qhardy
@qhardy.bsky.social
Nobody on their deathbed ever said, "I wish I'd been less grateful."
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@qhardy.bsky.social
· Dec 24
Never, ever, think you've already made your life's worst mistake.
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In The Situation, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and @katherinepomps.bsky.social create a choose-your-own-adventure game for Lindsey Halligan which reflects all the many, many ways she can lose the James Comey case if reinstated.
The Situation: You Get To Play Lindsey Halligan’s Hand
She made her bed. Now you get to lie in it.
lawfaremedia.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
In The Situation, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and @katherinepomps.bsky.social create a choose-your-own-adventure game for Lindsey Halligan which reflects all the many, many ways she can lose the James Comey case if reinstated.
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This is stunning -- an absolute must-read: "if you measured income inadequacy today the way [it was] measured it in 1963, the threshold for a family of four wouldn’t be $31,200.
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000.
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000.
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-life-is-a-lie?open=false#§how-a-broken-benchmark-quietly-broke-america
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is stunning -- an absolute must-read: "if you measured income inadequacy today the way [it was] measured it in 1963, the threshold for a family of four wouldn’t be $31,200.
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000.
It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000.
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Secretary Pete Hegseth, a Princeton graduate, was unable to comprehend that photographs create mirror images of their subjects. Here's why affirmative action has lowered the standards of Ivy League admissions.
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Secretary Pete Hegseth, a Princeton graduate, was unable to comprehend that photographs create mirror images of their subjects. Here's why affirmative action has lowered the standards of Ivy League admissions.
The less you know about a people or their practices, the easier it is to infantilize them with "state of nature" sentimentality.
Maybe the “rise of” framing doesn’t help Westerners accept that religiosity, extremism, and violence are all essential parts of Buddhist history. Trouble accepting this always indicates Buddhism is an empty plaything for some people’s projection, not a multifaceted tradition.
The dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism: ‘Attaining nirvana can wait’
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The less you know about a people or their practices, the easier it is to infantilize them with "state of nature" sentimentality.
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He continues to treat Russia like it didn’t start the war
REPORTER: What kind of concessions are the Russians going to have to make?
TRUMP: The big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land
TRUMP: The big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
He continues to treat Russia like it didn’t start the war
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I’m sorry, but if Democrats were in power, would this not be in the headlines every single day?
Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I’m sorry, but if Democrats were in power, would this not be in the headlines every single day?
America, 2025.
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
America, 2025.
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Donald Trump sent more money to bail out Argentina than it would have cost to extend the ACA tax credits for just 1 year.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Donald Trump sent more money to bail out Argentina than it would have cost to extend the ACA tax credits for just 1 year.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
I don't plan to let anyone forget it.
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It’s kind of like the Epstein files. These guys spent years hyping how terrible Obamacare is and now that it turns out that they really need to extend Obamacare, they can’t.
The White House delayed its proposal for averting a spike in Affordable Care Act premiums amid harsh blowback from an array of Republican allies and lawmakers, two people familiar with the matter told CNN. https://cnn.it/4inBrdd
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
It’s kind of like the Epstein files. These guys spent years hyping how terrible Obamacare is and now that it turns out that they really need to extend Obamacare, they can’t.
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Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
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Mark Kelly has responded:
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Mark Kelly has responded:
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I cannot imagine what could possibly go wrong in trying to court-martial an astronaut and pilot decorated multiple times for valor and exceptional service, who is also a sitting senator, for correctly making the point that service members are obliged not to follow unlawful orders
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I cannot imagine what could possibly go wrong in trying to court-martial an astronaut and pilot decorated multiple times for valor and exceptional service, who is also a sitting senator, for correctly making the point that service members are obliged not to follow unlawful orders
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I wrote about our interview with Roblox's CEO and how platforms got too big to feel shame www.platformer.news/roblox-ceo-i...
