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Measure for Measure

@measureformeasure.bsky.social
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Armchair science, public policy, and manga. After 2016, too much politics. Big tent Democrat. @measureformeasure123@threads.net @MeasureMeasure@mastodon.social

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 1h
One comparison, looking at it again, is that Trump’s trade war seems to have had a substantially larger effect on tourism from Canada that the Great Recession did.
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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 3h
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Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 22h
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
The fact is Trump not only lost his war but it's the biggest L the US has taken at least since Vietnam. Our bases are destroyed & abandoned, Iran is emboldened, China is toying w/ us. Hegseth & co want to move on to culture war slop, but they got routed & we'll be dealing w/repercussions for decades
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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
From FT via Paul Krugman. More fallout from Trump's pointless war. Oil supertankers charge 40 times more than they did in January.
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 29/01/2026
If you are a person who works in social media, and your job requires you to manage an account on Twitter/X, please ask your boss, in writing, to verify that you are required as a responsibility of your position to be on a platform that knowingly creates and monetizes child sexual abuse material …
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026
Welp. Republicans distancing themselves from Trump, saying it’s time to end the war. Congress introduced War Powers resolutions to force Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from Iran. Ashley Hinson: NO Jon Husted: NO Tom Tiffany: NO They had a chance to end it, but they voted against it.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 29/09/2026
Here's the full transcript of the ad in question. Assuming all of it is accurate I find it difficult to believe that he has a leg to stand on:
"One evening I see lights. I open the door, and it's a police officer. They arrested me because I didn't make a $50 payment to Roger Marshall. I was 8 months pregnant and I said please, do not handcuff me in front of my 2-yr old daughter.

"Roger Marshall preyed on the low-income families of Kansas. The healthcare system is broken...but not for Roger Marshall. He's absolutely profiting from it.

TEXT: "Marshall had dozens arrested for minor medical debt" (w/citation)

TEXT: "Roger Marshall is worth nearly $10 million" (w/citation)
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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The AI build out is bigger than the dot-com bubble AND the railroad bubble combined. Paper from Stijn van Nieuwerburgh via Paul Krugman's substack. @joshtpm.bsky.social
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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 28/09/2026
The GOP is an opposition party even when it's in power, the idea that they are the perpetual underdog is central to their internal mythology and can't be disturbed by facts or the results of elections. It's also why they're bad at, you know, governing.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/09/2026
This is the second ruling against the illegal recision of Solar For All money. In a country with rule of law in effect, that would be it -- the money would be restored. But we have to ask ourselves whether Trump will simply ignore the ruling & if so whether there will be any consequences.
utilitydive.com
Federal judge restores $7B Solar for All program, says EPA illegally axed it
A Trump-appointed judge said the One Big Beautiful Bill Act did not convert the funding into “a lump-sum amount subject to EPA’s discretion.” Defendants acted contrary to Congress’ intent and with “no...
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Raymond Guiteras @raymondguiteras.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Could have been much worse if they were fully competent." A motto for our times.
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 27/09/2026
In a private discussion today this came up: “We need the January 6th Commission hearings, for DOGE.” One could do a lot with NIH and NSF alone. There are clinical trials that ended, patients that died, young people leaving the US… and bad stuff that happened inside the agencies.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t.
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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dodged and heroic fact checker Daniel Dale reflects on 10 years of lies. www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...
cnn.com
I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
One day I hope to convince conservatives that we should enforce the rule of law, reduce the deficit, and not carelessly tear down the institutions prior generations built, but today is not that day.
First tweet:
Harry Heymann  @harryh · 16h
The GOP literally cut funding to IRS enforcement so more people could commit tax fraud.
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Austen Allred @Austen
It cut funding to IRS because the assumption that the way to catch tax fraud is to hire tens of thousands of auditors to look through paper tax returns by hand is insane
7:18 PM · Sep 26, 2026 · 196.2K Views
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Facebook really doesn't want you to see the new documentary exposing Elon Musk Neither do TikTok or Google or the eX social media site. Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
hollywoodreporter.com
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What's great about Massimo is he filters his content. I trust he has had some misinformation misfires, but I have never seen one. Ever. He doesn't just lazily post clickbait. Best. Microblogger. Of all time.
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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 25/09/2026
if you support abolishing or drastically reforming the filibuster you should support as many D-caucusing candidates to win as possible, full stop. The more Ds win, the more Ds can abstain or vote against it without actually stopping it. Every + D sen is +x% chance of finally ending the filibuster.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Two stories of the same incident. One, which did not interview any experts, claims that it’s a total mystery what species of shark washed up. The other did interview experts and correctly identified the shark species involved. What is the point of “we didn’t ask anyone, but assume no one knows?”
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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When the party lacks a substantial rump that will actively defend the constitution and an overwhelming majority that supports attacks on the constitution (via words or silence), patriots should write them off.
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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"None of the generators had permits required... despite running at 1,982-kw capacities more than 50 times higher than the state limit.... the tractor-trailer-size generators were... certainly were not there when inspectors last visited in Dec 2025." AI Impunity.
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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
if altman felt there was jail time in the mix for releasing these genuinely dangerous automated processes into society this stuff would not happen
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Jon Husted just voted to continue the Iran war for the 14th time. While Ohioans are paying record high costs at the gas pump and the grocery store, Jon Husted is voting for more war – and costing you more money – every chance he gets.
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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ezra Klein gets a lot of flack on this message board, but he can and does interview a wide span of people. Here we see how dubious the extremely pro-AI case is. Huang of course has a point, but not one that persuasively refutes the case for regulation.
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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Remember the woman who decided it was funny to troll Canadians with a custom made "Lake of America" shirt? Her new LinkedIn status is "looking for work."
We are reaching out to inform you that Jane Smith is no longer an employee of Family First Credit Union, effective immediately.  Jason Acosta, our Chief Operations Officer is now serving as our interim CEO.

