David Bingham Brown

The Pentagon learned a lot from Vietnam - how better to control the narrative through control over embedded reporting and media being big lessons.

@youranoncentral.bsky.social

22 Mar

If the Kharg invasion happens, we'll find out what happens when the weapons used to attack American personnel have cameras built in, not just killing Americans but broadcasting their deaths to the whole Internet.

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PZ Spiders

@pzmyers.bsky.social

9 Jan

It almost makes one believe in reincarnation, or demonic possession. freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...

As we're about to hear a whole lot more about autism and vaccines, the great @zachweinersmith.bsky.social has already pointed out the only relevant relationship between the two. www.smbc-comics.com/comic/autism...

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Anonymous

6 Apr 2025

11 million out of 300 million people is not a big ask, you can do it. Take the quoted post and copy it or make your own version, ask your family and friends to join. We only need 3.5% of the US population to commit to a general strike and to make the oligarchy kneel. Let’s get it done by May. #3E

Anonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.social

If you want a general strike we need at least 10 million people to commit to ensure a successful action. The numbers are still too low. Use a burner email and name if needed to sign. Sign here: generalstrikeus.com #3E #GSUS #GeneralStrike

28 Feb 2025

Ok, @chriswarcraft.bsky.social -- I have to ask. You've got a Lich Lord Venethrax profile picture, I'm also a Warmachine fan. Did you ever use Conflict Chamber to put a Warmachine list together?

cnn.comShooting at Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin leaves multiple injured, police say | CNNMultiple people have been injured in a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, police say.

16 Dec 2024

Fantastic start to the week here in Madison. www.cnn.com/2024/12/16/u...

@drandrewthaler.bsky.social

14 Aug 2024

Both ballot initiatives in Wisconsin called for "No" (the option pushed by the Democrats), and are up 15 points with 78% reporting. Looking at the map, while the obvious GOP strongholds are there, they're not as strong in rural WI as would be expected. This should probably be concerning for Trump.

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Andrew D Thaler

10 Aug 2024

Replying to @funranium.bsky.social

JD Vance has 2000 points worth of Death Corps of Krieg and doesn't understand why no one is complementing his paint scheme.

8 Aug 2024

It's 89 days until the election. Trump's only campaign stop this week is in Montana -- a state he won by 16 points last time and is only worth 3 electoral votes. What's going on here?

19 July 2024

This morning I'd just like to mention, for no reason, that I'm a literal doctor of stopping bad shit from going out in software, and most software companies don't have named roles for what I do.

29 Apr 2024

Heading down to the protests at UW Madison this morning.

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Jeremy Littau

@jeremylittau.com

27 Apr 2024

You know you have messed badly when you get faculty to unanimously agree on anything of substance.

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DocuSign? What is the AI product here, exactly, AI-driven signature forging?

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Just trying to air out some thoughts on the election, as it appears at the end of February, at least. Especially with regards to some fairly persuasive pessimism going around.

Eight months is a long time in an election year, but as of right now, it's not looking good for the GOP.

Even still, always vote like every issue is going down to the wire. Always.

Just trying to air out some thoughts on the election, as it appears at the end of February, at least. Especially with regards to some fairly persuasive pessimism going around.

What we're seeing a textbook example of regression to the mean. Trump isn't a political genius; he got lucky once against a poor candidate. His party underperforming consistently since then is the more accurate reflection of his politcal acumen.

2016 was a fluke.

Just trying to air out some thoughts on the election, as it appears at the end of February, at least. Especially with regards to some fairly persuasive pessimism going around.

Or that the Republican brand is stronger \*without\* the advantages of being the outsider during an economic slump and a midterm than its poor performance in '22.

There's just not much reason to believe either.

Just trying to air out some thoughts on the election, as it appears at the end of February, at least. Especially with regards to some fairly persuasive pessimism going around.

The fanaticism from his base continues unabated, but if the primaries are any indication, that base isn't as large or devoted as it was the last time he lost a national election.

Ultimately, to be bullish on Trump, you'd have to think that either his personal brand -- while he coughs up hundreds of millions in damages and flies between courtrooms for his criminal cases -- is better than it was when he lost in '20.

Just trying to air out some thoughts on the election, as it appears at the end of February, at least. Especially with regards to some fairly persuasive pessimism going around.

Even if any particular one of these legal concerns isn't likely to have a significant negative impact on his campaign, the sheer number of crises he has to dodge makes it likely \*something\* is going to hit him.

At the core of it, Trump does not appear to be making inroads with the independent voters he needs to seriously contest the election.

Just trying to air out some thoughts on the election, as it appears at the end of February, at least. Especially with regards to some fairly persuasive pessimism going around.

Biden as a \*write-in candidate\* in New Hampshire had a better result than \*any\* of Trump's primaries.

Trump is lurching through a minefield of legal ramifications. Sure, he's gotten a pass on \*one\* of them (for now), but still has three other trials in process and has to come up with money that it doesn't appear he even has for two of his recent losses in court.

Just trying to air out some thoughts on the election, as it appears at the end of February, at least. Especially with regards to some fairly persuasive pessimism going around.

We've seen a lot of coverage on support for the candidates in their primaries. Biden's worst performance, so far, is better than Trump's best performance. The Democrats are much more aligned behind Biden than the Republicans are behind Trump. This reality isn't really objectively

debatable.

Just trying to air out some thoughts on the election, as it appears at the end of February, at least. Especially with regards to some fairly persuasive pessimism going around.

There have been four special elections since -- in New York, Rhode Island, Utah, and Virginia -- and all of them have resulted in \*worse\* margins for the Republican candidate than in '22. The midterms were bad for the Republicans, and elections since then have shown no

improvement.

Just trying to air out some thoughts on the election, as it appears at the end of February, at least. Especially with regards to some fairly persuasive pessimism going around.

Midterm elections historically favor the party out of the White House, and the economy in '22 was not as robust as it is now -- another factor that benefits the party in the White House.

'22 was a substantial underperformance for people with R after their names, and there's no reason to think '24 will be better with fewer baked-in advantages than they had the last time around.

Just trying to air out some thoughts on the election, as it appears at the end of February, at least. Especially with regards to some fairly persuasive pessimism going around.

The big thing is, as best as I can tell, Trump -- and the Republicans in general -- are in a bad spot right now, regardless of the "vibe" one might get from media coverage.