@jenbyers.com this is the @billmckibben.bsky.social article I mentioned in your thread. I suggest you read it. It explains a lot about what you're experiencing. An old-time Christian like Bill doesn't really relate to what Christianity means under Trump. It sounds to me like you want the old stuff.

A few days ago @edzitron.com was wondering about missing money. This article has one possibility: Nvidia “has been taking in hefty prepayments from customers and then recognizing those payments as revenue … before chips are delivered,” Ozkardeskaya noted. www.marketwatch.com/story/why-th...

"... critics say such appetite for the building blocks of AI has far outpaced the technology's end uses and financial returns. AI hasn't delivered ... profit, they argue, despite up-front costs totaling hundreds of billions of dollars spent on data centers and chips." abcnews.go.com/Business/nvi...

Wendy Edelberg is a former chief economist for the Congressional Budget Office. In this GIFT ARTICLE from the New York Times her conclusion is: ",,, making America less hospitable to immigrants will eventually make America poorer." Particularly, Social Security. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...

Bill McKibben writes a long piece about the modern inversion of the Christianity which was common during our mutual youth. I too was raised Presbyterian. However, the fact Christianity could be mutated into being its opposite made me an atheist. Not Bill. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

It isn't just @edzitron.com who believes the AI bubble is heading towards bursting. And, meanwhile, many already built data centers sit empty because of missing infrastructure. An asset that can't produce anything is a led weight on profits. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

Most coverage of Trump's "death" threat tweets omits the context that Trump believes the Supreme Court's immunity decision makes it impossible for Trump to issue an illegal order. In other words, the SC has given license to Trump to order anything done. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Andreesen is owned by the vulture capitalists who provide him with the billions he needs to grow his company. The very nature of capitalism is to seek profit regardless of moral considerations. Moral constraints on technology are against profitability. Thus capitalism has always been anti-morals.

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If you do not follow this Aussie economics brain, you should.

From the Clinton/Carville "It's the economy, stupid!" to Mamdani, Spanberger, and Sherrill's relentless focus on affordability, the Dems know how to win. In 2026 the Dems should have a Gingrich-like Contract With America focusing on affordability. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump's mind is so far gone he needs the sign to remember where his office entrance is. Newsom's "Live, Laugh, LOSE" text is awesome, but it doesn't hit the mark against Trump's mental decline.

Troll level: master.

Dems should adopt a Gingrich-like Contract With America emphasizing affordability issues. Child care. Health care. Utility regulations, including a pivot back to clean energy to reduce costs.

The AP investigation found most of the men killed by Trump are small time criminals making a boat run for something like $500 to supplement their normal income of about $100 per month. As usual, the root of drug dealing is poverty.

The wealthy will not allow the end of scarcity. To achieve that goal, we need a socialist government. I also don't believe that AI extinguishes humanity. The Terminator was a fun movie, but surely we won't allow robots to kill us. So, as always, the middle path is most likely.

Quantum Machines (QMs) are the perfect platform for running AI because they are so blindingly fast that you can run multiple computes of the same problem and vote for the best answer, which is perfect to offset AI hallucinations. The issue is getting QMs out of the lab. www.bbc.com/news/article...

So, they did the obesity version of the drug but not the diabetes version of the drug? I take Osempic for my diabetes. It works great. But it costs Medicare about $1,350 per month out of which I pay about $75 per month. It is the exact same drug in a different dose. Why can't I save too?

It isn't just the insurance problem. A lot of properties in these cities are condos who are facing huge bills for inspections and fixes after new laws put requirements in place following the tragic collapse of a condo near Miami a few years ago. Blame what the Rs did in the legislature!

The fact that Democrats won both elections yesterday for the Georgia Public Service Commission is remarkable enough (no Democrat had won a non-federal statewide race in GA since 2006). But both won by a margin of 63% to 37%. In Georgia. results.sos.ga.gov/results/publ...

For many years Democrats have been trying to break the monopoly of Republicans on Georgia's Public Service Commission which regulates Georgia Power and other utilities. Now, after years of litigation, yesterday's special election delivered two seats to Democrats. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...

Sometimes I have to wonder: is someone in the Trump administration part of that weird Christian cult that believes the Earth must be destroyed before Jesus will arrive to save them? Or is thus just the usual incompetency of Trump and his minions? What do you think it is?

