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Just a dude who likes baseball, hockey, and democracy. @Greg on Momento app. Inspired by @ctrent.bsky.social: V, IV, VI, R1, III, VII, S, VIII, M&G, I, II, IX

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404 Media @404media.co · 57m
New music genre just dropped. Also: A Tesla locks out cops, and more from around the web.
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Character.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to Fall
New music genre just dropped. Also: A Tesla locks out cops, and more from around the web.
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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 4h
Reporters: DO NOT DO THIS. Pitting a random guy versus an entire body of scholarly research. And then highlighting the non-expert's pure conjecture as the lede. This is like interviewing a Reddit anti-vaxxer with the qualification that doctors are "dubious." #bothsidesism
Some economic and policy analysts who study stadium deals are dubious about these types of funding plans, often arguing that existing spending is merely shifted around from one area to another and that the economic benefits do not justify public costs. Given the prominence of professional sports, Grunauer sees the stadium project being an “important catalyst” for the urban core. As the neighborhood works on issues and has seen progress, he sees much of them as downstream of economic activity and notes aligned interests with the Royals. “They want to protect their investment and want to have a safe, nice, attractive neighborhood to protect their investment,” he said. “That’s what we as business owners also want too, and residents.” Royals stadium as catalyst Grunauer sees the potential for the Royals project as a tool to spark more development in the area, including projects that may have been on the back burner, which would bring even more people, more businesses, more pedestrian activity, more workers and more activity into the neighborhood.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4h
Trump and Musk are doing their best to help Putin kill Ukrainians. kyivindependent.com/this-cannot-...
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'This cannot be a coincidence' — Ukraine's Starlink access restricted without warning, Zelensky adviser says
Ukraine relies on Starlink to operate its mid-strike drones in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h
Honestly my first reaction when these morons were all falling for the grifters’ latest hoax was that Talarico should let it go for a while to see how many Republicans would take the bait and start saying outrageously idiotic and foolish things. He did and they did.
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Greg @gts00.bsky.social · 20h
Sounds incredibly poorly-built
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Brian “Enemy of Civilization” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Excellent explanation of how the outrage machine works. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...
nytimes.com
How the White House Manufactured a Narrative About a Trump Aide’s Call Logs
A release of selected records from the classified documents inquiry is a case study in how omitting context can create political ammunition.
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854
Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…
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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
One or more human beings are responsible for the code they wrote, and those are the people who should be held accountable. These programs are not acting “on their own”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Just despicable people. All of them. It’s not just that they’re corrupt and shitty at their jobs - they’re terrible humans.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I think Mamdani's Oct 7 message was good, and anyone who expects him to speak *exclusively* for their views and their interests alone should take a hard look in the mirror.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026
“TikTok ran an experiment on thousands of ​users who tried to turn on a safety feature on the platform, giving them non-functional versions of the tool, according to ‌allegations in New York’s lawsuit against the company unsealed on Wednesday.”
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TikTok gave teens, children placebo safety feature in experiment, New York alleges
TikTok ran an experiment on thousands of ​users who tried to turn on a safety feature on the platform, giving them non-functional versions of the tool, according to ‌allegations in New York’s lawsuit ...
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Greg @gts00.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
age yourself with a childhood crush
Kaleena Kiff as Kelly Haskel in The New Leave It To Beaver
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades
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Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades
The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If we have some kind of financial crisis, we’re going to be in deep shit www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Greg @gts00.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
You know, I'm starting to think that we didn't really think through that whole Internet of Things thing
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The Kansas City Star @kansascity.com · 06/10/2026
Kansas City’s stadium study relies on a huge impact area, old ballpark comparisons and some awfully convenient math. From David Hudnall:
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Four reasons to be skeptical of the Royals’ stadium projections | Hudnall
Kansas City’s stadium study relies on a huge impact area, old ballpark comparisons and some awfully convenient math. From David Hudnall:
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026
I’m glad more people are pointing this out. I talked about it it a few weeks ago w/ @janus.bsky.social Companies are attempting a sleight of hand where they capture data but argue because of how it’s processed it’s not “recording” and is thus private. They are still surveillance devices!
theverge.com
We can’t just change the definition of ‘recording’
Soon, asking “Does this device have a camera?” won’t be good enough.
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Brian “Enemy of Civilization” Alexander @brianralexander.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🙋‍♂️ Ooh! Ooh! I think I can answer.
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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 05/10/2026
No shit. This well-known surge in attendance is called the novelty effect. It results in more money for the team, not the community, which is why owners want new venues.
sportsbusinessjournal.com
New report projects attendance increase at Royals’ planned ballpark
A financial report by Chicago-based development consulting firm Hunden Partners on the Royals’ planned ballpark at Crown Center details how many more fans are expected to attend games in the future.
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Greg @gts00.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I really, really hope this is correct
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Every day more instances of disgusting & blatant corruption revealed as our money is being plundered by the Trump Crime Family & their cronies. Do American voters care anymore about corruption? I guess we’ll find out soon because it’s just staggering with this crew of criminals.
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Renee Dechert @reneedechert.com · 02/10/2026
Your occasional reminder. (It was awful.)
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The U.S. tried permanent daylight saving time in the 1970s — then quickly rejected it
The Senate this week voted with unanimous consent to adopt permanent daylight saving time hours to eliminate the need to change clocks twice a year.
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A hot dog hollers @birdrespecter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Every time discipline is handed down in the NFL, it’s done so with the bottom line in mind… since there’s always another story to move on to, football has been able to act (or not act) with immunity for years while continuing to grow into an unsinkable ship made of $100 bills”
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The NFL Will Tolerate Abuse, But Not Activism
There is wiggle room on matters of sexual misconduct and domestic violence in the USA’s most popular sports league. But speaking with a conscience is a step too far.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'd rather have an economy that makes 1,000 millionaires than 1 billionaire.
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Greg @gts00.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I called the Red Sox to ask when I could expect a refund on my ALDS tickets. It's late so the outgoing message asked me to leave a message after the beep. Then instead of beeping it put me on hold. Not expecting this refund anytime soon.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'm very tired of people pretending to be shocked. How could Graham Platner turn out so bad? Well, he had a Nazi tattoo. How could Trump turn out so bad? Well, he led an insurrection. You can't make people see what they won't see.
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Sarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Y'all I just caught the Kennedy Center claiming it isn't closing while telling vendors it's closing and now they're selling all of their Steinway pianos www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
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Kennedy Center moves to sell all of its Steinway pianos
Photos show piano movers rolling massive Steinway grand pianos through the red-carpeted halls of the Kennedy Center this week.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026
Giving Meta unfettered access to your email and bank accounts is an incomprehensibly bad idea.
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Greg @gts00.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
@alexspeier.bsky.social Alex, at the season ender, could you ask Sam Kennedy to justify Breslow's extension given that the team missed his stated goal of "90+ wins and competing for the division" for the second year in a row?
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes, you voted for this if you voted for Trump. He told you he’d be a dictator. He told you he’d punish America for voting him out in 2020. Don’t blame Trump. Blame yourself.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Again, it bears repeating: this is the best that whiteness can do. Multiracial, multicultural and multi religious democracy produces strong men who can lead. Whiteness produces Peter Pans.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A straight line from J6 to the fall of America. Straight line.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
The man who found a way to bankrupt a casino is on the verge of bankrupting the Kennedy Center. Everything he touches he destroys.   The reflecting pool, the East Wing, the Kennedy Center, & every monument in America belong to the PEOPLE. They're not his to remake, remodel, or destroy.
washingtonpost.com
The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.
The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over.
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samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 28/09/2026
My “Involved in Human Trafficking“ shirt has a lot of people asking questions that are making me want to stop wearing my shirt rather than reconsider my involvement in human trafficking
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There's a shit-ton of actual anti-Semitism in the world today, but Netanyahu's fraudulent misuse of the term devalues it dangerously. Hamas is anti-Semitic and murderous. Netanyahu is a cynical, murderous shitheel. Mamdani is an American politician with a perverse impulse to tell blunt truths.
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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
More trash AI maps of D.C.: This one has Arlington National Cemetery where the Palisades is; totally made up neighborhoods like Bag Park, North Glen, Farth Park, and Uven; and the Vietnam Vets Memorial on Roosevelt Island. WHY ARE THESE SO TERRIBLE?
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AmyAlexCA @amyalexca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hm. As @timnitgebru.blacksky.app + @emilymbender.bsky.social have already laid out: These #OpenAI *systems* aren’t “going rouge.” The Truth is that these LLMs are built by Nefarious people who are so Rapacious and Irresponsible that they (the Humans) are biggest Risks www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...
nytimes.com
OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Greg @gts00.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
That's so weird. Who could have possibly seen that coming?
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Scoop: The anonymous source behind a POLITICO story that the White House is now using to justify a ban on the outlet was none other than JD Vance himself. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/white-hous...
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The Source Behind The Ban
The anonymous source behind one of the stories the White House cited to justify banning POLITICO was none other than Vice President JD Vance, Status has learned.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The defense contractor who bribed Susan Collins has learned his lesson. by Susan Collins
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026
NEW: Debt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability. Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped publishing the narratives.
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The Federal Agency That’s Supposed to Protect Consumers Just Made Another Business-Friendly Move
Debt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability. Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped pu...
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Levi Weaver, but for baseball @threetwoeephus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My work night usually starts around 6pm CT (EST games) and ends around 2 am, watching highlights as I finish writing (to make sure I didn't miss anything) I'm only half-joking when I say: MLB's decision to play the same 4-5 commercials every ad break has contributed negatively to my mental health.
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Greg @gts00.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
jesus tapdancing christ
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I found watching Trump’s UN speech today deeply depressing. It is a matter of national shame and humiliation that he is our president. Every country in the world, friend and foe alike, sees we are governed by a vainglorious fool.
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Greg @gts00.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So the looks didn't help?
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Allison 🧬⚾️ @petitephd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I try not to post every day about how bad things are for science and research because folks get desensitized into inaction, but I am not being hyperbolic when I say this is catastrophic for American science. This is like DEFCON 1 stuff.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026
Just go to therapy, bro.
DAVID JIANG, COFOUNDER and CEO of smart glasses company Viture, tells me about how he used to yell at his kid.

His 10-year-old son played tennis. During tournaments, Jiang says he had a habit of shouting and criticizing his son’s mistakes as he played. He wanted to apply pressure to make him succeed—it was the way he’d been taught to raise kids, after all. It made sense.

But then, unprompted, his smart glasses sent him a message. The AI assistant in his company’s newest wearable had picked up on what he was doing, recognized that his behavior wasn’t helpful, and messaged him about what he should do differently. Stop shouting. Stop criticizing. Just be there, be present, and show that you support your son. That worked, Jiang says, and being called out like that has supposedly made him a better father and improved the relationship with his kid, all thanks to his yet-to-be-released Vonder AI glasses.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“.. Some people might think, wow, this is really, really cool, and the technology is really cool,” Ms. Anderson said. “But people around here, we’re thinking, ‘Ugh, is there anything we can do to stop this?’ We can’t live like this.” @nytimes.com $AMZN www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
15/ ProPublica is revealing the existence of the case for the first time. We reviewed a trove of evidence gathered by the FBI and thousands of pages of legal records, and have independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. This is the first piece of an ongoing series:
propublica.org
The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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