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August 26, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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Scoop (from ysd that I forgot to post here): Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller told me his op-ed attacking Bessent was written by AI
“There’s a reason I moved from an English major to being an economics major ... I'm not embarrassed," he says
WSJ standing behind it
www.notus.org/media/stanle...
“There’s a reason I moved from an English major to being an economics major ... I'm not embarrassed," he says
WSJ standing behind it
www.notus.org/media/stanle...
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller’s WSJ Op-Ed Criticizing Bessent Was Written With AI
“I write everything using AI now,” Druckenmiller, who questioned the treasury secretary’s bond market interventions, said.
www.notus.org
August 26, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Scoop (from ysd that I forgot to post here): Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller told me his op-ed attacking Bessent was written by AI
“There’s a reason I moved from an English major to being an economics major ... I'm not embarrassed," he says
WSJ standing behind it
www.notus.org/media/stanle...
“There’s a reason I moved from an English major to being an economics major ... I'm not embarrassed," he says
WSJ standing behind it
www.notus.org/media/stanle...
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Bill Gates is loudly warning that A.I. poses a grave threat to jobs and human life, and that addressing the risks should be “the world’s top priority.” In an interview with The New York Times, Gates said the tech industry was knowingly downplaying those threats. nyti.ms/4qApGnH
August 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Bill Gates is loudly warning that A.I. poses a grave threat to jobs and human life, and that addressing the risks should be “the world’s top priority.” In an interview with The New York Times, Gates said the tech industry was knowingly downplaying those threats. nyti.ms/4qApGnH
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‘The line that the onslaught by Israel against Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon is about Hamas and Hizbullah is undercut by a closer look at the indiscriminate nature of the killing and uprooting of Arabs whatever their religion.’
@selmadabbagh.bsky.social on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/au...
@selmadabbagh.bsky.social on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/au...
Selma Dabbagh | ‘We suffer together’
Taybeh, on a hilltop near Ramallah, is the site of the Middle East’s oldest microbrewery, which produces Palestine’s...
www.lrb.co.uk
August 26, 2026 at 5:05 PM
‘The line that the onslaught by Israel against Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon is about Hamas and Hizbullah is undercut by a closer look at the indiscriminate nature of the killing and uprooting of Arabs whatever their religion.’
@selmadabbagh.bsky.social on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/au...
@selmadabbagh.bsky.social on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/au...
"To the moon, Alice!"
‘Honeymoon’s Over’: Warsh Under Pressure as Fed Weighs Raising Rates www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/b...
‘Honeymoon’s Over’: Warsh Under Pressure as Fed Weighs Raising Rates www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/b...
‘Honeymoon’s Over’: Warsh Under Pressure as Fed Weighs Raising Rates
Kevin M. Warsh is scheduled to deliver his first address at the Federal Reserve’s annual conference in Jackson, Wyo., with U.S. government bond markets on edge and inflation risks resurfacing.
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2026 at 5:36 PM
"To the moon, Alice!"
‘Honeymoon’s Over’: Warsh Under Pressure as Fed Weighs Raising Rates www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/b...
‘Honeymoon’s Over’: Warsh Under Pressure as Fed Weighs Raising Rates www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/b...
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Your reminder that wildfire smoke is 10 times more dangerous to your heart than air pollution from burning fossil fuels.
AND ALSO: Burning fossil fuels is the cause of both fossil fuel air pollution and wildfire smoke from burning forests. #climatecrisis
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AND ALSO: Burning fossil fuels is the cause of both fossil fuel air pollution and wildfire smoke from burning forests. #climatecrisis
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August 26, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Your reminder that wildfire smoke is 10 times more dangerous to your heart than air pollution from burning fossil fuels.
AND ALSO: Burning fossil fuels is the cause of both fossil fuel air pollution and wildfire smoke from burning forests. #climatecrisis
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
AND ALSO: Burning fossil fuels is the cause of both fossil fuel air pollution and wildfire smoke from burning forests. #climatecrisis
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
Fundamental en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Join,_o...
Join, or Die - Wikipedia
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June 15, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Fundamental en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Join,_o...
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‘A breviary was a portable set of tools for performing the whole set of daily worship rituals throughout the Church year. It sounds dry, but – once more – the illustrations to these breviaries were magnificent.’
Ardis Butterfield on medieval illuination.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ardis Butterfield on medieval illuination.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ardis Butterfield · When Horses Snigger: Illuminated Psalms
‘A psalm consoles the sad, restrains the joyful, tempers the angry, refreshes the poor and chides the rich man to know...
www.lrb.co.uk
June 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
‘A breviary was a portable set of tools for performing the whole set of daily worship rituals throughout the Church year. It sounds dry, but – once more – the illustrations to these breviaries were magnificent.’
