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My opinions are mine. Not my employer’s (current, former or future). Nerd. Scientist. Engineer. Data geek. Quant.
Let’s not stop at the 8 lame ducks who voted for this. If you’re a staffer for these quislings, you’re complicit and I’m not voting for your next stop on the appeasement express.
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Let’s not stop at the 8 lame ducks who voted for this. If you’re a staffer for these quislings, you’re complicit and I’m not voting for your next stop on the appeasement express.
End of admin leave is sept 30. Last paycheck is oct 14. Yes, it will be ugly.
September 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
End of admin leave is sept 30. Last paycheck is oct 14. Yes, it will be ugly.
Being a Doctor Who fan, this could mean anything from regenerating as Matt Gaetz or dumping his brain in a Cyberman. I mean, Trump is already a Dalek.
September 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Being a Doctor Who fan, this could mean anything from regenerating as Matt Gaetz or dumping his brain in a Cyberman. I mean, Trump is already a Dalek.
For the record, my position was, is and remains that the people will not vote for a candidate that they think will sell them out. The centrists didn’t get this in 2008 either when they tried to convince everyone that the election would be lost if Obama got the nomination.
June 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
For the record, my position was, is and remains that the people will not vote for a candidate that they think will sell them out. The centrists didn’t get this in 2008 either when they tried to convince everyone that the election would be lost if Obama got the nomination.
Because I actually think the DNC *would* commission a study for this. Because it’s *not* obvious to them that the walking sex pest who treats people like scum is somehow unpalatable, compared to a candidate who actually seems like a nice guy willing to fight for his constituents.
June 30, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Because I actually think the DNC *would* commission a study for this. Because it’s *not* obvious to them that the walking sex pest who treats people like scum is somehow unpalatable, compared to a candidate who actually seems like a nice guy willing to fight for his constituents.
Ah Tom Lehrer…if I could turn back time I’d do a quarter at Santa Cruz so I could take his Musical comedy class.
June 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Ah Tom Lehrer…if I could turn back time I’d do a quarter at Santa Cruz so I could take his Musical comedy class.
Curious - how are the home countries feeling about protest? In some countries, US citizens have to protest at the Embassy.
June 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Curious - how are the home countries feeling about protest? In some countries, US citizens have to protest at the Embassy.
I think you’re referring to Northern State.
May 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I think you’re referring to Northern State.
Now repeat after me…”Dear DOJ, If they were really violent criminals, there would be some, literally, *any* evidence you used to make that determination….right????”
May 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Now repeat after me…”Dear DOJ, If they were really violent criminals, there would be some, literally, *any* evidence you used to make that determination….right????”
He got arrested because they didn’t want him inside their facility, which is in breach of many local requirements. They couldn’t keep the Congress people out.
May 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
He got arrested because they didn’t want him inside their facility, which is in breach of many local requirements. They couldn’t keep the Congress people out.
Apex predator on apex predator
May 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Apex predator on apex predator
I started trying to describe all the wrong math terms here (there’s
at least 3), but now I realized
I can’t fix stupid.
at least 3), but now I realized
I can’t fix stupid.
May 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I started trying to describe all the wrong math terms here (there’s
at least 3), but now I realized
I can’t fix stupid.
at least 3), but now I realized
I can’t fix stupid.
Not hard to figure out. Mean Canadian educational attainment is like +3 years on American educational attainment.
April 29, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Not hard to figure out. Mean Canadian educational attainment is like +3 years on American educational attainment.
It also means China is dumping US financial assets because capital account surplus exists to support current account deficit (aka trade deficit).
April 29, 2025 at 2:36 AM
It also means China is dumping US financial assets because capital account surplus exists to support current account deficit (aka trade deficit).
I had to double check whether my cat had escaped and boarded a NYC bound plane…
April 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I had to double check whether my cat had escaped and boarded a NYC bound plane…
My *kids* have bank accounts - no direct deposit or balance higher than $25 required. Just use an online bank, like I’ve done since the early 2000s. They don’t hold crypto because there’s nothing behind it unless it’s stablecoin.
March 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
My *kids* have bank accounts - no direct deposit or balance higher than $25 required. Just use an online bank, like I’ve done since the early 2000s. They don’t hold crypto because there’s nothing behind it unless it’s stablecoin.
Murphy. I’m from IL and Duckworth’s not the leader we need. She’s thrown the LGBT population under the bus and we need someone who won’t cave when it comes to rights of soldiers and their families vs military funding.
March 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Murphy. I’m from IL and Duckworth’s not the leader we need. She’s thrown the LGBT population under the bus and we need someone who won’t cave when it comes to rights of soldiers and their families vs military funding.
I believe the immortal Mel Brooks said it best:
“A little piece of Poland, a little piece of France!”
“A little piece of Poland, a little piece of France!”
March 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I believe the immortal Mel Brooks said it best:
“A little piece of Poland, a little piece of France!”
“A little piece of Poland, a little piece of France!”
DOGE literally put your office in Chicago up for sale and your response was to vote FOR it.
March 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
DOGE literally put your office in Chicago up for sale and your response was to vote FOR it.
Also, just for kicks, if your family member had an appt with the dr can you sue for damages if they are harmed by their inability to access medical care? Asking for 1000 nephrology patients…
March 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Also, just for kicks, if your family member had an appt with the dr can you sue for damages if they are harmed by their inability to access medical care? Asking for 1000 nephrology patients…
Mad enough to both declare them in contempt, file a complaint requesting she and her staff are disbarred, and just for good measure, file a complaint with the Florida bar association for dear old Marco Rubio.
March 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Mad enough to both declare them in contempt, file a complaint requesting she and her staff are disbarred, and just for good measure, file a complaint with the Florida bar association for dear old Marco Rubio.
“No, JD, we listened to you and took Social Security so we could care for our grandkids like you said!”
March 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“No, JD, we listened to you and took Social Security so we could care for our grandkids like you said!”
There’s a lookback period for prosecution. SEC has 5 years to bring a case.
March 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
There’s a lookback period for prosecution. SEC has 5 years to bring a case.