kara
@theantigone.bsky.social
Professional geek. Passionate problem solver. Will run for waffles.
Any other administration wouldn’t be deliberately tanking the dollar to push everything to crypto.
In any other administration, the president would already be huddled with advisors trying to stave off collapse
April 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Any other administration wouldn’t be deliberately tanking the dollar to push everything to crypto.
Launched a trade war with penguins.
This is the dumbest timeline.
This is the dumbest timeline.
April 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Launched a trade war with penguins.
This is the dumbest timeline.
This is the dumbest timeline.
He plans to follow this with a bill requiring mandatory Econ 101 classes for Trump and Vance.
EXCLUSIVE: Schumer is introducing a bill to establish security training for members of Trump's White House personnel
Exclusive: Schumer proposes security training for Trump officials after Signalgate scandal
Democrats want to hold Signalgate over Republicans in 2026 and 2028.
www.axios.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:50 PM
He plans to follow this with a bill requiring mandatory Econ 101 classes for Trump and Vance.
New seasons of Black Mirror and Handmaid’s Tale dropping soon, in case you haven’t had enough dystopian horror lately.
March 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
New seasons of Black Mirror and Handmaid’s Tale dropping soon, in case you haven’t had enough dystopian horror lately.
Oof. Yellow Gate wins again.
The 2025 Barkley Marathons is over. There are no finishers. #BM100
March 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Oof. Yellow Gate wins again.
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In fact we have so far:
French runner I
French runner II
The Back to the Future Guy
Not the human sacrifice
The second runner
#bm100
barkley.ferrett.io
French runner I
French runner II
The Back to the Future Guy
Not the human sacrifice
The second runner
#bm100
barkley.ferrett.io
Barkley 2025
It's Barkley 2025, Nicholas.
barkley.ferrett.io
March 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
In fact we have so far:
French runner I
French runner II
The Back to the Future Guy
Not the human sacrifice
The second runner
#bm100
barkley.ferrett.io
French runner I
French runner II
The Back to the Future Guy
Not the human sacrifice
The second runner
#bm100
barkley.ferrett.io
What a read.
The impact of Trump 2.0 on Australia is evidence of how American we suddenly aren’t | Van Badham
The impact of Trump 2.0 on Australia is evidence of how American we suddenly aren’t | Van Badham
Our two countries once shared a history fighting together for freedom. But does the US, like, even do that any more?
Australians have found the behaviour of our American cousins challenging of late. Cultural differences yawn as wide as the Pacific…
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
What a read.
Dude, we tried. Economy tanked our 401ks in 2008 and again now. Paid dutifully into Social Security since 16 only to be called vampires for wanting to collect. Employers killed pensions for most of our generation. Short of burying gold like Ron Swanson, I’m not sure what else we should have done.
A large cohort of adults in their mid-50s is unprepared for retirement and may need to rely on family for housing and other needs later in life.
Meet the 'silver squatters': Adults in their mid-50s who are woefully unprepared for retirement
A large cohort of adults in their mid-50s is unprepared for retirement and may need to rely on family for housing and other needs later in life.
www.businessinsider.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Dude, we tried. Economy tanked our 401ks in 2008 and again now. Paid dutifully into Social Security since 16 only to be called vampires for wanting to collect. Employers killed pensions for most of our generation. Short of burying gold like Ron Swanson, I’m not sure what else we should have done.
LFG
After multiple failed attempts, the conch was blown at 10:37. The 2025 Barkley Marathons begins in one hour. #BM100.
March 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
LFG
Just to be clear, none of this is a mistake.
To the oligarchs, we are not equal. We are livestock. We are to be yolked, bred, worked, and left to die when we have outlived our usefulness.
To the oligarchs, we are not equal. We are livestock. We are to be yolked, bred, worked, and left to die when we have outlived our usefulness.
March 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Just to be clear, none of this is a mistake.
To the oligarchs, we are not equal. We are livestock. We are to be yolked, bred, worked, and left to die when we have outlived our usefulness.
To the oligarchs, we are not equal. We are livestock. We are to be yolked, bred, worked, and left to die when we have outlived our usefulness.
The steel-drum-from-a-barrel one is a core memory for me. Sesame Street was a gift.
March 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The steel-drum-from-a-barrel one is a core memory for me. Sesame Street was a gift.
I have been paying into Social Security since I was 16.
It is an EARNED BENEFIT. It is an “entitlement“ only in the sense that I’m absolutely entitled to that benefit since they saw fit to take it from my paycheck with no way to opt out.
It is an EARNED BENEFIT. It is an “entitlement“ only in the sense that I’m absolutely entitled to that benefit since they saw fit to take it from my paycheck with no way to opt out.
March 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I have been paying into Social Security since I was 16.
It is an EARNED BENEFIT. It is an “entitlement“ only in the sense that I’m absolutely entitled to that benefit since they saw fit to take it from my paycheck with no way to opt out.
