John Ericson
@johnericson.me
https://github.com/ericson2314/
Also volunteer member of @etany.org
Also volunteer member of @etany.org
Europeans do mainline rail level boarding challenge (impossible)
October 3, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Europeans do mainline rail level boarding challenge (impossible)
When Emperor Maximilian invented «Latinidad», this is what he meant
October 2, 2026 at 10:44 PM
When Emperor Maximilian invented «Latinidad», this is what he meant
Oh wow, a Central European casement super-window with a screen! Best of both worlds!
...oh wow, huge af spider on the wrong side of the screen
...oh wow, huge af spider on the wrong side of the screen
October 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Oh wow, a Central European casement super-window with a screen! Best of both worlds!
...oh wow, huge af spider on the wrong side of the screen
...oh wow, huge af spider on the wrong side of the screen
You say "Molotov Cocktail", I say "Khamr ibn Mallet"
October 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
You say "Molotov Cocktail", I say "Khamr ibn Mallet"
Look how they indoctrinate (laudatory) the youth in Krakow
September 30, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Look how they indoctrinate (laudatory) the youth in Krakow
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I think we should punish Colorado River valley farmers by building data centers on their land
September 27, 2026 at 6:04 PM
I think we should punish Colorado River valley farmers by building data centers on their land
Wishing away Knightian/Keynesian uncertainty remains their singular thing, philosophically.
Keynes back from the dead: look, you can practice epistemic humility without losing your polycule, OK?
Keynes back from the dead: look, you can practice epistemic humility without losing your polycule, OK?
This post by @lastpositivist.bsky.social remains the single best take on effective altruism
September 18, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Wishing away Knightian/Keynesian uncertainty remains their singular thing, philosophically.
Keynes back from the dead: look, you can practice epistemic humility without losing your polycule, OK?
Keynes back from the dead: look, you can practice epistemic humility without losing your polycule, OK?
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NEW CPE REPORT on the urgency of building an interregional transmission macrogrid!
@cthelala.bsky.social and I argue that only the federal government can get it built; no other actor on the grid is capable of doing so!
Really, this is a paper about the theory of transmission as an asset class:
@cthelala.bsky.social and I argue that only the federal government can get it built; no other actor on the grid is capable of doing so!
Really, this is a paper about the theory of transmission as an asset class:
September 15, 2026 at 1:56 PM
NEW CPE REPORT on the urgency of building an interregional transmission macrogrid!
@cthelala.bsky.social and I argue that only the federal government can get it built; no other actor on the grid is capable of doing so!
Really, this is a paper about the theory of transmission as an asset class:
@cthelala.bsky.social and I argue that only the federal government can get it built; no other actor on the grid is capable of doing so!
Really, this is a paper about the theory of transmission as an asset class:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloydmi...
> The city is incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administration.
Canadian provincial differences are insane. NYC should absorb Hudson County and do this too.
Adjust state borders before municipal consolidation? Nah, skill issue
> The city is incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administration.
Canadian provincial differences are insane. NYC should absorb Hudson County and do this too.
Adjust state borders before municipal consolidation? Nah, skill issue
Lloydminster - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 15, 2026 at 4:16 PM
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloydmi...
> The city is incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administration.
Canadian provincial differences are insane. NYC should absorb Hudson County and do this too.
Adjust state borders before municipal consolidation? Nah, skill issue
> The city is incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administration.
Canadian provincial differences are insane. NYC should absorb Hudson County and do this too.
Adjust state borders before municipal consolidation? Nah, skill issue
New Jersey gives me hope for America
September 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
New Jersey gives me hope for America
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We obtained early data from the Marine Corps’ new fitness standards for women in combat roles after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered that women serving in combat jobs be scored against the male fitness test standard. thewarhorse.org/hegseth-mari...
Hegseth Made the Fitness Test Harder for Women in Combat Roles. Most Female Marines Are Passing
Data shows almost all Marine females serving in combat roles have met or exceeded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new physical fitness standard.
thewarhorse.org
September 15, 2026 at 1:41 PM
We obtained early data from the Marine Corps’ new fitness standards for women in combat roles after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered that women serving in combat jobs be scored against the male fitness test standard. thewarhorse.org/hegseth-mari...
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Yesterday, a judge ruled that the Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair has no right to change the party rules post-election to prevent a legitimate handover of power. We look forward to the election of a new chair on September 23.
Full statement: www.newkingsdemocrats.com/court_stops_...
Full statement: www.newkingsdemocrats.com/court_stops_...
September 15, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Yesterday, a judge ruled that the Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair has no right to change the party rules post-election to prevent a legitimate handover of power. We look forward to the election of a new chair on September 23.
