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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 11d

Rolling Stone covered Kenneth Starr's storied career in a 2022 obit:

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Ken Starr, Who Turned a Blind Eye to Rape and Defended a Sex Trafficker, Dead at 76

Ken Starr was known for probing Bill Clinton’s affair, mishandling sexual assault cases at Baylor University, and helping Jeffrey Epstein secure a sweetheart deal.

www.rollingstone.com

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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 9d

@joshtpm.bsky.social on Supreme Court reform:

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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 11d

Rolling Stone covered Kenneth Starr's storied career in a 2022 obit:

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Ken Starr, Who Turned a Blind Eye to Rape and Defended a Sex Trafficker, Dead at 76

Ken Starr was known for probing Bill Clinton’s affair, mishandling sexual assault cases at Baylor University, and helping Jeffrey Epstein secure a sweetheart deal.

www.rollingstone.com

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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 11d

Solid roundup of the prospects for continued Fed independence. I share Sahm's provisional optimism.

Claudia Sahm @claudia-sahm.bsky.social · 12d

"There are no risk-free paths for the Fed. That’s true in any transition of members and leadership, but there are risks of a fundamental redefinition of the Fed. It’s one thing to downplay data; it’s another to become a political arm of the President."
stayathomemacro.substack.com/p/fed-today-...

Fed today, Fed tomorrow

Fed Chair Powell has warned that there are “no risk-free paths now.” He’s referring to the challenging situation for the Fed with the risk of inflation persistently above target and the risk of employ...

stayathomemacro.substack.com

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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 13d

Trump goons tear down free speech statue.

www.thedailybeast.com/trump-and-ep...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14d

i have seen exactly zero evidence to suggest that peter thiel is anything other than a dumbass who got lucky once

Peter Thal Larsen @petertl.bsky.social · 14d

New argument against AI regulation just dropped. Checkmate, atheists.
www.wsj.com/tech/peter-t...

For about a year now, Thiel has been publicly laying out his understanding of biblical prophecies and the potential for the rapid advance of technology to bring about an apocalyptic future.

In a lecture Monday, he encouraged an audience to continue working toward scientific progress, whether in AI or other forms of technology. Fearing or regulating it, or opposing technological progress, would hasten the coming of the Antichrist, Thiel said, according to people who attended.

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Umustluvdogstoo @whatpagepaige.bsky.social · 16d

Lies about autism and Tylenol. Meanwhile.. RFK Jr. Cut Grants for Autism Research While Vowing to Find a Cause — ProPublica share.google/WjmyO6Yb3Vbb...

RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.

While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...

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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 15d

Josh Marshall: "It’s really okay to be a partisan warrior. But it’s not a national unity type thing."

Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 16d

Trump has ongoing #tradewar with Switzerland of all places: current #tariffs on Swiss goods are 39%.

Swiss Army knife manufacturer scratches head. They employ over 1100 workers making a high quality product. But... I can't see point of training US workers to do this. It's not exactly high tech.

NYT: Victorinox is one of Switzerland’s most visible employers, with 1,100 workers crafting high-quality knives, overseeing new designs and running calculations on how to deal with the tariffs. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/business/swiss-army-knife-trump-tariffs.html

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · 20d

A totalitarian movement must never achieve its goals, as that would eliminate the need for the movement itself. Even in victory, new enemies must be created in order to justify further cruelty and domination.

Plenary Popehat Power @kenwhite.bsky.social · 20d

A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.

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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 23d

Yes, this is really it *for hot takes on microblog platforms*. Except there never was a golden or even silver age for that.

Microblogs are decent for a comment and a link. And admittedly, multiple post twitter essays are a thing.

But single X-posts != punditry.

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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 23d

We need more of this.

Sign saying, "See and ICE agen in Alameda County report them to this phone number 510... ".

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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 23d

I dunno man, if you don't know the law and the court system, you are eliminating a very large method of opposition. The NPR article was helpful and it didn't mince words about what is happening.

I mean ICE agents mask themselves for a reason - to evade the law even if recorded on a cell phone.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 27d

A reminder that simply not posting is always an option.

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · Sep 5

Exclusive: Bill Pulte accused Fed Governor Lisa Cook of fraud. His relatives filed housing claims similar to hers. Via Reuters

Exclusive: Bill Pulte accused Fed Governor Lisa Cook of fraud. His relatives filed housing claims similar to hers

Close relatives of the federal official who has accused a Federal Reserve governor of improperly claiming primary residence on two properties have declared the same status on two homes in two different states, public records show.

www.reuters.com

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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · Sep 1

If the Atlantic circulatory system breaks down, Europe could have ice age level winters.

Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · Aug 30

From Bloomberg. Text included for completeness; I'm a little dubious.

Trump's approval declining among supporters, especially younger supporters.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · Aug 30

Every time your electricity bill goes up for the next 10 years, it can be traced back to this Administration’s actions.

They are making solar and wind power illegal to build in the United States. They are artificially restricting supply while demand is going up.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · Aug 30

The Transportation Department on Friday canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects, the latest attack by the Trump administration on the reeling U.S. offshore wind industry.
https://to.pbs.org/45HtATc

Trump administration cancels $679 million in funding for offshore wind projects

The Transportation Department on Friday canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects, the latest attack by the Trump administration on the reeling U.S. offshore wind ind...

www.pbs.org

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Aug 24

A very basic test of Trump's justification for sending armed officials into DC (to reduce crime) is whether its residents feel safer or not.
They do not. They are not going to public spaces. They are not going to restaurants. They are more afraid of the occupiers than risks from crime.

James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · Aug 23

Slideshow of today in Washington DC, and how it looks when a terrorizing government scares people away.

By me, no paywall: fallows.substack.com/p/a-summer-a...

A view along the Reflecting Pool, with practically no visitors.

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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · Aug 22

Barrels are hard to draw simply.

Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · Aug 17

Trump approval on the issues. #sdmb

Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · Aug 13

Meh, a chart of currencies and bitcoin since the beginning of the year. #sdmb

Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · Aug 13

Tracking the terms of the FOMC members. #sdmb

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Aug 11

screenshot of a Facebook post by Sam Brody:

"What is happening in DC right now would not be happening if DC had been made a state any time Democrats held both the presidency and Congress in the last 30 years.

Adding states to the union is much easier to do than amending the constitution. It requires nothing more than an act of Congress, and only needs a simple majority to pass. The Obama Senate could have easily done it when they had 59 senators. But the party leaders thought, I dunno, it wouldn’t be sporting or something. Not fair to the Republicans to use power to do things. The pundits might call it “overreach,” oh no, not that. Biden could have tried to do it - everyone was already saying it was necessary democracy reform after Trump I - but he pre-gave up because Manchin and Sinema said they just had to respect the ancient and immortal filibuster, so what can you do? Best not to try.

So now we have millions of US citizens with no representation at all under naked authoritarian rule by an unchecked federal law enforcement apparatus. And the pundits have all forgotten the word “overreach,” which only applies to Democrats when they win by much greater margins than this and have much larger and more representative majorities than this."

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