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@brianpiercy.bsky.social
Polymath. Product manager on hiatus. Music. Dogs. Appalachia. Linux. Ruby on Rails. Python, ML/DL/LLMs. Semiconductors. Football. Tacos. Vampire hunter. (Not really.)
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/o... “An analysis released just this past Wednesday, by Americans for Tax Fairness, found that 170 billionaire families had spent over $1.7 billion to influence the election. There’s just something wrong here.”
Opinion | Republicans Have the Money. Democrats Have the Momentum.
This week in politics: Which Democrats? And whose A.I. morals?
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Nothing says high testosterone than shooting an unarmed man in a wheelchair
Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass
You’re right—that plane shouldn’t have gone there. That’s my fault, and I should have made sure there wasn’t a terminal in the landing path. Would you like me to call emergency services, or assist with lining up takeoffs?
U.S. Government Confirms Recovery of Mysterious Alien Creature Near Roswell, 1947
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China massively overbuilt high-speed rail, says leading economic geographer
Lu Dadao of the Chinese Academy of Sciences warns that oversized, underused HSR infrastructure has ignored basic economic logic, weakened public finances, and derailed regional planning.
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Landing the Space Shuttle — An Incredible Flying Machine and the Thrill of a Lifetime
This was my first landing at the controls of Atlantis, and it was the culmination of a 10-day mission to the Russian Mir to deliver supplies and a fresh crew for the space station. In just about th…
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I could listen to Nick’s playlist for days on end. It’s awesome.
American Routes
Hosted by Nick Spitzer, American Routes is a weekly two-hour public radio program presenting a broad range of American music — blues and jazz, gospel and soul, old-time country and rockabilly, Cajun a...
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Good. I’ve yet to see a Republican with a hair on their ass.
As Midterms Approach, Republicans Find There Is No Escape From Trump
The president’s strategy, message and spending have left the G.O.P. in a difficult spot as lawmakers try to outrun his sagging approval ratings.
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