Reposted by Damin Esperautumn coded @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just talk to another human already jesus fucking christ 1113275652
Reposted by Damin EsperIt's Craigin' Time @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com · 2hPatrick is a stone cold freak for dropping writing this good into the intro of what is a useful, but fairly formulaic Game 2 preview format: www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article... 815637
Reposted by Damin Esperיונה דער טינטפיש Squiddlio @estreyagraf.bsky.social · 1hCA keeps failing to pass anything that could have a material impact on the ruling class. Rent control, ending prison slavery, gig worker protections, prop 13 reform. We physically cannot knock on enough doors to compete with the blizzard of mailers and media buys, nor the “liberal” cachet behind it. 1567
Reposted by Damin EsperThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13hFatima Zahra El Mansouri was named Morocco’s first female prime minister after her party swept parliamentary elections last week.washingtonpost.comMorocco appoints its first female prime ministerA royal decree issued by Morocco’s King Muhammed VI tasked Fatima Zahra El Mansouri with forming a new cabinet, probably a coalition government with other political groups. 210917
Reposted by Damin EsperGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets. 203186745276
Damin Esper @daminesper.bsky.social · 15h@marketplace.org ran a story on a book about "personalized pricing" today. This isn't new. Corporations have had different prices for different people for 60 years: Grocery stores charged higher prices in Black neighborhoods than they did in white ones. 1/ www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...marketplace.orgThe price tag might be an endangered speciesIn her new book, “Gouged: The End of a Fair Price — and What That Means for Your Wallet,” Lindsay Owens writes that personalized prices are, in some cases, replacing set prices — and that might not be... 162
Reposted by Damin EsperAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 16hWhen I entered #economics, I learned that for too long of a period JOB INTERVIEWS were held in HOTEL ROOMS. Hotel. Rooms. Babyyyyyyyyyyy these academic streets ain't safe for women. 422634
Reposted by Damin EsperAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 16hThe more I learn about this Cornell situation, the angrier I get because it's SO normalized in academic environments. 61002208
Reposted by Damin EsperAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 16hIn case you think I'm lying, a literal interview about how the practice of hotel job interviews in #economics finally came to an end.marketplace.orgEconomists want to end hotel room job interviewsFor many American economists, hotel room job interviews used to be the norm. A new policy from the American Economic Association wants to change that. 619650
Reposted by Damin EsperCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h#MorallyBinding @cnbc.com @politico.eu www.cnbc.com/2026/09/29/t... 8837361
Reposted by Damin EsperHannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward 11128783554
Reposted by Damin EsperMission Local @missionlocal.org · 16hBreaking: The FBI today cracked the giant antique safe left behind at San Francisco fixer Walter Wong's former HQ, now the offices of adult film company Kink dot Com. And within it: missionlocal.org/2026/09/fbi-...missionlocal.orgFBI cracks giant safe discovered at San Francisco fixer Walter Wong's former HQAntique safe, discovered after a tip from Mission Local, is popped open in 15 minutes by ‘certified master safe-cracker’ as federal agents look on. 88221
Reposted by Damin EsperMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026"Can a rapist’s prose elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect what empathy and accountability might look like so undergrads may successfully mimic them on paper in pursuit of avoiding just punishment." buff.ly/5na4oMYbuff.lyAnnouncing Cornell University’s Newest Writing Course: Rape Essays 101“Can a rapist’s prose effectively elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect wh... 16791262
Reposted by Damin EsperMarie Cerda @primalux.thedeadbird.club · 17hGavin Newsom? Holding an opinion that a slight breeze (aka money or popularity) could change???abc7news.comAs public worries about AI grow, Newsom's political calculus is changingIn recent weeks, Newsom has signed a series of AI oversight bills and called for stronger safeguards as some of the industry's own leaders warn about the risks of increasingly powerful AI systems. 1167
Reposted by Damin EsperEast Bay Times @eastbaytimes.com · 18hKnown for producing its own malt for brewers and spirits makers, this unique business “couldn’t make and sell malt economically.”eastbaytimes.comAlameda’s Admiral Maltings and The Rake to close 001
Reposted by Damin Esperrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 18huntil chicago pope i don’t think i ever truly understood that the pope is like a guy 24111478
Reposted by Damin EsperBasketball Fan, of the Sixers and LeBron James lmao! @drewhamm5.bsky.social · 18hThe Indiana Fever have investigated the Indiana Fever and their fans and have found no violations of the Fan Code of Conduct by any Indiana Fever fans. Case closed! 19421
Reposted by Damin EsperGrant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 17hi crack liberty biberty's skull open and the goo runs everywhere, like the uncooked crab in castaway. i tilt my head back and drink deep the forbidden nectar of biberty goo. it tastes like the actuary tables of the devil and maybe tarragon 713917
Reposted by Damin EsperUC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026New from @nytimes.com: "Jeremy Fogel, a retired federal judge and ethics expert who leads the Berkeley Judicial Institute, said that he agreed with Justice Alito’s decision to recuse..." Read more: nyti.ms/3VlQOLN @bji.bsky.social nyti.msJustice Alito Recuses Himself Days Before Major Climate-Change CaseJustice Samuel A. Alito Jr. had faced pressure to recuse himself from the climate case because he owns stock in oil companies. 002
Reposted by Damin EsperEast Bay Times @eastbaytimes.com · 19hAlbany imagines a new beginning at Golden Gate Fields while preparing for a future without the racetrack’s tax revenue.eastbaytimes.comAlbany weighs future of Golden Gate Fields amid budget concerns 001
Reposted by Damin EsperKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 19hIt turns out you can’t actually base an entire economy on skull measuring 131125169
Reposted by Damin EsperAlyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 19hThey helped create the opioid crisis as well! Truly someone we should be listening to about AI! www.currentaffairs.org/news/2023/02...currentaffairs.orgExposing the Secretive and Sinister Work of McKinsey & Co.An interview with two investigative reporters who dug up the truth about the famed consulting company’s misdeeds. 1133
Damin Esper @daminesper.bsky.social · 19hThis is bullshit of course. More athletic departments are like Cal, which has been broke for decades and a drain on the university. Alabama obviously was making tons of money when Saban was there and will continue to make tons of money. 000
Reposted by Damin EsperAnthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026For San Franciscans longing for a long stretch of pleasant weather, this is about as good as the forecast gets. Downtown San Francisco may not see a day below 70 degrees for at least the next 10 days. The city could briefly hit 80 some days, but 90s are unlikely.sfchronicle.comBay Area is about to see an extended stretch of summer weather. Here is a timeline of the heatWarmer and drier-than-normal weather is expected to stick around through the middle of October. 2163
Reposted by Damin EsperErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 21hRiley Gaines, famous for turning her 5th place tie with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas into a far-right career agianst transgender people, has officially had her lawsuit against the NCAA thrown out by a judge today. The judge found no evidence for her claims. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comRiley Gaines' Title IX Lawsuit Against The NCAA Struck Down After Judge Finds "No Evidence" Of Funding ClaimsGaines’ attorneys argued her civil rights were violated because she competed against a transgender athlete. 1394841936
Reposted by Damin EsperLux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 21hIt I’m being honest I think the real reason men and women often have difficulty sustaining friendships is not because of the “what if they fuck” of it all so much as the fact that women face a lot of social pressures that force a maturity that men simply aren’t required to develop 28713
Reposted by Damin EsperJ.P. Hoornstra @jphoornstra.bsky.social · 22hNeeded a photo for this so I searched "Pope White Sox" and I'm pretty sure that's just what I'm going to call him nowthebiglead.comPope Leo XIV sends message to White Sox before MLB postseasonThe world's most famous White Sox fan is ready for the MLB postseason 2175
Reposted by Damin EsperThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22hAmazing community note on threads 18651521083
Reposted by Damin EsperEugene Freedman @eugenefreedman.bsky.social · 22hMattingly made the right call. I'm still waiting for Zack Britton to come into the game in Toronto. 3192
Reposted by Damin EsperMike Gianella @mikegianella.bsky.social · 22hthis is only the third time since divisional play both the Cubs and White Sox have made the playoffs in the same season. They both got bounced without winning a series and both times the Cubs didn’t even win a game. 162
Damin Esper @daminesper.bsky.social · 23hI don't want to be accused of telling people how to commit crimes but how the hell do you not use burner phones and burner accounts to do things like this? www.espn.com/college-foot...espn.comEx-Auburn staffer arrested, accused of leaking trade secretsA former Auburn football staff member has been accused of stealing trade secrets from the Tigers and sending them to their competitors, according to court records. 000
Damin Esper @daminesper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Guy with econ degree here. The demand is waaaaayyyyyy too high for Disneyland and much as I wish I could go back (many trips as a child growing up in Southern California), if people are willing to pay that much and the lines for rides are still hours long, then keep raising the price, dude. 000
Reposted by Damin EsperSF Giants Bot @giantbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🤖 SF Giants on NBCS .@nocontextsfg 131
Reposted by Damin EsperBradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026shoving all my work aside to report out what led to this sign 601452213
Reposted by Damin EsperTim Price @timprice.bsky.social · 29/09/2026loling at Kennedy holding up the sign like a dipshit while Schmitt hits ‘em with the smug “so whaddaya have to say about THAT?” 3758
Reposted by Damin EsperKate Linthicum @kate-linthicum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Migrants were shot at close range by pepper balls, strapped to stretchers and forced on a plane heading to Africa. My story on ICE's violent deportation flights, and a group of Nicaraguan, Cuban, Afghan and Iranian asylum-seekers now living in Bangui. www.latimes.com/world-nation...latimes.com‘I’d rather die here than in Africa’: Migrants describe violent deportation flightMore than 25,000 people have been expelled to 'third countries' under Trump, including to dangerous and conflict-ridden nations such as the Central Africa Republic. 0189
Reposted by Damin EsperCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Three-byline alert: “.. shifting greater resources to states they see as more competitive. The party now is spending heavily to defend reliably Republican Texas ..” @apnews.com #GAsen #NCsen apnews.com/article/sena... 1025361
Reposted by Damin EsperGosh Shammgosh @goshshammgosh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I think it's important to note Schmitt has staff he relies on from both his personal office as well as the well-staffed Committee's majority office. This *big-Hawks-game-plan* had to have gone through a dozen people first and no one caught it as being, well, the dumbest god damn thing of all time. 3086758
Reposted by Damin EsperSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Klobuchar: “For a US senator to have false information and imply, based on a confusion about the name of a team … and imply that you were in another city, that you were somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia, and then call you a dirtbag, is something that deserves an apology.” 813793664
Reposted by Damin EsperSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED 60867141499
Reposted by Damin EsperScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers” 293210615824
Reposted by Damin EsperJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Most state attorneys general released Meta from Cambridge Analytica-related claims as part of the child safety settlement. New Mexico wasn't part of that deal, and a jury there just found 26 of 29 past claims about Cambridge Analytica, hate speech and misinformation willfully deceptive.techpolicy.pressEight Years On, Cambridge Analytica Scandal Catches Up With Meta in Santa FeA jury found that Meta—then Facebook—misled the public in statements about Cambridge Analytica and its policies on hate speech, violence and misinformation. 9886288
Reposted by Damin EsperCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026When the ink is dry and they're all sitting in their offices after a successful midterm with no tanks in the streets, I'll ease up 1121610
Reposted by Damin EsperYour Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026new toon: morning briefing www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...dailykos.comMorning briefingA cartoon by Tom Tomorrow. 1124453
Reposted by Damin EsperTed Hesson @tedhesson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026An affidavit unsealed Tuesday said that the ICE officer who shot Venezuelan delivery driver Wilber Garcés Pérez in Austin was not wearing a body camera and that another officer turned his camera off www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...washingtonpost.comImmigrant shot by ICE in Austin is charged with assaultAn affidavit unsealed on Tuesday said the officer who shot Wilber Garcés Pérez was not wearing a body camera and that another officer turned his camera off. 26123