@andrewbkaras.bsky.social
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Worth noting, I guess, that inside of a year we've gone from administration officials taking selfies of themselves at CECOT and bragging about how it's hell on earth to now getting their horrible little media worms to kill stories about it
December 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Worth noting, I guess, that inside of a year we've gone from administration officials taking selfies of themselves at CECOT and bragging about how it's hell on earth to now getting their horrible little media worms to kill stories about it
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Among other things social interactions are a machine for forming consensus. As we have seen in literally innumerable historical instances, there is no rule that the consensus be correct, well-grounded, or even plausible. We act like that this process is lashed to reality in some way… but why?
December 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Among other things social interactions are a machine for forming consensus. As we have seen in literally innumerable historical instances, there is no rule that the consensus be correct, well-grounded, or even plausible. We act like that this process is lashed to reality in some way… but why?
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Bulgarian Chicago business owner dies in ICE custody, sparking calls for 'immediate investigation'
https://abc7chicago.com/post/bulgarian-chicago-business-owner-nenko-gantchev-dies-ice-custody-family-congresswoman-call-immediate-investigation/18301520/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/bulgarian-chicago-business-owner-nenko-gantchev-dies-ice-custody-family-congresswoman-call-immediate-investigation/18301520/
Bulgarian Chicago business owner dies in ICE custody, sparking calls for 'immediate investigation'
A Bulgarian man from Chicago arrested during an immigration enforcement 'blitz' has died while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Michigan private prison, the ABC7 I-Team has learned.
abc7chicago.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Bulgarian Chicago business owner dies in ICE custody, sparking calls for 'immediate investigation'
https://abc7chicago.com/post/bulgarian-chicago-business-owner-nenko-gantchev-dies-ice-custody-family-congresswoman-call-immediate-investigation/18301520/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/bulgarian-chicago-business-owner-nenko-gantchev-dies-ice-custody-family-congresswoman-call-immediate-investigation/18301520/
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I think this does appear to be the main thing that’s happening with economic sentiment over the past five years. Everyone knows you’re supposed to be sad and mad, it’s impossible to be in contact with popular culture and not glean that. So when you ask people how they feel that’s what they say.
It’s just popular to be sad now.
I blame the Internet. 🤷♂️
I blame the Internet. 🤷♂️
December 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I think this does appear to be the main thing that’s happening with economic sentiment over the past five years. Everyone knows you’re supposed to be sad and mad, it’s impossible to be in contact with popular culture and not glean that. So when you ask people how they feel that’s what they say.
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Gov Hochul will veto a bill to require both a conductor and a driver on every subway train, according to two sources familiar with the decision. Story to follow. Details on the bill here:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
Does the Subway Still Need Train Conductors?
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Gov Hochul will veto a bill to require both a conductor and a driver on every subway train, according to two sources familiar with the decision. Story to follow. Details on the bill here:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
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Just in: Florida's supreme court today has UPHELD a recent state law that enables juries to sentence someone to death nonunanimously.
Bolts reported on FL's law a few years ago, amid huge concern that nonunanimous convictions have a high error rate, & are likelier to sideline Black jurors.
Bolts reported on FL's law a few years ago, amid huge concern that nonunanimous convictions have a high error rate, & are likelier to sideline Black jurors.
Exonerees Sound the Alarm on New Florida Law Allowing Death Sentences by Split Juries - Bolts
Herman Lindsey braced himself for news that he would be sentenced to death as he sat inside a courtroom in Broward County, Florida in 2006. A jury had convicted Lindsey... Read More
boltsmag.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Just in: Florida's supreme court today has UPHELD a recent state law that enables juries to sentence someone to death nonunanimously.
Bolts reported on FL's law a few years ago, amid huge concern that nonunanimous convictions have a high error rate, & are likelier to sideline Black jurors.
Bolts reported on FL's law a few years ago, amid huge concern that nonunanimous convictions have a high error rate, & are likelier to sideline Black jurors.
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All 13 major sectors of economy experienced declines in employment growth.
