@shahidkhan.bsky.social
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I would simply zone for more supertall condo towers south of Central Park
“The Citizens Budget Commission report estimates that if New York had simply maintained its 2010 share of the nation’s millionaire earners, its 2022 revenue would have been $13.2 billion higher than it was—without raising taxes by a penny.” — apple.news/AOrR8TZZ8RhC...
New York Can't Be Progressive Without the 1 Percent — The Atlantic
The ultra-wealthy make for good campaign villains. They also fund the city’s social safety net.
apple.news
December 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I would simply zone for more supertall condo towers south of Central Park
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The absolute gall it takes to say this when his administration dismantled USAID.
Seeing a leader of the United States adopt this line is revolting. While the US remains imperfect, it is also the global leader in FDI as well as the world’s leading destination for inbound investment. China would love to have an economy like America’s.
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The absolute gall it takes to say this when his administration dismantled USAID.
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VC firm Andreessen Horowitz hired Daniel Penny for choking a black man to death on the New York subway
To recap:
•Rittenhouse killed 2 people at a BLM rally & raised $2M
•Shiloh Hendrix called a Black child the n-word & raised $800K
•Now Crystal Wilsey called a Black customer the n-word & has already raised $100K in 1 day
On thing remains clear—White supremacy remains extremely profitable in America
•Rittenhouse killed 2 people at a BLM rally & raised $2M
•Shiloh Hendrix called a Black child the n-word & raised $800K
•Now Crystal Wilsey called a Black customer the n-word & has already raised $100K in 1 day
On thing remains clear—White supremacy remains extremely profitable in America
December 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
VC firm Andreessen Horowitz hired Daniel Penny for choking a black man to death on the New York subway
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Man, the Bluesky Wrapped 2025 is pretty brutal
December 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Man, the Bluesky Wrapped 2025 is pretty brutal
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December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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The AI slop on Twitter has reached Facebook proportions.
Half the tweets are measuring skull sizes and denying the Holocaust while the other half are just this
Half the tweets are measuring skull sizes and denying the Holocaust while the other half are just this
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The AI slop on Twitter has reached Facebook proportions.
Half the tweets are measuring skull sizes and denying the Holocaust while the other half are just this
Half the tweets are measuring skull sizes and denying the Holocaust while the other half are just this
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People are dying over who gets to steal from a dude in Iowa who thinks the model who "accidentally" texted him has fallen in love with him.
the Thai-Cambodian conflict is at least partially about control of the scam/gambling/prostitution compounds along the border.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/12/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/12/t...
Are Scam Compounds the Real Cause of Thailand-Cambodia Fighting?
Intense strikes targeted “pig butchering” syndicates on the border.
foreignpolicy.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
People are dying over who gets to steal from a dude in Iowa who thinks the model who "accidentally" texted him has fallen in love with him.
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people used to do engagement tweets like "would you say the n-word for a million dollars" and that turned into the pitch deck for give send go.
December 9, 2025 at 4:20 AM
people used to do engagement tweets like "would you say the n-word for a million dollars" and that turned into the pitch deck for give send go.
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Oh good, Glenn Beck has created an AI George Washington. You will be shocked to learn that the AI George Washington created by Glenn Beck sounds exactly like what would happen if Glenn Beck built an AI George Washington to sound exactly like Glenn Beck.
December 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Oh good, Glenn Beck has created an AI George Washington. You will be shocked to learn that the AI George Washington created by Glenn Beck sounds exactly like what would happen if Glenn Beck built an AI George Washington to sound exactly like Glenn Beck.
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From this day forward I will respond to all criticism with a photo of myself as a baby or toddler. If I can work a kitten or puppy in I will, to the best of my ability.
No screenshot of that original paragraph is complete without the visual that comes immediately after
December 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
From this day forward I will respond to all criticism with a photo of myself as a baby or toddler. If I can work a kitten or puppy in I will, to the best of my ability.
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Supreme Court oral argument this morning, in sum
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Supreme Court oral argument this morning, in sum
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
Sotomayor: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (derogatory)
Gorsuch: you're asking us to destroy the foundation of government (complimentary)
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Pretty infuriating: King Gizzard quit Spotify over ethical concerns -- and now Spotify is letting AI knockoffs of its music (with all the lyrics copied verbatim) proliferate on its platform
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
King Gizzard Pulled Their Music From Spotify in Protest, and Now Spotify Is Hosting AI Knockoffs of Their Songs
An impersonator appears to be using generative AI to poorly clone rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's iconic sound on Spotify.
futurism.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Pretty infuriating: King Gizzard quit Spotify over ethical concerns -- and now Spotify is letting AI knockoffs of its music (with all the lyrics copied verbatim) proliferate on its platform
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
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The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
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I don't think "apartheid" is the wrong word to describe Israel but "Jim Crow" applies equally well. this exact same scenario, right down to the noose lapel pins, has played out in the American south.
