joshua steinman (🇺🇸,🇺🇸) X Instead of spending $100bn on the next foreign war, I’d like to see the next admin create some kind of resource for all these people to find each other. Especially the sparse connections at the edge of the network. I’m a bit of a dilettante, and the other day I read a

👍 The most patriotic thing you can do for your country is your homework. Dying is easy. Math is hard. Give this a watch, it’s funny because it’s true.

I criticize elites a lot. But I have nothing against "elites" as a category. I'm not a communist (though even communist regimes had elites; funny how that works). My critiques, though, are aimed at the moronic members of the elite who think they are helping people when often

And here is “The Anti-Social Century,” in full. Gift link! Read and share (and go outside!). theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

New on Green Tape: There are many important policy areas that have nobody working on them. I've come across several in my work, and have kept a running list. Launching the first three here: 1. The Davies List 2. Project XL 3. RCRA Hope it gets someone started. Link⬇️

Sincere thanks to Liron Shapira, @psychosort, Oliver Habryka, Joep Meindertsma ⏸, James Miller, and Roko 🐉🤖🔰 for thoughtful comments on a previous draft. I worked hard on this one, so if you like it, please share. everythingisbullshit.blog/p/ai-doomerism…

New ep! John Kennedy (john kennedy) & the Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation US are tackling an overlooked crisis in American education: air quality. Using an ingeniously simple $60 box fan, they're on a mission to revolutionize the health and learning environments of students nationwide. Stick around

To be clear, what the Department of Government Efficiency team and Treasury Department have jointly agreed makes sense is the following: - Require that all outgoing government payments have a payment categorization code, which is necessary in order to pass financial audits. This is frequently left blank, making

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Is America losing the ability to grow our own food? The data says... yes. thebignewsletter.com/p/is-america-l…

“What important truth do very few people agree with you on?” - Peter Thiel Fun inverted question: "What important truth does almost everyone agree upon -- but few do anything about it?" The factory model of education from the industrial revolution still existing in 2025.

Islamists are slaughtering minorities in Syria, yet there are no protests anywhere. Alawites, Druze, Yazidis, and Kurds are being massacred, but the pro-Palestinian crowds are nowhere to be seen. Why do they only care about Arabs when they’re at war with Jews? Quite transparent.

Congratulations to the award winners: Diggeridoos at VT Innovation Award Penn Hyperloop Rookie Award Thanks to all of the finalists: CU Hyperloop from CU Boulder Washington Tunneling from U of Washington Bored Tunnelers from Bangladesh WatDig from U of Waterloo

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NEW ESSAY: Forsaking Industrialism: The Most Expensive Thing You Didn’t Buy. Europe had leverage and squandered it, fueling China’s rise while gutting its own industry. Why tariffs can't save you, VC hates hardware, and the post-industrial dream grinds the middle class to dust.

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Very interesting post by Matt Levine on #AI tradebot market collusion. We've been writing a series on bots and #quant more generally, including the impact on the price system, economy, and financial markets. A few below.

Waste & fraud are massive issues for Medicare. CMMI recently launched the WISeR model to reduce low-value services. HHS created a "Fraud War Room." HHS received money from OBBB to create AI tools to reduce improper payments and working with FBI to create a fraud data center. 5/10