niraliberalism
@niral.bsky.social
near illiberalism. I used to be a lawyer. I still am one, but I also used to be one. better things are in fact possible. The most effective liberals have been those forced to compromise with leftists, not those left to compromise with conservatives.
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@niral.bsky.social
· Oct 6
It’s worth noting that the most organized and effective resistance to Trump, so far, has come from the lawyers.
In 2008, when american apparel hoodie futures went into contango, I entered a large position, ultimately taking physical delivery of 15 metric bushel-tonnes.
The carry costs are crushing me (I sleep under a pile of hoodies) but am certain this will prove to be the trade of the century.
The carry costs are crushing me (I sleep under a pile of hoodies) but am certain this will prove to be the trade of the century.
December 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
In 2008, when american apparel hoodie futures went into contango, I entered a large position, ultimately taking physical delivery of 15 metric bushel-tonnes.
The carry costs are crushing me (I sleep under a pile of hoodies) but am certain this will prove to be the trade of the century.
The carry costs are crushing me (I sleep under a pile of hoodies) but am certain this will prove to be the trade of the century.
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TIL the original lyrics to Deck the Halls are awesome and “don we now our gay apparel” is temperance movement bullshit
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
TIL the original lyrics to Deck the Halls are awesome and “don we now our gay apparel” is temperance movement bullshit
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rare post that gets better with every single word
Currently at the New York Young Republican’s annual gala, where the MC is 18-year-old streamer Matan Even.
Introduced as a “landlord activist,” he is singing the SpongeBob theme and bombing, to boos
Introduced as a “landlord activist,” he is singing the SpongeBob theme and bombing, to boos
December 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
rare post that gets better with every single word
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im ngl "queen" is a word that reeks of subtle Dutchphobia and we should probably expunge it from our vocabularies.
December 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
im ngl "queen" is a word that reeks of subtle Dutchphobia and we should probably expunge it from our vocabularies.
December 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
in my culture, we have a word for this: disgraziata
December 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
in my culture, we have a word for this: disgraziata
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AI companies: We can't have 50 state AI laws. There has to be just one rulebook for AI
EU: Here you go
AI companies: not like that
EU: Here you go
AI companies: not like that
December 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
AI companies: We can't have 50 state AI laws. There has to be just one rulebook for AI
EU: Here you go
AI companies: not like that
EU: Here you go
AI companies: not like that
There are two kinds of democrats: Starmer Dems and the other kind. The former deserves primary challenges, public shaming, tar, feathers, you name it
December 13, 2025 at 6:34 AM
There are two kinds of democrats: Starmer Dems and the other kind. The former deserves primary challenges, public shaming, tar, feathers, you name it
Starmer Dems
"House Democrats on Thursday voted to return Rep. Henry Cuellar to his leadership role on the House Appropriations Committee following his presidential pardon on federal corruption charges."
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
Democrats Return Henry Cuellar to Powerful Spending Post After Trump Pardon
“We got ratified,” Cuellar told reporters after the vote.
www.notus.org
December 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Starmer Dems
I don’t often choose a specific day on which I think American democracy broke, but when I do, it’s this one
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 13, 2025 at 6:31 AM
I don’t often choose a specific day on which I think American democracy broke, but when I do, it’s this one
The right wing is pickled in conspiracy theory, and also this is a real thing.
The 25th anniversary of Bush v Gore is today. The conspiracy mongering & corruption of the GOP has been brewing for a long time.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Here's Sandra Day O'Connor endorsing News Max levels of voter fraud conspiracies in the 2000 election.
December 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
The right wing is pickled in conspiracy theory, and also this is a real thing.
Regulation is technology-forcing, it helps these companies help themselves, because even if they don’t want to suck, absent regulation, they have little choice.
David Sacks defended the president's push to rein in state-level regulation of artificial intelligence over objections from Democrats, saying the move seeks to ease a growing compliance burden for companies.
White House AI Czar Defends Trump Push to Rein in State Rules
White House AI czar David Sacks defended President Donald Trump’s push to rein in state-level regulation of artificial intelligence over objections from Democrats, saying the move seeks to ease a growing compliance burden for companies.
bloom.bg
December 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Regulation is technology-forcing, it helps these companies help themselves, because even if they don’t want to suck, absent regulation, they have little choice.
