@aziz0nomics@seafoam_moon Do you know the story behind the discovery of the drug DES? It was a coal tar derivative that fit a model of what estrogen should do. Be careful of models. They aren't the same as what they model.
@Austen however, grifters have always been drawn to infrastructure projects (see https://t.co/9OHDRzDsQ6 for one example). The question is how government can be productive for people even if there is graft.
🚨 Pet Food Recall Alert
Morasch Meats recalls Northwest Naturals 2lb Feline Turkey Recipe Raw & Frozen due to H5N1 bird flu contamination linked to an indoor cat's death in Oregon. Products with use by dates 05/21/26 B10 & 06/23/26 B1 distributed nationwide.
Forbes reported JD Vance-backed video platform Rumble (listed publicly in 2022 thru Howard Lutnick Cantor Fitzgerald SPAC & closely aligned w/Truth Social) was running out of cash
No more - Rumble announced $775 million strategic investment from Tether
https://t.co/4MKhCsSUv9
I have written (at length) about FedSoc justices’ violation of basic principles of fact-finding, and improper use of false facts to get results the big donors want.
https://t.co/l6RQC0PV7u
Waymos gets attention for uncommon edge cases where they get confused, but what should get much more attention is how many accidents never distracted, always paying attention in all directions drivers are able to avoid
I’ve been thinking about the way you can have something like DOGE that isn’t a scam or corrupt. It would probably include setting up clear rules of transparency so people could trust it.
Today seems a good time to remember that Founding Father George Mason argued against giving the president sweeping pardon power.
The president, Mason argued, “ought not to have the power of pardoning, because he may frequently pardon crimes which were advised by himself. It may happen, at some future day, that he will establish a monarchy, and destroy the republic. "
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Here’s what it would take to build an indie film super-streamer and how filmmakers can find their perfect audience, according to Keri Putnam, Brian Newman, and Samuel Harowitz.
🔗 Watch the full #FutureOfFilmmaking conversation: https://t.co/20laZAKSfd
1. The debate continues over why Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris. So far, it seems to be centered on two related arguments. One is that the vice president didn’t do enough to appeal to white working-class voters and their concerns about the economy. So they voted for Trump.