phyzique
@thephyzique.bsky.social
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This describes most people in charge of Fortune 500 companies and 99% of elite liberals.
When I realized that a big chunk of people were just never taught to have principles it unlocked a lot for me.
When I learned that our economic system elevates those people by design it unlocked even more.
When I realized that a big chunk of people were just never taught to have principles it unlocked a lot for me.
When I learned that our economic system elevates those people by design it unlocked even more.
i’ll add that what substantively seems to annoy silver is the existence of people with principles
December 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This describes most people in charge of Fortune 500 companies and 99% of elite liberals.
When I realized that a big chunk of people were just never taught to have principles it unlocked a lot for me.
When I learned that our economic system elevates those people by design it unlocked even more.
When I realized that a big chunk of people were just never taught to have principles it unlocked a lot for me.
When I learned that our economic system elevates those people by design it unlocked even more.
I have wasted my life
Today in “Dudes Rock”:
A dude playing Dire Straits’s “Sultans of Swing” guitar solo on…a recorder.
A dude playing Dire Straits’s “Sultans of Swing” guitar solo on…a recorder.
December 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I have wasted my life
Putting works of art in competition with one another is pretty nonsensical. Likewise collective efforts of industrialized labor. It's all pretty weird if you think about it for more than a minute.
Ryan Coogler explains why he declined the invitation to join the Academy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/m...
December 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Putting works of art in competition with one another is pretty nonsensical. Likewise collective efforts of industrialized labor. It's all pretty weird if you think about it for more than a minute.
We need to be taking away drivers licenses so much more than we do right now.
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Grammy-nominated musician struck and killed by driver with over 100 arrests in Rhode Island, police say
Roderick Macleod, 70, was walking his dogs when he was allegedly struck by a driver with dozens of prior arrests.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We need to be taking away drivers licenses so much more than we do right now.
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Here's a frame.
Wealth inequality, financial precarity, social dissolution and housing access are legitimate concerns.
In-group authoritarianism, abandoning refugees, reinstituting misogyny, and transphobia are not legitimate responses.
It's kinda that simple.
Wealth inequality, financial precarity, social dissolution and housing access are legitimate concerns.
In-group authoritarianism, abandoning refugees, reinstituting misogyny, and transphobia are not legitimate responses.
It's kinda that simple.
December 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Here's a frame.
Wealth inequality, financial precarity, social dissolution and housing access are legitimate concerns.
In-group authoritarianism, abandoning refugees, reinstituting misogyny, and transphobia are not legitimate responses.
It's kinda that simple.
Wealth inequality, financial precarity, social dissolution and housing access are legitimate concerns.
In-group authoritarianism, abandoning refugees, reinstituting misogyny, and transphobia are not legitimate responses.
It's kinda that simple.
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The 31st Street ruling killing the bike lane might be one of the dumbest ever, because it's not just an error of judgement, it's an error of geometry!
December 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The 31st Street ruling killing the bike lane might be one of the dumbest ever, because it's not just an error of judgement, it's an error of geometry!
Not easy to explain, but this is what successfully navigating a crisis looks like for me.
December 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Not easy to explain, but this is what successfully navigating a crisis looks like for me.
Good job, New York. Always this, everyday, till we win.
NYPD Arrest More Than a Dozen Protesting Homeland Security Agents in Tense Confrontation www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/29/n...
NYPD Arrest More Than a Dozen Protesting Homeland Security Agents in Tense Confrontation www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/29/n...
NYPD Arrest More Than a Dozen Protesting Homeland Security Agents in Tense Confrontation
Dozens of masked federal agents were staging inside a parking lot when a spontaneous group of protesters got word of their presence. The NYPD helped clear a path for the federal agents to leave the ar...
www.thecity.nyc
November 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Good job, New York. Always this, everyday, till we win.
NYPD Arrest More Than a Dozen Protesting Homeland Security Agents in Tense Confrontation www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/29/n...
NYPD Arrest More Than a Dozen Protesting Homeland Security Agents in Tense Confrontation www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/29/n...
It's impossible to look at the ignoble career of Larry Summers and not say, "Ahhh shit, looks like we've got a sorting function somewhere in our society that elevates selfish dudes with loathsome, weak little spirits."
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 AM
It's impossible to look at the ignoble career of Larry Summers and not say, "Ahhh shit, looks like we've got a sorting function somewhere in our society that elevates selfish dudes with loathsome, weak little spirits."
"Let them eat cake" levels are off the charts folks.
