Reposted by TheoJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New 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 126124585308
Theo @theodoric.bsky.social · 1hIf you were wondering why Gavin Newsom is unacceptable for future Democratic office, start here. 112
Reposted by TheoPaul van der Meer @paulvandermeer.bsky.social · 8hTotal chaos in Russian cities after Ukraine's strikes on just two Yandex data centers wipes out GPS, payment systems, taxi apps and the largest websites, across the country. Russia's centralized North Korean style internet is the country's weakness, they are fucked. 18696164
Reposted by TheoJonathan @jonathansocials.com · 8hOctober 8, Ukrainian drones hit Yandex’s major data center facility in Sasovo, Ryazan Oblast, causing a massive fire and shutting down the facility. Follow-up Attack: A second drone attack hit another Yandex facility in the Kaluga region the following day. Is this the end of a Trump Bot Farm? 19387120
Theo @theodoric.bsky.social · 8hThe author is SF writer Robert Heinlein, a noted aphorist, but he would probably have disagreed with the way the phrase is used today. theswordthatnagged.blogspot.com/2017/04/hein...theswordthatnagged.blogspot.comThat Guy on Guns"The Wrong Sword" and other fiction by Ted Rabinowitz, with medieval drinking songs, armed nerds, paleotech, and speculative fiction. 000
Theo @theodoric.bsky.social · 9hI'm connected to a dude who is at least techbro-adjacent on LinkedIn. He was posting an update about new laptops with "resident AI." His language was entirely about tech specs. No emotion or doubt beyond new-product hype-excitement. This is how/why they're trying to push it - just another product.static.klipy.comLinus Sniffs New Tech SmellALT: Linus Sniffs New Tech Smell 000
Reposted by TheoBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 9hMy cousin organized a series of masked concerts in NYC so immunocompromised and other covid-conscious folks can still enjoy live music events, and is raising funds so he can keep doing so! Love and appreciation to anyone able to chip in 🙏🏾♥️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...kickstarter.comPositive Deviance NYC: Building Clean Air CultureBack our next three clean-air NYC music events in 2027 and join a growing community building a more accessible cultural life. 14884340
Theo @theodoric.bsky.social · 11hTrump hates Zelenskyy because Zelenskyy has courage and Trump doesn't, just like Trump called the Allied dead "suckers and losers." Trump would badmouth Zelenskyy because it rained last Tuesday. 000
Reposted by TheoIndie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 12hO Captain, my Captain! 🥹🔥♥️ I knew my whimsical goth king wouldn’t let me down!!!! 7573156
Reposted by TheoMichael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 12hWhile on a stroll on an absolutely glorious NYC autumn day, passing by 210 West 14th Street, where Marcel Duchamp had his studio from 1943 until his death in 1968, and where he produced his final work, Étant Donnés. Above front doorway, relief of an artist at work with brush in hand 612624
Reposted by TheoOfherb 🟦🌈🕎🌻🎶🐈🇮🇱 @bestsurvivor.bsky.social · 11hBased on their professional experience and assessment of Israeli military operations, the signatories conclude that Israel has neither intended to destroy Palestinians as a group nor conducted its campaign in a manner consistent with such an intent. jinsa.org/press-releas...jinsa.orgPRESS RELEASE: 75+ U.S. Military Leaders Reject Gaza Genocide Claims - JINSANot since the Second World War has the United States had an ally that has fought alongside it as willingly and ably as Israel. It truly is America’s most important ally in the 21st century,” said JINS... 5127
Theo @theodoric.bsky.social · 12hMRM is a private-equity group that purchased the last three great science-fiction print mags (Analog, Asimov's, and Fantasy & Science Fiction). It has been trying ever since to turn them into content farms, grabbing as many IP rights as they can from authors and artists. I no longer submit there. 000
Reposted by TheoScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13hDarline Graham makes the "China threat" the centerpiece of her campaign. Now WaPo discovers that her husband's business is entirely predicated on China trade, and that's what she lives off. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comDarline Graham opposes Chinese manufacturing. Her husband’s job relies on it.The senator and sister of the late Lindsey Graham has said the U.S. must “stop depending on Communist China for things America can make ourselves.” 36469197
Reposted by TheoJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 13hThanks for letting a politician crash your party, ACL! 642492514
Reposted by TheoGinaInTheBurg ❌👑🇺🇦🌊 @ginaintheburg.bsky.social · 13hI'm January 2025, WaPo reported a Mike Johnson aide discouraged Hutchinson's subpoena over concerns re lawmakers’ ‘sexual texts’ The move intended in part to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts some lawmakers sent Cassidy Hutchinson. Guess they got rid of 'em. Gift: wapo.st/47L89AEwapo.stJohnson aide discouraged Hutchinson subpoena over concerns about lawmakers’ ‘sexual texts’The move was intended in part to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that lawmakers sent Cassidy Hutchinson. 0107
