Timothy High
@bigokro.bsky.social
Co-founder of The Canonical Debate Lab. https://canonicaldebatelab.com/ MEGA - Make Epistemic (processes) Great Again. MEPGA..? Then again, they've never been that great... MEPG? Sorry, work in progress...
First article I've written in a LONG while 😅 Response to Scott Alexander’s "Your Attempt To Solve Debate Will Not Work" medium.com/canonical-de...
Response to Scott Alexander's "Your Attempt To Solve Debate Will Not Work"
Recently, in his Astral Codex Ten blog, Scott Alexander wrote about a common theme he's seen in grant proposals and startup ideas that…
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What have you done @muellershewrote.com?? I can't get to regulations.gov/deregulation to report the wasteful use of federal resources to rename a certain gulf that was perfectly well-named before. It seems to be down!
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The paradox of democracy walks hand in hand with the paradox of tolerance. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox...
Paradox of tolerance - Wikipedia
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jamelle@jamellebouie.net · last yr.one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
Oh no, Canada! Don't you get all "freedom fries" on us! I thought you were better than that! www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Americanos are now ‘Canadianos’ in Canadian cafes protesting Trump
Some coffee shops are showing their support for Canada by changing the name of Americanos to “Canadianos.”
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Just had a heart-to-heart with Grok 3 about the whole "5 things you did" emails. Apparently it's not all that thrilled with the idea, either.
"We'll turn off your country if you don't pay your bill" (for something that was previously a gift) www.reuters.com/business/us-...
Exclusive: US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources
During a Thursday meeting, Ukraine was told it faced imminent shutoff of the service if it did not reach a deal on critical minerals, a source said.
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Like the Treaty of Versailles... except, France is the one that has to pay reparations 🤷♂️ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
‘It’s blackmail’: Ukrainians react to Trump demand for $500bn share of minerals
Ukraine’s lithium deposits are among biggest in Europe and the US is looking for ‘payback’ for previous military assistance
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He is admitting that he doesn’t want lawyers to stop him from breaking the law. No one would stop him from issuing lawful orders, so this has to be about unlawful ones.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."
There's anti-DEI... and then there's just anti-diversity. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Turmoil at Pentagon
The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. reflects the president’s insistence that the military’s leadership is too mired in diversity issues and has lost sight of its combat role.
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I guess they need to save all the bits for more Grok AI... www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Justice Department deletes database tracking federal police misconduct
The Trump administration has removed a nationwide database of federal police officers’ misconduct, launched by the Biden administration to keep bad cops from jumping from job to job.
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Trump wants to be more like Andrew Jackson, but right now he's seeming more like a British head of state... maybe Neville Chamberlain? King Edward VIII?
Looks like I was right when I said people could accuse Community Notes of being gamed... just didn't expect the criticism to come from Elon himself! medium.com/canonical-de...
Meta Dumps Fact-checking — is that good or bad?
One of the big news stories out these days is that Meta (née Facebook) has decided to end its fact-checking program.
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Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · last yr.Elon Musk says he's going to "fix" X's community notes system because he disagrees with a note on President Trump's claim that Zelensky has a 4% approval rating in Ukraine. Musk also claims community notes are "being gamed by governments & legacy media", but provides no evidence for that claim.
The answer, in the world of The Canonical Debate, is to fix the information landscape. We can bring us back from the brink. open.substack.com/pub/mikebroc...
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Amazing! www.reuters.com/world/us/nat...
Native American activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
Native American activist Leonard Peltier, convicted of killing two FBI agents and incarcerated for nearly five decades while maintaining his innocence, was released from a Florida prison on Tuesday after former President Joe Biden commuted his sentence.
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Song of the day, in honor of Trump's new real estate venture in the Gaza Riviera: Kill the Poor by the Dead Kennedys www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldH9...
Kill the Poor
YouTube video by Dead Kennedys - Topic
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What are the odds the Ukraine-Russia negotiation includes a Trump Tower Moscow? How about a Casino resort in Crimea?
Yet another example of how the new administration doesn't get America. Wasn't the nation founded on "values"? Isn't that supposedly what we fought for? You can't win a war without them.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.Hegseth at NATO summit: "We can talk all we want about values. Values are important. But you can't shoot values."
Hegseth at NATO summit: "We can talk all we want about values. Values are important. But you can't shoot values."
“The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, is stealing money from you to put in his pocket” has to be the easiest political argument ever www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks
The department plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut government spending, has won more than $13 billion in government contracts in the past five years.
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This song seems appropriate these days... www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6TR...
X "The World's A Mess; It's In My Kiss" (US, 1980)
YouTube video by 1988nicv
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Trump's negotiating style: Start with crazy so that they'll be happy to get something normal. Trump's initial bid on Ukraine: Yeah, no way they're going to win. They'll be lucky to keep what they have now. And forget NATO. ...I can only guess that he's negotiating on behalf of RUSSIA.
