aimlessrambling.bsky.social @aimlessrambling.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Knowledge is power, France is bacon (Ok, this is probably more of a meme rather than a genuine common misunderstanding but it tickles me) 080
aimlessrambling.bsky.social @aimlessrambling.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Is another factor that Twitter may well have a huge number of bots talking to bots (astroturfing or brigading, depending on the flavour of puppetmaster) so the higher Twitter "engagement" is deceptive vs. real users elsewhere (I appreciate size of Twitter means this wouldn't be enough by itself) 040
aimlessrambling.bsky.social @aimlessrambling.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Interesting article mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2024/12/afte... by @sjwrenlewis.bsky.social. The para "Dynamic 1" is succinct. There are underlying economic grievances of globalisation's losers and (some) legit tensions where migrant integration falls short, but the article's broad pattern seems rightmainlymacro.blogspot.comAfter neoliberalism: dynamics of transformationAs this will be the last blog until 2025, I thought I’d make it a bit more substantive than usual. Normal service will be resumed in 2025. ... 023
aimlessrambling.bsky.social @aimlessrambling.bsky.social · 28/12/2024I will never pass up the opprtunity to ensure his article from 20 June 2016 haunts him forever: www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo... 010
aimlessrambling.bsky.social @aimlessrambling.bsky.social · 28/12/2024In terms of post-mortem reviews, more thorough data analysis and dissections will come early next year, but some of the better pieces on what went wrong point to low-information voters attributing inflation to Biden and voting based on the cost of living (an anti-incumbent trend seen elsewhere too) 130
Reposted by @aimlessrambling.bsky.socialPaul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Japan handled downshifting growth pretty well. China looks alarming open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...open.substack.comStagnation With Chinese CharacteristicsHow not to manage a downshifting economy 30907168
aimlessrambling.bsky.social @aimlessrambling.bsky.social · 28/12/2024Another corker - from Tuss' book, '10 Years to Save the West': "This ‘watermelon’ tendency is green on the outside, red on the inside — a modern rebranding of socialism… It’s time conservatives fought back against the watermelons and called them out for the damage they’re doing." 000
aimlessrambling.bsky.social @aimlessrambling.bsky.social · 28/12/2024I agree with you, in this instance I think the sheer resources of Musk, Thiel, Sachs etc will sway of the policy direction for this topic. But the incompatibility will fester and it remains to be seen how the non-tech MAGA base organises. Bannon wading in against Vivek surprised and intrguied me... 010
aimlessrambling.bsky.social @aimlessrambling.bsky.social · 28/12/2024The inherent contradictions between what the techno-bro-crats want and what grassroots MAGA-types want will result in this alot. The former were happy to inflame the latter to win but cannot deliver something which pleases all. In this case, I think Elon will "win" by deleting critics' accounts. 120
aimlessrambling.bsky.social @aimlessrambling.bsky.social · 28/12/2024The enabling of anti-immigration pieces by commentators/glorified pot-stirrers devoid of facts by similar media types has caused huge damage over time. They were willing to indulge such sentiments to be able to cynically promote parties that have adjacent positions they liked on tax and regulation. 000
Reposted by @aimlessrambling.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/12/2024A fierce dispute erupted in President-elect Trump’s camp between immigration hard-liners and tech industry leaders including Elon Musk. The rancorous exchange soon grew to encompass another flashpoint on the right: online speech. nyti.ms/3BYofKVnyti.msTrump Backers, Including Elon Musk, Clash With Far Right Over Immigrant Workers and H-1B VisasA fierce dispute erupted in the president-elect’s camp between immigration hard-liners and tech industry leaders including Elon Musk. 80506114
aimlessrambling.bsky.social @aimlessrambling.bsky.social · 27/12/2024The latest Aliens vs Predator just dropped 010
aimlessrambling.bsky.social @aimlessrambling.bsky.social · 27/12/2024I am thinking of opening a leopard obesity clinic. I think there will be a significant number of patients in the coming years… 082
Reposted by @aimlessrambling.bsky.socialPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 25/12/2024If you've never donated to Wikipedia, now's the time. Elon Musk is attacking it because it's one of the only sources of honest, curated information that he can't control. www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ta...newsweek.comElon Musk takes aim at WikipediaThe billionaire has become one of the most prominent supporters of President-elect Donald Trump. 420122156345
