I think this thread is right but I would note the commercial/institutional interest is not in protecting *Trump* but avoiding confrontation with reality. Sometimes these are the same thing, sometimes they aren't.
recognition of how unstable the US is and how utterly wretched its president is gets priced in. So a lot of people and institutions are now invested in protecting Trump at all costs
July 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I think this thread is right but I would note the commercial/institutional interest is not in protecting *Trump* but avoiding confrontation with reality. Sometimes these are the same thing, sometimes they aren't.
The right wing media sphere being so much larger and more influential than the left is because they have every institutional and infrastructural advantage. The right has the money to fund them, the hosting platforms have an interest in boosting them.
March 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The right wing media sphere being so much larger and more influential than the left is because they have every institutional and infrastructural advantage. The right has the money to fund them, the hosting platforms have an interest in boosting them.
The idea of governing without financial conflicts of interest, separating institutional authority from family and personal connections, norms that people thought were enforceable and fundamental until Trump spent his first term showing that they could just be ignored.
November 9, 2024 at 1:36 PM
The idea of governing without financial conflicts of interest, separating institutional authority from family and personal connections, norms that people thought were enforceable and fundamental until Trump spent his first term showing that they could just be ignored.
I think this is correct, and I've been thinking a lot about what replaces all this stuff. If it is going away, you'd think the institutional players would have some idea of what might take its place. But they don't seem to have a vision for that, or any interest in it. It's private equity mindset.
Fun part about David Ellison destroying CBS News, 60 Minutes and his late-night show is that he'll never be able to get any of it back. You could argue that latter was heading toward obsolescence anyway, but the Weiss-ification of the news has led to a permanent erosion of trust.
September 16, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I think this is correct, and I've been thinking a lot about what replaces all this stuff. If it is going away, you'd think the institutional players would have some idea of what might take its place. But they don't seem to have a vision for that, or any interest in it. It's private equity mindset.
This is a sign of weak institutional interest in the SpaceX IPO due to the shady acquisition of xAI at a $250 billion valuation in February.
#$TSLA #$APO
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#$TSLA #$APO
cc: @keubiko.bsky.social
March 27, 2026 at 4:29 AM
This is a sign of weak institutional interest in the SpaceX IPO due to the shady acquisition of xAI at a $250 billion valuation in February.
#$TSLA #$APO
cc: @keubiko.bsky.social
#$TSLA #$APO
cc: @keubiko.bsky.social
I don't know how many different ways I can say "CENTCOM happily going to war with their eternal mortal nemesis and SOCOM SOCOMing does not mean DoD has any institutional interest in at all being involved in pointing guns at americans trying to vote"
July 17, 2026 at 4:38 AM
I don't know how many different ways I can say "CENTCOM happily going to war with their eternal mortal nemesis and SOCOM SOCOMing does not mean DoD has any institutional interest in at all being involved in pointing guns at americans trying to vote"
Bitcoin ETFs are seeing inflows, with over $365M added in the past week. Institutional interest in Bitcoin remains strong despite market volatility. #BitcoinETFs #InstitutionalInvestors #AIART
September 28, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Bitcoin ETFs are seeing inflows, with over $365M added in the past week. Institutional interest in Bitcoin remains strong despite market volatility. #BitcoinETFs #InstitutionalInvestors #AIART
We don't build enough housing. Institutional investors, interest rates, millenial earning power Everything else is a red herring.
August 24, 2023 at 12:24 PM
We don't build enough housing. Institutional investors, interest rates, millenial earning power Everything else is a red herring.
The media is capitalist. Republicans, more than anything else, serve the interests of capital. Therefore, the media has little institutional interest in actually undermining the republicans.
January 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The media is capitalist. Republicans, more than anything else, serve the interests of capital. Therefore, the media has little institutional interest in actually undermining the republicans.
We're a decade into this and still getting fed "raises new questions" about very obvious and blatant corruption, self-dealing, and authoritarian capture.
This isn't journalism. It's an institutional denial superstructure.
This isn't journalism. It's an institutional denial superstructure.
October 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
We're a decade into this and still getting fed "raises new questions" about very obvious and blatant corruption, self-dealing, and authoritarian capture.
This isn't journalism. It's an institutional denial superstructure.
This isn't journalism. It's an institutional denial superstructure.
Funny how the Democratic Party suddenly becomes capable of quick, efficient, daring action when its institutional self-interest is at stake.
Trump sparked a mid-decade redistricting frenzy after urging Republicans to re-gerrymander congressional maps nationwide—but they didn't expect Dems to respond.
The GOP targeted 9 Dems in 4 states—in response, Dems targeted 9 Reps in 2 states.
A court also replaced Utah's GOP map with a fairer map
The GOP targeted 9 Dems in 4 states—in response, Dems targeted 9 Reps in 2 states.
A court also replaced Utah's GOP map with a fairer map
April 22, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Funny how the Democratic Party suddenly becomes capable of quick, efficient, daring action when its institutional self-interest is at stake.
