Mr. Nick Beaudrot

Mr. Nick Beaudrot

@nbeaudrot.bsky.social

Math Dad. Aspiring-to-comeback Triathlete. Fall Out Boy apologist.

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Mr. Nick Beaudrot
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"Inflation is very unpopular and the median voter's views on crime and immigration are closer to Trump's than Harris's" is like 90% more accurate than every narrative take out there that focuses on Rogan, trans rights, "the information environment", etc

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Matthew Yglesias
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When you don’t pay consistent attention to a given race it’s easy to see what you want to see — or to see what you want to get mad about — on social media depending on how your feed is keyed.

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Dara Lind
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Live report from RPG session: we were just offered the choice of going into the tomb of the Big Bad or, and I quote,

Mr. Nick Beaudrot
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Cry more

The Associated Press@apnews.com

Flávio Bolsonaro calls for Brazil's election results to be "annulled" after a loss to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

bit.lyBolsonaro calls for Brazil election results to be ‘annulled’ after loss to LulaFlavio Bolsonaro refused to concede defeat to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who bested him by nearly 4.4 million votes Sunday, following a chaotic delay in poll closing times ordered by a Supreme Court justice.
Mr. Nick Beaudrot
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This thread went so badly for the government lawyer I might even feel bad for him. Just completely unprepared.

Rick Hasen@rickhasen.bsky.social

I would feel bad for the DOJ lawyer getting creamed by this panel but he is taking an evil position and trying to subvert free and fair elections.

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈
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Yep, just to add even more color for how bad this is—there are tons of American made vehicles that are basically only exported to Canada because they’re too expensive for most consumers in Mexico and too big for consumers in Europe/Asia. One of endless reasons it was dumb to start this trade war.

davenewb.bsky.social@davenewb.bsky.social

"U.S.-built vehicles accounted for 28.4% of new-vehicle sales in Canada during the first half of 2026, down sharply from 35.4% in the first half of 2025 and an average of ~40% in preceding years." Canadians aren't buying your stuff anymore. 🇨🇦

Mr. Nick Beaudrot
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I think the important part of that line was Saddam Hussein. It's very tinpot dictator to have a ton of gold stuff in the WH, the power move is that you don't need that stuff.

Mr. Nick Beaudrot
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This is maybe the one time I will say look at net price not list price -- college tuition is a funky progressive alternative minimum and wealth tax on ... well, on former techbros who make a midcareer transition to teaching. Many (not all!) flagships have gotten pricier and more selective.

Karl Jacoby@karl-jacoby.bsky.social

The soaring costs of public universities is a political decision. When these schools predominantly served white students, they tended to be free (UC, CCNY, etc.) But as the number of students of color has increased, funding for the public universities has decreased. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/b...

nytimes.comPublic Colleges Are Passing the $50,000-a-Year Mark. For Locals. (Gift Article)At the University of California campuses in Berkeley, Irvine and Santa Barbara, students get an unwitting education in navigating the housing market.
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Mr. Nick Beaudrot
@nbeaudrot.bsky.social

This is maybe the one time I will say look at net price not list price -- college tuition is a funky progressive alternative minimum and wealth tax on ... well, on former techbros who make a midcareer transition to teaching. Many (not all!) flagships have gotten pricier and more selective.

Karl Jacoby@karl-jacoby.bsky.social

The soaring costs of public universities is a political decision. When these schools predominantly served white students, they tended to be free (UC, CCNY, etc.) But as the number of students of color has increased, funding for the public universities has decreased. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/b...

nytimes.comPublic Colleges Are Passing the $50,000-a-Year Mark. For Locals. (Gift Article)At the University of California campuses in Berkeley, Irvine and Santa Barbara, students get an unwitting education in navigating the housing market.
Mr. Nick Beaudrot
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I think the high tuition/high aid model sends a confusing signal. I'm glad WA passed the Higher Education Act to keep it under control. But with enough information to low income households who value education you *can* raise low income enrollment in your state's flagship.

Mr. Nick Beaudrot
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The UC flagships have the highest in state tuition but there's a lot of aid. They're also world class universities. IDK, it's a tough call for them (and a Michigan and UNC and UVA and a few others)

Mr. Nick Beaudrot
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I've seen the black and white videos and "ahistorical" is true, but I'm not down for "still". The pitcher should get credit for fooling the batter.

Joe Sheehan@sheehannewsletter.bsky.social

The standard for a checked swing in modern baseball is just silly, as well as ahistorical. From the great @sammillerbb.bsky.social: pebblehunting.substack.com/p/what-if-al...

pebblehunting.substack.comWhat If All Checked Swings Were Just Balls?Times change, and so does what we think the phrase "struck at" means.
Mr. Nick Beaudrot
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I'm not sure why Obama closed with "Trump is tacky", that's like the most priced in thing. I guess it goes to huge levels of corruption and not caring about your problems.

Mr. Nick Beaudrot
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Without the threat of Total War communism it might piss off the other billionaires even more. But some of the real nasty Musk stuff might dissipate. Eat Arby's.

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George Pearkes
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Risk aversion is expensive!

Scott McGrath@smcgrath.phd

🧪 A new study found care recommended by LLMs costs 3.2x more than plans from treating physicians ($314 vs. $97 per visit at Medicare rates). Across 200 real clinical encounters, AI ordered 5.6x more specialist referrals and nearly 2x as many new medications. #MedSky

ai.nejm.orgComparative Cost of Care Recommended by Large Language Models versus Treating PhysiciansLarge language models (LLMs) are increasingly consulted for clinical decision support, yet the cost of services or treatment they recommend has not been systematically evaluated. We evaluated 24 AI...

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mediaproject.wesleyan.eduGOP Lead in Senate Spending Narrows; Dems Catch Up in Senate Broadcast Airings - Wesleyan Media ProjectCost of Living and Taxes Remain Top Issues in Federal Contests; $137M in AI Ads (MIDDLETOWN, CT) October 15, 2026 – For several weeks, pro-Republican advertisers have outspent their Democratic rivals ...