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Re today's YLE newsletter about AI in medicine and bioweapon development in particular, check out Tom Clancy's "Executive Orders". It helps to look at a summary of the proceeding book, "Debt of Honor" for context.
Re today's YLE newsletter about AI in medicine and bioweapon development in particular, check out Tom Clancy's "Executive Orders". It helps to look at a summary of the proceeding book, "Debt of Honor" for context.
September 16, 2026 at 8:22 PM
@ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
Re today's YLE newsletter about AI in medicine and bioweapon development in particular, check out Tom Clancy's "Executive Orders". It helps to look at a summary of the proceeding book, "Debt of Honor" for context.
Re today's YLE newsletter about AI in medicine and bioweapon development in particular, check out Tom Clancy's "Executive Orders". It helps to look at a summary of the proceeding book, "Debt of Honor" for context.
Can't wait until Nov4 when my $5,000 check shows up and gas is below $2.00.
September 15, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Can't wait until Nov4 when my $5,000 check shows up and gas is below $2.00.
Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality.
"We're not going to make any judgement about who or what someone loves."
"We're not going to make any judgement about who or what someone loves."
Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality
Senators question FBI chief on move to cut restrictions on agent applicants who have engaged in bestiality
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality.
"We're not going to make any judgement about who or what someone loves."
"We're not going to make any judgement about who or what someone loves."
"The Decade That Ruined Everything"
The crux of the issue:
We’re not living after the 80s. We’re living in them, trapped in the invisible architecture built by a clutch of executives, politicians and conservative advocacy groups (later abetted by a generation of business-friendly Democrats)
The crux of the issue:
We’re not living after the 80s. We’re living in them, trapped in the invisible architecture built by a clutch of executives, politicians and conservative advocacy groups (later abetted by a generation of business-friendly Democrats)
Opinion | The Decade That Ruined Everything
We are suffering the consequences of the conservative revolution that began in the 1980s.
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2026 at 3:22 PM
"The Decade That Ruined Everything"
The crux of the issue:
We’re not living after the 80s. We’re living in them, trapped in the invisible architecture built by a clutch of executives, politicians and conservative advocacy groups (later abetted by a generation of business-friendly Democrats)
The crux of the issue:
We’re not living after the 80s. We’re living in them, trapped in the invisible architecture built by a clutch of executives, politicians and conservative advocacy groups (later abetted by a generation of business-friendly Democrats)
Robust Hiring Reinforces Strength of the U.S. Economy
No thinking person believes this. Can't wait for the Dec/Jan reset.
No thinking person believes this. Can't wait for the Dec/Jan reset.
Robust Hiring Reinforces Strength of the U.S. Economy
Employers added 162,000 jobs and unemployment held at 4.1 percent last month, signs of a stability that contrasted with high inflation weighing on households and markets.
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Robust Hiring Reinforces Strength of the U.S. Economy
No thinking person believes this. Can't wait for the Dec/Jan reset.
No thinking person believes this. Can't wait for the Dec/Jan reset.
Jack, read your piece:
But she said she still supported Mr. Trump and would probably end up voting Republican this November.
“I don’t always agree with the things Trump’s doing, and he’s an idiot sometimes. But I do believe he loves this country.”
She did not say the same about Democrats
But she said she still supported Mr. Trump and would probably end up voting Republican this November.
“I don’t always agree with the things Trump’s doing, and he’s an idiot sometimes. But I do believe he loves this country.”
She did not say the same about Democrats
Billionaires Sent Montana Prices Soaring. Can Democrats Capitalize?
For years, Democrats have failed to harness the anger of Montanans contending with out-of-state wealth driving up costs. This year, a smokejumper thinks he can succeed.
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Jack, read your piece:
But she said she still supported Mr. Trump and would probably end up voting Republican this November.
“I don’t always agree with the things Trump’s doing, and he’s an idiot sometimes. But I do believe he loves this country.”
She did not say the same about Democrats
But she said she still supported Mr. Trump and would probably end up voting Republican this November.
“I don’t always agree with the things Trump’s doing, and he’s an idiot sometimes. But I do believe he loves this country.”
She did not say the same about Democrats
USS Abraham Lincoln’s crew of 5,000 arrive at notorious Thai resort after 270 days at sea.
Hegseth trying to keep criticism of the deployment down by preventing sailors from getting home to loved ones with a week of regaining weight eating Pad Thai and time on the (check notes) beach?
