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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 59m

I have two Ghost sites that I don't see listed:

1. www.chinatrademonitor.com (hosted on Ghost pro)

2. ielp.worldtradelaw.net (not on Ghost pro)

Can I get those listed? Thanks!

Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 1h

Yes, it's good!

I feel like politicians should spend more time promoting things like Kagi than worrying about breaking up Google.

Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 1h

My big problem with Palantir is the specific services they sell to the government. I don't see how breaking them up would help here.

On Google, I have problems with specific practices, but I'm not sure how breaking Alphabet up would cause the smaller entities that result to change those practices.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 1d

Google and Palantir shouldn’t exist. It’s long past time to break them up.

Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 1h

He could act too: x.com/VintageDet/s...

Vintage Detroit Collection on X: "FLASHBACK: Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker make a guest cameo on Magnum, P.I. (Source: https://t.co/hlipIvECph) https://t.co/vVuPbbBHvL" / X

FLASHBACK: Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker make a guest cameo on Magnum, P.I. (Source: https://t.co/hlipIvECph) https://t.co/vVuPbbBHvL

x.com

Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 1h

My "..." t-shirt is answering questions people should be asking but aren't because they are pursuing policies based on ideology and lobbying.

Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 3h

I mean, I see it all now, but I thought ice cream cones and ice pops were good enough that people could enjoy them without worrying about these things!

Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 3h

I had heard the fruity alcoholic drinks thing, but I hadn't realized ice cream cones were so fraught with gender peril!

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 4h

So many men go through life like that. You can play poker because it's right-coded, you can't enjoy fruity alcoholic drinks because they're women-coded, you can't lick an ice cream cone because it's gay-coded. All day, every day, choosing and judging things based on coding for narrow norms.

Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 4h

I think this hearing is likely to demonstrate that Republicans can't agree internally on any changes to health care policy, which means there's no plausible way forward here. But we'll see.

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 4h

Bill Cassidy told me earlier this month that he planned to hold a hearing to help find a path forward on health care costs, as ACA subsidy cliff looms.

That hearing has just been announced — even as GOP scrambles to figure out what to do next, after White House’s stumbles this week.

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 4h

Bill Cassidy told me earlier this month that he planned to hold a hearing to help find a path forward on health care costs, as ACA subsidy cliff looms.

That hearing has just been announced — even as GOP scrambles to figure out what to do next, after White House’s stumbles this week.

NEXT WEEK: Senate
HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on
Rising Health Care
Cost
WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, December 3, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing to examine the escalating health care costs and increasing strain on patients, families, and the federal government.
Title: Making Health Care Affordable Again: Healing a Broken
System
Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 4h

So many men go through life like that. You can play poker because it's right-coded, you can't enjoy fruity alcoholic drinks because they're women-coded, you can't lick an ice cream cone because it's gay-coded. All day, every day, choosing and judging things based on coding for narrow norms.

Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 4h

The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is probably not the best time to kick off a blog debate on economic security in trade agreements, but nevertheless here's part 1 of two posts by Geoff Gertz of CNAS. Part 2 will come next Monday when everyone in the US is back online, so they can catch up then!

WorldTradeLaw.net @worldtradelaw.bsky.social · 5h

Guest Post: The Case for Bringing Economic Security Priorities into U.S. Trade Agreements, Part I

This is a guest post from Geoffrey Gertz of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), responding to my post on Economic and National Security Provisions in U.S. Trade Agreements Thanks to Simon for kickstarting a debate on the prospect of bringing economic security provisions into trade agreements,

dlvr.it

WorldTradeLaw.net @worldtradelaw.bsky.social · 5h

Guest Post: The Case for Bringing Economic Security Priorities into U.S. Trade Agreements, Part I

This is a guest post from Geoffrey Gertz of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), responding to my post on Economic and National Security Provisions in U.S. Trade Agreements Thanks to Simon for kickstarting a debate on the prospect of bringing economic security provisions into trade agreements,

dlvr.it

Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 18h

I'll pass, all yours.

Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 20h

Price discrimination based on government/industry judgment of your health-related activities is sure to be popular.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Markwayne Mullin on healthcare: "What the president would like to do is say, hey, if you take care of yourself -- you don't smoke, you don't dip, you're not drinking, you're not overweight, you're working out -- then you should pay less than the guy that obviously is not taking care of himself."

Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 21h

Have you tried it in a cobbler? Delicious!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Markwayne Mullin on healthcare: "What the president would like to do is say, hey, if you take care of yourself -- you don't smoke, you don't dip, you're not drinking, you're not overweight, you're working out -- then you should pay less than the guy that obviously is not taking care of himself."

Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 22h

Pies, ranked:

1. Peach
2. Cherry
3. Blueberry
4. Pecan
5. Banana Cream
6. Apple

No key lime and pumpkin for me, but no reason to get mad at me, it means more for you.

Ian Rapoport @rapsheet.bsky.social · 23h

Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.

Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 23h

I wish @scottlincicome.bsky.social hung out here more so I could prove you both wrong on this once and for all

Ian Rapoport @rapsheet.bsky.social · 23h

Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.

Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 1d

Free idea for a can't miss CBS show:

"The Dersh Searches for Pierogies. Follow Alan to farmers' markets around the country as he looks for someone willing to have him as a customer."

Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 1d

"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"

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Bari Weiss says she wants to use her new perch at CBS News to “redraw the lines of what falls in the 40 yards of acceptable debate” in American political and cultural life. She says the aim is to sideline voices like Hasan Piker, Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, and elevate “charismatic” figures such as Alan Dershowitz and Dana Loesch who reflect “where the vast majority of Americans actually are.”

Clay Ranck @clayranck.bsky.social · 1d

All that charisma got Alan and Dana 1,300 views of their debate. Truly what America has been hungering for.

YouTube video preview card:

TheFP

Alan Dershowitz vs.
Dana Loesch Debate:
The 2nd Amendment.

1.3K views • 7 hours ago

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 1d

When people talk about the golden age of air travel, they forget that in real terms, a standard ticket then cost about as much as a first class ticket today. You can still travel that way, for about the same price.

Kagi HQ @kagi.com · 1d

After six years of relentless development, Orion for MacOS 1.0 is here: blog.kagi.com/orion

Also: Orion for Linux is currently in Alpha, and Orion for Windows has officially started development with a target launch for late 2026.

Orion also has a dedicated website now: orionbrowser.com

Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 1d

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

Inu Manak @inumanak.bsky.social · 1d

Grateful for the opportunity to contribute to CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs) 2026 International Yearbook, with my essay on the historic change facing the global trading system. Thoughts and reflections welcome!

www.cidob.org/en/publicati...

El sistema comercial mundial se enfrenta a un cambio histórico

Apenas unas semanas después de iniciar su segundo mandato como presidente, Donald J. Trump reanudó su asalto al sistema comercial mundial y, al hacerlo, pu

www.cidob.org

evshift.bsky.social @evshift.bsky.social · 1d

Tesla Had Another Bad Month in Europe

https://www.evshift.com/360710/tesla-had-another-bad-month-in-europe-2/

Tesla’s European sales almost halved last month, undermining hopes that the revamped Model Y will revive the company’s fortunes in the region. The electric-vehicle maker sold 6,964 cars …

Tesla Had Another Bad Month in Europe - EVSHIFT

Tesla’s European sales almost halved last month, undermining hopes that the revamped Model Y will revive the company’s fortunes in the region.

www.evshift.com

Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 1d

To be clear, this is actually a really good example of Christian Zionism which *pre-dated* political Zionism.

Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 2d

Why I don't trust philo-Semitic conservatives, in one subtitle

Automotive News Europe @autonewseurope.bsky.social · 1d

Nearly 1.1 million new cars were sold in Europe last month, with China's BYD and MG climbing while Tesla fell 45 percent. Growth was partly boosted by automaker/dealer registrations
www.autonews.com/europe/ane-o...

Europe sales increase 5% in October as tariff and other worries recede

Nearly 1.1 million new cars were sold in Europe last month, with China's BYD and MG climbing while Tesla fell 45 percent. Analysts said growth in automaker/dealer registrations and rental car channels...

www.autonews.com

Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 1d

"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"

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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 1d

Among the various things RSS is great for is getting updates of cases on @free.law

goku @gokunaruto.bsky.social · 1d

RSS rules. RSS never became less relevant. RSS is a way to claw your agency back from silicon valley algorithmic timelines. That said if you use it you really are a sicko

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