K Morrell ❌👑
@morrellk.bsky.social
forecaster at Good Judgment Inc & eater of bonbons
I’ve watched “It’s a Wonderful Life” many times, always been a bit bothered by a few things including the scene this discusses, even though I love the movie. And now I see it differently - so glad I read this!
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I’ve watched “It’s a Wonderful Life” many times, always been a bit bothered by a few things including the scene this discusses, even though I love the movie. And now I see it differently - so glad I read this!
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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The Associated Press has an excellent story about how FCC boss Brendan Carr bullied a Bay Area AM radio station for the crime of reporting on local ICE activity.
facing existential collapse it immediately demoted journalists end replaced political coverage with safe public interest cack:
facing existential collapse it immediately demoted journalists end replaced political coverage with safe public interest cack:
How an AM radio station in California weathered the Trump administration's assault on media
Six days into President Donald Trump's new administration, the San Francisco Bay-area radio station KCBS-AM and other outlets reported on local immigration raids.
apnews.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Associated Press has an excellent story about how FCC boss Brendan Carr bullied a Bay Area AM radio station for the crime of reporting on local ICE activity.
facing existential collapse it immediately demoted journalists end replaced political coverage with safe public interest cack:
facing existential collapse it immediately demoted journalists end replaced political coverage with safe public interest cack:
😂
December 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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We have a majority in the House to extend the ACA tax credits. @SpeakerJohnson must immediately bring this bill up for a vote—22 million Americans are counting on it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Centrist Republicans revolt, signing a petition to force a vote on Obamacare funding
The enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies are still expected to expire at the end of this year, however, raising insurance premiums for millions of Americans.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
We have a majority in the House to extend the ACA tax credits. @SpeakerJohnson must immediately bring this bill up for a vote—22 million Americans are counting on it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Potential interaction with a question from, I think, XPT? Can’t recall how much power was asked about @ezrakarger.bsky.social
☢️‼️OK, this is actually a big one that didn't get into the story at all but DOE believes has the authority to allow companies to SELL "incidental" power from these pilot reactors on the grid!
Several people I spoke to with knowledge of nuclear regulation questioned the legal basis for this opinion.
Several people I spoke to with knowledge of nuclear regulation questioned the legal basis for this opinion.
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Potential interaction with a question from, I think, XPT? Can’t recall how much power was asked about @ezrakarger.bsky.social
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"human driver" statistical comparisons are fraught because these AVs only operate on certain roads and in certain conditions, but the important takeaway here is that Teslas are deeply unsafe and should not be on the road
"data suggests Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles"
that's just really really bad sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
that's just really really bad sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
Tesla’s 29 Austin Robotaxis have crashed 8 times since June, as data suggests they perform much worse than human drivers
That’s a lot of crashes for such a small fleet....
sherwood.news
December 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"human driver" statistical comparisons are fraught because these AVs only operate on certain roads and in certain conditions, but the important takeaway here is that Teslas are deeply unsafe and should not be on the road
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Note that the October job losses were mostly Federal Government due to the DOGE deferred resignation program.
December 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Note that the October job losses were mostly Federal Government due to the DOGE deferred resignation program.
Gotta look into why xblock isn’t working right now because this is stressing me out
December 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Gotta look into why xblock isn’t working right now because this is stressing me out
Corvids! So much fun to watch
Here’s an actual example of this behavior, from the pre-gen AI before times!
Crow skiing down a roof
YouTube video by Niko Niko
m.youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Corvids! So much fun to watch
Thread about driving deaths/laws in CA - attempts to improve matters repeatedly stymied.
(I’d link my state senator, but apparently he doesn’t have a Bluesky account 😱! What’s up with that!
@gailpellerin.bsky.social is probably already aware ❤️)
(I’d link my state senator, but apparently he doesn’t have a Bluesky account 😱! What’s up with that!
@gailpellerin.bsky.social is probably already aware ❤️)
Earlier this year, the director of CalTrans presented this chart to members of the state Senate’s Transportation Committee, showing a dramatic rise in deaths on California's roads.
No lawmakers asked about the chart. Or what CalTrans was doing about it.
1/9
No lawmakers asked about the chart. Or what CalTrans was doing about it.
1/9
December 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Thread about driving deaths/laws in CA - attempts to improve matters repeatedly stymied.
(I’d link my state senator, but apparently he doesn’t have a Bluesky account 😱! What’s up with that!
@gailpellerin.bsky.social is probably already aware ❤️)
(I’d link my state senator, but apparently he doesn’t have a Bluesky account 😱! What’s up with that!
@gailpellerin.bsky.social is probably already aware ❤️)
Runoff election for county assessor, which isn't a political office and I usually don't have much opinion on. But, the comparisons here are pretty stark.
Merc News Editorial: Fligor is ready to be Santa Clara County assessor. Her opponent is not. www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/05/e...
Merc News Editorial: Fligor is ready to be Santa Clara County assessor. Her opponent is not. www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/05/e...
