Kyle
@kylerudy.com
Joyless scold, withering before your eyes.
Another mediocre cis-dude, he/him. 41 years old.
Another mediocre cis-dude, he/him. 41 years old.
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Kyle
@kylerudy.com
· May 2
Pack the Union: A Proposal to Admit New States for the Purpose of Amending the Constitution to Ensure Equal Representation - Harvard Law Review
For most of the twenty-first century, the world’s oldest surviving democracy has been led by a chief executive who received fewer votes than his...
harvardlawreview.org
Every time I link this, I get a little more earnest about it. We don't have to keep holding back.
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
Once upon a time, the brutality of capitalism forced men to work in the mines on pain of starvation.
But thanks to the red queen hypothesis, now it can compel the wealthiest people who have ever lived to self-destruct in the performance of greed and cruelty, not for coal, but for VC funding.
But thanks to the red queen hypothesis, now it can compel the wealthiest people who have ever lived to self-destruct in the performance of greed and cruelty, not for coal, but for VC funding.
All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
December 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Once upon a time, the brutality of capitalism forced men to work in the mines on pain of starvation.
But thanks to the red queen hypothesis, now it can compel the wealthiest people who have ever lived to self-destruct in the performance of greed and cruelty, not for coal, but for VC funding.
But thanks to the red queen hypothesis, now it can compel the wealthiest people who have ever lived to self-destruct in the performance of greed and cruelty, not for coal, but for VC funding.
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a lot of people's intuition is that intellectual errors lead to moral errors, and I think it is much more common that it is the other way around.
December 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
a lot of people's intuition is that intellectual errors lead to moral errors, and I think it is much more common that it is the other way around.
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We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
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After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
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Elevator pitch: watching a citizenship ceremony and passing a citizenship test should be a mandatory middle school field trip
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Elevator pitch: watching a citizenship ceremony and passing a citizenship test should be a mandatory middle school field trip
This elder millennial techno-crank will never give in.
Skipped out on myspace, facebook, twitter, crypto, nfts, metaverse (l-o-fucking-l), and the entire apple ecosystem. If my channels hadn't moved to discord, I would still be using IRC on a daily basis.
Bsky doesn't count because I'm bad at it.
Skipped out on myspace, facebook, twitter, crypto, nfts, metaverse (l-o-fucking-l), and the entire apple ecosystem. If my channels hadn't moved to discord, I would still be using IRC on a daily basis.
Bsky doesn't count because I'm bad at it.
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This elder millennial techno-crank will never give in.
Skipped out on myspace, facebook, twitter, crypto, nfts, metaverse (l-o-fucking-l), and the entire apple ecosystem. If my channels hadn't moved to discord, I would still be using IRC on a daily basis.
Bsky doesn't count because I'm bad at it.
Skipped out on myspace, facebook, twitter, crypto, nfts, metaverse (l-o-fucking-l), and the entire apple ecosystem. If my channels hadn't moved to discord, I would still be using IRC on a daily basis.
Bsky doesn't count because I'm bad at it.
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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
The country is in a slowly heating civil war between cities and an alliance between the countryside and capital. As in Austin, Indianapolis will be disenfranchised.
Unfortunately, "No taxation without representation," is the sort of sentence that's only understood when punctuated with gunfire.
Unfortunately, "No taxation without representation," is the sort of sentence that's only understood when punctuated with gunfire.
Indiana Republicans have unveiled their proposal to re-gerrymander the congressional map & expand their current 7-2 majority to 9-0.
The Dem-held 1st would flip to Trump+12 & the 7th to Trump+19. All 7 GOP seats would be at least Trump+18.
Interactive map:
davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap...
The Dem-held 1st would flip to Trump+12 & the 7th to Trump+19. All 7 GOP seats would be at least Trump+18.
Interactive map:
davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap...
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The country is in a slowly heating civil war between cities and an alliance between the countryside and capital. As in Austin, Indianapolis will be disenfranchised.
Unfortunately, "No taxation without representation," is the sort of sentence that's only understood when punctuated with gunfire.
Unfortunately, "No taxation without representation," is the sort of sentence that's only understood when punctuated with gunfire.
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Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
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IMO, it raises the question of how useful are executives?
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
IMO, it raises the question of how useful are executives?
Hell yeah, more of this please.
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Hell yeah, more of this please.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Sort of wild that American Democracy is being dismantled by a guy who can be charmed into basically anything by any New Yorker will to talk to him while wearing a suit
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Sort of wild that American Democracy is being dismantled by a guy who can be charmed into basically anything by any New Yorker will to talk to him while wearing a suit
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when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Okay, now I just want to eat the rich out of pity. If this is their weekly listen, we need to put them out of their misery.
November 19, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Okay, now I just want to eat the rich out of pity. If this is their weekly listen, we need to put them out of their misery.
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Because they considered politics something they could do to other people, not something that could be done to them.
I can't fathom how these people could vote for him (probably multiple times) considering his history and his conviction in court.
November 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Because they considered politics something they could do to other people, not something that could be done to them.
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At least the 2008 crash was about a bet that housing would never decline. The next one will be about betting that six companies who sell each other magic beans would never decline
November 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
At least the 2008 crash was about a bet that housing would never decline. The next one will be about betting that six companies who sell each other magic beans would never decline
Jesus is freemium bait. Discerning users pay extra, for Satan.
21st century America has built a perfect monument to itself.
21st century America has built a perfect monument to itself.
November 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Jesus is freemium bait. Discerning users pay extra, for Satan.
21st century America has built a perfect monument to itself.
21st century America has built a perfect monument to itself.
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In fact, I think one of the movie’s greatest strengths is how it makes it clear that white supremacists are lame pathetic weirdos, but also a threat that you need to take seriously, because they will try to hurt you to get their stupid fucking world that they imagine they deserve
November 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
In fact, I think one of the movie’s greatest strengths is how it makes it clear that white supremacists are lame pathetic weirdos, but also a threat that you need to take seriously, because they will try to hurt you to get their stupid fucking world that they imagine they deserve