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Not exactly a sign of a booming economy as the president wants you to believe.
www.axios.com/local/des-mo...
www.axios.com/local/des-mo...
Luxury housing projects pause as demand dips - Axios Des Moines
Some developers are pivoting to projects that offer cheaper options.
www.axios.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Not exactly a sign of a booming economy as the president wants you to believe.
www.axios.com/local/des-mo...
www.axios.com/local/des-mo...
“There's a…sense of nihilism shared by a growing number of Americans. It manifests in rampant gambling and speculation, where people feel that the economy presents such limited opportunities that there are few avenues besides taking irresponsible risks.”
www.businessinsider.com/shoplifting-...
www.businessinsider.com/shoplifting-...
United States of Fraud: Americans Are Stealing, Committing Small Scams - Business Insider
Everyday consumers are shoplifting, cheating on returns, and committing other "mini crimes" to get back at big businesses.
www.businessinsider.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“There's a…sense of nihilism shared by a growing number of Americans. It manifests in rampant gambling and speculation, where people feel that the economy presents such limited opportunities that there are few avenues besides taking irresponsible risks.”
www.businessinsider.com/shoplifting-...
www.businessinsider.com/shoplifting-...
I never in my life had any problems with the post office or the IRS until Trump came into office.
December 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I never in my life had any problems with the post office or the IRS until Trump came into office.
The goals of Apple have moved away from the consumer. The Apple tax has very real societal implications.
Costs of these taxes include: reduced innovation, lack of privacy, and increased software and hardware prices. Not just for Apple users either.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Costs of these taxes include: reduced innovation, lack of privacy, and increased software and hardware prices. Not just for Apple users either.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Apple loses its appeal of a scathing contempt ruling in iOS payments case - Ars Technica
But Sweeney warns iOS devs are still afraid of “totally illegal” retaliation by Apple.
arstechnica.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The goals of Apple have moved away from the consumer. The Apple tax has very real societal implications.
Costs of these taxes include: reduced innovation, lack of privacy, and increased software and hardware prices. Not just for Apple users either.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Costs of these taxes include: reduced innovation, lack of privacy, and increased software and hardware prices. Not just for Apple users either.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Cryptocurrency will be an important component of the next financial crisis. When you have unregulated and unmonitored money, bad things happen. Very bad things.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How Stablecoins Can Help Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions - The New York Times
Through layers of intermediaries, stablecoins can be moved, swapped and mixed into pools of other funds in ways that are difficult to trace, experts say.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Cryptocurrency will be an important component of the next financial crisis. When you have unregulated and unmonitored money, bad things happen. Very bad things.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
This isn't just some regular loser. It's the President of the United States who has been judged to file frivolous suits.
When will Alina Habba be disbarred? If she doesn't face additional sanctions above the $1M penalty, she'll simply do it again.
www.axios.com/2025/11/26/t...
When will Alina Habba be disbarred? If she doesn't face additional sanctions above the $1M penalty, she'll simply do it again.
www.axios.com/2025/11/26/t...
Trump's nearly $1M penalty for dismissed Hillary Clinton lawsuit upheld by appeals court
President Trump's lawsuit was frivolous, the panel found.
www.axios.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This isn't just some regular loser. It's the President of the United States who has been judged to file frivolous suits.
When will Alina Habba be disbarred? If she doesn't face additional sanctions above the $1M penalty, she'll simply do it again.
www.axios.com/2025/11/26/t...
When will Alina Habba be disbarred? If she doesn't face additional sanctions above the $1M penalty, she'll simply do it again.
www.axios.com/2025/11/26/t...
I am alarmed at the level people allow big tech and the government to spy on them. This article talks about international networks, but also applies to personal technology and US citizens. I have started moving (where I can) to local, privacy focused, software.
pluralistic.net/2025/11/26/d...
pluralistic.net/2025/11/26/d...
Pluralistic: O(N^2) nationalism (26 Nov 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I am alarmed at the level people allow big tech and the government to spy on them. This article talks about international networks, but also applies to personal technology and US citizens. I have started moving (where I can) to local, privacy focused, software.
pluralistic.net/2025/11/26/d...
pluralistic.net/2025/11/26/d...
Democrats need to get on the free trade train. My fear - no matter what happens in next year’s elections - is that whoever remains in congress will keep the disastrous tarrifs in place.
