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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social

Norms & duct tape. It turns out that’s all that held the constitutional order & the rule of law together for centuries.

aug 29, 2025, 2:26 pm • 56 9

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Emily Bunny @emilybunny.bsky.social

This is also a “why complex systems fail” thing. Complex systems always have parts that are failing, and it’s humans throughout the system doing the right thing that keeps things going.

aug 29, 2025, 4:07 pm • 0 0 • view
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sparkey313.bsky.social @sparkey313.bsky.social

Using the Kennedy process of diagnosis: I looked into the eyes of Bove and shuddered as I saw the dark abyss roiling with despair, death, and indescribable evils. Now, I'm going to 'research' phrenology to hone my diagnostic skills, but I believe what I see in Bove.

aug 29, 2025, 2:56 pm • 0 0 • view
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Somewhere in Seattle @charlie62.bsky.social

Wow!!! That says it all…

aug 29, 2025, 2:27 pm • 0 0 • view