nathanmoser.bsky.social
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True for CA and NY, but not for Texas.
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If you’re in the Austin area, his Painted Porch bookstore in Bastrop is a short drive away, and is the 2nd most interesting and “cool vibes” bookstore I’ve ever been in, Powell’s Books in Portland being the 1st.
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I’ve read a few of Ryan Holiday’s books. Sometimes verges on “broicism,” but it’s a good introduction for someone like me who was always more on the Epicurean side. In any case, he’s clearly a “put your money where your mouth is” kind of person, and I respect that. This editorial is a case in point.
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I’m curious about the “revenge” part…
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So the Trump admin is so weak they can’t ask the El Salvadoran government to take a few minutes to figure out where the guy is an put him on the next plane out? Sad and ineffectual!
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The answer: “hey you wanna make an omelette you gotta crack some heads, I mean eggs.” I look forward to the 21st Century version of the Nuremberg Trials.
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From the standpoint of admissions and financial aid administrators, no DEI means less work. Why travel the nation vetting exceptional students at underperforming schools, when they could drive an hour or three and fill the freshman class with elite prep school kids, and then lunch on lobster bisque?
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When accusing schools of abetting antisemitism, it’s essential to distinguish between protests against the “Israeli regime” and statements of hate aimed at any and all Jewish people. Summers seems more concerned that “elite institutions” flex their power than with any principle of academic freedom.
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Credit where due, from a purely mercenary standpoint, it's a good strategy: force rangers to admit that things are a shambles "at this time" without mention of staff and funding cuts, and conservatives will be more amenable to talk of selling off the National Parks to the administration's cronies.
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And the people who didn’t vote in 2016 because Hillary Clinton just didn’t get them excited enough.
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While you were leveling up in Path of Exile, Musk was studying the way of the blade.
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bsky.app/profile/nath... The remaining Republicans who see Putin as an adversary fear losing their money and power if they stand up to those who see Putin as a friend.
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Reminds me of a sign at a small zoo: PLEASE DO NOT YELL AT THE ANIMALS.
The sign was in English, and the zoo was in Texas.
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How does this compare with other countries’ national government budget allocations?
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Musk’s mother won’t permit it!
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Assuming it’s a transoceanic flight, I’m all for Musk piloting his private jet while he’s in a k-hole.
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Hillary Clinton described them, correctly, with one word: deplorables.
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I wonder how many Americans understand why there are Baptists and Southern Baptists. In my anecdotal experience, <25%.
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And when the IG is replaced with a lackey who pledges unwavering fealty to Trump, suddenly no complaint will rise to the level warranting investigation, and Musk and friends will see their government contracts multiplied a hundredfold, and the Trump chumps will cheer it on.
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... but hey, as our Hitlergruss'ing President Musk said, we all need to move past this Holocaust guilt thing.
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... weird, though, that he'd skip over the horrors of fascism here, especially for the guy who thought that GOP lobbyists hanging out for hours with a literal Holocaust-denying neo-Nazi was a 'blunder' (www.texastribune.org/2023/10/11/j...) ...
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Senate Bill 24 – Educating Texas Students on the Horrors of Communism
Kids in Texas public schools already learn about the purges and famines during Stalin's and Mao's reign that had a body count in the millions, as they should...
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Senate Bill 21 – Establishing the Texas Bitcoin Reserve
Y'all gotta get in on the grift bro! Limited Texas Bitcoin Reserve NFTs minted soon!
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Senate Bill 18 – Stopping Drag Time Story Hour
Flogging this moral panic has resulted in a lot of attention, but let's reflect that this list is Dan Goeb's top 25 priorities. So this wins out over, say, high infant mortality. Better to have a dead kid than one who doesn't hate drag queens, I guess.
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Senate Bill 14 – Texas DOGE – Improving Government Efficiency
wow bro, doge is a funny meme, we wanna use it too an show we got rizz, bro, much no-bid contracts, such consulting fees, lolz bro fr fr no cap bet
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Senate Bill 10 – Placing the Ten Commandments in School
So as not to impugn President Trump's Honor, or put Texans' fealty to him in question, the four commandments regarding adultery, stealing, bearing false witness, and coveting will be redacted.
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Senate Bill 3 – Banning THC in Texas
Most states have been legalizing or decriminalizing it, and pressure has mounted on Texas to do the same, but that does present a worrying future of declining revenue from fines for possession and fewer bodies to fill privatized prisons.
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More shopping at Costco for us: archive.is/2025.01.25-1...
They’ve always seemed to treat their employees well.
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> ... if I were an activist, or closeted, or a closeted activist, there's no way in hell I'd trust that my data on here (including the personal data I'd previously naively entered and supposedly later "deleted") wouldn't be handed over to a politician or government authority who disliked me.
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> As for privacy on Facebook, between young Zuckerberg's "they trust me... dumb fucks" and the Cambridge Analytica fiasco, not to mention his recent "pivot," ...
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As I said in my reply to him:
> Mind if I post this on @nathanmoser.bsky.social? Not kidding, I think it's a good reminder to take the "don't post anything you wouldn't put on a postcard" mindset there (or maybe "anything you wouldn't tape to the rear window of your car").
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> References:
techcrunch.com/.../blueskys...
docs.bsky.app/blog/block-i...
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> Unlike Facebook, which offers reliable privacy controls, Bluesky leaves users exposed. Even Twitter offers better protections. Until Bluesky implements meaningful security, its use can endanger people's safety, and recommending it seems ill advised.
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> For vulnerable communities (stalking victims, activists, or closeted people), this lack of real security could be catastrophic.
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> Consider a woman who joins Bluesky to escape harassment. She blocks a harasser, who can still see her activity, figure out her location, and potentially target her in real life. This is a serious safety risk.
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> Blocking in Bluesky is also insecure. A blocked user can bypass restrictions just by viewing posts while logged out, or by creating a new account. This gives them full access to your content, which makes the blocking feature close to useless.