SMH
Hegseth trying to keep criticism of the deployment down by preventing sailors from getting home to loved ones with a week of regaining weight eating Pad Thai and time on the (check notes) beach?
SMH
USS Abraham Lincoln’s crew of 5,000 arrive at notorious Thai resort after 270 days at sea
Shore leave in Pattaya, known for its red light district, comes after reports of deteriorating living conditions onboard the vessel during record stint
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
USS Abraham Lincoln’s crew of 5,000 arrive at notorious Thai resort after 270 days at sea.
Hegseth trying to keep criticism of the deployment down by preventing sailors from getting home to loved ones with a week of regaining weight eating Pad Thai and time on the (check notes) beach?
SMH
Hegseth trying to keep criticism of the deployment down by preventing sailors from getting home to loved ones with a week of regaining weight eating Pad Thai and time on the (check notes) beach?
SMH
Hakeem Jeffries defends his meeting with Trump envoy Jared Kushner
Got played and doesn't even realize it.
Gotta go.....
Got played and doesn't even realize it.
Gotta go.....
Hakeem Jeffries defends his meeting with Trump envoy Jared Kushner
House minority leader is under attack from his own party for ‘affordability crisis’ meeting with president’s son-in-law
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Hakeem Jeffries defends his meeting with Trump envoy Jared Kushner
Got played and doesn't even realize it.
Gotta go.....
Got played and doesn't even realize it.
Gotta go.....
Jumpy bond markets make it clear: Trump risks driving US into debt crisis | Heather Stewart
Dear Heather, this has been the Republican Playbook since Reagan, aided and abetted by Newt/Clinton, continued with Bush2/Greenspan, aided by Obama, Turbocharged by Trump, and ignored by the Media.
Dear Heather, this has been the Republican Playbook since Reagan, aided and abetted by Newt/Clinton, continued with Bush2/Greenspan, aided by Obama, Turbocharged by Trump, and ignored by the Media.
Jumpy bond markets make it clear: Trump risks driving US into debt crisis | Heather Stewart
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent’s attempt to calm bond markets is a sign of weakness not strength
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Jumpy bond markets make it clear: Trump risks driving US into debt crisis | Heather Stewart
Dear Heather, this has been the Republican Playbook since Reagan, aided and abetted by Newt/Clinton, continued with Bush2/Greenspan, aided by Obama, Turbocharged by Trump, and ignored by the Media.
Dear Heather, this has been the Republican Playbook since Reagan, aided and abetted by Newt/Clinton, continued with Bush2/Greenspan, aided by Obama, Turbocharged by Trump, and ignored by the Media.
Alarmed bond market gets the Trump administration to act again.
"We're refinancing Trump Tax Cuts for Billionaire$ and Corporation$ with debt your children and grandchildren will be paying for the next 30 years. Buy #$TRUMP Crypto to protect your loved ones!"
"We're refinancing Trump Tax Cuts for Billionaire$ and Corporation$ with debt your children and grandchildren will be paying for the next 30 years. Buy #$TRUMP Crypto to protect your loved ones!"
An alarmed bond market gets the Trump administration to act again
Normally quiet, the bond market can occasionally send warning signals loud enough to hit stock markets worldwide and even grab the attention of U.S. presidents and other world leaders.
apnews.com
August 20, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Alarmed bond market gets the Trump administration to act again.
"We're refinancing Trump Tax Cuts for Billionaire$ and Corporation$ with debt your children and grandchildren will be paying for the next 30 years. Buy #$TRUMP Crypto to protect your loved ones!"
"We're refinancing Trump Tax Cuts for Billionaire$ and Corporation$ with debt your children and grandchildren will be paying for the next 30 years. Buy #$TRUMP Crypto to protect your loved ones!"
How to Stop a Lab Leak From Starting the Next Pandemic
The race is on: Global Pandemic, Nuclear Event, or Killer Asteroid.
My money is on the first two. Human lust for wealth, power, and revenge never fail us.
The race is on: Global Pandemic, Nuclear Event, or Killer Asteroid.
My money is on the first two. Human lust for wealth, power, and revenge never fail us.
Opinion | How to Stop a Lab Leak From Starting the Next Pandemic
More than six years after the emergence of Covid-19, no one is keeping track of the risky virus experiments that are capable of starting a pandemic.
www.nytimes.com
August 17, 2026 at 8:13 PM
How to Stop a Lab Leak From Starting the Next Pandemic
The race is on: Global Pandemic, Nuclear Event, or Killer Asteroid.
