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Not an energy post, but FT has a very funny "page not found" message: answers to why the page wasn't found based on economic concepts. And you don't need a subscription to read it.
www.ft.com/content/1095...
www.ft.com/content/1095...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Not an energy post, but FT has a very funny "page not found" message: answers to why the page wasn't found based on economic concepts. And you don't need a subscription to read it.
www.ft.com/content/1095...
www.ft.com/content/1095...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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These pictures seem AI generated.
You only find those on social media.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-ta...
You only find those on social media.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-ta...
Long-tailed tit - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
These pictures seem AI generated.
You only find those on social media.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-ta...
You only find those on social media.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-ta...
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Trump says his $40B bailout for Argentina's failing libertarian economy is "not gonna make a big difference for our country."
Really?
Imagine if we invested those billions on healthcare and housing for Americans, instead of bailing out Trump's pals abroad.
Really?
Imagine if we invested those billions on healthcare and housing for Americans, instead of bailing out Trump's pals abroad.
October 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Trump says his $40B bailout for Argentina's failing libertarian economy is "not gonna make a big difference for our country."
Really?
Imagine if we invested those billions on healthcare and housing for Americans, instead of bailing out Trump's pals abroad.
Really?
Imagine if we invested those billions on healthcare and housing for Americans, instead of bailing out Trump's pals abroad.
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So um. This is what's been up with me for the last year. I hate hate hate asking but very much appreciate your support. www.gofundme.com/f/fund-me-if...
Donate to GoFundMe If You Like Me: I Got Sued for Tweeting, organized by Detective Pikajew
Two years ago, I made a Twitter thread about a lawsuit I’d come acr… Detective Pikajew needs your support for GoFundMe If You Like Me: I Got Sued for Tweeting
www.gofundme.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
So um. This is what's been up with me for the last year. I hate hate hate asking but very much appreciate your support. www.gofundme.com/f/fund-me-if...
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this country used to have class. when you were bribing a politician or reporter you gave them the money in a proper burlap sack with a big dollar sign on it. nowadays they just shove the wad of dough in a takeout bin or chip bag with nary a how do you do for your trouble
September 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
this country used to have class. when you were bribing a politician or reporter you gave them the money in a proper burlap sack with a big dollar sign on it. nowadays they just shove the wad of dough in a takeout bin or chip bag with nary a how do you do for your trouble
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Checking the "No food poisoning" box on DoorDash but it raises my price by $2 so I frown and uncheck it
September 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Checking the "No food poisoning" box on DoorDash but it raises my price by $2 so I frown and uncheck it
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And when they say well 'those people' don't have as much of an attachment to the United States or our values, remind them the most decorated combat unit in American history was a regiment formed almost entirely of 2nd-gen. Japanese-Americans recruited out of *internment camps* for goodness' sake.
September 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
And when they say well 'those people' don't have as much of an attachment to the United States or our values, remind them the most decorated combat unit in American history was a regiment formed almost entirely of 2nd-gen. Japanese-Americans recruited out of *internment camps* for goodness' sake.
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It’s a true fact: I got a Business Job in the Business World, which I start next week. But on my last day, Slate let me do one last job: A post about [portentously] all that I’ve seen. slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Biggest Difference Between the Trump Era and the Obama Era
How did literally everything go up for debate?
slate.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It’s a true fact: I got a Business Job in the Business World, which I start next week. But on my last day, Slate let me do one last job: A post about [portentously] all that I’ve seen. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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More about our five-alarm fire. Gift link. Share widely.
Opinion | The Billionaire Trump Supporter Who Will Soon Own the News
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
More about our five-alarm fire. Gift link. Share widely.
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Seven months after Civ VII's release, Firaxis workers are being laid off.
aftermath.site/civilization-7...
aftermath.site/civilization-7...
September 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Seven months after Civ VII's release, Firaxis workers are being laid off.
aftermath.site/civilization-7...
aftermath.site/civilization-7...
