Tickles La Rue
@tickleslarue.bsky.social
I have meandered over here from Elmo's Hellscape.
Sarcasm is my jam.
I like to use the f word a lot.
Uh... Why does this feel like a job interview?
Stop pressuring me.
See out there on the field, kids.
Sarcasm is my jam.
I like to use the f word a lot.
Uh... Why does this feel like a job interview?
Stop pressuring me.
See out there on the field, kids.
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Countries that do not use Fritos as currency could be "left behind," says Frito-Lay CEO Ken Biddleman
February 18, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Countries that do not use Fritos as currency could be "left behind," says Frito-Lay CEO Ken Biddleman
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February 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Leavitt: "The president is committed to deporting illegal aliens and those are not lawfully present in the United States, which he has done at a record pace, which has led to the falling of rents"
February 18, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Leavitt: "The president is committed to deporting illegal aliens and those are not lawfully present in the United States, which he has done at a record pace, which has led to the falling of rents"
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"why are you against progress" I yell confidently as my sloppily-implemented algorithms prematurely murder your grandma
UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges
For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.
arstechnica.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:19 PM
"why are you against progress" I yell confidently as my sloppily-implemented algorithms prematurely murder your grandma
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I need folks to understand what this looks like in reality.
I worked in “entry level” roles for almost two decades before I could get into a career that paid me enough to cover my loan bills and living expenses (note living, not thriving).
Working full time, going to school full time. 1/3
I worked in “entry level” roles for almost two decades before I could get into a career that paid me enough to cover my loan bills and living expenses (note living, not thriving).
Working full time, going to school full time. 1/3
4 corporations. $315B in profits. Just 4.9% in federal taxes. Tesla paid $0.
With Trump’s billionaire tax cuts Amazon, Alphabet, Meta & Tesla got $51B in cuts in ONE year.
At the original 35% rate, they’d owe ~$110B. Free public college costs ~$75B.
45M students drown in debt so 4 corps cash in 🇺🇸
With Trump’s billionaire tax cuts Amazon, Alphabet, Meta & Tesla got $51B in cuts in ONE year.
At the original 35% rate, they’d owe ~$110B. Free public college costs ~$75B.
45M students drown in debt so 4 corps cash in 🇺🇸
February 18, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I need folks to understand what this looks like in reality.
I worked in “entry level” roles for almost two decades before I could get into a career that paid me enough to cover my loan bills and living expenses (note living, not thriving).
Working full time, going to school full time. 1/3
I worked in “entry level” roles for almost two decades before I could get into a career that paid me enough to cover my loan bills and living expenses (note living, not thriving).
Working full time, going to school full time. 1/3
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U2 drops six surprise ‘songs of defiance’ in response to ICE shootings
U2 drops six surprise ‘songs of defiance’ in response to ICE shootings
Rock band is latest group to release new music in the wake of the deadly Minneapolis ICE shootings
trib.al
February 18, 2026 at 6:57 PM
U2 drops six surprise ‘songs of defiance’ in response to ICE shootings
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OPINION: "This issue has become particularly acute as housing costs have risen sharply across the country over the past decade. Why become a teacher if it means you’ll struggle to put a roof over your head?" Jeff Kruth and Tammy Schultz write.
www.mississippifreepress.org/opinion-subs...
www.mississippifreepress.org/opinion-subs...
Opinion | Subsidized Housing Is Luring Teachers Back to Communities
Jeff Kruth and Tammy Schultz write that affordable housing policies are keeping teachers in communities and helping to address teacher shortages.
www.mississippifreepress.org
February 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
OPINION: "This issue has become particularly acute as housing costs have risen sharply across the country over the past decade. Why become a teacher if it means you’ll struggle to put a roof over your head?" Jeff Kruth and Tammy Schultz write.
www.mississippifreepress.org/opinion-subs...
www.mississippifreepress.org/opinion-subs...
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You need to show ID to buy a beer. Why shouldn't you have to carry papers with you at all times to avoid being sent to ICE concentration camps?
February 18, 2026 at 5:02 PM
You need to show ID to buy a beer. Why shouldn't you have to carry papers with you at all times to avoid being sent to ICE concentration camps?
