Measure for Measure
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Armchair science, public policy, and manga. After 2016, too much politics.
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List of companies still advertising on CSAM X: NFL, Shein, NBA, Outback Steakhouse, Burger King, ESPN, Lenovo, Dell, Gatorade, David Protein, ASUS, Paramount+, Chipotle, Wendy’s, Tylenol, Google, Amazon, Booz Allen Hamilton, Salesforce, Carnival Cruise Line... 1/2
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
List of companies still advertising on CSAM X: NFL, Shein, NBA, Outback Steakhouse, Burger King, ESPN, Lenovo, Dell, Gatorade, David Protein, ASUS, Paramount+, Chipotle, Wendy’s, Tylenol, Google, Amazon, Booz Allen Hamilton, Salesforce, Carnival Cruise Line... 1/2
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1. These companies continued to advertise on X as Grok generated nonconsensual sexualized images of kids (and adults).
We contacted all of them for comment. All 37 either declined to comment or did not respond.
NFL
Shein
NBA
Outback Steakhouse
Burger King
ESPN
(Con't)
We contacted all of them for comment. All 37 either declined to comment or did not respond.
NFL
Shein
NBA
Outback Steakhouse
Burger King
ESPN
(Con't)
These companies advertised on X as Grok produced sexualized images of kids
At least 37 major companies were advertising on the platform this week, a Popular Information investigation reveals.
popular.info
January 15, 2026 at 6:35 PM
1. These companies continued to advertise on X as Grok generated nonconsensual sexualized images of kids (and adults).
We contacted all of them for comment. All 37 either declined to comment or did not respond.
NFL
Shein
NBA
Outback Steakhouse
Burger King
ESPN
(Con't)
We contacted all of them for comment. All 37 either declined to comment or did not respond.
NFL
Shein
NBA
Outback Steakhouse
Burger King
ESPN
(Con't)
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Not if, say, the President declares martial law, sends the National Guard to "guard" the Capitol and only admit those who are on the "right" list.
Do I think this is likely? Not really. But any argument based on "this is how tradition or the Constitution works" doesn't really apply to Trump.
Do I think this is likely? Not really. But any argument based on "this is how tradition or the Constitution works" doesn't really apply to Trump.
January 15, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Not if, say, the President declares martial law, sends the National Guard to "guard" the Capitol and only admit those who are on the "right" list.
Do I think this is likely? Not really. But any argument based on "this is how tradition or the Constitution works" doesn't really apply to Trump.
Do I think this is likely? Not really. But any argument based on "this is how tradition or the Constitution works" doesn't really apply to Trump.
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Bluesky going to work over on Twitter
January 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Bluesky going to work over on Twitter
"When a career DOJ official abruptly resigns you can basically be sure that something deeply wrong & quite possibly corrupt and criminal has happened. That’s even more the case in the growing number of instances where it’s actually a Trump appointee who quits."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-l...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-l...
The Landmines Under the Water
For a few hours, we didn’t know why several top prosecutors, including...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:50 PM
"When a career DOJ official abruptly resigns you can basically be sure that something deeply wrong & quite possibly corrupt and criminal has happened. That’s even more the case in the growing number of instances where it’s actually a Trump appointee who quits."
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-l...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-l...
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if i want water from the sink, i have to turn on the faucet. if i want to ride my bike, i have to pedal and engage the gears. there is a mechanism. my point is that there is no *mechanism* by which elections can be canceled. it's not about norms, it is about how things work.
January 15, 2026 at 5:14 PM
if i want water from the sink, i have to turn on the faucet. if i want to ride my bike, i have to pedal and engage the gears. there is a mechanism. my point is that there is no *mechanism* by which elections can be canceled. it's not about norms, it is about how things work.