It is an EARNED BENEFIT. It is an “entitlement“ only in the sense that I’m absolutely entitled to that benefit since they saw fit to take it from my paycheck with no way to opt out.
The comments on DownDetector.com are… something.
March 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The comments on DownDetector.com are… something.
MAGA is trying to spin the narrative that the federal employees who’ve lost their jobs were poor performers.
That isn’t true. Most were dedicated civil servants who worked hard to keep America and the world running.
Don’t believe the spin. Fight it when you hear it.
That isn’t true. Most were dedicated civil servants who worked hard to keep America and the world running.
Don’t believe the spin. Fight it when you hear it.
March 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
MAGA is trying to spin the narrative that the federal employees who’ve lost their jobs were poor performers.
That isn’t true. Most were dedicated civil servants who worked hard to keep America and the world running.
Don’t believe the spin. Fight it when you hear it.
That isn’t true. Most were dedicated civil servants who worked hard to keep America and the world running.
Don’t believe the spin. Fight it when you hear it.
I canceled Amazon Prime six weeks ago and don’t miss it. I’m now acutely aware of how much money I wasted on crap I didn’t need because it was so easy and convenient.
February 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I canceled Amazon Prime six weeks ago and don’t miss it. I’m now acutely aware of how much money I wasted on crap I didn’t need because it was so easy and convenient.
Not sure what’s going on with my “Discover” feed, but it’s suddenly full of folks sharing their vinyl collections and the albums they’re listening to, and I am HERE for it.
February 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Not sure what’s going on with my “Discover” feed, but it’s suddenly full of folks sharing their vinyl collections and the albums they’re listening to, and I am HERE for it.
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Delta Air Lines plane flips over on landing at Toronto airport
https://www.ft.com/content/855bdcb2-aca4-4e4e-8285-0bcb657b72c0
https://www.ft.com/content/855bdcb2-aca4-4e4e-8285-0bcb657b72c0
Delta Air Lines plane flips over on landing at Toronto airport
Paramedics treat more than a dozen people at the scene with no fatalities reported
www.ft.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Delta Air Lines plane flips over on landing at Toronto airport
https://www.ft.com/content/855bdcb2-aca4-4e4e-8285-0bcb657b72c0
https://www.ft.com/content/855bdcb2-aca4-4e4e-8285-0bcb657b72c0
Good advice.
If it’s in your budget, also consider signing up for a privacy & identity protection service like Aura, LifeLock, or IDShield. Might not be able to prevent much but at least you’ll get some warning.
If it’s in your budget, also consider signing up for a privacy & identity protection service like Aura, LifeLock, or IDShield. Might not be able to prevent much but at least you’ll get some warning.
good night to freeze your credit if you haven’t already
February 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Good advice.
If it’s in your budget, also consider signing up for a privacy & identity protection service like Aura, LifeLock, or IDShield. Might not be able to prevent much but at least you’ll get some warning.
If it’s in your budget, also consider signing up for a privacy & identity protection service like Aura, LifeLock, or IDShield. Might not be able to prevent much but at least you’ll get some warning.
Can confirm.
Just as a reminder, fatal airline accidents on scheduled commercial flights all but ended around the turn of the century. If you're old enough to remember back before the 90s there was at least one major air catastrophe every year.
February 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Can confirm.
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So sorry to hear this. What an incredibly inspirational life and career Donald Shoup had.
Everyone should read The High Cost of Free Parking. I did a little “book club” on it here: marketurbanism.com/2012/06/15/t...
Everyone should read The High Cost of Free Parking. I did a little “book club” on it here: marketurbanism.com/2012/06/15/t...
February 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
So sorry to hear this. What an incredibly inspirational life and career Donald Shoup had.
Everyone should read The High Cost of Free Parking. I did a little “book club” on it here: marketurbanism.com/2012/06/15/t...
Everyone should read The High Cost of Free Parking. I did a little “book club” on it here: marketurbanism.com/2012/06/15/t...
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I did a little study of residential parking and found that most on-street and off-street spaces are vacant, even in R-2 zones.
Amos, Dave. 2025. “Will Increasing Residential Density Decrease Parking Availability? A Method for Practitioners.” Findings, January. https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.128202
Will Increasing Residential Density Decrease Parking Availability? A Method for Practitioners. | Published in Findings
By Dave Amos. How can practitioners easily estimate whether upzoning will make parking scarce? We demonstrate a method in California and find parking is scarce in neither R1 nor not R2 zones.
doi.org
January 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I did a little study of residential parking and found that most on-street and off-street spaces are vacant, even in R-2 zones.
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On this day in 1986, seven astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger — Ellison S. Onizuka, Mike Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Greg Jarvis, Ron McNair and Judy Resnik — died when the spacecraft broke apart 73 seconds into its launch. https://buff.ly/42x069b
January 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
On this day in 1986, seven astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger — Ellison S. Onizuka, Mike Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Greg Jarvis, Ron McNair and Judy Resnik — died when the spacecraft broke apart 73 seconds into its launch. https://buff.ly/42x069b