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Abominations of Capital
Forcing a price on priceless things.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Republicans supported “all of the above” until clean energy became cheaper than fossil fuels.
My latest for @heatmap.news:
It’s now safe to say the “all-of-the-above” Republican Party is dead.
A new anti-renewables movement is gaining steam in Congress and could derail the chances of a comprehensive deal to change the federal permitting process. And they nearly sank it today.
It’s now safe to say the “all-of-the-above” Republican Party is dead.
A new anti-renewables movement is gaining steam in Congress and could derail the chances of a comprehensive deal to change the federal permitting process. And they nearly sank it today.
The Party of ‘All of the Above’ Is Now ‘Anything But’
The tension between the two GOP energy philosophies — one admitting renewables, the other firmly rejecting — could tank the SPEED Act.
heatmap.news
December 17, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Republicans supported “all of the above” until clean energy became cheaper than fossil fuels.
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It’s too bad democrats can’t invoke a president from their own party who won 4 terms and remade the political landscape for the better part of the 20th century
December 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
It’s too bad democrats can’t invoke a president from their own party who won 4 terms and remade the political landscape for the better part of the 20th century
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Love to have an administration insistent on entrenching stupidity as national policy.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Love to have an administration insistent on entrenching stupidity as national policy.
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new postcard from the anthropocene bsky.app/profile/bnon...
WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
December 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
new postcard from the anthropocene bsky.app/profile/bnon...
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once again i propose that the culture on x is simply just...there's a gas leak in my home but i refuse to leave/will just wait it out
December 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
once again i propose that the culture on x is simply just...there's a gas leak in my home but i refuse to leave/will just wait it out
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The delta between what Biden did and how much anger he got for it and the absolute crickets Trump has gotten for making the student loan landscape *magnitudes worse than it was before* is absolutely one of the most enraging things about this entirely enraging era.
Congrats again to the people who continuously said Biden did nothing about student loans for four years! www.cnbc.com/2025/12/09/s...
Trump officials move to end student loan payment pause for millions of borrowers
The Trump administration announced a proposed joint settlement with Missouri that would soon force millions of student loan borrowers into repayment.
www.cnbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The delta between what Biden did and how much anger he got for it and the absolute crickets Trump has gotten for making the student loan landscape *magnitudes worse than it was before* is absolutely one of the most enraging things about this entirely enraging era.
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What most Americans (and Republicans) do see as a major problem with flying: Ticket prices and hidden fees.
What most Americans (and Republicans) don't see as a problem with flying: What people are wearing.
www.pbump.net/o/even-repub...
What most Americans (and Republicans) don't see as a problem with flying: What people are wearing.
www.pbump.net/o/even-repub...
Even Republicans don’t think attire is a central problem with flying
It remains the case that a good way to learn how people feel about things is to ask them. So you don't have to simply assume, say, that people are hankering to work up a sweat before hopping onto a si...
www.pbump.net
December 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
What most Americans (and Republicans) do see as a major problem with flying: Ticket prices and hidden fees.
What most Americans (and Republicans) don't see as a problem with flying: What people are wearing.
www.pbump.net/o/even-repub...
What most Americans (and Republicans) don't see as a problem with flying: What people are wearing.
www.pbump.net/o/even-repub...
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I can’t believe how much of the Trump era is about solving problems that *don’t* exist while making all the problems that *do* exist, worse.
There is no one who thinks the biggest problem with air travel right now is not having an area to do pull-ups.
There is no one who thinks the biggest problem with air travel right now is not having an area to do pull-ups.
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I can’t believe how much of the Trump era is about solving problems that *don’t* exist while making all the problems that *do* exist, worse.
There is no one who thinks the biggest problem with air travel right now is not having an area to do pull-ups.
There is no one who thinks the biggest problem with air travel right now is not having an area to do pull-ups.
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
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Nobody. I do not think you can eat chair
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Nobody. I do not think you can eat chair
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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the law is real until it gets to SCOTUS at which point it becomes fake, which doesn't bother the six reactionaries at the top but does undermine literally everyone else in the profession
September 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
the law is real until it gets to SCOTUS at which point it becomes fake, which doesn't bother the six reactionaries at the top but does undermine literally everyone else in the profession
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quite something that almost every court in the land except like one in Amarillo and the highest in the land routinely tell Trump to go pound sand
September 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
quite something that almost every court in the land except like one in Amarillo and the highest in the land routinely tell Trump to go pound sand
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I think this is also why ACB ended up at least as much of a swing vote as Roberts despite being personally further right to start with: she's actually reasonably well-read, and it takes way longer to brain-poison someone who is and continues to be well-read than someone who is already a hack
My theory, fwiw, is that Supreme Court Justices are not immune to Twitter brain poisoning. I suspect all six have horrific information environments and have therefore lost the ability to understand the people who don't agree with them.
The part that I can't figure out is what John Roberts thinks he is doing. He used to seem to be a judge who was very attentive to appearances, I think on a theory that you can't draw too much attention to yourself without undermining your ability to continue to shape the law.
