Lauren
@ninabear.bsky.social
Dog lover. Book lover. Cheese lover. Appreciator of different perspectives.
“Prosperity without freedom is just another form of poverty.” Barack Obama
“Prosperity without freedom is just another form of poverty.” Barack Obama
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Hard to argue with that.
June 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Hard to argue with that.
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Can’t recommend enough that you follow @amyhanauer.bsky.social and her entire team at @itep.org. They are the *only* lefty tax group with a microsim - and therefore the only lefty tax group capable of doing this kind of analysis.
BREAKING: New tariff numbers from @itep.org.
Barely affects the rich (who get other much bigger tax cuts).
Hurts the middle a lot.
Hurts the poor most.
Barely affects the rich (who get other much bigger tax cuts).
Hurts the middle a lot.
Hurts the poor most.
The Impact of Trump’s Tariffs
The tariffs proposed by Donald Trump, which are far larger than any on the books today, would significantly raise the prices faced by American consumers across the income scale.
itep.org
April 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Can’t recommend enough that you follow @amyhanauer.bsky.social and her entire team at @itep.org. They are the *only* lefty tax group with a microsim - and therefore the only lefty tax group capable of doing this kind of analysis.
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Hate to be millennial about it all but it is just mental that my whole working life has just been a series of recessions and “economic shocks”, underpinned by stagnant wages
April 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Hate to be millennial about it all but it is just mental that my whole working life has just been a series of recessions and “economic shocks”, underpinned by stagnant wages
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Quality, reputable journalism to support:
· Atlantic, New Yorker: About $100/year
· New Republic: About $40/year
· ProPublica: You can subscribe at ANY level
· Mother Jones: Inexpensive
· Wired (Great reporting on DOGE): Inexpensive
· Atlantic, New Yorker: About $100/year
· New Republic: About $40/year
· ProPublica: You can subscribe at ANY level
· Mother Jones: Inexpensive
· Wired (Great reporting on DOGE): Inexpensive
February 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Quality, reputable journalism to support:
· Atlantic, New Yorker: About $100/year
· New Republic: About $40/year
· ProPublica: You can subscribe at ANY level
· Mother Jones: Inexpensive
· Wired (Great reporting on DOGE): Inexpensive
· Atlantic, New Yorker: About $100/year
· New Republic: About $40/year
· ProPublica: You can subscribe at ANY level
· Mother Jones: Inexpensive
· Wired (Great reporting on DOGE): Inexpensive
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This essay is truly remarkable -- really connects all the dots to explain what Musk, Thiel et al are actually up to, and it's much, much worse than you think
This has been my most ambitious piece of writing so far. It's long. And I will be working on a much shorter version for a wider audience. But I also don't want to lose sight of the deep truths lurking around us. So, here is The Plot Against America. www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-plot-a...
The Plot Against America
How a Dangerous Ideology Born From the Libertarian Movement Stands Ready to Seize America
open.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This essay is truly remarkable -- really connects all the dots to explain what Musk, Thiel et al are actually up to, and it's much, much worse than you think
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As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
January 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
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In all seriousness: the last 2 weeks of TikTok posturing and Zuck grovelling, combined with the X insanity of the last year, should show you that an app with a feed that you don’t control serves *other people’s interests* - not yours.
January 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
In all seriousness: the last 2 weeks of TikTok posturing and Zuck grovelling, combined with the X insanity of the last year, should show you that an app with a feed that you don’t control serves *other people’s interests* - not yours.
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In a city prone to large natural disasters, L.A. firefighters are widely considered to be among the best in the business at knocking down urban wildfires. But in the extreme conditions lately, experts say little can be done even to slow these modern fires.
Why Los Angeles, America's most fire-ready city, became overwhelmed by flames
In a city prone to large natural disasters, L.A. firefighters are widely considered to be among the best in the business at knocking down urban wildfires. But in the extreme conditions lately, experts...
www.npr.org
January 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
In a city prone to large natural disasters, L.A. firefighters are widely considered to be among the best in the business at knocking down urban wildfires. But in the extreme conditions lately, experts say little can be done even to slow these modern fires.
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If you think big government is so bad you should see what small government was like to live under.
December 11, 2024 at 5:08 PM
If you think big government is so bad you should see what small government was like to live under.
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“Nothing is more dangerous than the influence of private interests in public affairs.”
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau, “The Social Contract”
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau, “The Social Contract”
November 26, 2024 at 5:22 AM
“Nothing is more dangerous than the influence of private interests in public affairs.”
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau, “The Social Contract”
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau, “The Social Contract”
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Part of that is also due to the role of Elon Musk in Trump’s cabinet. Musk is beholden to Beijing (among other foreign regimes) for business links, and has already proven willing to roll over for Putin. A supranational figure, with little loyalty to the U.S.
Again, completely unprecedented.
Again, completely unprecedented.
November 19, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Part of that is also due to the role of Elon Musk in Trump’s cabinet. Musk is beholden to Beijing (among other foreign regimes) for business links, and has already proven willing to roll over for Putin. A supranational figure, with little loyalty to the U.S.
Again, completely unprecedented.
Again, completely unprecedented.
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Could not agree more.👇
What worries me is that most Americans will simply ignore what is being done in Washington over the next couple of years. They'll turn on the football game, watch an episode of the Real Housewives of Someplace, and ignore it as fundamental freedoms and crucial institutions are carved away.
November 17, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Could not agree more.👇
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Unlike X, Bluesky says it won’t train AI on your posts
Unlike X, Bluesky says it won’t train AI on your posts
Bluesky, a social network that’s experiencing a surge in users this week as users abandon X, says it has “no intention” of using user content to train generative AI tools. The social network made the announcement on the same day that X (formerly Twitter)…
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November 15, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Unlike X, Bluesky says it won’t train AI on your posts
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These appointments prove that insisting people achieve and be promoted based on “merit” was never really their real concern.
November 14, 2024 at 7:11 PM
These appointments prove that insisting people achieve and be promoted based on “merit” was never really their real concern.
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The reporting on Elon Musk I've been working on for The New Yorker over the past year: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule
How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in.
www.newyorker.com
August 22, 2023 at 2:30 PM
The reporting on Elon Musk I've been working on for The New Yorker over the past year: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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November 11, 2024 at 10:13 AM