Joseph Quattrocchi
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Most underrated Biden admin mistake was bailing out Silicon Valley Bank.
SVB bet big on low interest rates and lost. Rich tech VCs who put too many eggs in that basket generated a bank run, then called for govt money.
Got their bailout, helped elect Trump, and now reaping rewards from corruption.
SVB bet big on low interest rates and lost. Rich tech VCs who put too many eggs in that basket generated a bank run, then called for govt money.
Got their bailout, helped elect Trump, and now reaping rewards from corruption.
David Sacks, presumably, on the push by some in the tech and VC world to fund a primary challenge to Congressman Khanna.
December 29, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Most underrated Biden admin mistake was bailing out Silicon Valley Bank.
SVB bet big on low interest rates and lost. Rich tech VCs who put too many eggs in that basket generated a bank run, then called for govt money.
Got their bailout, helped elect Trump, and now reaping rewards from corruption.
SVB bet big on low interest rates and lost. Rich tech VCs who put too many eggs in that basket generated a bank run, then called for govt money.
Got their bailout, helped elect Trump, and now reaping rewards from corruption.
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Translation: Russia keeps Zaporizhzhya and graciously allows Ukraine to buy back its own electricity.
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Translation: Russia keeps Zaporizhzhya and graciously allows Ukraine to buy back its own electricity.
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By the way, Gavin Newsom is apparently raising money to fight AGAINST the billionaire tax. So thoughtful of him to come to their aid at this particular time in history,
December 29, 2025 at 4:31 AM
By the way, Gavin Newsom is apparently raising money to fight AGAINST the billionaire tax. So thoughtful of him to come to their aid at this particular time in history,
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Liz Truss, who served 44 days as UK prime minister, goes full Curtis Yarvin.
Interviewing Yarvin on her new podcast, she calls for overhauling UK government to fit his vision.
“I agree with you, having spent 10 years in the system, you need to start from scratch,” Truss tells Yarvin.
Interviewing Yarvin on her new podcast, she calls for overhauling UK government to fit his vision.
“I agree with you, having spent 10 years in the system, you need to start from scratch,” Truss tells Yarvin.
December 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Liz Truss, who served 44 days as UK prime minister, goes full Curtis Yarvin.
Interviewing Yarvin on her new podcast, she calls for overhauling UK government to fit his vision.
“I agree with you, having spent 10 years in the system, you need to start from scratch,” Truss tells Yarvin.
Interviewing Yarvin on her new podcast, she calls for overhauling UK government to fit his vision.
“I agree with you, having spent 10 years in the system, you need to start from scratch,” Truss tells Yarvin.
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I have the “In Covid’s Wake” PDF and this section floored me. Here is some of the surrounding content — and citations. The professors cited laundered Twitter Files claims in their discussion of the Murthy v Missouri case — they stuck the *outcome of the case* in a footnote while centering the lies.
December 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I have the “In Covid’s Wake” PDF and this section floored me. Here is some of the surrounding content — and citations. The professors cited laundered Twitter Files claims in their discussion of the Murthy v Missouri case — they stuck the *outcome of the case* in a footnote while centering the lies.
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My wrapup of AI development in 2025: "A lot happened in the relatively new field of AI engineering in 2025, but there’s also a sense that the tools and development practices are a little fragile and immature. From MCP’s security risks to the not entirely believable claims that fully autonomous […]
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December 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
My wrapup of AI development in 2025: "A lot happened in the relatively new field of AI engineering in 2025, but there’s also a sense that the tools and development practices are a little fragile and immature. From MCP’s security risks to the not entirely believable claims that fully autonomous […]
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Here's a gorgeously put-together excerpt from my book Alchemy: An Illustrated History, in @chemistryworld.com.
www.chemistryworld.com/culture/cruc...
www.chemistryworld.com/culture/cruc...
Crucibles: from alchemy to chemistry
An excerpt from Philip Ball's book Alchemy traces chemistry back to its beginnings
www.chemistryworld.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Here's a gorgeously put-together excerpt from my book Alchemy: An Illustrated History, in @chemistryworld.com.
www.chemistryworld.com/culture/cruc...
www.chemistryworld.com/culture/cruc...
