There’s a logically consistent argument that AI is useless (I do not agree), but we are ruining the economy but diverting all of our investment resources to it. The current moment will likely be seen as a watershed, but the bubble will pop.

It was very shrewd to base the ACA on a Republican plan that was Romney’s big accomplishment. This left Republicans with no where to go, after 15 years they still have no alternative.

Taco Cat is Taco Cat *backwards*

I was wondering why it took so long for Trump to come up with this idea, it fits his MO perfectly. From reporting in the Guardian, it seems this is a bridge too far for GOP Senators. Another sign that he’s finding his limits.

Analysts seem to be all in on the idea that you can run an economy with only affluent consumers. No one is worried that the bottom 85% have hit the wall. Seems like a very radical proposition.

Not sure why we’re getting different results

I’m seeing that it’s rentable on Apple

So, what was the problem with Mondale and Kerry?

This is the second President in a row with clear signs of cognitive decline. We should be talking about maximum age restrictions.

With _The Jungle_ Upton Sinclair was trying to focus on slaughterhouse working conditions, but the public reception focused on the need for meat inspection. Perhaps the reaction to _House of Dynamite_ will focus on more money for ABM systems. I hope not 🤞

Exactly! The present tense “introducing” needs some explanation. Where is he introducing it?

Wait until he hears that Reagan didn't trust the Russians.

In this age of AI, we expect better fakes than this

The Trump White House

First draft Project 2029:
- 4 new SCOTUS justices
- recreate the Special Counsel law
- constitutional amendment to lower the impeachment threshold and eliminate Presidential pardons
- very high marginal tax rates for very high earners with no distinction for earned income vs. return to capital

This would be a very good time for Senator Schumer to step down and hand over leadership to a colleague who understands what’s at stake

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Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That Fundamental Interests Of United States Of America Would Be Irreparably Harmed If It Race-Based Harassment And Detention By Masked Thugs Were Even Temporarily Halted

YouTube video by Michael Burns Philosophy YouTube is Broken

this one came out a week ago and after a bumpy start the reaction has been very encouraging, and has led to some great conversations and interactions.

if you haven't seen it yet check it out and let me know what you think.

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Sounds like these voters aren’t good enough for you. Maybe go find another country to scold?

Minesweeper was the killer app

His confirmation will give us a chance to see whether there are signs of life in the GOP senate, or whether they remain a zombie army

I’m a California voter and I’ve already gotten 3 mailers opposing the redistricting - it’s nice to know the Republicans are panicking

Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"

May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.

The October 6 Project # 2 - When Did the Train Leave the Station? Thoughts on the Origins of the Israel/Palestine Conflict

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“There is little more dangerous than living in the past and thinking it is the future” - this applies to so many of us at the current moment

His crowning achievement so far is allowing same-sex marriages in SF. Apparently his super power is changing the narrative nationally. Along the way, though, lots of misfires.

What we call “wealth” can’t exist without debt. Read David Graeber for details.

August 13, 2025 On August 14, 1935, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law.

Happy birthday Social Security open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Agree - whenever or however the current regime meets its end (God willing through non-violent democratic processes) we will need a truth and reconciliation movement. But not “partisan:” 1 party has been uniquely nihilistic and unethical, and that must be accepted as judgment, not opinion