Full statement: www.newkingsdemocrats.com/court_stops_...
Full statement: www.newkingsdemocrats.com/court_stops_...
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love to experience the platonic discourses
July 21, 2026 at 2:16 AM
love to experience the platonic discourses
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You joke, but one time I was doing calls for a campaign and called a number that automatically started polling me
September 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM
You joke, but one time I was doing calls for a campaign and called a number that automatically started polling me
Having a road and not a street here is totally pointless, but if you ignore that for a second I think this is actually nice. NYCHA when there's no damn parking is actually pleasant. Towers and Park ain't all bad.
September 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Having a road and not a street here is totally pointless, but if you ignore that for a second I think this is actually nice. NYCHA when there's no damn parking is actually pleasant. Towers and Park ain't all bad.
Very silly when they redid this sidewalk after removing the lane they didn't extend to connect to the island
September 13, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Very silly when they redid this sidewalk after removing the lane they didn't extend to connect to the island
If "luggage", "storage", "stowage", and "shippage" are words, then "skippage" is also a word
September 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
If "luggage", "storage", "stowage", and "shippage" are words, then "skippage" is also a word
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if Nardwuar had been assigned to the Mueller Report Trump would have died in prison in 2019
September 6, 2026 at 5:04 AM
if Nardwuar had been assigned to the Mueller Report Trump would have died in prison in 2019
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California's ruling Democrats are just fundamentally unserious about governing this state. They pulled the coward's veto on a bill that'd make it easier to build condos.
I’m in disbelief. The bill didn’t get voted on by the Assembly by the midnight deadline. Construction defect reform died this year..
AB 1903 passed the Senate and now heads for concurrence! 33 minutes to get those votes in the Assembly.
September 1, 2026 at 5:41 PM
California's ruling Democrats are just fundamentally unserious about governing this state. They pulled the coward's veto on a bill that'd make it easier to build condos.
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Disagree. Letting it fall down, or more accurately letting it degrade until an engineer bans its use, seems like a fine outcome.
August 24, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Disagree. Letting it fall down, or more accurately letting it degrade until an engineer bans its use, seems like a fine outcome.
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A 125 St subway should be a slam dunk. But at $7.7B for 1.25 miles, and with stations deep underground, current plans would not only build the most expensive subway in the the world, but would cost riders valuable minutes every single trip.
It's not too late, however:
www.etany.org/reports/digg...
It's not too late, however:
www.etany.org/reports/digg...
Digging Out of a Very Deep Hole: Saving Billions on 125th Street — Effective Transit Alliance New York
A 125 St subway should be a slam dunk. But at $7.7B and with stations more than 100 ft underground, it would be the most expensive subway in the world, and cost riders more than 5 minutes every trip b...
www.etany.org
August 19, 2026 at 12:09 PM
A 125 St subway should be a slam dunk. But at $7.7B for 1.25 miles, and with stations deep underground, current plans would not only build the most expensive subway in the the world, but would cost riders valuable minutes every single trip.
It's not too late, however:
www.etany.org/reports/digg...
It's not too late, however:
www.etany.org/reports/digg...
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One thing Zohran could do to get cheaper groceries for New Yorkers is have the City take over Hunts Point and operate it as a public service rather than a cartel.
The goal was to reduce pollution for an estimated 13,000 Bronx residents while preserving the market and jobs in the community.
Read More: http://specne.ws/qmV8Hj
Read More: http://specne.ws/qmV8Hj
Hunts Point market redevelopment stalls after lease talks fail
The project stalled after the city and Hunts Point Cooperative failed to reach a lease agreement.
specne.ws
August 20, 2026 at 12:11 PM
One thing Zohran could do to get cheaper groceries for New Yorkers is have the City take over Hunts Point and operate it as a public service rather than a cartel.
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Abundance as an ideological project to create an alternative to socialism as a real vision for the future failed miserably, largely because establishmenty center left democrats are (for largely contingent reasons unrelated to being center left) the most nimby group in the country
August 19, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Abundance as an ideological project to create an alternative to socialism as a real vision for the future failed miserably, largely because establishmenty center left democrats are (for largely contingent reasons unrelated to being center left) the most nimby group in the country
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Or maybe it’s about keeping contributions from current members up for pensions/healthcare in retirement? If so, yet another reason why backloaded public sector compensation is so fucked up
August 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Or maybe it’s about keeping contributions from current members up for pensions/healthcare in retirement? If so, yet another reason why backloaded public sector compensation is so fucked up
Re Amazon delivers: I'm very glad the government is passing anti small business legislation
August 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Re Amazon delivers: I'm very glad the government is passing anti small business legislation