You might think, “Well not all tarrifs are bad.” You are wrong.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
You might think, “Well not all tarrifs are bad.” You are wrong.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Tariffs cause Thanksgiving turkey price spike | MPR News
Turkey prices tend to rise closer to holidays such as Thanksgiving. But tariffs and bird flu could dramatically drive up the cost of turkeys this year.
www.mprnews.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Democrats need to get on the free trade train. My fear - no matter what happens in next year’s elections - is that whoever remains in congress will keep the disastrous tarrifs in place.
You might think, “Well not all tarrifs are bad.” You are wrong.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
You might think, “Well not all tarrifs are bad.” You are wrong.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Remember when Republicans told you they were eliminating government waste?
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
November 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Remember when Republicans told you they were eliminating government waste?
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Yes, X is a cesspool of right-wing propaganda from foreign actors looking to sow division. But #mastodon is not immune nor is #bluesky.
I’ve had at least one extended conversation with an Eastern European troll who stopped following me after I questioned him.
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
I’ve had at least one extended conversation with an Eastern European troll who stopped following me after I questioned him.
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Yes, X is a cesspool of right-wing propaganda from foreign actors looking to sow division. But #mastodon is not immune nor is #bluesky.
I’ve had at least one extended conversation with an Eastern European troll who stopped following me after I questioned him.
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
I’ve had at least one extended conversation with an Eastern European troll who stopped following me after I questioned him.
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
Saw a strange line of lights in the Minneapolis sky tonight at 6:30pm. The lights moved from west to east and then went out one by one like they went into a cloud. Anyone see these lights?
#minneapolis #meteorite #sky
#minneapolis #meteorite #sky
November 22, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Saw a strange line of lights in the Minneapolis sky tonight at 6:30pm. The lights moved from west to east and then went out one by one like they went into a cloud. Anyone see these lights?
#minneapolis #meteorite #sky
#minneapolis #meteorite #sky
“We will follow the law. The law passed both chambers,” she said. “We will continue to follow the law, again, while protecting victims but also providing maximum transparency.” - Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi is following the law? This, in itself, should be big news.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Pam Bondi is following the law? This, in itself, should be big news.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“We will follow the law. The law passed both chambers,” she said. “We will continue to follow the law, again, while protecting victims but also providing maximum transparency.” - Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi is following the law? This, in itself, should be big news.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Pam Bondi is following the law? This, in itself, should be big news.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Cory Doctorow makes a lot of sense in his criticism of American big tech. He makes me excited about Mastodon again.
But there are problems. Why is Cory still on X? By participating in big tech, he falls short of practicing what he preaches.
#fediverse #bigtech #apple
youtu.be/pwq1oNgrKN8...
But there are problems. Why is Cory still on X? By participating in big tech, he falls short of practicing what he preaches.
#fediverse #bigtech #apple
youtu.be/pwq1oNgrKN8...
Cory Doctorow wants to fix the internet | The Vergecast
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Cory Doctorow makes a lot of sense in his criticism of American big tech. He makes me excited about Mastodon again.
But there are problems. Why is Cory still on X? By participating in big tech, he falls short of practicing what he preaches.
#fediverse #bigtech #apple
youtu.be/pwq1oNgrKN8...
But there are problems. Why is Cory still on X? By participating in big tech, he falls short of practicing what he preaches.
#fediverse #bigtech #apple
youtu.be/pwq1oNgrKN8...
The president said that “a lot of people didn’t like” Jamal Khashoggi, apparently defending his murder.
Do you know who else a lot of people didn’t like? Charlie Kirk. But I would never, ever defend his murder.
This is a dark day for America.
www.axios.com/2025/11/18/t...
Do you know who else a lot of people didn’t like? Charlie Kirk. But I would never, ever defend his murder.
This is a dark day for America.
www.axios.com/2025/11/18/t...
Trump with MBS on Khashoggi: "A lot of people didn't like" him
"You're mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial," Trump said in the Oval Office.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The president said that “a lot of people didn’t like” Jamal Khashoggi, apparently defending his murder.
Do you know who else a lot of people didn’t like? Charlie Kirk. But I would never, ever defend his murder.
This is a dark day for America.
www.axios.com/2025/11/18/t...
Do you know who else a lot of people didn’t like? Charlie Kirk. But I would never, ever defend his murder.
This is a dark day for America.
www.axios.com/2025/11/18/t...
Trump’s name has been redacted from the Epstein files.
This is not the “most transparent administration in history”.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
This is not the “most transparent administration in history”.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Epstein Files: Trump's Name Was Redacted By the FBI - Bloomberg
The bureau’s FOIA team tasked with conducting a final review of the records blacked out the names before higher-ups said last month that releasing the documents ‘would not be appropriate or warranted.’
www.bloomberg.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Trump’s name has been redacted from the Epstein files.