December 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I don't think "apartheid" is the wrong word to describe Israel but "Jim Crow" applies equally well. this exact same scenario, right down to the noose lapel pins, has played out in the American south.
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They're going to destroy public education in the United States - part of their plot to enslave us - and they don't care how many of our kids need to die to make that happen. This is explicitly what all the people who helped Trump win were trying to achieve.
December 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
They're going to destroy public education in the United States - part of their plot to enslave us - and they don't care how many of our kids need to die to make that happen. This is explicitly what all the people who helped Trump win were trying to achieve.
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Watch Tesla Full Self-Driving v14.2.1 swerve out of the plowed road into an icy patch, and then back and forth until it eventually loses traction.
Elon Musk, road users did not sign up to be test subjects for this defective software.
It should be banned now!
Elon Musk, road users did not sign up to be test subjects for this defective software.
It should be banned now!
December 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Watch Tesla Full Self-Driving v14.2.1 swerve out of the plowed road into an icy patch, and then back and forth until it eventually loses traction.
Elon Musk, road users did not sign up to be test subjects for this defective software.
It should be banned now!
Elon Musk, road users did not sign up to be test subjects for this defective software.
It should be banned now!
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1) Impose massive tariffs on China
2) China retaliates by ending its soybean imports
3) Cut deal w/ China so they'll buy our soybeans
4) China buys only 20%, so far, of what it agreed to purchase
5) Offer $12 billion to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
2) China retaliates by ending its soybean imports
3) Cut deal w/ China so they'll buy our soybeans
4) China buys only 20%, so far, of what it agreed to purchase
5) Offer $12 billion to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump to Unveil $12 Billion Bailout for Farmers
The financial aid comes as the agriculture sector grapples with the fallout from the president’s tariffs.
www.wsj.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
1) Impose massive tariffs on China
2) China retaliates by ending its soybean imports
3) Cut deal w/ China so they'll buy our soybeans
4) China buys only 20%, so far, of what it agreed to purchase
5) Offer $12 billion to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
2) China retaliates by ending its soybean imports
3) Cut deal w/ China so they'll buy our soybeans
4) China buys only 20%, so far, of what it agreed to purchase
5) Offer $12 billion to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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[sees elite athlete tear achilles tendon]
VAXXED???
VAXXED???
December 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
[sees elite athlete tear achilles tendon]
VAXXED???
VAXXED???
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"I am Spartacus" but for sex pests
December 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"I am Spartacus" but for sex pests
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"Needy Amin" still ranks among the banger nicknames for Trump.
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 AM
"Needy Amin" still ranks among the banger nicknames for Trump.
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Israel hunted a 70 year old lady down with a gun drone and then hoovered above to make sure she bled out next to her dying son. They both join almost 1,000 Palestinians Israel has massacred or maimed in its genocide during the "ceasefire".
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
Israeli drone chases and kills elderly woman in Gaza as attacks continue
At least seven Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks as military pushes deeper beyond truce demarcation line.
www.aljazeera.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Israel hunted a 70 year old lady down with a gun drone and then hoovered above to make sure she bled out next to her dying son. They both join almost 1,000 Palestinians Israel has massacred or maimed in its genocide during the "ceasefire".
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
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I love explaining to people outside of California you could inherit *property taxes* for as many properties as your ancestors owned (up until 2020).
Most people think I mean inherit *property*.
Most people think I mean inherit *property*.
The house we rent (in El Cerrito) would sell for 1.5 million, at least. But our landlady inherited it from her husband, and he inherited it from his parents, and so she pays $2000/year in property taxes on a more-than-a-million-dollar home she got for free.
December 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I love explaining to people outside of California you could inherit *property taxes* for as many properties as your ancestors owned (up until 2020).
Most people think I mean inherit *property*.
Most people think I mean inherit *property*.
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Absolutely buzzing over this new video of a rarely seen giant squid
December 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Absolutely buzzing over this new video of a rarely seen giant squid