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manitou202.bsky.social
@manitou202.bsky.social
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Husband, dad, engineer, Michigan alumni, and part time ski bum who lives in Colorado and is a huge fan of Porsche, BMW, F1, and Electric cars.
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gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social
Re: Epstein’s emails
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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thedailyshow.com
Jon Stewart "Can't F**king Believe" Democrats Caved on the Shutdown

youtu.be/eFI6MwlLJ08
Jon Stewart "Can't F**king Believe" Democrats Caved on the Shutdown | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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nytimes.com
Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X
October 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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peter-butler.bsky.social
Bloomberg research found wholesale electricity up ~270% in areas near data centers

It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously

One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring
Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.
www.bloomberg.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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dianeswonk.bsky.social
The hallowing out of the middle class and the economy. We are at a precipice. My take here.

kpmg.com/us/en/articl...
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
The outlook: inequality and consumer angst
kpmg.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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theoatmeal.bsky.social
Let’s talk about AI art.

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
theoatmeal.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
manitou202.bsky.social
When Tesla launches the stripped down Model Y this week, the key thing will be is FSD hardware included? The stripped down version will clearly be an even bigger turd than the standard Model Y, but if no FSD hardware is included, that is Tesla quietly admitting this robotaxi thing isn't happening.
October 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
“.. Some Republicans estimate they will eventually need to provide $35 billion to $50 billion in aid to farmers hit by Trump’s tariffs.”

[.. That’s roughly half of all the revenue raised from new 2025 tariffs so far this year, notes @ernietedeschi.bsky.social]

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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newrepublic.com
Doctors warn that forcing companies to pay $100,000 to employ foreign professionals may very well cripple the country’s medical apparatus—making it even harder for Americans to receive lifesaving care.

This kind of tax forces the world’s medical talent to look elsewhere for work. trib.al/WDJdXxn
September 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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reckless.bsky.social
Wait the government-created monopoly is getting lazy and the products are losing ground??????

U.S. Is Losing Race to Return to Moon, Critics Say, Pointing at SpaceX www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
U.S. Is Losing Race to Return to Moon, Critics Say, Pointing at SpaceX
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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msnbc.com
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
www.msnbc.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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boghuma.bsky.social
25% of Drs in US are foreign grads. Many are on an H1B visa. This will hit health systems hard especially rural hospitals and hospitals in underserved areas that sponsor these visas through waiver programs. The old cost was about 5000$ a year.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump signs proclamation imposing annual $100,000 fee on H-1B visas
Move deals potentially major blow to US tech industry, which relies heavily on workers from India and China
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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peipolitical.bsky.social
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert just dropped its first response to ABC, FCC chair, and Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel.
This is a must-watch. 🔥 #cdnpoli
September 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
manitou202.bsky.social
Just cancelled our Disney+ (ABC) subscription. My kids won't be happy, but they will manage.

Now down to just Netflix and Apple TV. Already cancelled HBO and Paramount+.
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Sep 17
“SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY… Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show is being suspended ABC over his viral comments about Charlie Kirk…” www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/a...
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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niedermeyer.online
here's Elon Musk's dad going 100% mask-off on the entire white South African racist colonialist package and saying "Elon agrees with me"

