@ladnil.bsky.social
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
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So, if I'm reading this right:
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
Federal prosecutors quit in protest over lack of investigation into ICE shooting
Six lawyers from US attorney’s office in Minnesota quit along with four leaders of DoJ’s civil rights division
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
So, if I'm reading this right:
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
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Scientists now believe that the human brain--a magic goo for worrying--can also be used to do other things
December 8, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Scientists now believe that the human brain--a magic goo for worrying--can also be used to do other things
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LeBron James' streak of 1,297 games with 10+ points is over.
He was held to under 10 points for the first time since Jan. 5, 2007.
fun fact via @woodleysean.bsky.social, only 24 players have played at least 1,297 games in NBA history.
He was held to under 10 points for the first time since Jan. 5, 2007.
fun fact via @woodleysean.bsky.social, only 24 players have played at least 1,297 games in NBA history.
December 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
LeBron James' streak of 1,297 games with 10+ points is over.
He was held to under 10 points for the first time since Jan. 5, 2007.
fun fact via @woodleysean.bsky.social, only 24 players have played at least 1,297 games in NBA history.
He was held to under 10 points for the first time since Jan. 5, 2007.
fun fact via @woodleysean.bsky.social, only 24 players have played at least 1,297 games in NBA history.
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Left: FDR campaign speech, October 1936
Right: 1936 electoral map
Right: 1936 electoral map
November 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Left: FDR campaign speech, October 1936
Right: 1936 electoral map
Right: 1936 electoral map
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the fact that they have never had sisqo do toyotathong song speaks to a deep rot in this country
November 30, 2025 at 3:54 AM
the fact that they have never had sisqo do toyotathong song speaks to a deep rot in this country
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I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
AirBnB CEO calling it “vibe revenue” just 👨🍳 😘
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
November is now the most steps I've ever recorded on my watch in a month as of this evening. Feels pretty good.
November 15, 2025 at 3:56 AM
November is now the most steps I've ever recorded on my watch in a month as of this evening. Feels pretty good.
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Wow, crazy news today.
Anyway, here are my top eight prop bets for the Thunder-Pacers game tonight, sponsored by GambleYourEntireIRA dot com ...
Anyway, here are my top eight prop bets for the Thunder-Pacers game tonight, sponsored by GambleYourEntireIRA dot com ...
October 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Wow, crazy news today.
Anyway, here are my top eight prop bets for the Thunder-Pacers game tonight, sponsored by GambleYourEntireIRA dot com ...
Anyway, here are my top eight prop bets for the Thunder-Pacers game tonight, sponsored by GambleYourEntireIRA dot com ...
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Listen to the response to this and look how easy it is to say it.
We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
October 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Listen to the response to this and look how easy it is to say it.
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this part from the unc dennis article at the athletic should be a bigger deal. cap circumvention is "a cardinal sin" but only if the NBA can prove it happened (a high bar, we're discovering) not if a rep asks for lots of it in negotiations. this is basically a don't ask, don't tell kind of set up.
September 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
this part from the unc dennis article at the athletic should be a bigger deal. cap circumvention is "a cardinal sin" but only if the NBA can prove it happened (a high bar, we're discovering) not if a rep asks for lots of it in negotiations. this is basically a don't ask, don't tell kind of set up.
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You guys gotta watch Review if you haven’t, you have to watch the best show ever
July 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
You guys gotta watch Review if you haven’t, you have to watch the best show ever
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Just because Trump, Republicans, and right wing media are embracing a nickname for this Everglades facility, should mainstream media do it too? I’m not alone in saying hell no. Call this swamp thing what it is: an American concentration camp. My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
July 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Just because Trump, Republicans, and right wing media are embracing a nickname for this Everglades facility, should mainstream media do it too? I’m not alone in saying hell no. Call this swamp thing what it is: an American concentration camp. My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
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One addendum from last night: the New Orleans Pelicans officially have the worst injury luck in NBA history. They traded away Indy's 2026 first five days ago.
June 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
One addendum from last night: the New Orleans Pelicans officially have the worst injury luck in NBA history. They traded away Indy's 2026 first five days ago.
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ICE crossed a line in LA
June 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
ICE crossed a line in LA
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Since 1998, only four teams have won a playoff game despite leading for 30 seconds or less:
1999 Spurs in G2 of the West Finals - 10 seconds
2001 Mavs in G5 of the First Round - 30 seconds
2002 Lakers in G4 of the West Finals - 13 seconds
2025 Pacers in G1 of the NBA Finals - 0.3 seconds
1999 Spurs in G2 of the West Finals - 10 seconds
2001 Mavs in G5 of the First Round - 30 seconds
2002 Lakers in G4 of the West Finals - 13 seconds
2025 Pacers in G1 of the NBA Finals - 0.3 seconds
The Pacers have taken their first lead of the game with 0.3 seconds remaining.
June 6, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Since 1998, only four teams have won a playoff game despite leading for 30 seconds or less:
1999 Spurs in G2 of the West Finals - 10 seconds
2001 Mavs in G5 of the First Round - 30 seconds
2002 Lakers in G4 of the West Finals - 13 seconds
2025 Pacers in G1 of the NBA Finals - 0.3 seconds
1999 Spurs in G2 of the West Finals - 10 seconds
2001 Mavs in G5 of the First Round - 30 seconds
2002 Lakers in G4 of the West Finals - 13 seconds
2025 Pacers in G1 of the NBA Finals - 0.3 seconds
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May 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Whenever I wear my homemade lobster costume to work, people ask me if I know their friend who also sometimes wears a homemade lobster costume to work. Like we're all in some sort of club or something
May 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Whenever I wear my homemade lobster costume to work, people ask me if I know their friend who also sometimes wears a homemade lobster costume to work. Like we're all in some sort of club or something
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email me if you bought a Valks Kaitlyn Chen jersey/other merch and want to talk about it!
[email protected]
[email protected]
May 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
email me if you bought a Valks Kaitlyn Chen jersey/other merch and want to talk about it!
[email protected]
[email protected]
I thought the Celtics would be blowing out the Knicks by a lot more going by the various skeets I've seen about the game.
May 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I thought the Celtics would be blowing out the Knicks by a lot more going by the various skeets I've seen about the game.
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Fun fact: Miami would have had Dallas's lottery numbers if they hadn't come back from a six-point deficit with five minutes left and beaten the Hawks in OT in the final East play-in game.
May 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Fun fact: Miami would have had Dallas's lottery numbers if they hadn't come back from a six-point deficit with five minutes left and beaten the Hawks in OT in the final East play-in game.