see how settled science suddenly gets turned into something unclear as soon as conservatives make it a political issue? this has happened on dozens of issues.

One of my focuses in game theory was information asymmetry in betting environments, so to put this development succinctly: 1) AI gives no information advantage, 2) AI vastly increases confidence, and 3) mass AI adoption will give a convergence effect where winning bets have diluted payouts

The elevators of my midtown office building have had a nonstop "Happy Birthday Narendra Modi!" ad playing all day, which, no, I do not wish Modi a happy birthday

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If you name a product model Zephyr I am 100% buying that one

Predictable based on nothing but knowing which right wing streamer had beef with Kirk

Yeah I was going to stay quiet but this is fucking absurd. Charlie Kirk's politics were of political violence, of the acceptable deaths of innocents, of subjugation and dominion. He preyed on the base instincts of people to fear and hate to build his audience. He practiced politics in the worst way.

If you dream about work you should get paid for those hours. It’s only fair.

It's important to understand that the Dems see their base as an impulsive group to be restrained while the Republicans see their base as hogs to be fed. Now stack up the ideological accomplishments of each over the last 25 years to see which strategy "works."

There’s power in unity — and in a union. A morning of solidarity and celebration at the NYC Labor Day Parade. #UnionStrong

One of the neat things about unions is they have all sorts of people with all sorts of backgrounds and goals and opinions. I'm very thankful to be in leadership of a union that cares deeply enough to argue!

Rogue state behavior. Everyone in the chain of command for this needs to be prosecuted.

Don't feel like doing a repost that puts the murder video on the timeline yet again but do feel like repeating the point that the president just straight-up assassinated 11 people for supposedly doing something that wouldn't be a death-penalty crime if they were caught and convicted

Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment: "To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."

"[Eric Adams] is a guy whose administration has had fun doing illegal things and now thinks it's illegal to have fun" absolutely fire line

They're gonna put him on so many uppers he'll have a heart attack live on TV

Unions built this city and keep it running. They’ve fought against power and greed to make the impossible possible. Now, they need an ally in City Hall. On Labor Day, the presidents of the Hotel Trades Council, 32BJ and SEIU 1199 make the case at @cityandstateny.bsky.social.

The extent to which ICE is ignoring all civil rights and due process is astounding — and indicative of a culture where they’ve been told they can do literally no wrong. Agency and admin leaders must face sanctions and legal consequences.

Got woken up by fireworks and immediately checked the news lmao

Gruesome Newsom strikes again

The news from the past few days is a stunning example of what happens when the state decides it wants to crush just one guy

What do you call it when the state merges with the corporation? Any upside-down Italians ever spoken on this?

Your bog standard liberal used to think "I don't agree with conservatives but I like the diversity of thought" when the average conservative thought "I hate liberals and want to humiliate them." It's about time the liberals got with the program!

First time getting sexually harassed in public as a woman. Cross that off the bingo card.

There's a similar inversion that cities are expensive because so many people want to live there, when in fact they're expensive because so many people *have* to live there. It's the only place to find a good job.

street parking should be illegal essentially everywhere

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Great article to see how centrist liberals fail to understand the purpose of unions. The central premise is unions are an obstacle to "abundance" but maybe they can be weakened enough that that won't be the case. Union members lose, but society benefits, so who can say if it's good or bad?

Are these the men Democrats want to court but can't because the left is too hostile?

This man is doing a fucking chin-up (easier than a pull-up) and can't even get to the top of his head without jerking his whole body

Everyone should read this: defector.com/selling-zohran

Could the administration even identify these people? You've got half a dozen different agencies wearing nonstandard uniforms and covering any identifiable characteristic. It's designed to be unaccountable.

“using real concerns to put reactionary political views in the mouths of people i am not actually going to speak to or give the dignity of their own voices” is a classic move for this clique

The conservative mind cannot comprehend exiting a crowded subway station in an orderly fashion

Adding an extra layer of bureaucracy to apartment searches all for a law that wouldn't even let Cuomo kick Zohran out of his current apartment, great stuff

Speaking as someone with just a piddly bachelors in math, models can answer math questions but cannot discern them. They break with simple followup like "explain why changing X assumption would make the question trivial/impossible/etc." But that is PhD-level math: understanding those questions!

Reading about the history of pharma in America and it's so wild how everyone thought drugs were scams in the late 19th/early 20th century (they were) but following penicillin + the proto-FDA, Americans totally trusted medicine and pharma. Complete 180 because the scams were targeted and crushed.

After Reparations 2.0, Sesame Street will be brought back and it will be communist

This is not a man who cares for the city, who understands its needs, who empathizes with its citizens. The SRG is called in to beat up and disband protestors. Cuomo wants to strengthen them at our expense.

Spent my first day out as an openly trans woman and idk I gotta say it was great and normal. Living in NYC helps for sure bc literally nobody cared. Outfit:

This is a good prompt and to take it in good faith: there cannot be a liberal/left Stephen Miller because the ability to go pure sociopath like Miller precludes someone from believing in any broad left project

Zohran didn't win by relying on standard turnout patterns. We had to fundamentally transform the Democratic electorate. I was part of a group of NYC-DSA members that applied lessons from our previous campaigns to design the “universe” of voters to talk to. Here's how we won 🧵

The 2nd Ave. subway is of course near and dear to my heart and infamous in NYC history, but the IBX is the most transformative NYC transit project in our lives. We should of course always demand more transit, but it's good to be excited for this one.

stooped

Most reporting is just not up to the task of registering both that 1) the White House is *attacking* universities *as institutions* 2) the White House is working *with* universities’ boards to achieve *common goals* for remaking and weakening those institutions

Union work takes so much time and effort but it's the only cathartic thing in my life right now so we chug along !

"Downwardly Mobile Elites"

Columbia is no longer allowed to use race to evaluate applicants, but also must submit an annual report on applicants' racial identity so the Trump admin can litigate further if the admitted cohort is (presumably) not white enough. Dead institution, fucking embarrassing leadership.

Hometown pride. See, not everyone in Spokane is batshit insane! (Most are)