mayor of jorts city
@jortscity.bsky.social
in Jorts City, there's only one rule.
bama -> indy -> milano 🇮🇹 , returning ~2028. engineer/PM in green energy supply chain manufacturing.
PIVOT TO WIKI -> publish.obsidian.md/pivot-point
bama -> indy -> milano 🇮🇹 , returning ~2028. engineer/PM in green energy supply chain manufacturing.
PIVOT TO WIKI -> publish.obsidian.md/pivot-point
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the bounty model - pivot point mini-wiki - Obsidian Publish
this page proposes a new financial model for information sources. as i see it, this new model makes the most sense when applied to wiki formats or scientific journals, and less so when applied to bre…
publish.obsidian.md
hi everyone, I wrote a new thing. I briefly propose & explore the potential for a "bounty" model for news & digital media and how it relates to news, paywalls, subscriptions AI, PIVOT TO WIKI, and more. let me know what you think, unless you think it's really bad, then don't say anything.
My Neighbor's Rich, He Throws Crazy Parties To Impress His Ex - and Is Kinda Cute?!
On the other hand I think it would be very funny to retitle literary fiction light novel style. “Oh No! This Author Stand-In is Unhappily Married”
This attitude is how you end up with light novel titles.
November 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
My Neighbor's Rich, He Throws Crazy Parties To Impress His Ex - and Is Kinda Cute?!
An Old Wizard Just Gave Me An Evil Artifact - Now I And My Possibly Homosexual Best Friend Have to Throw It Into a Volcano?!
On the other hand I think it would be very funny to retitle literary fiction light novel style. “Oh No! This Author Stand-In is Unhappily Married”
This attitude is how you end up with light novel titles.
November 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
An Old Wizard Just Gave Me An Evil Artifact - Now I And My Possibly Homosexual Best Friend Have to Throw It Into a Volcano?!
I would like a Democratic party that does, on occasion, care who you voted for. or at least frame it as a "you have the chance to fix your mistake"
“I’ve always said, I don’t care who you voted for,” Democratic nominee Aftyn Behn told CNN in an interview.
“I don’t care what political party you belong to, but if you are upset about the cost of living and the chaos of Washington, then I’m your candidate, and I welcome you with open arms.”
“I don’t care what political party you belong to, but if you are upset about the cost of living and the chaos of Washington, then I’m your candidate, and I welcome you with open arms.”
How far can Democrats ride the affordability argument? A progressive running in deep-red Tennessee is about to find out | CNN Politics
Aftyn Behn, the Democratic nominee for next week's special election in a heavily Republican Tennessee congressional district, has made affordability concerns a centerpiece of her campaign messaging – mirroring the playbook of the party's victorious cand...
www.cnn.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I would like a Democratic party that does, on occasion, care who you voted for. or at least frame it as a "you have the chance to fix your mistake"
Kelly for VP with the assigned responsibility of "identifying and removing fascist war criminals from our DoD & armed forces / restoring honor and experience"
Kelly has a great story, but he's not bowling anybody over with his charisma. And that's a combo that works better on the bottom half of the ticket than the top.
November 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Kelly for VP with the assigned responsibility of "identifying and removing fascist war criminals from our DoD & armed forces / restoring honor and experience"
so I'd like to point out that Maduro is an illegitimate, illiberal dictator and part of the reason we're here now is a failure of the Biden admin to do more than tepid recognition of the socdem Guaido as legit president.
November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
so I'd like to point out that Maduro is an illegitimate, illiberal dictator and part of the reason we're here now is a failure of the Biden admin to do more than tepid recognition of the socdem Guaido as legit president.
other people should not be named Marx that should be illegal
This is a really good thread about fandom, art, culture, engagement and escapism in our current context. It reminds me that I should get back to reading Marx's new book "Blank Space" that explores why, in the West at least, culture has stagnated and gone into a cycle of remakes with no innovation.
November 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
other people should not be named Marx that should be illegal
Fail them then. College is a privilege.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Fail them then. College is a privilege.
Unscientific, wrong and stupid. Fuck you. Learn something.
Ppl wanna keep building homes to solve the housing crisis.
ENOUGH HOUSING ALREADY EXISTS. ENOUGH EMPTY BUILDINGS ALREADY EXIST.
Make it AFFORDABLE. ACCESSIBLE.
ENOUGH HOUSING ALREADY EXISTS. ENOUGH EMPTY BUILDINGS ALREADY EXIST.
Make it AFFORDABLE. ACCESSIBLE.
November 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Unscientific, wrong and stupid. Fuck you. Learn something.
Fresh haircut. Feeling like myself again. was trying to get one for the past 3 weeks and couldn't bc scheduling problems.
November 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Fresh haircut. Feeling like myself again. was trying to get one for the past 3 weeks and couldn't bc scheduling problems.
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This is murder. Hegseth thinks he will get away with it because the people around him are more committed to aiding and abetting his crimes than upholding the rule of law. I wouldn't take that bet if I were him, or the people around him. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This is murder. Hegseth thinks he will get away with it because the people around him are more committed to aiding and abetting his crimes than upholding the rule of law. I wouldn't take that bet if I were him, or the people around him. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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I started a list of things in my own Logseq notes in the beginning of the administration when there was a new thing every day, but fell behind and stopped updating it.
I’ve been meaning to sort through the Trump action tracker and organize it all in that same system, but I just haven’t had time.
I’ve been meaning to sort through the Trump action tracker and organize it all in that same system, but I just haven’t had time.
November 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I started a list of things in my own Logseq notes in the beginning of the administration when there was a new thing every day, but fell behind and stopped updating it.
