Recrudescence of the Kakistocrats

MSSQL/PGSQL he/him; beer geek, soccer fanatic (#FCD/#ARS/#TSG), board/#KeyForge gamer, classical liberal, chaos butterfly and cynical analyst.

[Recrudescence of the Kakistocrats @ReddTrain]

Achievement unlocked: Blocked by a musician for explaining that a vote for a 3rd party is rational in a state where the electoral votes for one party or another was never in doubt.

[Recrudescence of the Kakistocrats @ReddTrain]

Yo @grok: Based on my posts, reposts, and comments, which historical figure am I reminiscent of?

[Recrudescence of the Kakistocrats @ReddTrain]

@tx_pros I have an appointment with my psych Monday and I'm planning to ask about this.

Is this still working for you?

[Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome]

"Scientists Dropped Gophers Onto Mount St Helens For 1 Day. 40 Years Later, The Effect Is Astonishing" https://t.co/V3iDNhoVld

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🔴🇺🇸 Ricardo Pepi, one to watch in the next months as clubs start to explore options to sign American striker from PSV.

He's scored again last weekend, making it 7 goals and 1 assist so far this season.

[Ars Technica @arstechnica]

Anthropic hires its first “AI welfare” researcher https://t.co/YFkvQ2nxRF

[Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA]

This is a form of toughness -- steadying your season amid injuries and some internal friction. This is what real contenders do when met with adversity. Having the best player in the world at the (ever-rising) peak of his powers is the ultimate failsafe.

[Josh Bowe @Boweman55]

Luka is currently at a career-low for rim rate (0-3 feet column), but not that far off from last season's number (which was his previous career low). it's steadily gone up the last few games, he had nine paint shots last night.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

It’s not that they think they wouldn’t be confirmed, at least not in most cases. It’s that they want to plant a big flag early that there will be no transparency or oversight of Trump's wishes and power. Everything will be like this.

[Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan]

"Y'all Democrats are just sore losers."

[Anthony Michael Kreis, FRHistS @AnthonyMKreis]

Birthright citizenship is a foundational concept in American constitutional law. It is a betrayal of the 14th Amendment to suggest otherwise or that it can be discarded with ease. We settled any doubt about this in Wong Kim Ark in 1898. We should not budge one solitary inch.

[David Leavitt 🎲🎮🧙‍♂️🌈 @DavidLeavitt]

Happy Veterans day to all my frens that served. 🫡

EXCEPT THE SUCKERS AND LOSERS WHO WERE CAPTURED OR DIED I ONLY LIKE WINNERS

(Today’s post by General Bone Spurs in Chief Donald Trump, probably)

[Kat Swansey @katswansey]

kinky for governor

📍 chappell hill, tx
🎞️ @lomography 100

[Derrick G. Jeter @derrickjeter]

Texas 101: An old-timer was asked, “If you weren’t a Texan, what would you be?” He replied, “Ashamed.”

[David Burbach (also @dburbach Bluesky) @dburbach]

For a wealthy defense contractor CEO to spend their time publicly trying to sway a Congressional caucus leadership vote is... unusual.

[Recrudescence of the Kakistocrats @ReddTrain]

I saw this and my instant thought was that he had a bad game.

It's insane how much Luka warps your brain when it comes to production.

(h/t @jkubatko)

[Brianna Wu @BriannaWu]

The problem with American politics having devolved from a national consciousness into a series of identity-based mobs is you can get everything you wanted and still be out of your f***ing mind.

[Recrudescence of the Kakistocrats @ReddTrain]

And just in case y'all doubt I know what I'm talking about:

[Recrudescence of the Kakistocrats @ReddTrain]

.@MFollowill Kyrie's smoother than 43 year old Scotch tonight...

[Brad Townsend @townbrad]

Second straight excruciating loss for Mavericks, their first two-game losing streak of the season.

[Recrudescence of the Kakistocrats @ReddTrain]

@JohnSca95831902 @Mmanewsnetwork2 @JoshEakle Is it physically possible for you to make a point relevant to the discussion at hand?!

Tangential thinking is a good thing, but only when you're able to relate it to the current conversation...