@concretize.bsky.social
Data. NBA. Bikes. Always political; never partisan.
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This is the energy we need from everyone
December 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This is the energy we need from everyone
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I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
December 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
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I have a grand total of zero patience left for the top paid city staff in charge of community safety not being able to answer basic questions about crime trends and personnel allocations as we deliberate our budget.
Worth watching not just because it's fun. The Frey admin choosing to implement the budget priorities of their friends over their foes is not how the council's power of the purse is supposed to work.
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I have a grand total of zero patience left for the top paid city staff in charge of community safety not being able to answer basic questions about crime trends and personnel allocations as we deliberate our budget.
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The funniest thing you'll ever learn in a campaign finance report is that Minneapolis park board candidate Amber Frederick's top supporter is the wedding fund of Amber Frederick.
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The funniest thing you'll ever learn in a campaign finance report is that Minneapolis park board candidate Amber Frederick's top supporter is the wedding fund of Amber Frederick.
Are they… looking at the new light?
Kudos to the editor for putting this headline and photo together.
Kudos to the editor for putting this headline and photo together.
December 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Are they… looking at the new light?
Kudos to the editor for putting this headline and photo together.
Kudos to the editor for putting this headline and photo together.
Fundamental part of machine learning: you don’t automatically get output telling you how much each variable affected the prediction. But researchers have developed methods to extract this info.
I think calling AI/ML a “black box” is dangerous because it gives away our power to make changes.
I think calling AI/ML a “black box” is dangerous because it gives away our power to make changes.
November 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Fundamental part of machine learning: you don’t automatically get output telling you how much each variable affected the prediction. But researchers have developed methods to extract this info.
I think calling AI/ML a “black box” is dangerous because it gives away our power to make changes.
I think calling AI/ML a “black box” is dangerous because it gives away our power to make changes.
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Everything about the bombings of boats in the Caribbean Sea has been illegal under both US and international law
Everything
Everything
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Everything about the bombings of boats in the Caribbean Sea has been illegal under both US and international law
Everything
Everything
November 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
Remember The Wall Street Journal exposé about Joe Biden having memory problems?
I hope this exposé gets just as much attention…
Kushner and Witkoff are working on BUSINESS PLANS with the Russians so American oligarchs can benefit from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Fucking ghouls.
I hope this exposé gets just as much attention…
Kushner and Witkoff are working on BUSINESS PLANS with the Russians so American oligarchs can benefit from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Fucking ghouls.
This is one of the most important exposés published in WSJ in several years, and it derives from intercepts and analyses by foreign intelligence services studying the conduct of Trump and his inner team. It's first and foremost a wake up call to the people of the United States.
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Remember The Wall Street Journal exposé about Joe Biden having memory problems?
I hope this exposé gets just as much attention…
Kushner and Witkoff are working on BUSINESS PLANS with the Russians so American oligarchs can benefit from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Fucking ghouls.
I hope this exposé gets just as much attention…
Kushner and Witkoff are working on BUSINESS PLANS with the Russians so American oligarchs can benefit from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Fucking ghouls.
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"They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line to beat European competitors to the dividends."
which in turn become spoils to dispense to regime-aligned oligarchs, failsons, and friends/allies of the Trump family
which in turn become spoils to dispense to regime-aligned oligarchs, failsons, and friends/allies of the Trump family
This is one of the most important exposés published in WSJ in several years, and it derives from intercepts and analyses by foreign intelligence services studying the conduct of Trump and his inner team. It's first and foremost a wake up call to the people of the United States.
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line to beat European competitors to the dividends."
which in turn become spoils to dispense to regime-aligned oligarchs, failsons, and friends/allies of the Trump family
which in turn become spoils to dispense to regime-aligned oligarchs, failsons, and friends/allies of the Trump family
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Solar power made up 9.7% of US electricity this September, up from 7.6% last year
Over the last twelve months, solar has made up 8.3% of US electricity, a record high!
Over the last twelve months, solar has made up 8.3% of US electricity, a record high!
November 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Solar power made up 9.7% of US electricity this September, up from 7.6% last year
Over the last twelve months, solar has made up 8.3% of US electricity, a record high!
Over the last twelve months, solar has made up 8.3% of US electricity, a record high!
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you should support liberal currents!
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
you should support liberal currents!