Divide sectors into 2 groups with roughly equal shares of jobs, but where 1 employs more unauthorized labor... employs 78% of unauthorized workers.
Account for only 36% of decline in employment from 2024 to May-Aug 2025
Divide sectors into 2 groups with roughly equal shares of jobs, but where 1 employs more unauthorized labor... employs 78% of unauthorized workers.
Account for only 36% of decline in employment from 2024 to May-Aug 2025
December 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
All 13 major sectors of economy experienced declines in employment growth.
Divide sectors into 2 groups with roughly equal shares of jobs, but where 1 employs more unauthorized labor... employs 78% of unauthorized workers.
Account for only 36% of decline in employment from 2024 to May-Aug 2025
Divide sectors into 2 groups with roughly equal shares of jobs, but where 1 employs more unauthorized labor... employs 78% of unauthorized workers.
Account for only 36% of decline in employment from 2024 to May-Aug 2025
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Border patrol under command of Greg Bovino running a checkpoint at the exit to the Uber lot at O’Hare airport in Chicago, asking drivers for proof of valid residency in this country
December 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Border patrol under command of Greg Bovino running a checkpoint at the exit to the Uber lot at O’Hare airport in Chicago, asking drivers for proof of valid residency in this country
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The Trump comments about Rob Reiner are extra batshit because a few months ago people were getting fired and civil war was being threatened because some people dared to accurately describe Charlie Kirk's beliefs
December 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The Trump comments about Rob Reiner are extra batshit because a few months ago people were getting fired and civil war was being threatened because some people dared to accurately describe Charlie Kirk's beliefs
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Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
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So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
At least 60,000 murdered in Sudanese city, which resembles ‘a slaughterhouse’
Satellite evidence shows extent of paramilitary massacre in El Fasher
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
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Okay this might be it fam. Punishing management teams for over-investing is the first step to reducing capex. We'll see but potential that this report is the beginning of the end.
*ORACLE SEES ANNUAL CAPEX ABOUT $15 BILLION HIGHER THAN FORECAST
*ORACLE SHARES EXTEND DROP TO 10% ON HIGHER CAPEX VIEW
*ORACLE SEES ANNUAL CAPEX ABOUT $15 BILLION HIGHER THAN FORECAST
*ORACLE SHARES EXTEND DROP TO 10% ON HIGHER CAPEX VIEW
December 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Okay this might be it fam. Punishing management teams for over-investing is the first step to reducing capex. We'll see but potential that this report is the beginning of the end.
*ORACLE SEES ANNUAL CAPEX ABOUT $15 BILLION HIGHER THAN FORECAST
*ORACLE SHARES EXTEND DROP TO 10% ON HIGHER CAPEX VIEW
*ORACLE SEES ANNUAL CAPEX ABOUT $15 BILLION HIGHER THAN FORECAST
*ORACLE SHARES EXTEND DROP TO 10% ON HIGHER CAPEX VIEW
Boooooo
In a baffling and unacceptable move, the MTA announced that its purchase of 378 new R268 subway cars will not include walk-through open-gangway trains.
As ETA's Blair Lorenzo explained to Streetsblog, walk-through trains are the global standard for good reason.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/09/m...
As ETA's Blair Lorenzo explained to Streetsblog, walk-through trains are the global standard for good reason.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/09/m...
December 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Boooooo
It’s is a tough issue, but part of me is pretty happy to know free trade wins out on this one. 1 billion+ people should be allowed to buy chips if they want to
This is a big deal. Essentially a reversal of the US export control policy on advanced chips. Possibly decisive in the AI race. Compute is our main advantage — China has more power, engineers, and the entire edge layer — so by giving this up we increase the odds the world runs on Chinese AI.
December 9, 2025 at 4:37 AM
It’s is a tough issue, but part of me is pretty happy to know free trade wins out on this one. 1 billion+ people should be allowed to buy chips if they want to
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I'll be blunt; if we're wrong and they overturn birthright citizenship then my biggest fear is that we're on the path to a new civil war. After all, that's what happened with Dred Scott 1.0, and this would be Dred Scott 2.0.