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New: Trump's election bill tops 50 Senate votes
Susan Collins is #50 for SAVE America Act, per sponsor Mike Lee.
House passed it.
Trump supports it.
The 60-vote rule is now the only thing preventing it from becoming law. Democrats promise to filibuster it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Susan Collins is #50 for SAVE America Act, per sponsor Mike Lee.
House passed it.
Trump supports it.
The 60-vote rule is now the only thing preventing it from becoming law. Democrats promise to filibuster it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Trump's election bill tops 50 Senate votes, but Democrats could still block it
The SAVE America Act has passed the House and enjoys President Trump's support, meaning the Senate's 60-vote threshold is the only thing standing in the way of it becoming law.
www.nbcnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:10 PM
New: Trump's election bill tops 50 Senate votes
Susan Collins is #50 for SAVE America Act, per sponsor Mike Lee.
House passed it.
Trump supports it.
The 60-vote rule is now the only thing preventing it from becoming law. Democrats promise to filibuster it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Susan Collins is #50 for SAVE America Act, per sponsor Mike Lee.
House passed it.
Trump supports it.
The 60-vote rule is now the only thing preventing it from becoming law. Democrats promise to filibuster it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
February 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!
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Avalanche hazard spikes across Colorado as biggest snowstorms of the season land this week
Avalanche hazard spikes across Colorado as biggest snowstorms of the season land this week
Avalanche danger in the northern, central and southern mountains is spiking as new snow and high winds bury a weak snowpack
coloradosun.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Avalanche hazard spikes across Colorado as biggest snowstorms of the season land this week
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Les Wexner — Ohio’s wealthiest man who has donated to many politicians — is being deposed by members of Congress on Wednesday about his relationship with convicted child sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/18/o...
Ohio billionaire political funder Les Wexner to be deposed by members of Congress in Epstein probe • Ohio Capital Journal
Les Wexner — Ohio's wealthiest man who has donated to many politicians — is being deposed by members of Congress on Wednesday about his relationship with convicted child sex offender and disgraced…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Les Wexner — Ohio’s wealthiest man who has donated to many politicians — is being deposed by members of Congress on Wednesday about his relationship with convicted child sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/18/o...
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No, Donald Trump cannot implement voting changes via Executive Order. He may try but if he does, he we will sue and we will win.
BARTIROMO: Could the president just implement an executive order to get the SAVE Act across the finish line going into the midterms?
REP. MARK HARRIS: That's a great question. I don't know the answer to that, quite frankly.
REP. MARK HARRIS: That's a great question. I don't know the answer to that, quite frankly.
February 18, 2026 at 1:39 PM
No, Donald Trump cannot implement voting changes via Executive Order. He may try but if he does, he we will sue and we will win.
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Does the CBO also need to be disciplined? 🤓
February 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Does the CBO also need to be disciplined? 🤓
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Vivek,
From your plan to skyrocket the sales tax, to your education plan that will raise property taxes, to your promise to dismantle Medicaid and Medicare and make healthcare even more unaffordable, you will raise costs on everyday Ohioans while your fellow billionaires do fine.
From your plan to skyrocket the sales tax, to your education plan that will raise property taxes, to your promise to dismantle Medicaid and Medicare and make healthcare even more unaffordable, you will raise costs on everyday Ohioans while your fellow billionaires do fine.
February 18, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Vivek,
From your plan to skyrocket the sales tax, to your education plan that will raise property taxes, to your promise to dismantle Medicaid and Medicare and make healthcare even more unaffordable, you will raise costs on everyday Ohioans while your fellow billionaires do fine.
From your plan to skyrocket the sales tax, to your education plan that will raise property taxes, to your promise to dismantle Medicaid and Medicare and make healthcare even more unaffordable, you will raise costs on everyday Ohioans while your fellow billionaires do fine.
