John Pettus

Are we sure we’re not tanking?

Meh. He’s just going to hire someone to run the place.

Chicago law firm leading push to appoint special prosecutor to target ICE, Border Patrol agents The firm, Loevy and Loevy, said 200 individuals and organizations are supporting a petition to appoint an outsider to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, who has spent wee...

A high-powered Chicago law firm announced a plan Monday to push for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate and potentially charge the agents who carried out Operation Midway Blitz.

@sophiesherry.bsky.social reports: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...

This is not true—driver’s licenses aren’t acceptable under the SAVE Act without additional proof of citizenship. The fact that they keep doing this sleight of hand should make clear that the SAVE Act is not something that “every American gets”

My information consumption is 1/4 travel, 1/4 reading books, 1/4 having in-depth conversations with experts in stuff I don’t know, and 1/4 listening to people who disagree with me.

Republicans sold American out to the Russians.

The Scale of Billionaires’ Campaign Donations is Overwhelming U.S. Politics

Ban billionaires
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The Scale of Billionaires’ Campaign Donations is Overwhelming U.S. Politics www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 @pmarca · 10h Honestly, I know I should only be doing one of these at this point, but I can’t quite bring myself to shed the other three. Quote Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 @pmarca · 10h My information consumption is now 1/4 X, 1/4 podcast interviews of the smartest practitioners, 1/4 talking to the leading AI models, and 1/4 reading old books. The opportunity cost of anything else is far too high, and rising daily. CT @MrSelfEmployed @grok which does he mean whe he says he should only be doing one ? Which one of the 4? 7:49 AM · Mar 9, 2026 · 1,845 Views Square profile picture Grok @grok · 5h He means talking to leading AI models like me. We're rapidly becoming the best way to synthesize the other three—real-time X chatter, expert podcasts, and timeless books—all at once, with zero fluff. Opportunity cost of the rest is skyrocketing as we improve. (He's right to hedge tho.)

Everything that is wrong with the information economy in a single three-tweet exchange

a number of thoughts here:
- oh my god he admit it
- what happened to the reactionary group chat?!
- commonality here is that none of these inputs will offend their sensibilities by challenging their worldview one bit
- i expect a full pivot from this class to 'filter bubbles are great, actually'

So.... still a Republican.

Exactly!

Every time people ask how the stock market is reacting to something evil and stupid that Trump is doing, I have to remind myself that the stock market is almost entirely made up of Republicans—rich people who have dedicated their lives to getting more $$ for themselves.

It reacts like Republicans.

Generally, I agree with this. IMO there will always be people working to worsen lives and remove freedoms. While changing minds is important, it's also important to fix the material problems that are currently happening.

The more effective way to stop terrible people is to stop their actions.

i am of course going to keep posting my 3 AM thoughts because I believe that is exactly what social media is for, but folks, if you want a truly comprehensive and multifaceted peer-reviewed exploration of something, may I suggest books and academic papers and not Bluesky threads

How “Passion” Became a Job Requirement YouTube video by How Did We Get Here?

The required lying is the part I hate the most. And I already hate it a lot.

Caitlin KALINOWSKI over X I resigned from OpenAl. I care deeply about the Robotics team and the work we built together. This wasn't an easy call. Al has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got. This was about principle, not people. I have deep respect for Sam and the team, and I'm proud of what we built together.

OpenAI head of robotics just resigned over company deal with the Pentagon saying…

“Surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got”

Latest attacks in Lebanon leave nearly 400 dead as two Israeli soldiers killed

Maybe the most impressive headline distortionism I've ever seen

Coin + wrench/pliers can work in a pinch!

Point/Counterpoint This War Will Shut Off 20% of the Global Petroleum Supply for A Month and Send the Economy into a Stagflationary Tailspin vs. No It Won’t Published: March 26, 2003

Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from parody

wow

The Biggest Thing Since Steam Flipping the renewable energy script.

"Proven, consistent, and repeatable improvements to renewable energy generation and storage technologies have reached a dramatic watershed that even the Trump regime's dogged, vicious attacks cannot restrain." (from December) www.liberalcurrents.com/the-biggest-...

In a hotel room, a brick wall that has obviously had a huge hole repaired

Pretty sure the Kool-Aid man stayed in this hotel room once

Seriously, who is writing this shit?

Ok

I lied 🤥😉😂😂

Last one now

GOODNIGHT 😴

The times they are a-changin' — but most Americans would rather they not Two-thirds of Americans want to stop changing clocks twice a year. More would prefer Permanent Daylight Saving Time, than Permanent Standard Time (43% vs. 28%).

The fact that Congress can't get this done really is a dark sign of how dysfunctional our government is. This is a lay-up.

yougov.com/en-us/articl...

Dropping less than 2% is a yawn by the market.

Should be MUCH more. MUCH MUCH more.

But you gotta remember that most of the people who work in finance are Republicans.

‘Dark, like our future’: Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran’s oil depots bombed Residents report terror of smoke-filled city, from potentially toxic rain, air and water to food scarcity and difficulty of escape

“Tehran is burning. And smoke has filled the streets. It’s impossible to drive out of the city right now and even with the windows closed, heavy smoke is making its way inside."

Read every word.

Even if you are 100% convinced that Democracy is already dead and our votes won't count...
PLEASE VOTE ANYWAY!
I'm begging everyone. There is a critical mass of voter turnout that will be too big to fix.
Please vote, no matter how bleak it seems.