Evan A.
@aczonaczoff.bsky.social
FKA TwoSeamGripe on 🐦. Union member. Cal grad.
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Bleak. This franchise is just not in a position to think like this.
Interesting stuff via @andrewbaggarly.bsky.social -- it was always tough to see the Giants getting too involved in a big bidding war for Imai (especially with Boras attached) www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
Giants not inclined to spend what it takes to sign Tatsuya Imai: Sources
A detailed look at why the Giants aren't looking to sign the 27-year-old Japanese righty or any of the other top starters on the market.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Bleak. This franchise is just not in a position to think like this.
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we are well past the point at which anyone who cannot identify bad faith like this is disqualified from commenting on it
the girl and her mother are basically screaming THIS IS A BAD FAITH ATTACK ON TRANS PEOPLE at the top of their lungs and if you can't see that you're stupid or lying
the girl and her mother are basically screaming THIS IS A BAD FAITH ATTACK ON TRANS PEOPLE at the top of their lungs and if you can't see that you're stupid or lying
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
we are well past the point at which anyone who cannot identify bad faith like this is disqualified from commenting on it
the girl and her mother are basically screaming THIS IS A BAD FAITH ATTACK ON TRANS PEOPLE at the top of their lungs and if you can't see that you're stupid or lying
the girl and her mother are basically screaming THIS IS A BAD FAITH ATTACK ON TRANS PEOPLE at the top of their lungs and if you can't see that you're stupid or lying
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"They let the guardrails of society rot into oblivion. They price you out so that they can offer to buy your soul."
-- THEY KNEW (2022)
-- THEY KNEW (2022)
February 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"They let the guardrails of society rot into oblivion. They price you out so that they can offer to buy your soul."
-- THEY KNEW (2022)
-- THEY KNEW (2022)
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what this makes me think is that unions should push for fusion voting wherever possible www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win...
How to Win Red States With a Labor Party
We can take political power without asking Democrats for it.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
what this makes me think is that unions should push for fusion voting wherever possible www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-win...
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! I have a cousin who actually just coauthored a law review article advocating for fusion voting (officially forthcoming in the new year but the draft is on SSRN)
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
! I have a cousin who actually just coauthored a law review article advocating for fusion voting (officially forthcoming in the new year but the draft is on SSRN)
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Man this is wild
Why didn't the Seattle Times identify this op/ed writer as Republican Reagan Dunn's former chief of staff and a longtime Republican operative? Do they not want people to know that this audit was a partisan endeavor?
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/new-...
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/new-...
New King County executive must guard against risky grantmaking | Op-Ed
As the summer's audit showed, King County needs to make accountability and transparency the driving forces behind grant distribution. It's not there yet.
www.seattletimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Man this is wild
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There literally wasn't a single citation given. Even when she referred to the Bible--the ONLY text she refers to by name--she couldn't even cite which verses she quoting.
I was an English student at OU. I can fuckin guarantee that any one turning in an essay like this--Bible or no--would get a 0.
I was an English student at OU. I can fuckin guarantee that any one turning in an essay like this--Bible or no--would get a 0.
This won’t be a popular opinion, but I don’t think the instructor was right here. The assignment said that the goal was for students to demonstrate they completed the readings *and* they could do so by reflecting on, among other things, their personal experiences. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-stat...
OU puts graduate instructor on leave after student claims discrimination on Bible-based essay grade
OU placed a graduate student instructor on leave after a student publicly contested a grade and filed an illegal discrimination claim after she received a failing grade on an essay
www.oudaily.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
There literally wasn't a single citation given. Even when she referred to the Bible--the ONLY text she refers to by name--she couldn't even cite which verses she quoting.
I was an English student at OU. I can fuckin guarantee that any one turning in an essay like this--Bible or no--would get a 0.
I was an English student at OU. I can fuckin guarantee that any one turning in an essay like this--Bible or no--would get a 0.
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The essay cites the Bible and ‘God’ for a Psychology class. The Bible is not her own personal experience of bullying around gender. The Bible is her beliefs. Belief and experience are different things.
This student did not complete the assignment as written and deserved a zero.
This student did not complete the assignment as written and deserved a zero.
This won’t be a popular opinion, but I don’t think the instructor was right here. The assignment said that the goal was for students to demonstrate they completed the readings *and* they could do so by reflecting on, among other things, their personal experiences. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-stat...
OU puts graduate instructor on leave after student claims discrimination on Bible-based essay grade
OU placed a graduate student instructor on leave after a student publicly contested a grade and filed an illegal discrimination claim after she received a failing grade on an essay
www.oudaily.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The essay cites the Bible and ‘God’ for a Psychology class. The Bible is not her own personal experience of bullying around gender. The Bible is her beliefs. Belief and experience are different things.
This student did not complete the assignment as written and deserved a zero.
This student did not complete the assignment as written and deserved a zero.
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Life was so good!
That canceled tv show you'll never stop thinking about...
The Count of Monte Cristo (modern). His ex-wife even drove a Mercedes.
The Count of Monte Cristo (modern). His ex-wife even drove a Mercedes.
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Life was so good!
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Well luckily all the companies they owe money to have a deep understanding about the use of OpenAI's core product and their businesses rely on it.
