Bo Dingus
@robertwdingus.bsky.social
Carbon unit currently infesting New Orleans. he/him/his
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December 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Take care of yourself this holiday season.
- close your eyes
- take a deep breath
- embrace the gloom
- wander the trackless moors at midnight, following ghosts to the crumbling ruins of forgotten kings and magic untold
- have some tea and cake with your new ghost friends
- close your eyes
- take a deep breath
- embrace the gloom
- wander the trackless moors at midnight, following ghosts to the crumbling ruins of forgotten kings and magic untold
- have some tea and cake with your new ghost friends
December 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Take care of yourself this holiday season.
- close your eyes
- take a deep breath
- embrace the gloom
- wander the trackless moors at midnight, following ghosts to the crumbling ruins of forgotten kings and magic untold
- have some tea and cake with your new ghost friends
- close your eyes
- take a deep breath
- embrace the gloom
- wander the trackless moors at midnight, following ghosts to the crumbling ruins of forgotten kings and magic untold
- have some tea and cake with your new ghost friends
His accomplishments. That's 45 seconds..
The year-end speech will address his accomplishments so far and look ahead to next year n.pr/45fEuP7
Watch: Trump to address the nation as economic concerns drag on his approval ratings
The year-end speech will address his accomplishments so far and look ahead to next year
n.pr
December 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
His accomplishments. That's 45 seconds..
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1949: Mahogany Hall, the last of the grand Storyville bordellos is demolished, replaced by a "respectable" row of parking lots and white-only public housing on Basin Street.
December 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
1949: Mahogany Hall, the last of the grand Storyville bordellos is demolished, replaced by a "respectable" row of parking lots and white-only public housing on Basin Street.
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Frost: If you want to protect children, why don't you ban assault weapons instead of health care?
December 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Frost: If you want to protect children, why don't you ban assault weapons instead of health care?
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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While people (rightly) point to Trump-Musk-Hegseth and that crowd, MAGA is made possibly by a cadre of Mini-Me tyrants.
They will scurry for the shadows when Trump is gone…but we know who they are.
#RadioFreeAmerica
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
They will scurry for the shadows when Trump is gone…but we know who they are.
#RadioFreeAmerica
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Man sues cops who jailed him for 37 days for trolling a Charlie Kirk vigil
Cops may be fined for jailing a man over his Facebook posts.
arstechnica.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
While people (rightly) point to Trump-Musk-Hegseth and that crowd, MAGA is made possibly by a cadre of Mini-Me tyrants.
They will scurry for the shadows when Trump is gone…but we know who they are.
#RadioFreeAmerica
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
They will scurry for the shadows when Trump is gone…but we know who they are.
#RadioFreeAmerica
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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For civilians: an academic dept typically has to out maneuver other depts to get a tenure line! I tell grad students applying to red state jobs to indicate that they are familiar with & would be happy spending a decade or more there. A single sentence has moved them to the top of a pile. 1/
December 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
For civilians: an academic dept typically has to out maneuver other depts to get a tenure line! I tell grad students applying to red state jobs to indicate that they are familiar with & would be happy spending a decade or more there. A single sentence has moved them to the top of a pile. 1/
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If your hook is "we're gonna be honest with you" and you get rid of that hook, then you're just poorly funded Fox News
1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
December 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If your hook is "we're gonna be honest with you" and you get rid of that hook, then you're just poorly funded Fox News
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New global inequality report confirms what climate justice scholars and advocates have been saying for years: inequality and climate are inextricably bound up together. Extreme wealth causes climate change, which is why I argue in my new book that tax policy is climate policy. THREAD
Existential Politics
A new way to tackle the real politics of climate change through asset revaluation
press.princeton.edu
December 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New global inequality report confirms what climate justice scholars and advocates have been saying for years: inequality and climate are inextricably bound up together. Extreme wealth causes climate change, which is why I argue in my new book that tax policy is climate policy. THREAD
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A menorah can be anything that holds candles, and I think that's beautuful
December 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A menorah can be anything that holds candles, and I think that's beautuful
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Because you asked for it (you ask for it every year). These are the most scathing book reviews of 2025.
The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2025
Pans, glorious pans. No end-of-year roundup would be complete without them. Among the books being driven into the woods by pitchfork-wielding villagers this year: Louis C.K.’s masturbatory debut no…
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December 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Because you asked for it (you ask for it every year). These are the most scathing book reviews of 2025.
Thanks, Donald.
Christmas dinner and festive treats up to 70% more expensive, reports Which?
Christmas dinner and festive treats up to 70% more expensive, reports Which?
