My recommendation is that we strike the appropriate balance. I am very insightful.

getting a lot of calls from “the digital activation department” lately.

skynet.

a successful country seduces. an unsuccessful country coerces.

am i the only one nostalgic for Vietnam Syndrome?

#nausea

there are assholes. small assholes cause small problems. big assholes—the more powerful sociopaths—cause big problems, while calling your attention to small assholes, and blaming them for everything.

the buck stops with that guy, but i sure hope it works out for him. really, man.

all claims are “true” modulo punctuation.

"Trump enjoys a vision of the planet as divided up into spheres of influence, where stronger countries menace and exploit their neighbors." a good piece on the nth-time-as-farce drumbeat toward war in Venezuela. by @mattyglesias.bsky.social www.slowboring.com/p/the-bizarr...

To what degree are crypto price moves now just a referendum on the Trump administration’s political strength?

if you ever wonder why they kneecap institutions like NIH, it’s an existence proof…

@artlung.com to many good days, small and large.

i still oppose the death penalty. even for these motherfuckers.

my Misunderstanding Machine is increasing in productivity at a rate of 6.7% per annum.

if Trump‘s popularity continues to tank, he’s in danger from his own coalition, whose leaders cannot afford a transition of power—they’d be at serious risk of imprisonment—and might risk ridding themselves of him in favor of a fresh start as less dangerous than holding on despite losing an election.

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“Seeing like a software company” by @seangoedecke.bsky.social www.seangoedecke.com/seeing-like-... ht Eric Bernhardsson

“It’s all very well bemoaning the growing economic nihilism of younger generations — and the evidence bears it out — but they’re just playing the cards they have been dealt.” @jburnmurdoch.ft.com www.ft.com/content/c17a... ht @winmonroe.bsky.social