Reposted by TheoNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 22hA very stylish #Roman woman's shoe with a decorative pattern punched into the leather. Found in 1907 in a well in the civilian settlement of the Saalburg fort, dating first half of the 2nd century AD. Photo: Römerkastell Saalburg 20747163
Theo @theodoric.bsky.social · 15hWhich is worse, if she believes what she’s saying or if she doesn’t? 120
Reposted by TheoZone9b veggie garden @mrmannswife.bsky.social · 16hUnless you are Jewish or a female or male who can be assaulted. It's comical to me how people take memes at face value without digging into stats. No cookies for the bare minimum 43318
Theo @theodoric.bsky.social · 16hNone of this was an issue for the previous publishers. It’s not an issue for yours either; this is just bad-faith horseshit. I’ve sold to Analog and F&SF. What a pity that comes to an end. 010
Theo @theodoric.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The Nobel Committee could do a lot of good by bestowing an Anti-Peace Prize every year on the worst world leader. It could serve as an incentive. 000
Reposted by TheoEvan May @gianttourtiere.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Do you want good tortoise news? I thought so. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comScientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles islandFree-roaming Aldabra population far exceeds human population of Seychelles after decades-long recovery programme 352316801
Reposted by TheoCrystal Voted 4 Harris @crystal4mvpharris.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Medhi's letter to the Daily Fail offering his services. The charlatan. 4136
Reposted by TheoClayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 10/10/2026Harris County’s Precinct 4 just shut down 61 Flock surveillance cameras! Texans are raising the alarm about AI-powered mass surveillance, and local officials are finally listening. It's time to de-flock the rest of Texas and protect our right to privacy. 12415162
Reposted by TheoJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 09/10/2026NEW from me: The National Association of Evangelicals (along with several other religious groups) are now joining the USCCB in condemning Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth’s plans to publicly execute Nidal Malik Hasan, also saying doing so promotes a “culture of death.” religionnews.com/2026/10/09/h... 491270351
Reposted by TheoClarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 10/10/2026Heading home after a lovely day visiting @sheilawilliams.bsky.social. Good to see her in the new place the gofundme has helped pay for. So much better for her. www.gofundme.com/f/help-irene...gofundme.com 0324
Reposted by TheoVictoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 09/10/2026New #WriterBeware blog post: Two artists' decisions to go public this week reveal new concerns at Must Read Magazines, which was the subject of controversy last year over its unfriendly contract terms writerbeware.blog/2026/10/09/m...writerbeware.blogMore Rights Grabs from Must Read Magazines - Writer BewareIn early 2025, a group called Must Read Magazines acquired a suite of six well-known genre fiction magazines: Asimov’s Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, The Magazine of Fantasy & Scien... 17137
Reposted by TheoTechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 09/10/2026Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centerstechcrunch.comBatteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centersBatteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines as the data center boom pushes prices up. 34718
Theo @theodoric.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Because of that contract language, I suspect MRM purchased Analog and the others to be "content farms" generating IP they could try to sell to other media. 030
Theo @theodoric.bsky.social · 09/10/2026There was always an easy fix: Just use the standard contracts that the three magazines had already been using *for decades*. I was suspicious as soon as I heard that MRM had bought all THREE of the last SFF print mags. 1110
Reposted by TheoDavid Ingram @davidingram.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I watched "Musk," the new four-hour documentary from Alex Gibney that comes out today in NY and LA. I wrote this: www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...nbcnews.comIn new Elon Musk documentary, his lieutenants are the most damning voices“Musk,” the new film from Alex Gibney, features interviews with more than the usual critics of the Tesla and SpaceX CEO. 212635
Reposted by TheoNPR @npr.org · 09/10/2026Christa Pike's botched execution in Tennessee was not the first to go wrong on Frank Strada's watch. Before he took charge of Tennessee's prisons, Strada oversaw three botched executions in Arizona. n.pr/4e4P0gDn.prDrugs in jars, bags of cash: Tennessee ignored warnings from Arizona's botched executionsChrista Pike's botched execution in Tennessee was not the first to go wrong on Frank Strada's watch. Before he took charge of Tennessee's prisons, Strada oversaw three botched executions in Arizona. 13297124