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Personally, I think it's a bad thing when people in the government post AI images without disclosing that they're AI.
Image on the left is something RFK Jr. posted today. Image on the right is a photo from 2024.
Image on the left is something RFK Jr. posted today. Image on the right is a photo from 2024.
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Personally, I think it's a bad thing when people in the government post AI images without disclosing that they're AI.
Image on the left is something RFK Jr. posted today. Image on the right is a photo from 2024.
Image on the left is something RFK Jr. posted today. Image on the right is a photo from 2024.
lol clutch minutes. Wolves what ya doing??
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
lol clutch minutes. Wolves what ya doing??
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Is DeRozan the best non-winning player of his generation?
By non-winning I don’t mean no rings, I mean a player who cannot be part of a contender.
By non-winning I don’t mean no rings, I mean a player who cannot be part of a contender.
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Is DeRozan the best non-winning player of his generation?
By non-winning I don’t mean no rings, I mean a player who cannot be part of a contender.
By non-winning I don’t mean no rings, I mean a player who cannot be part of a contender.
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Finally. My big 2800 word essay about One Battle After Another and its black women characters is live. www.vulture.com/article/blac...
Black Actresses Are Carrying One Battle After Another
Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, and Regina Hall propel the film’s most conflicted ideas, for better and worse.
www.vulture.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Finally. My big 2800 word essay about One Battle After Another and its black women characters is live. www.vulture.com/article/blac...
Screenshotting Ed’s post cause it’s going to be hella useful in the next few months.
November 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Screenshotting Ed’s post cause it’s going to be hella useful in the next few months.
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one of my uncles is banned from thanksgiving after he brought a giant spread of artisanal cheese, engaged in a planned confrontation with my cousins who were hosting and called them assholes, and then left and TOOK THE CHEESE AWAY
the Murray's Confrontation has never been forgiven
the Murray's Confrontation has never been forgiven
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
one of my uncles is banned from thanksgiving after he brought a giant spread of artisanal cheese, engaged in a planned confrontation with my cousins who were hosting and called them assholes, and then left and TOOK THE CHEESE AWAY
the Murray's Confrontation has never been forgiven
the Murray's Confrontation has never been forgiven
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Also Bernie.
I wouldn’t even call it socialism. Mamdani and AOC are what we used to call New Deal Democrats.
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Also Bernie.
Beautifully written essay. But this paragraph confused me.
Does Anand Giridharadas actually believe these stupid, shallow aholes have a shred of merit?
Or does “merito-aristocracy” mean something else?
Does Anand Giridharadas actually believe these stupid, shallow aholes have a shred of merit?
Or does “merito-aristocracy” mean something else?
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Beautifully written essay. But this paragraph confused me.
Does Anand Giridharadas actually believe these stupid, shallow aholes have a shred of merit?
Or does “merito-aristocracy” mean something else?
Does Anand Giridharadas actually believe these stupid, shallow aholes have a shred of merit?
Or does “merito-aristocracy” mean something else?
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Lead singer of Trampled by Turtles says we are “undoubtedly some of the luckiest knuckleheads in the world”
Also the Strib still doesn’t want to optimize their links for BlueSky, but as you can see here, all you have to do is append the code ?utm_source=gift to any story to read it for free. YW.
Also the Strib still doesn’t want to optimize their links for BlueSky, but as you can see here, all you have to do is append the code ?utm_source=gift to any story to read it for free. YW.
www.startribune.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Lead singer of Trampled by Turtles says we are “undoubtedly some of the luckiest knuckleheads in the world”
Also the Strib still doesn’t want to optimize their links for BlueSky, but as you can see here, all you have to do is append the code ?utm_source=gift to any story to read it for free. YW.
Also the Strib still doesn’t want to optimize their links for BlueSky, but as you can see here, all you have to do is append the code ?utm_source=gift to any story to read it for free. YW.
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something i'll note is that if nuzzi ran catch-and-kill ops for rfk jr and lizza knew this prior to him being appointed as HHS, and instead of telling anyone, he decided to save it for his substack long after rfk jr had made communicable disease into federal policy, that's completely fucked
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
something i'll note is that if nuzzi ran catch-and-kill ops for rfk jr and lizza knew this prior to him being appointed as HHS, and instead of telling anyone, he decided to save it for his substack long after rfk jr had made communicable disease into federal policy, that's completely fucked