David Greenbaum
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Weil, so schliesst er messerscharf,
nicht sein kann, was nicht sein darf.
nicht sein kann, was nicht sein darf.
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The NYPD just released surveillance video of the ICE shooting (which occurred off camera).
Two men in civilian clothes run up to a car with guns drawn. One second later, one man begins smashing the butt of his gun into the driver’s side window. The driver appears to panic and hit the gas.
Two men in civilian clothes run up to a car with guns drawn. One second later, one man begins smashing the butt of his gun into the driver’s side window. The driver appears to panic and hit the gas.
October 10, 2026 at 1:12 AM
The NYPD just released surveillance video of the ICE shooting (which occurred off camera).
Two men in civilian clothes run up to a car with guns drawn. One second later, one man begins smashing the butt of his gun into the driver’s side window. The driver appears to panic and hit the gas.
Two men in civilian clothes run up to a car with guns drawn. One second later, one man begins smashing the butt of his gun into the driver’s side window. The driver appears to panic and hit the gas.
I am looking for video of the crowd, preventing the ice agents from leaving
October 9, 2026 at 1:43 AM
I am looking for video of the crowd, preventing the ice agents from leaving
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“Massive spending on data centers is crowding out investment in everything else in the economy.” paulkrugman.substack.com/p/ai-versus-...
AI Versus Everything Else
The hyperscaler boom is crowding out other investment
paulkrugman.substack.com
October 6, 2026 at 11:27 AM
“Massive spending on data centers is crowding out investment in everything else in the economy.” paulkrugman.substack.com/p/ai-versus-...
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An Ithaca police story.
Many years ago, pre cell phones, a young woman riding a bike on a narrow, steep, windy street near my house was clipped by an impatient driver going same direction. (Riding on sidewalks is illegal here.)
I heard the accident and went to check if everyone was OK.
Many years ago, pre cell phones, a young woman riding a bike on a narrow, steep, windy street near my house was clipped by an impatient driver going same direction. (Riding on sidewalks is illegal here.)
I heard the accident and went to check if everyone was OK.
October 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
An Ithaca police story.
Many years ago, pre cell phones, a young woman riding a bike on a narrow, steep, windy street near my house was clipped by an impatient driver going same direction. (Riding on sidewalks is illegal here.)
I heard the accident and went to check if everyone was OK.
Many years ago, pre cell phones, a young woman riding a bike on a narrow, steep, windy street near my house was clipped by an impatient driver going same direction. (Riding on sidewalks is illegal here.)
I heard the accident and went to check if everyone was OK.
Where are we in the cycle of revulsion and the crisis of legitimacy?
eventually, a crisis of legitimacy.
eventually. probably after some of these people are dead.
eventually. probably after some of these people are dead.
September 27, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Where are we in the cycle of revulsion and the crisis of legitimacy?
remember when Emilio Estevez's younger brother torched his career?
September 23, 2026 at 7:17 PM
remember when Emilio Estevez's younger brother torched his career?
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As Yom Kippur came to a close this evening, I was privileged to join my friend, Ruth Messinger, at a break fast in her home.
It was an honor to celebrate this moment of renewal with many of our Jewish neighbors. May it be a year of justice, joy and peace.
It was an honor to celebrate this moment of renewal with many of our Jewish neighbors. May it be a year of justice, joy and peace.
September 22, 2026 at 1:30 AM
As Yom Kippur came to a close this evening, I was privileged to join my friend, Ruth Messinger, at a break fast in her home.
It was an honor to celebrate this moment of renewal with many of our Jewish neighbors. May it be a year of justice, joy and peace.
It was an honor to celebrate this moment of renewal with many of our Jewish neighbors. May it be a year of justice, joy and peace.
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A piece by yours truly about the first reference to a Deccan merchant association in a Geniza document. I had fun writing this one! Come for the merchant associations, and stay for the Ina Garten quote
www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
Fragment of the Month: August 2026
In August's Fragment of the Month, Pratima Gopalakrishnan finds evidence for a Deccan merchant association in a Genizah document.
www.lib.cam.ac.uk
September 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
A piece by yours truly about the first reference to a Deccan merchant association in a Geniza document. I had fun writing this one! Come for the merchant associations, and stay for the Ina Garten quote
www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...
Lake Eagle Talon, Lake Infinite Justice, Lake America, Lake Golden, and Lake Mishigin.
August 27, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Lake Eagle Talon, Lake Infinite Justice, Lake America, Lake Golden, and Lake Mishigin.
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KBJ has them cold:
August 24, 2026 at 9:07 PM
KBJ has them cold:
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A Canticle for Shrewbowitz
July 29, 2026 at 2:15 PM
A Canticle for Shrewbowitz
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Here is the full suspension letter from UGent that was sent to Nathan Cofnas, it shows ample reason for his suspension and potential termination. Including breach of contract, using the University of Ghent’s name and legitimacy to promote his racial supremacist views and causing reputational damage.
August 22, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Here is the full suspension letter from UGent that was sent to Nathan Cofnas, it shows ample reason for his suspension and potential termination. Including breach of contract, using the University of Ghent’s name and legitimacy to promote his racial supremacist views and causing reputational damage.
"*I* can drive home with three drinks onboard."
That’s been my exact warning to people: FSD is good enough for people to believe it is as good as Tesla says it is.
August 22, 2026 at 3:51 PM
"*I* can drive home with three drinks onboard."
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Q: The family members of US service members are concerned about the conditions on the USS Lincoln
TRUMP: No they're not
Q: Has the deployment gone on too long?
TRUMP: No no no. Not nearly long enough.
TRUMP: No they're not
Q: Has the deployment gone on too long?
TRUMP: No no no. Not nearly long enough.