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Yesterday, gold reached an all time high of more than $4,400 an ounce.
Today, gold closed over $4,500—another all time high.
A rather ominous indicator.
Here’s the 10 year view:
Today, gold closed over $4,500—another all time high.
A rather ominous indicator.
Here’s the 10 year view:
December 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Yesterday, gold reached an all time high of more than $4,400 an ounce.
Today, gold closed over $4,500—another all time high.
A rather ominous indicator.
Here’s the 10 year view:
Today, gold closed over $4,500—another all time high.
A rather ominous indicator.
Here’s the 10 year view:
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🔥WOW— Sharyn Alfonsi to her @60Minutes colleagues: “Bari Weiss spiked it without a call to discuss… a political decision… we have effectively handed Trump a kill switch… we go from an investigative powerhouse to a STENOGRAPHER FOR THE STATE… corporate censorship…”
December 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
🔥WOW— Sharyn Alfonsi to her @60Minutes colleagues: “Bari Weiss spiked it without a call to discuss… a political decision… we have effectively handed Trump a kill switch… we go from an investigative powerhouse to a STENOGRAPHER FOR THE STATE… corporate censorship…”
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There is a lot of America in this story:
A public service (firefighting) is contracted to reduce costs, which effectively means the work is done by immigrants for low pay and little protection. The work is dangerous but comes with few of the protections we afford to public workers.
A public service (firefighting) is contracted to reduce costs, which effectively means the work is done by immigrants for low pay and little protection. The work is dangerous but comes with few of the protections we afford to public workers.
December 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
There is a lot of America in this story:
A public service (firefighting) is contracted to reduce costs, which effectively means the work is done by immigrants for low pay and little protection. The work is dangerous but comes with few of the protections we afford to public workers.
A public service (firefighting) is contracted to reduce costs, which effectively means the work is done by immigrants for low pay and little protection. The work is dangerous but comes with few of the protections we afford to public workers.
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The virus of fake science is spreading: LLMs are hallucinating references that scholars are citing, and editors of real scholarly journals are accepting in published articles […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The virus of fake science is spreading: LLMs are hallucinating references that scholars are citing, and editors of real scholarly journals are accepting in published articles […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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Reposted by Joseph Quattrocchi
We're already in a recession because our dim public elected a walnut for president, but the press won't be able to admit it until next July because it might upset a Republican
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We're already in a recession because our dim public elected a walnut for president, but the press won't be able to admit it until next July because it might upset a Republican
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Imagine a social network that can’t be bought, sold, or controlled by a billionaire.
A place where communities govern themselves, and your data stays yours. That's Mastodon. Join us in turning that vision into reality.
Donate to power people-first social […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
A place where communities govern themselves, and your data stays yours. That's Mastodon. Join us in turning that vision into reality.
Donate to power people-first social […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Imagine a social network that can’t be bought, sold, or controlled by a billionaire.
A place where communities govern themselves, and your data stays yours. That's Mastodon. Join us in turning that vision into reality.
Donate to power people-first social […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
A place where communities govern themselves, and your data stays yours. That's Mastodon. Join us in turning that vision into reality.
Donate to power people-first social […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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The 6 richest men in the world are all Trump allies.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
December 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The 6 richest men in the world are all Trump allies.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
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Why would a political writer keep arguing that Dems should go along with Trump’s harsh immigration crackdown, cruelty to trans people, and climate change-worsening stances as politically necessary, no matter what public opinion data shows?
One logical answer is the writer agrees with those stances.
One logical answer is the writer agrees with those stances.
matt & co’s theory of how public opinion on immigration would respond to new information was simply empirically wrong.
at this point the only reasonable conclusion is they refuse to update their priors w/ new data because the data is inconvenient for them
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
at this point the only reasonable conclusion is they refuse to update their priors w/ new data because the data is inconvenient for them
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
December 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Why would a political writer keep arguing that Dems should go along with Trump’s harsh immigration crackdown, cruelty to trans people, and climate change-worsening stances as politically necessary, no matter what public opinion data shows?
