Rob Fellows
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Tesla shareholders approved Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, can't afford to feed their families, and struggle with cuts to the safety net made to finance tax cuts for the super-rich.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, can't afford to feed their families, and struggle with cuts to the safety net made to finance tax cuts for the super-rich.
American capitalism is off the rails.
November 7, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Tesla shareholders approved Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, can't afford to feed their families, and struggle with cuts to the safety net made to finance tax cuts for the super-rich.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, can't afford to feed their families, and struggle with cuts to the safety net made to finance tax cuts for the super-rich.
American capitalism is off the rails.
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This is bad, why is no one talking about it
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Dominion, voting firm targeted by false 2020 election claims, sold to new owner
Company, which reached $787.5m defamation settlement with Fox News, becomes new entity called Liberty Vote
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This is bad, why is no one talking about it
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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It just keeps getting better.
August 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
It just keeps getting better.
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The muted market reaction to The Crazy doesn't tell you much about what will happen. Markets almost *never* react in advance to large but only potential disruptions. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-arent-...
Why Aren’t Markets Freaking Out?
Of Trump, Keynes and Wile E. Coyote
paulkrugman.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The muted market reaction to The Crazy doesn't tell you much about what will happen. Markets almost *never* react in advance to large but only potential disruptions. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-arent-...
Hopefully this is at the top of every democratic leader's reading list today.
August 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Hopefully this is at the top of every democratic leader's reading list today.
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The guy Trump picked to lead the office that’s now investigating Jack Smith:
— said Niki Haley is ineligible to be president
— has neo-Nazi ties
— was Andrew Tate’s lawyer
— 2x Claremont fellow
— wrote for Gateway Pundit
— called for Pence to be hanged
— called for secession after 2020 election
— said Niki Haley is ineligible to be president
— has neo-Nazi ties
— was Andrew Tate’s lawyer
— 2x Claremont fellow
— wrote for Gateway Pundit
— called for Pence to be hanged
— called for secession after 2020 election
Paul Ingrassia (lawyer) - Wikipedia
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August 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The guy Trump picked to lead the office that’s now investigating Jack Smith:
— said Niki Haley is ineligible to be president
— has neo-Nazi ties
— was Andrew Tate’s lawyer
— 2x Claremont fellow
— wrote for Gateway Pundit
— called for Pence to be hanged
— called for secession after 2020 election
— said Niki Haley is ineligible to be president
— has neo-Nazi ties
— was Andrew Tate’s lawyer
— 2x Claremont fellow
— wrote for Gateway Pundit
— called for Pence to be hanged
— called for secession after 2020 election
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Stephen Miller: "Torture is a celebration of human life and dignity."
Leaked video shows the current White House Chief of Staff at 17, describing the torture of iraqis in gruesome detail as the group erupts in laughter.
Leaked video shows the current White House Chief of Staff at 17, describing the torture of iraqis in gruesome detail as the group erupts in laughter.
July 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Stephen Miller: "Torture is a celebration of human life and dignity."
Leaked video shows the current White House Chief of Staff at 17, describing the torture of iraqis in gruesome detail as the group erupts in laughter.
Leaked video shows the current White House Chief of Staff at 17, describing the torture of iraqis in gruesome detail as the group erupts in laughter.
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Concentrate in a camp, you say?
July 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Concentrate in a camp, you say?
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"we are pleased to announce that three months after we ordered a thousand FBI agents to drop everything and sift through truckloads of new Epstein files, we have determined that the files don't exist"
July 7, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"we are pleased to announce that three months after we ordered a thousand FBI agents to drop everything and sift through truckloads of new Epstein files, we have determined that the files don't exist"
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Congestion pricing by the # ‘s 6 months in:
* 67k fewer drivers entering zone daily
* Delays in Holland Tunnel down 65%
* Traffic deaths down 32% so far in 2025
* $500m projected this year for MTA capital improvements
* B’way attendance +12%
* Subway ridership +7%
So yes this program is a SUCCESS.
* 67k fewer drivers entering zone daily
* Delays in Holland Tunnel down 65%
* Traffic deaths down 32% so far in 2025
* $500m projected this year for MTA capital improvements
* B’way attendance +12%
* Subway ridership +7%
So yes this program is a SUCCESS.
July 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Congestion pricing by the # ‘s 6 months in:
* 67k fewer drivers entering zone daily
* Delays in Holland Tunnel down 65%
* Traffic deaths down 32% so far in 2025
* $500m projected this year for MTA capital improvements
* B’way attendance +12%
* Subway ridership +7%
So yes this program is a SUCCESS.
* 67k fewer drivers entering zone daily
* Delays in Holland Tunnel down 65%
* Traffic deaths down 32% so far in 2025
* $500m projected this year for MTA capital improvements
* B’way attendance +12%
* Subway ridership +7%
So yes this program is a SUCCESS.
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That's insane. I mean everyone knows that's insane – right?
