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The cool thing about the No Kings protests is that even Trump supporters can get it on it, because he defeated the second Clinton and the third Bush.
October 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The cool thing about the No Kings protests is that even Trump supporters can get it on it, because he defeated the second Clinton and the third Bush.
10/10 trolling
Democrats have spent years slamming shutdowns, but now they're pushing a reckless $1.5T spending spree, including healthcare for illegal aliens. Keeping the government shut down only hurts hardworking Americans.
Tell Congress to STOP the Democrat-led shutdown.
Tell Congress to STOP the Democrat-led shutdown.
October 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
10/10 trolling
Explaining why fascism is bad is easy. If you can't out-argue a fascist, consider punching yourself first.
October 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Explaining why fascism is bad is easy. If you can't out-argue a fascist, consider punching yourself first.
There's a famous-among-programmers essay about how getting used to a less sophisticated language means when you see a more powerful language, you can't even appreciate it. "Why would I need X?"
Anyway, Mamdani wanting to get rid of gifted classes reminds me of this.
Anyway, Mamdani wanting to get rid of gifted classes reminds me of this.
October 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
There's a famous-among-programmers essay about how getting used to a less sophisticated language means when you see a more powerful language, you can't even appreciate it. "Why would I need X?"
Anyway, Mamdani wanting to get rid of gifted classes reminds me of this.
Anyway, Mamdani wanting to get rid of gifted classes reminds me of this.
> This “treasure map” orientation—what Clifton calls the “explore desire”—is what we risk extinguishing when we surround children with narratives of doom.
open.substack.com/pub/thenext3...
open.substack.com/pub/thenext3...
Kids, The World Is Not Bad and Broken
What teachers need to know about “primal world beliefs"—and what it might mean for the way we work with children
open.substack.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
> This “treasure map” orientation—what Clifton calls the “explore desire”—is what we risk extinguishing when we surround children with narratives of doom.
open.substack.com/pub/thenext3...
open.substack.com/pub/thenext3...
@hollywoodsteve.bsky.social
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Holy cram, have you heard this? African choir goes to town on Toto's Africa.
open.spotify.com/track/1p4sYB...
Holy cram, have you heard this? African choir goes to town on Toto's Africa.
Africa
open.spotify.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
@hollywoodsteve.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/track/1p4sYB...
Holy cram, have you heard this? African choir goes to town on Toto's Africa.
open.spotify.com/track/1p4sYB...
Holy cram, have you heard this? African choir goes to town on Toto's Africa.
Charlie Kirk's killer is supposedly very political, so I created a prediction market about what his political views are:
manifold.markets/CraigDemel/w...
manifold.markets/CraigDemel/w...
What political positions did Charlie Kirk's shooter support?
This market (https://manifold.markets/Marnix/what-was-the-political-lean-of-the) has a very active and spirited discussion of whether Kirk's murderer was on the left or the right in general.
But, sin...
manifold.markets
September 17, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Charlie Kirk's killer is supposedly very political, so I created a prediction market about what his political views are:
manifold.markets/CraigDemel/w...
manifold.markets/CraigDemel/w...
Minor good news for the deficit
folks, I want to remind you that a ton of federal workers are about to get their last pay check at the end of this month and this stuff is going to get much worse
GOOGLE SEARCHES FOR “HELP WITH MORTGAGE” SURPASS 2008 GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS PEAK, SIGNALING GROWING FINANCIAL STRAIN ON U.S. HOUSEHOLDS
September 17, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Minor good news for the deficit
Here is a good article about one of Mamdani's policies: reason.com/2025/06/25/z...
Zohran Mamdani's government-run grocery stores won't lower prices
Mamdani’s belief that government bureaucrats can run grocery stores more efficiently than private firms is remarkably arrogant.
reason.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Here is a good article about one of Mamdani's policies: reason.com/2025/06/25/z...
This is the real danger of AI: the aislopalypse!
June 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This is the real danger of AI: the aislopalypse!
There's a saying, "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence," and Rebecca here bravely stands against it.
Thanks to my friend Harriet for pointing out that the women went to Christ's tomb and saw he was not there, the angels showed up to describe what happened, & the women then told the apostles, who dismissed them. A Biblical account of women not being believed.
April 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
There's a saying, "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence," and Rebecca here bravely stands against it.
Another reason you should, if at all possible for you, invest in owned copies of music, films, TV etc that are important to you. A lot of stuff is going to disappear from servers over the next little while.
Between this and the Disney "DEI" investigations, I don't think folks are ready for how fascist mainstream US entertainment is about to get
March 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Q: What's Toto's favorite Pokemon?
A: Mewtwo all the way! Da da, da da, da da...
A: Mewtwo all the way! Da da, da da, da da...
March 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Q: What's Toto's favorite Pokemon?
A: Mewtwo all the way! Da da, da da, da da...
A: Mewtwo all the way! Da da, da da, da da...
This is a good point. Borders are imaginary, so if you need health care, just go to the NHS and ask for some. Try it!
Borders are imaginary lines drawn across real places; wildlife, weather, toxins and greenhouse gases flow across them endlessly. I once rafted down the Rio Grande where it's an international border, and it's not a border, it's a river where things converge and cactus wrens dart from shore to shore.
March 24, 2025 at 6:19 AM
This is a good point. Borders are imaginary, so if you need health care, just go to the NHS and ask for some. Try it!
This is a pretty fun playlist, although I would say skip the first song: open.spotify.com/playlist/7GL...
Unnecessary bluegrass covers
Playlist · Elise · 364 items · 306 saves
open.spotify.com
March 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
This is a pretty fun playlist, although I would say skip the first song: open.spotify.com/playlist/7GL...
In my opinion, La La Land was always meant to be a Muppet movie
March 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
In my opinion, La La Land was always meant to be a Muppet movie
Severance would make for a good Piers Anthony novel.
March 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Severance would make for a good Piers Anthony novel.
Who cares? You can't eat "global power status".
Will be interesting to see how a state that shreds its own capacity to collect taxes can sustain global power status
February 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Who cares? You can't eat "global power status".
My Attempts To Conquer The Pastry Kingdom Were Not Entirely Successful
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My Attempts To Conquer The Pastry Kingdom Were Not Entirely Successful
Listen to My Attempts To Conquer The Pastry Kingdom Were Not Entirely Successful by Craig #np on #SoundCloud
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February 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
My Attempts To Conquer The Pastry Kingdom Were Not Entirely Successful
on.soundcloud.com/ZPoASLkdn216...
on.soundcloud.com/ZPoASLkdn216...
If only all federal employees could be this heroic!
This is great, and they're heroic. (Wish we could see the whole letter, though.) apnews.com/article/doge...
Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE
Twenty-one civil service employees have resigned from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they're refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”
apnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:01 AM
If only all federal employees could be this heroic!
Yes, breaking down the differences between various processes and/or pieces of equipment.
February 13, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Yes, breaking down the differences between various processes and/or pieces of equipment.