Price of turkey jumps as much as £15 compared with 2024, while chocolate has steepest mark-up
Shoppers are paying up to 70% more for Christmas chocolate treats compared with last year, while the price of a turkey has jumped by as much as £15, according to the consumer champion Which?
The group analysed a range of ingredients for a typical Christmas dinner, as well as other typical festive treats including mince pies, sparkling wine and chocolates. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Thanks, Donald.
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In his house at the North Pole dead Santa waits dreaming.
December 15, 2023 at 5:12 PM
In his house at the North Pole dead Santa waits dreaming.
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You know, some days I sit and think about how absolutely wild it is that we've built a society where we don't provide a place for people to even sleep at night without having to pay for it, and that we've somehow made it seem like that's normal.
December 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
You know, some days I sit and think about how absolutely wild it is that we've built a society where we don't provide a place for people to even sleep at night without having to pay for it, and that we've somehow made it seem like that's normal.
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Most planners I know are familiar with this playbook, and will also point out that democratically mandated public consultation processes are often manipulated to play into this, which is how we get watered down (or non existent) rather than transformative project outcomes.
Have you heard of “The Populist Playbook?”
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
A few years ago, I posted what I still consider one of my most important messages.
It was about “The Populist Playbook” that I’ve watched play out often over my 33+ years of city planning.
Since then, it’s only gotten worse.
Do the steps sound familiar?
December 8, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Most planners I know are familiar with this playbook, and will also point out that democratically mandated public consultation processes are often manipulated to play into this, which is how we get watered down (or non existent) rather than transformative project outcomes.
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“The phenomenon is known as induced demand. The result is an endless cycle in which congestion leads to highway expansion, which invites more trips, which brings back traffic…The pattern is so inevitable that economists have dubbed it the iron law of congestion.” #InducedTraffic
It’s an American Obsession. It’s Based on a Total Lie. We Have to Stop Before It’s Too Late.
The truth about what's happening on America's roads—and how we can stop it.
slate.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
“The phenomenon is known as induced demand. The result is an endless cycle in which congestion leads to highway expansion, which invites more trips, which brings back traffic…The pattern is so inevitable that economists have dubbed it the iron law of congestion.” #InducedTraffic
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Ryan Quigley, a survivor of a New Orleans truck attack, has been honored by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Eagles fan who survived New Orleans truck attack gifted Super Bowl ring
Ryan Quigley, a survivor of a New Orleans truck attack, has been honored by the Philadelphia Eagles.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Ryan Quigley, a survivor of a New Orleans truck attack, has been honored by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Not to mention that the program was launched by Gov. Ducey despite the fact that the people had voted against putting the program in place.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Not to mention that the program was launched by Gov. Ducey despite the fact that the people had voted against putting the program in place.
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This is one of the greatest things to have ever happened. We can change the world!
I lived thru the end of public smoking. Early in my career I presented to city councils who were smoking, in front of audiences who were smoking.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
It’s crazy that people used to be able to just smoke cigarettes wherever they wanted
December 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This is one of the greatest things to have ever happened. We can change the world!
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Posting this again because I've been getting questions: at this moment there is no licensed merch for Murderbot or Sanctuary Moon except what is on Worldbuilders Market worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/... where it's sold for charity fundraising. And they are getting a new t-shirt design soon.
Martha Wells
Worldbuilders Market is the official online shop of Worldbuilders, a geek-centered nonprofit supporting humanitarian efforts worldwide. We carry a wide variety of officially licensed merchandise from ...
worldbuildersmarket.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Posting this again because I've been getting questions: at this moment there is no licensed merch for Murderbot or Sanctuary Moon except what is on Worldbuilders Market worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/... where it's sold for charity fundraising. And they are getting a new t-shirt design soon.
That's because UBI isn't the problem. This is horrible framing.
Why universal basic income still can’t meet the challenges of an AI economy
Why universal basic income still can’t meet the challenges of an AI economy
Andrew Yang’s revived pitch suits the automation debate, but UBI can’t fix inequalities concentrated tech wealth drives
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
That's because UBI isn't the problem. This is horrible framing.
No. The answer is no.
December 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
No. The answer is no.
There's a reason the default GOP response always looks like Nazi-ism.
This is also why you can't just run an election on healthcare costs and hope they don't bring up immigration. You have to fight them on immigration because they inject this Nazi shit into everything.
The White House getting in the Christmas spirit by blaming the most vulnerable members of society for the suffering Trump is responsible for.
Jesus would have hated these people.
Jesus would have hated these people.
December 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
There's a reason the default GOP response always looks like Nazi-ism.