ok i am willing to reconsider my skepticism under one condition
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
ok i am willing to reconsider my skepticism under one condition
I would really view a WSJ piece on how the Rick Scott plan "appeared to break the logjam" with significant skepticism
November 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I would really view a WSJ piece on how the Rick Scott plan "appeared to break the logjam" with significant skepticism
As skepticism of AI deepens, we keep coming back to this Gary Marcus interview from May — where he argued OpenAI would be “the WeWork of AI.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
As skepticism of AI deepens, we keep coming back to this Gary Marcus interview from May — where he argued OpenAI would be “the WeWork of AI.”
@cnbc.com @garymarcus.bsky.social
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realized I never posted this one to bsky
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
realized I never posted this one to bsky
(It is funny, though, that Julie Kelly — probably mostly through jealousy — actually applied appropriate skepticism to a wild conspiracy theory, given how many she herself has initiated.)
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
(It is funny, though, that Julie Kelly — probably mostly through jealousy — actually applied appropriate skepticism to a wild conspiracy theory, given how many she herself has initiated.)
Time after time, Homeland Security’s accounts of its violent incidents in Chicago turn out to be lies. Local journalists and a federal judge have done a good job of calling them out. I wish the national political media had the same level of skepticism toward “official” accounts by proven liars.
Judge blasts Trump’s Chicago border ‘Blitz,’ extends curbs on use of force that ‘shocks the conscience’
Judge Sara Ellis said Trump's Justice Department lacks credibility, partly because of a lie told by U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Time after time, Homeland Security’s accounts of its violent incidents in Chicago turn out to be lies. Local journalists and a federal judge have done a good job of calling them out. I wish the national political media had the same level of skepticism toward “official” accounts by proven liars.
Like, 15 years ago, “analytics” might have been a new strategy from an upstart team looking for an edge. The skepticism was understandable, if closed-minded and retrograde. Now basically every team in every pro league uses them! They’re the consensus!
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Like, 15 years ago, “analytics” might have been a new strategy from an upstart team looking for an edge. The skepticism was understandable, if closed-minded and retrograde. Now basically every team in every pro league uses them! They’re the consensus!
People like this make me question my skepticism on the existence of hell
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
People like this make me question my skepticism on the existence of hell
Public trust in vaccines remains alarmingly low in Japan, making it one of the world’s least confident nations toward vaccination. Read more on why this deep-rooted skepticism has become a growing public health concern.
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Vaccine Hesitancy Persists in Japan Despite Government Efforts - Unseen Japan
A combination of government missteps and online disinformation has steadily eroded public trust in the life-saving practice.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Public trust in vaccines remains alarmingly low in Japan, making it one of the world’s least confident nations toward vaccination. Read more on why this deep-rooted skepticism has become a growing public health concern.
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OpenAI’s CFO backtracking on saying the government should bail them out by guaranteeing loans for the $1.4T in spend they’ve committed has only increased industry-wide skepticism that they can come up with the money.
Why OpenAI went into crisis PR mode Thursday | CNN Business
OpenAI, the world’s leader and ChatGPT parent company, went into panic mode on Thursday over what it said was a very public misstatement.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
OpenAI’s CFO backtracking on saying the government should bail them out by guaranteeing loans for the $1.4T in spend they’ve committed has only increased industry-wide skepticism that they can come up with the money.
"It took me quite a while to realize that my youthful excitability was right and my father’s wealth of experience was wrong; that there are things that cannot be dealt with by calm skepticism."
Sebastian Haffner, Defying Hitler: A Memoir
Sebastian Haffner, Defying Hitler: A Memoir
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
"It took me quite a while to realize that my youthful excitability was right and my father’s wealth of experience was wrong; that there are things that cannot be dealt with by calm skepticism."
Sebastian Haffner, Defying Hitler: A Memoir
Sebastian Haffner, Defying Hitler: A Memoir
"We spoke with nine C-level U.S. airline executives and senior officials across six U.S. carriers for this story. They expressed varying degrees of skepticism, but none felt the cuts were without some level of political interference."
With little recourse, U.S. airline leaders skeptical of DOT flight cut justification theaircurrent.com/airlines/air... (via @willguisbond.com & @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
With little recourse, U.S. airline leaders skeptical of DOT flight cut justification
Concern about political motivation fills the void left by lack of FAA data
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November 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"We spoke with nine C-level U.S. airline executives and senior officials across six U.S. carriers for this story. They expressed varying degrees of skepticism, but none felt the cuts were without some level of political interference."
Everything about that rumor aroused my skepticism.
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Everything about that rumor aroused my skepticism.
"Our biggest challenge was to counter misinformation. This underscores the challenge of public vaccination efforts where skepticism is often fueled by social media hearsay and conspiracies."
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A first-time HPV vaccination campaign sees some success -- and strong resistance
The goal: inoculate 90% of girls in parts of Pakistan to immunize them against the infection that causes cervical cancer. "Our biggest challenge was to counter misinformation," says a spokesman.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"Our biggest challenge was to counter misinformation. This underscores the challenge of public vaccination efforts where skepticism is often fueled by social media hearsay and conspiracies."
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Anyway, it’s a style of politics that many of the voters and neighbors here are exhausted with, and ultimately sabotages progressives, by encouraging groupthink and discouraging reasonable, healthy criticism and skepticism.
