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Skip Williams
@skipwaw42.bsky.social
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Public Policy Research&Analysis; who would’ve predicted it 😎 Opinions mine. Senior RAND & USAF Veteran UT-Longhorn, Creighton-MA —still just off I35
Current mischief: encourage community activetransportation infrastructure & Transit.
Curling is a thing 🥌
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nordengail.bsky.social
Ce matin, je vous parle d'IA générative et des personnes étrangères

2 prémisses
1. L'IA générative a un énorme avantage : elle comprend toutes les langues, répond ds ttes les langues et passe d'une langue à une autre en 1 seconde
2. Toutes les associations de France voient leur budget s'effondrer
November 9, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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kennaninstitute.bsky.social
The Kennan Institute returns as an independent, non-partisan institute entering a new era of scholarship and statecraft.

🎥 Watch members of our community reflect on the past, present and future of research and policy analysis on Russia, Ukraine, the South Caucasus and Central Asia.
#KennanInstitute
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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michaelpbrill.bsky.social
A very nice review of @samuelhelfont.bsky.social's new book by Ethan Chorin.

open.substack.com/pub/ethancho...
The 'Unending War' That Drained America's Superpower
Review of Samuel Helfont's The Iraq Wars: A Very Short History
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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skipwaw42.bsky.social
Community building…

www.brookings.edu/articles/eco...
Economic development in its place | Brookings
This report shows why and how land use tools should be upgraded to promote more inclusive and effective economic development.
www.brookings.edu
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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suzette.bsky.social
Trump never thinks anything through,

he just shoots from the lip.

www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
‘Sold POTUS a bill of goods’: WH furious with Pulte over 50-year mortgage
The White House was blindsided by the idea and is now dealing with a furious backlash from conservative allies, business leaders and lawmakers.
www.politico.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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suzette.bsky.social
But but but TRUMP SAYS……

www.axios.com/2025/11/09/t...
Tariffs aren't meant for revenue and will shrink over time, Bessent says
The president frequently talks about plans to spend tariff revenue.
www.axios.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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reuters.com
Japan to consider allowing public funds for nuclear power industry, Nikkei says reut.rs/47LAfLF
Japan to consider allowing public funds for nuclear power industry, Nikkei says
Japan's industry ministry is seeking changes to the law so that public money can be used for investment in the nuclear power sector and in electricity grids, the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday.
reut.rs
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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jonahblank.bsky.social
Prediction, and I'd bet money on this:
♦️She will not be able to bribe a single "high-profile journalist" to work for her.

Because however much of David Ellison's $$ she throws around, it won't be worth the reputational damage.

(Fox News doesn't count. Because the plan is to hire journalists).
status.news Status @status.news · 10h
Bari Weiss’ interest in high-profile journalists under contract at rival networks has struck insiders as naïve, and raised questions about her recruiting tactics. Meanwhile, CBS News staffers are bracing for another round of layoffs.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
Weiss’ Anchor Wishlist
Bari Weiss’ interest in high-profile journalists under contract at rival networks has struck insiders as naïve, and raised questions about her recruiting tactics. Meanwhile, CBS News staffers are bra...
www.status.news
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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jameswebbdiscovery.com
Unveiling 100 Fascinating Facts About Kepler 186f - Learn how to choose the perfect telescope --> https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/how-to-choose-a-telescope.php and Get started with this beginners telescope --> https://amzn.to/3JaxN9u #Astronomy #AmazonAffiliate #NASA #Space
Unveiling 100 Fascinating Facts About Kepler 186f
Unveiling 100 Fascinating Facts About Kepler 186f
www.jameswebbdiscovery.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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quillette.bsky.social
Israelis repeatedly warned the Bush administration that invading Iraq would be a disaster.
Despite Israel, Not Because of It
Israelis repeatedly warned the Bush administration that invading Iraq would be a disaster.
quillette.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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michaelpbrill.bsky.social
My latest piece for the Institute for Future Conflict at the United States Air Force Academy discusses the importance of Assad regime archives and efforts to preserve them. I draw some parallels with the aftermath of the 2003 Iraq War & toppling of Saddam's regime.

www.ifc.usafa.edu/articles/dig...
Institute for Future Conflict (IFC)
www.ifc.usafa.edu
October 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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suzette.bsky.social
Not every Democrat was seeing the dilemma the same way.
chrismurphyct.bsky.social Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 17h
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."

