Jake K
@jakekpgh.bsky.social
digital humanist, visualizer, taiko player, maker, pinball aficionado, pens fan
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ME: it’s boxing day
SCHRÖDINGER’S CAT: oh shit oh fuck
SCHRÖDINGER’S CAT: oh shit oh fuck
December 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
ME: it’s boxing day
SCHRÖDINGER’S CAT: oh shit oh fuck
SCHRÖDINGER’S CAT: oh shit oh fuck
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This is very bad.
Trump’s DOJ offers states confidential deal to remove voters flagged by feds • Stateline
The U.S. Department of Justice has sent confidential draft agreements on voter data sharing to more than a dozen states, part of the Trump administration’s effort to obtain unredacted voter rolls, wit...
stateline.org
December 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This is very bad.
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my favorite past time when talking to much younger men is to give them advice on wooing women that is really just care and feeding instructions for iguanas
December 26, 2025 at 5:51 AM
my favorite past time when talking to much younger men is to give them advice on wooing women that is really just care and feeding instructions for iguanas
Are we Great Again, yet? apnews.com/article/jim-...
Cloudy future for bourbon has Jim Beam closing Kentucky distillery for a year
Jim Beam is pausing production at a Kentucky distillery for at least a year starting in 2026. The decision comes as the whiskey industry faces tariffs and declining demand.
apnews.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Are we Great Again, yet? apnews.com/article/jim-...
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James Tate:
🚨 In a shocking turn, it started as a routine procedural vote — and ended as a political earthquake. The Federal Reserve, acting quietly and unanimously, reappointed 11 of its 12 regional bank president's months ahead of schedule, a move insiders claim was designed to cut off
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🚨 In a shocking turn, it started as a routine procedural vote — and ended as a political earthquake. The Federal Reserve, acting quietly and unanimously, reappointed 11 of its 12 regional bank president's months ahead of schedule, a move insiders claim was designed to cut off
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December 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
James Tate:
🚨 In a shocking turn, it started as a routine procedural vote — and ended as a political earthquake. The Federal Reserve, acting quietly and unanimously, reappointed 11 of its 12 regional bank president's months ahead of schedule, a move insiders claim was designed to cut off
1/2
🚨 In a shocking turn, it started as a routine procedural vote — and ended as a political earthquake. The Federal Reserve, acting quietly and unanimously, reappointed 11 of its 12 regional bank president's months ahead of schedule, a move insiders claim was designed to cut off
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Did you know that the US hasn’t had an ambassador in Moscow in 6 months?
Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA?
But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis.
Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA?
But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis.
Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
December 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Did you know that the US hasn’t had an ambassador in Moscow in 6 months?
Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA?
But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis.
Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA?
But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis.
Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
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“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
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Every article about the dismantling of NCAR says the same thing, but read every one because it's so insane.
Trump Administration Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Every article about the dismantling of NCAR says the same thing, but read every one because it's so insane.
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Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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On Dec. 15, the White House announced an executive order designating fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. The order claims that fentanyl is closer to a chemical weapon than a narcotic and warns about its potential use by adversaries in a terror attack. Read the order, from @pwbeck.bsky.social.
Executive Order Designates Fentanyl as Weapon of Mass Destruction
The White House says fentanyl is “closer to a chemical weapon than a narcotic,” warning about the opioid's possible use in a terror attack.
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
On Dec. 15, the White House announced an executive order designating fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. The order claims that fentanyl is closer to a chemical weapon than a narcotic and warns about its potential use by adversaries in a terror attack. Read the order, from @pwbeck.bsky.social.
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It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
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There is a certain bleakness in finding hope where one expected certainty.
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
There is a certain bleakness in finding hope where one expected certainty.
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“Thousands of very competitive projects in areas like cancer, diabetes, aging, neurological disorders and public health improvements most like went unfunded in 2025.
Similarly, at the National Science Foundation, the roughly 3,000 fewer new grants encompassed reductions to every area of science”
Similarly, at the National Science Foundation, the roughly 3,000 fewer new grants encompassed reductions to every area of science”
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“Thousands of very competitive projects in areas like cancer, diabetes, aging, neurological disorders and public health improvements most like went unfunded in 2025.
Similarly, at the National Science Foundation, the roughly 3,000 fewer new grants encompassed reductions to every area of science”
Similarly, at the National Science Foundation, the roughly 3,000 fewer new grants encompassed reductions to every area of science”
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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At New Zealand's Kawaiican cybersecurity convention, organizers hacked together a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue—even before they arrived. www.wired.com/story/this-h...
This Hacker Conference Installed a Literal Anti-Virus Monitoring System
At New Zealand's Kawaiican cybersecurity convention, organizers hacked together a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue—even before they arrived.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
At New Zealand's Kawaiican cybersecurity convention, organizers hacked together a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue—even before they arrived. www.wired.com/story/this-h...
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Nvidia says there's 'no assurance' of final agreement with OpenAI despite $100 billion pact
Nvidia says there's 'no assurance' of final agreement with OpenAI despite $100 billion pact
Two months after announcing its blockbuster $100 billion agreement with OpenAI, Nvidia said in its quarterly report that an official deal is not guaranteed.
cnb.cx
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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NEW: 2-page legislation in US Senate would prohibit Trump from getting a $230 million settlement from taxpayers in return for the Trump criminal investigations
Bill authored by Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
Bill authored by Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
November 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
NEW: 2-page legislation in US Senate would prohibit Trump from getting a $230 million settlement from taxpayers in return for the Trump criminal investigations
Bill authored by Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
Bill authored by Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
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Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.
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Stop 👏 fucking 👏 teaching 👏 me 👏 new 👏 things 👏 about 👏 these 👏 people 👏
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Stop 👏 fucking 👏 teaching 👏 me 👏 new 👏 things 👏 about 👏 these 👏 people 👏
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Is there a way to buy a peerage these days? Because I would contribute cash money to get Sean Dunn named the Earl of Sandwich
November 7, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Is there a way to buy a peerage these days? Because I would contribute cash money to get Sean Dunn named the Earl of Sandwich
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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this was for a colorado measure guaranteeing universal free lunch for kids. funny how a short two-column table can say so much in so little space.
This is how it looked on the ballot.
Clear and easy to understand.
Clear and easy to understand.
November 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
this was for a colorado measure guaranteeing universal free lunch for kids. funny how a short two-column table can say so much in so little space.