Henry David Thorough

Henry David Thorough

@sundownactproof.bsky.social

“The habit of disguising ideology as expertise has created a deficit of legitimacy.” - Paul Krugman

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Henry David Thorough
@sundownactproof.bsky.social

“Prediction market” partnerships and private equity all in the mix sounds like a mistake to me…

Mike Vorkunov@mikevorkunov.bsky.social

The NBA has reached deals with Kalshi and Polymarket to make them the league's preferred prediction markets partners. The companies can now use NBA IP on their platforms, while the NBA gets right of approval on markets that they offer. That and more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/772...

nytimes.comNBA announces partnership with prediction markets Kalshi, PolymarketThe deal makes Kalshi and Polymarket the league's preferred prediction markets and will expand the NBA's partnership with DraftKings.

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Schooley
@schooley.bsky.social

Hard to believe “look at the crazy low prices in this old timey newspaper” is now from the Obama era.

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

REALITY CHECK Send this to all the clowns saying, “The prices were higher under Obama.”

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Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas.bsky.social

yup.

thehandbasket.coRepublicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problemA spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver@lastweektonight.com

This week’s main story is about how more and more white nationalists, antisemites, and Nazi sympathizers seem to be integrating into the Republican Party, how some of them are currently running for office, and how old you can be for JD Vance to consider you “a very young boy.”

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@actually.roiskinda.cool

Agreed. People keep trying to come up with complicated analysis about why people keep supporting racist pedophiles over their interests, but it’s quite simple. They are white supremacists that would rather die than live in an equitable world. We have libraries of data supporting this.

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Henry David Thorough
@sundownactproof.bsky.social

This could be an admission that they’re completely out of touch with what voters want. It could also be an admission that they’ve already got things rigged in their favor.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Mike Johnson: "When I'm in these big arenas, I ask for hands -- 'Show me your hand if you've answered a poll in the last six months.' There will be like three hands among 300 people. I'm telling you, these polls are off. All of them."

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Michael Warburton
@michaelwarburton.bsky.social

In 1973 Singer, Songwriter & Actor — PAUL WILLIAMS — stopped by The Tonight Show fresh from the set of ‘Battle For The Planet Of The Apes’ to sing “Here’s That Rainy Day”. One of the funniest certainly most surreal moments in the show’s history.

Henry David Thorough
@sundownactproof.bsky.social

He just told everyone that elections don’t matter to his party. Not that we didn’t know that already but another 1/6 is definitely in the cards

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Blanche on CBS says his suit against Alaska is "asking the court to step in where the Alaska Supreme Court didn't, which is to look at federal law and if necessary to allow a process for Alaska to decide who should be certified as the winner." (So, the voters won't get to decide. Got it.)

Henry David Thorough
@sundownactproof.bsky.social

This should be concerning to everyone but there’s a certain demographic that thinks this rhetoric will never affect them

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Rally speaker: "Mike Rogers is an American. Abdul has a birth certificate. The birth certificate says he's a citizen of America. You know what? a birth certificate doesn't make you an American."

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Walker Bragman
@walkerbragman.bsky.social

Donald Trump is a fascist. Fascists always need an enemy. You could be next.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Somalia -- 98% of the people here now from Somalia don't work. They don't have to work because they steal so much. They all have a Mercedes Benz. Low IQ and they live better than you do."

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The Washington Post
@washingtonpost.com

At least 12 people were injured in a shooting near Florida A&M University’s stadium in Tallahassee late Saturday, police said. At least three of the victims were seriously injured, including one in critical condition. The others are in stable condition.

washingtonpost.com12 people, including 6 minors, injured in shooting near Florida university stadiumEleven of the injured sustained gunshot wounds, police said. A twelfth person — the grandmother of a victim — was injured while fleeing.
Henry David Thorough
@sundownactproof.bsky.social

And too many people will fall for it

Kayla B@queenofthesouth.bsky.social

The fact that striking Iran can be put on hold for weeks in an attempt to sway the midterms clear proof that Iran doesn’t pose an imminent danger and this war is an evil charade

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Kayla B
@queenofthesouth.bsky.social

The fact that striking Iran can be put on hold for weeks in an attempt to sway the midterms clear proof that Iran doesn’t pose an imminent danger and this war is an evil charade

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Pete Croatto
@petecroatto.bsky.social

My wife should have walked out to this at our wedding.

Baseball by BSmile@bsmile.bsky.social

Happy Saturday! Time for the classic closing theme song to "This Week In #Baseball"! (1984) #MLB #History #Postseason #WorldSeries

Henry David Thorough
@sundownactproof.bsky.social

I’m still not rolling with people saying Pablo was foul for his reporting on the Clippers situation. We’re surrounded by journalists in the pockets of government administrations and professional sports leagues but then when someone does real investigative work, it’s a problem???!?!?

Henry David Thorough
@sundownactproof.bsky.social

What kind of soft ass shit is this

Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social

A helpfully clear exchange here Hasan: "So your argument is that [Minnesota ICE protesters] should stay at home because immigration is a salient issue for Donald Trump. Opposing ICE is only going to help Trump. Wait until we win the election in 2028." Yglesias: "Yes that is what I would have said"

Henry David Thorough
@sundownactproof.bsky.social

He’s proving to us how relevant and necessary this film is. Alex Gibney must have been COOKING.

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer.online

hang on, so Bleecker Street was sold to a Pierre Omidyar-backed group that also happens to back Tosca Musk's Passionflix... and now "MUSK" is disappearing from theaters?

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Max Fawcett
@maxfawcett.bsky.social

My unpopular but persistent belief is that almost everything in our lives has gotten better and we’re weirdly incapable of seeing it.

Michael Druker 🇨🇦@mdruker.app

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

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e.w. niedermeyer
@niedermeyer.online

behold the dazzling purity of our meritocratic economic system

Build-A-Pear@b-rambler.bsky.social

Am I reading it right that Boring Co still has basically 0 real revenue streams but possibly 2 projects in feasibility study phase, so now it's worth $23B?

Henry David Thorough
@sundownactproof.bsky.social

The old trickle down song and dance. Right on time.

Cato Institute@cato.org

Most billionaire wealth isn't in yachts or jewelry — that's just a few percent of it. Most is productive business capital: companies that employ people, build things, and fund research. Tax that wealth and you're taxing the businesses that employ us all. Cato's Adam Michel explains.

Henry David Thorough
@sundownactproof.bsky.social

“I will ruin my state’s ecosystem if you guys pay me enough.”

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social

Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan says he wants to put data centers in Alaska: "We want you guys all to come up to Alaska with your data centers. We got a lot of cold weather, we got gas, we got land, we got water, we got it all."

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jenny tightpants
@jtp.bsky.social

people are acting like this is about AI bots hacking into people's bank accounts but it's actually about people who have given their AI agents access to their computer on purpose

The New Republic@newrepublic.com

Major American banks have reported unauthorized artificial intelligence bots inside consumer accounts, sources told Axios Thursday. trib.al/mmFWL8c

trib.alAI Bots Are Accessing People’s Bank Accounts UnpromptedBanks are rushing to update their terms of service and block the bots.

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

Rein in data centers. Block corporations from mass layoffs. Make the AI economy benefit everyone. Stop AI abuses of our data. Require government approval for new AI products. Together, these five guardrails will protect us from an AI-powered dystopia.