EricL
@eleibbra.bsky.social
Boring guy, Portland, OR, MCFC, Timbers, Zers
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NEW: Americans want AI regulation & yet the opposite may happen.
Same thing happened on Wall Street regs, crypto & health care.
It's an axiom: legalized bribery enshittifies politics so organized money defeats disorganized people, even when people want something better.
Same thing happened on Wall Street regs, crypto & health care.
It's an axiom: legalized bribery enshittifies politics so organized money defeats disorganized people, even when people want something better.
Why Organized Money Beats Disorganized People
How the master plan created the central axiom that has enshittified American politics.
sirota.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
NEW: Americans want AI regulation & yet the opposite may happen.
Same thing happened on Wall Street regs, crypto & health care.
It's an axiom: legalized bribery enshittifies politics so organized money defeats disorganized people, even when people want something better.
Same thing happened on Wall Street regs, crypto & health care.
It's an axiom: legalized bribery enshittifies politics so organized money defeats disorganized people, even when people want something better.
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
@stefanheck.bsky.social it was not long ago that I thanked you for inspiring me to be a Canucks fan. After that short handed Calgary goal I’ve decided to unsubscribe from IHTT, GOK, BP
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 AM
@stefanheck.bsky.social it was not long ago that I thanked you for inspiring me to be a Canucks fan. After that short handed Calgary goal I’ve decided to unsubscribe from IHTT, GOK, BP
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Massie was crucial to forging the Epstein bill coalition. What he's saying here -- that Epstein had CIA and Mossad ties -- is supported by reporting, notably the excellent series at Drop Site on Epstein's as an international power broker. The mainstream media has almost entirely ignored this topic.
Rep. Thomas Massie: Epstein had close ties to our own intelligence agency and Israel's intelligence agencies. That’s why they’re trying to stop this.
(Learn about those ties in Drop Site News - link below)
(Learn about those ties in Drop Site News - link below)
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Massie was crucial to forging the Epstein bill coalition. What he's saying here -- that Epstein had CIA and Mossad ties -- is supported by reporting, notably the excellent series at Drop Site on Epstein's as an international power broker. The mainstream media has almost entirely ignored this topic.
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Capitalism is incredible. Sorry, former teacher, your retirement fund is gone because 5 guys who've collectively never worked a full hour told the banks to put all the money in the country into virtual girlfriend futures
WSJ: “.. If the AI market blows up, the blast radius would be wide, hitting not only Wall Street firms, but also pensions, mutual and exchange-traded funds and individual investors, because of how debt is often sliced and resold across the financial landscape.”
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November 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Capitalism is incredible. Sorry, former teacher, your retirement fund is gone because 5 guys who've collectively never worked a full hour told the banks to put all the money in the country into virtual girlfriend futures
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I'd run on that
To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
November 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I'd run on that
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you can convincingly portray this whole financialized AI edifice as a mortgage crisis-style house of cards without even mentioning that the fundamental product is unreliable, based on outright theft, and people don’t like it.
November 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
you can convincingly portray this whole financialized AI edifice as a mortgage crisis-style house of cards without even mentioning that the fundamental product is unreliable, based on outright theft, and people don’t like it.
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Blake Treinen in the bullpen watching a six-hour YouTube video about chemtrails and who REALLY profits from weather modification on his phone. This is part of his process. He can't give up three straight doubles unless he's in the right mindset.
November 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Blake Treinen in the bullpen watching a six-hour YouTube video about chemtrails and who REALLY profits from weather modification on his phone. This is part of his process. He can't give up three straight doubles unless he's in the right mindset.
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There are too many of us to be gaslit like this constantly.
They can’t shoot all of us.
They can’t shoot all of us.
“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”
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October 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
There are too many of us to be gaslit like this constantly.
They can’t shoot all of us.
They can’t shoot all of us.
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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Private prison executives casually discussed the "3,000 arrests per day" quota in earnings calls—despite the Department of Justice previously denying any quota exists. This is fueling immigration raids nationwide while companies rake in record profits.
In Earnings Calls, Private Prison Executives Revel in Profiting Off ICE Arrests
“Our business is perfectly aligned with the demands of this moment,” CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger said on the call.
truthout.org
October 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Private prison executives casually discussed the "3,000 arrests per day" quota in earnings calls—despite the Department of Justice previously denying any quota exists. This is fueling immigration raids nationwide while companies rake in record profits.
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it’s beyond comprehension that scenes like this have become routine in chicago.
masked soldiers are carelessly lobbing chemical weapons—that are banned from use during warfare—on random residential streets.
this is the third time feds have tear-gassed residents in chicago *this week!*
masked soldiers are carelessly lobbing chemical weapons—that are banned from use during warfare—on random residential streets.
this is the third time feds have tear-gassed residents in chicago *this week!*
Video from witness here from the moment CBP gassed neighbors who had gathered outside after the kidnapping.
Agent rolls a canister at the crowd out of the window of their car as they reverse away from people with whistles and bikes.
Agent rolls a canister at the crowd out of the window of their car as they reverse away from people with whistles and bikes.
October 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
it’s beyond comprehension that scenes like this have become routine in chicago.
masked soldiers are carelessly lobbing chemical weapons—that are banned from use during warfare—on random residential streets.
this is the third time feds have tear-gassed residents in chicago *this week!*
masked soldiers are carelessly lobbing chemical weapons—that are banned from use during warfare—on random residential streets.
this is the third time feds have tear-gassed residents in chicago *this week!*
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It’s just interesting!
October 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It’s just interesting!
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Oh wait that wasn’t even an embellishment huh they’re really wylin out
October 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Oh wait that wasn’t even an embellishment huh they’re really wylin out
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the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.
October 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.
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Got really high and realized this is actually about the Democratic Party
In every single episode, the Scooby Doo gang discover a human is behind the mystery, not ghosts or mummies or whatever. Yet they begin each new case believing the villain is a supernatural being. Every time. Not once do they say “maybe it’s an old man like last time”
October 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Got really high and realized this is actually about the Democratic Party
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in the second cnn portland city councilor hit of the day, the anchor couldn’t keep a straight face
October 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
in the second cnn portland city councilor hit of the day, the anchor couldn’t keep a straight face
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Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.
It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.
It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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This is a great piece. The rise of Bari Weiss is a crystalline example of how thoroughly American meritocracy has been corrupted into a form of courtcraft and a spoils system where mediocrities are rewarded for telling the wealthy and powerful what they want to hear.
I wrote about the ascendance of Bari Weiss from a hack columnist to media royalty, and what it means for the future of CBS News.
Bari Weiss Takes Her Grift Mainstream
Journalism's biggest fraud takes the reins at CBS
stringinamaze.net
October 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
This is a great piece. The rise of Bari Weiss is a crystalline example of how thoroughly American meritocracy has been corrupted into a form of courtcraft and a spoils system where mediocrities are rewarded for telling the wealthy and powerful what they want to hear.
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I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America
October 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America
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If you're Army and know anything about the plans to deploy the 82nd airborne to Portland, text me securely via Signal at 202-510-1268
October 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
If you're Army and know anything about the plans to deploy the 82nd airborne to Portland, text me securely via Signal at 202-510-1268