k1da1983
@k1da1983.bsky.social
Economist. History nut. Politophile.
I don't suffer fools or criminals, so if you are either, go away.
Fight on my men, I am hurt, but I am not slain; I'll lay me down and bleed a-while, And then I'll rise and fight again.
-Andrew Barton
I don't suffer fools or criminals, so if you are either, go away.
Fight on my men, I am hurt, but I am not slain; I'll lay me down and bleed a-while, And then I'll rise and fight again.
-Andrew Barton
One thing I do know is that when this AI bubble bursts, whoever fails needs to fail. No more of our money for free while we can barely feed ourselves or afford medicine.
www.theatlantic.com/economy/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/economy/2025...
Something Ominous Is Happening in the AI Economy
The last time so much wealth was tied up in such obscure overlapping arrangements was just before the 2008 financial crisis.
www.theatlantic.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
One thing I do know is that when this AI bubble bursts, whoever fails needs to fail. No more of our money for free while we can barely feed ourselves or afford medicine.
www.theatlantic.com/economy/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/economy/2025...
My advice would be to stop staying up so late, rage posting on your toilet, and getting only 3 hours of sleep.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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The Enfeebling of the President
Trump is showing signs that he’s lost the physical stamina to do the job.
www.theatlantic.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
My advice would be to stop staying up so late, rage posting on your toilet, and getting only 3 hours of sleep.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The Mob Boss in the White House should understand how much he offends people when he calls the word "Affordability" a "Democrat con job." The political and personal price he may pay for his arrogance and tone deafness cannot be underestimated.
December 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The Mob Boss in the White House should understand how much he offends people when he calls the word "Affordability" a "Democrat con job." The political and personal price he may pay for his arrogance and tone deafness cannot be underestimated.
So Trump is now going on tour to tout his economic successes. But the old man forgets that you can talk all the bullshit you want about your economic success, but you cannot fool people about the amount of money being sucked out of their wallets.
He will rue the day he won on affordability.
He will rue the day he won on affordability.
December 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
So Trump is now going on tour to tout his economic successes. But the old man forgets that you can talk all the bullshit you want about your economic success, but you cannot fool people about the amount of money being sucked out of their wallets.
He will rue the day he won on affordability.
He will rue the day he won on affordability.
No way another closeted MAGA influencer? Say it ain't so, Benny. You broke my heart.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5WM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5WM...
MAGA Influencer Benny Johnson's GAY SCANDAL Sparks MAGA CIVIL WAR
YouTube video by Really American
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December 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
No way another closeted MAGA influencer? Say it ain't so, Benny. You broke my heart.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5WM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5WM...
Trump and the Treasury are currently bragging about U.S Treasury yields going up on 10 and 30-year bonds.
This is a bad thing. It means borrowing costs are going up. The utter economic illiteracy of those in charge of our government's finances is dumbfounding to say the least.
This is a bad thing. It means borrowing costs are going up. The utter economic illiteracy of those in charge of our government's finances is dumbfounding to say the least.
December 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Trump and the Treasury are currently bragging about U.S Treasury yields going up on 10 and 30-year bonds.
This is a bad thing. It means borrowing costs are going up. The utter economic illiteracy of those in charge of our government's finances is dumbfounding to say the least.
This is a bad thing. It means borrowing costs are going up. The utter economic illiteracy of those in charge of our government's finances is dumbfounding to say the least.
So Trump's tariffs are working out so great that once again, the taxpayer is left bailing out the farming community with a 12 billion dollar check.
I am tired of paying for people who frankly sabotage themselves and then expect the rest of us to pay.
No thanks. Time to clean house.
I am tired of paying for people who frankly sabotage themselves and then expect the rest of us to pay.
No thanks. Time to clean house.
December 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
So Trump's tariffs are working out so great that once again, the taxpayer is left bailing out the farming community with a 12 billion dollar check.
I am tired of paying for people who frankly sabotage themselves and then expect the rest of us to pay.