December 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I think this is also why ACB ended up at least as much of a swing vote as Roberts despite being personally further right to start with: she's actually reasonably well-read, and it takes way longer to brain-poison someone who is and continues to be well-read than someone who is already a hack
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I also think they have become utterly convinced that Democrats will never be willing to meaningfully check their power in any fashion or seriously try for reform
and, well, that's a pretty good bet given what we've seen so far but it's also one of those things that's true until it suddenly isn't
and, well, that's a pretty good bet given what we've seen so far but it's also one of those things that's true until it suddenly isn't
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I also think they have become utterly convinced that Democrats will never be willing to meaningfully check their power in any fashion or seriously try for reform
and, well, that's a pretty good bet given what we've seen so far but it's also one of those things that's true until it suddenly isn't
and, well, that's a pretty good bet given what we've seen so far but it's also one of those things that's true until it suddenly isn't
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I think this is correct and they've all gotten worse in the last few years, Roberts foremost among them (Alito and Thomas were already fully cooked)
it's quite possible that Roberts thinks he IS being moderate and sober, compared to what he's reading and watching, because his calibration is broken
it's quite possible that Roberts thinks he IS being moderate and sober, compared to what he's reading and watching, because his calibration is broken
My theory, fwiw, is that Supreme Court Justices are not immune to Twitter brain poisoning. I suspect all six have horrific information environments and have therefore lost the ability to understand the people who don't agree with them.
The part that I can't figure out is what John Roberts thinks he is doing. He used to seem to be a judge who was very attentive to appearances, I think on a theory that you can't draw too much attention to yourself without undermining your ability to continue to shape the law.
December 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I think this is correct and they've all gotten worse in the last few years, Roberts foremost among them (Alito and Thomas were already fully cooked)
it's quite possible that Roberts thinks he IS being moderate and sober, compared to what he's reading and watching, because his calibration is broken
it's quite possible that Roberts thinks he IS being moderate and sober, compared to what he's reading and watching, because his calibration is broken
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My theory, fwiw, is that Supreme Court Justices are not immune to Twitter brain poisoning. I suspect all six have horrific information environments and have therefore lost the ability to understand the people who don't agree with them.
The part that I can't figure out is what John Roberts thinks he is doing. He used to seem to be a judge who was very attentive to appearances, I think on a theory that you can't draw too much attention to yourself without undermining your ability to continue to shape the law.
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
My theory, fwiw, is that Supreme Court Justices are not immune to Twitter brain poisoning. I suspect all six have horrific information environments and have therefore lost the ability to understand the people who don't agree with them.
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it's wild how the positive use cases are like "save 5 minutes reading a long doc" and "write a generic email faster" and the negative use cases are "get encouraged to dive deeper in psychosis, misogyny, or suicidal thoughts" and we're still on the fence about overall value
New from 404 Media: ChatGPT told a violent stalker to continue running his misogynistic and threat-filled podcast despite the “haters,” and to visit more gyms to find women. The man stalked women in multiple states, including touching and following from work
www.404media.co/chatgpt-spot...
www.404media.co/chatgpt-spot...
ChatGPT Told a Violent Stalker to Embrace the 'Haters,' Indictment Says
A newly filed indictment claims a wannabe influencer used ChatGPT as his "therapist" and "best friend" in his pursuit of the "wife type," while harassing women so aggressively they had to miss work a...
www.404media.co
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
it's wild how the positive use cases are like "save 5 minutes reading a long doc" and "write a generic email faster" and the negative use cases are "get encouraged to dive deeper in psychosis, misogyny, or suicidal thoughts" and we're still on the fence about overall value
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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I like how every six months or so we get a big "This Obscure Fasicst Thinker Is Key To Understanding The Modern Right" and without fail every one of those is the biggest loser you've ever heard of writing the stupidest articles you've ever read for Racism Monthly
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I like how every six months or so we get a big "This Obscure Fasicst Thinker Is Key To Understanding The Modern Right" and without fail every one of those is the biggest loser you've ever heard of writing the stupidest articles you've ever read for Racism Monthly
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it is amazing how so much tech gets unremittingly worse year on year at whatever you once used it for and less pleasant to use and more bound up with creepy politics as well as personal and environmental harms and yet also still less productive of actual goods and these are somehow great visionaries
November 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
it is amazing how so much tech gets unremittingly worse year on year at whatever you once used it for and less pleasant to use and more bound up with creepy politics as well as personal and environmental harms and yet also still less productive of actual goods and these are somehow great visionaries
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trump has basically been robbing a bank in broad daylight, apparently hoping that the brazenness of the act will scare everyone away from sounding the alarm. but if anyone ever says "hey, wait a second!" - well, now he's suddenly just a guy robbing a bank in broad daylight. good luck with that, bozo
November 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
trump has basically been robbing a bank in broad daylight, apparently hoping that the brazenness of the act will scare everyone away from sounding the alarm. but if anyone ever says "hey, wait a second!" - well, now he's suddenly just a guy robbing a bank in broad daylight. good luck with that, bozo
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trump's ability to commit astonishing, unprecedented crimes in full public view was self-sustaining: the failure of anyone to impose consequences was a demonstration of his impunity and convinced amoral pragmatists he must be accommodated
but if a few guys go "hm, seems risky to help," uh oh
but if a few guys go "hm, seems risky to help," uh oh
November 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM
trump's ability to commit astonishing, unprecedented crimes in full public view was self-sustaining: the failure of anyone to impose consequences was a demonstration of his impunity and convinced amoral pragmatists he must be accommodated
but if a few guys go "hm, seems risky to help," uh oh
but if a few guys go "hm, seems risky to help," uh oh