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For the fabulously wealthy, paying taxes is pretty much optional. They can borrow against their vast wealth, which is mostly an untaxed capital gain, without paying taxes. When they die, the capital gain goes to zero. And loopholes exist to bypass the estate tax too.

I’ll save you the hate click to note that the author is an interior designer with a podcast and a new book to sell, so just keep on walking

Astonishing: Maxwell was willing to tell Blanche about some of Trump's rapes, and he ordered her not to. "Let's not talk about inviduals." WTF were they there to talk about? There's EVIDENCE on this.

Glad to see Laika's Wildwood did well this past weekend, it was a lot of fun! www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

The wildest part about Pat McAfee's weird comment about the University of Utah is the video that provoked it... *this* is the video that broke him:

While I'm here, a small reminder that I have a new novella at Clarkesworld this month, one I'm very proud of. clarkesworldmagazine.com/bear_10_26/

There’s no algo on bluesky so I’m not rage baited 400 times a day, is why I like it here best.

Sure, AI may be fast—but classmates still matter. New research in Advances found students often turned to AI first when stuck, while peer discussion more often delivered the “aha” moments that deepened understanding: https://ow.ly/puN35100BJR APS Publications #ArticlesInPress 🧪 📷: iStock

Penguins are pooping pink – and when viewed from space, that’s giving scientists a new way to track how Antarctica’s climate is changing.

You can’t step on Venus without a spacesuit. 🌡️🪐🧪 Kyle Horn of MIT AeroAstro explains that with 90 bar of pressure and temperatures of 450°C, the surface could turn lead into liquid. #Venus #Space #Astronomy #NASA #Science

If you happen to be at Denver's airport anytime soon, there are two signed copies of Kaiju Preservation Society at the C Gates Tattered Cover Bookstore

Nine, with that guy in the center.

the best way to understand what's wrong with capitalism is to read the headlines in the Wall Street Journal

I feel like @aptshadow.bsky.social might appreciate this one: scientists have discovered that Portia jumping spiders experience REM-like sleep, and even make up for it when they're deprived. THE SPIDERS ACCRUE SLEEP DEBT. 🕷️ www.sciencealert.com/spiders-can-...

Given that I'm currently reading @aptshadow.bsky.social 's Green City Wars (lots of fun, Skotch is being read with a Bogie-esqe Sam Spade/Philip Marlow voice in my head), this FB memory image seems appropriate!

Glad to see this, the Westwood Theaters near UCLA were awesome. Fun fact, this is the theater which Margot Robbie went to as Sharon Tate to see her own movie in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood... dailybruin.com/2026/10/25/b...

CDT’s Laird: “This decision continues to establish the legal basis that it is not only unethical but illegal to weaponize personal data in ways that lead to irreparable harm to individuals who are wrongly targeted.”

This monopolization ALWAYS leads to enshittification.

"Our cellphones are constantly searching for the nearest tower, even when we aren’t making calls. Stingrays make it all too easy to target protesters and stifle free speech, with the latest versions turbocharged by AI. It’s long past time for Albany to ban stingrays in New York State." - Worthington

@astrokatie.com Have you had a chance to play around with the Lumina model referenced here? phys.org/news/2026-10...

The King vs the content slurpers... www.engadget.com/2296535/elvi...

My employer just made me sign an arbitration agreement. I've started updating my resume and expect to find a new job next year. I don't need to work for a company that thinks it is likely to violate my rights and so makes me waive some rights to protect them from the expected future violations.

We're watching it because we think it's going to be "evidence" blended into future conspiracy theories...

The fact that billionaires can just buy an entire film distribution company that has been running and respected for over a decade to kill a documentary about their billionaire friend and nothing can be done about it is just Fuck man

ALPR camera networks are routinely abused for everything from stalking romantic partners to tracking peaceful protesters. Misconduct is built into the system; this dangerous mass surveillance network can't be fixed. Read EFF’s agenda for state lawmakers on why a total ban is the only real solution.

The former CEO of a naval defense contractor told FBI agents he cut cash-for-contracts deals with South Carolina’s two most powerful members of Congress — Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. James Clyburn.

It's really important to pay attention to the fact that Lula beat the fascist candidate not by compromising and trying to meet fascist voters in the middle, but by sticking to his guns, promising prosecutions for election interference, and mobilising his own voters to turn out in greater numbers.

This analyst's report from Apollo about AI uses the term "S&P 493" to refer to the "S&P 500 minus the Mag 7" - because if you take out the AI companies, the S&P 500 is tanking. www.apollo.com/wealth/insig...

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Well this is eleventy-million kinds of Fucked Up. @latimes.com (who once contracted with me as a freelance reviewer and whom I struggled to get paid by) asserts that *merely reading its website* constitutes a permanent waiver of your right to sue it under *any circumstances*.

Children of Owl was just chosen as one of the BEST YA BOOKS OF 2026 by Publishers Weekly!!!! I’m shocked and so grateful for the support! There are fifteen books on the list, and it’s an honor to be among them.

In the theater waiting for the commercials to finish and Wildwood to start!

" #KGW mailed 100 letters across Oregon on the same day. Only 14 received same-day postmarks, raising concerns about ballots mailed on Election Day." 🎥 KGW News (10/21/26) youtube.com/shorts/eVjOF...

Fantasy allows us to create worlds that embody the themes we're exploring. It's a powerful tool, but we must ensure the magic doesn’t overshadow the human drama at its core. #WritingCommunity #FantasyWorlds #Storytelling

In a little-noticed webpage update, the Environmental Protection Agency has announced a plan to decommission its online web archive at the end of the year, a move that would wipe tens of thousands of publicly available environmental resources from the web.

NEW: We obtained doorbell video of Castle Rock Town Council candidate Chris Phelen stealing his opponent's campaign literature from a voter's porch Phelen, who is running on "conservative leadership" and "preserving Castle Rock's small-town character," admits he's done it before

Posting again. Due date is Dec 1st.

Just some pub cats living their best lives. 📍 Dark Horse Pub (Croydon, UK)

There was a fucking hole in our planet’s *atmosphere* Like a legit, no joke, “this will unravel our entire ecosystem” hole in the world, and then we fixed it by working together across national and political lines As a species we decided, “we will survive” Let’s do that some more

which trump son is driving the truck

Drive by shootings... in Paris? Ruh-roh. That 21st century conflict bearing a resemblance to the run up to WW 1 last century hackle is starting to rise further... www.france24.com/en/france/20...

9th Circuit blocks path for Trump to again deploy national guard without state approval

🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand: A man (80s?) with a prodigious bushy moustache takes a bite from a cream donut and SQUISH. Cream covering his moustache and squootling up his nostrils. His wife howling with laughter.

Helluva view on orbit -

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