August 14, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Q: The family members of US service members are concerned about the conditions on the USS Lincoln
TRUMP: No they're not
Q: Has the deployment gone on too long?
TRUMP: No no no. Not nearly long enough.
TRUMP: No they're not
Q: Has the deployment gone on too long?
TRUMP: No no no. Not nearly long enough.
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Also the reactions of the Palestinian press to this affair contain the seeds of one thing which persists to this day and which I still fault those whose espouse it: that it is upon the Rabbi Sonnenfelds to constrain the Jabotinskys, as if they are not already a schism from us, merely because...
August 13, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Also the reactions of the Palestinian press to this affair contain the seeds of one thing which persists to this day and which I still fault those whose espouse it: that it is upon the Rabbi Sonnenfelds to constrain the Jabotinskys, as if they are not already a schism from us, merely because...
Checking in on this during the dog days of summer.
eventually, a crisis of legitimacy.
eventually. probably after some of these people are dead.
eventually. probably after some of these people are dead.
August 10, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Checking in on this during the dog days of summer.
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"...system that privileged the children of the affluent and screwed the working class."
The only problem with this statement is that we've been here the entire time. We saw what happened and how with our own eyes.
The reactionaries' caricature of non-existent left-wing bogeymen is treated as real.
The only problem with this statement is that we've been here the entire time. We saw what happened and how with our own eyes.
The reactionaries' caricature of non-existent left-wing bogeymen is treated as real.
August 9, 2026 at 10:22 PM
"...system that privileged the children of the affluent and screwed the working class."
The only problem with this statement is that we've been here the entire time. We saw what happened and how with our own eyes.
The reactionaries' caricature of non-existent left-wing bogeymen is treated as real.
The only problem with this statement is that we've been here the entire time. We saw what happened and how with our own eyes.
The reactionaries' caricature of non-existent left-wing bogeymen is treated as real.
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So it should come as no surprise to anyone that Brooks' prescription for this problem includes all sorts of things that boil down to "put real Conservatives in charge for a couple generations" and does not include anything that looks or sounds like self-reflection or acknowledging responsibility.
August 9, 2026 at 10:22 PM
So it should come as no surprise to anyone that Brooks' prescription for this problem includes all sorts of things that boil down to "put real Conservatives in charge for a couple generations" and does not include anything that looks or sounds like self-reflection or acknowledging responsibility.
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David attempts to distinguish between different species of right-wingers: "There were two kinds of people in our movement back then, the conservatives and the reactionaries."
In my 56 years, I've come to the conclusion that the only difference is one of volume...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
In my 56 years, I've come to the conclusion that the only difference is one of volume...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
I Should Have Seen This Coming
When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won...
www.theatlantic.com
August 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
David attempts to distinguish between different species of right-wingers: "There were two kinds of people in our movement back then, the conservatives and the reactionaries."
In my 56 years, I've come to the conclusion that the only difference is one of volume...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
In my 56 years, I've come to the conclusion that the only difference is one of volume...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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Sky News: “[Trump] says you’re full of shit”
Abdul El-Sayed: “At least I don’t let mine go in the middle of the Oval Office” 🔥
Abdul El-Sayed: “At least I don’t let mine go in the middle of the Oval Office” 🔥
August 8, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Sky News: “[Trump] says you’re full of shit”
Abdul El-Sayed: “At least I don’t let mine go in the middle of the Oval Office” 🔥
Abdul El-Sayed: “At least I don’t let mine go in the middle of the Oval Office” 🔥
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Project 20-25 to life.
Heritage Foundation government relations director arrested for bringing guns and drugs into senate building
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Heritage Foundation Staffer Accused of Bringing Ammo and Drugs Into Senate
A Heritage Foundation staffer was stopped from entering a Senate office building after authorities say they found ammunition and suspected drugs in his briefcase. Matthew Christopher Wingate was detai...
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August 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Project 20-25 to life.
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Not sure if everyone appreciates the difference. Rooftop solar hardwires into your main panel via a dedicated breaker, so it requires a permit, an installer, an electrician, and a utility agreement. Balcony solar just plugs into a wall outlet, sharing an existing circuit with no permits or rewiring.
A new deal on balcony solar just dropped in the US
Plug-in panels can lower your bills. To boost the American market for the tech, nonprofit Bright Saver is selling kits with no markup, starting at around…
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August 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Not sure if everyone appreciates the difference. Rooftop solar hardwires into your main panel via a dedicated breaker, so it requires a permit, an installer, an electrician, and a utility agreement. Balcony solar just plugs into a wall outlet, sharing an existing circuit with no permits or rewiring.
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from a marketing standpoint, "Cambrian fecal explosion" is far superior
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Welcome to the CAMBRIAN FECAL REVOLUTION. We didn't name it the Cambrian fecal explosion for obvious reasons.
I'm happy to share this paper on fecal matter and its role in Cambrian ecosystems. So if you want to read a really shitty paper (50 days free access):
authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYg8cZ3X7...
I'm happy to share this paper on fecal matter and its role in Cambrian ecosystems. So if you want to read a really shitty paper (50 days free access):
authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYg8cZ3X7...
August 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
from a marketing standpoint, "Cambrian fecal explosion" is far superior
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April 3, 2020. Walked past the front of the hospital outside with the two-year-old in his jogging stroller, came home heard about the two-year-olds 96-year-old grandmother’s decease, went out contactless picked up meals for the mourners, drove past the back of the hospital, with the morgue.
July 30, 2026 at 7:47 PM
April 3, 2020. Walked past the front of the hospital outside with the two-year-old in his jogging stroller, came home heard about the two-year-olds 96-year-old grandmother’s decease, went out contactless picked up meals for the mourners, drove past the back of the hospital, with the morgue.