(task force to fight crime) -> Don't launder the President's lies!

NPR@npr.org · 3h ago

A member of the Georgia National Guard deployed in Washington, D.C., as part of a task force to fight crime, has been arrested for pulling a gun on a fellow Guard member in an alleged dispute over regulation haircuts. n.pr/4ymV8Zm

UKMTO SAYS TANKER REPORTED SIGHTING VESSEL LISTING WHILE AT ANCHOR POSSIBLY INDICATING WATER INGRESS FOLLOWING ATTACK FROM PROJECTILE

If uh, you have to mention how you're the House, it sort of raises the question you had hoped to avoid.

Hunter Biden is to 2026 as Michael Avenatti was to 2018, not sure if that's true, but spiritually it feels right.

Luckily the last thing any of the participants in this election wants is chaos, so surely [holds hand to ear to listen intently, stares into the vastness ...]

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 9h ago

BREAKING: Dueling rulings cause chaos over Missouri maps. By Tuesday night, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins faced an order from the Missouri Supreme Court to show cause why he should not be held in contempt. New, at Law Dork:

BREAKING: Dueling rulings cause chaos over Missouri maps. By Tuesday night, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins faced an order from the Missouri Supreme Court to show cause why he should not be held in contempt. New, at Law Dork:

Dueling rulings cause chaos over Missouri maps

By Tuesday night, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins faced an order from the Missouri Supreme Court to show cause why he should not be held in contempt.

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It could be the machines, definitely, certainly yes. But, have we considered it might just be the drugs? That has been enough in the past, afaik.

rev. howard arson@theophite.bsky.social · 8h ago

it's probably better to trust the experts on the topics of their expertise, except people who do machine learning, who have all gone insane

hahaha it funny because ... well, fuck

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rev. howard arson@theophite.bsky.social · 8h ago

it's probably better to trust the experts on the topics of their expertise, except people who do machine learning, who have all gone insane

it's probably better to trust the experts on the topics of their expertise, except people who do machine learning, who have all gone insane

Things we are doing at the same time: 1) Buying 30 year debt at lower interest rates 2) To provide liquidity to sell 5 and 10 year debt at higher interest rates 3) Borrowing 6% of GDP 4) Increase GDP 3% 5) Service 6% of GDP at 5-10 year higher rates 6) ? 7) Reduce debt?

Encinitas Highlands Surfer@highlandsurfer.bsky.social · 11h ago

If we borrow 6% of GDP each year at 5% interest, and GDP grows 3% a year, how quickly will I grow out of my financing problem?

Here is the first theory I might be willing to buy about how everyday software users will come to use AI instead of programs. I mean, it doesn't make any sense, but it does kind of make sense if you assume many people *hate* reading manuals but *love* hearing how cool their software idea is.

Encinitas Highlands Surfer@highlandsurfer.bsky.social · 8h ago

Like, the reason 90% of people don't learn the software is because they won't read the manual for an hour, but instead if you dole it out in the form of 500 5 minute agent/prompt interactions suddenly it's cool I guess? Which might turn out to be true, what do I know?

AI will destroy the software ecosystem, if you don't understand that then you need to do a 10 step program for learning to make AI do programs for you, it's simple and involves learning the intricate and unpredictable connection between prompting & asking to "do it better if possible" repeatedly.

If we borrow 6% of GDP each year at 5% interest, and GDP grows 3% a year, how quickly will I grow out of my financing problem?

Encinitas Highlands Surfer@highlandsurfer.bsky.social · 11h ago

Story from Yahoo Finance... finance.yahoo.com/economy/poli...

"Hi, I'm going to help the US financial outlook by having Treasury purchase back long dated bonds at low rates and selling medium dated loans at higher rates, this is good finance"

Encinitas Highlands Surfer@highlandsurfer.bsky.social · 11h ago

I have read this several times, and my brain just starts melting every time. What good is liquifying the most liquid portion of the market? Why is it good for Treasury to buy back lower interest rate bills and replace them with higher ones? In what world does *any* of these things make sense?

I have read this several times, and my brain just starts melting every time. What good is liquifying the most liquid portion of the market? Why is it good for Treasury to buy back lower interest rate bills and replace them with higher ones? In what world does *any* of these things make sense?

Imagine that - a novel, highly divergent, betacoronavirus with a weird-looking* furin cleavage site popped right out of a bat butt 🦇. You gotta wonder 🤔. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I want to see a solid plan for restoring USAID in 2027 and I want it now “Healthcare providers couldn’t find alternative funding needed to provide healthcare services after grants to many organizations in Sudan ended in June following the announcement of U.S. aid cuts last year, according to MSF.”

Funding cuts are forcing dozens of health clinics in Sudan to close, aid groups warn

Aid groups say three dozen health facilities in Sudan are closing this year due to global aid cuts. This worsens an already dire humanitarian situation in a country torn by more than three years of wa...

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Short-notice pop-up livestream TODAY (Sep 8) at 10am PT: A steamy tropical airmass associated with remnants of Hurricane Marie has allowed thunderstorms to develop near LA this AM, and will bring extreme humid heat over next 48 hours. Live discussion to follow.

Pop-up livestream: Steamy tropical airmass brings thunderstorms, extreme humid heat to LA & SoCal - YouTube

The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive #weather and #climate-focused "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain. 09/08/2026 topic: I...

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JUST IN: D.C. Circuit says IRS decision to share taxpayer info with DHS tens of thousands of violates the law — and that the administration's rebuttal to that claim is "weak sauce." www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

Tapping the "sadism is the most underrated force shaping our society right now" sign

Benjamin Riley@benjaminjriley.bsky.social · yesterday

As part of boot camp, Alpha School students apparently have their heart rates monitored as they watch recorded videos of their parents critiquing them. This activity takes place in front of their classmates, and students must keep their heart rates within 10 percent of their baseline to pass.

The California Policy Lab is hiring a Researcher focused on health and homelessness policy. First review is Sept 25th. Role can be hybrid (Los Angeles) or remote. Please share with your networks: capolicylab.org/careers/rese...

The reason we tolerate this kind of lying from Trump, and not from, say, some humanities professor in fucking England, is that being a humanities professor England carries much more responsibility than being POTUS. Simple stuff.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 22h ago

Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."

every time carbon removal gets posted about there's a certain "we have trees at home" genre of response. which I get, on some level, because the forces of fossil capital are indeed that comically evil and dishonest. but: 1) actual scientists also research these things 2) they thought of that

Here's the thing about removal: As long as you are extracting and emitting it doesn't make sense to capture. Stop extracting and emitting, then begin strategies at removal if you need/can.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21h ago

every time carbon removal gets posted about there's a certain "we have trees at home" genre of response. which I get, on some level, because the forces of fossil capital are indeed that comically evil and dishonest. but: 1) actual scientists also research these things 2) they thought of that

We may seem some genuinely extreme humidity levels along SoCal coastal plain Tue-Wed (yes, even worse than today). As Marie's tropical moisture lingers, temps of 90-100F will combine with dew points of 70F to nearly 80F (!), yielding heat index values as high as ~110F. #CAwx

“.. Its survival depends on the promise of U.S. support, which no longer seems convincing. .. That may be all Xi needs to take Taiwan without firing a shot.” @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

I think the rise of AfD is mostly the phones, Vichy Twitter, etc, but it was also likely a very bad idea for German elites to let the economy stagnate for ~15 years www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

Europe’s centre fears nationalist wave after AfD victory but only has itself to blame

Saxony-Anhalt win part of wider trend driven by mainstream policy failures and gradual normalisation of far right ideas

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Doing direct capture when we are still doing extraction is stupid, any analysis past that is simply rationalizing.

Al Capone: These criminal gangs in Chicago are ruining our city and sell alcohol to our citizens.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 23h ago

Dr Oz: "These charlatans are shockingly effective at being grifters ... we have normalized fraud. We have normalized stealing from the poor"