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1. He wants to
2. It’s plausible he’ll try
3. His people would support it
4. But it’s vastly harder and more complicated than people are suggesting and can’t be done by his fiat
2. It’s plausible he’ll try
3. His people would support it
4. But it’s vastly harder and more complicated than people are suggesting and can’t be done by his fiat
Trump to Reuters about the midterm elections: "When you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election." www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
1. He wants to
2. It’s plausible he’ll try
3. His people would support it
4. But it’s vastly harder and more complicated than people are suggesting and can’t be done by his fiat
2. It’s plausible he’ll try
3. His people would support it
4. But it’s vastly harder and more complicated than people are suggesting and can’t be done by his fiat
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Tonight's immediately impeachable latest crime
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Tonight's immediately impeachable latest crime
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Noah Smith on the Iranian protests, sanctions, and preconditions for regime change. @noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev
www.noahpinion.blog/p/roundup-75...
www.noahpinion.blog/p/roundup-75...
January 15, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Noah Smith on the Iranian protests, sanctions, and preconditions for regime change. @noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev
www.noahpinion.blog/p/roundup-75...
www.noahpinion.blog/p/roundup-75...
Trump supporters need to be thwapped with a cluestick.
“I wish he would get off Twitter,” Jessica said. “He just needs to think a little more before he writes down whatever he’s just posting.”
“He needs to think before he opens his mouth,” Bill agreed.
www.thedailybeast.com/president-do...
“I wish he would get off Twitter,” Jessica said. “He just needs to think a little more before he writes down whatever he’s just posting.”
“He needs to think before he opens his mouth,” Bill agreed.
www.thedailybeast.com/president-do...
Trump Voters Torch His Deranged New Obsession
Even diehard MAGA supporters are alarmed by what the White House has billed as a new era of Donald the Conqueror.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Trump supporters need to be thwapped with a cluestick.
“I wish he would get off Twitter,” Jessica said. “He just needs to think a little more before he writes down whatever he’s just posting.”
“He needs to think before he opens his mouth,” Bill agreed.
www.thedailybeast.com/president-do...
“I wish he would get off Twitter,” Jessica said. “He just needs to think a little more before he writes down whatever he’s just posting.”
“He needs to think before he opens his mouth,” Bill agreed.
www.thedailybeast.com/president-do...
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telling the secret police they have immunity to harm & kill citizens really lays bare the hollowness of decades of right-wing GOP screeching about encroaching Big Government - it was never a problem they had with government per se, just that it wasn't being used to harm the people they wanted to
January 14, 2026 at 6:43 AM
telling the secret police they have immunity to harm & kill citizens really lays bare the hollowness of decades of right-wing GOP screeching about encroaching Big Government - it was never a problem they had with government per se, just that it wasn't being used to harm the people they wanted to
"Only days after his first broadcast, during which he stumbled over the teleprompter and introduced himself twice within 80 seconds, Dokoupil compared himself to legendary CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite." 🤣
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-coded-c...
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-coded-c...
MAGA-Coded CBS Anchor Pleads With Viewers After Ratings Collapse
Tony Dokoupil sent a direct message to viewers after they deserted CBS’s primetime show during his first week as anchor.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:31 AM
"Only days after his first broadcast, during which he stumbled over the teleprompter and introduced himself twice within 80 seconds, Dokoupil compared himself to legendary CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite." 🤣
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-coded-c...
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-coded-c...
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Greg Bovino woke up, his face covered in a thick sheen of flop sweat. "She's haunting me," he said in his elvish, squeaky voice. "Karen, the wine mom. She left the PTA meeting, grabbed a glass and now she haunts my dreams."
"There there," JD Vance called out from his couch. "Itll be ok."
"There there," JD Vance called out from his couch. "Itll be ok."
big tough guys cant handle smirking wine moms
January 13, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Greg Bovino woke up, his face covered in a thick sheen of flop sweat. "She's haunting me," he said in his elvish, squeaky voice. "Karen, the wine mom. She left the PTA meeting, grabbed a glass and now she haunts my dreams."
"There there," JD Vance called out from his couch. "Itll be ok."
"There there," JD Vance called out from his couch. "Itll be ok."
"It is... a speech issue: By turning sexual harassment and revenge porn into a meme with viral distribution, the platform is allowing its worst, most vindictive users to silence and intimidate anyone they desire." 1/2
We are not letting this go
If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists.
by @cwarzel.bsky.social and @matteowong.bsky.social
If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists.
by @cwarzel.bsky.social and @matteowong.bsky.social
Elon Musk Cannot Get Away With This
If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists.
www.theatlantic.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:11 AM
"It is... a speech issue: By turning sexual harassment and revenge porn into a meme with viral distribution, the platform is allowing its worst, most vindictive users to silence and intimidate anyone they desire." 1/2
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Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
inthesetimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
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The “Trump two-step” is basically a volatility tax: float a norm-breaking threat, then maybe retreat. Even if he backs down, the fact it happened raises the perceived risk of future interference.
January 13, 2026 at 10:56 PM
The “Trump two-step” is basically a volatility tax: float a norm-breaking threat, then maybe retreat. Even if he backs down, the fact it happened raises the perceived risk of future interference.
Excellent analysis by Jason Furman on the prospects of continued Fed independence. I'm optimistic regarding the next 3 years. After that? Who knows?
But I'm still worried about the longer term. Complacency (because the Fed seems safe) and time may not be on the Fed's side as people lower their guard (because it all seems fine) and Trump and possibly his successors make more appointments.
January 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Excellent analysis by Jason Furman on the prospects of continued Fed independence. I'm optimistic regarding the next 3 years. After that? Who knows?
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My thoughts on the latest attack on the Fed in
@nytopinion.nytimes.com.
So far it is backfiring--and for the same good reasons the Fed was made independent in the first place. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
@nytopinion.nytimes.com.
So far it is backfiring--and for the same good reasons the Fed was made independent in the first place. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on the Fed Is Already Backfiring
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
My thoughts on the latest attack on the Fed in
@nytopinion.nytimes.com.
So far it is backfiring--and for the same good reasons the Fed was made independent in the first place. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
@nytopinion.nytimes.com.
So far it is backfiring--and for the same good reasons the Fed was made independent in the first place. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
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This is roughly consistent with the view that we're in a 2.5% inflation world. Maybe you think that is an OK place to be stuck at. Maybe you think it's too high and we should get to 2.0%.
But labor market data suggest some downward pressure so maybe headed towards 2%.
But labor market data suggest some downward pressure so maybe headed towards 2%.
January 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
This is roughly consistent with the view that we're in a 2.5% inflation world. Maybe you think that is an OK place to be stuck at. Maybe you think it's too high and we should get to 2.0%.
But labor market data suggest some downward pressure so maybe headed towards 2%.
But labor market data suggest some downward pressure so maybe headed towards 2%.
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Core inflation ended the year at 2.7% (on a Q4/Q4 basis).
That is a bit higher than was expected pre-Trump but much lower than the was feared post liberation day--based on Survey of Professional Forecasters forecasts.
That is a bit higher than was expected pre-Trump but much lower than the was feared post liberation day--based on Survey of Professional Forecasters forecasts.
January 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Core inflation ended the year at 2.7% (on a Q4/Q4 basis).
That is a bit higher than was expected pre-Trump but much lower than the was feared post liberation day--based on Survey of Professional Forecasters forecasts.
That is a bit higher than was expected pre-Trump but much lower than the was feared post liberation day--based on Survey of Professional Forecasters forecasts.
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Being Jay Powell cannot be the only protection a member of the Fed can rely on. We are still in a very precarious position regarding political threats to the Fed. The Supreme Court must bolster the removal protections.
January 13, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Being Jay Powell cannot be the only protection a member of the Fed can rely on. We are still in a very precarious position regarding political threats to the Fed. The Supreme Court must bolster the removal protections.