I don’t necessarily disagree with this prediction, but I do think it would be helpful for people if litigators and legal scholars wrote about what happens if they’re wrong and the court does rule in the administration’s favor
To give some sense of why I am so confident about this, I have talked to MANY other litigators on these issues, some of the top people in the country, and my views are almost universally held. The broad consensus among pretty much everyone I know is that the Court will rule against him on this.
December 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I'll be blunt; if we're wrong and they overturn birthright citizenship then my biggest fear is that we're on the path to a new civil war. After all, that's what happened with Dred Scott 1.0, and this would be Dred Scott 2.0.
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4/ I'd also point out that one of the problems with job cut announcements is that they're an unrepresentative sample. The more unrepresentative, the less of an impact we'll see on actual layoffs.
So the "white collar worker" argument implies an ultimately smaller impact.
So the "white collar worker" argument implies an ultimately smaller impact.
December 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
4/ I'd also point out that one of the problems with job cut announcements is that they're an unrepresentative sample. The more unrepresentative, the less of an impact we'll see on actual layoffs.
So the "white collar worker" argument implies an ultimately smaller impact.
So the "white collar worker" argument implies an ultimately smaller impact.
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Sadism is the lifeblood of MAGA politics. Hard to overstate how disgusting and embarrassing for our country it is for the US Secretary of Defense to be doing this:
December 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Sadism is the lifeblood of MAGA politics. Hard to overstate how disgusting and embarrassing for our country it is for the US Secretary of Defense to be doing this:
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The more nakedly partisan the court majority acts, the more I think they'll strike down the tariffs because I think it would be a net benefit to Republican electoral prospects.
December 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The more nakedly partisan the court majority acts, the more I think they'll strike down the tariffs because I think it would be a net benefit to Republican electoral prospects.
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NEWS --> Tons of fresh detail on what video of the strike shows: Rep Adam Smith says two men are sitting on capsized boat, drugs aren't visible. Rationale officials gave for killing is they *may* have been able to keep trafficking.
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
Hegseth Defense Collapses as Dems Reveal Horrific Video Strike Details
The ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services committee tells TNR after watching the video: “This is a big, big problem.”
newrepublic.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
NEWS --> Tons of fresh detail on what video of the strike shows: Rep Adam Smith says two men are sitting on capsized boat, drugs aren't visible. Rationale officials gave for killing is they *may* have been able to keep trafficking.
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
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Google's crawler for search and Gemini training sees 3.2 times more web data than OpenAI's crawler and even more than Microsoft and others, according to Cloudflare's Matthew Price revealing the new stat at @wired.com's #WIREDBigInterview event.
He chalks that up to why Gemini is improving.
He chalks that up to why Gemini is improving.
December 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Google's crawler for search and Gemini training sees 3.2 times more web data than OpenAI's crawler and even more than Microsoft and others, according to Cloudflare's Matthew Price revealing the new stat at @wired.com's #WIREDBigInterview event.
He chalks that up to why Gemini is improving.
He chalks that up to why Gemini is improving.
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Incredible:
"Nancy Mace of South Carolina has told people she is so frustrated... that she is planning to huddle with Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia next week to discuss following her lead and retiring early from Congress."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
"Nancy Mace of South Carolina has told people she is so frustrated... that she is planning to huddle with Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia next week to discuss following her lead and retiring early from Congress."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
December 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Incredible:
"Nancy Mace of South Carolina has told people she is so frustrated... that she is planning to huddle with Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia next week to discuss following her lead and retiring early from Congress."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
"Nancy Mace of South Carolina has told people she is so frustrated... that she is planning to huddle with Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia next week to discuss following her lead and retiring early from Congress."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
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Zohran points to City of Yes as an initiative to build on 👏
December 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Zohran points to City of Yes as an initiative to build on 👏
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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ORACLE’S 5-YEAR CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS JUST CLOSED AT THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2009.
December 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
ORACLE’S 5-YEAR CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS JUST CLOSED AT THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2009.