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· Mar 13
People having a lot of trouble understanding how Dems behave as a party don’t understand the Democratic Party.
It’s not a party united by ideology—like the GOP mostly is—it’s a bunch of constituencies in a basic (democratic) bargain: votes for government programs that benefit them.
It’s not a party united by ideology—like the GOP mostly is—it’s a bunch of constituencies in a basic (democratic) bargain: votes for government programs that benefit them.
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Luka Doncic, welcome to The War on Cars.
Luka Doncic gifts more than 100 e-bikes to Lakers players, staff
The Lakers superstar plays Santa after practice Tuesday. "Everybody works hard, even the people you don't see in the back."
www.latimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Luka Doncic, welcome to The War on Cars.
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Very cool!
December 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Very cool!
Median voter theory stay winning
Brice is also the Jewish guy who gets Mein Kampf, so he really contains multitudes
December 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Median voter theory stay winning
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"A German study published last month in Nature Communications tested lottery-first approaches, in which a draw decides who may submit a full proposal. The results showed that these systems cut costs by roughly two-thirds compared with conventional competition."
*sigh*
*sigh*
"How can funders avoid crossing the Szilard point?"
The Szilard point is "the threshold at which the total cost of competing for a grant equals (or surpasses) the value of the available funding."
The Szilard point is "the threshold at which the total cost of competing for a grant equals (or surpasses) the value of the available funding."
Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding
With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.
www.nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
"A German study published last month in Nature Communications tested lottery-first approaches, in which a draw decides who may submit a full proposal. The results showed that these systems cut costs by roughly two-thirds compared with conventional competition."
*sigh*
*sigh*
Look, all of mature democracy is faced with the choice: gruel or antifreeze?
Gruel doesn’t satisfy anyone; antifreeze tastes sweet, then you’re blind, then you’re dead.
You can improve the gruel for everyone, but it’s hard, takes a long time, & most middle class can buy their own flavor packets
Gruel doesn’t satisfy anyone; antifreeze tastes sweet, then you’re blind, then you’re dead.
You can improve the gruel for everyone, but it’s hard, takes a long time, & most middle class can buy their own flavor packets
If you thought U.K. politics was a rollercoaster this year, grip tight for 2026.
How to watch British politics in 2026 like a pro
Mark your diaries — POLITICO has all the dates in a year of make-or-break elections, a closer U.K.-EU relationship and laws on migration control that Keir Starmer hopes will save his premiership. It’ll be a wild ride.
www.politico.eu
December 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Look, all of mature democracy is faced with the choice: gruel or antifreeze?
Gruel doesn’t satisfy anyone; antifreeze tastes sweet, then you’re blind, then you’re dead.
You can improve the gruel for everyone, but it’s hard, takes a long time, & most middle class can buy their own flavor packets
Gruel doesn’t satisfy anyone; antifreeze tastes sweet, then you’re blind, then you’re dead.
You can improve the gruel for everyone, but it’s hard, takes a long time, & most middle class can buy their own flavor packets
Look, I never liked KISS outside of a couple singles (Detroit Rock City excuses a couple Beths) but no one younger than Steve Buscemi ever bought their late ‘90s albums
Teen e-bike culture is exploding. Some South Bay residents say this 'psycho circus' has to end
Teen e-bike culture is exploding. Some South Bay residents say this 'psycho circus' has to end
A viral video of teen e-bikers assaulting a Hermosa Beach man pushed simmering tensions over e-bike issues in the South Bay to a boiling point. Residents complain of unsafe riding, harassment and gang-like behavior.
