Michael Minnotte
@mminnotte.bsky.social
Professor of Mathematics at UND. Statistician. Progressive. Geek. Dad.
Your proposal is acceptable.
U R making my point. Reps talk about things that impact voters lives.
You can take every penny I have, every penny every billionaire has, and it wouldn't pay the interest in the debt for 3 or fewer yrs.
You can take every penny I have, every penny every billionaire has, and it wouldn't pay the interest in the debt for 3 or fewer yrs.
That’s being very stereotypical. You must be talking with the Dem party leadership owned by billionaires like you.
August 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Your proposal is acceptable.
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Listen- You want to get gamers? Talk about this. Not only will it now be impossible to afford, but due to chip tariffs, it will have limited supply.
This is a multi month story. When it finally does release, scalpers will be selling them for 2K minimum. Everyone loves Mario Kart.
This is a multi month story. When it finally does release, scalpers will be selling them for 2K minimum. Everyone loves Mario Kart.
Nintendo will delay preorders for the Switch 2 in the U.S. “to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions.” The console will still be released in June, the Japanese company said.
Nintendo Delays Preorders for the Switch 2, Citing Tariffs
The new video game console will still be released in June, the Japanese company said. Its price was unveiled as $450 this week.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Listen- You want to get gamers? Talk about this. Not only will it now be impossible to afford, but due to chip tariffs, it will have limited supply.
This is a multi month story. When it finally does release, scalpers will be selling them for 2K minimum. Everyone loves Mario Kart.
This is a multi month story. When it finally does release, scalpers will be selling them for 2K minimum. Everyone loves Mario Kart.
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Adding a journalist to a top secret government group chat about dropping bombs *IS* the kind of thing people who aren’t super politically literate can understand and find shocking/notable/disqualifying. Dems should seize on this and never ever let it go. I hope to hear about it in a decade
March 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Adding a journalist to a top secret government group chat about dropping bombs *IS* the kind of thing people who aren’t super politically literate can understand and find shocking/notable/disqualifying. Dems should seize on this and never ever let it go. I hope to hear about it in a decade
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these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
March 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
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it doesn't matter if the CR was bad or anywhere near good; as long as lawlessnes reigns supreme in Washington you don't vote for a single GOP bill or a single GOP nominee, why is this so fuckin' hard to understand
March 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
it doesn't matter if the CR was bad or anywhere near good; as long as lawlessnes reigns supreme in Washington you don't vote for a single GOP bill or a single GOP nominee, why is this so fuckin' hard to understand
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thye thing Democrats need to remember is that should they ever retake office, do not let the legacy media back in to the fold without paying a price. I am totally fucking cool with Wired and the Root and Teen Vogue and TPM and the Guardian and Philly Inquirer running the WH press.
March 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
thye thing Democrats need to remember is that should they ever retake office, do not let the legacy media back in to the fold without paying a price. I am totally fucking cool with Wired and the Root and Teen Vogue and TPM and the Guardian and Philly Inquirer running the WH press.
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I keep saying Dems need to do a daily briefing on Capitol Hill and fill the void, fact check the WH. Hire Pete Buttigeig and give him a staff to do this.
February 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I keep saying Dems need to do a daily briefing on Capitol Hill and fill the void, fact check the WH. Hire Pete Buttigeig and give him a staff to do this.
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Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
February 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
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“If I can just make it through this semester, this will quieten down and I’ll be able to do some research”
-Ancient Academic Proverb
-Ancient Academic Proverb
February 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“If I can just make it through this semester, this will quieten down and I’ll be able to do some research”
-Ancient Academic Proverb
-Ancient Academic Proverb
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There's one plausible near term path for Democrats to shut down Musk's wilding spree. And I'm pretty certain this is it. If you're interested read here. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/where...
Where’s the Real Power Nexus? How Does the Opposition Get To It?
I’ve made this point a few times in passing in other posts....
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
There's one plausible near term path for Democrats to shut down Musk's wilding spree. And I'm pretty certain this is it. If you're interested read here. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/where...
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People always talk about beast mode, but beast median is generally more useful
June 7, 2024 at 1:57 PM
People always talk about beast mode, but beast median is generally more useful
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Disturbing prediction from @pkrugman.bsky.social: If Trump's deportations really happen, inflation will spike, then MAGA loyalists will corrupt government info to mask it.
For autocrats, he says, "among their first targets are statistical agencies."
Our exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/1883...
For autocrats, he says, "among their first targets are statistical agencies."
Our exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/1883...
November 13, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Disturbing prediction from @pkrugman.bsky.social: If Trump's deportations really happen, inflation will spike, then MAGA loyalists will corrupt government info to mask it.
For autocrats, he says, "among their first targets are statistical agencies."
Our exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/1883...
For autocrats, he says, "among their first targets are statistical agencies."
Our exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/1883...
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i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
November 6, 2024 at 11:00 AM
i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
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As we all await the outcome of what feels like a make-or-break election, I want to offer some perspective, if you’ll hand a fellow with eight-plus decades the mic for a moment.
November 4, 2024 at 8:00 PM
As we all await the outcome of what feels like a make-or-break election, I want to offer some perspective, if you’ll hand a fellow with eight-plus decades the mic for a moment.
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AND. THEY. FOUND. MULTIPLE. WAYS. TO. SOLVE. IT.
👏👏👏👏💐💐💐
There isn’t enough hype on this one, y’all.
👏👏👏👏💐💐💐
There isn’t enough hype on this one, y’all.
