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OpenAI "proved" that LLMs are a viable product and X "proved" that you can fire large numbers of employees
(and, for that matter, Trump 2024 "proved" that wokeness was over and you didn't need to put up with any lip from your workers)
(and, for that matter, Trump 2024 "proved" that wokeness was over and you didn't need to put up with any lip from your workers)
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
OpenAI "proved" that LLMs are a viable product and X "proved" that you can fire large numbers of employees
(and, for that matter, Trump 2024 "proved" that wokeness was over and you didn't need to put up with any lip from your workers)
(and, for that matter, Trump 2024 "proved" that wokeness was over and you didn't need to put up with any lip from your workers)
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there was an incredibly stark change at my job between 2023 and 2025. just absolutely day and night.
i dont think there’s ever been a point where corporate america has had a sincere sense of morality but it is probably a sign of the times that the culture at most major firms does not even pretend to encourage ethical behavior anymore. the transformation is really stark in tech.
i honestly do not know what major company in america isnt involved in some ghastly shit at this point? i just would not *do* the ghastly shit yourself.
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
there was an incredibly stark change at my job between 2023 and 2025. just absolutely day and night.
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The funniest part of Elon spiraling out about this is that he isn’t responding with anything linked to others or relationships, just posting “great movie”
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The funniest part of Elon spiraling out about this is that he isn’t responding with anything linked to others or relationships, just posting “great movie”
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inspired by this, I have done a free extract of this section of the book here. it is about understanding that *with all its problems* the BBC is as important for our intellectual health as the NHS is for our physical health:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
inspired by this, I have done a free extract of this section of the book here. it is about understanding that *with all its problems* the BBC is as important for our intellectual health as the NHS is for our physical health:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
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I think people are looking at this as game-over rather than halftime despite everyone involved saying it's halftime.
they could be lying, of course! not discounting that! but we shouldn't assume it
they could be lying, of course! not discounting that! but we shouldn't assume it
November 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I think people are looking at this as game-over rather than halftime despite everyone involved saying it's halftime.
they could be lying, of course! not discounting that! but we shouldn't assume it
they could be lying, of course! not discounting that! but we shouldn't assume it
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Still upset about no power of the purse language. You truly do hate to see it. The Trump admin undertook the most expansive set of illegal budgetary actions of any president in history, and broadcast as loudly as possible they’d keep doing it, and nothing. Budgetary lawlessness.
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Still upset about no power of the purse language. You truly do hate to see it. The Trump admin undertook the most expansive set of illegal budgetary actions of any president in history, and broadcast as loudly as possible they’d keep doing it, and nothing. Budgetary lawlessness.
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So what happens?
Well, the likelihood of the House GOP passing this bill is between 0 and absolute 0. It would be seen as a betrayal by THEIR base.
But it does mean that Dems get the 218th discharge vote for the Epstein files.
It also means that Dems can filibuster the NEXT House bill.
Well, the likelihood of the House GOP passing this bill is between 0 and absolute 0. It would be seen as a betrayal by THEIR base.
But it does mean that Dems get the 218th discharge vote for the Epstein files.
It also means that Dems can filibuster the NEXT House bill.
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
So what happens?
Well, the likelihood of the House GOP passing this bill is between 0 and absolute 0. It would be seen as a betrayal by THEIR base.
But it does mean that Dems get the 218th discharge vote for the Epstein files.
It also means that Dems can filibuster the NEXT House bill.
Well, the likelihood of the House GOP passing this bill is between 0 and absolute 0. It would be seen as a betrayal by THEIR base.
But it does mean that Dems get the 218th discharge vote for the Epstein files.
It also means that Dems can filibuster the NEXT House bill.
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What drives me absolutely insane about this debate is how claims like “there has been a generational stagnation of purchasing power” have taken on the tenor of religious faith among progressives, and seemingly cannot be disproven with any evidence, no matter how overwhelming. It simply isn’t true!