www.latimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Look, I never liked KISS outside of a couple singles (Detroit Rock City excuses a couple Beths) but no one younger than Steve Buscemi ever bought their late ‘90s albums
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Tucker Carlson is a piece of shit but he's also weirdly honest and insightful at times. He says this Republican "proxy war" is jockeying for position in a post-Trump world--people who like JD Vance vs people who doesn't
December 19, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Tucker Carlson is a piece of shit but he's also weirdly honest and insightful at times. He says this Republican "proxy war" is jockeying for position in a post-Trump world--people who like JD Vance vs people who doesn't
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!!! Belay that, oppression against white men is more prevalent and also more harmful than Antisemitism per Tucker Carlson
December 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
!!! Belay that, oppression against white men is more prevalent and also more harmful than Antisemitism per Tucker Carlson
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I've kept a pretty open mind to basically anything that explains how Epstein got away with what he got away with for so long, but I don't have a hard time believing it's ultimately some combination of "rich people are stupid and lazy" and "the law isn't actually real for sufficiently rich people."
December 19, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I've kept a pretty open mind to basically anything that explains how Epstein got away with what he got away with for so long, but I don't have a hard time believing it's ultimately some combination of "rich people are stupid and lazy" and "the law isn't actually real for sufficiently rich people."
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I’ve got to think blaming DEI is a huge boon to people trying to brush off crazy, creepy, and mediocre people. ”Gosh, sorry, Dr. Chip Moistpalms, but we can’t hire you because you’re white, good luck on your age of consent research.”
You’ll never guess who else experienced ‘racism’ on the job market despite their unimpeachable academic credentials.
December 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I’ve got to think blaming DEI is a huge boon to people trying to brush off crazy, creepy, and mediocre people. ”Gosh, sorry, Dr. Chip Moistpalms, but we can’t hire you because you’re white, good luck on your age of consent research.”
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I said “it sounds like you’re just feeding municipal vehicles to the hill” and the mayor of Montreal started crying
if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
December 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I said “it sounds like you’re just feeding municipal vehicles to the hill” and the mayor of Montreal started crying
The Coldplay lady discourse is distracting from the most important point: Coldplay sucks
Should her life be destroyed for blundered bussing to bland Brits? No. Is Coldplay just Radiohead for business majors? Yes.
(Radiohead is just Wire for people with favorite fonts.)
Should her life be destroyed for blundered bussing to bland Brits? No. Is Coldplay just Radiohead for business majors? Yes.
(Radiohead is just Wire for people with favorite fonts.)
December 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The Coldplay lady discourse is distracting from the most important point: Coldplay sucks
Should her life be destroyed for blundered bussing to bland Brits? No. Is Coldplay just Radiohead for business majors? Yes.
(Radiohead is just Wire for people with favorite fonts.)
Should her life be destroyed for blundered bussing to bland Brits? No. Is Coldplay just Radiohead for business majors? Yes.
(Radiohead is just Wire for people with favorite fonts.)
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This will be evil as hell!
TikTok will now be owned by the Ellisons, Jared Kushner's firm, and Abu Dhabi's state investment fund.
TikTok U.S. Sale to Close Next Month: Oracle and Silver Lake Confirmed in Buyer Consortium
Abu Dhabi's state investment fund will also be a managing investor.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This will be evil as hell!
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Question for the finance/economics people - if they fail to raise the full amount, is there a rough percentage of the total that is a kind of cut-off point, below which it will be apparent that the bottom is falling out and the bubble will pop?
December 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Question for the finance/economics people - if they fail to raise the full amount, is there a rough percentage of the total that is a kind of cut-off point, below which it will be apparent that the bottom is falling out and the bubble will pop?
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I agree. Either he didn't disclose it to his editors either and this is a colossal violation of conflict-of-interest rules, or he did, in which case someone has a monumental amount of explaining to do.
David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
December 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I agree. Either he didn't disclose it to his editors either and this is a colossal violation of conflict-of-interest rules, or he did, in which case someone has a monumental amount of explaining to do.
It’s wild to me how many people don’t know that #sixseven is about medium format cameras
Kids really #believeinfilm!
Kids really #believeinfilm!
December 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It’s wild to me how many people don’t know that #sixseven is about medium format cameras
Kids really #believeinfilm!