This is how I’ll always remember Larry
December 13, 2025 at 6:03 AM
This is how I’ll always remember Larry
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This weekend @attackerman.bsky.social has a great, strange one for you: A letter written by the FBI in 1964 as part of COINTELPRO's efforts to provoke the murders of Black Panthers. It begins, "Dear Mr. Kahane,"
The Time The FBI Tried To Get Meir Kahane's Jewish Fascists To Murder Black Panthers
Picture it: New York City, 1969. COINTELPRO is in full swing. And the special agent in charge of the New York field office has an idea
www.forever-wars.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This weekend @attackerman.bsky.social has a great, strange one for you: A letter written by the FBI in 1964 as part of COINTELPRO's efforts to provoke the murders of Black Panthers. It begins, "Dear Mr. Kahane,"
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Faced with the political gimme of a lifetime, Democratic leaders in Washington do what they do best: Dismiss a popular, vote-getting position in favor of performatively kissing rich people's asses.
Hakeem Jeffries' AI Commission is littered with corporate and tech-friendly Dems. AI is wildly unpopular, yet too many national Democratic leaders are rejecting that reality in favor of wooing back Silicon Valley. From our friends at @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social:
prospect.org/2025/12/12/d...
prospect.org/2025/12/12/d...
Democratic Voters Are Clamoring for AI Regulation. Their Leaders Aren’t Interested. - The American Prospect
A new AI commission established by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries includes several corporate-friendly legislators.
prospect.org
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Faced with the political gimme of a lifetime, Democratic leaders in Washington do what they do best: Dismiss a popular, vote-getting position in favor of performatively kissing rich people's asses.
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I knew I was gonna get a lot of mileage out of this image
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December 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I knew I was gonna get a lot of mileage out of this image
gizmodo.com/new-batch-of...
gizmodo.com/new-batch-of...
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Lil Nas-X is short for "Little NASDAQ Exchange".
December 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Lil Nas-X is short for "Little NASDAQ Exchange".
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Bleakest 2 paragraphs about (c), free speech, and what (whether) we actually want education to be I've seen in a while
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
December 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Bleakest 2 paragraphs about (c), free speech, and what (whether) we actually want education to be I've seen in a while
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
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Aside from how he's wrong right now on the history, process, strategy, and merits, this is Jeffries heavily signaling that even when they're in the majority, he'll oppose any impeachment that doesn't first get slow-walked in needless committee dithering for as long as he can delay it there.
Significant statement from Jeffries and House Democratic leaders saying they will vote “present” on the motion to table Al Green’s resolution to impeach President Trump. They say they’re “laser-focused on fighting to lower the high cost of living” plus on health care and corruption.
December 12, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Aside from how he's wrong right now on the history, process, strategy, and merits, this is Jeffries heavily signaling that even when they're in the majority, he'll oppose any impeachment that doesn't first get slow-walked in needless committee dithering for as long as he can delay it there.
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This is the type of thread that only gets written if you're unaware that the VA healthcare system already exists. Or that it provides healthcare for millions of Americans. Or that it consistently generates higher patient satisfaction numbers and better clinical outcomes than the private sector.
For all Universal HC/Single Payer/M4A advocates.
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
December 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
This is the type of thread that only gets written if you're unaware that the VA healthcare system already exists. Or that it provides healthcare for millions of Americans. Or that it consistently generates higher patient satisfaction numbers and better clinical outcomes than the private sector.
I beg the Democratic Party to take this moment and do better than occupying their turn in the thermostatic rebound.
I think they can, that there’s a tipping point between status quo and massive change, but they haven’t gotten themselves there yet.
I think they can, that there’s a tipping point between status quo and massive change, but they haven’t gotten themselves there yet.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Senate Republicans reject new congressional maps in defiance of Trump’s redistricting push.
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I beg the Democratic Party to take this moment and do better than occupying their turn in the thermostatic rebound.
I think they can, that there’s a tipping point between status quo and massive change, but they haven’t gotten themselves there yet.
I think they can, that there’s a tipping point between status quo and massive change, but they haven’t gotten themselves there yet.
Alternate timeline where crypto was banned in 2015
December 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Alternate timeline where crypto was banned in 2015
Oracle dropped $100 billion of value, meaning Larry Ellison is $40 billion less wealthy www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Oracle Shares Drop the Most Since 2001 on Mounting AI Spending
Oracle Corp. shares fell the most in more than 24 years after the company reported a jump in spending on AI data centers and other equipment, rising outlays that are taking longer to translate into cl...
www.bloomberg.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Oracle dropped $100 billion of value, meaning Larry Ellison is $40 billion less wealthy www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYT Needle for how much of the world vulgar Marxism is currently explaining
December 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
NYT Needle for how much of the world vulgar Marxism is currently explaining
Brad Lander was doing a press thing at Nitehawk as I was walking out of a movie
December 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Brad Lander was doing a press thing at Nitehawk as I was walking out of a movie