Thomas Neuburger ✍️
@thomasneuburger.bsky.social
Essayist, poet, novelist. Byline @ SF Chronicle, Common Dreams, Naked Capitalism, DownWithTyranny, others.
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We've Just Crowned a King. What Next?
That statement is literally true, thanks to John Roberts and friends
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We're Just Crowned a King. What Next?
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Time to take this seriously. And it's not just Trump (and all who prepared this path). He just opened the door — the rest of the tale will be sea-changed from what went before.
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by @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
Time to take this seriously. And it's not just Trump (and all who prepared this path). He just opened the door — the rest of the tale will be sea-changed from what went before.
neuburger.substack.com/p/weve-just-...
Flock cameras are computers, and they're very easily hacked. Check out the list of vulnerabilities.
by @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
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by @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
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Flock Camera Vulnerability: It's Worse Than You Think
By pressing a button, you can be 'root' on a Flock. And that's just the start.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Flock cameras are computers, and they're very easily hacked. Check out the list of vulnerabilities.
by @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
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by @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
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One good thing about Bari Weiss is that she articulates the worldview of the 0.00001% with total clarity, and thereby makes it obvious that they are dangerously out of their minds.
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
One good thing about Bari Weiss is that she articulates the worldview of the 0.00001% with total clarity, and thereby makes it obvious that they are dangerously out of their minds.
Climate news...
The water that submerged the church in Iznik for more than 700 years has receded due to climate change. 🥲
Basilica emerges from lake, illuminating early Church life in Turkey.
Known as the Basilica of the Holy Fathers, it marks the site of one of the early Church's most important gatherings which took place in Nicaea 12 years after the Roman Empire legalised Christianity in AD 325
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Known as the Basilica of the Holy Fathers, it marks the site of one of the early Church's most important gatherings which took place in Nicaea 12 years after the Roman Empire legalised Christianity in AD 325
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November 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Climate news...
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EVERYONE wants a serious wealth tax that starts to rebalance things.
NO ONE believes politicians will allow that to happen.
NO ONE believes politicians will allow that to happen.
This weeks #Budget2026
Labour must not go back to workers and communities and make them pay again. They must show whose side they are on. #WealthTax
Labour must not go back to workers and communities and make them pay again. They must show whose side they are on. #WealthTax
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
EVERYONE wants a serious wealth tax that starts to rebalance things.
NO ONE believes politicians will allow that to happen.
NO ONE believes politicians will allow that to happen.
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“‘Age of exploration’ is polite. ‘Age of exploitation’ is more accurate. Since, as you’ll see, that’s the most common thread. Man’s inhumanity to man, globally expressed.”
Introduction: ‘To Govern The Globe’ - @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
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Introduction: ‘To Govern The Globe’ - @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
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Introduction: 'To Govern The Globe'
A view from the edge of the cliff
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November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“‘Age of exploration’ is polite. ‘Age of exploitation’ is more accurate. Since, as you’ll see, that’s the most common thread. Man’s inhumanity to man, globally expressed.”
Introduction: ‘To Govern The Globe’ - @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
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Introduction: ‘To Govern The Globe’ - @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
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And the rest of the rain forest suddenly became tillable farms...
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
And the rest of the rain forest suddenly became tillable farms...
Maybe we're not alone. It's just no one is talking to us.
This is part of our universe.
An area of sky about the size of a grain of sand held at arm's length.
The spiked features are stars in the Milky Way.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS A GALAXY.
An area of sky about the size of a grain of sand held at arm's length.
The spiked features are stars in the Milky Way.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS A GALAXY.
November 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Maybe we're not alone. It's just no one is talking to us.
We've entered the age of Drone Warfare, physically and digitally. This is a brave new world.
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We've entered the age of Drone Warfare, physically and digitally. This is a brave new world.
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I agree that ending the fossil fuel era is essential. And, when it comes to the housing safety and affordability crisis being exacerbated by insurance market failures, ending fossil fuels is not sufficient. Neither is what @chrislhayes.bsky.social proposes. climateandcommunity.org/research/pro...
Protection or Profit? Transformative Solutions to the Home Insurance Crisis
CCI’s proposal to transform home insurance involves states creating entities, termed Housing Resilience Agencies (HRAs), to run the state’s housing risk-reduction work and home disaster insurance prov...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I agree that ending the fossil fuel era is essential. And, when it comes to the housing safety and affordability crisis being exacerbated by insurance market failures, ending fossil fuels is not sufficient. Neither is what @chrislhayes.bsky.social proposes. climateandcommunity.org/research/pro...
Forget insurance incentives or disincentives. That’s a useless discussion.
If fossil fuels aren’t banned, ASAP, nothing else counts as change or mitigation. The system will be gamed.
Cc @moira.bsky.social
If fossil fuels aren’t banned, ASAP, nothing else counts as change or mitigation. The system will be gamed.
Cc @moira.bsky.social
There is a VERY strong reason to think that moving from private to public insurance will lead to political pressure that keeps premiums artificially low and incentivizes building in the riskiest areas. (See federal flood insurance)
November 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Forget insurance incentives or disincentives. That’s a useless discussion.
If fossil fuels aren’t banned, ASAP, nothing else counts as change or mitigation. The system will be gamed.
Cc @moira.bsky.social
If fossil fuels aren’t banned, ASAP, nothing else counts as change or mitigation. The system will be gamed.
