badtrick

badtrick

@badtrick.bsky.social

Ahhhhstin, Texas. He/him. Local musician and guy willing to move heavy stuff.

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to future historians wanting to write a book about this period, your overall thesis of this moment is simple: bros are strawmanning Malthusianism in year of our lord 2026 because their brains have been cooked by an echo chamber coping with the #MeToo movement from 20 years before

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What the "no ceiling" part of #StrongFloorNoCeiling entails

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social

"The highest-earning 10% of households now account for nearly half of all U.S. consumer spending. About 30 years ago, those earners were just over one-third of U.S. consumer spending."

reuters.comUS firms confront widening income gulf as wealthy spend, budget shoppers struggleAmerica's consumer economy is pulling in opposite directions, a gulf increasingly apparent in C-suite commentary, with premium brands profiting from well-off customers while value-focused firms battle...
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Mark Cuban@mcuban.bsky.social

I’m the furthest from a Trump fan. But the reality is that he would have to shake very hard to equate to the shakedowns of the unrealized cap gains tax and warren’s tax that were proposed.

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Leah Gremlinberg ❌👑
@leahgreenberg.bsky.social

I am quoted here so let me be totally clear on my take: Jonathan Greenblatt has made a calculated choice to aid the consolidation of authoritarian power by the MAGA movement in exchange for the suppression of criticism of Israel. And the consequences for American Jews will be devastating.

Noah Shachtman@noahshachtman.bsky.social

I spoke with 40+ sources for a look inside the Anti-Defamation League. Here’s some of what I found. ADL’s gentle response to Elon Musk’s infamous salute was partially driven by his support of Israel. To ADL, that indicated he didn’t have “antisemitic tendencies.” (1/x) nymag.com/intelligence...

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And, if there is, how can we head that off?

David Roberts@volts.wtf

I dunno y'all. This site is 12 liberals who agree with each other about everything shouting at one another. Is there any reason to think it will evolve into anything different? techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/t...

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@aoc.bsky.social

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

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Families are always rising and falling in America.

Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen.bsky.social

The Trump administration has agreed to pay the family of Ashli Babbitt. American taxpayers will now be forced to give likely millions of dollars to the family of a January 6 insurrectionist who stormed the Capitol.

cbsnews.comTrump administration reaches settlement with family of Ashli Babbitt, rioter killed on Jan. 6, 2021Ashli Babbitt's death was a rallying point for Trump loyalists and Capitol rioters who alleged police used unnecessary force in stopping the mob on Jan. 6.
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our instruments are detecting spine particles from this law firm and this discovery has the potential to upset our understanding of homo attornicanus, currently understood as a species of mold

Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social

JUS TIN: Susman Godfrey becomes the latest firm to sue over Trump's retaliatory executive orders. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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"a tool that allows those without access to an advanced education" Anything other than addressing the underlying problem. AI slope for the poors, Ivy League and high-status internships for the nepobabies.

Mark Cuban@mcuban.bsky.social

I have to admit that I've been surprised at the level of hate at AI LLMs. There is finally a tool that allows those without access to an advanced education to self learn, anywhere , anytime. To get answers to questions, (even if sometimes wrong) , that they would otherwise never have access to

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Sridhar Ramesh
@radishharmers.bsky.social

STEM is so cool. Science is amazing. Kids should develop curiosity about how the universe works and proficiency in uncovering its secrets, so that they can most effectively optimize clickthrough rates on banner ads at the bottom of VC-funded website-apps.

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