Somni Sixsmith
@somnisixsmith.bsky.social
American lawyer and scholar in the history of technology
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Can I please get off this ride?
April 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Can I please get off this ride?
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NEW: As measles cases rise in Texas, pharmacies in some cities are running out of MMR vaccines. The surge in demand comes even as RFK Jr. and the CDC frame vaccination as a "personal" choice — my latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Texas cities run short of MMR vaccine as measles outbreak drives demand
Pharmacies are struggling with supplies as fatal outbreak expands and health secretary sows disinformation
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
NEW: As measles cases rise in Texas, pharmacies in some cities are running out of MMR vaccines. The surge in demand comes even as RFK Jr. and the CDC frame vaccination as a "personal" choice — my latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
6 - But this “growth” is imaginary. This scheme is so obvious but most MAGA people are easily tricked. This will be no different.
March 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
6 - But this “growth” is imaginary. This scheme is so obvious but most MAGA people are easily tricked. This will be no different.
5 - In fact, the privatized service could produce less than the gov. service it replaces, yet the GDP will still appear to grow by whatever amount that privatized replacement contributes. If Trump privatizes at least some gov. services between each GDP report, GDP will appear to grow rapidly….
March 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
5 - In fact, the privatized service could produce less than the gov. service it replaces, yet the GDP will still appear to grow by whatever amount that privatized replacement contributes. If Trump privatizes at least some gov. services between each GDP report, GDP will appear to grow rapidly….
4 - In other words, if the altered GDP calculation is $100k, and a government service that currently contributes $10k to GDP closes down and is replaced by a privatized equivalent producing the same $10k, the altered GDP calculation will appear to increase to $110k…
March 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
4 - In other words, if the altered GDP calculation is $100k, and a government service that currently contributes $10k to GDP closes down and is replaced by a privatized equivalent producing the same $10k, the altered GDP calculation will appear to increase to $110k…
3 - This comports with the notion that Trump is intent on privatizing as many government functions as possible. As more government services are privatized, the altered GDP calculation will appear to grow rapidly, but this is a misrepresentation of the facts on the ground…
March 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
3 - This comports with the notion that Trump is intent on privatizing as many government functions as possible. As more government services are privatized, the altered GDP calculation will appear to grow rapidly, but this is a misrepresentation of the facts on the ground…
2 - I believe the goal is to trick MAGA followers into thinking bad economic news is fake news.
Currently, GDP includes the sum of both private and government-based gross domestic output. Under Trump’s new scheme, only private output will be measured….
Currently, GDP includes the sum of both private and government-based gross domestic output. Under Trump’s new scheme, only private output will be measured….
March 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
2 - I believe the goal is to trick MAGA followers into thinking bad economic news is fake news.
Currently, GDP includes the sum of both private and government-based gross domestic output. Under Trump’s new scheme, only private output will be measured….
Currently, GDP includes the sum of both private and government-based gross domestic output. Under Trump’s new scheme, only private output will be measured….
Economic Report: (I’ll try to post these periodically):
1 - While the country appears on the brink of recession, the Trump Administration is signaling they intend to change the way GDP is calculated, perhaps as a way to dress up future GDP reports in an attempt to downplay a coming recession….
1 - While the country appears on the brink of recession, the Trump Administration is signaling they intend to change the way GDP is calculated, perhaps as a way to dress up future GDP reports in an attempt to downplay a coming recession….
March 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Economic Report: (I’ll try to post these periodically):
1 - While the country appears on the brink of recession, the Trump Administration is signaling they intend to change the way GDP is calculated, perhaps as a way to dress up future GDP reports in an attempt to downplay a coming recession….
1 - While the country appears on the brink of recession, the Trump Administration is signaling they intend to change the way GDP is calculated, perhaps as a way to dress up future GDP reports in an attempt to downplay a coming recession….
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The 29-year-old had last been seen in Budapest, Hungary. He said he was detained earlier this year after crossing into Syria on foot from Lebanon and held in prison until the fall of the Assad regime.
Missing American Travis Timmerman found wandering barefoot outside Damascus
The 29-year-old had last been seen in Budapest, Hungary. He said he was detained earlier this year after crossing into Syria on foot from Lebanon and held in prison until the fall of the Assad regime.
www.npr.org
December 12, 2024 at 7:18 PM
The 29-year-old had last been seen in Budapest, Hungary. He said he was detained earlier this year after crossing into Syria on foot from Lebanon and held in prison until the fall of the Assad regime.
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Biden grants largest single-day clemency in US history, with 1,500 sentences commuted
Biden grants largest single-day clemency in US history, with 1,500 sentences commuted
US president under pressure to pardon huge numbers of people, including those on death row, before Trump takes over
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during…
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Biden grants largest single-day clemency in US history, with 1,500 sentences commuted
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There are mystery drones flying all over New Jersey. And I'm on the case. But even better our top @wsj.com security reporters are. Lots of new details in here on the latest bizarre episode involving large, unmanned aircraft flying freely over America:
The Mystery Drones Are Back—This Time Over New Jersey
The swarms appear similar to those that flew over sensitive military sites in Virginia last year.
www.wsj.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:17 AM
There are mystery drones flying all over New Jersey. And I'm on the case. But even better our top @wsj.com security reporters are. Lots of new details in here on the latest bizarre episode involving large, unmanned aircraft flying freely over America:
Interesting - these drone drones incursions in NJ may be Iranian.
December 11, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Interesting - these drone drones incursions in NJ may be Iranian.
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"The source of the email has been traced to a Russian IP address."
Pipe bomb threat targets Marjorie Taylor Greene prompting search of her mailbox
Far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said Monday she was targeted with a pipe bomb threat that prompted a response from local law enforcement."The Rome Police Department's Assistant Chief of P...
