Rob Shearer
@r.v.cx
Pretty sure I’m right about:
- RFC 3339 dates
- ISO 216 paper sizes
- Fahrenheit weather temperatures
- Dot-grid paper
- End-to-end encryption
- Software engineering being about collaboration costs
Less confident about the rest.
https://linktr.ee/rvcx
- RFC 3339 dates
- ISO 216 paper sizes
- Fahrenheit weather temperatures
- Dot-grid paper
- End-to-end encryption
- Software engineering being about collaboration costs
Less confident about the rest.
https://linktr.ee/rvcx
A lesson I keep harping on, because I deeply resent every civics class I’ve ever taken omitting it, is that the founders thought inter-branch conflicts would be the fault lines in our government, not parties.
we are returning to the state in which the framers intended for the legislature, in which the lower chamber and the upper chamber absolutely despise one another
The House has voted unanimously to repeal the provisions in the shutdown package which allow GOP Senators to sue the federal government and get as much as $1 million in damages - because the feds looked at their phone records in the Jan. 6 investigation.
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
A lesson I keep harping on, because I deeply resent every civics class I’ve ever taken omitting it, is that the founders thought inter-branch conflicts would be the fault lines in our government, not parties.
Executive orders cannot ban laws.
Not knowing this disqualifies you as a political news outlet.
Transcribing lies disqualifies you as a journalist.
Not knowing this disqualifies you as a political news outlet.
Transcribing lies disqualifies you as a journalist.
Here’s the Trump executive order that would ban state AI laws
Here’s the Trump executive order that would ban state AI laws
Trump is launching an all-out broadside against states with strict AI regulations.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Executive orders cannot ban laws.
Not knowing this disqualifies you as a political news outlet.
Transcribing lies disqualifies you as a journalist.
Not knowing this disqualifies you as a political news outlet.
Transcribing lies disqualifies you as a journalist.
The entire political strategy from The Right in healthcare is hoping that buyers don’t understand anything about it. That they don’t know what a risk pool is. That they don’t understand cost controls. But, most egregiously, that they’ve never had to interact with doctors or hospitals in Bad Times.
How are rural residents supposed to shop around for emergency care? What do they do when there's only one hospital for miles?
Especially when GOP Medicaid cuts are CLOSING those hospitals!
Especially when GOP Medicaid cuts are CLOSING those hospitals!
Cassidy: "If she goes and gets 2 types of shampoo & one is a dollar cheaper, she'll get the cheaper one & the other lowers their price. Once you give her the power of making the decision, she's gonna shop -- that begins to save her money and squeezes waste out of the healthcare system."
November 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The entire political strategy from The Right in healthcare is hoping that buyers don’t understand anything about it. That they don’t know what a risk pool is. That they don’t understand cost controls. But, most egregiously, that they’ve never had to interact with doctors or hospitals in Bad Times.
We’re witnessing an extreme test of leftists’ biggest challenge: a willingness to distinguish between people they deeply disagree with and people they really, really deeply disagree with.
The more local police see ICE assholes as criminals, the better it will be for us.
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
November 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
We’re witnessing an extreme test of leftists’ biggest challenge: a willingness to distinguish between people they deeply disagree with and people they really, really deeply disagree with.
Reposted by Rob Shearer
The more local police see ICE assholes as criminals, the better it will be for us.
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The more local police see ICE assholes as criminals, the better it will be for us.
I think much of my growing hate and fascination with The Chair Company is that this is what prestige TV has devolved into. Depth and artistic vision completely subsumed by “is it gripping and addictive?”
I loved I Think You Should Leave and Detroiters because they only ever tried to be entertaining.
I loved I Think You Should Leave and Detroiters because they only ever tried to be entertaining.
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I think much of my growing hate and fascination with The Chair Company is that this is what prestige TV has devolved into. Depth and artistic vision completely subsumed by “is it gripping and addictive?”
I loved I Think You Should Leave and Detroiters because they only ever tried to be entertaining.
I loved I Think You Should Leave and Detroiters because they only ever tried to be entertaining.
I have previously claimed that Bluesky’s development velocity sucked. I’m not at all saying I now agree with all of their dev priorities, but it’s hard to argue that any social media platform has ever progressed so quickly. No guarantee of “success”, but they’re not stagnating as Twitter did.
v1.110 is live!
We’ve expanded post-reporting options from 5 → 39. This gives you more precise ways to flag issues and strengthens the signals our safety systems rely on. Clearer reports mean better moderation and higher-quality conversations across Bluesky. Learn more: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’ve expanded post-reporting options from 5 → 39. This gives you more precise ways to flag issues and strengthens the signals our safety systems rely on. Clearer reports mean better moderation and higher-quality conversations across Bluesky. Learn more: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I have previously claimed that Bluesky’s development velocity sucked. I’m not at all saying I now agree with all of their dev priorities, but it’s hard to argue that any social media platform has ever progressed so quickly. No guarantee of “success”, but they’re not stagnating as Twitter did.
