Émile Darkheim
@rntropy.bsky.social
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Émile Darkheim
@rntropy.bsky.social
· Sep 7
yes, Rawls was very much not around for the Founding.
But the First Founding (Constitution), Second Founding (Reconstruction Amendments), and Third Founding (Civil Rights Act et seq), were all built on Rawls' ideas, that equality of opportunity, law, and rights is the core American goal.
But the First Founding (Constitution), Second Founding (Reconstruction Amendments), and Third Founding (Civil Rights Act et seq), were all built on Rawls' ideas, that equality of opportunity, law, and rights is the core American goal.
I've been thinking a lot about how the US has three founding and how, after Trump, we will — for good or ill — experience a Fourth Founding. I've been thinking about what ideas should be included in a Fourth Founding for the US.
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I don’t ever want to hear any Republican anywhere ever complain about someone instigating political violence against them ever again. They are a political violence party. They just object to splashback onto themselves of the environment of political violence they’ve created.
Important: House Dem leaders just said Trump's call for execution of Dems has prompted them to contact US Capitol Police and House Sergeant at Arms to "ensure the safety of these members and their families."
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I don’t ever want to hear any Republican anywhere ever complain about someone instigating political violence against them ever again. They are a political violence party. They just object to splashback onto themselves of the environment of political violence they’ve created.
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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“the broader political project of AI chatbots and LLMs: They are top-down systems controlled by the richest people and richest companies on Earth, and their outputs can be changed to push the preferred narratives aligned with the interests of those people and companies.” @jasonkoebler.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
“the broader political project of AI chatbots and LLMs: They are top-down systems controlled by the richest people and richest companies on Earth, and their outputs can be changed to push the preferred narratives aligned with the interests of those people and companies.” @jasonkoebler.bsky.social
I think this video from @iamdannylime.bsky.social is spot on and is why we can't go back to the status quo ante after Trump is gone. MAGA is doing everything it can before it loses power to destroy the future of anyone in America who isn't rich or white. www.tiktok.com/@dannylime/v...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I think this video from @iamdannylime.bsky.social is spot on and is why we can't go back to the status quo ante after Trump is gone. MAGA is doing everything it can before it loses power to destroy the future of anyone in America who isn't rich or white. www.tiktok.com/@dannylime/v...
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Would the administration be murdering people in the Caribbean but for Trump v. United States?
November 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Would the administration be murdering people in the Caribbean but for Trump v. United States?
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imo this is the frame that makes sense for understanding why, 3 years before a primary, there are ALREADY people yelling at you about supporting newsom. it’s not about supporting the eventual nominee. it’s about establishing right here and right now that the party won’t be an opposition to fascism
they’re just using the threat of fascism to bludgeon you into accepting their limp dicked non-opposition and protection of the status quo
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
imo this is the frame that makes sense for understanding why, 3 years before a primary, there are ALREADY people yelling at you about supporting newsom. it’s not about supporting the eventual nominee. it’s about establishing right here and right now that the party won’t be an opposition to fascism
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I think the debate over what people "want" is a distraction given two basic facts:
1) America vastly over-provides suburbs and under-provides dense walkability;
2) Suburbs are hideously bad for the environment and harmful to numerous markers of well-being.
That's enough! We should do more density!
1) America vastly over-provides suburbs and under-provides dense walkability;
2) Suburbs are hideously bad for the environment and harmful to numerous markers of well-being.
That's enough! We should do more density!
as will notes, people tend to *say* they want suburban living. they want a big house and a big yard and etc. this is not however what is suggested by their actual purchasing practices, which invariably result in something like this:
raincitymaps.com/maps/inspect...
raincitymaps.com/maps/inspect...
November 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I think the debate over what people "want" is a distraction given two basic facts:
1) America vastly over-provides suburbs and under-provides dense walkability;
2) Suburbs are hideously bad for the environment and harmful to numerous markers of well-being.
That's enough! We should do more density!
