thread demonstrates how unfathomably terrible their conduct has truly been. 11/11
August 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
As @davidkurtz.bsky.social notes, this case has been a test of whether our system can withstand levels of bad faith and abuses of power that seem designed to strain the law's very ability to function.
I hope this thread demonstrates how unfathomably terrible their conduct has truly been. 11/11
I hope this thread demonstrates how unfathomably terrible their conduct has truly been. 11/11
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To attempt to conquer the world through warfare is as hopeless as climbing a tree in search of a fish.
~ Mencius
To attempt to conquer the world through warfare is as hopeless as climbing a tree in search of a fish.
~ Mencius
August 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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To attempt to conquer the world through warfare is as hopeless as climbing a tree in search of a fish.
~ Mencius
To attempt to conquer the world through warfare is as hopeless as climbing a tree in search of a fish.
~ Mencius
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“What cannot be said will be wept.”
~ Sappho
“What cannot be said will be wept.”
~ Sappho
August 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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“What cannot be said will be wept.”
~ Sappho
“What cannot be said will be wept.”
~ Sappho
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"He who writes for fools always finds a large public."
~ Arthur Schopenhauer
"He who writes for fools always finds a large public."
~ Arthur Schopenhauer
July 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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"He who writes for fools always finds a large public."
~ Arthur Schopenhauer
"He who writes for fools always finds a large public."
~ Arthur Schopenhauer
TPM notes the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is increasingly relying on "imputed" data—estimates—rather than actual price collection for calculating inflation. While modeling and imputation can improve accuracy in hard-to-reach areas (like with the Census), they aren’t a substitute for raw data.
July 31, 2025 at 9:53 PM
TPM notes the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is increasingly relying on "imputed" data—estimates—rather than actual price collection for calculating inflation. While modeling and imputation can improve accuracy in hard-to-reach areas (like with the Census), they aren’t a substitute for raw data.
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“Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.”
~ Blaise Pascal
“Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.”
~ Blaise Pascal
July 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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“Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.”
~ Blaise Pascal
“Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.”
~ Blaise Pascal
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“Anger has no straight path to satisfaction, it cannot be sure what it seeks or demands. This is why it is liable to be carried by its own momentum into gratuitously destructive action.” ~ Josh Cohen
“Anger has no straight path to satisfaction, it cannot be sure what it seeks or demands. This is why it is liable to be carried by its own momentum into gratuitously destructive action.” ~ Josh Cohen
July 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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“Anger has no straight path to satisfaction, it cannot be sure what it seeks or demands. This is why it is liable to be carried by its own momentum into gratuitously destructive action.” ~ Josh Cohen
“Anger has no straight path to satisfaction, it cannot be sure what it seeks or demands. This is why it is liable to be carried by its own momentum into gratuitously destructive action.” ~ Josh Cohen
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Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did?
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
July 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did?
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
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“Genius is work.”
~ Craig Wright
“Genius is work.”
~ Craig Wright
June 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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“Genius is work.”
~ Craig Wright
“Genius is work.”
~ Craig Wright
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“Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.”
~ Henry Miller
“Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.”
~ Henry Miller
June 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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“Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.”
~ Henry Miller
“Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.”
~ Henry Miller
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“Persistence is the siege you lay on fortune.” ~ Stephen Marche
“Persistence is the siege you lay on fortune.” ~ Stephen Marche
June 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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“Persistence is the siege you lay on fortune.” ~ Stephen Marche
“Persistence is the siege you lay on fortune.” ~ Stephen Marche
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Oklahoma receives about $3 billion more in federal spending than it pays in federal taxes. That's nearly $8,000 per Oklahoman--only 9 states have a higher per capita balance of payments. Subsidies from MA, NJ, WA, CA, and a few others are how OK remains a "low tax state."
Sen. Lankford: "The Senate is not really excited about the SALT deduction piece ... we want to be able to say if you live in a high tax state, the option for you is to move out of a high tax state."
June 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Oklahoma receives about $3 billion more in federal spending than it pays in federal taxes. That's nearly $8,000 per Oklahoman--only 9 states have a higher per capita balance of payments. Subsidies from MA, NJ, WA, CA, and a few others are how OK remains a "low tax state."
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At a time when we need a courageous media, corporate-owned outlets are cowering
Breaking: ABC News says senior national correspondent Terry Moran "has been suspended pending further evaluation." This since-deleted tweet is the reason for the suspension:
June 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
At a time when we need a courageous media, corporate-owned outlets are cowering
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You will say that the despot guarantees civil peace to his subjects…but what do they gain if the wars into which his ambition draws them, his insatiable greed, and the humiliation of his rule inflict more desolation upon them that would their own disputes?
~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau
You will say that the despot guarantees civil peace to his subjects…but what do they gain if the wars into which his ambition draws them, his insatiable greed, and the humiliation of his rule inflict more desolation upon them that would their own disputes?
~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau
June 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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You will say that the despot guarantees civil peace to his subjects…but what do they gain if the wars into which his ambition draws them, his insatiable greed, and the humiliation of his rule inflict more desolation upon them that would their own disputes?
~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau
You will say that the despot guarantees civil peace to his subjects…but what do they gain if the wars into which his ambition draws them, his insatiable greed, and the humiliation of his rule inflict more desolation upon them that would their own disputes?
~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Names mean almost nothing; names mean almost everything.
June 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Names mean almost nothing; names mean almost everything.
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"The pattern of selective enforcement is not merely a series of hypocritical incidents; it is a governing philosophy. Its thesis is simple: In a society run by strongmen, laws and norms exist to control the populace, not the powerful."
www.thedissident.news/authoritaria...
www.thedissident.news/authoritaria...
Authoritarianism in the Language of Liberty
Trump’s double standard in justice isn’t hypocrisy—it’s strategy, drawn from America’s authoritarian past.
While the Trump Administration loudly condemns antisemitism on an Ivy League campus, even th...
www.thedissident.news
June 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"The pattern of selective enforcement is not merely a series of hypocritical incidents; it is a governing philosophy. Its thesis is simple: In a society run by strongmen, laws and norms exist to control the populace, not the powerful."
www.thedissident.news/authoritaria...
www.thedissident.news/authoritaria...
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It’s incredible that he does this as Mike Johnson is out there accusing recipients of widespread fraud.
June 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
It’s incredible that he does this as Mike Johnson is out there accusing recipients of widespread fraud.
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“Anger comes in where courage is absent.” ~ Seneca
“Anger comes in where courage is absent.” ~ Seneca
June 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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“Anger comes in where courage is absent.” ~ Seneca
“Anger comes in where courage is absent.” ~ Seneca
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Fed Chair Powell graduation remarks to Princeton nod toward our current predicament: "Look around you. I urge you to take none of this for granted. When you look back in 50 years, you will want to know that you have done whatever it takes to preserve and strengthen our democracy."
May 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Fed Chair Powell graduation remarks to Princeton nod toward our current predicament: "Look around you. I urge you to take none of this for granted. When you look back in 50 years, you will want to know that you have done whatever it takes to preserve and strengthen our democracy."