Editorial: Fligor is ready to be Santa Clara County assessor. Her opponent is not.
Dec. 30 runoff features one contender highly qualified for the job and one seeking to politicize the office.
www.mercurynews.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Runoff election for county assessor, which isn't a political office and I usually don't have much opinion on. But, the comparisons here are pretty stark.
Merc News Editorial: Fligor is ready to be Santa Clara County assessor. Her opponent is not. www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/05/e...
Merc News Editorial: Fligor is ready to be Santa Clara County assessor. Her opponent is not. www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/05/e...
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Corisk did the math Europe's politicians haven't.
Arm Ukraine to win: €522-838 billion. Let Russia win and rearm Europe: €1.2-1.6 trillion—double the cost. Plus 6-11 million additional refugees.
Arm Ukraine to win: €522-838 billion. Let Russia win and rearm Europe: €1.2-1.6 trillion—double the cost. Plus 6-11 million additional refugees.
December 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Corisk did the math Europe's politicians haven't.
Arm Ukraine to win: €522-838 billion. Let Russia win and rearm Europe: €1.2-1.6 trillion—double the cost. Plus 6-11 million additional refugees.
Arm Ukraine to win: €522-838 billion. Let Russia win and rearm Europe: €1.2-1.6 trillion—double the cost. Plus 6-11 million additional refugees.
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Y'all the latest episode of the #Kilauea #eruption just went CRAZY. It looks like pressure built up enough to explode out the ground around the two existing vents (first few seconds), leading to a massive surge in lava fountaining.🌋🤯
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Y'all the latest episode of the #Kilauea #eruption just went CRAZY. It looks like pressure built up enough to explode out the ground around the two existing vents (first few seconds), leading to a massive surge in lava fountaining.🌋🤯
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
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Some quick thoughts about the functioning of the bullshit media cycle and #TN7. Clearly the mod group chat got together earlier this week and decided when @aftynbehn.bsky.social lost, they had a chance to run their standard play. The story writes itself:
December 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Some quick thoughts about the functioning of the bullshit media cycle and #TN7. Clearly the mod group chat got together earlier this week and decided when @aftynbehn.bsky.social lost, they had a chance to run their standard play. The story writes itself:
ah yes...some still remember 😂😬
Younger people who didn't witness it cannot fathom the hype around the Segway. Every news station agreed it would revolutionize the entire social fabric of the Earth. That all future humans would divide history between the savage days of the past, and the soon to be new era of zoom zoom scoot scoot.
December 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
ah yes...some still remember 😂😬
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Barbarity
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Barbarity
THIS ➡️"There will be people dying 15 years from now for want of treatment. Many of them, in another universe, could have survived. We will never know quite what was lost."
NO ONE knows, no one CAN know who this will affect, how or when. It's a disastrous choice for all
NO ONE knows, no one CAN know who this will affect, how or when. It's a disastrous choice for all
"This is more than just an issue of American scientific dominance or the noble pursuit of knowledge; it is a matter of life and death for millions of people around the world, especially those with life-threatening genetic predispositions and disabilities." www.liberalcurrents.com/medical-rese...
Medical Research is a Life and Death Issue
The casualties of the war on research will mount for years.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
THIS ➡️"There will be people dying 15 years from now for want of treatment. Many of them, in another universe, could have survived. We will never know quite what was lost."
NO ONE knows, no one CAN know who this will affect, how or when. It's a disastrous choice for all
NO ONE knows, no one CAN know who this will affect, how or when. It's a disastrous choice for all
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Just saw Ice detaining people at the Laguna Hills Community Center in Laguna Hills - spread the word in the Orange County community.
December 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Just saw Ice detaining people at the Laguna Hills Community Center in Laguna Hills - spread the word in the Orange County community.
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A Colorado state senator, Democrat Faith Winter, died in a car crash last week. The Colorado Sun flags she was a champion for transit, and championed the ballot measure that created the paid parental leave. coloradosun.com/2025/11/26/f...
Colorado state senator killed in multi-vehicle crash south of Denver
Faith Winter, a Broomfield Democrat, was a fierce advocate for transit. She was entering her 12th and final year as a state lawmaker.
coloradosun.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
A Colorado state senator, Democrat Faith Winter, died in a car crash last week. The Colorado Sun flags she was a champion for transit, and championed the ballot measure that created the paid parental leave. coloradosun.com/2025/11/26/f...
This huge 🐻 going in and out of a crawlspace 😂- I can't stop watching ktla.com/news/local-n...
ktla.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This huge 🐻 going in and out of a crawlspace 😂- I can't stop watching ktla.com/news/local-n...
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i’m genuinely so convinced all of this has been a planned operation by the student and her mother (who is commenting on this publicly, and associated closely with the republican party), and big far right propaganda account going all in on it. this is designed to oust trans people from public life
December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
i’m genuinely so convinced all of this has been a planned operation by the student and her mother (who is commenting on this publicly, and associated closely with the republican party), and big far right propaganda account going all in on it. this is designed to oust trans people from public life
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