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 AM
What drives me absolutely insane about this debate is how claims like “there has been a generational stagnation of purchasing power” have taken on the tenor of religious faith among progressives, and seemingly cannot be disproven with any evidence, no matter how overwhelming. It simply isn’t true!
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15 percent of American homes lacked indoor plumbing in 1960.
The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.
The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
15 percent of American homes lacked indoor plumbing in 1960.
The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.
The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.
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i suspect this is also just nalin having rich parents and experiencing downward mobility? worth noting that this is the case for almost the entire media class
People need to realize their ideas about past "middle class prosperity" are mostly nonsense.
November 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM
i suspect this is also just nalin having rich parents and experiencing downward mobility? worth noting that this is the case for almost the entire media class
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With the GOP yet again thinking they’re slurring Dems by calling them “Socialists!” I thought this speech by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to the Gridiron Club Dinner, December 14, 1935, would be enlightening—and inspiring.
(Note: light edits for space).
A long 🧵, but, I think, worth it.
(Note: light edits for space).
A long 🧵, but, I think, worth it.
July 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
With the GOP yet again thinking they’re slurring Dems by calling them “Socialists!” I thought this speech by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to the Gridiron Club Dinner, December 14, 1935, would be enlightening—and inspiring.
(Note: light edits for space).
A long 🧵, but, I think, worth it.
(Note: light edits for space).
A long 🧵, but, I think, worth it.
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Since so many folks—including "legal experts"—insist on claiming that so many others (judges, notaries, their drinking buddies) may officially administer the oath of office to a Rep.-elect, here's a flow chart to help you understand if you, yourself may swear in someone newly elected to the House:
October 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Since so many folks—including "legal experts"—insist on claiming that so many others (judges, notaries, their drinking buddies) may officially administer the oath of office to a Rep.-elect, here's a flow chart to help you understand if you, yourself may swear in someone newly elected to the House:
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Here's what a strong, capable, physically and mentally healthy American man—who takes his job protecting and defending the Constitution and the people of the US seriously, who pays attention, who cares, who believes that others do in fact exist—does at a West Wing event when someone near him faints:
Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
November 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Here's what a strong, capable, physically and mentally healthy American man—who takes his job protecting and defending the Constitution and the people of the US seriously, who pays attention, who cares, who believes that others do in fact exist—does at a West Wing event when someone near him faints:
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me yesterday: look, Chuck Schumer is an incompetent dipshit, but somehow he’s played the shutdown semi-functionally because his opponents are even stupider
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
SCOOP: Schumer was more involved than reported with the attempted cave on the government shutdown. The Gang of 8 Senate Dems had his approval & he was getting daily updates.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican demands to pass a simple continuing resolution to re-open the government, i...
prospect.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
me yesterday: look, Chuck Schumer is an incompetent dipshit, but somehow he’s played the shutdown semi-functionally because his opponents are even stupider
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
today: you fool, you idiot, Chuck Schumer has only appeared vaguely competent because his caucus actively revolted
should have known better
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LITERALLY THIS WEEK PEOPLE WENT TO THE POLLS TO DEMAND WOKE 2
My patience for doomers is so far past exahusted
My patience for doomers is so far past exahusted
lol fuckin defeatist morons
November 8, 2025 at 5:44 AM
LITERALLY THIS WEEK PEOPLE WENT TO THE POLLS TO DEMAND WOKE 2
My patience for doomers is so far past exahusted
My patience for doomers is so far past exahusted
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It's genuinely funny how the wealthiest man alive is so deeply and profoundly pathetic
Elon has never experienced this and neither have his biggest fans but now they can create these visuals with the help of a computermachine
November 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
It's genuinely funny how the wealthiest man alive is so deeply and profoundly pathetic
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"overwhelming defeat" is when you lose by a point and a half (historically narrow) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"overwhelming defeat" is when you lose by a point and a half (historically narrow) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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in the same sense is that Nazism was an attempt to construct a universe in which the war propaganda of WWI was true, Trumpism can be understood as an attempt to construct the reality which Fox describes. in that reality, every recipient of food stamps is a jobless Black woman with nine kids & a Dem.