The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.

And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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skipwaw42.bsky.social
. 😎 Special Topics in Indi & New Wave music rebroadcast Sunday 7-8:00pm on Two Harbors Community Radio 99.5 FM or stream if caught out-of-State at KTWH.org. Katie gives us the tunes we need before another work week. #CommunityRadio
KTWH 99.5 FM - Two Harbors Community Radio
Hearing local voices • KTwH 99.5 FM
KTWH.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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kaine.senate.gov
My statement on the funding deal to reopen government, protect federal employees, and vote to protect health care:
"I have long said that to earn my vote, we need to be on a path toward fixing Republicans’ health care mess and to protect the federal workforce. This deal guarantees a vote to extend Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, which Republicans weren’t willing to do. Lawmakers know their constituents expect them to vote for it, and if they don’t, they could very well be replaced at the ballot box by someone who will. This legislation will protect federal workers from baseless firings, reinstate those who have been wrongfully terminated during the shutdown, and ensure federal workers receive back pay, as required by a law I got passed in 2019. That’s a critical step that will help federal employees and all Americans who rely on government services. I’ll keep working towards a long-term government spending plan that includes critical priorities to support Virginians and funding for Virginia community projects."
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
skipwaw42.bsky.social
Community building…

www.brookings.edu/articles/eco...
Economic development in its place | Brookings
This report shows why and how land use tools should be upgraded to promote more inclusive and effective economic development.
www.brookings.edu
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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404media.co
Ypsilanti, Michigan has officially decided to fight against the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
A Small Town Is Fighting a $1.2 Billion AI Datacenter for America's Nuclear Weapon Scientists
Ypsilanti, Michigan has officially decided to fight against the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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thedailybeast.bsky.social
The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge on same-sex marriage, a decade after its landmark decision granting same-sex couples the constitutional right to marry.
SCOTUS Slaps Down Bid to Overturn Gay Marriage
The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to its landmark 2015 decision.
trib.al
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
skipwaw42.bsky.social
🤔. Historians of the future?! ….

www.civitasinstitute.org/research/lud...
Ludwig von Mises'
Mises understood that liberty in economic matters was inseparable from liberty in political matters.
www.civitasinstitute.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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muellershewrote.com
Call them. Tell them not to surrender.
adamparkhomenko.bsky.social Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d
And if that doesn’t work, try 202-224-3121
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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suzette.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Beyond Spanberger, women fuel a Democratic resurgence in Virginia
In Tuesday’s election, women made history in the executive branch, set records in the House of Delegates — and evoked pride from female leaders of generations past.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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theradr.bsky.social
Absolute queen shit
Rep Yassamin Anasari has set up a table and a sign saying "Mike Jonhnson is starving families and gutting healthcare to cover up the Epstein files, CHANGE MY MIND" outside Johnson's office.
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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jamellebouie.net
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
noethematt.bsky.social Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 1d
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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atrupar.com
“A promise of a vote on healthcare” is nothing
An end to the shutdown is in sight. A senior Dem Senator tells me there will be more than enough Democrats to vote in favor of re-opening the government tonight. They’ll get a promise of a vote on health care — but nothing more. Most of the Democratic leadership will likely vote against it.
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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michaelemann.bsky.social
"Earth Matters: Check out the scary Emissions Gap Report; plus Michael E. Mann slams Bill Gates" by @meteorblades.bsky.social for @dailykos.com: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Earth Matters: Check out the scary Emissions Gap Report; plus Michael E. Mann slams Bill Gates
For the past 16 years, the UN Environment Program has produced an annual Emissions Gap Report. This year’s edition shows a slight improvement in predictions from the 2024 report. However, even if ever...
www.dailykos.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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ashtonpittman.bsky.social
"It's not a deal. It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double," says Rep. @ritchietorres.bsky.social.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrats-co...
Democrats Consider GOP Deal to Reopen Government, With Promise of Later Vote on ACA Subsidies
Democrats are considering a Republican offer to reopen the government with a promise of a later vote on extending ACA health-care tax credits.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM