People have TONS of good ideas—they just don’t have the money to execute them.
Billionaires, meanwhile, have tons of money but zero good ideas.
We don’t need AI. We need greater wealth equality.
Billionaires, meanwhile, have tons of money but zero good ideas.
We don’t need AI. We need greater wealth equality.
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
People have TONS of good ideas—they just don’t have the money to execute them.
Billionaires, meanwhile, have tons of money but zero good ideas.
We don’t need AI. We need greater wealth equality.
Billionaires, meanwhile, have tons of money but zero good ideas.
We don’t need AI. We need greater wealth equality.
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It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
wilwheaton.net
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
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"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman at Brown, had a condition as a child that required brain surgery. The experience created an unshakable ambition to become a brain surgeon, his sister said.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
Brown shooting victim was pursuing dream of becoming brain surgeon
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, 18, was one of two people killed at Brown University on Saturday.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."
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To break news and discuss creative works: BlueSky
To sell products: TikTok, Instagram
Content creation: YouTube
Racism: X
To sell products: TikTok, Instagram
Content creation: YouTube
Racism: X
December 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
To break news and discuss creative works: BlueSky
To sell products: TikTok, Instagram
Content creation: YouTube
Racism: X
To sell products: TikTok, Instagram
Content creation: YouTube
Racism: X
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I met Rob Reiner in 2015 at a comedy show in Austin. I was at a low point and needed a boost. Then he appeared.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/15/r...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/15/r...
A Moment With Rob Reiner That Meant Everything
One night at a comedy club, I was at a low point. Then a legend appeared.
thebarbedwire.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I met Rob Reiner in 2015 at a comedy show in Austin. I was at a low point and needed a boost. Then he appeared.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/15/r...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/15/r...
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Waymo and the NTSB are taking a closer look at driverless car software following incidents of their vehicles driving around stopped school busses, both in Atlanta, GA and Austin, TX.
Have you tried a Waymo? Thoughts?
www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...
Have you tried a Waymo? Thoughts?
www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...
Waymo driverless cars making questionable choices? How to report them
Waymo driverless cars are popping up around Atlanta, but there are reported cases of dangerous driving. Here's how to report it
www.usatoday.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Waymo and the NTSB are taking a closer look at driverless car software following incidents of their vehicles driving around stopped school busses, both in Atlanta, GA and Austin, TX.
Have you tried a Waymo? Thoughts?
www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...
Have you tried a Waymo? Thoughts?
www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...
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"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
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thinking about this with regards to the Uvalde cops twiddling their thumbs while kids got killed. all kinds of normies are naturally heroic under fire, you have to be trained to be that much of a chickenshit
turns out the guy was a Syrian immigrant named Ahmed al Ahmed who got his Australian citizenship in 2022 www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Hero who wrestled gun from terrorist says he’d do it again despite being ‘riddled with bullets’
Despite Ahmed al Ahmed being in a lot of pain, according to his migration lawyer, he felt as if disarming the gunman at Bondi was an act for the community.
www.smh.com.au
December 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
thinking about this with regards to the Uvalde cops twiddling their thumbs while kids got killed. all kinds of normies are naturally heroic under fire, you have to be trained to be that much of a chickenshit
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please take a moment to appreciate Tesla's epic accomplishment of coming dead last in the auto industry in reliability, despite making relatively expensive cars with a tiny fraction of the moving parts
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
please take a moment to appreciate Tesla's epic accomplishment of coming dead last in the auto industry in reliability, despite making relatively expensive cars with a tiny fraction of the moving parts
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
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christmas bea arthur: thread
December 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
christmas bea arthur: thread
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
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utterly incapable of grace
December 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
utterly incapable of grace
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
Criminal conspiracy
$TSLA | Tesla board made $3 billion via stock awards that dwarfed tech peers | Reuters
Tesla board made $3 billion via stock awards that dwarfed tech peers
Tesla's board of directors has earned more than $3 billion through stock awards that far exceeded the value of those given to peers at the biggest U.S. technology firms at the time they were paid, acc...
www.reuters.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Criminal conspiracy
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
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Two people were reportedly found dead inside a home owned by director and actor Rob Reiner
2 found dead at Brentwood mansion that belongs to director Rob Reiner
A man and woman were found dead inside a home in Brentwood that records and neighbors tie to director Rob Reiner.
www.nbclosangeles.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Two people were reportedly found dead inside a home owned by director and actor Rob Reiner
would watch
CBS should make me editor-in-chief and it will be 24 hours nonstop coverage about arcane menswear rules no one knows or cares about
December 15, 2025 at 3:06 AM
would watch
Watching a Led Zeppelin documentary and had no idea Jimmy Page was so hot! Looks like George Washington now but then? Hoo boy
December 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Watching a Led Zeppelin documentary and had no idea Jimmy Page was so hot! Looks like George Washington now but then? Hoo boy
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One of the students killed at Brown was from Birmingham. Two families I know well know the family. This is a tiny town. My heart breaks for this senseless horrific loss. May her memory be a blessing. May we stop the horrific slaughter of our children.
🔗: https://www.al.com/news/2025/12/alabama-student-among-those-killed-during-brown-university-shooting-church-says.html??utm_campaign=aldotcom_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Alabama student killed in Brown University shooting was a ‘bright light,’ Birmingham church says.
Alabama student killed in Brown University shooting was a ‘bright light,’ Birmingham church says.
December 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
One of the students killed at Brown was from Birmingham. Two families I know well know the family. This is a tiny town. My heart breaks for this senseless horrific loss. May her memory be a blessing. May we stop the horrific slaughter of our children.
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my favorite thing about the benoit blanc movies is that they aren't really about benoit blanc. he is not grappling with demons from his past. we are not getting flashbacks to the husband whose murder he never solved. he just shows up and does his job like mary poppins for homicides
December 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
my favorite thing about the benoit blanc movies is that they aren't really about benoit blanc. he is not grappling with demons from his past. we are not getting flashbacks to the husband whose murder he never solved. he just shows up and does his job like mary poppins for homicides
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Not sure if these figures are correct, but TOTAL emergency service spending (the bulk of healthcare spending for this group) on undocumented immigrants between 2017-2023 was $27B, or $6B a year. To put that into context, oil companies receive about $35B per year in subsidies.
The White House getting in the Christmas spirit by blaming the most vulnerable members of society for the suffering Trump is responsible for.
Jesus would have hated these people.
Jesus would have hated these people.
December 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Not sure if these figures are correct, but TOTAL emergency service spending (the bulk of healthcare spending for this group) on undocumented immigrants between 2017-2023 was $27B, or $6B a year. To put that into context, oil companies receive about $35B per year in subsidies.