Dave Urban
@davidjohnurban.bsky.social
Concerned US citizen and Pennsylvania resident who loves reading about politics and policy.
Remember when "blockchain" was going to transform everything? This makes me wonder if AI is being hyped too much as more rush for the bandwagon.
December 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Remember when "blockchain" was going to transform everything? This makes me wonder if AI is being hyped too much as more rush for the bandwagon.
Today's sane washing translation from New York Times:
Sane washing headline:
"Zelensky Turns to Europe as U.S. Pushes to End Ukraine War"
English translation:
"Zelensky Turns to Europe as Trump Sides with Putin"
Sane washing headline:
"Zelensky Turns to Europe as U.S. Pushes to End Ukraine War"
English translation:
"Zelensky Turns to Europe as Trump Sides with Putin"
December 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Today's sane washing translation from New York Times:
Sane washing headline:
"Zelensky Turns to Europe as U.S. Pushes to End Ukraine War"
English translation:
"Zelensky Turns to Europe as Trump Sides with Putin"
Sane washing headline:
"Zelensky Turns to Europe as U.S. Pushes to End Ukraine War"
English translation:
"Zelensky Turns to Europe as Trump Sides with Putin"
Holy shit, Dementia Donnie now has a "pardon czar". And somehow, he gets away with complaining about Biden's autopen.
In a social media post on Thanksgiving, Alice Marie Johnson, Mr. Trump’s “pardon czar,” said she was “deeply grateful to see David Gentile heading home to his young children.”
In a social media post on Thanksgiving, Alice Marie Johnson, Mr. Trump’s “pardon czar,” said she was “deeply grateful to see David Gentile heading home to his young children.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Holy shit, Dementia Donnie now has a "pardon czar". And somehow, he gets away with complaining about Biden's autopen.
In a social media post on Thanksgiving, Alice Marie Johnson, Mr. Trump’s “pardon czar,” said she was “deeply grateful to see David Gentile heading home to his young children.”
In a social media post on Thanksgiving, Alice Marie Johnson, Mr. Trump’s “pardon czar,” said she was “deeply grateful to see David Gentile heading home to his young children.”
"showed dissonance"????
New York Times sane washing almost seems like a parody of itself.
New York Times sane washing almost seems like a parody of itself.
November 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
"showed dissonance"????
New York Times sane washing almost seems like a parody of itself.
New York Times sane washing almost seems like a parody of itself.
NYT: Compare the sane washing headline to the wall to wall coverage of "Joe Old".
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
NYT: Compare the sane washing headline to the wall to wall coverage of "Joe Old".
People really really do not like Donald Trump
November 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM
People really really do not like Donald Trump
Oops, folks really do not like the job President Trump is doing. His approval rating had been inching up slightly in the Economist magazine poll but now has fallen to 38%, the lowest yet.
November 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Oops, folks really do not like the job President Trump is doing. His approval rating had been inching up slightly in the Economist magazine poll but now has fallen to 38%, the lowest yet.
Excuse me, but Trump did not end the war in Gaza.
He certainly did not end the fighting. 300 Palestinians have been killed by IDF strikes after Trump's "Peace in the Middle East", many children.
He certainly did not end the fighting. 300 Palestinians have been killed by IDF strikes after Trump's "Peace in the Middle East", many children.
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Excuse me, but Trump did not end the war in Gaza.
He certainly did not end the fighting. 300 Palestinians have been killed by IDF strikes after Trump's "Peace in the Middle East", many children.
He certainly did not end the fighting. 300 Palestinians have been killed by IDF strikes after Trump's "Peace in the Middle East", many children.
Triumph of the Gaza peace deal??? Are you kidding me???
Imagine if 400 Americans had been killed, many children and the press tried to claim we had a "triumphant" peace plan.
Imagine if 400 Americans had been killed, many children and the press tried to claim we had a "triumphant" peace plan.
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Triumph of the Gaza peace deal??? Are you kidding me???
Imagine if 400 Americans had been killed, many children and the press tried to claim we had a "triumphant" peace plan.
Imagine if 400 Americans had been killed, many children and the press tried to claim we had a "triumphant" peace plan.
What goes up must come down.
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
What goes up must come down.
The American people just do not like this guy.
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The American people just do not like this guy.
Not good for MAGA
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Not good for MAGA
Why does AI need a dangerous $1 billion taxpayer bailout???
Who will pay if there is an accident??? Taxpayers again. And some possibly with their lives.
Who will pay if there is an accident??? Taxpayers again. And some possibly with their lives.
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Why does AI need a dangerous $1 billion taxpayer bailout???
Who will pay if there is an accident??? Taxpayers again. And some possibly with their lives.
Who will pay if there is an accident??? Taxpayers again. And some possibly with their lives.
If AI has a solid return on investment, then why does Microsoft need to get $1 billion of taxpayer money from Trump administration to re-open Three Mile Island nuclear power plant that was closed long ago due to a disaster?
November 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
If AI has a solid return on investment, then why does Microsoft need to get $1 billion of taxpayer money from Trump administration to re-open Three Mile Island nuclear power plant that was closed long ago due to a disaster?
Alphabet (Google parent) CEO Sundar Pichai on AI bubble:
“When we go through these investment cycles, there are moments we overshoot as an industry. There are elements of irrationality.”
“When we go through these investment cycles, there are moments we overshoot as an industry. There are elements of irrationality.”
November 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Alphabet (Google parent) CEO Sundar Pichai on AI bubble:
“When we go through these investment cycles, there are moments we overshoot as an industry. There are elements of irrationality.”
“When we go through these investment cycles, there are moments we overshoot as an industry. There are elements of irrationality.”
New York Times hall of fame sane washing.
If Trump really has changed course then he would just release the Epstein files. What a second until his next dementia addled post is just the opposite.
If Trump really has changed course then he would just release the Epstein files. What a second until his next dementia addled post is just the opposite.
November 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
New York Times hall of fame sane washing.
If Trump really has changed course then he would just release the Epstein files. What a second until his next dementia addled post is just the opposite.
If Trump really has changed course then he would just release the Epstein files. What a second until his next dementia addled post is just the opposite.
Big tech oligarchs are eating the seed corn.
This leads to famine.
They are blinded by their ignorance. Greed and fear of losing out to their rivals is driving their AI hype.
This leads to famine.
They are blinded by their ignorance. Greed and fear of losing out to their rivals is driving their AI hype.
November 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Big tech oligarchs are eating the seed corn.
This leads to famine.
They are blinded by their ignorance. Greed and fear of losing out to their rivals is driving their AI hype.
This leads to famine.
They are blinded by their ignorance. Greed and fear of losing out to their rivals is driving their AI hype.
I guess Lutnick gave up on his dream to make bananas in the USA.
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I guess Lutnick gave up on his dream to make bananas in the USA.
I think we could all do without Larry Summers.
November 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I think we could all do without Larry Summers.
Fascism has come to America.
November 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Fascism has come to America.
Goldman Sachs:
"Our job openings and labor market tightness trackers continued to decline, and our newly constructed layoff tracker also revealed an increase in layoffs over the past few months"
"Our job openings and labor market tightness trackers continued to decline, and our newly constructed layoff tracker also revealed an increase in layoffs over the past few months"
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Goldman Sachs:
"Our job openings and labor market tightness trackers continued to decline, and our newly constructed layoff tracker also revealed an increase in layoffs over the past few months"
"Our job openings and labor market tightness trackers continued to decline, and our newly constructed layoff tracker also revealed an increase in layoffs over the past few months"
MAGA policies are resulting in job losses for Americans.
November 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
MAGA policies are resulting in job losses for Americans.
If there is a solid return on investment for AI data centers, why are the big tech oligarchs asking Trump for even more government handouts from taxpayers that are already giving up their jobs, their planet, and investment in them?
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
If there is a solid return on investment for AI data centers, why are the big tech oligarchs asking Trump for even more government handouts from taxpayers that are already giving up their jobs, their planet, and investment in them?