Poverty is prosperity.
Cassidy: "If she goes and gets 2 types of shampoo & one is a dollar cheaper, she'll get the cheaper one & the other lowers their price. Once you give her the power of making the decision, she's gonna shop -- that begins to save her money and squeezes waste out of the healthcare system."
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Poverty is prosperity.
Reposted by Rob Shearer
The argument of this piece appears to be that we should welcome a policy that is definitely terrible in hopes that it may, down the road, trick voters into supporting policies that are actually good.
Zohran Mamdani argues that “freeze the rent” is not just a way of delivering relief from exorbitant housing costs—it is the only way to get enough voters on board with a growth agenda. Rogé Karma spoke with Mamdani to see if he has a point.
Mamdani Has a Point About Rent Control
The YIMBY case for rent control
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November 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The argument of this piece appears to be that we should welcome a policy that is definitely terrible in hopes that it may, down the road, trick voters into supporting policies that are actually good.
I’m just cynical enough to think a real cop could well pull this off. So my take is that real cops realize ICE are a bunch of sociopathic cosplayers.
Sounds like he thought he had a get out of jail free card on the underage sex charge since he was ICE www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I’m just cynical enough to think a real cop could well pull this off. So my take is that real cops realize ICE are a bunch of sociopathic cosplayers.
There are many bogus critiques of Biden, and plenty of critiques that Dems have taken seriously.
But it really feels like Dems refuse to acknowledge just what a disaster his border (not immigration!) policy was.
But it really feels like Dems refuse to acknowledge just what a disaster his border (not immigration!) policy was.
It’s really underrated IMO the extent to which the biggest political failures of incumbent regimes — Bush invading Iraq, Obama under-stimulating the economy, Trump clowning through Covid, Biden allowing border chaos — are downstream of technical policy analysis failures.
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
There are many bogus critiques of Biden, and plenty of critiques that Dems have taken seriously.
But it really feels like Dems refuse to acknowledge just what a disaster his border (not immigration!) policy was.
But it really feels like Dems refuse to acknowledge just what a disaster his border (not immigration!) policy was.
Wait this Livvy stuff is real?
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Wait this Livvy stuff is real?
The really basic point about bribery is that it’s good for businesses, but they need to coordinate on avoiding it. If you let an official impose an unbounded toll on a business transaction, that official will soon extract most or all of the surplus value of that transaction. Ie no profit.
/3 …and now we have an administration that expressly refuses to enforce the Corrupt Foreign Practices Act (at least until a political enemy violates it) because Trumpism celebrates overt corruption as manly and shrewd.
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The really basic point about bribery is that it’s good for businesses, but they need to coordinate on avoiding it. If you let an official impose an unbounded toll on a business transaction, that official will soon extract most or all of the surplus value of that transaction. Ie no profit.
Again: I deeply resent that there is so much less urgency behind saving people’s health insurance than what is, while gross and tragic, mostly a political point-scoring exercise.
But if point-scoring is what it takes to make progress on real issues so be it.
But if point-scoring is what it takes to make progress on real issues so be it.
Leader Thune should bring this legislation to the Senate Floor and it should be passed immediately.
We should protect children, not abusers and their corruption. Transparency is the only path forward to expose the extent of the crimes committed and give survivors justice.
We should protect children, not abusers and their corruption. Transparency is the only path forward to expose the extent of the crimes committed and give survivors justice.
Breaking News: The House overwhelmingly voted to demand that the Justice Department release all files related to its investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Again: I deeply resent that there is so much less urgency behind saving people’s health insurance than what is, while gross and tragic, mostly a political point-scoring exercise.
But if point-scoring is what it takes to make progress on real issues so be it.
But if point-scoring is what it takes to make progress on real issues so be it.
I remember when our “great allies” were the countries least likely to start wars.
I miss you, Canada.
I miss you, Canada.
Q: Are the F-35s you're selling to Saudi Arabia the same ones being used by Israel? And if so, how does that allow for an edge for Israel?
TRUMP: I think it's gonna be pretty similar, yeah. This is a great ally and Israel is a great ally.
TRUMP: I think it's gonna be pretty similar, yeah. This is a great ally and Israel is a great ally.
November 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I remember when our “great allies” were the countries least likely to start wars.
I miss you, Canada.
I miss you, Canada.
Just do a global search-and-replace across all of 2025 swapping “the right way” with “in bad faith”.
Q: The president campaigned on transparency. Why not in the name of transparency just call on the president to release the full Epstein files?
MIKE JOHNSON: He says release all the files. He's been saying that. What he was counting on is doing it in the right way so it's not haphazard.
MIKE JOHNSON: He says release all the files. He's been saying that. What he was counting on is doing it in the right way so it's not haphazard.
