@idiosynchrony.bsky.social
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Don’t mistake my kindness for weakness. I am very, very weak, but they are two different things.
April 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Don’t mistake my kindness for weakness. I am very, very weak, but they are two different things.
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“People will die, but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:29 AM
“People will die, but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
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The DOGE numbers don't add up.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
DOGE’s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes
The figures from Elon Musk’s team of outsiders represent billions in government cuts. They are also full of accounting errors, outdated data and other miscalculations.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The DOGE numbers don't add up.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
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Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.
February 22, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.
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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
February 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
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Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.
February 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.
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Deadbeat dad ass party
February 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Deadbeat dad ass party
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now *this* is the awful kind of dem response i'm talking about bsky.app/profile/atru...
Schumer: "Today Leader Jeffries and I are joining together to push legislation to prevent unlawful meddling in the Treasury Department's payment systems and protect Americans across the country ... we call our legislation, 'stop the steal'"
February 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
now *this* is the awful kind of dem response i'm talking about bsky.app/profile/atru...
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There’s no need for a new law and you’re never going to get it passed in the minority anyway.
Just demand that the authorities apply the current laws to stop the actions that are already illegal
Just demand that the authorities apply the current laws to stop the actions that are already illegal
Schumer: "Today Leader Jeffries and I are joining together to push legislation to prevent unlawful meddling in the Treasury Department's payment systems and protect Americans across the country ... we call our legislation, 'stop the steal'"
February 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
There’s no need for a new law and you’re never going to get it passed in the minority anyway.
Just demand that the authorities apply the current laws to stop the actions that are already illegal
Just demand that the authorities apply the current laws to stop the actions that are already illegal
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it's already fucking illegal and you can't pass any new legislation. idiot! this makes you look weak and foolish and doesn't do anything
Schumer: "Today Leader Jeffries and I are joining together to push legislation to prevent unlawful meddling in the Treasury Department's payment systems and protect Americans across the country ... we call our legislation, 'stop the steal'"
February 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
it's already fucking illegal and you can't pass any new legislation. idiot! this makes you look weak and foolish and doesn't do anything
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"Repeat after me: there was no 'landslide'. There was no 'blowout'. There was no 'sweeping' mandate given to Trump by the electorate. The numbers don’t lie."
My new Guardian op-ed on the new GOP election lie - and why it's important to rebut it! I brought (lots of) receipts:
My new Guardian op-ed on the new GOP election lie - and why it's important to rebut it! I brought (lots of) receipts:
Donald Trump didn’t win by a historic landslide. It’s time to nip that lie in the bud | Mehdi Hasan
In 2024, we have a new post-election lie – Trump didn’t just win, Republicans say, but he won big. He won a landslide. That’s false
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 4:02 PM
"Repeat after me: there was no 'landslide'. There was no 'blowout'. There was no 'sweeping' mandate given to Trump by the electorate. The numbers don’t lie."
My new Guardian op-ed on the new GOP election lie - and why it's important to rebut it! I brought (lots of) receipts:
My new Guardian op-ed on the new GOP election lie - and why it's important to rebut it! I brought (lots of) receipts:
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This seems wrong to me — at a minimum, using AI will let below-average doctors achieve average-ish levels of performance which would be a huge win even if there are no other benefits.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
November 28, 2024 at 2:11 PM
This seems wrong to me — at a minimum, using AI will let below-average doctors achieve average-ish levels of performance which would be a huge win even if there are no other benefits.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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I've decided to eat too much today
November 28, 2024 at 3:56 PM
I've decided to eat too much today
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After tonight's updates in Fresno, Merced, & San Joaquin, Adam Gray's (D) lead over Rep. John Duarte (R) in #CA13 expanded from 182 votes to 190 votes. I estimate there are only ~240 unprocessed and ~2,500 uncured ballots left. Gray's in good position ahead of a possible recount.
November 28, 2024 at 3:19 AM
After tonight's updates in Fresno, Merced, & San Joaquin, Adam Gray's (D) lead over Rep. John Duarte (R) in #CA13 expanded from 182 votes to 190 votes. I estimate there are only ~240 unprocessed and ~2,500 uncured ballots left. Gray's in good position ahead of a possible recount.
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Posted about this elsewhere — but I think it is a bad strategy politically, and very bad analysis of voter psychology (it really is!), to tweet about Trump’s tariffs and deportations etc and say “well, sucks for y’all who voted for it, you get what you vote for/reap what you sow” etc. Thoughts: 1/4
November 26, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Posted about this elsewhere — but I think it is a bad strategy politically, and very bad analysis of voter psychology (it really is!), to tweet about Trump’s tariffs and deportations etc and say “well, sucks for y’all who voted for it, you get what you vote for/reap what you sow” etc. Thoughts: 1/4
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Trump has so far appointed a very professional economic team that Wall Street loves, but we have no idea what they are going to actually do on taxes, spending, and interest rates.
www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-eco...
www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-eco...
Trump's economic team is on a collision course with reality
Making the budget math work is really hard
www.slowboring.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Trump has so far appointed a very professional economic team that Wall Street loves, but we have no idea what they are going to actually do on taxes, spending, and interest rates.
www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-eco...
www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-eco...
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Signaling the start of hate week
November 25, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Signaling the start of hate week
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Harris took more shit from the left for campaigning for Liz Cheney without conceding anything to her on policy than Trump took from the right for abandoning the idea of federal abortion restrictions.
Harder to win when the team doesn’t really want it.
Harder to win when the team doesn’t really want it.
November 25, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Harris took more shit from the left for campaigning for Liz Cheney without conceding anything to her on policy than Trump took from the right for abandoning the idea of federal abortion restrictions.
Harder to win when the team doesn’t really want it.
Harder to win when the team doesn’t really want it.