David Emmett
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RFK Jr's campaign to kill as many Americans as possible is starting to bear fruit.
Over 250 people quarantined in South Carolina measles outbreak https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/12/over-250-people-quarantined-in-south-carolina-as-measles-outbreak-rages/
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
RFK Jr's campaign to kill as many Americans as possible is starting to bear fruit.
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Rep. Thanedar has filed two articles of impeachment against Hegseth, one for "murder and conspiracy to murder" and the other for "reckless and unlawful mishandling of classified information." 🧵
(Full disclosure: I was happy to consult a bit on drafting this.)
(Full disclosure: I was happy to consult a bit on drafting this.)
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Rep. Thanedar has filed two articles of impeachment against Hegseth, one for "murder and conspiracy to murder" and the other for "reckless and unlawful mishandling of classified information." 🧵
(Full disclosure: I was happy to consult a bit on drafting this.)
(Full disclosure: I was happy to consult a bit on drafting this.)
I was also not obsessed with Hitler. But I was also not an unctuous little Nazi shitweasel. Which Farage has been his entire life.
The Spectator is basically now just a brownshirt-washing publication now, making racism socially acceptable
The Spectator is basically now just a brownshirt-washing publication now, making racism socially acceptable
I was a teenage boy once. More recently than Farage was. A working class one, in an impoverished, deprived, isolated community, that was 99.6% white.
Genuinely never heard any of my friends/peers ever express an iota of admiration for Hitler. Because even if they *were* racist, they had limits.
Genuinely never heard any of my friends/peers ever express an iota of admiration for Hitler. Because even if they *were* racist, they had limits.
December 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I was also not obsessed with Hitler. But I was also not an unctuous little Nazi shitweasel. Which Farage has been his entire life.
The Spectator is basically now just a brownshirt-washing publication now, making racism socially acceptable
The Spectator is basically now just a brownshirt-washing publication now, making racism socially acceptable
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The talented Valentin Khorounzhiy has once again come up with a brilliant analysis of the 2025 MotoGP season: Which team had the best balance of riders? Who outclassed who? Do you even want two equal riders?
motomatters.com/analysis/202...
motomatters.com/analysis/202...
By The Numbers: The Most Balanced and Imbalanced MotoGP Teams In 2025 | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks
motomatters.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The talented Valentin Khorounzhiy has once again come up with a brilliant analysis of the 2025 MotoGP season: Which team had the best balance of riders? Who outclassed who? Do you even want two equal riders?
motomatters.com/analysis/202...
motomatters.com/analysis/202...
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but remember, it’s weak European leaders who are the real threat
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
but remember, it’s weak European leaders who are the real threat
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it would be funny if Trump ending college DEI produces woke 2.0
![“For the Browns and Columbias and highly selective and very competitive institutions, [gender imbalance] is a problem,” she said. “They want to create what feels like a balanced climate.”
The results of ending this practice could be dramatic, experts predict. In 2023, the most recent year for which the figure is available, 817,035 more women than men applied to universities and colleges, federal data shows. Boys also have lower mean scores on the SAT in reading and writing, score lower overall on the ACT and have lower grade point averages in high school.
“If we were going to eliminate preferences for men, the undergraduate population would skew to 65 percent female overnight,” Mitchell said.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreid4q27i5xxrtddwuh2gqu5vgtpu3ssr6rqvagaht2bffzbckoh3a4@jpeg)
December 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
it would be funny if Trump ending college DEI produces woke 2.0
The talented Valentin Khorounzhiy has once again come up with a brilliant analysis of the 2025 MotoGP season: Which team had the best balance of riders? Who outclassed who? Do you even want two equal riders?
motomatters.com/analysis/202...
motomatters.com/analysis/202...
By The Numbers: The Most Balanced and Imbalanced MotoGP Teams In 2025 | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks
motomatters.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The talented Valentin Khorounzhiy has once again come up with a brilliant analysis of the 2025 MotoGP season: Which team had the best balance of riders? Who outclassed who? Do you even want two equal riders?
motomatters.com/analysis/202...
motomatters.com/analysis/202...
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One of my fave niche history facts is how many loaded pistols your average highwayman had during a hold up.
We're talking four minimum on his saddle, then at least two in his belt. Ideally three or four.
Because fuck trying to reload a 17th century pistol on horseback that's why.
We're talking four minimum on his saddle, then at least two in his belt. Ideally three or four.
Because fuck trying to reload a 17th century pistol on horseback that's why.
Man arrested, accused of robbing Tulsa liquor store with antique gun
Man arrested, accused of robbing liquor store with antique gun
The Tulsa Police Department arrested a man accused of robbing a south Tulsa liquor store with an antique gun on Friday night.
www.fox23.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
One of my fave niche history facts is how many loaded pistols your average highwayman had during a hold up.
We're talking four minimum on his saddle, then at least two in his belt. Ideally three or four.
Because fuck trying to reload a 17th century pistol on horseback that's why.
We're talking four minimum on his saddle, then at least two in his belt. Ideally three or four.
Because fuck trying to reload a 17th century pistol on horseback that's why.
December 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Sam Altman saying he uses Chat GPT as a parenting tool is a dumb as fuck “news” story today, but honestly, you should never take any parenting advice from rich people. Full stop. They don’t look after their kids. They have staff. Precisely zero of their parenting dilemmas resemble normal humans’.
December 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Sam Altman saying he uses Chat GPT as a parenting tool is a dumb as fuck “news” story today, but honestly, you should never take any parenting advice from rich people. Full stop. They don’t look after their kids. They have staff. Precisely zero of their parenting dilemmas resemble normal humans’.
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@nytimes.com report a complaint made against FIFA over the ‘Peace Award’. Not sure if it’ll run but I’m finding it hard not to laugh. Link below, not sure if you need to be a subscriber but since the Post bent the knee to Agent Orange, I find it’s worth it.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
December 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
@nytimes.com report a complaint made against FIFA over the ‘Peace Award’. Not sure if it’ll run but I’m finding it hard not to laugh. Link below, not sure if you need to be a subscriber but since the Post bent the knee to Agent Orange, I find it’s worth it.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
I would genuinely die of cringe if I had to talk to an object. I would rather strangle myself with my own entrails than talk to a computer. I have tried a couple of times, and every time I have to lock myself in a cupboard and hide for 3 weeks.
Let people type things.
gizmodo.com/pebble-index...
Let people type things.
gizmodo.com/pebble-index...
Pebble Is Making a Smart Ring for Saving All Your Fleeting Thoughts
The smart ring is called the Index 01 and it's very hackable and customizable.
gizmodo.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I would genuinely die of cringe if I had to talk to an object. I would rather strangle myself with my own entrails than talk to a computer. I have tried a couple of times, and every time I have to lock myself in a cupboard and hide for 3 weeks.
Let people type things.
gizmodo.com/pebble-index...
Let people type things.
gizmodo.com/pebble-index...
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Google is on record denying this story, but we all know the question is not if but when, and also, if anything is going to make me less inclined to use "AI" than I already am, it'll be the attempt to shove ads into it
www.adweek.com/media/google...
www.adweek.com/media/google...
EXCLUSIVE: Google Tells Advertisers It’ll Bring Ads to Gemini in 2026
The discussions mark the first time advertisers have heard directly from Google about monetizing its Gemini AI chatbot
www.adweek.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Google is on record denying this story, but we all know the question is not if but when, and also, if anything is going to make me less inclined to use "AI" than I already am, it'll be the attempt to shove ads into it
www.adweek.com/media/google...
www.adweek.com/media/google...
The "cLoSe ThE bOrDeRs" rhetoric was always performance art, rather than anything based in an understanding of how the real world works. There are literally hundreds of places to cross the NL-DE border. I know, I've crossed lots of them, for fun.
One year after Wilders introduced border controls between NL/Germany, the mayor of Losser says the deployment of 5,000+ guards has in 12 months blocked 500 people. “I understand people want to do something to combat illegal immigration but this is not helping"
eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/artikelen/bu...
eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/artikelen/bu...
Burgemeester gemeente Losser is na 1 jaar kritisch op grenscontroles: 'Veel overlast, weinig resultaat'
In 1 jaar grenscontroles werd met inzet van 5.350 marechaussees 500 mensen toegang tot Nederland geweigerd. Volgens burgemeester Diepemaat van gemeente Losse...
eenvandaag.avrotros.nl
December 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The "cLoSe ThE bOrDeRs" rhetoric was always performance art, rather than anything based in an understanding of how the real world works. There are literally hundreds of places to cross the NL-DE border. I know, I've crossed lots of them, for fun.
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We have merch! If you are in the US, you can order t-shirts, sweatshirts, caps, and more!
(Sorry the rest of the world, you'll be able to get some soon!)
paddockpasspodcast.com/shop
(Sorry the rest of the world, you'll be able to get some soon!)
paddockpasspodcast.com/shop
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December 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We have merch! If you are in the US, you can order t-shirts, sweatshirts, caps, and more!
(Sorry the rest of the world, you'll be able to get some soon!)
paddockpasspodcast.com/shop
(Sorry the rest of the world, you'll be able to get some soon!)
paddockpasspodcast.com/shop
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"london is too dangerous for me" yeah well luckily *i'm* not a coward so i'm fine, thanks
December 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"london is too dangerous for me" yeah well luckily *i'm* not a coward so i'm fine, thanks
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Yes, it is paywalled! And every time y'all point this out, we will reiterate that writers and artists deserve to be paid for their work. We are an independent publication run and owned by workers. Also A LOT OF OUR CONTENT IS FREE.
Plus, you can read single articles for $2. Including this one.
Plus, you can read single articles for $2. Including this one.