It’s shit like this that makes me think the GOP doesn’t care about winning elections and they’re just not planning on having them. Because no one who thinks they have to win elections does this.
They're going to the highest court in the land to avoid feeding children.
November 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
in the same sense is that Nazism was an attempt to construct a universe in which the war propaganda of WWI was true, Trumpism can be understood as an attempt to construct the reality which Fox describes. in that reality, every recipient of food stamps is a jobless Black woman with nine kids & a Dem.
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The basic democratic bargain, where the cycle never stops and no loser is a loser forever and no winner is a winner forever, is GOOD, and I DO NOT LIKE THAT WE'RE FUCKING WITH THAT NOT ONE BIT
November 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The basic democratic bargain, where the cycle never stops and no loser is a loser forever and no winner is a winner forever, is GOOD, and I DO NOT LIKE THAT WE'RE FUCKING WITH THAT NOT ONE BIT
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Probably a good way to tell right now if the job you’re applying for is run by absolute dumbfucks is to ask if they’re using AI.
"The AI industry’s most important product at this moment is not a chatbot or a video generator; it’s the story the AI industry is telling about itself.... According to an MIT study, 95% of businesses that have deployed generative AI have gotten no value from it." www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.
The AI industry's most important product is not a chatbot or a video generator; it's the story the AI industry is telling about itself
www.theringer.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Probably a good way to tell right now if the job you’re applying for is run by absolute dumbfucks is to ask if they’re using AI.
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Next time I feel the urge to argue with or quote dunk Ryan Grim I’m gonna look at this and chose the path of wisdom instead.
November 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Next time I feel the urge to argue with or quote dunk Ryan Grim I’m gonna look at this and chose the path of wisdom instead.
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gerontocracy is bad, however, she has enough of a spine of steel that it's legit worth keeping her for life lmao
November 8, 2025 at 3:14 AM
gerontocracy is bad, however, she has enough of a spine of steel that it's legit worth keeping her for life lmao
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The court not having a proper comms office is just absolutely hilarious bc it transforms a situation like this into an absolute bloodbath of public wrath over a technical issue that could have been explained by some PR lackey
UPDATE: Justice Jackson temporarily blocks SNAP benefits order to allow appeals court to rule.
DOJ asked SCOTUS for a stay as USDA was in the middle of completing its process for making full payments. Jackson's order came a little past 9 p.m.
Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
DOJ asked SCOTUS for a stay as USDA was in the middle of completing its process for making full payments. Jackson's order came a little past 9 p.m.
Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
Justice Jackson temporarily blocks SNAP benefits order to allow appeals court to rule
DOJ asked SCOTUS for a stay as USDA was in the middle of completing its process for making full payments. Update: Jackson's order came a little past 9 p.m.
www.lawdork.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The court not having a proper comms office is just absolutely hilarious bc it transforms a situation like this into an absolute bloodbath of public wrath over a technical issue that could have been explained by some PR lackey
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notably, putnam speculated that it would be netflix slop and VR-helmet immersions that would be our ultimate undoing, which seem almost quaint now in the face of the delusions that can be manufactured with AI muse.jhu.edu/article/16643
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
notably, putnam speculated that it would be netflix slop and VR-helmet immersions that would be our ultimate undoing, which seem almost quaint now in the face of the delusions that can be manufactured with AI muse.jhu.edu/article/16643
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also the House CR that Republicans are insisting needs to pass before any negotiation can take place only runs through Friday after next
I don't think people fully realize how brutal a vise Republicans are in now. If they cave tomorrow Democrats get all the credit for giving people healthcare. If they somehow bypass the filibuster they get a year plus of headlines about ripping people's healthcare away.
"Republicans are keeping the government closed, starving kids, and making you miss your Thanksgiving flights because they want your healthcare costs to go through the roof" is actually a pretty effective message for Democrats
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
also the House CR that Republicans are insisting needs to pass before any negotiation can take place only runs through Friday after next