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Bluesky now platform of choice for science community. It's not just you. Survey says: "Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky." (featuring @whysharksmatter.bsky.social) arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Bluesky now platform of choice for science community
It’s not just you. Survey says: “Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky”…
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Bluesky now platform of choice for science community. It's not just you. Survey says: "Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky." (featuring @whysharksmatter.bsky.social) arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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In the criminal justice system, the state is represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the president who commits crimes and the attorney general who covers them up. These are their stories. <dun dun>
July 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
In the criminal justice system, the state is represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the president who commits crimes and the attorney general who covers them up. These are their stories. <dun dun>
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*Republicans* did this. Republicans.
Congress voted to pass the largest job-killing bill in history.
Congress voted to take away health care from 17 million people to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.
Congress voted to take away food assistance from 3 million people.
Congress voted to betray working people.
Congress voted to take away health care from 17 million people to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.
Congress voted to take away food assistance from 3 million people.
Congress voted to betray working people.
July 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
*Republicans* did this. Republicans.
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WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages arstechnica.com/security/202...
WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages
The weakness creates the possibility of an insider or hacker adding rogue members.
arstechnica.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages arstechnica.com/security/202...
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Genetic-engineered bacteria break down industrial contaminants arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Genetic-engineered bacteria break down industrial contaminants
Five clusters of genes from different organisms put into a single bacterial strain.
arstechnica.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Genetic-engineered bacteria break down industrial contaminants arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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Evidence of Origins of the COVID-19 Outbreak Disputes the Lab Leak Theory www.discovermagazine.com/health/evide...
Evidence of Origins of the COVID-19 Outbreak Disputes the Lab Leak Theory
The COVID-19 virus traveled a similar amount of distance in about the same amount of time as the 2002 SARS virus.
www.discovermagazine.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Evidence of Origins of the COVID-19 Outbreak Disputes the Lab Leak Theory www.discovermagazine.com/health/evide...
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Probably worth saving this number
April 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Probably worth saving this number
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the social security website keeps crashing because of doge, but elon musk just got a new $5.9 billion govt contract that YOU paid for www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Elon Musk's fat new government contract will make your blood boil
Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s space company was recently handed a $5.9 billion contract subsidized by taxpayers, even as his so-called Department of Government Efficiency continues to take a ...
www.dailykos.com
April 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
the social security website keeps crashing because of doge, but elon musk just got a new $5.9 billion govt contract that YOU paid for www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Under Fascism, the state makes sweeping changes (sold as an attack on waste, fraud, and abuse) in the name of efficiency…and “the trains will run on time!”
Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.
Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.
April 4, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Under Fascism, the state makes sweeping changes (sold as an attack on waste, fraud, and abuse) in the name of efficiency…and “the trains will run on time!”
Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.
Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.
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The comms workers who were laid off also include the people who did the following, extremely non-exhaustive list of things:
- publicized food and drug recalls
- communicated with hospitals to make sure they knew/were looking out for the symptoms of poisoning from a specific contaminant... 4/x
- publicized food and drug recalls
- communicated with hospitals to make sure they knew/were looking out for the symptoms of poisoning from a specific contaminant... 4/x
Kennedy Guts Teams That Share Health Information With the Public (Gift Article)
The health secretary had promised “radical transparency,” but fired communications teams in the Health and Human Services Department.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The comms workers who were laid off also include the people who did the following, extremely non-exhaustive list of things:
- publicized food and drug recalls
- communicated with hospitals to make sure they knew/were looking out for the symptoms of poisoning from a specific contaminant... 4/x
- publicized food and drug recalls
- communicated with hospitals to make sure they knew/were looking out for the symptoms of poisoning from a specific contaminant... 4/x
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So much of adult life is thinking about what you're going to eat, preparing what you're going to eat, eating, and cleaning up after you eat.
April 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
So much of adult life is thinking about what you're going to eat, preparing what you're going to eat, eating, and cleaning up after you eat.