November 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
"Let them eat cake" levels are off the charts folks.
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people don't even notice how at the beginning of the last chapter of The Lord of the Rings, Frodo defunds the police
February 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
people don't even notice how at the beginning of the last chapter of The Lord of the Rings, Frodo defunds the police
The "dog parent" scene is people compensating for the whole atomization of society. I'm sorry guys. You're cosplaying adulthood, responsibility and community. It's not your fault cause all the other routes to those things are all but foreclosed, but it's still embarrassing.
youtu.be/YsQXu_9-7qA?...
youtu.be/YsQXu_9-7qA?...
Merv - Official Trailer | Prime Video
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November 14, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The "dog parent" scene is people compensating for the whole atomization of society. I'm sorry guys. You're cosplaying adulthood, responsibility and community. It's not your fault cause all the other routes to those things are all but foreclosed, but it's still embarrassing.
youtu.be/YsQXu_9-7qA?...
youtu.be/YsQXu_9-7qA?...
I regret to inform you that if we are going to win we are going to have to dismantle and rebuild most of the Democratic party.
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I regret to inform you that if we are going to win we are going to have to dismantle and rebuild most of the Democratic party.
Godzilla Minus One and Perfect Days. Same basic movie. In a good way.
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Godzilla Minus One and Perfect Days. Same basic movie. In a good way.
Generational antagonism is what we do in the US because too many of us have never heard of class antagonism.
November 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Generational antagonism is what we do in the US because too many of us have never heard of class antagonism.
'“Climate change is increasingly lethal, though critics say… it is not.” Or, “Israel is murdering journalists in Gaza at historically unprecedented rates, though critics say… it is not.” Or, “Trans people claim to be real, though critics say…”'
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
'“Climate change is increasingly lethal, though critics say… it is not.” Or, “Israel is murdering journalists in Gaza at historically unprecedented rates, though critics say… it is not.” Or, “Trans people claim to be real, though critics say…”'
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
How many previous Dem mayors of NYC would have won by 50%+ if another Democrat were also running in the general?
November 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
How many previous Dem mayors of NYC would have won by 50%+ if another Democrat were also running in the general?
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And this is why the corporate class shut down Teen Vogue.
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And this is why the corporate class shut down Teen Vogue.
"I can't wait to watch you lose twice" house remix SLOWED
November 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
"I can't wait to watch you lose twice" house remix SLOWED
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An open letter to all those building AI in 2025
Face the nightmare before you buy into the dream
www.asomo.co
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Many political leaders and pundits would rather lose than build worker power with women and POC at the front, because their brains are so hooked on images of white male heirarchy in ways they can't even see.
There's a lot to unpack, digest and consider here, though some of the solutions they suggest seem unworkable.
But it's striking to me that they dismiss @aoc.bsky.social as "AOC at the Met gala," when she is actually an example of a working-class candidate with great communication skills who wins.
But it's striking to me that they dismiss @aoc.bsky.social as "AOC at the Met gala," when she is actually an example of a working-class candidate with great communication skills who wins.
Opinion | Can Economic Populism Save the Democratic Party?
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Many political leaders and pundits would rather lose than build worker power with women and POC at the front, because their brains are so hooked on images of white male heirarchy in ways they can't even see.
After speaking in support of approved protest here I want to add something after watching the No Kings follow-up mass call on youtube.
The calls to action were "Call your Senator." and "Join your local indivisible." [who will tell you to call your Senator].
Not great, bob.
The calls to action were "Call your Senator." and "Join your local indivisible." [who will tell you to call your Senator].
Not great, bob.
I think the conversation about No Kings and permitted mass marches is a good one & most folks are doing a good job having it.
But some folks are VERY touchy about anyone questioning this tactic & they should take a look at their defensiveness. It's ok to talk about the limits of approved protest.
But some folks are VERY touchy about anyone questioning this tactic & they should take a look at their defensiveness. It's ok to talk about the limits of approved protest.
Can I ask, what did the No Kings protest actually accomplish? I mean, in real terms, what have these protests materially changed? I can't help but feel these one off protests are merely a heatsink for energy and anger rather than a path for meaningful change and disruption of the system.
October 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
After speaking in support of approved protest here I want to add something after watching the No Kings follow-up mass call on youtube.
The calls to action were "Call your Senator." and "Join your local indivisible." [who will tell you to call your Senator].
Not great, bob.
The calls to action were "Call your Senator." and "Join your local indivisible." [who will tell you to call your Senator].
Not great, bob.