ParanoidPorygon
@paranoidporygon.bsky.social
security person
Concentrated wealth is the major public health issue of our time.
I try to only ever engage in good faith and I will assume the same of you.
Concentrated wealth is the major public health issue of our time.
I try to only ever engage in good faith and I will assume the same of you.
Pinned
The internet was built by and for autistic people to argue with each other about whether vi or emacs is better.
Any other use case is a perversion of this original intent and leads to disaster.
Any other use case is a perversion of this original intent and leads to disaster.
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It appears Trump is rushing to close trade deals with foreign partners in case the administration's leverage on tariffs is taken off the table by the Supreme Court.
It Sure Looks Like the Trump Admin Is Prepping for SCOTUS To Demolish Its Tariff Policy
President Donald Trump’s foreign trade policy has been marked by contradiction from...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It appears Trump is rushing to close trade deals with foreign partners in case the administration's leverage on tariffs is taken off the table by the Supreme Court.
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this is literally what the nazis did. the nazis claimed that that 98 percent of prostitution worldwide was controlled by Jews.
Tom Emmer pushes racist lies on Fox: "80% of the crimes being committed in the Twin Cities and Minnesota are being committed by Somalis"
December 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
this is literally what the nazis did. the nazis claimed that that 98 percent of prostitution worldwide was controlled by Jews.
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This was an actual nazi policy after the housing crisis Germany experienced during hyperinflation in the 1920-30s.
They targeted Jewish people claiming they controlled real estate and spread lies that Roma and Sinti people were "invading" and people with disabilities were a burden on the taxpayer
They targeted Jewish people claiming they controlled real estate and spread lies that Roma and Sinti people were "invading" and people with disabilities were a burden on the taxpayer
December 3, 2025 at 5:30 AM
This was an actual nazi policy after the housing crisis Germany experienced during hyperinflation in the 1920-30s.
They targeted Jewish people claiming they controlled real estate and spread lies that Roma and Sinti people were "invading" and people with disabilities were a burden on the taxpayer
They targeted Jewish people claiming they controlled real estate and spread lies that Roma and Sinti people were "invading" and people with disabilities were a burden on the taxpayer
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It’s fitting that the most trusted person in podcasting is also the most credulous fool imaginable. “I was at Peter Thiel’s house for dinner the other night and he said the wine we were drinking was actually water that had been fed through Palantir’s servers and I was like whoa man, that’s so cool.”
December 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It’s fitting that the most trusted person in podcasting is also the most credulous fool imaginable. “I was at Peter Thiel’s house for dinner the other night and he said the wine we were drinking was actually water that had been fed through Palantir’s servers and I was like whoa man, that’s so cool.”
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a good 40% of the argument for decriminalization is to take the distribution networks out of the hands of the guys who did this. these are not the victims of the drug war. these (alongside law enforcement) are the perpetrators.
www.cbsnews.com/news/dismemb...
www.cbsnews.com/news/dismemb...
December 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
a good 40% of the argument for decriminalization is to take the distribution networks out of the hands of the guys who did this. these are not the victims of the drug war. these (alongside law enforcement) are the perpetrators.
www.cbsnews.com/news/dismemb...
www.cbsnews.com/news/dismemb...
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I will give an *extremely* limited defense of this in that a congressional stock trading ban probably should be coupled with a significant bump in congressional pay.
Rep. Roger Williams defends members of Congress trading stocks: "I think we gotta be careful that we don't limit Congresspeople to where they can do nothing ... from a financial standpoint, it's not easy being up in Congress."
December 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I will give an *extremely* limited defense of this in that a congressional stock trading ban probably should be coupled with a significant bump in congressional pay.
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yes, it’s really that bad.
If new proposals detailed in an FDA memo are put into place, experts told me it would mean the end of annual flu shots. And end of most vaccines for pregnant people. And maybe the end of updates to pneumonia vaccines. And more.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
FDA official proposes ‘impossible’ standards for vaccine testing that could curtail access to immunizations
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
yes, it’s really that bad.
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New fun short paper alert w/@raihanalam in PNAS! Learning about congressional stock trading reduces trust in congress, which in turn reduces citizens' own willingness to follow the law broadly.
Ban it! Hope it helps @aoc.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Ban it! Hope it helps @aoc.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Knowledge of politician stock trading reduces congressional legitimacy and compliance with the law | PNAS
Institutional legitimacy is essential for democracies, yet public trust and confidence
in the United States Congress are at an all-time low. A sign...
www.pnas.org
May 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New fun short paper alert w/@raihanalam in PNAS! Learning about congressional stock trading reduces trust in congress, which in turn reduces citizens' own willingness to follow the law broadly.
Ban it! Hope it helps @aoc.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Ban it! Hope it helps @aoc.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Walking around like 'oh wow but who would have told us' and its like 'literally Kamala Harris told you everything htat has happened under Trump in her debates. If you watched the debates, you were explicitly told.'
December 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Walking around like 'oh wow but who would have told us' and its like 'literally Kamala Harris told you everything htat has happened under Trump in her debates. If you watched the debates, you were explicitly told.'
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It’s just going to be wide open, unapologetic bigotry from here on out.
Trump on Minnesota's Somali community: "They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you."
December 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It’s just going to be wide open, unapologetic bigotry from here on out.
We let too many Huns into this beautiful country and they are hellbent on turning it into the Fourth Reich.
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We let too many Huns into this beautiful country and they are hellbent on turning it into the Fourth Reich.
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i hate Computer. Computer took my childhood. Computer also gave me career as Computer Toucher. Computer gives money. Money is root of all evil. Therefore, Computer is evil.
This is the face of your enemy. Your job as a computer toucher is to banish it from peoples' lives as much as possible.
December 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
i hate Computer. Computer took my childhood. Computer also gave me career as Computer Toucher. Computer gives money. Money is root of all evil. Therefore, Computer is evil.
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Trump has now pardoned a murderous drug lord who smuggled 400 tons of cocaine into the country, AND the guy who ran the Dark Web's biggest drug marketplace.
Former Honduran president released from US prison after Trump pardon reut.rs/3Y3ziKg
Former Honduran president released from US prison after Trump pardon
President Donald Trump, who has painted himself as a fearsome warrior against illegal drugs, pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was serving a 45-year sentence after being convicted of conspiring to import tons of cocaine into the United States.
reut.rs
December 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Trump has now pardoned a murderous drug lord who smuggled 400 tons of cocaine into the country, AND the guy who ran the Dark Web's biggest drug marketplace.
There is nothing stopping these people from starting a blog with comments disabled but they won't do it because they crave affirmation more than they value discourse.
Mark Cuban Says ‘It Became Pointless’ To Post On Bluesky Due To The Hate He Gets There
Mark Cuban Says 'It Became Pointless' To Post On Bluesky Due To The Hate He Gets There
Mark Cuban, the billionaire entrepreneur and longtime "Shark Tank" star, says he’s done posting on Bluesky for now, and the reason is simple: it’s not worth
offthefrontpage.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
There is nothing stopping these people from starting a blog with comments disabled but they won't do it because they crave affirmation more than they value discourse.
I am going to be setting up Ersatz TV on my media server and am planning out what TV stations to include. Current ideas:
* Adult Swim '90s through '00s
* Toonami
* genre stuff from the 90s (Twin Peaks, Buffy, X-files)
* Whose Line is it Anyway 24/7/365
* Dr. Who 24/7/365
Need further suggestions.
* Adult Swim '90s through '00s
* Toonami
* genre stuff from the 90s (Twin Peaks, Buffy, X-files)
* Whose Line is it Anyway 24/7/365
* Dr. Who 24/7/365
Need further suggestions.
December 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I am going to be setting up Ersatz TV on my media server and am planning out what TV stations to include. Current ideas:
* Adult Swim '90s through '00s
* Toonami
* genre stuff from the 90s (Twin Peaks, Buffy, X-files)
* Whose Line is it Anyway 24/7/365
* Dr. Who 24/7/365
Need further suggestions.
* Adult Swim '90s through '00s
* Toonami
* genre stuff from the 90s (Twin Peaks, Buffy, X-files)
* Whose Line is it Anyway 24/7/365
* Dr. Who 24/7/365
Need further suggestions.
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We’ve fallen so low as a country since the 2001 AUMF that 25 years later you have to consult multiple experts to determine whether or not double-tapping non-combatants in international waters is even a crime
EXCLUSIVE: Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/h...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/h...
Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
We’ve fallen so low as a country since the 2001 AUMF that 25 years later you have to consult multiple experts to determine whether or not double-tapping non-combatants in international waters is even a crime
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when i saw this, i immediately thought of the time i absolutely melted down for brownie aerobics because everyone had a leotard except me, and then i went into first grade and the troop coordinator remembered my tantrum 🫠 she still calls me "buttercup" because my dad was trying to stop my shrieking
December 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
when i saw this, i immediately thought of the time i absolutely melted down for brownie aerobics because everyone had a leotard except me, and then i went into first grade and the troop coordinator remembered my tantrum 🫠 she still calls me "buttercup" because my dad was trying to stop my shrieking
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Not entirely sure the tests being discussed (but not released) are related in any way to the scans being asked about (and also not released). We're probably not going to know anything real until the postmortem.
Memo From Trump’s Doctor Cites ‘Excellent’ Scan but Offers Little Clarity
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Not entirely sure the tests being discussed (but not released) are related in any way to the scans being asked about (and also not released). We're probably not going to know anything real until the postmortem.
Just make community college free, Jesus Christ.
Every conservative economic relief program is just bending over backwards to avoid doing the thing that would obviously make the most sense and help the most people and instead just gesture towards it. This includes the ACA.
Every conservative economic relief program is just bending over backwards to avoid doing the thing that would obviously make the most sense and help the most people and instead just gesture towards it. This includes the ACA.
Michael and Susan Dell pledge $6.25 billion to help fund "Trump Accounts," a program aimed at building savings for millions of American kids https://cnn.it/3MAANgr
December 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Just make community college free, Jesus Christ.
Every conservative economic relief program is just bending over backwards to avoid doing the thing that would obviously make the most sense and help the most people and instead just gesture towards it. This includes the ACA.
Every conservative economic relief program is just bending over backwards to avoid doing the thing that would obviously make the most sense and help the most people and instead just gesture towards it. This includes the ACA.
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Gee, it’s almost as if the Secretary of Defense ordered his subordinates to carry out an order his department’s own Law of War manual explicitly states is illegal.
"The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows...are illegal. For example, 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥."
-DoD Law of War manual
-DoD Law of War manual
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Gee, it’s almost as if the Secretary of Defense ordered his subordinates to carry out an order his department’s own Law of War manual explicitly states is illegal.
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Broke: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie, it’s an action film
Woke: Die Hard is set at Christmas. Christmas film
Bespoke: Die Hard is about death, judgement, and deliverance from evil (and people anticipating the celebration of Christmas with an office party) and is therefore clearly an Advent movie
Woke: Die Hard is set at Christmas. Christmas film
Bespoke: Die Hard is about death, judgement, and deliverance from evil (and people anticipating the celebration of Christmas with an office party) and is therefore clearly an Advent movie
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
Survey also reveals Britons’ favourite festive film, views on tear-jerkers and family cinema trips
When Macaulay Culkin recently said he didn’t consider Die Hard to be a Christmas film – wading into one of pop culture’s most heated holiday debates – he was booed by a live audience.
But it looks like the British people are behind the actor, with a survey revealing that Home Alone is the UK’s favourite festive film, while Die Hard has officially been voted not a Christmas movie. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Broke: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie, it’s an action film
Woke: Die Hard is set at Christmas. Christmas film
Bespoke: Die Hard is about death, judgement, and deliverance from evil (and people anticipating the celebration of Christmas with an office party) and is therefore clearly an Advent movie
Woke: Die Hard is set at Christmas. Christmas film
Bespoke: Die Hard is about death, judgement, and deliverance from evil (and people anticipating the celebration of Christmas with an office party) and is therefore clearly an Advent movie
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The US put jury trials in our constitution in the 6th amendment to prevent shit like this.
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
The reforms are being brought in to tackle unprecedented delays in the Crown Court.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The US put jury trials in our constitution in the 6th amendment to prevent shit like this.
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Precisely.
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Precisely.