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Just do a global search-and-replace across all of 2025 swapping “the right way” with “in bad faith”.
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The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
We all doomscroll for both outrage and giggles at the stupidity of our political enemies. At last a twenty-second clip that fills the void. We’ve found it. Doomscrolling complete.
watching these two Christian Nationalists have a conversation and see if you can spot the part where I spit coffee all over my screen.
November 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We all doomscroll for both outrage and giggles at the stupidity of our political enemies. At last a twenty-second clip that fills the void. We’ve found it. Doomscrolling complete.
Genuinely classy.
Compare with the army of “moderators should only apply the rules to people I disagree with politically!” who claimed to be on his side.
Compare with the army of “moderators should only apply the rules to people I disagree with politically!” who claimed to be on his side.
First off, my suspension has ended. Got a little harsh with a post a few days ago but I didn’t have my feet on the ground and I’m sorry if I offended anyone. Will try to be more chipper. Knock on wood!
November 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Genuinely classy.
Compare with the army of “moderators should only apply the rules to people I disagree with politically!” who claimed to be on his side.
Compare with the army of “moderators should only apply the rules to people I disagree with politically!” who claimed to be on his side.
No greater proof of the bubble Trump lives in than that he keeps admitting he finds utterly trivial mundane tasks challenging.
Hypothetical: Trump changes the oil in a car. Once. After someone sets it all up on a lift/trench/whatever. Does he *ever* give a speech in which he doesn’t mention that?
Hypothetical: Trump changes the oil in a car. Once. After someone sets it all up on a lift/trench/whatever. Does he *ever* give a speech in which he doesn’t mention that?
Trump: "They had the line. The people had no idea. So I made the french fries. The guy was really good. He had a great wrist. He's going like, 'Sir -- nyha. Hhhhuh.' It was not that easy but I got it sort of finally. Not the greatest. But pouring it in."
November 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
No greater proof of the bubble Trump lives in than that he keeps admitting he finds utterly trivial mundane tasks challenging.
Hypothetical: Trump changes the oil in a car. Once. After someone sets it all up on a lift/trench/whatever. Does he *ever* give a speech in which he doesn’t mention that?
Hypothetical: Trump changes the oil in a car. Once. After someone sets it all up on a lift/trench/whatever. Does he *ever* give a speech in which he doesn’t mention that?
What’s most revealing is how passive he is. Somebody *else* is going to decide that the US is going to war, and Trump will let them because he doesn’t give a damn.
Trump: "Would I launch strikes in Mexico to stop drugs? It's okay with me."
November 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
What’s most revealing is how passive he is. Somebody *else* is going to decide that the US is going to war, and Trump will let them because he doesn’t give a damn.
Who could have possibly foreseen that Trump would be willing—eager, even—to burn down a Republican Party that had moved on from him?
Q: There's a report that Ted Cruz is laying the groundwork for a 2028 presidential run. Would you consider supporting him?
TRUMP: I haven't spoken to him about it. It's a little early. We had quite a campaign against Ted and it worked out quite nicely. We're in the Oval Office.
TRUMP: I haven't spoken to him about it. It's a little early. We had quite a campaign against Ted and it worked out quite nicely. We're in the Oval Office.
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Who could have possibly foreseen that Trump would be willing—eager, even—to burn down a Republican Party that had moved on from him?
I really really want the debate among the MAGA faithful to be over whether performing oral sex on Bill Clinton is wrong.
This is true! Other than the vague claim he was “dirty,” Epstein did not accuse Trump of any wrongdoing.
He merely said Trump knew about the hundreds of underage women that Epstein was sexually exploiting and abusing, and maintained a close personal relationship with Epstein anyway. Nothing BAD
He merely said Trump knew about the hundreds of underage women that Epstein was sexually exploiting and abusing, and maintained a close personal relationship with Epstein anyway. Nothing BAD
Kate Bolduan: "The president has not been accused of any crimes or wrongdoing as it relates to Jeffrey Epstein or these files even with these emails being released. That's one thing we need to make clear. There's no accusations of any wrongdoing so far."
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I really really want the debate among the MAGA faithful to be over whether performing oral sex on Bill Clinton is wrong.
“Every man I meet wants to sleep with me” had the same effect on women as having a billion dollars has on men.
women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“Every man I meet wants to sleep with me” had the same effect on women as having a billion dollars has on men.
It’s amazing to me that the most powerful men in the world still have no idea how to impress women. Remember Trump’s furniture-shopping gambit?
So the lesson to young men seems to be: it actually doesn’t get better.
So the lesson to young men seems to be: it actually doesn’t get better.
November 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
It’s amazing to me that the most powerful men in the world still have no idea how to impress women. Remember Trump’s furniture-shopping gambit?
So the lesson to young men seems to be: it actually doesn’t get better.
So the lesson to young men seems to be: it actually doesn’t get better.