this derives from a report in Greek media, which may ultimately prove inaccurate.
but i feel like it is a proposal we should mobilize to put under sharp public scrutiny.
https://defence-blog.com/trump-shuts-down-us-base-in-greece/
@artcollisions one definition of a conscience might be a kind of lassitude that overtakes a person when one considers terrible actions.
@artcollisions you are too good to.
Text: I’m sorry, but there’s a certain irony in the ruse of billionaires consolidating their power under the pretense of “reducing deficits” when it’s exactly the massive deficits of recent years that have boosted their income, profits, and financial market “wealth.” There’s a certain irony to see foxes with mouths full of feathers claiming that they’re defending the henhouse; minding the store while their fingers are deep in the cookie jar of government contracts and foreign quid pro quo. They’re selling a house of cards, and everybody’s merrily picking out furniture.
@artcollisions i know you won’t.
you can just do things. terrible things.
people for whom sincerity and consistency are entirely orthogonal.
from an excellent essay by @williamcb.bsky.social https://williamcullernebown.substack.com/p/between-russia-and-america
Text: This darkness is a fear that both liberals and social democrats share. However, it is only the social democrats who have the capacity to reach out to the force likely to ultimately tip the balance in this contest - the working class. Thus the basic political arrangement that friends of freedom and democracy should adopt is a broad front led by social democrats.
@landley sorry, my “drafts” conceit has left the site with a sometimes less-than-readable font. if your browser offers a “reader” mode, that usually works well. i may add a switch to a more readable body font. plaintext is not a bad idea. there’s no reason not to publish the markdown i mostly write them as.
“there’s egg on your face” is the new Prada.
“there’s just no getting around the fact that a lot of people around the world are going to suffer and die in order to save the typical American taxpayer a negligible sum.” @dkthomp https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/musk-terror-reign/681731/
@llimllib we’ll put an end to this. soon i hope. then we’ll have so much to go back and forth about.
can’t finance anybody’s primary from a prison cell.
[new draft post] A few simple points https://drafts.interfluidity.com/2025/02/22/a-few-simple-points/index.html
if Trump bullies the Fed into cutting and offering forward guidance with high commitment to keep rates low no matter what, do long-term rates go down or up?
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running the government on the management principles that built the 737 MAX.
Next e-mail from the Office of Personnel Management…
SUBJECT: What R U Wearing?
we could rename Mars “Elba”.
my son, when accused of mischief: "I am innocent of all the crimes that I've committed."