
@InezFeltscher Catastrophic insurance basically isn't insurance. That's why it was effectively banned. Most consumers don't understand how it would work and therefore it's not fit to sell.
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@InezFeltscher Catastrophic insurance basically isn't insurance. That's why it was effectively banned. Most consumers don't understand how it would work and therefore it's not fit to sell.




I want to correct something I said last night. The bombs thrown in New York City over the weekend by ISIS inspired attackers was thrown into a crowd of anti-Muslim protestors and not specifically targeted at Mayor Mamdani. That wording was inaccurate and I didn’t catch it ahead of time. I apologize for the error.





Here is another great 3D model of an ancient Peruvian site called Kusilluchayoq, also known as the Temple of the Monkeys, near Cusco, featuring a lot of mysterious cuts in the limestone bedrock. The model and animation were created by photogrammetry master Marián Marčiš. Enjoy!


I'm not Christian but shouldn't the British Royal Family, the rulers of a Christian Nation, be making a post about Shrove Tuesday today? Since that is what today is for the Christian faith, which is the faith of England. It feels like they just want to piss off Christians.




Nobody today denies that capitalism exploits nature. The disagreement is over why. Political theorist Alyssa Battistoni spoke to Jacobin about capitalism’s complex relationship to what economists once called nature’s “free gifts." jacobin.com/2026/02/nature…