One logical answer is the writer agrees with those stances.
One logical answer is the writer agrees with those stances.
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matt & co’s theory of how public opinion on immigration would respond to new information was simply empirically wrong.
at this point the only reasonable conclusion is they refuse to update their priors w/ new data because the data is inconvenient for them
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
at this point the only reasonable conclusion is they refuse to update their priors w/ new data because the data is inconvenient for them
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
December 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
matt & co’s theory of how public opinion on immigration would respond to new information was simply empirically wrong.
at this point the only reasonable conclusion is they refuse to update their priors w/ new data because the data is inconvenient for them
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
at this point the only reasonable conclusion is they refuse to update their priors w/ new data because the data is inconvenient for them
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
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Trump's White House speech on affordability shows his team is desperate to try anything to help his numbers (except, of course, change the policies that majorities of Americans disapprove of)
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/polls-vote...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/polls-vote...
December 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Trump's White House speech on affordability shows his team is desperate to try anything to help his numbers (except, of course, change the policies that majorities of Americans disapprove of)
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/polls-vote...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/polls-vote...
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The “Have Women Ruined the Workplace” guy now says young, white men in America have gone Nazi because…DEI.
They’re never responsible for their own warped perspectives and actions. It’s always someone else’s fault.
At what point do Alt-Right apologists who […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
They’re never responsible for their own warped perspectives and actions. It’s always someone else’s fault.
At what point do Alt-Right apologists who […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
December 19, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The “Have Women Ruined the Workplace” guy now says young, white men in America have gone Nazi because…DEI.
They’re never responsible for their own warped perspectives and actions. It’s always someone else’s fault.
At what point do Alt-Right apologists who […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
They’re never responsible for their own warped perspectives and actions. It’s always someone else’s fault.
At what point do Alt-Right apologists who […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
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It's best to understand that fascists see hypocrisy as a virtue. It's how they signal that the things they are doing to people were never meant to be equally applied.
It's not an inconsistency. It's very consistent to the only true fascist value, which is domination.
It's not an inconsistency. It's very consistent to the only true fascist value, which is domination.
December 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It's best to understand that fascists see hypocrisy as a virtue. It's how they signal that the things they are doing to people were never meant to be equally applied.
It's not an inconsistency. It's very consistent to the only true fascist value, which is domination.
It's not an inconsistency. It's very consistent to the only true fascist value, which is domination.
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The dysfunction at the top of NIH is heartbreaking and devastating.
"(Memoli's) actions look like those of a leader who has been given broad discretion to shrink down the agencys infectious-disease work—an area where he may have a few personal grievances. “People are afraid of him,” one official said, pausing. “I’m afraid of him.”
www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
The Most Feared Person at the NIH Is a Vaccine Researcher Plucked From Obscurity
While NIH director Jay Bhattacharya focuses on podcasting, his second in command is dramatically remaking the agency.
www.theatlantic.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The dysfunction at the top of NIH is heartbreaking and devastating.
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New, from me: Recently Marc Dunkelman wrote "What the Left Could Learn From Trump’s Brutal Efficiency" in the Times.
I respond here, not to dunk on Dunkelman, but because it represents a mistaken view of governance that progressives are tempted to embrace. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/democrats-...
I respond here, not to dunk on Dunkelman, but because it represents a mistaken view of governance that progressives are tempted to embrace. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats need a theory of power, but democracies need a theory of accountability
No, the Trump administration is not a model for how to get things done
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
New, from me: Recently Marc Dunkelman wrote "What the Left Could Learn From Trump’s Brutal Efficiency" in the Times.
I respond here, not to dunk on Dunkelman, but because it represents a mistaken view of governance that progressives are tempted to embrace. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/democrats-...
I respond here, not to dunk on Dunkelman, but because it represents a mistaken view of governance that progressives are tempted to embrace. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/democrats-...