1) America vastly over-provides suburbs and under-provides dense walkability;
2) Suburbs are hideously bad for the environment and harmful to numerous markers of well-being.
That's enough! We should do more density!
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Parties must have core values, like ensuring everyone’s basic needs are met.
THEN you listen to voters about their needs to bring that about.
THEN you PERSUADE voters your plan meets EVERYONE’S needs.
If you only do what voters say, then you stand for nothing, & you’ll lose every election.
THEN you listen to voters about their needs to bring that about.
THEN you PERSUADE voters your plan meets EVERYONE’S needs.
If you only do what voters say, then you stand for nothing, & you’ll lose every election.
I think people are learning the wrong lesson from Elliott's post. My peace plan: everyone stops arguing over labels and instead runs surveys (like this one) with OPEN ENDED responses and we listen to what voters actually say.
And then we act on those feelings to win more elections :)
And then we act on those feelings to win more elections :)
we can probably agree on the following interpretation
parties can increase their probability of winning future elections not only (or even primarily) by moving to the coherent center on ideological issues, but by moving down the axis of ideology-materialism and focusing attention on affordability
parties can increase their probability of winning future elections not only (or even primarily) by moving to the coherent center on ideological issues, but by moving down the axis of ideology-materialism and focusing attention on affordability
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Parties must have core values, like ensuring everyone’s basic needs are met.
THEN you listen to voters about their needs to bring that about.
THEN you PERSUADE voters your plan meets EVERYONE’S needs.
If you only do what voters say, then you stand for nothing, & you’ll lose every election.
THEN you listen to voters about their needs to bring that about.
THEN you PERSUADE voters your plan meets EVERYONE’S needs.
If you only do what voters say, then you stand for nothing, & you’ll lose every election.
Trump is the clearest possible example of the importance of Article 1 and legislative supremacy and the dangers of both an imperial presidency and a dysfunctional Congress.
November 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Trump is the clearest possible example of the importance of Article 1 and legislative supremacy and the dangers of both an imperial presidency and a dysfunctional Congress.
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What is motonormativity? I'm on my way to an air pollution event in a city centre and the organisers have put the driving directions ahead of the public transport directions in the email
November 20, 2025 at 8:14 AM
What is motonormativity? I'm on my way to an air pollution event in a city centre and the organisers have put the driving directions ahead of the public transport directions in the email
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The Nuzzi story isn't 'fun' its just a bunch of obviously unethical people getting ahead in life, as often happens
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The Nuzzi story isn't 'fun' its just a bunch of obviously unethical people getting ahead in life, as often happens
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not interested in a kennedy heir for the same reason i’m not interested in a pelosi heir for the same reason i’m not interested in a cuomo heir for the same reason i’m not interested in a clinton heir for the same reason i’m not inter
November 12, 2025 at 4:35 AM
not interested in a kennedy heir for the same reason i’m not interested in a pelosi heir for the same reason i’m not interested in a cuomo heir for the same reason i’m not interested in a clinton heir for the same reason i’m not inter
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"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
So the Department of Education now considers chiropractors and theologians to be "professionals", but not CRNAs or NPs.
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 AM
So the Department of Education now considers chiropractors and theologians to be "professionals", but not CRNAs or NPs.
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bringing back shame and consequences would not by any means be the ballgame, but it would certainly be something
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 AM
bringing back shame and consequences would not by any means be the ballgame, but it would certainly be something
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“All density really is is development scaled to walking.”
"It is true that unless you live in a dense enough urban environment where walking is the fastest/most convenient way to get around, it becomes a choice to impose a certain inconvenience on yourself." But our unwalkable world is also a choice we made. thedeletedscenes.substack.com/p/an-acciden...
An Accidental Month Without Driving
Or, Bozeman, Montana on foot
thedeletedscenes.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“All density really is is development scaled to walking.”
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Bizarre that their new motto, fuck our minority customers, isn’t juicing sales
Target said it doesn’t think holiday sales will be enough to turn around a tough year.
