JK
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JK
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· Apr 28
Arizona Public Service killed my mother
www.APSKilledMyMom.com
I put together a proper website
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My mother Kate Korman owed $500 to Arizona Public Service, so shortly before her 82nd birthday they cut off her electricity.
Temperatures were in the 90s and climbing. Without air conditioning, the heat killed her within a few days.
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www.apskilledmymom.com
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My mother Kate Korman owed $500 to Arizona Public Service, so shortly before her 82nd birthday they cut off her electricity.
Temperatures were in the 90s and climbing. Without air conditioning, the heat killed her within a few days.
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www.apskilledmymom.com
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I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
AirBnB CEO calling it “vibe revenue” just 👨🍳 😘
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
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I really did not have “Kathy Hochul understands this political moment better than almost anyone else in the Democratic Party” on my bingo card but here we are
Governor Hochul on Elise Stefanik doubling down on her claims that Mamdani is a “jihadist.”
Video: Kathy Hochul via X (@KathyHochul)
Video: Kathy Hochul via X (@KathyHochul)
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I really did not have “Kathy Hochul understands this political moment better than almost anyone else in the Democratic Party” on my bingo card but here we are
Thread which aligns with my thesis that GRRM intends Westeros as a dystopia demonstrating the evils of feudalism … which the HBO showrunners never understood
i feel like if you understand what the ending of the show was trying to say there's no point in having any content set after it.
no new age of the world, westeros is trapped in doomed to be trapped in hellish medieval stasis for eternity. the wheel spins on forever
no new age of the world, westeros is trapped in doomed to be trapped in hellish medieval stasis for eternity. the wheel spins on forever
George R.R. Martin teases the 'Game of Thrones' universe will finally get to the world after the OG show's divisive finale.
November 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Thread which aligns with my thesis that GRRM intends Westeros as a dystopia demonstrating the evils of feudalism … which the HBO showrunners never understood
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This was the first If Books Could Kill podcast I listened to, and it was phenomenal.
It's not jus a good takedown of one book, but it's a good takedown of this entire genre of "sprawling history of the world" type books.
Think it nails two critical points that plague all punditry.
It's not jus a good takedown of one book, but it's a good takedown of this entire genre of "sprawling history of the world" type books.
Think it nails two critical points that plague all punditry.
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
podcasts.apple.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This was the first If Books Could Kill podcast I listened to, and it was phenomenal.
It's not jus a good takedown of one book, but it's a good takedown of this entire genre of "sprawling history of the world" type books.
Think it nails two critical points that plague all punditry.
It's not jus a good takedown of one book, but it's a good takedown of this entire genre of "sprawling history of the world" type books.
Think it nails two critical points that plague all punditry.
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Just remembering how one of the most important and widely read and dropped-with-maximally-damaging-timing "Biden is old and senile" pieces was reported by Nuzzi. It makes you think!
well, I read it, and the salient, non-gross part is Lizza alleging, midsentence and without elaboration, that Nuzzi ran numerous “catch-and-kill operations” on RFK’s behalf, which would give her a role in both his appointment and the untold preventable deaths he has abetted in office. Cool.
November 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Just remembering how one of the most important and widely read and dropped-with-maximally-damaging-timing "Biden is old and senile" pieces was reported by Nuzzi. It makes you think!
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I can attest to the small glimpse I had of this when I had Lyme disease. There’s a core group of folks (I was one) who had a tick bite that gave us a bacterial disease that cleared up after a while with medications. Unpleasant and sometimes severe, but defined. And then there was another cohort…
Please hear me when I say that
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I can attest to the small glimpse I had of this when I had Lyme disease. There’s a core group of folks (I was one) who had a tick bite that gave us a bacterial disease that cleared up after a while with medications. Unpleasant and sometimes severe, but defined. And then there was another cohort…
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just had an experience of being a pedestrian in Kansas at our hotel. a giant truck parked in the accessible parking spot, 70% onto the sidewalk so it was barely passable
to be fair this happens in most parts of America
to be fair this happens in most parts of America
November 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
just had an experience of being a pedestrian in Kansas at our hotel. a giant truck parked in the accessible parking spot, 70% onto the sidewalk so it was barely passable
to be fair this happens in most parts of America
to be fair this happens in most parts of America
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In my drift through popular SF/F audiobooks I’ve just touched on Dungeon Crawler Carl. It’s more self-hating than I expected from the number of people selling merch.
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
In my drift through popular SF/F audiobooks I’ve just touched on Dungeon Crawler Carl. It’s more self-hating than I expected from the number of people selling merch.
The only Kennedy I will accept is the alternate-timeline JFK who replaced Shatner as the lead on ‘Star Track’
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The only Kennedy I will accept is the alternate-timeline JFK who replaced Shatner as the lead on ‘Star Track’
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⋯the entire interaction had been so weird that I was sure something sketchy was happening, somewhere, in Epstein’s orbit. But at the same time, I did not feel that I had any power to affect things: He was operating right out in the open; he obviously felt that he had impunity.
