Brave Sir Kiwi

MSNBC cracking out the Sagan for the American public

@gabrielzucman.bsky.social: So let met get that straight: paying a wealth tax is impossible (“billionaires have no liquidity”, “it would be taxing unrealized gains”, “their wealth is virtual”) but one man paying half a billion to influence elections is possible. Did I understand well?

Musk’s wealth is a threat to democracy—not just in the U.S. but everywhere. He’s probably the greatest threat to the free world today.

"All That We Share" (Alt Det Vi Deler), created by the Danish national broadcaster TV 2 Denmark, released in January 2017 Wasn't expecting tears on a Monday morning 🥹 #MoreInCommon

this is the reason these questions are asked. it doesn't matter how well el-sayed answers, the media get to write a headline with his name and the muslim brotherhood in it. heated, islamist, implications, criticize, disavow, dual loyalty, scary man bad

When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

In case you don't know, it's very simple. In an authoritarian cycle the "opposition" liberal party is captured by wealth interests and becomes conservative and defenders of a decaying status quo. Fascists come along, offer the critique of the status quo the "opposition" can't and gain converts.

This serves as advertisement for Alex Gibney’s documentary, Musk, opening October 9. Pass it on.

great piece. man social media is a cancer themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...

Every 'rogue AI' headline is a human decision disappearing from the story. Name who built the test, who removed the restraints, and who left the door open.

He’s almost to the Keyes line

I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.

This is some real January 6 bs

gonna need whoever is doing chuck grassley's social media to familiarize themselves with the house style

elected democrats working themselves up into a dancing plague about a twitch streamer in possibly the most winnable environment for an opposition party in the history of the planet. beautiful stuff

one thing I will say is that if Dems don’t get very aggressive on oversight and play hardball with the admin after they win in November, the success of more lefty candidates in primaries this cycle will absolutely pale in comparison to their success in 2028

There’s no “4D chess.” It’s not “strategy” beyond placating popular discontent and staving off an insurgent Left on behalf of wealth and oligarchical class donors. It is what it looks like and just whipping up these delusional fairytale narratives only ensures this will get worse.

"Under MTA rules, dogs are allowed on the NYC subway only if they are fully enclosed in a container or bag and carried in a way that does not annoy other passengers." 😂

Hire Alex Garland to do a dark, gritty, Star Wars series to rival a David Lynch fever dream.

The ocean is now "reaching temperatures that could roil marine ecosystems and sap the ocean’s ability to take up carbon dioxide from the air" Its the end game for arrogant humans as the ocean begins to fail as a carbon sink www.nature.com/articles/d41...

it’s never a great sign for your society when all the competent people who believe in doing a good job for the sake of it conclude that they’re actively being punished for these qualities, while malignantly stupid criminals are making bank

Seemingly every government story is awful, so I want you to pay some attention to elected officials who are actually trying to make government function. A puzzle about Mamdani why is he investing so much capital in the details of governing, like potholes or 311 calls. bsky.app/profile/mayo...

Will GOPers Just Expand the Court Too? Probably. And That’s Okay. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-...

Tony Bourdain taught us all that a place is full of good food, good people, and good experiences despite very shitty politics and I think it’s kind of classically American to have thought we were excluded from that Venn diagram

Trump and Musk’s profoundly evil decision to cut off U.S. aid is now making an Ebola outbreak in the DRC much worse. The world will live to regret the cruelty and stupidity of Trump, Musk, their flunkies, and the scumbags and fools in the U.S. who voted them in.

Then you’ll love this shot

I urge you to stop what you're doing and watch Alysa Liu's free skate from yesterday. I have never seen anything like this. I understand why sports writers are born now. I have never seen anyone as free from the burdens of this world as this pierced Oakland girl spinning to Donna Summers.

This wealthiest people ever to live have convinced themselves they are the victims of people who make $60,000 a year who want to raise their taxes and are savoring every moment of this sick vengeance.

“After we’ve discriminated against, deported, or disparaged all the immigrants, the gay and lesbian and transgender people, the developmentally disabled, the women, and minorities. Once we’ve ostracized our neighbors and betrayed our friends… what comes next?” - Gov. JB Pritzker

I remember when someone getting coldly dunked like Tucker is here would have mattered.

Star of Leopard News Asks That Friend’s Face be Spared

There are two people in Congress-the chairs of the Senate & House Appropriations Committees-who have enormous power over the illegal impoundment of funds appropriated by Congress, which is sowing chaos across the US. They need to be relentlessly contacted at their offices, in person and by phone. 1/

until the day I die I will never understand why he was even still allowed to run after this

My partner and I channeled our election anxiety to make a video that reflected our mood. We're not video pros but are proud of it! Feel free to share it if it speaks to you: youtu.be/DJ2531cgm1g

Chefs kiss

Pick your fighter

Tim Walz: "This dude is nearly 80 years old. He damn near killed himself getting in a garbage truck."

You have to admire Matt Drudge's 25 year long war against CSS