

Michael Scott Balch, PhD
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Views stated on this twitter account are official company policy at Alexandria Validation Consulting, LLC. Happily married to @uh_rona.



there was an entire section of the federalist papers about how making politicians live like paupers is how you get your government sold out to business interests constantly, when they discussed the common failure models of republican government



We’re witnessing the revival of a Luddite movement against AI. It’s not the technology people fear-it’s the psychopaths controlling it. Case in point: Google’s CEO responds to audience rejection here with a tone deaf, “It’s happening anyway.”

yesterday - "this is the worst it will ever be" today - it gets worse again


the strait of hormuz is staying closed far longer than trump supporters thought but the actual impact on oil prices is far more mild than trump critics thought, i don't get it!


Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and recently began discussing plans to use them to attack the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, military vessels & possibly Key West, 90 miles north of Havana Exclusive on what the Trump Admin is thinking 👇 axios.com/2026/05/17/us-…

Some people still seriously believe the US could do a D-Day style invasion of Iran. That, of course, is ridiculous. Other people believe the US can insert multiple special forces groups into Iran to snatch their uranium. That, of course, is ridiculous, too.

Wow. House votes down Dems’ Iran war powers measure in a 212-212 tie vote. Three Rs broke to support it: Barrett, Fitzpatrick, and Massie. Jared Golden was the lone Dem who opposed it.

Fix everything instantly button: Make it illegal to own a house you don't live in


Oklahoma Democrats have forced a vote banning child marriage. 36 Republicans voted against it.