No thanks. Time to clean house.
I am tired of paying for people who frankly sabotage themselves and then expect the rest of us to pay.
No thanks. Time to clean house.
If you want to bring down housing prices, then Private equity firms are the first you need to target.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Private Equity Is America’s New Landlord
Is there someone to blame for the housing crisis?
www.theatlantic.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
If you want to bring down housing prices, then Private equity firms are the first you need to target.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
One rule of politics: If the economy is bad, it overtakes all other issues short of a major, all-encompassing war. Trump didn't get the memo. Nor did Biden.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump Is Making the Same Mistake as Biden
Downplaying voters’ economic pain will backfire.
www.theatlantic.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
One rule of politics: If the economy is bad, it overtakes all other issues short of a major, all-encompassing war. Trump didn't get the memo. Nor did Biden.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
If you have a piece of tech that has a 1 in 5 chance of wiping out the human race, then we should think about what we are doing for a second.
It is like none of these fucking AI nerds ever saw Terminator 2
It is like none of these fucking AI nerds ever saw Terminator 2
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If you have a piece of tech that has a 1 in 5 chance of wiping out the human race, then we should think about what we are doing for a second.
It is like none of these fucking AI nerds ever saw Terminator 2
It is like none of these fucking AI nerds ever saw Terminator 2
Good question. Everyone from Trump to Miller and Drunk Frat Boy Hegseth is an outright racist piece of trash. The fact that anyone voted for them makes me want to vomit.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Doesn’t Trump Pay a Political Price for His Racism?
Immigration isn’t breaking our society. We are.
www.theatlantic.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Good question. Everyone from Trump to Miller and Drunk Frat Boy Hegseth is an outright racist piece of trash. The fact that anyone voted for them makes me want to vomit.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Even though I am not a fan of the 90s overall, I do miss the more quaint time when the worst thing a President was doing while in office was getting handsy with an intern and being chummy with the banks.
December 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Even though I am not a fan of the 90s overall, I do miss the more quaint time when the worst thing a President was doing while in office was getting handsy with an intern and being chummy with the banks.
Trump is in his own manic old man world now. The Emperor truly has no clothes. This should definitely turn out well for the GOP in the end.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump Has Never Been More Isolated
Even Trump’s allies worry that he has become out of touch with what the public wants.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Trump is in his own manic old man world now. The Emperor truly has no clothes. This should definitely turn out well for the GOP in the end.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Until we understand poverty and gross inequality to be the forms of slavery that they are, we will make very little progress on it, as we have in the last 30 years.
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Until we understand poverty and gross inequality to be the forms of slavery that they are, we will make very little progress on it, as we have in the last 30 years.
Trump is ramping up for an illegal war in Venezuela over cartel trafficking after he freed one of the largest cartel traffickers in global history.
Just in time for the Epstein files.
Guess Americans need to die and be shot in order for Trump to save his own pedophile ass.
Disgusting
Just in time for the Epstein files.
Guess Americans need to die and be shot in order for Trump to save his own pedophile ass.
Disgusting
November 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Trump is ramping up for an illegal war in Venezuela over cartel trafficking after he freed one of the largest cartel traffickers in global history.
Just in time for the Epstein files.
Guess Americans need to die and be shot in order for Trump to save his own pedophile ass.
Disgusting
Just in time for the Epstein files.
Guess Americans need to die and be shot in order for Trump to save his own pedophile ass.
Disgusting
My dog Bones looks just like this, and he is the sweetest, most empathetic dog you could meet. So I do hope this dog can find a good home and a loving family for christmas.
The girl of your dreams!
🎄 We just have to find MELIA a forever home by Christmas 🎄
Heres her bio. Shelter contact information is there. Please read it, maybe you're the one for her. If not repost. Her human is out there. We have to find them. 🤞
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Heres her bio. Shelter contact information is there. Please read it, maybe you're the one for her. If not repost. Her human is out there. We have to find them. 🤞
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24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/...
November 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
My dog Bones looks just like this, and he is the sweetest, most empathetic dog you could meet. So I do hope this dog can find a good home and a loving family for christmas.
Wasn't there supposed to be some mass boycott of Black Friday?
Guess that went down the shitter.
Too many good deals at Walmart and Amazon for the mass of consumers to turn down.
I really hate holidays because of this consumerism obsession.
Capitalism ruined Christmas.
Guess that went down the shitter.
Too many good deals at Walmart and Amazon for the mass of consumers to turn down.
I really hate holidays because of this consumerism obsession.
Capitalism ruined Christmas.
November 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Wasn't there supposed to be some mass boycott of Black Friday?
Guess that went down the shitter.
Too many good deals at Walmart and Amazon for the mass of consumers to turn down.
I really hate holidays because of this consumerism obsession.
Capitalism ruined Christmas.
Guess that went down the shitter.
Too many good deals at Walmart and Amazon for the mass of consumers to turn down.
I really hate holidays because of this consumerism obsession.
Capitalism ruined Christmas.
With polling of the Democratic brand at record lows, the party must embrace candidates willing to challenge entrenched corporate interests, fiercely oppose the Trump administration, and defy their own party’s orthodoxy.
Economic populism must rule the day. Too many are underwater for us not to.
Economic populism must rule the day. Too many are underwater for us not to.
November 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
With polling of the Democratic brand at record lows, the party must embrace candidates willing to challenge entrenched corporate interests, fiercely oppose the Trump administration, and defy their own party’s orthodoxy.
Economic populism must rule the day. Too many are underwater for us not to.
Economic populism must rule the day. Too many are underwater for us not to.
No matter what Trump may think, performative politics has a cost.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
Trump was warned that members of the military could be attacked.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
No matter what Trump may think, performative politics has a cost.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
I often hear that people in the United States no longer agree on the nation’s purpose, values, history, or meaning. However, it's important to recognize that this sense of disagreement isn't new; we have never been a uniform country in thought and purpose, even when it may have seemed that way.
November 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I often hear that people in the United States no longer agree on the nation’s purpose, values, history, or meaning. However, it's important to recognize that this sense of disagreement isn't new; we have never been a uniform country in thought and purpose, even when it may have seemed that way.
We should all give thanks today for having such a working-class-minded President.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Donald Trump’s War on Christmas
It’s a bad year for shoppers. It’s a terrible year for small-business owners.
www.theatlantic.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We should all give thanks today for having such a working-class-minded President.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Yeah, no s^$t. My 9-year-old has a better sense of what inflation is. But don't worry, kids, Daddy Donny is to the rescue.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Doesn’t Understand Inflation
Having promised to lower living costs, the president seems keen to make American life more expensive.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Yeah, no s^$t. My 9-year-old has a better sense of what inflation is. But don't worry, kids, Daddy Donny is to the rescue.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
In the long and short of it we are the authors of our own destruction or salvation as a nation. Stop looking for a Knight in shining armor to come save us from the disastrous experiment we are currently living through. It will be the anonymous millions who bring us out of this.
November 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
In the long and short of it we are the authors of our own destruction or salvation as a nation. Stop looking for a Knight in shining armor to come save us from the disastrous experiment we are currently living through. It will be the anonymous millions who bring us out of this.
We most certainly should prosecute these two for the public statements and political warfare they committed against anyone who didn't bend the knee.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump and Hegseth’s Hysterical Reaction to an Ad
For the president and his minions, loyalty is more important than legality.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We most certainly should prosecute these two for the public statements and political warfare they committed against anyone who didn't bend the knee.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Many of our issues with elected officials stem from the fact that we tend to choose candidates who are skilled at delivering catchy one-liners for sound bites rather than those who are committed to the hard and tedious work of governance.
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Many of our issues with elected officials stem from the fact that we tend to choose candidates who are skilled at delivering catchy one-liners for sound bites rather than those who are committed to the hard and tedious work of governance.