Ardis Butterfield on medieval illuination.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ardis Butterfield on medieval illuination.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Prediction markets, which allow people to bet on a wide range of future events, have come under new scrutiny in recent months as suspicious trades have come to light. Here’s what to know about the growing phenomenon.
What Are Prediction Markets, and Why Are They Causing Controversy?
The indictment of a soldier who bet on the U.S. operation to capture President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela put renewed focus on a new way to gamble, and a new way to cheat.
nyti.ms
April 24, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Prediction markets, which allow people to bet on a wide range of future events, have come under new scrutiny in recent months as suspicious trades have come to light. Here’s what to know about the growing phenomenon.
I'm attending Front Range Passenger Rail District's event, “Front Range Passenger Rail Community Q&A: Colorado Springs | April 30, 2026” - www.mobilize.us/ridethefront...
Front Range Passenger Rail Community Q&A: Colorado Springs | April 30, 2026 · Front Range Passenger Rail District
## We want to hear from you! You’re invited to a community meeting to learn more about Front Range Passenger Rail in Colorado Springs.
This event is a chance to learn about the project, ask questions...
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April 24, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I'm attending Front Range Passenger Rail District's event, “Front Range Passenger Rail Community Q&A: Colorado Springs | April 30, 2026” - www.mobilize.us/ridethefront...
“My default attitude of disrespect
for that position and the people who
might argue for it largely evaporated.”
for that position and the people who
might argue for it largely evaporated.”
"In this era of much cruelty and division in our country, I believe this approach is needed more than ever." @ethanelkind.bsky.social, Director of the Climate Program for @cleeberkeley.bsky.social, via @kalwradio.bsky.social www.kalw.org/kalw-speaks/...
What I Learned From Arguing Against Myself
I believe we are better off when we can understand an opposing point of view and absorb new information. It’s also better radio in my view. Interviews are usually more engaging when guests have to fie...
www.kalw.org
April 22, 2026 at 11:18 PM
“My default attitude of disrespect
for that position and the people who
might argue for it largely evaporated.”
for that position and the people who
might argue for it largely evaporated.”
Why is everyone lying?
@michael-feinberg.bsky.social was joined by @benmckenzie.bsky.social, writer and director of the new documentary, “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money,” on Lawfare Daily to discuss his years-long deep dive into the cryptocurrency industry.
April 20, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Why is everyone lying?
Big picture
Do you want to see the "big picture" on climate change?
Here it is.
Emissions are on the left, and include CO2, CH4, N2O, and f-gases. Natural CO2 sinks (from healthy forests & oceans) are on the right. And carbon removal, what little there is, is on the right, too. All expressed as GWP100.
Here it is.
Emissions are on the left, and include CO2, CH4, N2O, and f-gases. Natural CO2 sinks (from healthy forests & oceans) are on the right. And carbon removal, what little there is, is on the right, too. All expressed as GWP100.
April 20, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Big picture
Castles made of sand
Wash into the sea, eventually
Wash into the sea, eventually
‘With its full control of checkpoints and terminals and every truck of cement and building material crossing into Gaza, Israel can ensure that reconstruction remains a perpetual “project”.’
Eyal Weizman on the destruction of Gaza.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Eyal Weizman on the destruction of Gaza.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Eyal Weizman · All they will find is sand: Gaza’s Yellow Line
Most of the Gaza Strip – cities, refugee camps, schools, universities, mosques, the health infrastructure, agriculture...
www.lrb.co.uk
April 20, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Castles made of sand
Wash into the sea, eventually
Wash into the sea, eventually
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‘With its full control of checkpoints and terminals and every truck of cement and building material crossing into Gaza, Israel can ensure that reconstruction remains a perpetual “project”.’
Eyal Weizman on the destruction of Gaza.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Eyal Weizman on the destruction of Gaza.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Eyal Weizman · All they will find is sand: Gaza’s Yellow Line
Most of the Gaza Strip – cities, refugee camps, schools, universities, mosques, the health infrastructure, agriculture...
www.lrb.co.uk
April 19, 2026 at 7:33 PM
‘With its full control of checkpoints and terminals and every truck of cement and building material crossing into Gaza, Israel can ensure that reconstruction remains a perpetual “project”.’