Kids really #believeinfilm!
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Once again, I am stunned by "deport all foreign criminals" being said by a Nigerian-born woman who has publicly admitted to criminal hacking
Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence
December 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Once again, I am stunned by "deport all foreign criminals" being said by a Nigerian-born woman who has publicly admitted to criminal hacking
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I have a weird question for the #bird people on here. Do you think someone could tell that a book was pooped on specifically by a sparrowhawk (or perhaps hawks generally) just from the feces? I'm looking at a 16th c. case where witnesses claim books were pooped on specifically by sparrowhawks!
December 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I have a weird question for the #bird people on here. Do you think someone could tell that a book was pooped on specifically by a sparrowhawk (or perhaps hawks generally) just from the feces? I'm looking at a 16th c. case where witnesses claim books were pooped on specifically by sparrowhawks!
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The Epstein files were due to be released this Friday
Congress is breaking early for vacation
Trump is preparing to go to war with Venezuela
They set a quota for denaturalizing citizens.
Bongino is resigning.
These are distractions.
They want you to forget about the list.
Congress is breaking early for vacation
Trump is preparing to go to war with Venezuela
They set a quota for denaturalizing citizens.
Bongino is resigning.
These are distractions.
They want you to forget about the list.
December 18, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The Epstein files were due to be released this Friday
Congress is breaking early for vacation
Trump is preparing to go to war with Venezuela
They set a quota for denaturalizing citizens.
Bongino is resigning.
These are distractions.
They want you to forget about the list.
Congress is breaking early for vacation
Trump is preparing to go to war with Venezuela
They set a quota for denaturalizing citizens.
Bongino is resigning.
These are distractions.
They want you to forget about the list.
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If you are a journalist still at CBS it's important to understand that the core tension between you and Weiss is that you think it's bad to print lies in the newspaper and she doesn't care.
again thinking of when The Free Press ran an article alleging that George Floyd was not killed by the cops, and @radleybalko.bsky.social proved beyond any question that the article was bullshit, and instead of retracting it Weiss asked him to come on her podcast
CNN has a show with a similar line. That the problem with this country is we just aren’t talking to each other.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
If you are a journalist still at CBS it's important to understand that the core tension between you and Weiss is that you think it's bad to print lies in the newspaper and she doesn't care.
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Today, ProPublica launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and what the factories that made them are like.
Here’s how to use it.
Here’s how to use it.
Rx Inspector: ProPublica’s New Tool Provides Drug Info the FDA Won’t
We’ve launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and see the track records of the factories that made them.
www.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today, ProPublica launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and what the factories that made them are like.
Here’s how to use it.
Here’s how to use it.
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if the mta sold F/M swap merch they'd be funded for the next decade
December 18, 2025 at 3:50 AM
if the mta sold F/M swap merch they'd be funded for the next decade
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I once dropped in on this poetry bookstore here in Seoul and they were busy putting together someone’s $10,000 poetry purchase, like, someone just put that money down and said, “Give me one of everything.” Haunted by that like we’re all haunted by the Beast’s library in Beauty and the Beast.
Poetry. These two giant pallets are full of poetry. Two thousand volumes of poetry.
2000.
Now... we sort!
2000.
Now... we sort!
December 18, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I once dropped in on this poetry bookstore here in Seoul and they were busy putting together someone’s $10,000 poetry purchase, like, someone just put that money down and said, “Give me one of everything.” Haunted by that like we’re all haunted by the Beast’s library in Beauty and the Beast.
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Like there is also a huge media-based pipeline of content designed to get men to gamble on sports but no one is postulating that this was a demand-driven phenomenon of men with "having excess money" problems.
December 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Like there is also a huge media-based pipeline of content designed to get men to gamble on sports but no one is postulating that this was a demand-driven phenomenon of men with "having excess money" problems.
Yo, Saturnalia! Give me little wax figures!
December 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Yo, Saturnalia! Give me little wax figures!