NirajOnTheGo
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This resonates. "Even as I personally got extremely frustrated at times by the coverage from some corners, the fear people had is real. The reason the stories went viral is because the Supreme Court has made it clear that law is more a matter of will than of principle."
NEW: Kim Davis is done. The Supreme Court is not reconsidering Obergefell. What happens now?
There is a reason people were afraid that the Supreme Court would take up case. The reason is the Supreme Court itself. Here's why I'm taking this whole experience seriously.
Today, at Law Dork:
There is a reason people were afraid that the Supreme Court would take up case. The reason is the Supreme Court itself. Here's why I'm taking this whole experience seriously.
Today, at Law Dork:
Kim Davis is done. The Supreme Court is not reconsidering Obergefell. What happens now?
There is a reason people were afraid that the Supreme Court would take up case. The reason is the Supreme Court itself. Here's why I'm taking this whole experience seriously.
www.lawdork.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This resonates. "Even as I personally got extremely frustrated at times by the coverage from some corners, the fear people had is real. The reason the stories went viral is because the Supreme Court has made it clear that law is more a matter of will than of principle."
“Historian of South Asia Audrey Truschke captured the difficult position of the Second Lady in a social media post: “Usha Vance is an enabler and victim of far-right intolerance.”…
when minority groups align with the American far right, “they are tolerated in a second-class way”.
by Rajiv Thind
when minority groups align with the American far right, “they are tolerated in a second-class way”.
by Rajiv Thind
JD Vance, Usha and the social media wars of religion - ABC Religion & Ethics
After Vice-President JD Vance expressed his desire that his wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance — who was raised Hindu — would convert to Christianity, the online backlash demonstrated the dangers of politicis...
www.abc.net.au
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
“Historian of South Asia Audrey Truschke captured the difficult position of the Second Lady in a social media post: “Usha Vance is an enabler and victim of far-right intolerance.”…
when minority groups align with the American far right, “they are tolerated in a second-class way”.
by Rajiv Thind
when minority groups align with the American far right, “they are tolerated in a second-class way”.
by Rajiv Thind
“Flexible minds that can analyze novel and complex situations, clearly communicate their views, and deploy emotional intelligence to reach mutual understanding should be well suited to the AI-dominated workplace.”
@harveysawikin
@harveysawikin
Your Time Isn't Worth Shit
In recent years, my personal investing has brought me in contact with a number of tech managers, especially in the venture space.
harveysawikin.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“Flexible minds that can analyze novel and complex situations, clearly communicate their views, and deploy emotional intelligence to reach mutual understanding should be well suited to the AI-dominated workplace.”
@harveysawikin
@harveysawikin
“While massive data centers on land are the focus of the industry right now, and space-based internet is scaling up, undersea fiber is still the most crucial part of tech companies’ infrastructure for global computing today, as they handle 99% of all international network traffic.”
@jonkeegan.com
@jonkeegan.com
Big Tech’s most important infrastructure is at the bottom of the sea
While data centers on land are getting all the attention, Big Tech’s vast network of undersea fiber-optic cables carry 99% of all international...
sherwood.news
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“While massive data centers on land are the focus of the industry right now, and space-based internet is scaling up, undersea fiber is still the most crucial part of tech companies’ infrastructure for global computing today, as they handle 99% of all international network traffic.”
@jonkeegan.com
@jonkeegan.com
“This time is different because the AI build out is so clearly a bubble. In fact, I believe many of the companies involved not only know this – I mean, how could you not? – but are now actually leveraging this reality.”
@mgsiegler.com
@mgsiegler.com
"Hey, There's a Bubble."
Yes, it's a bubble. Yes, that may be a good thing. Yes, it will hurt.
spyglass.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“This time is different because the AI build out is so clearly a bubble. In fact, I believe many of the companies involved not only know this – I mean, how could you not? – but are now actually leveraging this reality.”
@mgsiegler.com
@mgsiegler.com
“There are a lot of cope reactionary theories out there to explain the weird disconnect between stock prices and the disjointed economy we experience every day.
For now (and always), I’m trusting the numbers.”
@calliecox.bsky.social
For now (and always), I’m trusting the numbers.”
@calliecox.bsky.social
🤑 The wealth effect
Is the stock market now driving the economy?
www.optimisticallie.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“There are a lot of cope reactionary theories out there to explain the weird disconnect between stock prices and the disjointed economy we experience every day.