My money is on the first two. Human lust for wealth, power, and revenge never fail us.
The race is on: Global Pandemic, Nuclear Event, or Killer Asteroid.
My money is on the first two. Human lust for wealth, power, and revenge never fail us.
Sick of A.I. Slop? So Are Tech Giants.
Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence.
Given Spotify's recent moves I'm thinking, "Karma is a bitch."
Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence.
Given Spotify's recent moves I'm thinking, "Karma is a bitch."
AI Slop Is Everywhere. Spotify, LinkedIn and Others Have Had Enough.
Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence.
www.nytimes.com
August 17, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Sick of A.I. Slop? So Are Tech Giants.
Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence.
Given Spotify's recent moves I'm thinking, "Karma is a bitch."
Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence.
Given Spotify's recent moves I'm thinking, "Karma is a bitch."
Regardless of your age, Amazon's "Sterling Point" is one of the best streaming Series now and in recent years. Highly recommend.
August 13, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Regardless of your age, Amazon's "Sterling Point" is one of the best streaming Series now and in recent years. Highly recommend.
"Alexa, what's the temperature right now?"
Alexa: "It's 70 degrees right now but feels like 76, so you better grab a light jacket."
Must think I was raised in the Sahara.
Me: "Alexa, File that under "Halucination or Stupidity?"
Alexa: "It's 70 degrees right now but feels like 76, so you better grab a light jacket."
Must think I was raised in the Sahara.
Me: "Alexa, File that under "Halucination or Stupidity?"
August 13, 2026 at 7:45 PM
"Alexa, what's the temperature right now?"
Alexa: "It's 70 degrees right now but feels like 76, so you better grab a light jacket."
Must think I was raised in the Sahara.
Me: "Alexa, File that under "Halucination or Stupidity?"
Alexa: "It's 70 degrees right now but feels like 76, so you better grab a light jacket."
Must think I was raised in the Sahara.
Me: "Alexa, File that under "Halucination or Stupidity?"
Wealthy and celebrity Upstate New York Liberals upset now that their favorite gardener is being abducted. Where were they when the first hundred thousand were taken in the rest of the country? I'm guessing it wasn't important until their grass went unmowed, hedges untrimmed, gardens unweeded.
‘They kidnapped a hard-working kid off our streets’: the gardener seized by ICE – and the New York town fighting back
Gerson Turcios was 17 when he fled violence in Honduras to build a new life in the US. Six years later, he was mowing lawns in his home town of Rhinebeck when immigration officers took him. Within hou...
www.theguardian.com
August 9, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Wealthy and celebrity Upstate New York Liberals upset now that their favorite gardener is being abducted. Where were they when the first hundred thousand were taken in the rest of the country? I'm guessing it wasn't important until their grass went unmowed, hedges untrimmed, gardens unweeded.
Who Are the Good Guys and the Bad Guys? I’m No Longer Sure.
If your message is "I was religious where it was largely secular," and you can't bring yourself to criticize Trump's Anything but Christian immigrant policies, you're not one of the "good guys".
Look in the mirror, it doesn't lie. Bye-Bye!
If your message is "I was religious where it was largely secular," and you can't bring yourself to criticize Trump's Anything but Christian immigrant policies, you're not one of the "good guys".
Look in the mirror, it doesn't lie. Bye-Bye!
Opinion | Who Is My Enemy? I’m No Longer Sure.
Where does the side of the angels really lie?
www.nytimes.com
August 8, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Who Are the Good Guys and the Bad Guys? I’m No Longer Sure.
If your message is "I was religious where it was largely secular," and you can't bring yourself to criticize Trump's Anything but Christian immigrant policies, you're not one of the "good guys".
Look in the mirror, it doesn't lie. Bye-Bye!
If your message is "I was religious where it was largely secular," and you can't bring yourself to criticize Trump's Anything but Christian immigrant policies, you're not one of the "good guys".
Look in the mirror, it doesn't lie. Bye-Bye!
I wonder how many Big Oil CEOs donated to the $1B Trump fund.
Here's their reward.
www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
Here's their reward.
www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I wonder how many Big Oil CEOs donated to the $1B Trump fund.
Here's their reward.
www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
Here's their reward.
www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
TSA: ‘They’re selling the safety of the traveling public’: TSA workers decry Trump privatization push.
Shades of Reagan Air Traffic Controller Union breaking.
I wonder how many TSA workers voted for Trump and if they're feeling "betrayed". Poor babies.
ICE next!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Shades of Reagan Air Traffic Controller Union breaking.
