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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

Yes, if a male grifter like Chris Rufo or Ben Shapiro were named the head of CBS News, yes, the reaction would have been just as fierce.

No one is objecting because she's a woman. Jesus, get a grip.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 4h

You think for ONE SEC that a man in her position who was named head of CBS News would be the subject of so much to-do? Come on.

Joe Flynn @chinajoeflynn.bsky.social · 4h

The whole "you should be proud of Bari Weiss because she's a WOMAN entrepreneur" argument reminds me of this comic:

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4h

Sen. Mark Kelly: "The president has indicated that he wants to do something about [ACA subsidies], and he wants the government open. Well, we want this fixed and we want the government open. So why is there a problem here?"

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4h

"The shortest path to authoritarian regime is a mass deportation regime."

@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social explains why this is the case, and how it's happening.

www.youtube.com/live/GkUobvl...

The Trump Administration's Plan to Crush Dissent (w/ Tom Joscelyn)

YouTube video by The Bulwark

www.youtube.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4h

A major coastal storm is headed our way tonight and into Monday, which is likely to bring heavy winds and rainfall. Please take precautions!

Report locations of downed trees at NYC.gov/311 or call 311. Report power outages to 1-800-75-CONED.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 3h

also "retribution" implies he was wronged in some way by the people he's persecuting, subtly justifying what he's doing. bsky.app/profile/reun...

Kevin Reuning @reuning.bsky.social · 1d

Trump straight up murdering people in the Caribbean and the NYT writes this

The Trump Split Screen: A Peacemaker Abroad, a Retribution Campaign at Home

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3h

You know it's going great when you have to repeatedly remind the interviewer you're the Vice President of the United States mid-tantrum.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3h

Gov. Pritzker on Trump's threat to jail him: "I'm not afraid. I'm going to stand up for the people of my state. We've all gotta stand together."

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Cheri Jacobus @cherijacobus.bsky.social · 3h

Mike Johnson was dean of law school that never opened www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...

Mike Johnson was dean of law school that never opened

The Judge Paul Pressler School of Law never materialized, and its namesake was later accused of decades of sexual abuse.

www.snopes.com

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The Economist @economist.com · 10h

Science has always been an international endeavour, but the share of top researchers who are also immigrants is higher than ever

Which countries breed Nobel laureates, and which import them?

Without immigrants America’s medal haul would be much smaller

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10h

The IMF boss is right to say ‘buckle up’ – the global economy is facing multiple menaces

Trump’s latest tariff tantrum and rising fears of an AI bubble have quickly borne out Kristina Georgieva’s claim that ‘uncertainty is the new normal’

www.theguardian.com

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 9h

Trump has little to insulate him now. Vought is not some temporary White House employee who’s dabbling in the art of sabotaging the government before he returns to his “job” as the world’s richest man.

According to the president himself, he is the Grim Reaper personified. trib.al/BATmAm5

Russ Vought Is Going to Damage Trump Even More Than Elon Musk Did

Americans, and even many Republicans in Congress, don’t like it when an unelected bureaucrat makes huge cuts to the government.

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WIRED @wired.com · 9h

A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the classic algorithm taught in textbooks. www.wired.com/story/new-me...

A New Algorithm Makes It Faster to Find the Shortest Paths

A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the classic algorithm taught in textbooks.

www.wired.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 9h

‘I wanted to write more than I wanted to have children’: author Sarah Perry on rejecting motherhood

When the novelist was faced with the decision of whether to pursue fertility treatment or focus on her career, her literary ambitions kicked in

www.theguardian.com

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 9h

The antivax crew scores some of their first modern US measles outbreaks, sickening kids and knocking students out of school for weeks in SC, MN, UT & AZ

Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 9h

The Trump administration has promoted the anti-vax, anti-science movement which has now produced an epidemic www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 9h

IMHO, LLMs will be an economic negative for years.

They'll do a worse job than humans,

but will still replace humans because they're cheaper for employers,

but really they're costlier, it's just that lots of costs get externalized to society by our horrible energy/tax policies.

Lose-lose-lose.

The Real AI Risk is ‘Meh’ Technology That Takes Jobs and Annoys Us All

While AI doomsday scenarios dwell on the risks posed by superintelligent robot overlords, one Nobel-Prize winning economist fears a more mundane possibility.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 9h

The United States is in the midst of a “cold civil war.” For liberals to win it, they must use “hardball” tactics—including borrowing from the Republicans’ own playbook.
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Newsom and Pritzker Are Showing How to Attack an Authoritarian Crook

Arkadi Gerney, a Democratic strategist, says Democratic governors and attorneys general have the greatest ability to stop Trump—and they’re doing it in ways that are underappreciated.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 8h

There's a decent chance that the Supremes will strike down Trump’s extra special brand new 100% China tariff, as unconstitutional. And so it's doubly notable how much markets panicked, given the (roughly) 50% chance it won’t happen. The market drop understates the damage Trump's trying to inflict.

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peony73.bsky.social @peony73.bsky.social · 7h

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov comments?

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peony73.bsky.social @peony73.bsky.social · 7h

I reposted Newsom’s post mocking Trump. Is that good?

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 8h

Financial journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin says that a crash could be coming. The question is: when and how deep? Sunday on 60 Minutes.

Andrew Ross Sorkin warns that today’s stock market has some echoes of the one in 1929.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 8h

There is exceptionally little patience within the Democratic party at this moment for campaigns that are viewed as money sucks, vanity projects, or unnecessary risks. ICYMI @lauren-egan.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...

Democrats Are Done With Vanity Candidates

Party insiders worry about running long-shots or no-shots who’ll drain money and energy.

www.thebulwark.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

These are agents who were sent AFTER the violent insurrection was well underway. Kash Patel issued a statement that said that after a fringe right wing outlet reported it falsely. But Trump chooses to run with the lie from them rather than the statement from his FBI Director.