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December 9, 2024 at 10:46 PM
"The source of the email has been traced to a Russian IP address."
Yikes
President-elect Donald Trump, in his first postelection TV interview, promised a confrontational return to the White House, saying he would like to see many of those who investigated him jailed, including lawmakers who led an inquiry into his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Trump says members of Jan. 6 committee should be jailed
Donald Trump said he would not instruct his pick for attorney general to investigate Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed to investigate him, in an interview with “Meet the Press.”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Yikes
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On Deep History and the Brain by Daniel Lord Smail. You’ll never think about coffee the same way again after you read this one.
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On Deep History and the Brain by Daniel Lord Smail. You’ll never think about coffee the same way again after you read this one.
December 8, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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On Deep History and the Brain by Daniel Lord Smail. You’ll never think about coffee the same way again after you read this one.
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On Deep History and the Brain by Daniel Lord Smail. You’ll never think about coffee the same way again after you read this one.
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I took a break over Thanksgiving but figured it was time to come back to this. Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. Captivated me as a kid.
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I took a break over Thanksgiving but figured it was time to come back to this. Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. Captivated me as a kid.
December 5, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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I took a break over Thanksgiving but figured it was time to come back to this. Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. Captivated me as a kid.
Day 14/20!
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I took a break over Thanksgiving but figured it was time to come back to this. Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. Captivated me as a kid.
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November 30, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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Roma by Steven Saylor - such a clever historical fiction epic. One of my all time favorites in that genre.
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Roma by Steven Saylor - such a clever historical fiction epic. One of my all time favorites in that genre.
November 28, 2024 at 4:46 AM
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Roma by Steven Saylor - such a clever historical fiction epic. One of my all time favorites in that genre.
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Roma by Steven Saylor - such a clever historical fiction epic. One of my all time favorites in that genre.
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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Nuff said.
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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Nuff said.
November 27, 2024 at 4:56 AM
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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Nuff said.
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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Nuff said.
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RFK Jr. is a monster. His wife is a monster for normalizing him.
RFK Jr. is a monster. His wife is a monster for normalizing him.
‘We learned the hard way’: Samoa remembers a deadly measles outbreak and a visit from RFK Jr
A few months before the outbreak in 2019, Kennedy travelled to Samoa and met with anti-vaccine figures, contributing to what health experts claim was a ‘significant disinformation campaign’
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:26 PM
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
RFK Jr. is a monster. His wife is a monster for normalizing him.
RFK Jr. is a monster. His wife is a monster for normalizing him.
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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. And I’ll take it one step further - check out The Ghost of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen, a haunting song inspired by this book: youtu.be/2Nbe2O-mJmc?...
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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. And I’ll take it one step further - check out The Ghost of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen, a haunting song inspired by this book: youtu.be/2Nbe2O-mJmc?...
November 26, 2024 at 2:12 AM
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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. And I’ll take it one step further - check out The Ghost of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen, a haunting song inspired by this book: youtu.be/2Nbe2O-mJmc?...
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The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. And I’ll take it one step further - check out The Ghost of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen, a haunting song inspired by this book: youtu.be/2Nbe2O-mJmc?...
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In 1996, Erik and Lyle Menendez were convicted and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A Los Angeles judge is holding the first hearing to reexamine the case.
The Menendez brothers' murder case is getting a fresh look. Here's why
In 1996, Erik and Lyle Menendez were convicted and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A Los Angeles judge is holding the first hearing to reexamine the case.
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November 25, 2024 at 6:58 PM
In 1996, Erik and Lyle Menendez were convicted and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A Los Angeles judge is holding the first hearing to reexamine the case.
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Car Country: An Environmental History by Christopher W. Wells. Ever wonder why your locale lacks a good public transportation system? This book holds the answers. If you like 20th century US history, urban planning, etc. read this!
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Car Country: An Environmental History by Christopher W. Wells. Ever wonder why your locale lacks a good public transportation system? This book holds the answers. If you like 20th century US history, urban planning, etc. read this!
November 24, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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Car Country: An Environmental History by Christopher W. Wells. Ever wonder why your locale lacks a good public transportation system? This book holds the answers. If you like 20th century US history, urban planning, etc. read this!
Day 10/20!
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Car Country: An Environmental History by Christopher W. Wells. Ever wonder why your locale lacks a good public transportation system? This book holds the answers. If you like 20th century US history, urban planning, etc. read this!
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50 metres is quite a lot...
Antarctic researchers warn of possible 'catastrophic' sea level rise within our lifetime in group statement - ABC News www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
Antarctic researchers warn of possible 'catastrophic' sea level rise within our lifetime in group statement - ABC News www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
Unprecedented changes in Antarctica ice prompt researchers to issue emergency statement
Hundreds of polar researchers issue an emergency statement calling for urgent action to deal with the impacts of climate change in Antarctica.
www.abc.net.au
November 24, 2024 at 9:01 AM
50 metres is quite a lot...
Antarctic researchers warn of possible 'catastrophic' sea level rise within our lifetime in group statement - ABC News www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
Antarctic researchers warn of possible 'catastrophic' sea level rise within our lifetime in group statement - ABC News www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
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I, Robot by Isaac Asimov - a classic and a must read if you are, like me, a lover of sci fi.
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I, Robot by Isaac Asimov - a classic and a must read if you are, like me, a lover of sci fi.
November 24, 2024 at 4:09 AM
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I, Robot by Isaac Asimov - a classic and a must read if you are, like me, a lover of sci fi.
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I, Robot by Isaac Asimov - a classic and a must read if you are, like me, a lover of sci fi.