This is not the “most transparent administration in history”.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
This is not the “most transparent administration in history”.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
This is a story about experience bias - the tendency to treat our personal experiences as universal truths.
I think this bias pervades San Francisco from the top to the bottom. And the apps we use encourage this terrible impulse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
I think this bias pervades San Francisco from the top to the bottom. And the apps we use encourage this terrible impulse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Waymo Was Thriving in San Francisco. Then One of Its Driverless Cars Killed a Cat. - The New York Times
The self-driving taxis have become ubiquitous in the city, but an uproar ensued when one ran over a beloved feline.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This is a story about experience bias - the tendency to treat our personal experiences as universal truths.
I think this bias pervades San Francisco from the top to the bottom. And the apps we use encourage this terrible impulse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
I think this bias pervades San Francisco from the top to the bottom. And the apps we use encourage this terrible impulse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
I watched Adaptation tonight for the first time in over 20 years. The performances hold up: Chris Cooper (amazing), Nicholas Cage (very good) and Meryl Streep (excellent).
The thing that faltered a bit was - ironically - the writing. I
The movie has aged ok, but not great.
youtu.be/uougMRq-MSo...
The thing that faltered a bit was - ironically - the writing. I
The movie has aged ok, but not great.
youtu.be/uougMRq-MSo...
ADAPTATION [2002] - Official Trailer (HD)
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November 16, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I watched Adaptation tonight for the first time in over 20 years. The performances hold up: Chris Cooper (amazing), Nicholas Cage (very good) and Meryl Streep (excellent).
The thing that faltered a bit was - ironically - the writing. I
The movie has aged ok, but not great.
youtu.be/uougMRq-MSo...
The thing that faltered a bit was - ironically - the writing. I
The movie has aged ok, but not great.
youtu.be/uougMRq-MSo...
In case you were distracted by the Epstein Files, let’s not forget that Trump’s first nominee for attorney general allegedly paid a homeless, underage girl to have sex with him at a party in front of other people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
How a 17-Year-Old Girl Became Enmeshed in the Matt Gaetz Scandal - The New York Times
A 17-year-old with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men. She wants the public to have a fuller understanding of how she was victimized.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:54 AM
In case you were distracted by the Epstein Files, let’s not forget that Trump’s first nominee for attorney general allegedly paid a homeless, underage girl to have sex with him at a party in front of other people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
YouTube thinks I need a hoodie. The ad plays nonstop. (I won’t mention the brand here.)
I freaking hate this ad and don’t give 2 💩💩’s about this goddamn hoodie. The guitar noise grates on my soul.
Hoodies must make a lot of money based on the number of serves I’ve had.
I freaking hate this ad and don’t give 2 💩💩’s about this goddamn hoodie. The guitar noise grates on my soul.
Hoodies must make a lot of money based on the number of serves I’ve had.
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
YouTube thinks I need a hoodie. The ad plays nonstop. (I won’t mention the brand here.)
I freaking hate this ad and don’t give 2 💩💩’s about this goddamn hoodie. The guitar noise grates on my soul.
Hoodies must make a lot of money based on the number of serves I’ve had.
I freaking hate this ad and don’t give 2 💩💩’s about this goddamn hoodie. The guitar noise grates on my soul.
Hoodies must make a lot of money based on the number of serves I’ve had.
The browser on my iOS device is crippled, iOS 26 is a total buggy mess, my wireless CarPlay is now completely unreliable on both my iPhone 17 Pro Max and my wife’s iPhone 16.
But, hey, here’s another way for Apple to be a monopolist.
And here they are with a new
www.theverge.com/news/820486/...
But, hey, here’s another way for Apple to be a monopolist.
And here they are with a new
www.theverge.com/news/820486/...
Apple will take a mini commission from mini app developers | The Verge
Apple will take half of its typical commission from mini apps.
www.theverge.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The browser on my iOS device is crippled, iOS 26 is a total buggy mess, my wireless CarPlay is now completely unreliable on both my iPhone 17 Pro Max and my wife’s iPhone 16.
But, hey, here’s another way for Apple to be a monopolist.
And here they are with a new
www.theverge.com/news/820486/...
But, hey, here’s another way for Apple to be a monopolist.
And here they are with a new
www.theverge.com/news/820486/...
April 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
April 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
April 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM