@thebadhorse.bsky.social
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one of the most quietly damning things I've read in ages, this
October 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
one of the most quietly damning things I've read in ages, this
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As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
October 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.
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Think about the military's communications problem - you have systems that are as old as the B-52 and systems that are in development now...and the idea that there's some magic thing where if "we only thought in terms of software" is just risible bullshit.
July 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Think about the military's communications problem - you have systems that are as old as the B-52 and systems that are in development now...and the idea that there's some magic thing where if "we only thought in terms of software" is just risible bullshit.
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"Zohran Mamdani is not an antisemite or a Communist, as quite a few people – even those in public office who should know better – are trying to brand him."
Really strong new column from @cityandstateny.bsky.social publisher Tom Allon: www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
Really strong new column from @cityandstateny.bsky.social publisher Tom Allon: www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: Weaponizing antisemitism is dirty politics
Zohran Mamdani has been unfairly branded as both antisemitic and a Communist. Neither are true.
www.cityandstateny.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"Zohran Mamdani is not an antisemite or a Communist, as quite a few people – even those in public office who should know better – are trying to brand him."
Really strong new column from @cityandstateny.bsky.social publisher Tom Allon: www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
Really strong new column from @cityandstateny.bsky.social publisher Tom Allon: www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
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A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
May 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
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Are we great yet?
May 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Are we great yet?
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Another big FU from Harvard… free online courses on the US government, the US constitution, civic engagement, and more.
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
Government | Harvard University
Browse the latest Government courses from Harvard University.
pll.harvard.edu
May 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Another big FU from Harvard… free online courses on the US government, the US constitution, civic engagement, and more.
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
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I don't know what this sign wants from me, but I'm turning around and going the other way.
cc @pareidolia.bsky.social
cc @pareidolia.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I don't know what this sign wants from me, but I'm turning around and going the other way.
cc @pareidolia.bsky.social
cc @pareidolia.bsky.social
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TIL that after the shooting death of CEO Brian Thompson UnitedHealthcare approved many life-saving medical procedures it has been holding out on because of sudden internal panic and public scrutiny. So, Luigi (innocent until proven guilty) probably saved more lives than he took.
May 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
TIL that after the shooting death of CEO Brian Thompson UnitedHealthcare approved many life-saving medical procedures it has been holding out on because of sudden internal panic and public scrutiny. So, Luigi (innocent until proven guilty) probably saved more lives than he took.
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“Rebuilding democratic power requires addressing the enormous economic power imbalances that have accumulated over decades. But the vision outlined in Abundance mostly neglects questions of power and redistribution.” There’s a link between these two types of power - unions.
A book with just the right ambition to provide a vision for a different future that yet misses the moment.
My review of Abundance for Foreign Policy.
My review of Abundance for Foreign Policy.
May 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
“Rebuilding democratic power requires addressing the enormous economic power imbalances that have accumulated over decades. But the vision outlined in Abundance mostly neglects questions of power and redistribution.” There’s a link between these two types of power - unions.
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Germany needs bold action:
✅ Raise wages
✅ Stabilize cost of living
✅ Green industrial policy for good jobs
✅ Comprehensive reform of fiscal rules
Without a credible alternative, the center will continue to collapse—& the extreme right will fill the vacuum. 10/10
✅ Raise wages
✅ Stabilize cost of living
✅ Green industrial policy for good jobs
✅ Comprehensive reform of fiscal rules
Without a credible alternative, the center will continue to collapse—& the extreme right will fill the vacuum. 10/10
May 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Germany needs bold action:
✅ Raise wages
✅ Stabilize cost of living
✅ Green industrial policy for good jobs
✅ Comprehensive reform of fiscal rules
Without a credible alternative, the center will continue to collapse—& the extreme right will fill the vacuum. 10/10
✅ Raise wages
✅ Stabilize cost of living
✅ Green industrial policy for good jobs
✅ Comprehensive reform of fiscal rules
Without a credible alternative, the center will continue to collapse—& the extreme right will fill the vacuum. 10/10
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Yes. It’s not immigration. It’s economics.
Germany is in crisis. GDP is down 10% from the pre-COVID trend, real wages are below 2019. Economic decline has fueled the rise of the extreme right threatening democracy.
Change is overdue. But the new Chancellor's trickle-down economics won't do the trick.
New @foreignaffairs.com
Change is overdue. But the new Chancellor's trickle-down economics won't do the trick.
New @foreignaffairs.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Yes. It’s not immigration. It’s economics.
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First good news I've heard all day
May 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
First good news I've heard all day
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It’s not just Newark: Nearly all air traffic control facilities in the U.S. are understaffed.
Newark Airport's Crisis Puts Spotlight on U.S. Air Traffic Controller Shortage
As of May 7, all but two of the 313 air traffic control facilities in the United States were understaffed, a New York Times analysis found.
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
It’s not just Newark: Nearly all air traffic control facilities in the U.S. are understaffed.
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As we watch the stock market crash and businesses suffer dramatically, this sentence from Levitsky and Ways's "The Path to American Authoritarianism" article in
@foreignaffairs.com makes much more sense to me now.
@foreignaffairs.com makes much more sense to me now.
April 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
As we watch the stock market crash and businesses suffer dramatically, this sentence from Levitsky and Ways's "The Path to American Authoritarianism" article in
@foreignaffairs.com makes much more sense to me now.
@foreignaffairs.com makes much more sense to me now.
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I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
April 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
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Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
April 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
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Bill Burr is a national treasure 🎯!
"You journalists need to get your balls back"
"You journalists need to get your balls back"
April 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Bill Burr is a national treasure 🎯!
"You journalists need to get your balls back"
"You journalists need to get your balls back"
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Holy shit he might actually get the Nobel Peace Prize after all lmao
* CHINESE STATE MEDIA: CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA REACH A CONSENSUS THAT THREE SIDES WILL JOINTLY RESPOND TO THE U.S. TARIFFS
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Holy shit he might actually get the Nobel Peace Prize after all lmao
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If Musk wanted to show that the government is incompetent, his "Department" of Government Efficiency is doing a damn good job. They've gotten almost everything they've done wrong, but apparently you can do that in government and still keep your job.
March 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
If Musk wanted to show that the government is incompetent, his "Department" of Government Efficiency is doing a damn good job. They've gotten almost everything they've done wrong, but apparently you can do that in government and still keep your job.
The Jacobin never ceases to be a parody of itself.
Jacobin coming in with the most Jacobin take to date, stunning really
Stopping Marine Le Pen From Running Is a Bad Idea
Marine Le Pen has been banned from running for office for five years. The sentence applies the law as written, but it turns her embezzlement conviction into a propaganda coup for her party.
jacobin.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The Jacobin never ceases to be a parody of itself.
THIS 💯💯💯
Please stop blaming trade for things that are as much or more the fault of the leveraged buyout and private equity.
March 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
THIS 💯💯💯