Many of you may be aware of a recent social media incident involving Ms. Smith.  We sincerely apologize for the concern, disappointment and pain this situation may have cause our members and the broader community.  From the outset, the Board's intention has been to review this matter thoroughly, follow the appropriate legal and organization protocols, and lead with transparency, integrity and accountability.  We understand the responsibility entrusted to us and have worked carefully to determine the course of action that best protects the Credit Union, our members and the community we serve.

As an institution built on trust, integrity and mutual respect, all employees must model the values and policies expected of our credit union.  When actions fail to meet those standards and cause disruption to our community relationships and business interests, the Board has a responsibility to act in the best interest of the credit union and the members we serve.
Like our sweat shirts? Not sure Canada will. Lol lol
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026
Agent Smith being able to transform literally anybody within the proximity of Neo & crew into an Agent Smith was a very clever allegory for what it feels like to experience authority & the world around me based on my lived experience as a Black person.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 24/09/2026
Now we need to know if this ICE flight headed for Ghana has third-country nationals onboard. If so, it needs to bring them back. The emergency ruling is binding immediately, which includes planes in the air. Any lawyers or anyone else with standing think they might know someone onboard? File!
An FR24 map showing N50JE heading for Accra over the middle of the Atlantic.
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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026
Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.
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https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Chinese models now surpass U.S. models in both monthly and total downloads. National security policy professional Prince Osaji says the dominant AI power won't be the one with the most powerful model—it'll be the one with the most adopted one.
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China Is Running a Different AI Race
Prince Osaji writes that China is prioritizing AI systems that are cheap, open-weight, and exportable—pursuing dominance through adoption, not power.
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Status @status.news · 23/09/2026
The anonymous source behind one of the stories the White House cited to justify banning POLITICO was none other than Vice President JD Vance, we have learned. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/white-hous...
status.news
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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Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Repeat after me, until the end of time: “Trump’s investors got hosed. He cashed in.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump’s Crypto Venture Got Rich While Big Promises Fell Short
Donald Trump Jr., Chase Herro and a group of their business partners descended on Manhattan’s Jazz at Lincoln Center concert hall last year to promote an expansive vision for World Liberty Financial, ...
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Collins just got more beatable
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/06/2025
DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas? LUTNICK: Generally 10% DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8% LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So long as you’re doing your best, being mindful of your actions, and showing kindness to others, how other people feel about you is *their* problem. Trying too hard to control how others view you is a one-way ticket to losing your mind.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Communism has no place in America, the President declares the day before rolling out his new state television station.
The White House •
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Communism directly opposes the United States
Constitution and American values.
While every Democrat voted against the largest tax cuts in American history and over 100 refuse to condemn socialism, President Trump will ensure that communism never has a place in America.
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COMMUNISM HAS NO
PLACE IN AMERICABenny Johnson • • Follow
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TRUMP TV IS OFFICIALLY LIVE 24/7
The White House just launched "TRUMP TV: The Essentials Station" — a nonstop stream featuring President Trump's speeches, major announcements, past highlights and administration updates, refreshed in real time.
The launch comes amid Trump's escalating fight with
CNN, MS NOW and Politico, which have sued his administration after being barred from White House access.
Americans can now watch the White House's own selected footage and announcements DIRECTLY,
24/7.
The media landscape just changed in a BIG way. •*
TRUMPOV
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This ad becomes more classic every time I think about. The war needs to end but it won’t because our president is an idiot. The prez I 100% support. But since it can’t end let’s do some idiotic thing which actually won’t help. I’m Mike Roger’s and I approve this message.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This sport is "Sepak Takraw" and is so spectacular that it should be in the Olympics. Original post
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 20/09/2026
"My opponent wants to hire creeps to inspect your daughter's genitals if she wants to play soccer. I wouldn't trust him or any hired weirdo from his pedophile-protecting party alone in a room with any kid." Go on the offensive, you cowards! It's not that hard!
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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Timeline of Strategic Genius: Wednesday: Trump against helping Saudis fight Houthis Thursday: Gets a call from Crown Prince Salman, decides to join the fight Mid-day Sunday: Trump calls off airstrikes right as they were about to begin, declines to help Saudis (again)
nytimes.com
Trump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help
The president vacillated but decided on Sunday not to join Saudi Arabia, for now, in joint strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. But he also needs the kingdom’s cooperation in his war against Iran.
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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Great essay. With good faith opponents willing to compromise, a strategy of compromise can make sense. But today opposing data centers won't prevent an avalanche of tech money buying ads against you. Big money plays differently than it did 30-50 years ago.
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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
AI is unpopular. The public overwhelmingly supports aggressive AI regulation; it overwhelmingly opposes further investment in AI infrastructure. Naturally, Dems are telling frontline members to ̶d̶o̶ ̶p̶o̶p̶u̶l̶a̶r̶i̶s̶m̶ curl into the fetal position to appease the mean tech men. There is another way.
offmessage.net
A.I. Risk And The End Of The Neoliberal Style In Politics
You can’t make pragmatic compromises with predatory counterparties.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Defund ICE. Take its entire budget and devote it to a Manhattan Project that can devise and implement sound guardrails for AI, and figure out how to stop what can and should be stopped in the way of superintelligence and recursive self-improvement. AI is far, far more dangerous than immigrants.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Cautionary tale: I "checked" important fact w two AI systems: Name of political figure in a photo. —Gemini was absolutely 100% certain in its answer, on triple-check. And was 100% wrong. —Claude said it couldn't be sure. I checked w event organizers and got the name. Mistrust. And verify.
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Encinitas Highlands Surfer @highlandsurfer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Simple strategy for Dems to maximize gains in the upcoming elections: 1) Support billionaire tax 2) Oppose data centers
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Rumor has it that this is the story that got Politico banned from the White House.
politico.com
Hill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong
The incident raises the possibility that top secret weapons technology may have been exposed to a foreign adversary — including China.
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joneson/dead bird site survivor. @joneson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
#LA04 voters, the truth is the wealthy republican oligarch's (Johnson & his comrades) running the nation don't care about your finances! Republicans are responsible for your high gas & food costs. They don't have a clue how to end the war so your pain is going to continue. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Great snapshot in time. Realtors sell high priced flood-prone properties. Earns a substack subscribe.
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Measure for Measure @measureformeasure.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
For the first time, it is now possible to view MSNOW without supporting Fox News with a cable subscription. This was a while coming, but it's finally here. You can also subscribe to CNN directly. #UnfoxCableBox #NoFoxFee www.nofoxfee.com
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