Kevin
@doubleohkevin.bsky.social
Mostly politics, sometimes tech politics
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man, if softbank - the world's dumbest money! - is getting out of nvidia, we really are at the top (and, no I don't think they're gonna plow the money into openai despite what the earnings call said) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
SoftBank Sells $5.8 Billion Stake in Nvidia to Pay for OpenAI Deals
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
man, if softbank - the world's dumbest money! - is getting out of nvidia, we really are at the top (and, no I don't think they're gonna plow the money into openai despite what the earnings call said) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
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Authoritarianism can only succeed when democracy fails to deliver for working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Authoritarianism can only succeed when democracy fails to deliver for working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
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fuck this is depressing
I analyzed 180M jobs to see what jobs AI is actually replacing today
Last Updated: November 9, 2025What impact is AI having on the job market? Everyone has an opinion, but…
bloomberry.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
fuck this is depressing
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I dunno y'all seems bad
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
U.S. Likely Lost 50,000 Jobs in October, Goldman Sachs Says
U.S. nonfarm payrolls likely shrunk by 50,000 roles in October, economists at Goldman Sachs said.
The calculation incorporates the bank's job-growth tracker, which slowed to 50,000 new jobs in October...
www.wsj.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I dunno y'all seems bad
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
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Analysis: King County executive transition team inflation 2009-2025. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Analysis: King County executive transition team inflation 2009-2025. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?
October 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?
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Quick snapshot of the @runforsomething.net candidate sign-ups -- we're building a party of fighters, not folders.
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Quick snapshot of the @runforsomething.net candidate sign-ups -- we're building a party of fighters, not folders.
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NYT - Kash Patel's inexperience, his dismissals of top FBI officials and his shift of resources from thwarting spies and terrorism have heightened concerns among the other Five Eyes nations that the bureau is adrift. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/wo...
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
The episode has contributed to concerns among intelligence allies that Kash Patel, brash and partisan, is also unpredictable and even unreliable.
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
NYT - Kash Patel's inexperience, his dismissals of top FBI officials and his shift of resources from thwarting spies and terrorism have heightened concerns among the other Five Eyes nations that the bureau is adrift. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/wo...
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you’d have to rebuild so much financial, political, and legal infrastructure, and that’s a lot of capital to expend when you can just directly choose your nominees for the democratic party in a primary. this is pretty straightforward imo
Parties are shells that are continuously remade. Compare Ds/Rs in 1868, 1904, 1932, 1972, & today on class, race, gender, immigration, & religion.
Most of us want more parties, but that isn’t* viable w/o proportional representation.
Since 1972, all nominees are directly chosen by voters. Do that.
Most of us want more parties, but that isn’t* viable w/o proportional representation.
Since 1972, all nominees are directly chosen by voters. Do that.
"The best way to solve these problems is to leave the Democrats behind!"
"No, you can solve these problems more effectively by taking over the Democrats"
"LOOK AT WHO LOVES THE DEMOCRATS!"
"No, you can solve these problems more effectively by taking over the Democrats"
"LOOK AT WHO LOVES THE DEMOCRATS!"
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
you’d have to rebuild so much financial, political, and legal infrastructure, and that’s a lot of capital to expend when you can just directly choose your nominees for the democratic party in a primary. this is pretty straightforward imo
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NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
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The admin is quietly rewriting the tax code—giving billions in breaks to major private equity, crypto, insurance, and energy firms by hollowing out the 15% corporate minimum tax.
More tax cuts for the rich is the last thing working families need.
@jessedrucker.bsky.social https://nyti.ms/3WOwXST
More tax cuts for the rich is the last thing working families need.
@jessedrucker.bsky.social https://nyti.ms/3WOwXST
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich.
nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The admin is quietly rewriting the tax code—giving billions in breaks to major private equity, crypto, insurance, and energy firms by hollowing out the 15% corporate minimum tax.
More tax cuts for the rich is the last thing working families need.
@jessedrucker.bsky.social https://nyti.ms/3WOwXST
More tax cuts for the rich is the last thing working families need.
@jessedrucker.bsky.social https://nyti.ms/3WOwXST
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I am against the Senate deal, but man people on here really seem to think there's an objectively correct and costless option here.
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I am against the Senate deal, but man people on here really seem to think there's an objectively correct and costless option here.
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Second Story Sunlight - 1960
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3103493
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3103493
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Second Story Sunlight - 1960
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3103493
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3103493
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i think ezra is basically on the money here
Opinion | What Were Democrats Thinking?
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
i think ezra is basically on the money here
My phone browser recently updated, and automatically switched back to Google from Kagi. It was immediately noticeable how shitty the user experience was, to the point where I couldn’t believe I used to put up with it.
Better options exist! You don’t have to live like that!
Better options exist! You don’t have to live like that!
I saw a colleague use Google to search for something today, and I forgot how much easier it is (thanks @kagi.com!) when you don't have to scroll through a sloppy AI answer & loads of sponsored links to get what you need 😬
Stop using Google! There are better alternatives. See e.g.:
Stop using Google! There are better alternatives. See e.g.:
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Explore this post and more from the degoogle community
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November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My phone browser recently updated, and automatically switched back to Google from Kagi. It was immediately noticeable how shitty the user experience was, to the point where I couldn’t believe I used to put up with it.
Better options exist! You don’t have to live like that!
Better options exist! You don’t have to live like that!
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"I have been on two humanitarian-esque missions with the guard, which were awesome, doing the things you see on the commercial, helping these communities," says J. "And then you want me to go pick up trash and dissuade homeless people in D.C. at gunpoint. Like, no dude.“
In an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deployments
As President Trump's call for National Guard deployments rings out across the U.S., a small contingent of Ohio guard members is quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"I have been on two humanitarian-esque missions with the guard, which were awesome, doing the things you see on the commercial, helping these communities," says J. "And then you want me to go pick up trash and dissuade homeless people in D.C. at gunpoint. Like, no dude.“
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I feel like we're in a weird world where the average Dem partisan, engaged voter is better informed than most of their representatives
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I feel like we're in a weird world where the average Dem partisan, engaged voter is better informed than most of their representatives
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
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Reporter: Dr Oz said that—
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Reporter: Dr Oz said that—
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
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Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
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Like I fucking said.
To repeat: I have studied a lot of cases of autocratization over the past 15 years. Wrote about them, taught about them, consulting about them.
I do not recall an opposition so apathetic, ignorant, and inept as the @democrats.org. They cling to their power, rather than fight for democracy. Shame.
I do not recall an opposition so apathetic, ignorant, and inept as the @democrats.org. They cling to their power, rather than fight for democracy. Shame.
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Like I fucking said.
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The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
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Apparently, it is negotiable!
Health care isn’t negotiable.
We need to both reopen the government and work together to protect access to affordable health care by extending the ACA enhanced premium tax credits.
We need to both reopen the government and work together to protect access to affordable health care by extending the ACA enhanced premium tax credits.
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Apparently, it is negotiable!