EXTREME ANTI-BLACK RACISM CONTENT WARNING

www.mundoamerica.com/news/2025/09...
Q. Why? A. Until 1965, Africa was very civilized because each country was governed by a European country, and there was law and order. Look at Spain's example. Spain's history is the history of world colonization. Where Spain went, it brought order, civilization, cities... We did the same, but 500 years later. When the Europeans left, everything fell apart. Nothing remained. South Africa today is a lawless country, where even the police chief and Interpol director [Jackie Selebi] was sentenced to 15 years in prison for corruption. The African National Congress [ANC, which has governed South Africa since the end of apartheid] has looted the country. We are bankrupt. The US has cut all economic aid because South Africa supports Iran, Hamas, and all those terrorist groups. Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia [which also had its own apartheid], is as if it ceased to exist. Q. Why did that happen? A. All European countries have practiced racial discrimination. What happened is that South Africa maintained it when it achieved full independence in 1961. So apartheid is not something South Africa invented but something it continued. For example, the Netherlands did not allow people of color to enter its territory until 1920, despite having colonies in countries with people of color. South Africa maintained apartheid for an obvious reason: as soon as European countries left Africa, everything went to hell, civilization ended. Q. But exactly, what is the reason for the end of civilization? A. Look at what the UN defines as the average IQ in the world. In Africa, it's 63. In Spain, it's 100; in the UK, 99; in Germany, interestingly, 104; in Japan, 107, and so on. Anyone with an IQ below 70 needs special education. So handing over those countries to people who may be very nice but not very intelligent and therefore will not manage the country like Europeans means those nations will go to hell. Q. Experts say that these IQ differences are due to educational and economic factors. Do you believe it's due to biological causes? A. It's biological. IQ has nothing to do with education. Q. Just to clarify, we are talking about blacks and mulattos. A. About blacks. Just come to Africa and see where they live, in shantytowns, in holes in the ground... Europeans don't live like that. If you go to Paris, where there are many Third World people, you'll see that the streets are dirty, filthy because, for those immigrants, garbage is a decorative element. So it's very strange that a government is elected by a population with an IQ of 63. Q. Do you believe democracy and multiculturalism are compatible? A. I don't know what to say. I was just in London, and it seemed fine where I was, which is a good area. But apparently, in London, only 33% of the population is white. 67% are of color, and the mayor is Muslim. That's sinister. England is starting to seem strange to me because in some places, only a third of the population is English. Q. Do you think the West should follow Errol and Elon Musk's example and have many children? A. Absolutely. But let me tell you this: based on my experience, if you tell me that thousands of Spaniards, Italians, or Germans are going to move to London, I'll say it's a fantastic idea. But if you tell me that Congolese or Rwandans are going to move, I'll say, "Oh!" Because they will turn the UK into Congo, into a country where Ebola, dengue, malaria, or river blindness are normal diseases. And also violence, murders, rapes... Q. How do we know that the Democratic Republic of Congo or Rwanda won't follow in China's footsteps, which 100 years ago was one of the poorest countries in the world, where people were literally dying of hunger and living in perpetual civil war? A. It's impossible for Congo to ever become like China. China was printing paper money 2,000 years ago. They always achieved extraordinary feats. In April, I went to Stanford University [in California], and many of the students and professors I met there were Chinese. They are the nicest, most decent, civilized, and intelligent people you can imagine. As far as I'm concerned, all the Chinese - and all the Japanese - who want to go to London can go. Q. Do your children share your views, or are there big arguments at family meals? A. They share them. Q. What about Elon? A. Yes. My views are not based on any crazy ideology but on the experience of having traveled through Africa, where you have to be careful about what you eat and drink because if you make a mistake, you could be dead in two weeks... Think about Spain. It's an exquisitely beautiful country. If you bring people who don't appreciate that beauty, what can you expect other than them destroying it? They won't do it on purpose, but because they don't understand that beauty. I like people to move up in life, so I have a lot of black people working for me in minor roles. They are very useful, helpful, try to do things right, do as they are told, don't argue with you... but I would never live in their communities under their lifestyle.
September 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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lorak.bsky.social
Tesla’s dangerous doors - a huge feature and must read by Bloomberg’s Dana Hull, Emily Chang and Kara Carlson— www.bloomberg.com/features/202... “When Teslas lose power, crashes can turn into deadly races against time”
Trapped Inside: Tesla’s Dangerous Doors
When Teslas lose power, crashes can turn into deadly races against time.
www.bloomberg.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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danahull.bsky.social
GIFT LINK @harmancipants.bsky.social

www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Trapped Inside: Tesla’s Dangerous Doors
When Teslas lose power, crashes can turn into deadly races against time.
www.bloomberg.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
manitou202.bsky.social
Leaked photos of the new iX3. The first BMW to feature the Neue Klasse design language. I’m really digging it. Nice homage to vintage BMW grills.

Can’t wait to see the final specs on Monday which supposedly are going to be up with the best EVs.
September 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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bianchiweather.bsky.social
September is the month where you can see/feel the impact of a warming climate the most in Colorado.

Thread ->

#COwx
September 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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mfortki.bsky.social
Well I was close
September 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
“.. DOGE increasingly looks like a giant joke as the initiative winds up saving essentially zero dollars for US taxpayers .”

- Vital Knowledge

@politico.com 🇺🇸
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
August 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
ANTONI: “.. Until it is corrected, the BLS should suspend issuing the monthly job reports but keep publishing the more accurate, though less timely, quarterly data.”

www.foxbusiness.com/politics/tru...
August 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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josephpolitano.bsky.social
An "economist" so dumb I had to explain to him how the import price index works last month will now lead the BLS, kill me
a tweet from EJ Antoni that reads "Import prices just came in WAAAY below expectations: June was up just 0.1% M/M, -0.2% Y/Y, while May saw a huge downward revision from flat to -0.4% M/M; still waiting for tariffs to be passed on by foreign producers..." I replied "The import price index measure pre-tariff prices, the fact that pre-tariff prices are basically flat means Americans are paying the tariffs. Though I wouldn’t expect a Heritage foundation guy like yourself to be smart enough to understand basic stuff like that."
August 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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ahbseen.bsky.social
SOUTH PARK DOES IT AGAIN
In their new episode Kristi Noem's Botox melts as ICE carries out a raid to deport Dora the Explorer but finds she's been s*x trafficked to Mar-a-Lago and is giving a massage to an old man.
They are pulling ZERO punches!
August 8, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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kairyssdal.bsky.social
Unbelievable

But entirely believable
August 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM