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The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
“give me sugar … in water”
November 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“give me sugar … in water”
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1/ Egalitarianism should begin at home. I link to this article by @bencasselman.bsky.social in light of the communications between Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein that have just been released. The released emails and the fact of friendship are vile.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
For Women in Economics, the Hostility Is Out in the Open (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
1/ Egalitarianism should begin at home. I link to this article by @bencasselman.bsky.social in light of the communications between Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein that have just been released. The released emails and the fact of friendship are vile.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
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I find this pretty striking - we're not even offered the standard "here's why Mamdani's victory is actually trouble for the left" kind of gymnastics, the strategy really seems to be to hope no one notices
it is wild that Labour is doing exactly what the reactionary centrists recommend and is absolutely destroying its base of support as a result, and yet reactionary centrists in the US are just utterly silent about the complete failure of their program.
November 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I find this pretty striking - we're not even offered the standard "here's why Mamdani's victory is actually trouble for the left" kind of gymnastics, the strategy really seems to be to hope no one notices
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Political journalism, and the elite tier of journalism generally, got taken over by billionaire courtiers, conservative activists and sex-pest dipshits and those three groups have largely hounded the real reporters out of the profession as a matter of class self-interest.
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Political journalism, and the elite tier of journalism generally, got taken over by billionaire courtiers, conservative activists and sex-pest dipshits and those three groups have largely hounded the real reporters out of the profession as a matter of class self-interest.
RIP bohemian subculturalism
Dasha Nekrasova has been fired by Gersh and from an upcoming film project for a recent episode with Christian nationalist Nick Fuentes.
Hollywood Finally Listened to Red Scare
Dasha Nekrasova has been fired by Gersh and from an upcoming film project for a recent episode with Christian nationalist Nick Fuentes.
www.vulture.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
RIP bohemian subculturalism
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1) 'Why I Resigned' from UVa Prez 100% worth reading www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
2) Events were forced by NYT story w leaked info that he was under pressure to resign. UVa prez has 'no idea' where leaks came from (See below.)
3) FWIW same NYT team did leaked "Harvard will cave" stories
2) Events were forced by NYT story w leaked info that he was under pressure to resign. UVa prez has 'no idea' where leaks came from (See below.)
3) FWIW same NYT team did leaked "Harvard will cave" stories
November 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
1) 'Why I Resigned' from UVa Prez 100% worth reading www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
2) Events were forced by NYT story w leaked info that he was under pressure to resign. UVa prez has 'no idea' where leaks came from (See below.)
3) FWIW same NYT team did leaked "Harvard will cave" stories
2) Events were forced by NYT story w leaked info that he was under pressure to resign. UVa prez has 'no idea' where leaks came from (See below.)
3) FWIW same NYT team did leaked "Harvard will cave" stories
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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Somebody in the replies here suggested it might be for a rear blinker? I'm not a cyclist; I assume this is some kind of nighttime light
November 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Somebody in the replies here suggested it might be for a rear blinker? I'm not a cyclist; I assume this is some kind of nighttime light
wait wait AA battery for what??
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
wait wait AA battery for what??
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Check out my latest profile of Cool Jacket Man, the middle aged fascist. And yes, if you read closely, I do subtly pushback.
January 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Check out my latest profile of Cool Jacket Man, the middle aged fascist. And yes, if you read closely, I do subtly pushback.
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"This kind of mutually reinforcing corruption is what one sees in failing societies and empires in decline"
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/larr...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/larr...
Larry Summers, who is still on the Harvard faculty, tries to strongarm Harvard's administration into punishing the student newspaper for printing the truth about him - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The truth being that Larry Summers is an almost unbelievably disgusting and corrupt person, who also isn’t nearly as smart as he thinks he is. (Lot of that going around in The Meritocracy these days) ...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"This kind of mutually reinforcing corruption is what one sees in failing societies and empires in decline"
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/larr...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/larr...
canceled by the woke mob once more
NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect
Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
prospect.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
canceled by the woke mob once more
there is actually a story in this revolting Nuzzi piece if you sandblast away the lies about a hot young woman being "in love" with a guy old enough to be her grandfather who looks like a catcher's mitt and sounds like an evil muppet
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
there is actually a story in this revolting Nuzzi piece if you sandblast away the lies about a hot young woman being "in love" with a guy old enough to be her grandfather who looks like a catcher's mitt and sounds like an evil muppet
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Clean Energy accounted for all electricity growth this year. Gas/Coal were basically a wash and will be for years to come for electricity generation.
We need to ramp up batteries because they are 90% cheaper than distribution grid upgrades which is the main reason we have rate increases.
We need to ramp up batteries because they are 90% cheaper than distribution grid upgrades which is the main reason we have rate increases.
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Clean Energy accounted for all electricity growth this year. Gas/Coal were basically a wash and will be for years to come for electricity generation.
We need to ramp up batteries because they are 90% cheaper than distribution grid upgrades which is the main reason we have rate increases.
We need to ramp up batteries because they are 90% cheaper than distribution grid upgrades which is the main reason we have rate increases.
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We really don’t know what coal’s future looks like — China is building huge amounts of new coal capacity and has shored up coal’s position in their grid over the past few years, but there are grid market reforms coming that could reduce coal’s importance. Useful piece: heatmap.news/ideas/china-...
China Can’t Decide if It Wants to Be the World’s First ‘Electrostate’
The country’s underwhelming new climate pledge is more than just bad news for the world — it reveals a serious governing mistake.
heatmap.news
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We really don’t know what coal’s future looks like — China is building huge amounts of new coal capacity and has shored up coal’s position in their grid over the past few years, but there are grid market reforms coming that could reduce coal’s importance. Useful piece: heatmap.news/ideas/china-...
yeah, I feel like people are sleeping on how easy and cheap this has become. couple thousand bucks, plug and play (for the most part) and you are cooking bsky.app/profile/scow...
Currently running my home office from a large portable battery.
When the sun is out I charge it from portable solar panels, and when it isn’t I charge it overnight from the mains on a cheaper renewable tariff.
It saves me a fortune!
When the sun is out I charge it from portable solar panels, and when it isn’t I charge it overnight from the mains on a cheaper renewable tariff.
It saves me a fortune!
November 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
yeah, I feel like people are sleeping on how easy and cheap this has become. couple thousand bucks, plug and play (for the most part) and you are cooking bsky.app/profile/scow...
well, that's (another) dealbreaker for Josh Shapiro in 2028 www.eenews.net/articles/rgg...
RGGI exit ends Pennsylvania’s only major climate policy
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) signed the deal Wednesday to leave the regional cap-and-trade system, ending a four-month budget impasse with Republicans.
www.eenews.net
November 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
well, that's (another) dealbreaker for Josh Shapiro in 2028 www.eenews.net/articles/rgg...
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BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
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Every office has an executive tier whose emails are like:
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Every office has an executive tier whose emails are like:
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
typically excellent analysis from @interfluidity.com drafts.interfluidity.com/2025/11/12/r...
Real purchasing power over time is not economic welfare over time
drafts @ interfluidity
drafts.interfluidity.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
typically excellent analysis from @interfluidity.com drafts.interfluidity.com/2025/11/12/r...
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This is true in a technical sense — i.e. how can the NYT cover an allegation that their own reporter (Landon Thomas Jr.) kept secret from them?
But people aren't wrong to wonder "conspiracy". The NYT assigned 10 journalists to investigate Jayson Blair's resignation — how many investigated LT Jr's?
But people aren't wrong to wonder "conspiracy". The NYT assigned 10 journalists to investigate Jayson Blair's resignation — how many investigated LT Jr's?
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This is true in a technical sense — i.e. how can the NYT cover an allegation that their own reporter (Landon Thomas Jr.) kept secret from them?
But people aren't wrong to wonder "conspiracy". The NYT assigned 10 journalists to investigate Jayson Blair's resignation — how many investigated LT Jr's?
But people aren't wrong to wonder "conspiracy". The NYT assigned 10 journalists to investigate Jayson Blair's resignation — how many investigated LT Jr's?
I always get a kick out of the NYT Defense Squad trotting out harrumphing takes about how serious journalists don't report on mere speculation, blow things out of proportion, dig into their colleagues' email, etc etc
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I always get a kick out of the NYT Defense Squad trotting out harrumphing takes about how serious journalists don't report on mere speculation, blow things out of proportion, dig into their colleagues' email, etc etc
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This is a newspaper that published numerous stories about a 17 year old from Uganda checking a box on a college form that said “African American”
The emails that you’re seeing now are news in themselves, but that’s because of how they’re coming out—a congressional committee released them—& the context in which they’re being viewed. A guy emailing a reporter talking about old girlfriends or saying someone is “dirty” is not a whole news story.
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This is a newspaper that published numerous stories about a 17 year old from Uganda checking a box on a college form that said “African American”
hard to imagine a better reductio of California's housing and transportation politics www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
California owns dozens of vacant houses in Los Angeles County. It's paying millions to guard them from protesters.
The California Department of Transportation has spent more than $17 million since 2020 to guard the homes, which it purchased to make way for a freeway that was never completed.
www.politico.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
hard to imagine a better reductio of California's housing and transportation politics www.politico.com/news/2025/11...