I wonder how many TSA workers voted for Trump and if they're feeling "betrayed". Poor babies.
ICE next!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘They’re selling the safety of the traveling public’: TSA workers decry Trump privatization push
Union exploring options to oppose program that would put US airport screening into hands of private contractors
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2026 at 5:11 PM
TSA: ‘They’re selling the safety of the traveling public’: TSA workers decry Trump privatization push.
Shades of Reagan Air Traffic Controller Union breaking.
I wonder how many TSA workers voted for Trump and if they're feeling "betrayed". Poor babies.
ICE next!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Shades of Reagan Air Traffic Controller Union breaking.
I wonder how many TSA workers voted for Trump and if they're feeling "betrayed". Poor babies.
ICE next!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
White House wants veterans to replace immigrant truckers who lost their licenses in crackdown?
And when in 10 - 15 years when the majority of long haul truck drivers are replaced by autonomous very, what then?
And when in 10 - 15 years when the majority of long haul truck drivers are replaced by autonomous very, what then?
White House wants veterans to replace immigrant truckers who lost their licenses in crackdown
The Trump administration wants soldiers to consider becoming truck drivers when they leave the military.
apnews.com
July 25, 2026 at 5:27 PM
White House wants veterans to replace immigrant truckers who lost their licenses in crackdown?
And when in 10 - 15 years when the majority of long haul truck drivers are replaced by autonomous very, what then?
And when in 10 - 15 years when the majority of long haul truck drivers are replaced by autonomous very, what then?
‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks.
I recommend Neal Stephenson's book of the same title, Termination Shock.
@nealstephenson.bsky.social
I recommend Neal Stephenson's book of the same title, Termination Shock.
@nealstephenson.bsky.social
‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia Slingo, Michael Mann and Valerie Masson-Delmotte
Do we really want to play dice with our planet?
www.theguardian.com
June 20, 2026 at 4:38 PM
‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks.
I recommend Neal Stephenson's book of the same title, Termination Shock.
@nealstephenson.bsky.social
I recommend Neal Stephenson's book of the same title, Termination Shock.
@nealstephenson.bsky.social
"How a Family of 4 Lives on $225,000 a Year in Washington Heights"
#NYTimes
Poor things, had to settle for a $120 dinner for four instead of their favorite $200 Italian restaurant.
My heart bleeds.
#NYTimes
Poor things, had to settle for a $120 dinner for four instead of their favorite $200 Italian restaurant.
My heart bleeds.
How a Family of 4 Lives on $225,000 a Year in Washington Heights
Ellen Hagan and David Flores use freelance work to boost their budget and have found that homeownership does not solve all financial woes.
www.nytimes.com
May 25, 2026 at 9:20 PM
"How a Family of 4 Lives on $225,000 a Year in Washington Heights"
#NYTimes
Poor things, had to settle for a $120 dinner for four instead of their favorite $200 Italian restaurant.
My heart bleeds.
#NYTimes
Poor things, had to settle for a $120 dinner for four instead of their favorite $200 Italian restaurant.
My heart bleeds.
Is America in Decline and China Rising? Not for Long.
Another NYTimes/Douthat delusional failure. The US can't make its own cell phones, Lithium ion batteries or solar panels. China is ramping up its navy, filter jets, building islands in the ocean, etc. Meanwhile CEOs are lining their pockets.
Another NYTimes/Douthat delusional failure. The US can't make its own cell phones, Lithium ion batteries or solar panels. China is ramping up its navy, filter jets, building islands in the ocean, etc. Meanwhile CEOs are lining their pockets.
Opinion | Is America in Decline and China Rising? Not for Long.
www.nytimes.com
May 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Is America in Decline and China Rising? Not for Long.
Another NYTimes/Douthat delusional failure. The US can't make its own cell phones, Lithium ion batteries or solar panels. China is ramping up its navy, filter jets, building islands in the ocean, etc. Meanwhile CEOs are lining their pockets.
Another NYTimes/Douthat delusional failure. The US can't make its own cell phones, Lithium ion batteries or solar panels. China is ramping up its navy, filter jets, building islands in the ocean, etc. Meanwhile CEOs are lining their pockets.
Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/c...
April 30, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/c...
NYTimes:"Oil Hits Wartime High Above $120 a Barrel as Standoff Shows No End in Sight"
April 30, 2026 at 8:36 PM
NYTimes:"Oil Hits Wartime High Above $120 a Barrel as Standoff Shows No End in Sight"