Phlebas the Phoenician

Heinous.

I made a diff using archived copies of this. The biggest difference is article one, listing congress' powers. Text removed includes habeas corpus, control of the military and immigration, the right to make laws, power over tariffs and trade, minting currency. www.diffchecker.com/cs2Mri4G/

TEXAS @repcasar.bsky.social : “Imagine in another country a corrupt president was trying to change the election laws. Then that president’s political ally threatened to remove all the legislators of the other party to get it done. That’s what’s happening in Texas right now.”

This is complete fantasy. Just an absurd made up lie. The EU is not giving Trump “$600 billion to invest anyway I want.” They aren’t giving him 1 dollar to invest. It is just astonishing that a president can go on a financial network and lie like this & it barely registers. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Hochul: "This is a war. We are at war. And that's why the gloves are off and I say, bring it on."

U.S. Factory Orders Declined in June New orders from U.S. factories contracted 4.8% month over month to $611.7 billion in June. Orders have dropped for two of the past three months.

Oh man, who's he gonna fire this time? Math? Maybe he'll fire math.

One neat thing about the AI data center buildout is how these companies know AI tech won't get more efficient, even a simple chatbot requires more GPU flops than any videogame. Edison-ass wires-everywhere craptech.

What the actual fuck is this ghoulish inhuman abomination

I’m Not panicking. I’m Outraged. Read more here.

I have been the subject of many spurious accusations and politically motivated attacks, but this one is in a class by itself. According to Tulsi Gabbard — the nation’s top intelligence official — my refusal to post on Twitter is being reviewed by the Department of Justice as evidence of wrongdoing.

August 1, 2025 AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION Committee on Economic Statistics and Committee on Government Relations Statement from the American Economic Association on the Dismissal of the BLS Commissioner Leaders of the American Economic Association express their grave concern over the dismissal of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) earlier today. The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions. Undermining the independence or credibility of these agencies threatens the integrity of the information that markets, institutions, and the public rely on every day. Measuring the vast and dynamic U.S. economy in real time is inherently challenging. It is standard practice for statistical estimates to be revised as more complete and higher-quality data become available. These revisions reflect the commitment of statistical agencies to accuracy, transparency, and methodological rigor-not failure or bias. The BLS has long had a well-deserved reputation for professional excellence and nonpartisan integrity. Safeguarding this tradition is vital for the continued health of the U.S. economy and public trust in our institutions. We call upon elected officials to respect and preserve the independence of the nation's statistical infrastructure. Lawrence Katz President, American Economic Association Katharine Abraham President-Elect, American Economic Association Karen Dynan Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Economic Statistics Kenneth Troske Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Government Relations

Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing

As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements

This is a big deal

In my opinion the real problem is the male homeliness epidemic. You guys are ugly as shit.

It absolutely was. Get better.

That was evident from the post’s plain meaning in fact.

I don’t want a left Stephen Miller, I want strong civic institutions and healthy media environment to say “what the fuck” to any right or left psychopath.

Timeline cleanse: Insta video of Allen Dershowitz being told by Martha's Vineyard police to stop harassing vendors or be charged with trespassing after three different sellers refused him service. 1/3

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I mean I’m enjoying the hell out of He Is Coming which is somewhat adjacent.

"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"

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“The president cut your health care so he could build himself a golden ballroom” is a pretty easy message to sell

Should I be worried about the thin skinned manchild having nuclear subs

Covid-19 and the Limits of American Moral Reasoning The “war on coronavirus” is lost. It's time for new pandemic metaphors—and a radically new culture of care.

I went looking for this essay by Joseph Osmundson and Patrick Nathan after seeing a post about disliking warrior language about illness. I’ve remembered it since it came out, because they do an incredible job laying out why the war language we use around disease hurts us. It’s long but worth it.

Emil Bove was handed a job that was stolen from a more qualified minority

37!

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Excuse my language but what fucking business is it of the united states government whether Brown undertakes this kind of medical care for parents and their kids who fully consent to it and desire it? Insanity! Pure discrimination in an agreement trollingly cloaked in preventing discrimination.

Fortune cookie fortune that says - professionalism is knowing how to do it, when to do it, and doing it.

Even fortunes are all grindset now

Richarlison telling Saliba "you look a bit skinny bro you should try lifting some trophies" on Instagram

If you propose Spurs sell Richarlison, you're in the bin. #COYS

Be the rock.

On Epstein, Democrats have Mike Johnson running scared Resistance doesn’t always work. But failing to resist never does.

"The lesson for Democrats here is straightforward. Opposing Trump vigorously, even when — or especially when — doing so seems distasteful or risky, can in fact damage Republicans. Damaging Republicans makes resistance easier, which in turn can erode Trump’s standing, and so on."

Welker to Lindsey Graham as he pushes baseless conspiracy theories in an effort to gin up a scandal about Obama: "Are you trying to rewrite history to distract from the Epstein matter, senator?"

Yeah I was asking her if that’s what it was but then looked at alt text and … there it was.