Jerry Newmark
@jerryn13.bsky.social
Old nerd, one time sailboat racer, recovering audiophile.
If things get desperate here, also @[email protected]
If things get desperate here, also @[email protected]
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Lethality is not something you use or do, but Senator Plumber’s Butt is not particularly smart. That said, Secretary Violent Zipper Malfunction’s constant referencing of lethality is a direct reaction to conventional troops being forced to do COIN in Iraq & Afghanistan. 1/
Markwayne Mullin: "The president and the secretary of war have been very clear. They're gonna use lethality against our enemies -- home and abroad."
November 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Lethality is not something you use or do, but Senator Plumber’s Butt is not particularly smart. That said, Secretary Violent Zipper Malfunction’s constant referencing of lethality is a direct reaction to conventional troops being forced to do COIN in Iraq & Afghanistan. 1/
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They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
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Coming from someone whose family fled Iraq and came to the US because it was a safe harbor for them.
And now this typical Republican wants to slam that safe harbor door for anyone else.
Just like a typical Republican--"I Got Mine And Fuck You!"
And now this typical Republican wants to slam that safe harbor door for anyone else.
Just like a typical Republican--"I Got Mine And Fuck You!"
Habba: There were individuals that were saying that this should be a safe harbor, a safe haven. Why? America is America because we protect our own.
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Coming from someone whose family fled Iraq and came to the US because it was a safe harbor for them.
And now this typical Republican wants to slam that safe harbor door for anyone else.
Just like a typical Republican--"I Got Mine And Fuck You!"
And now this typical Republican wants to slam that safe harbor door for anyone else.
Just like a typical Republican--"I Got Mine And Fuck You!"
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November 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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LSU is paying its previous football coach over $50 million NOT to coach there while likely guaranteeing Kiffin something approaching double that, all while having an academic hiring freeze and budget cuts across the board. What is the purpose of a university (rhetorical)?
SOURCES: Lane Kiffin is expected to accept LSU's offer to become the Tigers next head coach. Kiffin is set to meet with his Ole Miss team this morning at 9 AM CT. As we reported yesterday morning, LSU has been very confident it was going to land Kiffin. www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
Lane Kiffin expected to take LSU job as Ole Miss sets team meeting: Source
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
LSU is paying its previous football coach over $50 million NOT to coach there while likely guaranteeing Kiffin something approaching double that, all while having an academic hiring freeze and budget cuts across the board. What is the purpose of a university (rhetorical)?
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Movie plot right here, just sitting around waiting to be picked up
Surprise heirs are popping up because of DNA test kits and wreaking havoc for families handling their loved ones’ estates.
They Found Relatives on 23andMe—and Asked for a Cut of the Inheritance
Surprise heirs are showing up because of DNA test kits and sowing disorder for people handling their loved ones’ estates.
on.wsj.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Movie plot right here, just sitting around waiting to be picked up
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Another of the racist, white nationalist South Africans that are stealing everything and dismantling democracy. Sacks is certainly one of the very worst of the tech bros, no better than Thiel or Musk. If JV gets into power, the country will never recover.
Another of the racist, white nationalist South Africans that are stealing everything and dismantling democracy. Sacks is certainly one of the very worst of the tech bros, no better than Thiel or Musk. If JV gets into power, the country will never recover.
With his "astonishing White House access," David Sacks has amassed 708 tech investments, including at least 449 stakes in companies with ties to AI that could be aided directly or indirectly by his policies, NYT analysis shows. (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Another of the racist, white nationalist South Africans that are stealing everything and dismantling democracy. Sacks is certainly one of the very worst of the tech bros, no better than Thiel or Musk. If JV gets into power, the country will never recover.
Another of the racist, white nationalist South Africans that are stealing everything and dismantling democracy. Sacks is certainly one of the very worst of the tech bros, no better than Thiel or Musk. If JV gets into power, the country will never recover.
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Russia is far too poor to make America as a whole substantially richer. But it’s definitely got enough to make the president and his friends richer.
“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Russia is far too poor to make America as a whole substantially richer. But it’s definitely got enough to make the president and his friends richer.
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Still wild to me that companies got together and lied about a mass shoplifting epidemic and fundamentally changed things in all stores so that it’s worse for everyone, and then we found out they lied, and no one fucking did anything about it, and this is just life now
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Still wild to me that companies got together and lied about a mass shoplifting epidemic and fundamentally changed things in all stores so that it’s worse for everyone, and then we found out they lied, and no one fucking did anything about it, and this is just life now
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my “AI is over” anecdote is that my wife was hired over the summer to write scripts for a big tech company explaining how to use their AI tools and after many rounds of revisions, the latest notes said “we’re finding a lot of AI fatigue among our users” and to remove all references to AI
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
my “AI is over” anecdote is that my wife was hired over the summer to write scripts for a big tech company explaining how to use their AI tools and after many rounds of revisions, the latest notes said “we’re finding a lot of AI fatigue among our users” and to remove all references to AI
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This Day in Labor History: November 30, 1999. The WTO protests begin in Seattle. Carefully constructed coalitions between labor, environmentalists, and other activists were blown up by anarchists who hijacked the protests for their own purposes, leading to a violent response from the Seattle cops!!!
