Greg B. Pool

Greg B. Pool

@gregbpool.bsky.social

Recovering geologist, skeptical inquirer, and burned-out jedi: “The galaxy is watching, and I have friends everywhere.” 🖖🏼

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Greg B. Pool
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You wait until you hear back from the Cornell development office about your naming rights on that new building where they’ll be teaching ethics.

NY Times Pitchbot@nytpitchbot.bsky.social

The Ethicist | We increasingly suspect our son was one of the Cornell rapists. Do we have to turn him in now, or can we wait until he gets his Christmas bonus from his private equity firm?

Greg B. Pool
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Spending is up because the middle class still has to spend on non-discretionary items. We have no choice but to pay for higher gas and diesel.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

🥊 Hassett gets his ass kicked by Tapper 🥊 Hassett's efforts to insist Trump's economy is the greatest ever and POTUS has never failed to deliver on his promises did not go well on CNN, as Tapper brought receipts to back up the feeling the majority of Americans have about how hard it is to get by

Greg B. Pool
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Live shot of the Sports Illustrated offices:

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump tells the UN he is officially changing the name of Artificial Intelligence to "Super Intelligence" and says all US government documents will now be changed to refer to "SI"

Greg B. Pool
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This should be a generational milestone that never allows this sort of graft to ever occur again.

NPR@npr.org

A slew of American companies are getting billions of dollars back in tariff refunds after a Supreme Court ruling. Many consumers, though, may never get anything back. n.pr/45Pix9N

n.prBusinesses are getting tariff refunds. Why aren't consumers getting their cut?A slew of American companies are getting billions of dollars back in tariff refunds after a Supreme Court ruling. Many consumers, though, may never get anything back.
Greg B. Pool
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You can tell this is AI slop because Elaine Cho is actually by his bedside.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social

Mitch McConnell has released a photo and the first statement on his condition: "I was briefly unconscious and was taken to the hospital. While receiving excellent care over the past several weeks, I’ve also had to deal with a mild case of pneumonia."

Greg B. Pool
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I’ve been boycotting FIFA since Russia and Qatar, but the futbol has been so good in the knockouts. It makes me so mad to think any chance of a #USMNT win tonight is tainted. I just want it all to go away.

Greg B. Pool
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“Fascist FIFA" seen outside of Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. FIFA has a long history of supporting authoritarian regimes. I haven’t supported the World Cup starting with Qatar. You shouldn’t either!

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Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

“.. In the coming days, network leadership may attempt to hide behind corporate euphemisms like ‘modernization’ and ‘restructuring’ to explain away my departure. Don’t be misled,” she added. @scottnover.bsky.social $PSKY www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Greg B. Pool
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Four out of five bots agree: Ask an LLM if your commencement speech is going to be tone deaf.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

“.. The booing was persistent enough that Schmidt tried to speak over it, insisting, ‘You can now assemble a team of AI agents to help you ..’” @techcrunch.com techcrunch.com/2026/05/17/i...

Greg B. Pool
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Kash was livid he wasn’t allowed to christen the bow of the USS Arizona with his custom bourbon bottle.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING AP: When Kash Patel visited Hawaii last summer, the FBI took pains to note he was not on vacation. Left out of FBI's news releases was an exclusive excursion that Patel took days later when he participated in what government officials described as a "VIP snorkel" around the USS Arizona.

apnews.comEmails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorialGovernment emails obtained by The Associated Press show that FBI Director Kash Patel went on a “VIP snorkel” session last summer at the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor.
Greg B. Pool
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Trump: “My good friend Bobby Fischer always told me to avoid the Thucydides Trap.” ♟️

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

Xi told Trump that a major question for the two countries was whether they could avoid the “Thucydides Trap,” according to an official English translation of his remarks broadcast by CCTV. @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/05/14/t...

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Replying to @atrupar.com

I'm old enough to remember when the Strait of Hormuz was open the entire time during Biden's years in office.

Greg B. Pool
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This is geologically correct. ⚒️

The Shovel@theshovel.bsky.social

Fact-checkers accused Trump of spreading misinformation, as the strait was actually formed during the late Cretaceous period. Read more: theshovel.com.au/2026/04/22/t...