Chris Hecht ❌👑
@checht.bsky.social
Fintech & Data Geek, World Traveler, Politics Junkie, UCLA Bruin, Husband, Father, views are my own and shared by rational people
We're supposed to believe Cheaty McPutter shot a 70 and won TWO championships today??! 😂😂😂 In his "honor," here's CADDYSHACK starring Donald Trump.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoTrump: “The Winning Shot in the Bedminster Club Championship! Thank you very much to all of those who participated. I won with a 70, & am so honored in that, unlike the rest of the field, I’m given very little time to practice, bc I’m focused on many other things. It’s called TALENT, and I have it”
What ever happened to fiscal conservatism?
Morgan J Freeman@mjfree.bsky.social · last wk.So much WINNING!!!!!
Iran must never have the capability, but the regime behind 9/11, this is fine. Can someone explain the cognitive dissonance by anything other than corruption? www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Exclusive | Trump Approves Landmark Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia in Big Win for Kingdom
The deal could mean large profits for American companies but also is likely to raise concerns about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.
wsj.com
Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
Andrew Tate’s Empire of Abuse is a very difficult read. It’s also a reminder that plenty of influential voices in the MAGA sphere weren’t indifferent, but instead advocated for the Tates’. Surprise surprise, that list includes people with the last name Trump. If you can stomach it, it's worth a read
Andrew Tate’s Empire of Abuse
How the defining figure of the manosphere built a fortune—and became a political force—by systematically exploiting women.
newyorker.com
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 2w agoBury them under a prison.
Not sure if anyone's noticed, but democratic socialists aren't racking up primary wins because the base has suddenly embraced the tenets and ideology of Democratic Socialism. They're winning because leftist candidates are the only ones who understand the assignment: Defeat the enemy. Deliver goods.
Stop negotiating with puppets. Go after who holds the strings. The political machine is a hostage situation. I need tactical minds to help build a team and disrupt the game. How do we win if we don't change the physics? Let's get Geppetto. open.substack.com/pub/checht/p...
The indomitable Delores Huerta speaks to @latimes.com at watch party for Xavier Becerra in Los Angeles tonight. Governor Becerra 🔥
Maybe they should have hired this person a few months ago for their Garden Grove facility 👨🔬
With special guests Jack White and Jeff Daniels, and surprise appearances from Steve Buscemi, and Eminem
Alan Sepinwall@sepinwall.bsky.social · 2mo agoLove it: the night after he was kicked off of CBS for good, Stephen Colbert hosted a public access show in southeast Michigan.
Political polls rarely list corruption as a top issue, but it should be. From local officials tied to developers to state leaders influenced by PAC 💰, the incentives are broken. We need stronger ethics laws, transparency, and enforcement. Time to rid $ from politics www.tiktok.com/@lawyer.oyer...
5/16/26: This week, Trump filed a financial report required by the Office of Government Ethics. It revealed hundreds of millions of dollars in stock trading during the first quarter of 2026, in U.S. c...
TikTok video by Liz Oyer
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I'm attending Democratic Party of Orange County's event, “Central OC Dems & Lavender Dems present Erin Arendse of Equality California” - sign up now to join www.mobilize.us/dpoc/event/9...
Central OC Dems & Lavender Dems present Erin Arendse of Equality California · Democratic Party of Orange County
Please join Central OC Dems and Lavender Democrats, OC’s LBGTQ+ Democratic club, to welcome Erin Arendse of Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. Ms. Ar...
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Hey guys, guess what? The war with Iran has cost us $45 Billion, thus far. But that's okay because DOGE has saved us maybe 2 billion dollars. And I know Iran is an evil regime that has killed thousands of their own people. That unfortunately won't change (1/2)
Come out to meet all the candidates! I'm attending Democratic Party of Orange County's event, “Central OC Dems presents Primary Election Candidates Forum” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/dpoc/event/9...
Central OC Dems presents Primary Election Candidates Forum · Democratic Party of Orange County
Do you know who you are going to vote for in the June primary? And (ahem) do you even know who’s on the ballot? Join us for this opportunity to get up close and personal with the candidates. This me...
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History made in Phoenix! UCLA has won its first-ever NCAA Women's National Title after beating South Carolina 79-51! Congratulations to the Bruins! 🏀
Watching Kiki and Lauren brings back feelings of Tyus and Ed. Let’s go Bruins 🐻
UCLA 21 - SC 10 Kiki Rice meets the moment at the buzzer. Finally hits the left side jumper she attempted earlier as the clock ticks down. UCLA takes an 11 pt lead in the 1st qtr by attacking the paint, grabbing 2nd chance pts, and making the paint a problem for SC offensively.
Can Trump devalue the dollar anymore? Sickening. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump signature to appear on US currency, ending 165-year tradition
The Treasury said that the first $100 bills with Trump's signature and that of US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will be printed in June, followed by other bills in subsequent months.
reuters.com
Oil prices wouldn't be all over the news today if more of our economy was powered by local, secure renewable energy. This isn't an "energy crisis". It's a fossil fuel crisis. 44% of UK electricity came from renewables in 2025. More of that plus an electrified economy => no more oil shocks.
Don’t let Fox get away with it this time. Spread the word. Fox & Friends Weekend replaced footage of Trump attending yesterday’s dignified transfer with a clip from 2025. They clearly didn’t want their audience to see him disrespecting fallen soldiers wearing a baseball cap. H/T: @BadFoxGraphics
By building their voice assistant around generative AI, Amazon has created an Alexa that simply doesn’t work. Easy tasks, like playing music or pulling up YouTube videos, go haywire. It’s an AI flop. www.wired.com/story/why-is...
Why Is Alexa+ So Bad?
I stuck Amazon’s Echo Show 15 and its Alexa+ AI assistant in my kitchen for a month. Things have not gone well.
wired.com
FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?
The definition of "cutting off one's nose to spite one's face."
Trump says he will raise global tariffs to 15% after Supreme Court decision
On Friday, President Trump signed a proclamation that would impose 10% tariffs on most foreign imports to the United States.
cbsnews.com
ok but how is the opposition party supposed to win over his supporters now, have they even thought about that
Steve Herman@newsguy.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe former president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, sentenced to life imprisonment for leading an insurrection. www.koreaherald.com/article/1...
In the latest @braininspired.bsky.social, @jaanaru.bsky.social argues that our brain’s computations are of a different nature than any AI; brains compute across spatial and temporal scales, and the computations are entwined with the biological materials. www.thetransmitter.org/brain-inspir...
Modern AI is simply no match for the complexity likely required for harboring consciousness, says Jaan Aru
He argues that our brain’s computations are of a completely different nature than any artificial intelligence because they take place across many spatial and temporal scales and are inextricably…
thetransmitter.org
Get in losers we’re doing central planning without the planning
Reuters@reuters.com · 6mo agoTrump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says reut.rs/46vkQiO
