Nathan A Burroughs
@naburroughs.bsky.social
Soooo....the only way to get Democratic Senators to actually fight fascism is to withhold donations for any candidate while Schumer is leader? Is that where we're at?
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Soooo....the only way to get Democratic Senators to actually fight fascism is to withhold donations for any candidate while Schumer is leader? Is that where we're at?
Schumer is either too weak to hold his caucus together, or he's in on it. Either way it's time for him to go.
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Schumer is either too weak to hold his caucus together, or he's in on it. Either way it's time for him to go.
Still playing the wrong game.
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Still playing the wrong game.
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oh God, this is like that scene in all the presidents men when woodstein spent a couple hours asking a random lady’s opinions abt watergate in her apt and then finally realize she’s not the woman who works at CREEP.
October 30, 2025 at 3:10 AM
oh God, this is like that scene in all the presidents men when woodstein spent a couple hours asking a random lady’s opinions abt watergate in her apt and then finally realize she’s not the woman who works at CREEP.
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If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act falls, Democrats might need to win the national popular vote by 5 to 6 points to take control of the House, via Nate Cohn
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
October 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act falls, Democrats might need to win the national popular vote by 5 to 6 points to take control of the House, via Nate Cohn
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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This piece is fantastic, arguing that the path forward is to stick to a real moral center and pull others in, not to compromise your values away.
“You don’t buy into the MAGA lies to get supporters. You give them a vision of what you support, and you call them to it.”
“You don’t buy into the MAGA lies to get supporters. You give them a vision of what you support, and you call them to it.”
I really appreciated this thoughtful piece about Ta-Nehisi Coates & Ezra Klein. Andrea Pitzer says “lost” folks like Klein “don’t have a clear idea how this moment fits into history and what it is exactly that they’re doing”. [degenerateart.beehiiv.com]
You don’t have to swallow frogs
Klein and Coates show that if you don’t know what your core beliefs are, you’re going to get played.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This piece is fantastic, arguing that the path forward is to stick to a real moral center and pull others in, not to compromise your values away.
“You don’t buy into the MAGA lies to get supporters. You give them a vision of what you support, and you call them to it.”
“You don’t buy into the MAGA lies to get supporters. You give them a vision of what you support, and you call them to it.”
So bring together all your generals in one place & show them how insane you are. Do you want a coup? Because this is how you get a coup.
October 1, 2025 at 2:46 AM
So bring together all your generals in one place & show them how insane you are. Do you want a coup? Because this is how you get a coup.
National guard deployed to Portland. Start wondering why they've been drinking such crappy coffee at home.
September 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
National guard deployed to Portland. Start wondering why they've been drinking such crappy coffee at home.
Fact
The secret to academic success is 20% grit, 80% sunk cost fallacy
September 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Fact
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"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review
Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.
www.bostonreview.net
September 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...
As a severe allergy sufferer, I can confirm that it can really affect your emotional state, i.e. "Is feeling this crappy just my life now?"
Newly published in Journal of Health Economics. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Seasonal allergies and mental health: Do small health shocks affect suicidality?
Suicide rates increased 37% in the US from 2000 to 2018; while structural factors are extensively studied, short-term triggers remain less understood.…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
As a severe allergy sufferer, I can confirm that it can really affect your emotional state, i.e. "Is feeling this crappy just my life now?"
People keep asking what the Democrats should demand in exchange for budget votes. My answer is: Nothing. Just don't vote for it. Make the Republicans own all of this.
September 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
People keep asking what the Democrats should demand in exchange for budget votes. My answer is: Nothing. Just don't vote for it. Make the Republicans own all of this.
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gift link bc this shit is delicious
August 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
gift link bc this shit is delicious
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Interesting new essay on rising housing costs in the Journal of Economic Perspectives:
August 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Interesting new essay on rising housing costs in the Journal of Economic Perspectives:
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Link to article here: www.ft.com/content/5cd7...
The troubling decline in conscientiousness
A critical life skill is fading out — and especially fast among young adults
www.ft.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Link to article here: www.ft.com/content/5cd7...
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So bad.The EO institutionalizes and intensifies the politicization of federal research funding. The provisions weaken scientific expertise in funding decisions and effectively cede control to political appointees. The basic logistics here will also further slow walk release of federal research funds
August 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
So bad.The EO institutionalizes and intensifies the politicization of federal research funding. The provisions weaken scientific expertise in funding decisions and effectively cede control to political appointees. The basic logistics here will also further slow walk release of federal research funds
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Academia is basically a collection of people who got lucky early on and mistook it for genius. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
August 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Academia is basically a collection of people who got lucky early on and mistook it for genius. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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But in the meantime, why not slap “powered by AI” on your toilet brush and win over a few extra customers from your competitors. This is essentially what you’re seeing now with every single company just ham fisting some half-baked LLM chatbot into their workflow.
Every Reason Why I Hate AI and You Should Too
maybe it's anti-innovation, maybe it's just avoiding hype. But one thing is clear, I'm completely done with hearing about AI.
malwaretech.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
But in the meantime, why not slap “powered by AI” on your toilet brush and win over a few extra customers from your competitors. This is essentially what you’re seeing now with every single company just ham fisting some half-baked LLM chatbot into their workflow.
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The trick to getting a PhD is to be the first person ever to find fascination in a deeply, insanely boring thing.
July 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The trick to getting a PhD is to be the first person ever to find fascination in a deeply, insanely boring thing.
When you view the Supreme Court as the board of directors of the GOP rather than a judicial body, everything makes more sense. They are flaks, not judges.
July 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
When you view the Supreme Court as the board of directors of the GOP rather than a judicial body, everything makes more sense. They are flaks, not judges.
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I am begging people not to look to the NYT for coverage of what's happening. The BBC, Le Monde, Ajazeera and others will have more truthful coverage.
June 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I am begging people not to look to the NYT for coverage of what's happening. The BBC, Le Monde, Ajazeera and others will have more truthful coverage.
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Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE
June 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
Germany descended into authoritarian madness because of defeat in war, Depression, and the collapse of monarchy. The U.S. is doing it because...why, exactly?
April 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Germany descended into authoritarian madness because of defeat in war, Depression, and the collapse of monarchy. The U.S. is doing it because...why, exactly?