Ryan Simmons
@xbillups.bsky.social
The stormy petrel of crime.
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I need younger generations to understand how weird it is that trump is such a unique terrible fuck up that it’s actually correct to blame the president for a demonstrably shittier economy and costs
September 14, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I need younger generations to understand how weird it is that trump is such a unique terrible fuck up that it’s actually correct to blame the president for a demonstrably shittier economy and costs
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now in video form:
youtu.be/fOVt5CrAEvk
youtu.be/fOVt5CrAEvk
June 20, 2026 at 7:24 PM
now in video form:
youtu.be/fOVt5CrAEvk
youtu.be/fOVt5CrAEvk
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the consolidation of major media institutions by the president’s oligarch friends is obviously bad, but i do wonder about the ultimate impact. it is clear that trump and his allies believe that you can buy up media and pull an orban or a putin. but…
February 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
the consolidation of major media institutions by the president’s oligarch friends is obviously bad, but i do wonder about the ultimate impact. it is clear that trump and his allies believe that you can buy up media and pull an orban or a putin. but…
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The GOP has offered nothing this century except for catastrophic wars. No healthcare plan; no re-industrialization. Now they're losing their only issue, immigration, as people see the violence and havoc that comes with mass deportations.
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 4:25 AM
The GOP has offered nothing this century except for catastrophic wars. No healthcare plan; no re-industrialization. Now they're losing their only issue, immigration, as people see the violence and havoc that comes with mass deportations.
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Venn diagram of had friendly email correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein and argued that wokeness is a dire threat to civilization that must be stopped before it finishes destroying freedom.
January 31, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Venn diagram of had friendly email correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein and argued that wokeness is a dire threat to civilization that must be stopped before it finishes destroying freedom.
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Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
ICE’s excuse for wearing masks has never actually manifested
There have been incidents of harassment and threats. But there are no apparent incidents in which identified ICE officers have been assaulted off-duty.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
I’m not sure what’s happening at Weather Underground’s Cliff-Cannon station in Spokane, but it’s been like this for a while.
January 14, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I’m not sure what’s happening at Weather Underground’s Cliff-Cannon station in Spokane, but it’s been like this for a while.
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i made a very vibes-based presidential tier list. i didnt put a ton of thought into it. just for funsies. i def think i have some hot takes (esp jfk and washington)
December 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
i made a very vibes-based presidential tier list. i didnt put a ton of thought into it. just for funsies. i def think i have some hot takes (esp jfk and washington)
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The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
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AI bubble now 17 times bigger than dot-com boom and four times larger than subprime crisis, per MW
October 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
AI bubble now 17 times bigger than dot-com boom and four times larger than subprime crisis, per MW
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We really hit on something with the 12 year old theory of governance because that’s really the entire political project. It’s being 12 years old and not even normal 12 year olds but real pieces of shit 12 year olds
October 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
We really hit on something with the 12 year old theory of governance because that’s really the entire political project. It’s being 12 years old and not even normal 12 year olds but real pieces of shit 12 year olds
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Also: when a government acts brutally and lawlessly and immorally, but tells you that pointing those things out incites violence and terrorism, that government and its agents are entitled to no respect or credence.
If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
September 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Also: when a government acts brutally and lawlessly and immorally, but tells you that pointing those things out incites violence and terrorism, that government and its agents are entitled to no respect or credence.
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This is like how voters screamed (for 20 years) to get American troops out of Afghanistan and then Biden got us out of Afghanistan and then within thirty days his approval rating was in the low 40s and never rebounded. Median voters are brain dead and should take some ownership of this clusterfuck.
September 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This is like how voters screamed (for 20 years) to get American troops out of Afghanistan and then Biden got us out of Afghanistan and then within thirty days his approval rating was in the low 40s and never rebounded. Median voters are brain dead and should take some ownership of this clusterfuck.
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3/6
What my client and I would work on...immediately...was their fear of death...even if they were convinced they didn't fear death.
Something "magical" happens when you no longer fear death: anxiety almost always just falls away. The number of reasons for it...PLUMMET.
What my client and I would work on...immediately...was their fear of death...even if they were convinced they didn't fear death.
Something "magical" happens when you no longer fear death: anxiety almost always just falls away. The number of reasons for it...PLUMMET.
August 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
3/6
What my client and I would work on...immediately...was their fear of death...even if they were convinced they didn't fear death.
Something "magical" happens when you no longer fear death: anxiety almost always just falls away. The number of reasons for it...PLUMMET.
What my client and I would work on...immediately...was their fear of death...even if they were convinced they didn't fear death.
Something "magical" happens when you no longer fear death: anxiety almost always just falls away. The number of reasons for it...PLUMMET.
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Late last night I mapped crime rates for cities in OH, SC and WV to show how often they exceeded the rate in DC — where those states’ governors are sending National Guard troops to “combat crime.” www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...
More people in Ohio need protection from violent crime than there are people in D.C.
Governors of three states — Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia — are sending members of their state National Guards to D.C. to … well, theoretically to combat crime but, if the past week is any in...
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August 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Late last night I mapped crime rates for cities in OH, SC and WV to show how often they exceeded the rate in DC — where those states’ governors are sending National Guard troops to “combat crime.” www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...
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1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said."
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
RFK Jr. in interview with Scripps News: ‘Trusting the experts is not science’
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. sat down with Scripps News for a wide-ranging interview, discussing mRNA vaccine funding policy changes and a recent shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.scrippsnews.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said."
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
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Ross Douthat released a new interview with Jeremy Lewin, the DOGE staffer who ended up running USAID. It's the first time he's spoken publicly at length.
As expected, he shows total moral bankruptcy—for him, millions of deaths are "some disruption in the short term"
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/o...
As expected, he shows total moral bankruptcy—for him, millions of deaths are "some disruption in the short term"
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/o...
Opinion | The DOGE Alum Asking if Foreign Aid Is America’s Problem
www.nytimes.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ross Douthat released a new interview with Jeremy Lewin, the DOGE staffer who ended up running USAID. It's the first time he's spoken publicly at length.
As expected, he shows total moral bankruptcy—for him, millions of deaths are "some disruption in the short term"
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/o...
As expected, he shows total moral bankruptcy—for him, millions of deaths are "some disruption in the short term"
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/o...
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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
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When you strip away humanity
July 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
When you strip away humanity
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I think it's now possible to make a poli-sci course that equips one for modern political analysis better than most classic theory and has a syllabus sourced entirely from random internet posts.
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
July 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I think it's now possible to make a poli-sci course that equips one for modern political analysis better than most classic theory and has a syllabus sourced entirely from random internet posts.
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
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Happy Independence Day America! I am proud to be American. To me, the real patriots are those who push their country to do better and live up to its ideals. Because if you love America as a beacon of hope, you have to love liberty and justice for all.
July 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Happy Independence Day America! I am proud to be American. To me, the real patriots are those who push their country to do better and live up to its ideals. Because if you love America as a beacon of hope, you have to love liberty and justice for all.
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The Democratic Party is Its Voters And They’re Doing Just Fine talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-d...
The Democratic Party is Its Voters And They’re Doing Just Fine
Last week, I read an article about the special primary election to...
talkingpointsmemo.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Democratic Party is Its Voters And They’re Doing Just Fine talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-d...
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If you had a 15 year old who said this to you and seemed to believe it, you’d be up all night panicking about what it’s going to cost you in tutors to get them into the 2nd-to-last ranked public university in your state.
June 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
If you had a 15 year old who said this to you and seemed to believe it, you’d be up all night panicking about what it’s going to cost you in tutors to get them into the 2nd-to-last ranked public university in your state.