Kevin
@kevinmkilroy.bsky.social
Rhet/comp PhD candidate and first-year writing instructor. Erstwhile drummer. MtG and DnD player. Cat lover.
https://kevinmkilroy.medium.com
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
They should invent a new kind of reusable umbrella. I shouldn't have to buy a new one every time it rains. Something I could keep at home or toss in my bag after checking the weather forecast, perhaps
December 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
They should invent a new kind of reusable umbrella. I shouldn't have to buy a new one every time it rains. Something I could keep at home or toss in my bag after checking the weather forecast, perhaps
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INSPIRING: do you have a gambling problem and read the news? this man figured out a way to take advantage of you, and he doesn't even have a college degree
Shayne Coplan dropped out of college his freshman year. When COVID hit, he started building Polymarket, an online prediction market. cbsn.ws/4ooJSGk
December 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
INSPIRING: do you have a gambling problem and read the news? this man figured out a way to take advantage of you, and he doesn't even have a college degree
I'm convinced that the big AI pushers are 95% people who are unreasonably mad that other people have expertise that they do not
December 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I'm convinced that the big AI pushers are 95% people who are unreasonably mad that other people have expertise that they do not
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It’s wild that right wing grifting is so easy that you can screw up your homework on purpose or tie for 5th place at a swim meet and get a whole ass career out of it
December 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
It’s wild that right wing grifting is so easy that you can screw up your homework on purpose or tie for 5th place at a swim meet and get a whole ass career out of it
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Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
"The insurance companies have too much power. The only way to solve this is to simply give them all the power"
“THE ONLY HEALTHCARE I WILL SUPPORT OR APPROVE IS SENDING THE MONEY DIRECTLY BACK TO THE PEOPLE, WITH NOTHING GOING TO THE BIG, FAT, RICH INSURANCE COMPANIES…”
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"The insurance companies have too much power. The only way to solve this is to simply give them all the power"
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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
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It cannot be remembered enough that these were the same people who got worked up about drag brunches
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It cannot be remembered enough that these were the same people who got worked up about drag brunches
Translation: "Please don't change your travel plans, we promise we'll work it out"
BWI expects air travel to normalize by Thanksgiving as federal government shutdown ends
BWI expects air travel to normalize by Thanksgiving
Air travel at BWI Airport is expected to normalize by Thanksgiving. What else should Maryland travelers know?
buff.ly
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Translation: "Please don't change your travel plans, we promise we'll work it out"
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
Man's been a spy since the 60s, I think they can crack this one
I gripe about common media literacy and understanding the concept of story[telling] problems, but apparently I'm just an anachronistic relic because these are professional guild writers. Who can't figure out how to connect to old fuzzy continuity or grasp the concept of self-contained reboot arc.
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Man's been a spy since the 60s, I think they can crack this one
"Unlike alcohol and drug use, online sports wagering ... transforms a bettor's smartphone into an instantly... available addiction-inflaming device, a pocket casino at which a person can place innumerable bets without so much as getting out of bed." Not only can, but it's actively encouraged
Everybody Stand Down: New Yorker Columnist's Child Doesn't Care About Sports Gambling | Defector
In the final hours before the Nov. 1 UFC bout between featherweights Isaac Dulgarian and Yadier Del Valle, the betting odds on Dulgarian, the favorite, abruptly dropped from -250, meaning a bettor wou...
defector.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"Unlike alcohol and drug use, online sports wagering ... transforms a bettor's smartphone into an instantly... available addiction-inflaming device, a pocket casino at which a person can place innumerable bets without so much as getting out of bed." Not only can, but it's actively encouraged
This may finally flip my family
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This may finally flip my family
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Unlike the other site where they're busy asking a large language model which once called itself Mecha Hitler about how things work and getting mad when it gives them the wrong answers. Paragon of respectable discourse that place is.
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Unlike the other site where they're busy asking a large language model which once called itself Mecha Hitler about how things work and getting mad when it gives them the wrong answers. Paragon of respectable discourse that place is.
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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.
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 5:43 PM
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.
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.
This is particularly nuts because it's not even just like tongue-in-cheek exaggeration. It's just not true. My feed last night was filled with people yelling about the Dems caving.
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This is particularly nuts because it's not even just like tongue-in-cheek exaggeration. It's just not true. My feed last night was filled with people yelling about the Dems caving.
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If this ends up another depp heard situation so help me
Fucking believe her and yeet this shithead
Fucking believe her and yeet this shithead
This is now the 2nd high profile abuse incident being reported by The Daily Mail and cited by other publications.
Did something change in their editorial direction? They’ve generally been anti-women.
www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/hol...
Did something change in their editorial direction? They’ve generally been anti-women.
www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/hol...
November 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
If this ends up another depp heard situation so help me
Fucking believe her and yeet this shithead
Fucking believe her and yeet this shithead
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The Economist Says We Need to Invent Phrenology Again.
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Economist Says We Need to Invent Phrenology Again.