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This Day in Labor History: November 30, 1999. The WTO protests begin in Seattle. Carefully constructed coalitions between labor, environmentalists, and other activists were blown up by anarchists who hijacked the protests for their own purposes, leading to a violent response from the Seattle cops!!!
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The most important things to know about the murder at sea policy and the pardon of the Honduran President/Drug Trafficker is that Donald Trump almost certainly raped middle schoolers with his buddy Geoffrey Epstein.
November 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The most important things to know about the murder at sea policy and the pardon of the Honduran President/Drug Trafficker is that Donald Trump almost certainly raped middle schoolers with his buddy Geoffrey Epstein.
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So, yes.
WELKER: Did you defy the court's order Madam Secretary?
KRISTI NOEM: No. That's one of the things we continue to face in this country -- activist judges who are using radical decisions that have no standing and no grounds
KRISTI NOEM: No. That's one of the things we continue to face in this country -- activist judges who are using radical decisions that have no standing and no grounds
November 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
So, yes.
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Classic consultant brain. What does this even mean? Strong floor for what? No ceiling to what??
November 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Classic consultant brain. What does this even mean? Strong floor for what? No ceiling to what??
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Mark Kelly: "When I heard the secretary say that they're gonna pause immigration from third world countries, I take that as a message that they don't want brown people coming to the US. And I find that disturbing."
November 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Mark Kelly: "When I heard the secretary say that they're gonna pause immigration from third world countries, I take that as a message that they don't want brown people coming to the US. And I find that disturbing."
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This is the Republican majority in Congress. Completely disinterested in looking into anything Trump is doing. Whatever he decides to do is fine with them and they won’t investigate or question anything. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Markwayne Mullin defends Trump pardoning Honduran president who was convicted of drug trafficking: "What the president is doing is always calculated. I haven't had a direct conversation with the president about it, but I do trust his natural reaction and his approach to foreign affairs."
November 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This is the Republican majority in Congress. Completely disinterested in looking into anything Trump is doing. Whatever he decides to do is fine with them and they won’t investigate or question anything. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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I noticed this removal of flood risk on Zillow this week. Place here in Florida used to show the flood map and danger, now homebuyers are on their own. Beware people!
Unfortunately removing the risk scores does not remove the risk
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I noticed this removal of flood risk on Zillow this week. Place here in Florida used to show the flood map and danger, now homebuyers are on their own. Beware people!
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The Trump administration openly says that it will use its domestic spying capabilities to target people who oppose ICE’s actions. And ICE has been bulking up on the latest surveillance technology. bit.ly/3Kq348R
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Trump administration openly says that it will use its domestic spying capabilities to target people who oppose ICE’s actions. And ICE has been bulking up on the latest surveillance technology. bit.ly/3Kq348R
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Maybe another way to think of it is as the "participation line" - the income one needs to fully participate in expected aspects of US life without worrying about plunging into deprivation one way or another
(gift article)
wapo.st/3MeOGki
(gift article)
wapo.st/3MeOGki
An investor called $140,000 the new poverty line. Experts disagreed but said he had a point.
Michael Green’s tally of the costs of raising a family in the U.S. today is going viral, even if some economists scoff at his math.
wapo.st
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Maybe another way to think of it is as the "participation line" - the income one needs to fully participate in expected aspects of US life without worrying about plunging into deprivation one way or another
(gift article)
wapo.st/3MeOGki
(gift article)
wapo.st/3MeOGki
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The refusal to provide an alternative definition makes it clear that DHS is lobbying for “remigration” in the white supremacist sense: the ethnic cleansing of nonwhite Americans.
Kristi Noem refuses to directly answer a question about what Trump means by "remigration" -- a word that, as Kristen Welker notes, is often invoked by white nationalists in Europe
November 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The refusal to provide an alternative definition makes it clear that DHS is lobbying for “remigration” in the white supremacist sense: the ethnic cleansing of nonwhite Americans.
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This is why banks were invented, fyi.
Speaking of Sam Altman. . .
His ex-boyfriend (I know, right?) was just robbed of $11MM in crypto
His ex-boyfriend (I know, right?) was just robbed of $11MM in crypto
November 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This is why banks were invented, fyi.
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Google: Evil is all we do now.
Google has been giving free advertising to anti-abortion groups targeting pregnant women in Scotland and across the UK, the Sunday National can reveal
November 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Google: Evil is all we do now.