Cc @moira.bsky.social
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“No wonder grandees from both stripes want him gone. He doesn’t just threaten the wicked living today, he threatens the way of the West. That’s a capital crime.”
Eskow: Mamdani's Plan Is 'Surprisingly Affordable' - @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
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Eskow: Mamdani's Plan Is 'Surprisingly Affordable' - @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
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Eskow: Mamdani's Plan Is 'Surprisingly Affordable'
Is that why the wealthy oppose it?
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November 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“No wonder grandees from both stripes want him gone. He doesn’t just threaten the wicked living today, he threatens the way of the West. That’s a capital crime.”
Eskow: Mamdani's Plan Is 'Surprisingly Affordable' - @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
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Eskow: Mamdani's Plan Is 'Surprisingly Affordable' - @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
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And who are the Quislings feeding Trump's rotting brain?
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
And who are the Quislings feeding Trump's rotting brain?
Michael Wolff: How Trump Digests the News
(think 'baby bird')
By @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
h/t @michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social
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(think 'baby bird')
By @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
h/t @michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social
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Michael Wolff: How Trump Digests the News
Making novelist sense of the child that runs our lives
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November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Michael Wolff: How Trump Digests the News
(think 'baby bird')
By @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
h/t @michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social
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(think 'baby bird')
By @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
h/t @michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social
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There was also a study done during the Nixon administration, that suggested that making transit free would actually save money, since the cost of fare collection typically was greatr than, or, a substantial part of the fare that was collected, and that cost would disappear.
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
There was also a study done during the Nixon administration, that suggested that making transit free would actually save money, since the cost of fare collection typically was greatr than, or, a substantial part of the fare that was collected, and that cost would disappear.
Eskow: Mamdani's Plan is 'Surprisingly Affordable'
(with notes about the nature of the state)
by @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
h/t @eskow.bsky.social
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(with notes about the nature of the state)
by @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
h/t @eskow.bsky.social
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Eskow: Mamdani's Plan Is 'Surprisingly Affordable'
Is that why the wealthy oppose it?
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November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Eskow: Mamdani's Plan is 'Surprisingly Affordable'
(with notes about the nature of the state)
by @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
h/t @eskow.bsky.social
neuburger.substack.com/p/eskow-mamd...
(with notes about the nature of the state)
by @thomasneuburger.bsky.social
h/t @eskow.bsky.social
neuburger.substack.com/p/eskow-mamd...
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as of the last Fed meeting, they have signaled a switch to easing to try to prop up the AI bubble. Ray Dalio is hinting that it will cause a debt crisis.
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
as of the last Fed meeting, they have signaled a switch to easing to try to prop up the AI bubble. Ray Dalio is hinting that it will cause a debt crisis.
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If a foreign power did to us what our elites have done to us over the past several decades there would be outrage. I don’t mean the corruption involved in our deindustrialization, but also degradation of our environment, our health, diet, pollution, etc.
November 4, 2025 at 2:42 AM
If a foreign power did to us what our elites have done to us over the past several decades there would be outrage. I don’t mean the corruption involved in our deindustrialization, but also degradation of our environment, our health, diet, pollution, etc.
Why we’re losing to China
“rich people sold America’s ability to do things to China to get three generations of fake wealth”
Great piece
www.ianwelsh.net/the-state-of...
“rich people sold America’s ability to do things to China to get three generations of fake wealth”
Great piece
www.ianwelsh.net/the-state-of...
The State Of Play In Late 2025
Let's run thru the important points: Domestically in the US the only issue that really matters is affordability. Food, housing and medicine. This will dominate the next few years, maybe even the next ...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Why we’re losing to China
“rich people sold America’s ability to do things to China to get three generations of fake wealth”
Great piece
www.ianwelsh.net/the-state-of...
“rich people sold America’s ability to do things to China to get three generations of fake wealth”
Great piece
www.ianwelsh.net/the-state-of...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Republicans admit Dems wrongly snubbed from Trump’s secret Venezuela briefing: senator
Source: Raw Story
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Source: Raw Story
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Republicans admit Dems wrongly snubbed from Trump’s secret Venezuela briefing: senator - NewsBreak
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration snubbed Senate Democrats this week with a secret GOP-only Venezuela briefing on Wednesday in what a lawmaker is calli
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October 31, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Republicans admit Dems wrongly snubbed from Trump’s secret Venezuela briefing: senator
Source: Raw Story
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Source: Raw Story
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Coming soon to a blue sky near you...
October 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Coming soon to a blue sky near you...
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Reactionary centrists (like @mattyglesias.bsky.social with his “Big-Ass Truck Energy”) always say that Democrats need to support expanding fossil fuels because it’s popular.
They 👏 are 👏 wrong.👏
The U of Chicago shows, again, that the majority of Americans OPPOSE expanding fossil fuels.
They 👏 are 👏 wrong.👏
The U of Chicago shows, again, that the majority of Americans OPPOSE expanding fossil fuels.
October 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reactionary centrists (like @mattyglesias.bsky.social with his “Big-Ass Truck Energy”) always say that Democrats need to support expanding fossil fuels because it’s popular.
They 👏 are 👏 wrong.👏
The U of Chicago shows, again, that the majority of Americans OPPOSE expanding fossil fuels.
They 👏 are 👏 wrong.👏
The U of Chicago shows, again, that the majority of Americans OPPOSE expanding fossil fuels.
China's Solution to Corruption
Embezzler sent back to his Maker, thanks to the state
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October 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM