Blake Mizelle

The fate of the Fed may turn on two words: ‘for cause.’ The Supreme Court has said the Federal Reserve Board’s independence warrants protection. President Trump’s effort to fire a member will test that commitment.

The fate of the Fed may turn on two words: ‘for cause.’

every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO

this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s

FYI the text of the US Constitution that is hosted here changed sometime this morning: constitution.congress.gov/constitution/

There's a notable section missing.

Remember when everything in the Obama administration was deemed a failure because tea party GOPs demanded "a balanced budget"?

Where are all my fiscal conservatives at? Doubt they can hear me, they're too busy falling in line.

Sharing a few of my favorites here from #NoKings day a couple of weeks ago

The MAGA Right’s Plan to Destroy the Fourteenth Amendment It’s the part of the Constitution that guarantees all Americans something Republicans despise: equal protection under the law.

The right will be coming to get rid of the 14th Amendment, sooner or later. Conflict is inevitable and its defenders need to be waging war now.

newrepublic.com/post/190108/...

America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State For most people, the courts will continue to operate as usual—until they don’t.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Supreme Court Lets Trump, for Now, Remove Agency Leaders

Supreme Court lets Trump temporarily remove the leaders of two independent agencies on the grounds that he runs the executive branch, but hints that it sees the Fed's independence differently. @adamliptak.bsky.social @abbievansickle.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

Having some fun tinkering with self hosted LLMs and figured I'd share my process!

roots.blakemizelle.com/how_i_got_ol...

I think people reeeeealllly overestimate the role of trade and industrial policy in US dominance of heavy industry in the 1950s and really underestimate the importance of having dropped high explosives on every facility in Japan or Germany capable of manufacturing a ball bearing

If you're a true fan of Hayao Miyazaki, you know he’s never embraced technology as a tool for dominance or control. He’s not anti-tech—far from it—but he believes it should be used to liberate and uplift the human spirit.

This is what Democracy looks like!! #HandsOff #GoodTrouble in Wilmington NC!!

THIS. #HandsOff

💙 DC never disappoints. #handsoff

The American people have risen up and they are PISSED AS HELL.
#HandsOff

This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.

It's true - we need to tell our lawmakers to protect our students by opposing federal funding cuts and commit our public dollars to our public schools! ncbudget.org/presidential...

The Griffin List A list of 60,273 North Carolina voters – these are registered voters who showed ID to early vote in the November 2024 election – whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to not be counted. ...

Heads up NC voters. You're actively being disenfranchised by Jefferson Griffin
thegriffinlist.com

Very unsettling seeing relatives names on a list of votes that "won't count" when they went with me to vote in person and early

What are we doing ?

Paige Bueckers tonight:

-achieved 50/40/90 shooting season
-leads NCAA in AST/TO ratio
(Only player in NCAA/WNBA/NBA to ever do both)
-most points in a half in NCAA tournament history (21 in 1st)
-32 points on 13-20 shooting in 3 quarters
-3 assists, 3 rebounds, 4 steals

Feeling some inner peace today and inspiration from these words by Dr. King

"wise as serpents and as tender as doves"

kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/...

In other news...NC Health Department is set to lose $100M in funding and cut 80 jobs

www.wcnc.com/article/news...

Billionaire Bill Gates says a 2-day work week is coming in just 10 years, thanks to AI replacing humans ‘for most things’ Say hello to a 5-day weekend, according to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates

In what fictional system does he live where the benefits of technological innovation actually benefit workers by reducing labor time?

fortune.com/2025/03/27/b...

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@karaswisher.bsky.social I saw this yesterday. Thoughts?

Why top execs are using Signal. Hit the nail on the head.

Greatness is in the agency of others (alliances). We are becoming less great.

I'm absolutely loving this book right now. Such a timely message to anyone working to make the world better.