For now (and always), I’m trusting the numbers.”
@calliecox.bsky.social
For now (and always), I’m trusting the numbers.”
@calliecox.bsky.social
“Call it the Peter Bernstein Rule: When more than 30% of investors have no memory of the last bear market, look out!”
by William Bernstein, Edward McQuarrie
by William Bernstein, Edward McQuarrie
The Peter Bernstein Rule: Beware Empty Memory Banks
More than a generation ago, financial historian Peter Bernstein wrote about investors’ 'memory banks,' the market experience that accumulates in their hippocampi over their investing lives and molds t...
www.advisorperspectives.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“Call it the Peter Bernstein Rule: When more than 30% of investors have no memory of the last bear market, look out!”
by William Bernstein, Edward McQuarrie
by William Bernstein, Edward McQuarrie
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$TGT Target lowering prices on 3,000 items during holiday season @SeekingAlpha
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
$TGT Target lowering prices on 3,000 items during holiday season @SeekingAlpha
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Do you blame them? It could end up on a Signal chat.
*UK SUSPENDS SOME INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH US: CNN
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Do you blame them? It could end up on a Signal chat.
“Your Indian lineage can be celebrated only if you bow to Modi, embrace Hindutva, and stay silent on Ayodhya 1992 or Gujarat 2002.”
@sushantsingh.bsky.social
@sushantsingh.bsky.social
Narendra Modi's silence on Zohran Mamdani’s victory reveals what terrifies Hindutva supporters
Zohran Mamdani represents everything whose existence the Hindu Right has spent decades trying to deny.
caravanmagazine.in
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“Your Indian lineage can be celebrated only if you bow to Modi, embrace Hindutva, and stay silent on Ayodhya 1992 or Gujarat 2002.”
@sushantsingh.bsky.social
@sushantsingh.bsky.social
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To promote @adamkinzinger.substack.com recent Amazon film “The Last Republican”, re-upping our earlier discussion with Adam on how the Republican Party promotes conspiracy theories.
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Adam Kinzinger of the Congressional January 6 Committee
Podcast Episode · Mission Implausible · 02/21/2024 · 37m
podcasts.apple.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
To promote @adamkinzinger.substack.com recent Amazon film “The Last Republican”, re-upping our earlier discussion with Adam on how the Republican Party promotes conspiracy theories.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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Woo-hoo! I am delighted to announce that my newest book, Spring AI in Action, is now complete and available at Manning! www.manning.com/books/spring...
If you're looking to learn how to apply GenAI in your Java projects, then check out my book.
If you're looking to learn how to apply GenAI in your Java projects, then check out my book.
Spring AI in Action - Craig Walls
Use Spring AI to add generative AI features like virtual assistants, text summaries, and suggestions to your Java applications.
No matter what kind of software you’re building, there’s a huge demand ...
www.manning.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Woo-hoo! I am delighted to announce that my newest book, Spring AI in Action, is now complete and available at Manning! www.manning.com/books/spring...
If you're looking to learn how to apply GenAI in your Java projects, then check out my book.
If you're looking to learn how to apply GenAI in your Java projects, then check out my book.
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(Bloomberg) - About a month ago, BlackRock deemed the private debt it had extended to Renovo Home Partners, a struggling home improvement company, to be worth 100 cents on the dollar. As of last week, the firm had a new assessment: zero.
@bloomberg.com $BLK
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com $BLK
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November 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
(Bloomberg) - About a month ago, BlackRock deemed the private debt it had extended to Renovo Home Partners, a struggling home improvement company, to be worth 100 cents on the dollar. As of last week, the firm had a new assessment: zero.
@bloomberg.com $BLK
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com $BLK
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Reminder: Bull Markets do not begin from the lows of the prior bear market.
The 1982-2000 bull did not start in 1974; this bull market did not start in 2009...
The 1982-2000 bull did not start in 1974; this bull market did not start in 2009...
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Reminder: Bull Markets do not begin from the lows of the prior bear market.
The 1982-2000 bull did not start in 1974; this bull market did not start in 2009...
The 1982-2000 bull did not start in 1974; this bull market did not start in 2009...
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BREAKING
The Supreme Court has DENIED Kim Davis’s petition to overturn its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage across the United States.
The Supreme Court has DENIED Kim Davis’s petition to overturn its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage across the United States.