“As a litigator, if I were hiring a firm, that, where what I wanted was a robust defense of the interest of the institution, of academic freedom, of institutional autonomy, McGuireWoods is not the firm that I would hire.” 5/ yaledailynews.com/articles/uva...
yaledailynews.com
August 2, 2026 at 12:20 PM
“As a litigator, if I were hiring a firm, that, where what I wanted was a robust defense of the interest of the institution, of academic freedom, of institutional autonomy, McGuireWoods is not the firm that I would hire.” 5/ yaledailynews.com/articles/uva...
Individual members have self- interest. But their individual interest is contrary to the interest of Congress as an institution. The less they do, the fewer stands they take, the more institutional power they abrogate and surrender to other branches, the more they can dodge accountability.
January 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Individual members have self- interest. But their individual interest is contrary to the interest of Congress as an institution. The less they do, the fewer stands they take, the more institutional power they abrogate and surrender to other branches, the more they can dodge accountability.
Writing about university governance bits and bobs this week - fun! - and have plenty to get on with but am reminded of how deeply cooked this sector is and have an ongoing interest in covering it properly. Especially re: institutional governance. Tips etc: rickjamesmorton@protonmail.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Writing about university governance bits and bobs this week - fun! - and have plenty to get on with but am reminded of how deeply cooked this sector is and have an ongoing interest in covering it properly. Especially re: institutional governance. Tips etc: rickjamesmorton@protonmail.com
Michaël van de Poppe predicts that certain utility-focused coins could attract institutional interest, saying, “I think that we’ll also see real utility coins take the spotlight as institutional interest continues to grow.”
January 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Michaël van de Poppe predicts that certain utility-focused coins could attract institutional interest, saying, “I think that we’ll also see real utility coins take the spotlight as institutional interest continues to grow.”
The bigger issue to me is the institutional Dem/DSCC having any interest at all in a candidate who would say this.
Cut her off from any institutional support. This is insanity.
Cut her off from any institutional support. This is insanity.
October 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The bigger issue to me is the institutional Dem/DSCC having any interest at all in a candidate who would say this.
Cut her off from any institutional support. This is insanity.
Cut her off from any institutional support. This is insanity.
This happens because transphobia is an institutional imperative and never considered a conflict of interest, or an impediment to providing trans people with care.
The status quo of transition care is trans people subjecting ourselves to the whims of bigots who want to humiliate and exploit us.
The status quo of transition care is trans people subjecting ourselves to the whims of bigots who want to humiliate and exploit us.
Disgustingly, the published 'research" in question was used to inflame discourse about a "rapid increase" in trans youth, harming the patients whose data it used!
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October 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
This happens because transphobia is an institutional imperative and never considered a conflict of interest, or an impediment to providing trans people with care.
The status quo of transition care is trans people subjecting ourselves to the whims of bigots who want to humiliate and exploit us.
The status quo of transition care is trans people subjecting ourselves to the whims of bigots who want to humiliate and exploit us.
love too have exactly 0 faith in even institutional self-interest forcing the pentagon or white house to be honest about casualties
September 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
love too have exactly 0 faith in even institutional self-interest forcing the pentagon or white house to be honest about casualties
fwiw, I think there's probably a good deal less interest in institutional judaism right now in thinking about this sort of cultural Christian antisemitism. institutional judaism right now is focused on conflating opposition to Israli policies with antisemitism.
December 18, 2024 at 6:25 PM
fwiw, I think there's probably a good deal less interest in institutional judaism right now in thinking about this sort of cultural Christian antisemitism. institutional judaism right now is focused on conflating opposition to Israli policies with antisemitism.
We are absolutely losing an incredible amount of institutional knowledge and leadership. The current acting administrator of NASA is executing huge reductions with no plan or interest in maintaining space sciences in the United States
ALL CAPS
THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS ...
GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC, NOT JUST FOR AMERICANS 🔭🧪
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THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS ...
GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC, NOT JUST FOR AMERICANS 🔭🧪
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push
The losses could endanger the administration’s plans for landing astronauts on the moon and Mars.
www.politico.com
July 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
We are absolutely losing an incredible amount of institutional knowledge and leadership. The current acting administrator of NASA is executing huge reductions with no plan or interest in maintaining space sciences in the United States
The people with the greatest interests in the system are increasingly becoming the people trusted to police, shape and protect it.
A revolving door? A institutional conflict of interest?
I call it state capture. I call it villainy.
A revolving door? A institutional conflict of interest?
I call it state capture. I call it villainy.
September 30, 2026 at 9:58 AM
The people with the greatest interests in the system are increasingly becoming the people trusted to police, shape and protect it.
A revolving door? A institutional conflict of interest?
I call it state capture. I call it villainy.
A revolving door? A institutional conflict of interest?
I call it state capture. I call it villainy.