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Jeremy Facklam @jfacklam

Finance, Sustainability, Economics, Politics, and more United States Joined April 2010
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel

a day ago

70% of the internet was vulnerable yesterday to very bad security flaws inside a coding language. Turns out, *one volunteer* is mostly responsible for maintaining that code & helping push updates. Yesterday Ondřej Surý saved the internet. So I called him up. He rules. theatlantic.com/technology/202…

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Saloni @salonium

3 weeks ago

There is no good reason for mosquitoes to exist in wealthy countries today. New technologies can get rid of the mosquito species that cause diseases like dengue, yellow fever, and malaria; and others can prevent them from carrying those diseases. worksinprogress.co/issue/mosquito… So why do mosquitoes still exist? In a new article for Works in Progress, Maya Rosen explains how state incapacity and risk aversion led to over a decade of delays and billions of unnecessary bites in the United States. Oxitec, for example, engineered an Aedes aegypti mosquito in such a way that its female offspring would die before adulthood. Through sustained releases, they showed they could reduce local mosquito populations by 80% or more, in field trials. They sought approval from the USDA in 2010, which then passed it to the FDA, which passed it to the EPA. In 2020, the EPA allowed them to conduct limited field trials in the Florida Keys. Two years ago, their experimental permit expired, and they still need another review before it can be used routinely. Their proposed field trial in California was withdrawn after public opposition. Another company, MosquitoMate, developed a technique involving Wolbachia, which also suppresses local mosquitoes. They then spent over fifteen years working through the system before finally receiving commercial registration nationwide in 2024. It seems that, sometimes, the barrier to getting rid of diseases isn’t technology at all. It’s policy and political will. New products shouldn’t get stuck in regulatory review for so long, especially if the delays are about basic questions like which agency has oversight over the product, rather than testing for safety. Though some of those uncertainties were being addressed, the broader changes haven’t materialized. After Biden’s 2022 executive order, the agencies planned to update how their coordinated framework was implemented. But Trump rescinded the order last year. Meanwhile, the EPA unit that reviews new mosquito control products is still a small office backlogged in reviewing a wide range of products. Mosquitoes are a policy choice. We can get rid of them. Will we choose to? worksinprogress.co/issue/mosquito…

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Shadow of Ezra @ShadowofEzra

3 months ago

Police officers in Wisconsin are now secretly installing Flock cameras in neighborhoods without getting permission from the local government or city council. After the police officers were caught, the mayor said the police have the right to install any camera to spy on citizens under the guise of "safety." "He did nothing illegal or wrong." "He has the right, and he didn't have to come to me for permission."

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Ed Zitron @edzitron

4 months ago

Exclusive: I have seen OpenAI's audited financials for 2024 and 2025. In 2025, OpenAI had $13.07 billion in revenue and $34 billion in costs. $867 million of its revenue came from SoftBank, and $303 million came from Microsoft. wheresyoured.at/exclusive-open…

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Ed Zitron @edzitron

5 months ago

Today’s free newsletter is about how LLMs are the perfect grift to exploit an economy dominated by do-nothing managers and executives disconnected from any real work, and how the facade is crumbling as companies pay the true cost of AI. wheresyoured.at/the-revenge-of…

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Jeremy Facklam @jfacklam

6 months ago

@Mnhockeytiktok No wonder why Carolina didn’t want him

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emily @north0fnorth

7 months ago

some of the most unbelievable live images i’ve ever seen and they haven’t even left low earth orbit yet

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emily @north0fnorth

7 months ago

legitimately the single most mind-blowing thing i’ve ever watched live

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Judd Legum @JuddLegum

8 months ago

Maybe I’m too demanding but I’d really like a definitive answer on why the United States started a war in Iran and what we are trying to accomplish.

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Minnesota Timberwolves @Timberwolves

10 months ago

THE BIG TICKET IS BACK

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Ed Zitron @edzitron

11 months ago

Free newsletter: NVIDIA Isn't Enron, so what is it? My 15k word guide to the market messiah- how it makes money, how its future relies on endless debt, how millions of GPUs are sitting waiting to be installed, and why buying AI GPUs no longer makes sense. wheresyoured.at/nvidia-isnt-en…

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Jeremy Facklam @jfacklam

a year ago

@Dan_Brisbois @Acyn GOP has the ability to abolish the filibuster with 50 votes and enact their “mandate”. Why won’t they? The abolished it time and again for other aims

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Minnesota Timberwolves @Timberwolves

a year ago

THE TREES ARE BACK. 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲

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Minnesota Timberwolves @Timberwolves

a year ago

iconic court for an iconic jersey.

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Ben Schifman @BenSchifman

a year ago

The Department of the Interior ordered a nearly complete, 700MW wind farm to stop work, citing unspecified national security concerns. 1/5

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Kwik Trip @KwikTrip

a year ago

nobody: every weatherman rn:

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Jeremy Facklam @jfacklam

2 years ago

@mnwild @ticasino #mnwildfirst Hartman

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Minnesota Wild @mnwild

2 years ago

Power Up Playoffs with @xcelenergy RT and share this post to win tickets to Game 4 in Minnesota and a zam ride! Rules » bit.ly/3Gl9Vyd

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Jeremy Facklam @jfacklam

2 years ago

@mnwild @ticasino #mnwildfirst Boldy

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2 years ago

@mnwild @ticasino #mnwildfirst foligno

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Joe Weisenthal @TheStalwart

2 years ago

Dismal expectations for the economy in the NY Fed's survey of regional manufacturers. Basically every line -- new orders, employment etc. -- is going down, with the exception of prices (received, and paid) which are going up.

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