With this budget, ICE alone would have nearly as large a detention operation as all 50 states' prison systems combined. Bigger budget than the Marine Corps. Police-state levels of spending
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
June 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
That's insane. I mean everyone knows that's insane – right?
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In effect, the Supreme Court ruled that only it could decide issues on a national level. And then, with thousands and thousands of people waiting in limbo for resolution of many legally disputed Trump orders, the justices went on summer vacation, not to return until October.
June 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
In effect, the Supreme Court ruled that only it could decide issues on a national level. And then, with thousands and thousands of people waiting in limbo for resolution of many legally disputed Trump orders, the justices went on summer vacation, not to return until October.
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The national security and cybersecurity impacts of this Trump-Musk fallout are out of this world. Musk and the DOGE boys have their tentacles all up in just about every system that supports US government function…
June 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The national security and cybersecurity impacts of this Trump-Musk fallout are out of this world. Musk and the DOGE boys have their tentacles all up in just about every system that supports US government function…
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During the pandemic, the US implemented the most effective social welfare policies in our history -- programs that worked because they were big enough, simple, and universal. And then we withdrew them. This remains imo the central economic-policy story of our times. davisvanguard.org/2025/05/3hou...
May 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
During the pandemic, the US implemented the most effective social welfare policies in our history -- programs that worked because they were big enough, simple, and universal. And then we withdrew them. This remains imo the central economic-policy story of our times. davisvanguard.org/2025/05/3hou...
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With Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 demonstrating a certain level of capability related to bioweapons, Steven Adler warns that without some kind of international agreement and action, a freely downloadable “DeepSeek for bioweapons,” may become available to anyone who wishes to cause mass harm.
Are We Ready for a ‘DeepSeek for Bioweapons’?
Anthropic’s Claude 4 is a warning sign: AI that can help build bioweapons is coming, and could be widely available soon.
www.lawfaremedia.org
May 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
With Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 demonstrating a certain level of capability related to bioweapons, Steven Adler warns that without some kind of international agreement and action, a freely downloadable “DeepSeek for bioweapons,” may become available to anyone who wishes to cause mass harm.
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thanks to the Harvard Gazette for giving me the opportunity to go all in on advice for the one guy wondering how to keep his guards loyal after the Event news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Hey, you, hold onto your humanity. You’ll thank me later. — Harvard Gazette
Columnist and alum Alexandra Petri offers a little advice for the graduates — or, at least, for one of them (you know who you are).
news.harvard.edu
May 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
thanks to the Harvard Gazette for giving me the opportunity to go all in on advice for the one guy wondering how to keep his guards loyal after the Event news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
If Democrats ever retake the government they will need to figure out how to course correct a corrupt Supreme Court. The Constitution's words are clear enough; but the court's been packed by Federalists who've reinterpreted them to mean the opposite.
May 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
If Democrats ever retake the government they will need to figure out how to course correct a corrupt Supreme Court. The Constitution's words are clear enough; but the court's been packed by Federalists who've reinterpreted them to mean the opposite.
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Once again, it’s critical to say here that Republicans in Congress endorse this with their silence
Before press came in — but while live feed was running on Bukele’s feed — Trump said to him: “home-growns are next. … You’re gonna need to build about 5 more places.”
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April 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Once again, it’s critical to say here that Republicans in Congress endorse this with their silence
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Curtis Yarvin, a close ally of Peter Thiel, recently declared that the system is “irreparable,” that “To capture an elite, you have to demolish its institutions,” & that “Every existing institution of science, outside the scientists & the labs themselves, must be fully cremated…” 1/
Barbarians and mandarins
"As soon as it stops accelerating, it stalls and explodes."
graymirror.substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Curtis Yarvin, a close ally of Peter Thiel, recently declared that the system is “irreparable,” that “To capture an elite, you have to demolish its institutions,” & that “Every existing institution of science, outside the scientists & the labs themselves, must be fully cremated…” 1/
For those joining BlueSky to escape Facebook, this is important to keep in mind. When you post or comment, you're not just sharing with a curated list of friends you trust with your candor.
Every person on Bluesky should know:
* Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever
* Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies
* Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured
* Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic
www.404media.co/the-200-site...
* Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever
* Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies
* Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured
* Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic
www.404media.co/the-200-site...
March 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
For those joining BlueSky to escape Facebook, this is important to keep in mind. When you post or comment, you're not just sharing with a curated list of friends you trust with your candor.
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Will Dems Pick Up Their Sword? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-b...
Will Dems Pick Up Their Sword?
(Ed. Note: I go into a lot of detail below. The bottom...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Will Dems Pick Up Their Sword? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-b...
Just putting a timestamp on this one. At some point I'm going to need to rewind and watch how things spun out of control.
March 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Just putting a timestamp on this one. At some point I'm going to need to rewind and watch how things spun out of control.
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This isn't about Zelenskyy, a patriot and hero. This is about an American administration penetrated and compromised by America's enemies.
March 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM
This isn't about Zelenskyy, a patriot and hero. This is about an American administration penetrated and compromised by America's enemies.