Exxon-Mobil (current market cap): $488B
Norway GDP (2025 est): $517B
Dispersed by TARP to rescue the financial system (adjusted for inflation): $667B
Saudi Arabia GDP (2025 est): $1268B
Amount OpenAI is on the hook for that’ll ruin companies’ balance sheets if OpenAI can’t make good: $1400B
Norway GDP (2025 est): $517B
Dispersed by TARP to rescue the financial system (adjusted for inflation): $667B
Saudi Arabia GDP (2025 est): $1268B
Amount OpenAI is on the hook for that’ll ruin companies’ balance sheets if OpenAI can’t make good: $1400B
December 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Well luckily all the companies they owe money to have a deep understanding about the use of OpenAI's core product and their businesses rely on it.
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President Hernandez was responsible for smuggling 500 TONS of cocaine into the United States! He was the top dog; the Pablo Escobar figure! He wasn’t just “selling drugs in that country.”
Reporter: You have made so clear how you want to keep drugs out of the US—
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
December 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
President Hernandez was responsible for smuggling 500 TONS of cocaine into the United States! He was the top dog; the Pablo Escobar figure! He wasn’t just “selling drugs in that country.”
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My ACL and stomach explodes the minute Josh puts the ball in my hands.
December 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
My ACL and stomach explodes the minute Josh puts the ball in my hands.
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The secret to early retirement; dine out rarely, fly economy and be a Google employee making $390,000/year married to a fellow Google employee 17 years older than you who likely makes twice as much as you.
37-year-old quit her $390,000 Google job after saving up $1.5 million—see the 'no buy checklist' that helps her spend less
She left a $390,000-a-year job and now uses a simple set of rules to make her savings last in Switzerland.
www.cnbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The secret to early retirement; dine out rarely, fly economy and be a Google employee making $390,000/year married to a fellow Google employee 17 years older than you who likely makes twice as much as you.
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oh they gave me a blue check now I can say how I REALLY feel!!! trans rights free Palestine housing is a human right universal health care for all six hour day for eight hours pay mandatory minimum wage raises that track to rent & cost of living protect the oceans & the rivers and bring back Jujubes
November 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
oh they gave me a blue check now I can say how I REALLY feel!!! trans rights free Palestine housing is a human right universal health care for all six hour day for eight hours pay mandatory minimum wage raises that track to rent & cost of living protect the oceans & the rivers and bring back Jujubes
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HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT ebook for $2.99 at Bookshop!
FYI @bookshop.org has a sale on Ebooks for less than $4, including @scalzi.com's Kaiju Preservation Society (drm free), Hiding in Plain Sight by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social, Somebody's Daughter by @smashfizzle.bsky.social and lots of other great fiction, romance, etc.
bookshop.org/lists/ebook-...
bookshop.org/lists/ebook-...
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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There is no “centrist” solution to MAGA.
November 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
There is no “centrist” solution to MAGA.
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An actual journalist might ask her to define what she thinks a Third World country is and why
WELKER: Is the administration ending all legal immigration into the United States?
KRISTI NOEM: The president is absolutely determined to stop all processes at this point in time from third world countries
KRISTI NOEM: The president is absolutely determined to stop all processes at this point in time from third world countries
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
An actual journalist might ask her to define what she thinks a Third World country is and why
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this headline, and much of the reporting, is the result of believing that the key to good journalism is never taking a position
NEW: The F.D.A. announced in an internal memo that 10 children died "because of" the Covid shot. Other experts want to see proof.
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
this headline, and much of the reporting, is the result of believing that the key to good journalism is never taking a position
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Just hear me out: maybe the Democratic Party’s problem is that the party leadership is full of people incapable of realizing that Matt Yglesias has terrible political instincts.
November 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Just hear me out: maybe the Democratic Party’s problem is that the party leadership is full of people incapable of realizing that Matt Yglesias has terrible political instincts.
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The most insidious slight of hand the AI industry has performed is getting everyone to conflate all forms of ML/AI with ChatGPT style LLM-based chatbots. Most people read this headline think “ChatGPT is making weather prediction more accurate.”
This is a legitimate scientific revolution in meteorology.
Also, to be clear, these models are not the AI LLMs that most people are familiar with. They are machine learning algorithms trained on observations (actually reanalysis).
Also, to be clear, these models are not the AI LLMs that most people are familiar with. They are machine learning algorithms trained on observations (actually reanalysis).
Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting. n.pr/49MFa1M
November 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The most insidious slight of hand the AI industry has performed is getting everyone to conflate all forms of ML/AI with ChatGPT style LLM-based chatbots. Most people read this headline think “ChatGPT is making weather prediction more accurate.”
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“During the longest government shutdown and delays with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more than 42 million SNAP participants were uncertain about how to feed themselves. Black-owned farms filled the void.”
“If I had funding or grants, I would be willing to plant as much as I can plant just to be able to give back to food banks and the Black community to just help people, period.” https://capitalbnews.org/collard-greens-thanksgiving-holiday/
Why Fresh Collard Greens Are Becoming a Holiday Lifeline in These Communities
From farmers to churches, residents across the country are working together to provide free food for those in need this holiday season.
capitalbnews.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“During the longest government shutdown and delays with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more than 42 million SNAP participants were uncertain about how to feed themselves. Black-owned farms filled the void.”
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Trump is invading American cities to nominally address crime, and I think the scale of his pardon-sprees should be given more political salience
When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
November 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Trump is invading American cities to nominally address crime, and I think the scale of his pardon-sprees should be given more political salience