Paywalled
December 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Yes, it is paywalled! And every time y'all point this out, we will reiterate that writers and artists deserve to be paid for their work. We are an independent publication run and owned by workers. Also A LOT OF OUR CONTENT IS FREE.
Plus, you can read single articles for $2. Including this one.
Plus, you can read single articles for $2. Including this one.
That CBX looks amazing. Great work.
Today at Common Tread: Our monthly look at some of the best custom motorcycles being built around the world. This time, three bikes, seven wheels, some wild paint jobs. #motorcycle news and reviews; #motosky www.revzilla.com/common-tread...
December custom roundup: Three bikes, seven wheels, wild paint - RevZilla
This monthly look at custom bikes from around the world includes a Harley-Davidson show-winner that got a makeover, a salvaged Honda CBX, and a wild trike.
www.revzilla.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
That CBX looks amazing. Great work.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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This was a really fun episode to research and answer.
Episode 527 is here, and it's a Q&A bonanza, answering questions sent in by our amazing Patreon backers, such as:
- Which MotoGP rider gets signed first for 2027?
- Will the 850s favour smaller riders?
- Street races: real or not?
- Will Baggers be better than MotoE?
youtu.be/XB7-oK9Rx8Y?...
- Which MotoGP rider gets signed first for 2027?
- Will the 850s favour smaller riders?
- Street races: real or not?
- Will Baggers be better than MotoE?
youtu.be/XB7-oK9Rx8Y?...
Which rider will set off MotoGP's 2027 silly season? Our Q&A show!
YouTube video by Paddock Pass Podcast
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This was a really fun episode to research and answer.
In a move which will surprise absolutely no one, hotel prices for the Goiânia MotoGP round in Brazil have been hiked by up to 1400% (that's 14 times normal) for the race weekend.
Excellent work by @jutesser.bsky.social and @grandepremio.com.br
Excellent work by @jutesser.bsky.social and @grandepremio.com.br
Aumentos abusivos, cancelamentos... hospedagem impõe desafio extra ao público da MotoGP em Goiânia
Juliana Tesser e Kaio Esteves contam: x.gd/1CZmB
#MotoNoGP #MotoGP
Juliana Tesser e Kaio Esteves contam: x.gd/1CZmB
#MotoNoGP #MotoGP
Hospedagem em Goiânia aumenta até 1.400% na semana do GP do Brasil de MotoGP
MotoGP- Levantamento feito pelo GRANDE PRÊMIO mostra que os hotéis contam com uma elevação expressiva de preços na comparação com a semana seguinte à corrida
x.gd
December 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
In a move which will surprise absolutely no one, hotel prices for the Goiânia MotoGP round in Brazil have been hiked by up to 1400% (that's 14 times normal) for the race weekend.
Excellent work by @jutesser.bsky.social and @grandepremio.com.br
Excellent work by @jutesser.bsky.social and @grandepremio.com.br
I'm old enough to remember when you could buy a copy of Microsoft Office outright and use it in perpetuity without extra cost.
Anyway, LibreOffice is free, Open Source, and will do 99% of everything MS Office will.
Anyway, LibreOffice is free, Open Source, and will do 99% of everything MS Office will.
shouldn’t the cost go down now that they replaced a bunch of paid employees with AI. they are constantly saying AI/LLM will reduce cost for enterprise and business. why are you like this
Microsoft? you lie everyday. we are not stupid. MS office new pricing coming soon:
Microsoft? you lie everyday. we are not stupid. MS office new pricing coming soon:
December 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I'm old enough to remember when you could buy a copy of Microsoft Office outright and use it in perpetuity without extra cost.
Anyway, LibreOffice is free, Open Source, and will do 99% of everything MS Office will.
Anyway, LibreOffice is free, Open Source, and will do 99% of everything MS Office will.
This is absolutely fascinating. How Google Maps affects restaurants, and how its ranking algorithm affects the physical world.
I wanted dinner recommendations so I scraped 13,000+ London restaurants and accidentally discovered Google Maps is running a shadow economy. Anyway here's a dashboard and a political economy thesis: open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
How Google Maps quietly allocates survival across London’s restaurants - and how I built a dashboard to see through it
I wanted a dinner recommendation and got a research agenda instead. Using 13000+ restaurants, I rebuild its ratings with machine learning and map how algorithmic visibility actually distributes power.
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
This is absolutely fascinating. How Google Maps affects restaurants, and how its ranking algorithm affects the physical world.
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this is GREAT. Such a smart way to wrangle data into something really useful
I wanted dinner recommendations so I scraped 13,000+ London restaurants and accidentally discovered Google Maps is running a shadow economy. Anyway here's a dashboard and a political economy thesis: open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
How Google Maps quietly allocates survival across London’s restaurants - and how I built a dashboard to see through it
I wanted a dinner recommendation and got a research agenda instead. Using 13000+ restaurants, I rebuild its ratings with machine learning and map how algorithmic visibility actually distributes power.
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
this is GREAT. Such a smart way to wrangle data into something really useful
Reposted by David Emmett
December 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM