Interesting take
lucasbean.substack.com/p/why-conser...
lucasbean.substack.com/p/why-conser...
Why Conservative Men Can’t Spell
In 1963, historian Richard Hofstadter sat in his office at Columbia University and wrote a sentence that described MAGA sixty years before MAGA existed.
lucasbean.substack.com
October 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Interesting take
lucasbean.substack.com/p/why-conser...
lucasbean.substack.com/p/why-conser...
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Brown University’s widget shows that the energy costs of the Iran war have just passed $1,000 per household
iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
October 10, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Brown University’s widget shows that the energy costs of the Iran war have just passed $1,000 per household
iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
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Thank you, America! Money from diesel will help me kill even more Ukrainian children.
October 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Thank you, America! Money from diesel will help me kill even more Ukrainian children.
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APS is asking Arizonans to pay for a $608 million annual rate increase at the same time it may have passed almost $600 million in costs from data centers and other large energy users onto them.
Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
October 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
APS is asking Arizonans to pay for a $608 million annual rate increase at the same time it may have passed almost $600 million in costs from data centers and other large energy users onto them.
Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
Press Release: www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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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
www.nber.org/papers/w35854
October 9, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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
www.nber.org/papers/w35854
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NEW: Maybe it's time to take a good look at all these deaths in the Epstein-Trump orbit. jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/dead-men-t...
Dead men tell no Epstein-Trump tales
When witnesses, whistleblowers and accusers die, it’s time to look at whether they have anything in common. Here is a list of some of the recent deaths.
jkbjournalist.substack.com
October 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
NEW: Maybe it's time to take a good look at all these deaths in the Epstein-Trump orbit. jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/dead-men-t...
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A defense contractor CEO + his close associates donated nearly $900,000 to dozens of politicians and got over $40 million a year in government funding.
He told the FBI that Sen. Susan Collins was his most important patron.
Dive into @propublica.org’s investigation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyi...
He told the FBI that Sen. Susan Collins was his most important patron.
Dive into @propublica.org’s investigation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyi...
October 6, 2026 at 11:34 PM
A defense contractor CEO + his close associates donated nearly $900,000 to dozens of politicians and got over $40 million a year in government funding.
He told the FBI that Sen. Susan Collins was his most important patron.
Dive into @propublica.org’s investigation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyi...
He told the FBI that Sen. Susan Collins was his most important patron.
Dive into @propublica.org’s investigation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyi...
A disheartening account of what could be coming to your community.
ICE's shameless stupid cruelty continues unabated. Here's a truly wrenching account from our wonderful local Vermont newspaper, which I imagine could be multiplied a thousandfold every day across America.
Many thanks to Liza Cochran, its author
bravelittlevoices.substack.com/p/terror-in-...
Many thanks to Liza Cochran, its author
bravelittlevoices.substack.com/p/terror-in-...
Terror in the Backyard:
ICE’s Shadow Surge in Vermont
bravelittlevoices.substack.com
October 3, 2026 at 8:22 PM
A disheartening account of what could be coming to your community.
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Just a reminder that you can go millions of miles between oil changes when you drive an EV
www.wsj.com/business/ret...
www.wsj.com/business/ret...
Iran War Is Driving Up the Cost of Your Next Oil Change
Higher gas prices were just the warm-up act for drivers, repair shops and retailers like Walmart and Costco.
www.wsj.com
September 25, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Just a reminder that you can go millions of miles between oil changes when you drive an EV
www.wsj.com/business/ret...
www.wsj.com/business/ret...
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Saguaros in bloom are one of the wonders of the Sonoran Desert-bees, birds and bats all help in pollinating these improbable waxy flowers-each one lasts from an evening through the night and by midday of the next day, closes forever.
IG: @allophile_
www.instagram.com/allophile_?s...
IG: @allophile_
www.instagram.com/allophile_?s...
September 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Saguaros in bloom are one of the wonders of the Sonoran Desert-bees, birds and bats all help in pollinating these improbable waxy flowers-each one lasts from an evening through the night and by midday of the next day, closes forever.
IG: @allophile_
www.instagram.com/allophile_?s...
IG: @allophile_
www.instagram.com/allophile_?s...
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This cartoon was created by Pulitzer Prize winning artist Adam Zyglis for The Buffalo News in November, 2024.
It hits even harder now.
It hits even harder now.
September 7, 2026 at 9:08 PM
This cartoon was created by Pulitzer Prize winning artist Adam Zyglis for The Buffalo News in November, 2024.
It hits even harder now.
It hits even harder now.
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Now that Kyrsten Sinema is being sued under North Carolina’s Homewrecker law, she’s dressing like Grandma and hope nobody notices.
September 5, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Now that Kyrsten Sinema is being sued under North Carolina’s Homewrecker law, she’s dressing like Grandma and hope nobody notices.
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It’s almost here!
The book that got me banned from Elon Musk’s X—and soon to be banned from YouTube—hits the shelves one week from today.
Give tech fascists hell—make “The Nerd Reich” sell!
Coming 8/18.
Pre-order! www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
The book that got me banned from Elon Musk’s X—and soon to be banned from YouTube—hits the shelves one week from today.
Give tech fascists hell—make “The Nerd Reich” sell!
Coming 8/18.
Pre-order! www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
August 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
It’s almost here!
The book that got me banned from Elon Musk’s X—and soon to be banned from YouTube—hits the shelves one week from today.
Give tech fascists hell—make “The Nerd Reich” sell!
Coming 8/18.
Pre-order! www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
The book that got me banned from Elon Musk’s X—and soon to be banned from YouTube—hits the shelves one week from today.
Give tech fascists hell—make “The Nerd Reich” sell!
Coming 8/18.
Pre-order! www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
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Check out this new footage I found on one of my borderlands trail cameras of a jaguar roaming the wilds of southern AZ near a transnational wildlife movement corridor that is rapidly being closed by border wall construction. More here @biologicaldiversity.org: biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
August 11, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Check out this new footage I found on one of my borderlands trail cameras of a jaguar roaming the wilds of southern AZ near a transnational wildlife movement corridor that is rapidly being closed by border wall construction. More here @biologicaldiversity.org: biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
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jesusfuckingchrist
Oregon senators warn prediction markets allowing betting on wildfires could incentivize arson
A public report urges the CFTC to ban prediction market contracts on destructive wildfires, raising concerns over public safety and potential arson.
www.kptv.com
August 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
jesusfuckingchrist
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Wrote about the border search exception: a massive loophole in the Fourth Amendment that allows border officials to search through your phone without a warrant, the exception provides an easy pretext for the Trump administration to target its political enemies. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump Should Need a Warrant to See Your Phone
Federal officers can too easily comb through the most intimate details of your life.
www.theatlantic.com
August 5, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Wrote about the border search exception: a massive loophole in the Fourth Amendment that allows border officials to search through your phone without a warrant, the exception provides an easy pretext for the Trump administration to target its political enemies. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Utah’s elected Republican officials are some of the biggest suckers in the world—from ivermectin to DIY nuke power
August 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Utah’s elected Republican officials are some of the biggest suckers in the world—from ivermectin to DIY nuke power
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All I can say is for decades I have been sounding the alarm that GOP elected reps want to sieze your public lands and give it to their rich asshole donor buddies
I can’t be clearer. Wake up or it’s all gone forever
I can’t be clearer. Wake up or it’s all gone forever
July 31, 2026 at 12:19 AM
All I can say is for decades I have been sounding the alarm that GOP elected reps want to sieze your public lands and give it to their rich asshole donor buddies
I can’t be clearer. Wake up or it’s all gone forever
I can’t be clearer. Wake up or it’s all gone forever
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This is exactly what Putin did with Russian oligarchs in 2000: pay to play extortion
www.npr.org/sections/mon...
www.npr.org/sections/mon...
July 31, 2026 at 12:35 AM
This is exactly what Putin did with Russian oligarchs in 2000: pay to play extortion
www.npr.org/sections/mon...
www.npr.org/sections/mon...
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When journalists asked me about where we would see the effects of DOGE, my answer was a) during crises and b) for the big services that interact with the public like SSA, VA and IRS.
So lets check in on the IRS:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
So lets check in on the IRS:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The IRS is imploding.
The CEO says the agency is proving it's possible to have “less people and better results.”
www.motherjones.com
July 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
When journalists asked me about where we would see the effects of DOGE, my answer was a) during crises and b) for the big services that interact with the public like SSA, VA and IRS.
So lets check in on the IRS:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
So lets check in on the IRS:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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We actually had the 16th highest mortality rate in the world and it largely resulted from the ignorant asshats who were *resisting* the common sense protection measures Fauci was promoting like masking and distancing.
What a colossal asshole.
What a colossal asshole.
RFK Jr: "Because of Dr Fauci's leadership and other reasons, we had the highest mortality rate from covid of any country in the world"
#OtherReasons 🙃
#OtherReasons 🙃
July 27, 2026 at 11:44 PM
We actually had the 16th highest mortality rate in the world and it largely resulted from the ignorant asshats who were *resisting* the common sense protection measures Fauci was promoting like masking and distancing.
What a colossal asshole.
What a colossal asshole.
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thisisfinedog.gif www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-...
Trump admin moves to scrap 50-year US radiation safety standard
The Trump administration is backing a major overhaul of U.S. radiation safety rules.
www.newsweek.com
July 27, 2026 at 9:14 PM
thisisfinedog.gif www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-...
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Two worlds divided, New York, USA - no photoshop #photography
The photograph shows the stark contrast between Manhattan's dense skyline & the lush greenery of Central Park, captured perfectly along Central Park West. The image was taken from a doorless helicopter by photographer Kathleen Dolmatch.
The photograph shows the stark contrast between Manhattan's dense skyline & the lush greenery of Central Park, captured perfectly along Central Park West. The image was taken from a doorless helicopter by photographer Kathleen Dolmatch.
July 25, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Two worlds divided, New York, USA - no photoshop #photography
The photograph shows the stark contrast between Manhattan's dense skyline & the lush greenery of Central Park, captured perfectly along Central Park West. The image was taken from a doorless helicopter by photographer Kathleen Dolmatch.
The photograph shows the stark contrast between Manhattan's dense skyline & the lush greenery of Central Park, captured perfectly along Central Park West. The image was taken from a doorless helicopter by photographer Kathleen Dolmatch.
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So do I have this straight, Musk says zero people died because of USAID cuts because some other rich people could have filled the gap and didn't and therefore those other rich people are really at fault?
July 25, 2026 at 12:29 AM
So do I have this straight, Musk says zero people died because of USAID cuts because some other rich people could have filled the gap and didn't and therefore those other rich people are really at fault?