Richard Stanislaw
@richardstanislaw.bsky.social
Maker of sawdust & rider of bikes BK HV
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“Pinker, for all his efforts to hold on to the dais, now seems to inhabit a kind of scholarly demi-monde. He allies himself with fringe figures…he’s slated to promote his book at a private-equity-sponsored livestream called, what else, “Defend the West”
Brilliant @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social
Brilliant @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social
From celebrity intellectual to anti-woke outlaw: how Steven Pinker lost his way
The pop psycholgist’s new book seems to betray a lurking fear of others’ criticism – about his Epstein links, his manosphere admirers and his discredited former field of study, writes Virginia Heffern...
www.thenerve.news
September 19, 2026 at 1:40 PM
“Pinker, for all his efforts to hold on to the dais, now seems to inhabit a kind of scholarly demi-monde. He allies himself with fringe figures…he’s slated to promote his book at a private-equity-sponsored livestream called, what else, “Defend the West”
Brilliant @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social
Brilliant @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social
Most interesting
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People of Interest
What does it mean to find someone or something interesting?
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September 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Most interesting
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The Data Center Protests Looked Typical. They Were Anything But. newrepublic.com/article/2133... via @newrepublic.com
The Data Center Protests Looked Typical. They Were Anything But.
Why a “National Day of Action” uniting right and left against the techies portends a potential sea change in American politics.
newrepublic.com
July 23, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The Data Center Protests Looked Typical. They Were Anything But. newrepublic.com/article/2133... via @newrepublic.com
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"A bike is magic, and an e-bike is a bike without hills and showers." @billmckibben.bsky.social #cycling #climateaction #bcpoli
The bike: miracle or DEI? (Or both!)
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Tour de Planet
Are bikes DEI, or are they a miracle? (Or both?)
open.substack.com
July 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
"A bike is magic, and an e-bike is a bike without hills and showers." @billmckibben.bsky.social #cycling #climateaction #bcpoli
“The men of prestige and ambition that Epstein especially liked to sugar-daddy at Edge were figures with a hand in the grim sophistry of evolutionary psychology. Among these were Edge darlings Martin Nowak, a “mathematical biologist”, and evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers.”
The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science
Edge - Jeffrey Epstein's favourite intellectual salon - was sold to me as a gathering of the world's finest minds, writes Virginia Heffernan. The files reveal it was something far darker: a decades-lo...
www.thenerve.news
February 15, 2026 at 1:49 PM
“The men of prestige and ambition that Epstein especially liked to sugar-daddy at Edge were figures with a hand in the grim sophistry of evolutionary psychology. Among these were Edge darlings Martin Nowak, a “mathematical biologist”, and evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers.”
Because of course they do
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Because of course they do
There are 2.7 million people in Brooklyn and they haven’t sold ANY tickets for MELANIA at the downtown Brooklyn Alamo on opening weekend. 🤣 🤡
January 28, 2026 at 9:26 PM
There are 2.7 million people in Brooklyn and they haven’t sold ANY tickets for MELANIA at the downtown Brooklyn Alamo on opening weekend. 🤣 🤡
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Mamdani and Sam Levine are already making NYC better for all New Yorkers.
The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has issued new tipping laws to keep Uber and DoorDash from using interface tricks to deprive workers of $550M.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/13/d...
The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has issued new tipping laws to keep Uber and DoorDash from using interface tricks to deprive workers of $550M.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/13/d...
Delivery Apps Have Stolen $550M From Workers By Changing How Customers Tip: Mamdani Admin. Report - Streetsblog New York City
Uber and DoorDash have cost workers half a million dollars in lost tips, the Mamdani administration charged.
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Mamdani and Sam Levine are already making NYC better for all New Yorkers.
The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has issued new tipping laws to keep Uber and DoorDash from using interface tricks to deprive workers of $550M.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/13/d...
The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has issued new tipping laws to keep Uber and DoorDash from using interface tricks to deprive workers of $550M.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/13/d...
Corporations are the only people. E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Corporations are the only people. E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
I'm gonna tell all you fascists, you may be surprised
People all over this world are getting organized
You're bound to lose
You fascists are bound to lose
#ICEout
People all over this world are getting organized
You're bound to lose
You fascists are bound to lose
#ICEout
January 11, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I'm gonna tell all you fascists, you may be surprised
People all over this world are getting organized
You're bound to lose
You fascists are bound to lose
#ICEout
People all over this world are getting organized
You're bound to lose
You fascists are bound to lose
#ICEout
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Yep, I've got a History degree and the lessons from it are far less predictive of what will happen in contemporary society than Gender Studies and Critical Race Theory, which are like that sports almanac in Back to the Future II.
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Yep, I've got a History degree and the lessons from it are far less predictive of what will happen in contemporary society than Gender Studies and Critical Race Theory, which are like that sports almanac in Back to the Future II.
Destroy the constitution ✅
Shatter UN Charter ✅
Decimate the ICC ✅
MAGA!
Shatter UN Charter ✅
Decimate the ICC ✅
MAGA!
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Destroy the constitution ✅
Shatter UN Charter ✅
Decimate the ICC ✅
MAGA!
Shatter UN Charter ✅
Decimate the ICC ✅
MAGA!
RFK Jr. is upending U.S. vaccine policy; “child hospitalizations and deaths will rise as a result”. #MAHA
RFK Jr. is upending U.S. vaccine policy. A Philly expert says child hospitalizations and deaths will rise as a result.
Paul Offit, a nationally renowned vaccine expert who co-invented a vaccine for rotavirus, said the move will only increase preventable illnesses in children.
www.inquirer.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:57 AM
RFK Jr. is upending U.S. vaccine policy; “child hospitalizations and deaths will rise as a result”. #MAHA
Are they indicting Don, Jr? #justaskingquestions
January 3, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Are they indicting Don, Jr? #justaskingquestions
Roll over, Tide
January 1, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Roll over, Tide
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Donald Trump has effectively ended democracy in the United States. But one of the moms in my kid’s Montessori class drinks something called “structured water”. I have never felt more politically homeless.
December 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Donald Trump has effectively ended democracy in the United States. But one of the moms in my kid’s Montessori class drinks something called “structured water”. I have never felt more politically homeless.
The crime is obviously worse than the coverup in this case
#TrumpIsARapist
#TrumpIsARapist
Trickle release of Epstein files on a Friday signals move to bury Trump ties
The justice department is using a variety of tactics to try to obfuscate the US president’s connection to the sex offender
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The crime is obviously worse than the coverup in this case
#TrumpIsARapist
#TrumpIsARapist
They don’t even know how basic math works
FOX: If you cut something by 100%, the cost goes down to 0. If you cut it by 600%, the drug companies are actually paying you
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
December 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
They don’t even know how basic math works
It’s absurd that we spend ANY money on new road projects. Obviously don’t do this and tear down the BQE while you’re at it.
#carsruincities
#carsruincities
The value of expanded lane capacity was already doubtful, particularly given what we know about pricing alternatives, or just regular old transit
At $17 billion - more than $3 billion/mile - the project is simply indefensible from, well, every standpoint. Climate, fiscal mgmt, you name it
At $17 billion - more than $3 billion/mile - the project is simply indefensible from, well, every standpoint. Climate, fiscal mgmt, you name it
December 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It’s absurd that we spend ANY money on new road projects. Obviously don’t do this and tear down the BQE while you’re at it.
#carsruincities
#carsruincities