Aaron
@aaronkauffman.bsky.social
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I can't wait to get my very real $2000 healthcare-cost tariff dividend so I can pay two weeks of my premiums!
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I can't wait to get my very real $2000 healthcare-cost tariff dividend so I can pay two weeks of my premiums!
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It's Friday night baby
July 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
It's Friday night baby
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Tonight seems to be a strong rebuke of the Republican Party’s “make shit as bad as possible as quickly as possible” strategy
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Tonight seems to be a strong rebuke of the Republican Party’s “make shit as bad as possible as quickly as possible” strategy
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the hubris of virginia republicans thinking they had a shot in a state brimming with current and former fed workers whose lives have been made miserable by the leader of the GOP
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
the hubris of virginia republicans thinking they had a shot in a state brimming with current and former fed workers whose lives have been made miserable by the leader of the GOP
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Whom we designate as a "genius" in 2025 reveals a lot about shifts in the collective cultural values
culture.ghost.io/our-geniuses...
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Our Geniuses Define Our Times
The superlative adulation for Taylor Swift as an artistic and business genius suggests a shift in the fundamental expectations for cultural excellence in the 21st century
📣My new book Blank Space: A ...
culture.ghost.io
October 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Whom we designate as a "genius" in 2025 reveals a lot about shifts in the collective cultural values
culture.ghost.io/our-geniuses...
culture.ghost.io/our-geniuses...
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ugh. I hate having to rearrange my wooden cutting board and chef’s knife to make room for my cast iron pan in the dishwasher
September 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
ugh. I hate having to rearrange my wooden cutting board and chef’s knife to make room for my cast iron pan in the dishwasher
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As America's most pro-business leader in a generation, I will choose one company each week and accuse them of witchcraft
September 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
As America's most pro-business leader in a generation, I will choose one company each week and accuse them of witchcraft
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i’m a believer in ineffective altruism. i think that everyone in america should be issued a vga to s-video cable adapter and a bale of hay
September 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
i’m a believer in ineffective altruism. i think that everyone in america should be issued a vga to s-video cable adapter and a bale of hay
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“We can mourn Charlie Kirk. We can send prayers to his friends and family,” writes our columnist Jamelle Bouie. “We can — and should — do all of this and more without pretending he was something, as a public figure, that he was not.”
“We can mourn Charlie Kirk. We can send prayers to his friends and family,” writes our columnist Jamelle Bouie. “We can — and should — do all of this and more without pretending he was something, as a public figure, that he was not.”
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“We can mourn Charlie Kirk. We can send prayers to his friends and family,” writes our columnist Jamelle Bouie. “We can — and should — do all of this and more without pretending he was something, as a public figure, that he was not.”
“We can mourn Charlie Kirk. We can send prayers to his friends and family,” writes our columnist Jamelle Bouie. “We can — and should — do all of this and more without pretending he was something, as a public figure, that he was not.”
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Monarez is playing her weak hand perfectly, and should be a model for institutional resistance for the next four years:
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
August 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Monarez is playing her weak hand perfectly, and should be a model for institutional resistance for the next four years:
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
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This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Opinion | Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
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Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day.
Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day.
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day.
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
August 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day.
Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day.
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day.
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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We need everyone back in the office because we want the serendipitous magic that only happens when you let humans get creative together and also we're replacing all of you with an AI machine that can only do things that it's seen done before
August 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
We need everyone back in the office because we want the serendipitous magic that only happens when you let humans get creative together and also we're replacing all of you with an AI machine that can only do things that it's seen done before
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I love to show up every day for my job, which is standing around holding the front of my tactical vest and getting told to choke to death by thousands of passers-by while 11 of my coworkers handcuff a roofer on his way to work. Every night I drive 80 minutes home, thinking about nothing at all.
August 19, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I love to show up every day for my job, which is standing around holding the front of my tactical vest and getting told to choke to death by thousands of passers-by while 11 of my coworkers handcuff a roofer on his way to work. Every night I drive 80 minutes home, thinking about nothing at all.
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the ending of this explainer might surprise you
August 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
the ending of this explainer might surprise you
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"80 million jobs were added in june, very nice very nice. 300 million jobs added in july, even better. but this month mr president, 2 billion jobs were added," I confidently declare, doing the easiest job in the world so i can own a home in a walkable neighborhood
August 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
"80 million jobs were added in june, very nice very nice. 300 million jobs added in july, even better. but this month mr president, 2 billion jobs were added," I confidently declare, doing the easiest job in the world so i can own a home in a walkable neighborhood
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To honor Ozzy's larger-than-life rock and roll legacy, we're making Brütal Legend *FREE* on itch.io: doublefine.itch.io/brutal-legend
But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night...
🤘 🖤
But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night...
🤘 🖤
July 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
To honor Ozzy's larger-than-life rock and roll legacy, we're making Brütal Legend *FREE* on itch.io: doublefine.itch.io/brutal-legend
But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night...
🤘 🖤
But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night...
🤘 🖤
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Does anyone care about this dog I saw at brunch
July 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Does anyone care about this dog I saw at brunch
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Breaking News: The EPA said it would eliminate its scientific research arm and begin firing hundreds of scientists, after denying that it intended to do so.
E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm
The decision comes after a Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration to slash the federal work force and dismantle agencies.
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July 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Breaking News: The EPA said it would eliminate its scientific research arm and begin firing hundreds of scientists, after denying that it intended to do so.
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I've found the perfect Instagram account. Seattle's Twice Sold Tales owner Jamie recommends books and shows her cats. That's it.
IG twicesoldtales
IG twicesoldtales
July 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I've found the perfect Instagram account. Seattle's Twice Sold Tales owner Jamie recommends books and shows her cats. That's it.
IG twicesoldtales
IG twicesoldtales
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The Opposite of Doom
anti-doomer sentence of the day: "Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last"
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The Opposite of Doom