Mr. Nick Beaudrot
@nbeaudrot.bsky.social
Math Dad.
Aspiring-to-comeback Triathlete.
Fall Out Boy apologist.
Aspiring-to-comeback Triathlete.
Fall Out Boy apologist.
Pinned
Mr. Nick Beaudrot
@nbeaudrot.bsky.social
· Nov 15
"Inflation is very unpopular and the median voter's views on crime and immigration are closer to Trump's than Harris's" is like 90% more accurate than every narrative take out there that focuses on Rogan, trans rights, "the information environment", etc
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like a kid moving food around on their plate to make their parents think they ate
BREAKING: The Golden State Warriors are trading Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis, sources tell ESPN.
February 5, 2026 at 4:35 AM
like a kid moving food around on their plate to make their parents think they ate
Okay but it's real nice there.
Leavenworth Cabin Renters Now Contractually Obligated to Live, Laugh and/or Love: tinyurl.com/5ba8t5rz
February 5, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Okay but it's real nice there.
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/3 If the U.S., through its actions, has tried to make them commit fraud on the court, or made it unreasonably difficult to do their job and abide by the Rules of Professional Conduct, their remedy is to quit and (if necessary) move to withdraw.
February 5, 2026 at 5:27 AM
/3 If the U.S., through its actions, has tried to make them commit fraud on the court, or made it unreasonably difficult to do their job and abide by the Rules of Professional Conduct, their remedy is to quit and (if necessary) move to withdraw.
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Some households will live in condos and go on more vacations / eat out more. Other households will live in a single family home and go on fewer vacations / eat out less. This is fine!
February 5, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Some households will live in condos and go on more vacations / eat out more. Other households will live in a single family home and go on fewer vacations / eat out less. This is fine!
We must bring back the ancient ways (How to Boil Water and 30 Minute Meals).
I unironically blame foodie culture. every time I see these threads, I get the sense that young professional/creative types think "cooking for yourself" means fully scratch cooking a different restaurant quality meal every night, which is never how it's worked.
February 5, 2026 at 1:38 AM
We must bring back the ancient ways (How to Boil Water and 30 Minute Meals).
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you have wonder if the problem was “world,” “facts,” or “books”
February 5, 2026 at 12:51 AM
you have wonder if the problem was “world,” “facts,” or “books”
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
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—is how to most people, the Michael Jordan-level of skill you’re witnessing is totally invisible. It’s just “how people talk”, not a person who is probably in the top 0.001% of public speakers
February 4, 2026 at 8:53 PM
—is how to most people, the Michael Jordan-level of skill you’re witnessing is totally invisible. It’s just “how people talk”, not a person who is probably in the top 0.001% of public speakers
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I have a small amount of talent here and a good amount of explicit training, and the difference between somebody like me (a competent workplace instructor) and somebody like Zohran Mamdani is so extreme it’s truly wild. But even wilder—
As a real person with some amount of public speaking skills who talks about real things he cares about, I assure you it's actually pretty hard to "speak like a real person" because what you're talking about isn't that.
February 4, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I have a small amount of talent here and a good amount of explicit training, and the difference between somebody like me (a competent workplace instructor) and somebody like Zohran Mamdani is so extreme it’s truly wild. But even wilder—
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As a real person with some amount of public speaking skills who talks about real things he cares about, I assure you it's actually pretty hard to "speak like a real person" because what you're talking about isn't that.
February 4, 2026 at 8:28 PM
As a real person with some amount of public speaking skills who talks about real things he cares about, I assure you it's actually pretty hard to "speak like a real person" because what you're talking about isn't that.
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Obama secured a deal over the objections of the entire Republican Party and a significant part of his own Democratic Party, including the objections of the man who is currently Senate Minority Leader, and then it was immediately torn up. But again: the deal did exactly what they claim they want.
February 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Obama secured a deal over the objections of the entire Republican Party and a significant part of his own Democratic Party, including the objections of the man who is currently Senate Minority Leader, and then it was immediately torn up. But again: the deal did exactly what they claim they want.
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Because many things are bad here is our dog running for :08
February 4, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Because many things are bad here is our dog running for :08
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did captain picard lead the x-men
February 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM
did captain picard lead the x-men
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Every time I post about the trust advantage the GOP has on the issue I get responses (like every reply here) that it's bc Dems don't have a positive message on immigration and are feckless etc and no, it's not. Voters have bad preferences on immigration we have to contend with!
