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They aren’t even paying for what it nominally costs. They convinced a bunch of gullible investors and made a bunch of money being functional monopolies the last three decades

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 18m

"You're a NIMBY about AI data centers!" Actually I'm a NOMP (Not On My Planet) about privately-owned fixed-location infrastructure externalizing the cost of burning hydrocarbons for energy. If they had to pay what this really costs society in health and climate harms, they wouldn't do it.

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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 1h

I don’t have a problem with charter and private schools, if people want them, but i dont think a for profit model works. First of all, how can you “shop” for the best bang for your buck, and i think education itself just doesn’t have room for a profit payout. Feel the same about health insurance

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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 1h

@radiofreetom.bsky.social Hey, have you heard anything about the data centers strike by ukraine? Any useful information on the subject at this point?

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Nicholas Sarwark @sarwark.org · 9h

Cato has chosen to associate with some terrible folks over the years, such as Tucker Carlson and Peter Thiel. Donor capture is real.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 21h

El-Sayed’s response to Kennedy:

El-Sayed: “That’s rich coming from someone who wears his bed sheets out at night.”

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 12h

A new documentary lays bare the human failings of Elon Musk—and the faith people put in him anyway, Megan Garber argues:

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‘Elon Is a Nuke’

A new documentary makes the case that Elon Musk is a human of mass destruction.

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Ian @ianlivingston.bsky.social · 12h

Russia is also supporting Iran against us. This guy is the biggest asshat on the planet.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 10/10/2026

Putin told Iran the locations of our warships. Today, Trump rewarded him by lifting sanctions and allowing American dollars to fuel Russia’s war machine. Our troops are in harm’s way, and the President cut a deal with the adversary putting a target on their backs.

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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 18h

Republicans have spent this term, among other things, undermining the home and community based services so many neurodivergent folks on Medicaid rely on. I guess they don't count though.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The first brand-new MST3K episode STING OF DEATH is available right now, immediately, at once, other words to indicate that concept! If you missed it in movie theaters, now’s your chance. You can also order a package of this plus the three next eps in various formats, as they come out. Enjoy!

MST3K: STING OF DEATH art showing the jellyfish monster menacing two 1960s dancers. Classic MST3K silhouette guys watch! (Art by the great Nina Matsumoto)

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 17h

It’s long past time for the U.S. to get a new president.

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DaddyJew @daddyjew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hades would be a great name for a baby

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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 18h

She’s your daughter, Bill

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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 18h

Three: you do a bunch of coke

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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 20h

Um, how about no data centers!? Ok, they have to be carbon neutral and clean water neutral. Thats the only way

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 21h

I converted to Catholicism two weeks ago. Here’s why I think Jesus would’ve supported live streaming executions.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 21h

President Trump has announced a new deal to buy diesel fuel from Russia—but as with any enticing Russian scheme, it comes with a catch, @davidfrum.bsky.social argues.

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Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin

The president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 10/10/2026

The people who don’t want you to watch miss rachel want you to watch a public execution

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

To recap: Drag Shows ❌ Miss Rachel ❌ Books ❌ Public executions ✅

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Opposed to the death penalty, me. But if I did see capital punishment as appropriate for the worst crimes -- Eichmann in Jerusalem, or Timothy McVeigh or Dylann Roof -- the profundity of the state taking life in reply demands sobriety and a basic distaste for the undertaking. Not a public carnival.

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Thread of @doctorow.pluralistic.net on the dangers of the billionaires and their power to destroy the lives of workers, communities and the environment To protect democracy we need radical redistribution of wealth and limits

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

republicans used to complain about the violence in gangster rap and now they want to livestream an execution

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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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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

They also say they didn't know there was a kid in the car. That's some real fine shooting -- they didn't even know who was in the car.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Basically he's advocating for Medicare4All, but he's too stupid to realize that because he doesn't understand how anything works.

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Dangerous lunacy, transparent con.

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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

that's what happens to you when you have two italians sucking on you titties for too long. that's what you become

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026

I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.

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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Also: you know what the Dems called the Southern Strategy before 1968: strategy

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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

and if the south didn't vote for reagan or nixon, they still would have won, because the rest of the country voted for them. so at very least, the rest of the country was as racist as the south

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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Oh, because the tardigrade ISN'T COOL enough?

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Drewthulu @csonkatroy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I, for one, cannot wait to do The Jellyfish* again. #Rifftrax * - this dance is nothing like The Monkey

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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Coal plants don't work without coal. They are just so fucking stupid

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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The line will always shift. If white supremacists had their way, after getting rid of all brown and black people, then it's about cleaning out the inferior whites, any Marco isn't gonna be on the side of the fence he thinks he is

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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Lot of "lefties" have spotify and don't give a shit, but are quick to post about how horrible Joe Rogan is.

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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

They will lie about anything to sell the AI bullshit. They think it will create the state capitalist anarchy they want. They don't hate centralized power, they want to be it

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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

There is unbelievable resilience among everyday people in Gaza, even as they live through unrelenting grief. Our deepest hope, and what we’ll keep working toward, is a future with more moments of joy, more peace and the chance to rebuild. Watch @nytimes.com powerful video:

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Video: What Life in Gaza Is Like Now

Nearly a year after Israel and Hamas agreed to end the war in Gaza, Saher Alghorra, a photographer for The New York Times, documents how residents are coping and working to rebuild their lives.

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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It's not American Propaganda if most everyone agrees with and believes it. That's what a lost of progressives don't want to acknowledge. That most people are essentially center right.

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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

When hunting monsters, be careful not to become monsters yourself

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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Im just continually shocked by us, the public. Like, we in the anti Trump community, of course we hate this. But i just cant believe how generally numb the public is this last decade. It just feels we don’t appreciate how precious our system of government is and how its up to us to keep it up

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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

@radiofreetom.bsky.social Have you looked into the claims in Brazil that we were doing interference in their election?

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The media's dilemma: should we cover that a guy contemplating how to dispose of Jews is cited by the VP as an intellectual influence or write another piece about vague connections between Democrats and Hassan Piker? 🤔

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Jay Shaw @justodude.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

FINALLY!! Some accountability!!

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