MAGA is increasingly trying to deport anyone who disagrees with them. "To be clear, Trump can’t legally take away the citizenship of someone born in the US. But as we all know by now, Trump rarely seems to look at the law as an impediment." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

MSNBC just displayed a slide claiming that food costs are up nearly 50% in 5 years. "Fight for 15" is so 2020. $22.50 is the 2025 version of $15 in 2020. So, yes, "fight for 25!"

Trump likes ruling by executive order. If the government was open, there would be all of those pesky laws to ignore. Congressional Republicans are happy to be on vacation. Congressional Democrats want changes which handcuff Trump with laws. and Trump will refuse that deal. The Senate is irrelevant.

When an "elite" college spends something like $250-$350 million, it is on a football stadium, not a ballroom. The University of Florida is about to spend $400 million on Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. GO GATORS! www.wruf.com/headlines/20...

Another authoritarian move. "YOU'RE FIRED!" You don't even get a chance to criticize my ballroom plans! (Normally, the commission recommends art installations for federal buildings. I guess Trump only wants fake gold leaf as art.)

I personally left the Republican Party when Reagan did the same things I found so objectionable with Lyndon Johnson. I was a Goldwater-loving pro-choice guy. I was fine with Goldwater's support of gay rights. Today's Republicans are truly deplorable! Ask this man. www.thebulwark.com/p/my-last-da...

These daily shutdown tracker articles miss the point. Why would Congress hold a session before January? Johnson will just continue to hold off bringing folks back because Democrats won't cave on healthcare. Trump is perfectly happy ruling by executive order. Where is the motivation for either side?

In the 1990s Dot Com Bubble, it was laying fiber optic cable. The market overestimated the need and each company overestimated its market share. By a lot. Now, AI capex is doing the same thing. The AI bubble will continue to grow as long as money is available to pay for all this capex. Then, crash.

The thought police are cranking up deportations for anyone who calls Israel genocidal. This time it is British journalist Sami Hamdi, who has been on a speaking tour in the US. Hamdi’s "visa was revoked, and he is in ICE custody pending removal” says DHS. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

If Trump can do this to the East Wing of the White House, what stops him from demolishing the US Capitol building? After all, Johnson refuses to convene Congress without Trump's approval and what does King Trump need with Congress? #nokings

Trump is well known for accusing other people of what he himself is guilty of. This makes me wonder about Trump's obsession with Venezuela viewed alongside what Trump is doing to the USA. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

23-year-old Democratic activist Harry Sisson responds to an AI video posted by President Donald Trump depicting Trump dropping what appeared to be sewage on Sisson and other protesters attending the "No Kings" rally.

Which is exactly why Georgians need to vote for the 2 Democrats running for Public Service Commission seats. Early voting is NOW! I have already voted. But to at least raise the alarm over AI data centers in Georgia, Democrats need at least 1 seat on the Commission.

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Well over 15,000 people at #atlanta #nokings

Senator Warnock at #atlanta #nokings

@jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social talking at #atlanta #nokings protest.

Singing in #atlanta #nokings

Big crowd at #nokings #atlanta

NEA President at #nokings #atlanta

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Read and heed. From a man with integrity who was on the inside of the first Trump administration.

This judge should file a huge lawsuit against everyone who tweeted ill wishes about her. "Explosion" is the key word here. A gas explosion is unlikely for a well designed home, which this appears to be. Arson is thus the likely cause.

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I would presume that @indivisible.org is near the top of the administration's hit list. Nonetheless, I will be at the No Kings rally at the GA state Capitol in Atlanta on October 18. Come and get us K$H!

The interesting question is not if the Comey indictment is an abuse. It clearly is. The interesting question is what a Democrat President would do in 2029. The usual 5 year statute of limitations would leave plenty of time to pick and choose who is criminally culpable.

Good riddance! Even the Oklahoma Attorney General, hardly a "liberal" himself, issued a press release celebrating the departure of Ryan Walters, who moved Oklahoma to the bottom of state school rankings. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The ANTIFA executive order is out. It states that "organized effort designed to achieve policy objectives by coercion and intimidation is domestic terrorism." This is a thought crime since "coercion" and "intimidation" are often the outcome of protected speech. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...