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I wrote about our interview with Roblox's CEO and how platforms got too big to feel shame www.platformer.news/roblox-ceo-i...
Please comment, historians of 50 years hence.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Please comment, historians of 50 years hence.
You've been asking, What is history's most bullshit job?
Well,
thenewcuriosityshop.substack.com/p/opus-meum-...
Well,
thenewcuriosityshop.substack.com/p/opus-meum-...
Opus Meum Stercoris Tauri
In Latin, “My Bullshit Job.” Plus, New Nvidia Market Cap Analogies!
thenewcuriosityshop.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
You've been asking, What is history's most bullshit job?
Well,
thenewcuriosityshop.substack.com/p/opus-meum-...
Well,
thenewcuriosityshop.substack.com/p/opus-meum-...
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Reporters sticking with X because they get so much engagement from Nigerian America First MAGA accounts.
November 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Reporters sticking with X because they get so much engagement from Nigerian America First MAGA accounts.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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America putting most of its eggs in the generative AI basket, China going hard into green tech. When history looks back on this period, someone is going to look awfully stupid.
November 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
America putting most of its eggs in the generative AI basket, China going hard into green tech. When history looks back on this period, someone is going to look awfully stupid.
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Again this is a demand for Ukraine to surrender to Russia AND ensure many further violent incursions in the future.
"Ukraine must “enshrine in its constitution” a promise to never join NATO. Ukraine must shrink the size of its armed forces to 600,000, down from 900,000. Ukraine may not host foreign troops on its soil. Ukraine must hold new elections within 100 days, a demand not made of Russia, a dictatorship"
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Again this is a demand for Ukraine to surrender to Russia AND ensure many further violent incursions in the future.
So does Congress have to rescind that ridiculous vote saying Socialism is very, very bad?
November 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
So does Congress have to rescind that ridiculous vote saying Socialism is very, very bad?
After the Trump-Mamdani, people at the White House PR office are turning so quickly that their skeletons are popping from their skins.
November 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
After the Trump-Mamdani, people at the White House PR office are turning so quickly that their skeletons are popping from their skins.
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Prosecute Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for reckless indifference to human life.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Prosecute Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for reckless indifference to human life.
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This is absolutely extraordinary. Almost 9 million people live in Tehran. The city is built on land that is sinking in places by a foot a year.
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This is absolutely extraordinary. Almost 9 million people live in Tehran. The city is built on land that is sinking in places by a foot a year.
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I haven’t seen this get covered in English yet so let me translate.
Grok is saying that the crematories at Auschwitz’s were conceived as disinfectant chambers, not mass execution and that the law has made it taboo to acknowledge that this is what they were
X is a Nazi site. Get off the Nazi site.
Grok is saying that the crematories at Auschwitz’s were conceived as disinfectant chambers, not mass execution and that the law has made it taboo to acknowledge that this is what they were
X is a Nazi site. Get off the Nazi site.
November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I haven’t seen this get covered in English yet so let me translate.
Grok is saying that the crematories at Auschwitz’s were conceived as disinfectant chambers, not mass execution and that the law has made it taboo to acknowledge that this is what they were
X is a Nazi site. Get off the Nazi site.
Grok is saying that the crematories at Auschwitz’s were conceived as disinfectant chambers, not mass execution and that the law has made it taboo to acknowledge that this is what they were
X is a Nazi site. Get off the Nazi site.
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On scientific topics, especially in public health, federal government webpages have been a trusted way for the public to find reliable information.
A CDC webpage with disinformation is dangerous in the short term and erodes public trust in science in the long term.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
A CDC webpage with disinformation is dangerous in the short term and erodes public trust in science in the long term.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
November 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
On scientific topics, especially in public health, federal government webpages have been a trusted way for the public to find reliable information.
A CDC webpage with disinformation is dangerous in the short term and erodes public trust in science in the long term.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
A CDC webpage with disinformation is dangerous in the short term and erodes public trust in science in the long term.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...