I’ve been meaning to sort through the Trump action tracker and organize it all in that same system, but I just haven’t had time.
I’ve been meaning to sort through the Trump action tracker and organize it all in that same system, but I just haven’t had time.
As a reminder, if you'd like to move from "we should" to "I am", you can always @ or DM me to contribute something to my site.
(direct community editing is not available, but it's better than nothing, right?)
(direct community editing is not available, but it's better than nothing, right?)
Thinking about what @jortscity.bsky.social was saying, people love justicepoasting but in 10 months, let alone 3 years, who will remember Northwestern did this when whatever fresh hell has been unleashed takes our minds?
In other words, we should start making lists with sources.
In other words, we should start making lists with sources.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
As a reminder, if you'd like to move from "we should" to "I am", you can always @ or DM me to contribute something to my site.
(direct community editing is not available, but it's better than nothing, right?)
(direct community editing is not available, but it's better than nothing, right?)
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I find this sort of messaging so much better than insisting that the USA is somehow poor in aggregate.
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I find this sort of messaging so much better than insisting that the USA is somehow poor in aggregate.
if we're making lists I would like to see em
the problem is that i'm pretty sure we aren't actually making lists
like
we should
but we aren't
like
we should
but we aren't
If you’re an institution in civil society it is exceedingly important to realize:
We are making lists
We are making lists
November 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
if we're making lists I would like to see em
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h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
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Strong message from Congressman Moulton:
“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”
“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”
November 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Strong message from Congressman Moulton:
“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”
“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”
the problem is that i'm pretty sure we aren't actually making lists
like
we should
but we aren't
like
we should
but we aren't
If you’re an institution in civil society it is exceedingly important to realize:
We are making lists
We are making lists
given how unpopular Trump is, it’s insane that civil society/universities/law firms are still asking themselves “how do I stay on Trump’s good side” rather than “how do I avoid facing consequences for complying with Trump’s illegal demands”
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
the problem is that i'm pretty sure we aren't actually making lists
like
we should
but we aren't
like
we should
but we aren't
am recalling how Biden cut drone strikes by 99% and actually ended a war
November 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
am recalling how Biden cut drone strikes by 99% and actually ended a war
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This is why I'm *mildly* annoyed with Mark Kelly et al. We have a very specific set of illegal orders that we should definitely be telling our service members to refuse and they left it at "if it feels wrong, start playing jazz with the chain of command"
It would have been more effective to say it!
It would have been more effective to say it!
So I'm pretty sure a three star knows that an order to strike alleged combatants who are hors de combat is facially illegal, in case anyone's still having any hangups on whether Bradley needs to be in the dock after this
November 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This is why I'm *mildly* annoyed with Mark Kelly et al. We have a very specific set of illegal orders that we should definitely be telling our service members to refuse and they left it at "if it feels wrong, start playing jazz with the chain of command"
It would have been more effective to say it!
It would have been more effective to say it!
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Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
uhero.hawaii.edu
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
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This is fundamentally Nazism. The idea that different peoples than the favored races carry degradation in their very genes, that they cannot strive to become better because biology compels them to be worse. It’s not just repugnant, it’s a bald faced lie.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is fundamentally Nazism. The idea that different peoples than the favored races carry degradation in their very genes, that they cannot strive to become better because biology compels them to be worse. It’s not just repugnant, it’s a bald faced lie.
Report this: The Mayor of Jorts City plans to throw Reuters reporters into a volcano and face no criminal consequences.
Trump says he may cut income tax 'completely' because of tariff income reut.rs/4p65j0l
Trump says he may cut income tax 'completely' because of tariff income
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration may slash income tax completely over the next couple of years because of government revenue generated from tariffs.
reut.rs
November 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Report this: The Mayor of Jorts City plans to throw Reuters reporters into a volcano and face no criminal consequences.
yep
It does seem like an untold story of AI is that AI is largely just a front end that sits on top of well structured reliable business data… and most companies don’t have well structured reliable business data so AI will continue to provide them limited value (1/2)
November 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
yep
last I checked Syria was the government of Syria, not Israel, but maybe I'm wrong
The shelling came after an Israeli army incursion to arrest several young men, leading to clashes between local youths and the Israeli army, which reported that six of its soldiers were wounded.
The Israeli army arrested three young men in the town, Enab Baladi reports.
www.enabbaladi.net/785774/
The Israeli army arrested three young men in the town, Enab Baladi reports.
www.enabbaladi.net/785774/
ضحايا ومصابون بقصف إسرائيلي لبلدة بيت جن
قُتل أكثر من عشرة مدنيين بينهم نساء وأطفال، وأصيب 11 آخرون، جراء قصف الجيش الإسرائيلي بلدة بيت جن بريف دمشق فجر اليوم، الجمعة 28 من تشرين الثاني. وتشهد
www.enabbaladi.net
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
last I checked Syria was the government of Syria, not Israel, but maybe I'm wrong
he's asking to allow hybrids to still be sold. tbh even as a BEV Enjoyer I feel like not banning hybrid sales is probably the better policy. tax or demand extra licensure of them if you have to do something
Merz to ask EU to drop hard cut-off for combustion cars from 2035 reut.rs/4rxdO6f
Merz to ask EU to drop hard cut-off for combustion cars from 2035
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday he would send a letter to the EU Commission urging it to keep technological options open for the automotive industry beyond the bloc’s planned 2035 phase-out of new combustion-engine cars.
reut.rs
November 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
he's asking to allow hybrids to still be sold. tbh even as a BEV Enjoyer I feel like not banning hybrid sales is probably the better policy. tax or demand extra licensure of them if you have to do something