I love Owls in Towels!

If there are any experts on futures markets that can offer more informed insights, or set me straight, I'd love to find out more!

When I upgraded from a 56k modem to 1.5 Mbps DSL it felt like overkill -- web pages loaded just fine over dial-up. That 1.5 Mbps DSL would need 5 minutes to load the NYT's 49MB home page. This is a great analysis of why modern news sites are so $#!+. thatshubham.com/blog/news-au...

The AP has been doing a better job than most major news media in using plain language to describe what's happening in the US. That may be why secretary of war (he owns it, now) Hegseth wants to ban Stars & Stripes from using the AP wire service.

In the Trump world, the size of one's security detail size seems to be a common signifier of status. Akin to codpieces in 16th century England, I suppose. www.cbsnews.com/news/hhs-wat...

Simple information about what the SAVE Act would actually do to American voters. Tens of millions would lose their right to vote unless they spend lots of $$$ and jump through bureaucratic hoops before November.

This is very good. (The ATM) automated tasks within an existing paradigm, (the iPhone) created a new paradigm in which those tasks simply didn’t need to exist at all. And it is paradigm replacement...that displaces workers and unlocks productivity davidoks.blog/p/why-the-at...

Deutsche Telekom CEO: EU tech held back by antitrust rules reut.rs/4rNaiDL

When oil was $60/barrel, US oil company execs were not interested in investing in Venezuela The break even point was estimated to be $80/barrel Oil is now $100/barrel and the price is climbing

Given that we now have a net outflow of migrants from Latin America, it looks like we're going to rerun this experiment in the US.

NO NO NO YOU DON’T GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL tell everyone you know www.freetaxusa.com

This short video from the Norwegian Consumer Council is wonderful. Watch it! vimeo.com/1168468796?f...

We were the first to upzone under statewide law in 2021 (the first year I was in office) and we've been getting more and more dense ever since! bendbulletin.com/2025/12/13/m...

Update: Anthropic caved on safeguards to prevent using Claude AI for domestic surveillance & autonomous weapons. Turns out Anthropic's focus on safety was just marketing spin. But I'm sure our "secretary of war" can be trusted, right? www.cnn.com/2026/02/25/t...

@npr.org recently updated its guide to U.S. voter registration deadlines to reflect online/in person/mail deadlines for the 2026 primaries. Cheers to @hansilowang.bsky.social, Brent Jones and Ben Swasey for wrangling this. apps.npr.org/voter-regist...

Anthropic, an AI company in need of cash, is willing to walk away from a huge DoD contract & jeopardize its business with the entire US government because the DoD won't agree 1) to not use Claude AI for mass surveillance of US citizens, or 2) for autonomous weapons. Let that sink in.

ABA moves to axe US law school diversity requirements reut.rs/4aLTGFT

Have loved whales since I was a child and this filled me with wonder

Wouldn't it be nice if we could visibly shake some of the pedophilic royalty in the US?

This is what evil looks like. He is among the worst humans, ever.

This article is incredible. By which I mean, astonishing, and extremely credible. The WSJ wouldn't have published such a story without having verified their sources & having the whole thing cleared by legal counsel.

Librarians, protectors of data & knowledge. Vive la Résistance!

Really have to hand it to the @WeRateDogs guy, who's consistently using his massive platform for good. In this case discussing how Ring is trying to manufacture consent for using its products for immigration—AND ABORTION—monitoring.

Oren Cass uses serious economics to trash finance in the NYT cepr.net/publications... Why don't all economists?

Like the lottery slogan says, "If you don't play, you don't win." Just don't call it an investment.

State prisons in the United States became more violent and nearly 50% deadlier over the past five years as authorities struggled to keep enough guards on the job, according to a government-funded report reut.rs/4tezzZ8 1/5

Truly, this is a cause whose time has come -- an oppressed class overlooked for far too long. (Either this is the deadest pan satire, or it's really real.) marchforbillionaires.org#why

Trump is truly bringing the world together as no other president before him.

NEW: The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.” By @jessecoburn.bsky.social

Worst of the worst list.

All of these rabbits have more courage and integrity than Dem leadership in Congress.

Now *this* is the kind of hard-hitting news I'm looking for.

Today’s must read. If you subscribe please share widely a gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...

A competent opposition political party would cut together the footage of what ICE had been doing in the twin cities with Mike Johnson saying "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do" and have it in ads all across the country

It's increasingly clear that regime change will have to start with Chuck Schumer.

Reposting, even though I never really cared for the Dead...

Chart o day. From Kim Bowes' book, "Surviving Room." giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

What if the thousands of Iranian protesters killed or injured just weren’t complying with law enforcement orders?

We were able to get by without universal childcare for our kids. AND I want universal childcare available for new parents & kids. AND I'm open to paying the taxes it will take to make it happen.

"Threatening" isn't going to cut it. They must DO IT. NO FUNDING FOR ICE @ Jan. 30 budget vote!!

This is a key point. "The times were different...Mistakes were made by people who were fighting for what they believed in." Everyone was innocent. But everyone whose fortune didn't depend on slavery *knew* it was wrong. Every country to which the US liked to compare itself had abolished slavery.

It's going to be awkward for Texas Agricultural & Mechanical University when their agriculture faculty tries to teach students that 9 out of 10 plant species are "bisexual" (having both male & female parts).

Next time some helpless centrist whines about “but but but the Republicans control everything” point them to this. ESPECIALLY this part

Fetterman, Gallego, Kaine, King, Reed, Rosen, and Shaheen voted in favor. Coons, Kelly, Rochester, and Markey couldn’t be bothered to vote. There is exactly zero excuse for any Democrat to vote in favor of any Trump nominee. You are, simply, supporting his agenda.

Impeachment isn't a tactic, and it's not a matter of practicality. It's an unambiguous duty. You don't do it because it's smart, you do it because that is what you swore to do. www.the-reframe.com/impeachment-...

Noting the egregious hypocrisy, not as a gotcha—you can't shame them by showing that they're acting against stated principles, because they don't have any principles—but as a reminder that this movement is post-truth, using words merely as tools to cheer their "team" or to get something they want.

Sad news. The US Army Corps of Engineers (Portland) will not be publishing their pet calendars in 2026. Huge cats & dogs perched atop large infrastructure are now DEI, I suppose. The struggle is real. Make America fun again! Here's the 2025 version. usace.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

The Encyclopedia of Arkansas (yes) has a good overview of the Elaine Massacre. "The Elaine Massacre was by far the deadliest racial confrontation in Arkansas history and possibly the bloodiest racial conflict in the history of the United States." encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/elai...