Eyal Weizman on the destruction of Gaza.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Eyal Weizman on the destruction of Gaza.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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We are aware of recent reports regarding targeted phishing attacks that have resulted in account takeovers of some Signal users, including government officials and journalists. We take this very seriously. 1/7
March 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
We are aware of recent reports regarding targeted phishing attacks that have resulted in account takeovers of some Signal users, including government officials and journalists. We take this very seriously. 1/7
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‘Donald Trump is prone to blurt out what others are prepared only to mutter in private. He and his team revel in the imperial logic of the alliance, as they see it. Like the Spartans, they expect a call to arms to be met by simple obedience.’
Thomas Poole on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ap...
Thomas Poole on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ap...
Thomas Poole | In a League of Their Own
The alliance is a very old political technology. The late Bronze Age, with its dense networks of trade and cultural...
www.lrb.co.uk
April 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
‘Donald Trump is prone to blurt out what others are prepared only to mutter in private. He and his team revel in the imperial logic of the alliance, as they see it. Like the Spartans, they expect a call to arms to be met by simple obedience.’
Thomas Poole on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ap...
Thomas Poole on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ap...
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‘In conditions of subjugation, women’s writing will bear the traces of a forced particularity; in conditions of freedom, it need not do so any longer.’
Katie Ebner-Landy on early modern women’s writing.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Katie Ebner-Landy on early modern women’s writing.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Katie Ebner-Landy · Gender Wonder: Early Modern Women’s Writing
Was there such a thing as a female style in early modern England? For several authors, valorising originality meant...
www.lrb.co.uk
April 9, 2026 at 9:45 AM
‘In conditions of subjugation, women’s writing will bear the traces of a forced particularity; in conditions of freedom, it need not do so any longer.’
Katie Ebner-Landy on early modern women’s writing.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Katie Ebner-Landy on early modern women’s writing.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
A man in time www.nybooks.com/articles/201...
The Emperor Robeson | Simon Callow
It is hard to find anyone under fifty who has the slightest idea who Paul Robeson is, or what he was, which is astonishing—as a singer, of course, and as an actor, his work is of the highest order. But his significance as an emblematic figure is even greater, crucial to an understanding of the American twentieth century.
www.nybooks.com
April 9, 2026 at 12:56 PM
A man in time www.nybooks.com/articles/201...
Do you recognize this?
‘In a premodern economy organised around household production, a vast portion of work – most of it done by women – was never compensated and only occasionally recognised.’
@tomlukejohnson.bsky.social on a new account of early moden work.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@tomlukejohnson.bsky.social on a new account of early moden work.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Tom Johnson · Save My Beer: Industrious Revolution
Labour was once an organic part of the peasant household, done in the interest of subsistence. Certainly many people in...
www.lrb.co.uk
March 27, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Do you recognize this?
Won't we get fooled again?
“Everyone is vulnerable to this kind of manipulation,” Teddy said. “It doesn’t matter how much you know about A.I., how much you use chatbots, your age, personality traits — nothing.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/w...
“Everyone is vulnerable to this kind of manipulation,” Teddy said. “It doesn’t matter how much you know about A.I., how much you use chatbots, your age, personality traits — nothing.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/w...
Seeking a Sounding Board? Beware the Eager-to-Please Chatbot.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Won't we get fooled again?
“Everyone is vulnerable to this kind of manipulation,” Teddy said. “It doesn’t matter how much you know about A.I., how much you use chatbots, your age, personality traits — nothing.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/w...
“Everyone is vulnerable to this kind of manipulation,” Teddy said. “It doesn’t matter how much you know about A.I., how much you use chatbots, your age, personality traits — nothing.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/w...
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Rare video: watch a meteorite hit the Moon in real time 🌕☄️
March 27, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Rare video: watch a meteorite hit the Moon in real time 🌕☄️
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🔌💡 Roughly two-thirds of all industrial #energy is used to generate heat, and nearly a quarter of the world’s fossil fuels are burned for industrial purposes alone.
climatetechmap.com/opportunity-...
climatetechmap.com/opportunity-...
March 27, 2026 at 2:41 PM
🔌💡 Roughly two-thirds of all industrial #energy is used to generate heat, and nearly a quarter of the world’s fossil fuels are burned for industrial purposes alone.
climatetechmap.com/opportunity-...
climatetechmap.com/opportunity-...
Breezy Johnson learned to ski in Jackson Hole, grew up with Picabo Street, a model for combining the big-mountain, back-country free-skiing celebrated in the American West with the discipline and commitment that ski racing requires.
NYT
NYT
February 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Breezy Johnson learned to ski in Jackson Hole, grew up with Picabo Street, a model for combining the big-mountain, back-country free-skiing celebrated in the American West with the discipline and commitment that ski racing requires.
NYT
NYT