niraliberalism

Trying to explain to my child in the year 2040 that polycules, covid circles, and covens were all different things

At any time in the last 40 years, nobody would’ve taken the bet that we could simultaneously be at war with Iran and paying under $3 per gallon for gas

Historically, the country didn’t really have restaurants other than roadside snack stands and spots in Colombo. I could probably come up with some elaborate theory of why that actually benefits their culinary prowess, but, eh. It’s just interesting.

yes yes that’s all impressive, but can you believe it’s in the 14th arrondisement?!

the Zoom meeting is the final challenge. The AI has been building up to this. It ist panicking, it’s a ruse, laying a trap (?) for you.

All the hedge funds are cramming Kalshi signals into their maws

the US has schools on most of its bases

Same guys who showed up to the UCLA encampment?

A mug depicting KC Green's This Is Fine dog comic, but tragically faded

I've had my This Is Fine mug so long that the dog has become a ghost and all that remain are flames

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2 min ago Timing of US-Israel attack on Iran bears symbolic meaning in Judaism Tal Shalev By Tal Shalev The timing of the US and Israeli attack on Iran bears symbolic meaning in Judaism. Ahead of the upcoming Jewish holiday of Purim, worshippers read the specific portion from the Old Testament, known as Zachor. The passage from the book of Deuteronomy commands the ancient Israelites to remember an unprovoked attack by the nation of Amalek and to eradicate the memory of Amalek once the Israelites are settled in their land. The passage is read publicly before Purim to fulfil the mitzvah of remembering Amalek as Israel’s achetypical enemy.

This is what CNN is publishing even before the Ellisons come in

I’ve covered the spread on Kalshi. Both sides of the spread.

Im confident that the texas primary results will be somewhere in this range

I’m very happy for the students, who shouldn’t have had to endure this.

Fuck the administrators who think the institution’s only purposes are to employ admin and grow the endowment.

Shabana Mahmood vows to stick with hardline migration policies after byelection defeat Home secretary will defy ‘plain wrong’ calls from unions and leftwing MPs that she is alienating Muslim voters

By taking a far-right approach to immigration policy, cracking down on rights and placing it high on the agenda, Labour has not just turned its own voters away

It has mainstreamed far-right politics and strengthened Reform, both politically and electorally

Them doubling down should be unforgivable

"The AI infrastructure build-out is so gigantic that in the past 6 months, it contributed more to the growth of the U.S. economy than /all of consumer spending/" - @mims.bsky.social

My takeway is that The US has gone ALL IN BET OF THE 21st Century on AI, while China has gone all in on green tech

I ordered a dainty delicate 43” tv for my living room and they sent me a steroidal monstrosity 55” tv

i wish we had E! red carpet coverage for political summits

help, the opposition party is still consultantmaxxing

across the pond, we call this Yglesias-thought

This is a general problem with deal reporting. The contingent payments are never as a disproportionate as in these AI deals, but the headline rarely features the at-closing payment. Part of it is probably the press releases trumpeting "a deal valued at," and part of it is "big number good headline"

Had a dream that I smilingly told Trump to fuck off and accidentally destroyed Zohran’s power over him

lesser of two evils. choose monopolistic structurally conservative or monopolistic overtly right-wing. we live in a wonderful present.

When’s the last time a union anywhere in the world used the term in that sense? It’s a work stoppage for economic/political leverage, but broader (often a solidarity action extending beyond the immediately effected group)

Before Bill Ackman became what he is now, he lost $1B betting against and trying to take down Herbalife.

American hardliners insisted that Israel would be better off without the US holding it back (even if that meant losing military aid). Well, they weren't held back, they will lose military aid, and they might not be better off.

The entire Democratic strategy debate — "moderate" or move left? fight or compromise? — is based on a misreading of data. Voters don't think Dems are too progressive; they think Dems are weak. The actual math on what to do about this isn't even close!
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I've been saying this (to close friend who considered a 2025 congress run and should've done it).

brb, making a short video clip of a song parody plus media criticism to share with everyone

Our racial preferences would seem even more crass, would be insignificant, if this were just a 2x2 Preferences by Species for stone age okcupid.