Students discover and publish unexpected proof for 2,000 year-old mathematical theory | CNN
Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson have published a paper on a new way to prove the 2000-year-old Pythagorean theorem. Their work began in a high school math contest.
www.cnn.com
October 30, 2024 at 1:15 PM
AND. THEY. FOUND. MULTIPLE. WAYS. TO. SOLVE. IT.
👏👏👏👏💐💐💐
There isn’t enough hype on this one, y’all.
👏👏👏👏💐💐💐
There isn’t enough hype on this one, y’all.
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4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
September 4, 2024 at 4:14 PM
4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
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(Ganked from @[email protected] on Mastodon, who seems not to be on Bsky)
Here's calcgpt.io, a calculator that uses an LLM to do math
(Point your glassy-eyed AI true believers here and watch them burble incoherently as they try to explain it away)
Here's calcgpt.io, a calculator that uses an LLM to do math
(Point your glassy-eyed AI true believers here and watch them burble incoherently as they try to explain it away)
July 28, 2024 at 9:54 AM
(Ganked from @[email protected] on Mastodon, who seems not to be on Bsky)
Here's calcgpt.io, a calculator that uses an LLM to do math
(Point your glassy-eyed AI true believers here and watch them burble incoherently as they try to explain it away)
Here's calcgpt.io, a calculator that uses an LLM to do math
(Point your glassy-eyed AI true believers here and watch them burble incoherently as they try to explain it away)
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Hakeem Jeffries: President Biden “is our nominee … he has the vision, I believe, the ability, the capacity, and the track record to make a case to the American people that will result in us being successful in November.”
(no matter what happens, this is the right thing to say) x.com/KevinFreyTV/...
(no matter what happens, this is the right thing to say) x.com/KevinFreyTV/...
July 19, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Hakeem Jeffries: President Biden “is our nominee … he has the vision, I believe, the ability, the capacity, and the track record to make a case to the American people that will result in us being successful in November.”
(no matter what happens, this is the right thing to say) x.com/KevinFreyTV/...
(no matter what happens, this is the right thing to say) x.com/KevinFreyTV/...
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This thing is like an email reply-all apocalypse, with AOC as the beleaguered IT manager telling people to STOP REPLYING, and a million Seth Moultons going "unsubscribe please."
Multiple leading Democrats tell CNN they feel caught in what one described as a “doom loop,” with every move to keep President Joe Biden in or push him out further destroying their chances against Donald Trump.
Inside the ‘doom loop’ of Joe Biden’s campaign | CNN Politics
Multiple leading Democrats tell CNN they feel caught in what one described as a “doom loop,” with every move to keep President Joe Biden in or push him out further destroying their chances against Don...
www.cnn.com
July 19, 2024 at 2:40 PM
This thing is like an email reply-all apocalypse, with AOC as the beleaguered IT manager telling people to STOP REPLYING, and a million Seth Moultons going "unsubscribe please."
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I am tired. I am tired of Donald Trump and his whiny voice and fascist followers. I am not looking forward to another four months of this.
I am getting to a breaking point, though, with the constant "Biden must drop out" attacks. From Democrats. We've got to fight TRUMP, not each other.
I am getting to a breaking point, though, with the constant "Biden must drop out" attacks. From Democrats. We've got to fight TRUMP, not each other.
July 17, 2024 at 11:41 PM
I am tired. I am tired of Donald Trump and his whiny voice and fascist followers. I am not looking forward to another four months of this.
I am getting to a breaking point, though, with the constant "Biden must drop out" attacks. From Democrats. We've got to fight TRUMP, not each other.
I am getting to a breaking point, though, with the constant "Biden must drop out" attacks. From Democrats. We've got to fight TRUMP, not each other.
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Senate Dems should take one of their assorted gun control bills off the shelf, rename it something like "Trump Assassination Prevention Act," and force Rs to do a talking filibuster to block it
July 14, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Senate Dems should take one of their assorted gun control bills off the shelf, rename it something like "Trump Assassination Prevention Act," and force Rs to do a talking filibuster to block it
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I feel like it's important that people click on every link that is about Project 2025, because if numbers go up, then the publications get a positive feedback loop and write more about it
July 12, 2024 at 6:44 PM
I feel like it's important that people click on every link that is about Project 2025, because if numbers go up, then the publications get a positive feedback loop and write more about it
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It remains wild to me how much better AOC is at “doing politics” than something like 98 percent of Democrats. The Supreme Court is historically popular and insanely corrupt! Holding them accountable is good policy AND good politics! ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
This Is How Democrats Should Be Treating the Supreme Court
AOC's decision to file of articles of impeachment against Thomas and Alito is how Democrats should be engaging with a corrupt Supreme Court.
ballsandstrikes.org
July 12, 2024 at 6:14 PM
It remains wild to me how much better AOC is at “doing politics” than something like 98 percent of Democrats. The Supreme Court is historically popular and insanely corrupt! Holding them accountable is good policy AND good politics! ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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the fact that we can look at most major problems with our lives and guess "this is the fault of private equity" - and have that actually be correct a shockingly large percentage of the time - is an excellent reason to regulate the industry into the ground
"Veterinary prices have soared more than 60% over the past decade, according to federal stats. Private equity firms and large corps have bought 100s of facilities around the country, an acquisition spree reminiscent of the corporate roll-ups of doctors’ offices."
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/h...
Why You’re Paying Your Veterinarian So Much
People have grown more attached to their pets — and more willing to spend money on them — turning animal medicine into a high-tech industry worth billions.
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2024 at 8:57 PM
the fact that we can look at most major problems with our lives and guess "this is the fault of private equity" - and have that actually be correct a shockingly large percentage of the time - is an excellent reason to regulate the industry into the ground