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Colorado Democrats want to protect the civil rights of students with disabilities
Colorado Democrats want to protect the civil rights of students with disabilities
Legislation in the works would task the state education department with investigating complaints of schools falling short in serving kids with 504 plans, which allow for modifications in the classroom
coloradosun.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Colorado Democrats want to protect the civil rights of students with disabilities
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Argentina expected to start 2026 with trade surplus, continuing trend reut.rs/3ZE9qWl
Argentina expected to start 2026 with trade surplus, continuing trend
Argentina likely registered a trade surplus of $900 million in January, according to median forecasts of analysts polled by Reuters, citing a strong rise in exports alongside a decline in imports.
reut.rs
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Argentina expected to start 2026 with trade surplus, continuing trend reut.rs/3ZE9qWl
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This answer - from one of the president’s key economic advisors - is disgraceful.
And, fwiw, the number for tariff pass through is closer to 94-96 percent
And, fwiw, the number for tariff pass through is closer to 94-96 percent
Hassett on new study from NY Fed showing 90% of tariff burden is being shouldered by US firms & consumers: "The paper is an embarrassment. It's I think the worst paper I've ever seen in the history of the Fed system. The people associated with this paper should presumably be disciplined."
February 18, 2026 at 2:22 PM
This answer - from one of the president’s key economic advisors - is disgraceful.
And, fwiw, the number for tariff pass through is closer to 94-96 percent
And, fwiw, the number for tariff pass through is closer to 94-96 percent
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Obama and his entourage were so out of touch & entitled, they literally couldn’t believe promising hope & change — and then bailing out their bank donors who were throwing 10 million families out of their homes — might create the kind of backlash FDR warned about.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
February 18, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Obama and his entourage were so out of touch & entitled, they literally couldn’t believe promising hope & change — and then bailing out their bank donors who were throwing 10 million families out of their homes — might create the kind of backlash FDR warned about.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
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Hey history friends!
We'll be talking about PragerU this morning on NPR's On Point at 10 eastern.
Yes, the folks who brought you "slavery was not that bad;" the "woke" teacher test, and Frederick Douglass explaining why the Founders were...the real abolitionists.
www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
We'll be talking about PragerU this morning on NPR's On Point at 10 eastern.
Yes, the folks who brought you "slavery was not that bad;" the "woke" teacher test, and Frederick Douglass explaining why the Founders were...the real abolitionists.
www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
February 18, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Hey history friends!
We'll be talking about PragerU this morning on NPR's On Point at 10 eastern.
Yes, the folks who brought you "slavery was not that bad;" the "woke" teacher test, and Frederick Douglass explaining why the Founders were...the real abolitionists.
www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
We'll be talking about PragerU this morning on NPR's On Point at 10 eastern.
Yes, the folks who brought you "slavery was not that bad;" the "woke" teacher test, and Frederick Douglass explaining why the Founders were...the real abolitionists.
www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
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Elon posted this yesterday. Just for fun I did it with my before/after cancer PET scans that I had already posted online. In the "before" scan Grok missed the massive tumor lighting up my liver, and in both scans it flagged a non-existent "area of concern" in my chest. Other than that, works great!
February 18, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Elon posted this yesterday. Just for fun I did it with my before/after cancer PET scans that I had already posted online. In the "before" scan Grok missed the massive tumor lighting up my liver, and in both scans it flagged a non-existent "area of concern" in my chest. Other than that, works great!
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Timely read on how to do democracy when authoritarian regimes control elections. >>
"Leaders of electoral authoritarian regimes use unfair elections to deceive their citizens, create the illusion of popular support, & legitimize their rule...nefarious tactics include repressing the opposition &... manipulating the law, media, electoral administration, & campaign resources."
How to Compete in Unfair Elections | Journal of Democracy
Opposition movements often boycott rigged polls rather than risk legitimizing an autocrat. It is usually a mistake. Here is the playbook for how one opposition seized the advantage.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
February 18, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Timely read on how to do democracy when authoritarian regimes control elections. >>
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Hassett on new study from NY Fed showing 90% of tariff burden is being shouldered by US firms & consumers: "The paper is an embarrassment. It's I think the worst paper I've ever seen in the history of the Fed system. The people associated with this paper should presumably be disciplined."
February 18, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Hassett on new study from NY Fed showing 90% of tariff burden is being shouldered by US firms & consumers: "The paper is an embarrassment. It's I think the worst paper I've ever seen in the history of the Fed system. The people associated with this paper should presumably be disciplined."