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
BREAKING
The Supreme Court has DENIED Kim Davis’s petition to overturn its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage across the United States.
The Supreme Court has DENIED Kim Davis’s petition to overturn its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage across the United States.
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There isn’t much evidence that layoffs are being caused by AI taking people’s jobs.
For big tech, such as Amazon’s recent layoffs, the reason seems to be a combination of cutting headcount to balance increased spending on AI infrastructure and anticipation of (not realized) AI productivity gains.
For big tech, such as Amazon’s recent layoffs, the reason seems to be a combination of cutting headcount to balance increased spending on AI infrastructure and anticipation of (not realized) AI productivity gains.
AI isn't replacing jobs. AI spending is
Big spending on artificial intelligence puts pressure on jobs, as gloomy narratives about the future of work are ironically making new graduates less employable.
www.fastcompany.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
There isn’t much evidence that layoffs are being caused by AI taking people’s jobs.
For big tech, such as Amazon’s recent layoffs, the reason seems to be a combination of cutting headcount to balance increased spending on AI infrastructure and anticipation of (not realized) AI productivity gains.
For big tech, such as Amazon’s recent layoffs, the reason seems to be a combination of cutting headcount to balance increased spending on AI infrastructure and anticipation of (not realized) AI productivity gains.
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Large parts of Jamaica were plunged into darkness. People with rooftop solar panels got their power back almost immediately.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
After Jamaica’s Disastrous Storm, Solar Power Is a Bright Spot
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Large parts of Jamaica were plunged into darkness. People with rooftop solar panels got their power back almost immediately.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
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Sun Microsystems' open source Unix distribution, called OpenSolaris, lives on in this variant. Linux users should give it a try.
Unix: OpenSolaris Lives on in This OpenIndiana Fork
Sun Microsystems' open source Unix distribution, called OpenSolaris, lives on in this variant. Linux users should give it a try.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Sun Microsystems' open source Unix distribution, called OpenSolaris, lives on in this variant. Linux users should give it a try.
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The Python Software Foundation's courageous refusal of an anti-DEI $1.5 million federal grant immediately triggered an extraordinary outpouring of community support.
PSF Gets a Donor Surge After Rejecting Anti-DEI Federal Grant
The Python Software Foundation's courageous refusal of an anti-DEI $1.5 million federal grant immediately triggered an extraordinary outpouring of community support.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Python Software Foundation's courageous refusal of an anti-DEI $1.5 million federal grant immediately triggered an extraordinary outpouring of community support.
“Whether you are investing in U.S. stocks, international stocks, gold, or Bitcoin, the evidence suggests that all-time highs should not alter your regular investment plan.”
@dollarsanddata / Nick Magguilli
@dollarsanddata / Nick Magguilli
Should You Buy at All-Time Highs?
Why all-time highs shouldn't stop you from investing (and what the data shows).
ofdollarsanddata.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
“Whether you are investing in U.S. stocks, international stocks, gold, or Bitcoin, the evidence suggests that all-time highs should not alter your regular investment plan.”
@dollarsanddata / Nick Magguilli
@dollarsanddata / Nick Magguilli
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Low information voters fucking around and electing a government full of people who don’t know how anything works would have been entertaining if we weren’t finding out along with them.
November 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Low information voters fucking around and electing a government full of people who don’t know how anything works would have been entertaining if we weren’t finding out along with them.
“Rather than suggesting beneficial economic reforms, the affordability mantra too often leads to “free lunch” thinking and political giveaways. It is a new form of economic populism…”
@tylercowen.bsky.social
@tylercowen.bsky.social
I worry about "affordability politics" - Marginal REVOLUTION
It focuses the listener’s attention on price rather than quantity. To many people it sounds better than “economic growth,” though often for the wrong reasons. I cover related points in my latest Fre...
marginalrevolution.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
“Rather than suggesting beneficial economic reforms, the affordability mantra too often leads to “free lunch” thinking and political giveaways. It is a new form of economic populism…”
@tylercowen.bsky.social
@tylercowen.bsky.social
Owen Tucker-Smith / @wsj.com
The Amazonification of Whole Foods Is Finally Here—Bring On the Doritos
Amazon is shaking up the natural-foods grocer with robots in the backroom and Pepsi outside the exit in its push for a bigger slice of the supermarket business.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Owen Tucker-Smith / @wsj.com