Reposted by @mstusiak.bsky.socialAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Christoph Wehner wrote a great study in the 00s about how the refusal of insurance firms to provide basic cover to nuclear power projects fundamentally hampered the rollout of nuclear reactors beyond state-backed megaprojects. Something people working on AI frontier models might want to read 510921
Reposted by @mstusiak.bsky.socialDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Remembering when I was rejected for a PM role at Twitter for “not being a culture fit.” 1033015
Reposted by @mstusiak.bsky.socialScare Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 29/09/2026FATALITY 262929471
Reposted by @mstusiak.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“I am the house.” @pkrugman.bsky.social substack.com/@paulkrugman... 37640154
mstusiak.bsky.social @mstusiak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026#transplantlifenytimes.comHe Changed the World of Organ Transplants. Would He Die Waiting for His Own? (Gift Article)A New York transplant surgeon’s experience waiting for a heart transplant laid bare the challenges of a system he had spent decades trying to fix. 000
Reposted by @mstusiak.bsky.socialRobin Brooks @robin-j-brooks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Today's the worst day in global bond markets in quite some time. It's making some speculate that Trump cuts a deal with China tomorrow: they export more refined product to the world in return for which they get their way with Asia. That's not happening... robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/the-global... 17219
mstusiak.bsky.social @mstusiak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A bit of #beauty for today. "whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." ~ Philippians 4:8 010
Reposted by @mstusiak.bsky.socialDr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 23/09/2026no one wants to hear this, but the primary problem with the american military is american politicians, not the american military 2559552
mstusiak.bsky.social @mstusiak.bsky.social · 19/09/2026#B17 Sentimental Journey made a few flybys over the house today near Folsom Lake. Don't believe there are any shows here this weekend, so a bit of pleasant surprise! #warbirds 010
Reposted by @mstusiak.bsky.socialYaqiu Wang 王亚秋 @yaqiu.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In the past 19 months, Washington has lost ground to Beijing on every major front: economic, military, technology, soft power and alliances. The gap is narrowing not because China got smarter, but the US got so much dumber. My piece with @bequelin.bsky.social 👇 foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/17/c...foreignpolicy.comChina, Not Iran, Is Trump’s Real Foreign-Policy DebacleIn 19 months, Washington has lost ground to Beijing on every conceivable front. 815681
Reposted by @mstusiak.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953725413395
Reposted by @mstusiak.bsky.socialPatrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dear Americans, if there were ever a ‘most impeachable high crime’ by the President, and a ‘most repugnant crime that demands prosecution’ by the DOJ lawyers… faking a crime to charge & arrest an innocent person to please an insane teetering would-be tyrant would be that crime 231885
Reposted by @mstusiak.bsky.socialToo Big to Fail @toobigtofail.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This, from an Anthropic employee, either reflects a lack of imagination or is evidence that this is all just lies. If you were really that scared, you'd pull the plug on all the servers and wipe everything from ARIN, APNIC, LACNIC, AFRINIC, and RIPE NCC. No more internet; problem solved. 1221552202
mstusiak.bsky.social @mstusiak.bsky.social · 08/09/2026theatlantic.comThe Myth of Perfect KnowledgeScience will never be able to give a completely objective description of the world. That should make us humbler—and wiser. 021
Reposted by @mstusiak.bsky.socialMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Before we go into this useless discussion for the umpteenth time, let me remind everyone that territory is NOT the main issue. Donbas is NOT special to Russia. The only reason they’re asking for it so insistently is to speed up a future invasion by taking over the fortified belt. 1029382
Reposted by @mstusiak.bsky.socialBill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Even from a purely national pride perspective, this requires you to think that the 100 year period from 1926 was a failure for the United States, instead of the zenith of its power, prosperity, and influence 1373717767
mstusiak.bsky.social @mstusiak.bsky.social · 06/09/2026www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...sacbee.comExplore the lost town under Lake Berryessa, 70 years after it was burned and floodedMonticello was destroyed to make way for the lake. An archive of images, some from noted photographer Dorothea Lange, show its history. 000
mstusiak.bsky.social @mstusiak.bsky.social · 05/09/2026theatlantic.comWhy Wendell Berry Didn’t Worry About the FutureHis life as a writer and farmer was informed by a simple, clarifying idea: Forget tomorrow, and work toward what is good today. 000
mstusiak.bsky.social @mstusiak.bsky.social · 05/09/2026"“If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker.” – Mike McDermott/Rounders.politico.comTrump brushes off accusations of Russian sabotage against NATO allies“Putin is not looking to attack NATO territory,” the president told reporters at the White House on Friday. 000
Reposted by @mstusiak.bsky.socialKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/09/2026There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved” 20591043163
Reposted by @mstusiak.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Your ever-regular reminder that Republicans in Congress fully support what Hegseth and the president are doing to the American military. It’s disgraceful and disqualifying 712729752