Yeah completely agree, there is just so much room for nuance and complexity and most books flatten it right out

Best place to start is The Helsinki Affair (since the new one will be a followup)

My brilliant wife’s spy thriller (her fifth) is open for preorders. Think John Le Carre, but the women are in charge. a.co/d/07aKlsr4

I have nothing to say that matches the gravity of the situation. I just want peace and safety for everyone targeted by the insane whims of a madman.

Arguably Warp Speed, no? Since disowned and undermined but a massive achievement nonetheless.

I think they definitely qualify. I interpret hyperscalers to mean “companies investing the most in technical infrastructure in absolute terms,” as opposed to “companies with the highest overall corporate revenue growth year over year in percentage terms.”

I think the step up came from the Grok nudification madness?

Ah, makes sense, thanks!

From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):

-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.

You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.

(scrolling Bluesky) I reject the premise. I reject the premise. Granted. I reject the premise. Not my fetish. Granted. I reject the premise. Funny. I reject the premise.

Out of curiosity, do you know what the big growers are in "other streaming"? Amazing that only they and Youtube are adding substantial share.

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The Before series is sublime, strongly recommend too

Disappointing run!

Also the CEO of Crosswords, Inc. It's a big tent, this political movement.

Good run

Imagining the ABC people FUMING about this makes me very happy

My Philly group chat loved this and one member gave you a very high compliment

This is what happens when you put circus folk in charge of the government.

Has someone out-pizza’d the hut?

Four trips to the theater with mostly positive results.

Plus McCain! And from a vibes perspective, an immensely likable group.

The vibe shift from last year is unreal

I think that's a great read. Her after-the-fact reaction seemed to be like, "Why'd you have to mess this up SO badly" in a way that suggests partial knowledge.

A followup question that my wife and I disagreed on. Did JB’s wife know the plan in advance? We see her make the canvas cases, and she knows about the petty initial theft. But he didn’t let her see the friends wearing the pantyhose in the basement, and she was so dismissive after it all fell apart.

I think the latter. He thinks people are loyal to him and they prove not to be over and over (Larry bails, Ronnie rats, Gaby kicks him out, Terri gives up). JB has terrible theory of mind. I think if he’d asked the professor in advance he would’ve gotten a straightforward No, since the plan is nuts.