The consequences of it this year? A Frey third term.
The consequences of it this year? A Frey third term.
November 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Anyway, it’s a style of politics that many of the voters and neighbors here are exhausted with, and ultimately sabotages progressives, by encouraging groupthink and discouraging reasonable, healthy criticism and skepticism.
The consequences of it this year? A Frey third term.
The consequences of it this year? A Frey third term.
I think essentially everyone but one person who urged me to have faith that Biden would eventually do a course correction, whether after the WCK assassinations, or the May 31st ceasefire proposal, or the election, has conceded to me that my skepticism was correct. Wonder what they think today.
I can't wait for @akbarshahidahmed.huffpost.com's book Crossing the Red Line. But even with this reporting–including that Antony Blinken raised the prospect Israel was committing ethnic cleansing–is damning. Every revelation about Biden's final year looks worse.
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Biden Discussed Potential Israeli War Crimes In Gaza. He Kicked The Can To Trump.
New intelligence shocked officials in late 2024, spurring heightened fear of U.S. liability, HuffPost has learned. The period saw Secretary of State Antony Blinken ask if Israel’s actions constituted ...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I think essentially everyone but one person who urged me to have faith that Biden would eventually do a course correction, whether after the WCK assassinations, or the May 31st ceasefire proposal, or the election, has conceded to me that my skepticism was correct. Wonder what they think today.
At events I always insist that I enjoy the daily act of writing, and I'm often met with skepticism. But an activity can be frustrating/challenging and still bring joy. In fact, that's part of it-- like playing a video game on a too-easy difficulty setting, a frictionless existence is not rewarding.
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
At events I always insist that I enjoy the daily act of writing, and I'm often met with skepticism. But an activity can be frustrating/challenging and still bring joy. In fact, that's part of it-- like playing a video game on a too-easy difficulty setting, a frictionless existence is not rewarding.
There’s a growing cottage industry of journalists and influencers whose job it is to sell you “don’t panic, panicking is just what people want you to do. It isn’t that bad yet.” And frankly we should have as much or more skepticism towards them than the panic people. They’re selling complacency.
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
There’s a growing cottage industry of journalists and influencers whose job it is to sell you “don’t panic, panicking is just what people want you to do. It isn’t that bad yet.” And frankly we should have as much or more skepticism towards them than the panic people. They’re selling complacency.
"Biden’s Gaza policy was largely a failure. His administration contributed to tens of thousands of preventable deaths, prolonged the war because of the president’s refusal to deploy American leverage over Israel, and boosted skepticism of U.S. foreign policy abroad and among Americans ..."
November 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"Biden’s Gaza policy was largely a failure. His administration contributed to tens of thousands of preventable deaths, prolonged the war because of the president’s refusal to deploy American leverage over Israel, and boosted skepticism of U.S. foreign policy abroad and among Americans ..."
(WSJ) - President Trump's global tariffs appeared to be on shaky ground after Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism during a hearing on Wednesday about his authority to impose sweeping measures on countries around the world.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
(WSJ) - President Trump's global tariffs appeared to be on shaky ground after Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism during a hearing on Wednesday about his authority to impose sweeping measures on countries around the world.
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GS DESK: “.. The market has clearly gotten harder. $NDX is set to post its second -2% session in 3 days, with under-the-hood price action feeling increasingly unsettling. We think the increased chop is being shaped by .. Uptick in AI skepticism .. Concerns surrounding the Jobs situation ..”
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
GS DESK: “.. The market has clearly gotten harder. $NDX is set to post its second -2% session in 3 days, with under-the-hood price action feeling increasingly unsettling. We think the increased chop is being shaped by .. Uptick in AI skepticism .. Concerns surrounding the Jobs situation ..”
Lutnick insists Trump will win tariffs case despite Supreme Court skepticism
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Lutnick insists Trump will win tariffs case despite Supreme Court skepticism
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November 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Lutnick insists Trump will win tariffs case despite Supreme Court skepticism
Fair, although I understand the skepticism because that’s happened multiple times before.
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Fair, although I understand the skepticism because that’s happened multiple times before.
Her skepticism didn’t seem to bother the shopkeeper one bit. Clearly, this wasn’t her first encounter with a doubtful patron.
“Of course!!,” she says with an unflinching smile, “I make sure the corks are light and breathable, so they don’t suffocate the bottle’s contents.” (2/9)
“Of course!!,” she says with an unflinching smile, “I make sure the corks are light and breathable, so they don’t suffocate the bottle’s contents.” (2/9)
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Her skepticism didn’t seem to bother the shopkeeper one bit. Clearly, this wasn’t her first encounter with a doubtful patron.
“Of course!!,” she says with an unflinching smile, “I make sure the corks are light and breathable, so they don’t suffocate the bottle’s contents.” (2/9)
“Of course!!,” she says with an unflinching smile, “I make sure the corks are light and breathable, so they don’t suffocate the bottle’s contents.” (2/9)
I'm not even mad but i am baffled, perplexed, and compelled by a skepticism that is overshadowed by palpable FAFO curiosity
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I'm not even mad but i am baffled, perplexed, and compelled by a skepticism that is overshadowed by palpable FAFO curiosity