Knightshades
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What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
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For years, U.S. officials complained that Venezuela was propping up Cuba with subsidized oil. But in 2019, the first Trump administration flipped the script. That year, Trump called Maduro a “Cuban puppet.”
January 11, 2026 at 4:27 PM
For years, U.S. officials complained that Venezuela was propping up Cuba with subsidized oil. But in 2019, the first Trump administration flipped the script. That year, Trump called Maduro a “Cuban puppet.”
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Being anti ai right now feels like being one of the few unbitten humans in a zombie apocalypse.
January 7, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Being anti ai right now feels like being one of the few unbitten humans in a zombie apocalypse.
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Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
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newrepublic.com/article/2014... On the political attention economy
Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule
He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.
newrepublic.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
newrepublic.com/article/2014... On the political attention economy
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This should be on top of news feeds. It’s is a really important victory. The judge’s affirmation that non citizens have constitutional rights is a reminder that the Trump administration is acting illegally and unconstitutionally. www.lawdork.com/p/judge-will...
Judge William Young's ruling against Rubio and Noem is a lesson for all in the Trump era
Young lays bare the unconstitutionality of the Trump administration's student deportation efforts — and issues a challenge to America. Also: More court pushback.
www.lawdork.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM
This should be on top of news feeds. It’s is a really important victory. The judge’s affirmation that non citizens have constitutional rights is a reminder that the Trump administration is acting illegally and unconstitutionally. www.lawdork.com/p/judge-will...
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October 2, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Whether directly or indirectly, tariffs threaten every sector.
Unifor’s Industry Councils have outlined specific responses to U.S. tariffs and the supports needed to safeguard long-term jobs and growth in their sectors.
Find them all in this thread 🧵
Unifor’s Industry Councils have outlined specific responses to U.S. tariffs and the supports needed to safeguard long-term jobs and growth in their sectors.
Find them all in this thread 🧵
July 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Whether directly or indirectly, tariffs threaten every sector.
Unifor’s Industry Councils have outlined specific responses to U.S. tariffs and the supports needed to safeguard long-term jobs and growth in their sectors.
Find them all in this thread 🧵
Unifor’s Industry Councils have outlined specific responses to U.S. tariffs and the supports needed to safeguard long-term jobs and growth in their sectors.
Find them all in this thread 🧵
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@rstevens.bsky.social possible Diesel Sweeties shirt idea?
We should have listened when the modems screamed at us.
July 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
@rstevens.bsky.social possible Diesel Sweeties shirt idea?
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jacobin.com/2025/04/tari... Clarity
Ha-Joon Chang: There Should Be No Return to Free Trade
Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the global trade regime are chaotic and uncoordinated. As economist Ha-Joon Chang tells Jacobin, Trump has failed to see that the cause of the US’s relative decline...
jacobin.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:37 AM
jacobin.com/2025/04/tari... Clarity
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Is there a weird archivists starter pack? I want to follow more people who are absolute perverts for niche collecting/preservation and who post pics of stuff they love
April 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Is there a weird archivists starter pack? I want to follow more people who are absolute perverts for niche collecting/preservation and who post pics of stuff they love
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Brittlestar has done it again 😂😂😂⤵️🐧
The Prime Minister of the Heard / McDonald Islands Speaks on Trump’s Tariffs
April 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Brittlestar has done it again 😂😂😂⤵️🐧
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In 1859, a war was fought over the San Juan Islands off the coast of Vancouver Island.
The war involved warships and hundreds of troops from either side. And when the dust settled, one brave figure was dead.
A single pig.
This is the story of The Pig War.
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The war involved warships and hundreds of troops from either side. And when the dust settled, one brave figure was dead.
A single pig.
This is the story of The Pig War.
🧵1/13
March 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
In 1859, a war was fought over the San Juan Islands off the coast of Vancouver Island.
The war involved warships and hundreds of troops from either side. And when the dust settled, one brave figure was dead.
A single pig.
This is the story of The Pig War.
🧵1/13
The war involved warships and hundreds of troops from either side. And when the dust settled, one brave figure was dead.
A single pig.
This is the story of The Pig War.
🧵1/13
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Never. Forget. Their. Treason. Honk! Honk! 🪶😡🇨🇦👇🏽#NeverVoteConservative #CanadaVotes
March 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Never. Forget. Their. Treason. Honk! Honk! 🪶😡🇨🇦👇🏽#NeverVoteConservative #CanadaVotes
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NEW: Five of the billionaires who attended Donald Trump's inauguration have lost a combined $210 billion in wealth since then, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index
Billionaires at Trump’s Swearing-In Have Since Lost $210 Billion
As Donald Trump took the oath of office on Jan. 20, he was flanked by some of the world’s wealthiest people. The billionaires present that day — including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg — h...
www.bloomberg.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
NEW: Five of the billionaires who attended Donald Trump's inauguration have lost a combined $210 billion in wealth since then, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index