Reposted by TheoMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It was appalling to see the way protesters taunted those mourning the October 7th victims. That is not activism. 633530
Theo @theodoric.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Democracy is always "mob rule" to someone who hates human beings. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comPalantir’s Tom Watson says ‘mob rule’ must not dictate awarding of government contractsFormer Labour deputy leader says tech firm would work with a Reform UK government on immigration crackdowns 000
Reposted by TheoBecky Wallower @bwallower.bsky.social · 09/10/2026#FindsFriday Alert and sparky, a 4th C BC red-figured rhyton in the form of a horse's head. From tomb in ancient pre-Roman Peucetian city of Thuriae, one of the largest in Puglia. Excavated 1957, in Monte Sannace displays in Gioia del Colle museum. 317745
Theo @theodoric.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Y'all know an antichrist will claim that good men are the antichrist, right? www.politico.com/news/2026/10...politico.comPeter Thiel slams Obama, Pope Leo in new ‘Antichrist’ lecturesThe tech billionaire accused them of using AI concerns to “boost their own popularity,” according to recordings obtained by POLITICO. 000
Reposted by Theo🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I ask again, why are national Dems letting Elon "quietly" fund these races? We have two test cases. 2024 when Dems didn't make his money an issue. And 2025 Wisconsin, where they did. Guess which time they won by double digits?wired.comElon Musk’s America PAC Is Quietly Funding November’s Most Consequential ElectionsAmerica PAC’s approach has been unusual: for every dollar it has spent supporting GOP Senate candidates, it has spent almost three dollars attacking Democrats. 572546879
Theo @theodoric.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Terrific! That will pay for one ambulance trip to the ER under the "One Big Beautiful Bill." All the doctors' bills, meds, surgery, post-op...that's still on you. 000
Reposted by TheoThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 09/10/2026President Trump bought between $1 million and $5 million in debt issued by SpaceX just days before the White House announced a new space-travel policy, the president’s latest financial disclosure form shows.washingtonpost.comTrump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policyThe purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk. 22243127
Theo @theodoric.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Ossoff isn't "hating" Collins (although Collins deserves it). What he's doing is much more devastating: Just stating the plain truth without pussyfooting around it like some consultant-led pols do. We're so used to mealy-mouthing from the Dems that plain speaking sounds aggressive. It shouldn't. 1351
Reposted by TheoPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I talked with Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson about how our communities can defend the voting process this November. Some folks reached out and asked me if I could make an episode about this subject because they were tired of simply being told to vote harder and wanted to know what more we could do. ❤️truthout.orgActivists Are Preparing to Defend Elections This November“It’s about relational organizing,” says organizer Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson. 212363
Reposted by TheoDoug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Should also be shown to all Tesla owners and prospective buyers. 2355
Reposted by TheoAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026Troy Jackson: "The gentleman's name was Johan Sebastian Guerrero. He had a 3 year old daughter. The only mistake he made that morning was going to work. Because Sen. Collins is not willing to stand up to Donald Trump, he was murdered in the streets of Biddeford for doing nothing wrong." 14390672659
Reposted by TheoAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026Ossoff says that Mike Collins has "hired half the Third Reich to staff your congressional office" 405116502515
Theo @theodoric.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Pete Hegseth is making a literal snuff film. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comHegseth says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamedNidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be executed by firing squad on 3 December 000
Reposted by TheoGothamist @gothamist.com · 08/10/2026Person shot during encounter with federal agents in NYC's Marble Hill, NYPD says gothamist.com/news/person-...gothamist.comPerson shot during encounter with federal agents in NYC's Marble Hill, NYPD saysPolice say the person is conscious and receiving treatment at a hospital. The NYPD says its officers were not involved. 168337