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Over my mostly private-sector career, I’ve heard the suggestion that government is incompetent and the private sector is efficient and effective. Many times I’ve seen the opposite, with the private sector often shockingly incompetent but largely un-scrutinized like the public sector is. Until now.

submitted 5 days ago • 26 comments

Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the US. The decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.

submitted 12 days ago • 44 comments

Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year. 2022: $0 2021: $0 2020: $0 2019: $0 2018: $0 Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.

submitted 15 days ago • 1489 comments

My wife @katzish.bsky.social did the same. Everyone pay this amazing team @wired.com. Kudos also to @katie-drummond.bsky.social

submitted 15 days ago • 78 comments

there is something kind of hysterical about watching the global hegemon abandon its global hegemony simply because its current administration thinks the method of that hegemony is too gay

submitted 16 days ago • 17 comments

Netanyahu's real mission in Washington will be keeping all the balls in the air / Ravit Hecht

submitted 18 days ago • 8 comments

lmaoooooooo

submitted 20 days ago • 232 comments

Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star

submitted 20 days ago • 35 comments

This would be funny if it wasn’t so horrific.

submitted 100 days ago • 209 comments

As of 2024, Turkey hosts the largest number of Syrian refugees globally, with over 3.1 million people. Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq also have large Syrian communities, while Germany has the largest diaspora in Europe.

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

"This is never the most popular argument I make to Canadians, but the facts are on my side: Canada is a freeloader internationally. We are. And we have been for years." -- Via @mattgurney.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

submitted 80 days ago • 2 comments

Under our leadership, we can make government far more efficient if we replace human workers with bots selling crypto. by Donald Trump and Elon Musk

submitted 87 days ago • 9 comments

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing. They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays. The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k. www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...

submitted 90 days ago • 739 comments

Propaganda is his entire jam

submitted 97 days ago • 21 comments

Announcing launch of my latest book: The Darth Putin Field Guide to trolls: How spot, recognise & eradicate the most common pro-dictator trolls online! a.co/d/7mhFgDZ

submitted 98 days ago • 10 comments