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⋯the entire interaction had been so weird that I was sure something sketchy was happening, somewhere, in Epstein’s orbit. But at the same time, I did not feel that I had any power to affect things: He was operating right out in the open; he obviously felt that he had impunity.
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"It's Just Politics:" The Time I Met Jeffrey Epstein, Twice
The single most bizarre meeting of my life
lydialaurenson.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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⋯the entire interaction had been so weird that I was sure something sketchy was happening, somewhere, in Epstein’s orbit. But at the same time, I did not feel that I had any power to affect things: He was operating right out in the open; he obviously felt that he had impunity.
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⋯the entire interaction had been so weird that I was sure something sketchy was happening, somewhere, in Epstein’s orbit. But at the same time, I did not feel that I had any power to affect things: He was operating right out in the open; he obviously felt that he had impunity.
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Fun non-spoilery Pluribus detail - this is actually the mayor of Albuquerque
November 22, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Fun non-spoilery Pluribus detail - this is actually the mayor of Albuquerque
This week The Onion will just report straight news.
I’m gonna implore everyone here to take the W if only to experience the feeling again.
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This week The Onion will just report straight news.
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this is your brain when your entire politics is just a set of aesthetics
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this is your brain when your entire politics is just a set of aesthetics
Why settle for the socialism of fools when you can get the real thing?
Working people have been left behind in New York. In the wealthiest city in the world, one in five can't afford $2.90 for the train or bus. As I told Trump today— it’s time to put those people right back at the heart of our politics.
November 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Why settle for the socialism of fools when you can get the real thing?
This is part of how it works.
Trump’s desperation for constant affirmation means that he cannot direct his meanness to someone’s face. When he was sharper, he could be charming. Fools think this means they can work with him.
Later he will feel tricked, resent Mamdani for it, and exact retribution.
Trump’s desperation for constant affirmation means that he cannot direct his meanness to someone’s face. When he was sharper, he could be charming. Fools think this means they can work with him.
Later he will feel tricked, resent Mamdani for it, and exact retribution.
Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
November 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This is part of how it works.
Trump’s desperation for constant affirmation means that he cannot direct his meanness to someone’s face. When he was sharper, he could be charming. Fools think this means they can work with him.
Later he will feel tricked, resent Mamdani for it, and exact retribution.
Trump’s desperation for constant affirmation means that he cannot direct his meanness to someone’s face. When he was sharper, he could be charming. Fools think this means they can work with him.
Later he will feel tricked, resent Mamdani for it, and exact retribution.
If it ships at all
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what can i say, it's weirdly disorienting to collect a (pretty sizeable) paycheque and work 60-80 hours a week on something that basically does nothing and goes nowhere
November 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If it ships at all
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this is a stunning piece of data journalism/art/whatever.
omg they made Jeffrey Epstein Inbox Simulator '25 jmail.world
Jmail, logged in as [email protected]
You are logged into [email protected], Jeffrey Epstein's email. Sourced from the November 2025 House Oversight Committee data release.
jmail.world
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
this is a stunning piece of data journalism/art/whatever.
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Insanely charming! And also, no shade to Chris here, but even if Zohran knew what it meant, this move made sure the viewers knew too because the audience matters more than the two having the convo in situations like this
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Insanely charming! And also, no shade to Chris here, but even if Zohran knew what it meant, this move made sure the viewers knew too because the audience matters more than the two having the convo in situations like this
I reject that analysis as dangerously confused about liberalism, about fascism, about capitalism, and about the relation between the three.
November 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I reject that analysis as dangerously confused about liberalism, about fascism, about capitalism, and about the relation between the three.
Not only does Whelan describe the process behind those book covers you remember, he has interesting things to say about his thinking
For example, on one level it is a reaction to the naive futurism underlying the pristine “floating city” cliche so often seen in SF art. 4/5
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Not only does Whelan describe the process behind those book covers you remember, he has interesting things to say about his thinking
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We have built a machine for driving people Crackpot Crazy
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November 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
We have built a machine for driving people Crackpot Crazy
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I know sketchy link but. IDK if she's still active but if you dig out her tiktok she's gone deep in trying to hold them accountable and how that's failed because of the lax regulatory environment around them.
Vitamin B Injection Leads To Flesh Eating Disease For Fitness Influencer, 26, The Will to Fight & Beauty In Her Scars
Bea Amma says she contracted a mycobacterium infection after getting B12 and fat-dissolving shots at a California med spa.
www.survivornet.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I know sketchy link but. IDK if she's still active but if you dig out her tiktok she's gone deep in trying to hold them accountable and how that's failed because of the lax regulatory environment around them.