David Lee
@tdavelee.bsky.social
If Putin steps down and surrenders for war crimes prosecution and Russia surrenders the Kaliningrad Oblast to NATO, then we can consider lifting sanctions.
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
If Putin steps down and surrenders for war crimes prosecution and Russia surrenders the Kaliningrad Oblast to NATO, then we can consider lifting sanctions.
Also, there needs to be a demilitarized zone, entirely on Russian territory declared neutral for this purpose. And enforceable limits on Russia's military strength, since they're the aggressor. And Ukraine in NATO, of course.
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Also, there needs to be a demilitarized zone, entirely on Russian territory declared neutral for this purpose. And enforceable limits on Russia's military strength, since they're the aggressor. And Ukraine in NATO, of course.
Does anyone have a list of the others? I know the crypto guy he pardoned was convicted of money laundering for criminal organizations.
November 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Does anyone have a list of the others? I know the crypto guy he pardoned was convicted of money laundering for criminal organizations.
Sue the billionaires and corporations that funded the Bribery Ballroom to pay for the demolition and reconstruction.
If they ever even build the ballroom, that is. Trump may just pocket the money.
If they ever even build the ballroom, that is. Trump may just pocket the money.
November 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Sue the billionaires and corporations that funded the Bribery Ballroom to pay for the demolition and reconstruction.
If they ever even build the ballroom, that is. Trump may just pocket the money.
If they ever even build the ballroom, that is. Trump may just pocket the money.
November 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Sue the billionaires and corporations that funded the Bribery Ballroom to pay for the demolition and reconstruction.
If they ever even build the ballroom, that is. Trump may just pocket the money.
If they ever even build the ballroom, that is. Trump may just pocket the money.
Also, capitalism has caused quite a bit of cancer, whereas I can't think of an instance where cancer has caused capitalism.
November 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Also, capitalism has caused quite a bit of cancer, whereas I can't think of an instance where cancer has caused capitalism.
Everything is transactional for him, there is no such thing as basic decency.
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Everything is transactional for him, there is no such thing as basic decency.
And immediately after, he reverts to his liquid state.
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
And immediately after, he reverts to his liquid state.
That it would be possible to be a worse President than Trump is a shocking concept, but he has surrounded himself with truly terrible people.
November 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
That it would be possible to be a worse President than Trump is a shocking concept, but he has surrounded himself with truly terrible people.
There are two endgames to the AI bubble.
1 - The bubble collapses and the economy is hosed in the short term.
2 - They're actually able to sell AI to other CEOs who then use it to lay off historically unprecedented numbers of workers, obliterating the middle class and hosing the economy for decades.
1 - The bubble collapses and the economy is hosed in the short term.
2 - They're actually able to sell AI to other CEOs who then use it to lay off historically unprecedented numbers of workers, obliterating the middle class and hosing the economy for decades.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
There are two endgames to the AI bubble.
1 - The bubble collapses and the economy is hosed in the short term.
2 - They're actually able to sell AI to other CEOs who then use it to lay off historically unprecedented numbers of workers, obliterating the middle class and hosing the economy for decades.
1 - The bubble collapses and the economy is hosed in the short term.
2 - They're actually able to sell AI to other CEOs who then use it to lay off historically unprecedented numbers of workers, obliterating the middle class and hosing the economy for decades.
We're living in a billionaire sunk-cost fallacy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We're living in a billionaire sunk-cost fallacy.
They've invested tons of money on that stuff. They have to force it on everyone to prop up the illusion that somebody wants it, plus lay off a whole lot of workers they're probably gonna find out they actually need, just to keep up the pretense their investment might still pay off somehow.
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 AM
They've invested tons of money on that stuff. They have to force it on everyone to prop up the illusion that somebody wants it, plus lay off a whole lot of workers they're probably gonna find out they actually need, just to keep up the pretense their investment might still pay off somehow.
He's just there to monitor your work.
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
He's just there to monitor your work.
Elon is what's called an "economic migrant". That's the kind of immigrant people opposed to immigration usually complain about.
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Elon is what's called an "economic migrant". That's the kind of immigrant people opposed to immigration usually complain about.
Though it would be a significant disadvantage, I think Ukraine and Europe would be able to fight on indefinitely without the US. The concern is that the Trump administration may actively ally themselves with Russia, even if only financially and in international bodies.
November 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Though it would be a significant disadvantage, I think Ukraine and Europe would be able to fight on indefinitely without the US. The concern is that the Trump administration may actively ally themselves with Russia, even if only financially and in international bodies.
I can't help reading those posts in the voice of Stephen Miller.
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I can't help reading those posts in the voice of Stephen Miller.
I would have liked to have seen a much stronger and more comprehensive rejection, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I would have liked to have seen a much stronger and more comprehensive rejection, to be honest.
There should be criminal charges for the people who kidnapped a vulnerable child and held them for 50 days.
November 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
There should be criminal charges for the people who kidnapped a vulnerable child and held them for 50 days.