Um holy fuck?

The Trump administration canceled grants for street safety, pedestrian trails, and bike lanes, citing that the projects “aren’t designed for cars" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This cites, get this, Matt Yglesias and Derek Thompson as authorities on thinking. 🟡 The decline of thinking people www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...

Has he been hacked?

If I am ever brutally murdered, please make sure that my memorial service barely mentions me, most of my family isn’t there, and there’s a gift shop.

In a former life, I used to see performances by small dance companies. Most of the audience consisted of people from other small dance companies. This looks to be similar though on a larger scale. Nvidia to Invest $100 Billion in OpenAI for Data Centers www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Topical commentary from 1852 www.marxists.org/archive/marx...

"In the name of 'fighting antisemitism', the Trump administration is publicly making an example out of arguably the most famous Jewish public intellectual in the country today."

Utterly crude

But I am reading a long Hitchens essay from when he was still a leftist and socialist about Thomas Paine and he writes about this parody from 1791, sung to the tune of My Country ‘Tis of Thee:

Hmm, this is a hard one. Have they tried just stopping the slaughter? unherd.com/2025/09/how-...

So much winning! Hamburger Helper Sales Rise as Americans Try to Stretch Their Food Dollars www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/b...

The received standard tale of Millennials' economic woe is obsolete. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#BLS has delayed the 2024 Consumer Expenditures Survey annual release. This is likely due to the severe understaffing in the agency. Staff losses and hiring freeze are taking their toll. www.bls.gov/cex/notices/... #econsky

“I reject the platform of the so-called [DSA} and do not believe that it represents the principles, values or policies of the Democratic Party.” — New York Dems Chair Jay Jacobs, in a statement declining to endorse Mamdani True, which is why you & your party suck

Meanwhile trans people are denounced as perpetrators of violence

fresh audio product: • Quinn Slobodian on the eugenics/race science tendencies within High Church Neoliberalism • Molly White @molly.wiki on stablecoins, and the Trump–UAE deal www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html#S...

The ludicrous Eric Adams is opening a front in the bathroom wars in the NYC city schools. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Nice to see some signs of life out of this quarter.

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama. His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful. Now he is tweeting in support of me. This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*. Or used to work.

So much winning. The US to China, for years: "We're going to be picky about the Nvidia chips we sell you to undermine your progress in AI." China, now: "We don't want your chips. We can make our own. Bye"

Several Republicans are introducing a bill to change the Fed's dual mandate—maximize employment while maintaining stable prices—to a single one, prices only. If that were the rule, the Fed shouldn't be cutting rates. Does DJT know about this? financialservices.house.gov/news/documen...

Chaos Inside FEMA as Death Threats Distract From Hurricane Response Internal documents show how online conspiracies and personal attacks disrupted FEMA during back-to-back hurricanes last year. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Charles? That chucklehead?

Repulsive Two Republican Congresspeople Call For Institutionalization Of Transgender People www.erininthemorning.com/p/two-republ...

The Trump-Miller administration's single-minded focus on migration is starting to impact the availability of drugs in the US, according to this detail from a very good investigation @wsj.com published today. www.wsj.com/world/americ...

Ghouls

Oh the subway is so scary dangerous! I'd rather drive. Even if it's 30x more deadly.

This says a lot:

Let's hope this matters.

Netanyahu says Gaza City occupation goals are 'defeating enemy and evacuating population,' does not mention hostages www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

My favorite part of the Apple iOS T&Cs: "You also agree that you will not use these products for…the development, design, manufacture, or production of nuclear, missile, or chemical or biological weapons."

Huh what?

Politico NY: "Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo held a press conference saying decriminalization [of sex work] would allow prostitutes to proliferate and would be bad for women." Because no one knows better than Andy what's good for women.

Has anyone from the Free Speech Party weighed in on the CK crackdown?

Striking how employers are doing all the repressive work. Helped by snitches.

Mark your calendars! Sep 20 is International NFT Day.

Dopey, devious Stephen Moore has a thought. Sounds like the Biden crew really. "[T]he reality is the economy is doing fine and the perception is people are still worried about things like grocery prices, which are still high, and still growing.” www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

It’s amazing that posting Kirk’s own words has become a firing offense.

It’s one outrage after another. Democracy dying in broad daylight.

Oh shut up

Both interviews are excellent, but the first, about the bizarre delusions, I mean philosophy, of our digital overlords, i.e transhumanism etc., is *mind blowing*. These people's potato been bakin' a little too long. It's Whitey On the Moon to the nth, humorless degree.

Wtf? Why was she suspended?

American soybean farmers don’t have a single order from China as they head into harvest season. China usually buys 25% of the entire crop. Crisis looms for the farmers and there’s only one man responsible.

I wonder how many New Yorkers know who Jeffries is.

Pariah state status achieved.

Wheee!