Paradoxocologist at large

@RepAuchincloss Wait, wut?

For the first time since WW2, an American president walked into a room and it wasn’t clear he was the most powerful person in it.

@Variety Can't be star studded when stars don't exist anymore

#Ad | Cannes. The word alone instantly conjures visions of cinema gods, decked out in haute couture, ascending the red-carpeted steps of the Palais amidst a flurry of flashbulbs and thousands of screaming fans. But as the festival enters its 79th year, Cannes is looking less star-studded than usual, with the major studios sitting this one out. Read more from Variety's special festival print daily, published on the ground in #Cannes during the 79th Festival de Cannes, running from May 12-23: bit.ly/4uJTTSj

@WSJ The horrible rich *ssh*les of new York have left their traditional hunting grounds and are free to find prey elsewhere.

Miami is booming, with waves of wealthy people drawn to the metro area in recent years. Yet there is a countercurrent: Its population is shrinking. The result is a glittering urban center that is richer, smaller and built to cater to upscale living. 🔗 on.wsj.com/42BP4hS

@horrormuseum Well, he could start producing again...

It's hard not to wonder, at this point with no power or money, and multiple health issues, if he got out, would he even have the opportunity to do new harm?

This means of course, he may get out.

@EricLDaugh Yeah, well, you don't want Julia Letlow, believe you me.

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump just called on ALL Republicans to VOTE OUT Sen. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana tomorrow, May 16, and vote for Julia Letlow Cassidy voted to CONVICT Trump during his impeachment Scott Presler is also going all-out against Cassidy, a THUNE ALLY, as the SAVE America Act has not passed MORE FAFO COMING 🔥 "Election Day is tomorrow, Saturday, May 16th. Vote for Julia Letlow — She has my Complete and Total Endorsement, and will never let you down!" @ScottPresler @RepJuliaLetlow

@joeroganhq Makes you wonder where we'd all be now if Hillary Clinton hadn't run back in 2016.

Obama on Iran: "We pulled it off without firing a missile. We got 97% of their enriched uranium out. There’s no dispute that it worked and we didn’t have to kill a whole bunch of people or shut down the Strait of Hormuz."

@ArielleScarcell Too be fair, this kind of performance art has been a thing since the 1850s and the Victorian freak shows.

Leftists are now hissing at people as a form of art

@TheFP @SulkinMaya It's a bespoke hothouse for the pampered offspring of the uber-rich. No doubt it's lovely, but in the real world hothouse flowers either die quickly or become invasive pests that destroy an ecosystem.

There’s a school in San Francisco where there are no teachers, classes last two hours, and students earn $100 for a perfect test. Is it the future of education? @SulkinMaya investigates.

@propublica Misinformation is now selection pressure.

“We’re a victim of our own success,” one doctor said about parents rejecting a lifesaving vitamin shot given at birth. “Since we’ve been treating babies with vitamin K, we haven’t seen much deficiency bleeding, so people think it doesn’t exist.” propublica.org/article/more-p…

@atrupar If prices don't come way down by the midterms, the Republicans will get wiped out, even in red states.

COLLINS: The president said he'd bring down inflation and gas prices would be under $2 a gallon. Neither of those are close to being done JIM JORDAN: Hopefully we'll have them down before the midterm COLLINS: He said he'd do it on day one JORDAN: When prices come down, we'll come back and talk about it

@SenWarren Since you're so concerned about corruption, would you like to make a statement about Minnesota or Ohio?

An insane level of corruption—even for Trump. A $1.7 BILLION slush fund for Trump’s hand-picked stooges to hand money to January 6th insurrectionists and his political allies. Here’s the President’s priority as Americans sell their plasma to afford gas and groceries:

@GBNEWS Go ahead and start screaming now because everyone knows Amazon MGM can't wait to wipe their filthy *rses with James Bond.

Next James Bond: Amazon MGM drops major new update as actors race for 007 intensifies: 'Search is underway!' gbnews.com/celebrity/jame…

@prayer_x10 @TMZ No, I am not. I'm just one of those silly people who think corruption and graft are bad.

@W01101010 @TMZ You’re obviously not a MAGA influencer or directly in the Trump orbit whom were told to invest in Intel Stocks.

🚨 Senators agree to suspend their own pay during future government shutdowns. Details: bit.ly/4ttRudf

@TheEconomist If you can't make it through 72 hours, lol, well...hahaha, I mean, c'mon, you're obviously too pure for this mean old world.

Could you survive 72 hours without outside food, water or electricity? economist.com/europe/2025/03…

@MattWalshBlog You're right. Sadly, the 2010s and 2020s won't be defined by cultural accomplishments and beauty, but by artistic failure and a perverse celebration of ugliness.

Every decade in modern American history can be identified and defined by its own style, its own approach to music, film, fashion, its own aesthetic. That seems to have stopped right around 2010. The 2010s don't really have their own unique feel, even in retrospect. The 2020s certainly don't. We're more than halfway through the decade. What are the movies, music, style, and trends that this decade will be remembered for? It's like we fell into some kind of cultural blackhole 15 years ago.

@WSJ Don't blame AI. Grade inflation has been a problem long before AI got here.

AI is sparking a boom in “A” grades—and making it harder for employers to size up graduates on.wsj.com/4dIl7Ty

@RollingStone Oh boy, genre mashing. I just can't wait for the furry vampire bodice rippers vs. alien ninja cowboy spies romcomdramedy.

Halsey has been tapped to feature in "genre mashing" horror film, 'Replacer' rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-m…

@ScienceNews Luckily, we do have very effective bioweapons designed for rodents

Warming temperatures and shifts in rainfall patterns could push some South American rodents to settle in new regions. Such shifts in suitable habitat may raise the risk that rodents infected with a group of deadly hemorrhagic viruses could spark a deadly outbreak among people in areas not previously in the line of fire. sciencenews.org/article/rodent…

@prageru China's real plan is to replace their rapidly shrinking population with robots and AI as quickly as possible, most probably

US-China summit underway in Beijing. What is China’s real plan for world dominance? 👇 l.prageru.com/3QZfibF