February 4, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Every time I post about the trust advantage the GOP has on the issue I get responses (like every reply here) that it's bc Dems don't have a positive message on immigration and are feckless etc and no, it's not. Voters have bad preferences on immigration we have to contend with!
"an ever increasing share of reporters that produce text work for the New York Times" does not seem healthy, no matter what your opinion of the New York TImes is.
February 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
"an ever increasing share of reporters that produce text work for the New York Times" does not seem healthy, no matter what your opinion of the New York TImes is.
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Amazing.
These are *loans*, which the applicants pay back, having generated surplus value that they support themselves with and plow back into the economy, and make our economy more varied, more interesting, wealthier.
The process for applying for an SBA loan is thorough, exhaustive.
These are *loans*, which the applicants pay back, having generated surplus value that they support themselves with and plow back into the economy, and make our economy more varied, more interesting, wealthier.
The process for applying for an SBA loan is thorough, exhaustive.
Immigrants are twice as likely to start a small business as native-born US citizens, so this move isn't about supporting businesses or the economy.
SBA says legal permanent residents will be ineligible for its loan program, effective March 1
The Small Business Administration said in a policy note that green card holders won’t be allowed to apply for SBA loans, effective March 1.
apnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Amazing.
These are *loans*, which the applicants pay back, having generated surplus value that they support themselves with and plow back into the economy, and make our economy more varied, more interesting, wealthier.
The process for applying for an SBA loan is thorough, exhaustive.
These are *loans*, which the applicants pay back, having generated surplus value that they support themselves with and plow back into the economy, and make our economy more varied, more interesting, wealthier.
The process for applying for an SBA loan is thorough, exhaustive.
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Lieber is right that they shouldn’t allow back-door boarding until they can enforce the fare, but it’s questionable whether they’ll ever be competent Enough to do that – we’ve had SBS for almost 20 years and the MTA has never really succeeded in doing adequate inspections there.
Thank you @emilyassembly.bsky.social for pushing MTA on all-door boarding.
Objections over people paying with coins are empty - they can still turn on readers, it’s just allowing people to pay at the back door it doesn’t hinder enforcement they already can’t do.
www.amny.com/news/fare-ev...
Objections over people paying with coins are empty - they can still turn on readers, it’s just allowing people to pay at the back door it doesn’t hinder enforcement they already can’t do.
www.amny.com/news/fare-ev...
Fare evasion: MTA boss Lieber rules out all-door bus boarding until ‘European model’ of enforcement is activated – amNewYork
The MTA will only move towards introducing all-door boarding on city buses after it has rolled out a promised "European-style" approach to fare evasion
www.amny.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Lieber is right that they shouldn’t allow back-door boarding until they can enforce the fare, but it’s questionable whether they’ll ever be competent Enough to do that – we’ve had SBS for almost 20 years and the MTA has never really succeeded in doing adequate inspections there.
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City council is bringing back year round outdoor dining, about damn time www.politico.com/newsletters/...
February 4, 2026 at 4:19 PM
City council is bringing back year round outdoor dining, about damn time www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Removing the sports and metro sections are obviously the way to be more essential to people's lives. What kind of horseshit even is this?
February 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Removing the sports and metro sections are obviously the way to be more essential to people's lives. What kind of horseshit even is this?
The Man Who Sold The World as performed by Nirvana at MTV Unplugged.
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 5:24 AM
The Man Who Sold The World as performed by Nirvana at MTV Unplugged.
A clarinet and saxophone supply store called Maslow's Hierarchy of Reeds.
A jewelry/crafting store called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Beads
A medieval-themed called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Meads
February 4, 2026 at 2:42 AM
A clarinet and saxophone supply store called Maslow's Hierarchy of Reeds.
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... are the Scouts doing the YMCA dance in this photo.
Breaking news: The Pentagon issued a warning to Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts, saying the organization risks losing its long-standing partnership with the U.S. military unless it rapidly implements “core value reforms.”
Pentagon warns Scouts to restore ‘core values’ or lose military support
The relationship dates back decades, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has criticized the organization for allowing girls to join and changing its name from Boy Scouts.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:14 PM
... are the Scouts doing the YMCA dance in this photo.