Target Predicting Week Holiday Sales As Consumer Angst Weighs On Season
Target said it doesn’t think holiday sales will be enough to turn around a tough year.
www.forbes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Bizarre that their new motto, fuck our minority customers, isn’t juicing sales
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Almost half the Waymos on California streets are driving around empty. They're either waiting for the next customer or en route for a pickup.
If robotaxis scale, anything close to that level of deadheading would create crushing gridlock.
www.thedriverlessdigest.com/p/what-cpuc-...
If robotaxis scale, anything close to that level of deadheading would create crushing gridlock.
www.thedriverlessdigest.com/p/what-cpuc-...
November 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Almost half the Waymos on California streets are driving around empty. They're either waiting for the next customer or en route for a pickup.
If robotaxis scale, anything close to that level of deadheading would create crushing gridlock.
www.thedriverlessdigest.com/p/what-cpuc-...
If robotaxis scale, anything close to that level of deadheading would create crushing gridlock.
www.thedriverlessdigest.com/p/what-cpuc-...
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But Trump said the opposite! He can’t possibly be lying, can he?
U.S. grocery prices have hit a record high — the monthly cost for a family of four is now $1,030.
November 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
But Trump said the opposite! He can’t possibly be lying, can he?
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i will kind of accept this from some random person who barely pays attention. ben shapiro though? he's just lying
Ben Shapiro: “When the president said deport all the illegal immigrants, I never thought that he meant that literally”
November 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
i will kind of accept this from some random person who barely pays attention. ben shapiro though? he's just lying
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Just a very fundamental point:
People use quantitative data in order to debunk qualitative impressions.
But when the data we are discussing is putative welfare measures (e.g. real income or wealth, GDP per capita, etc), the *qualitative* measures are foundational, the quantitative mere proxies. 1/
People use quantitative data in order to debunk qualitative impressions.
But when the data we are discussing is putative welfare measures (e.g. real income or wealth, GDP per capita, etc), the *qualitative* measures are foundational, the quantitative mere proxies. 1/
November 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Just a very fundamental point:
People use quantitative data in order to debunk qualitative impressions.
But when the data we are discussing is putative welfare measures (e.g. real income or wealth, GDP per capita, etc), the *qualitative* measures are foundational, the quantitative mere proxies. 1/
People use quantitative data in order to debunk qualitative impressions.
But when the data we are discussing is putative welfare measures (e.g. real income or wealth, GDP per capita, etc), the *qualitative* measures are foundational, the quantitative mere proxies. 1/
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Yes. It was a great job.
November 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Yes. It was a great job.
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Generative AI causes so many demonstrable harms, from counseling kids into suicide, stealing creative work and destroying the market for it, perverting education, and this predictable horror. Any other product like this would be regulated into the smallest possible box by a responsible society.
This is one of the worst, most horrifying exposures we have ever seen. It is hard to overstate how bad the things that people are using tools like for are, and it's insane to pretend like these tools are anything other than nonconsensual porn machines
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
Massive Leak Shows Erotic Chatbot Users Turned Women’s Yearbook Pictures Into AI Porn
Chatbot roleplay and image generator platform SecretDesires.ai left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women from social me...
www.404media.co
November 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Generative AI causes so many demonstrable harms, from counseling kids into suicide, stealing creative work and destroying the market for it, perverting education, and this predictable horror. Any other product like this would be regulated into the smallest possible box by a responsible society.
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"Trump II administration figures often speak the language of merit in order to contrast it to 'DEI' or 'affirmative action,' but in practice they only hire incompetent clowns—so long as they are also loyal clowns." - @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com
The War on Professionalism and Professional Competence
Incompetence and sloppiness are the self-conscious ethos of the administration.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"Trump II administration figures often speak the language of merit in order to contrast it to 'DEI' or 'affirmative action,' but in practice they only hire incompetent clowns—so long as they are also loyal clowns." - @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com