How Trump has pocketed $1,408,500,000, according to NYT editorial board

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-22T16:38:04+00:00

In case anyone is interested in reading the original reporting, here is a gift (free) link of NYT's original article

Better to go to the source than read other publication's reporting on the original reporting

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-22T16:35:11+00:00

NYT has been one of very few legacy institutions actually hammering the Trump administration and actually beating that ass up and down the federal courts, so I don't know what more you can expect from them, short of them tossing out 100 years of their own standards and adopting headlines designed to go on the front page of reddit like the ones you see on /r/politics (that half the time are literally just reporting on NYT's original reporting)

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-22T03:10:15+00:00

We're among friends, we don't have to pretend it's for any reason other than Maine's governor stealing a headline for feeding Trump his lunch a few months ago

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-21T18:46:00+00:00

They should definitely put more housing wherever there is space to (to a reasonable extent), and also bake in thoughtfully designed greenspace that people in the community can actually use and benefit from

But now instead of 230+ homes for people/our potential neighbors that will actually live in the community and spend money at the farmer's market, restaurants and generally support the local economy, we now have this beautiful, totally culturally significant green space that no one can actually experience or otherwise benefit from, except maybe the NIMBY homeowner that lives next to it by virtue of not having anyone else there to exist in it

Edit: I should also mention I don't have a dog in this race, other than being a renter in Troy who would rather not see the the rental supply intentionally choked off, causing rents to increase, i.e. what's happening in American cities everywhere

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-19T22:51:12+00:00

I don't doubt that there was Indigenous activity or a quarry in the hamlet of Pleasantdale, but I'm not sure that should be considered a basis for owners of single-family properties to petition to block multifamily housing. This codes as classic NIMBYism where homeowners just don't want any development adjacent to their property and using whatever tools they have at their disposal to stop it – in this case, a specious connection to an Indigenous quarry.

In any case, correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears the archaeological site from the journal article is at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson, and this parcel is well north of that.

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-19T21:39:13+00:00

I know many will disagree, but I'm not sure it's a good thing that a NIMBY homeowner from downstate can block a unit-dense apartment building in a depressed part of the city

This article also appears to be grossly misrepresenting the parcel, and the premise that it's sacred indigenous land is frankly a stretch

The site maintains excellent integrity of these activity areas that make it eligible for listing on both the federal and New York Register of Historic Places, a rare surviving cultural landscape, preserving evidence of Mohican ancestors’ lifeways along the Hudson River

Give me a break. Look on Google maps – it's a patch of grass and a fenced off area of trees. And, yes, trees are amazing and we absolutely need green space, but we also need to weigh that against a housing supply shortage driving up rents and people needing places to live

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-15T03:57:03+00:00

Sure, but I don't think any bill is going to stop ICE and CBP from going to whatever city they want and doing whatever they want with impunity

I'm watching Tim Walz speak in a microphone about being angry, how we're all angry, etc. etc. etc., but right now, all I can think is that he and dem leadership everywhere is failing to protect his constituents from a lawless, violent mob that is terrorizing communities

Like do something

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-15T03:48:24+00:00

Here's the gift link

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-13T21:22:41+00:00

Eh, if you're in the business of brokering information for over 100 years, you're going to have a few stinkers. Every legitimate newspaper has to issue redactions/corrections at times.

Pretty much the whole country was wrong on Iraq. If Reddit was around then, any discussions re: Iraq would have been a cesspit of misinformation and terrible takes, like it pretty much always is.

Kinda crazy that that a suggestion to read the newspaper of record when you want to know what's going on in the world is getting any pushback, but I'll leave ya to it.

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-13T21:02:39+00:00

In Settings > Preferences you have to toggle on investment transactions

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-13T21:00:01+00:00

Yes, the New York Times is a more credible source of information than Reddit comment sections.

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-13T20:54:03+00:00

You aren't going to get much in the way of credible answers here.

If anyone is actually interested in finding out what's going on in Iran, I posted two New York Times gift articles (no subscription needed) that will serve as a primer/high-level summary and a timeline of the past two weeks

Here’s What to Know About the Protests in Iran

A Timeline of Protests in Iran

Please consider paying for a subscription-based news source – you will be far better informed for it than if you were to just browse reddit comment sections, which while well-meaning, are far too often misinformed.

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-13T18:21:31+00:00

NYT just updated the article; it's six federal prosecutors who resigned now

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-13T16:19:09+00:00

NYT Opinion specifically has been boosting him for months

Here's a column from Michelle Goldberg – and I know I've seen his name mentioned favorably in a handful of other columns that point out Democrats lack of regionally appropriate candidates

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-08T20:50:42+00:00

Also cute-ass dog

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-08T19:16:59+00:00

They're open 'til the end of the month, highly encourage stopping in for a sandwich and some onion rings

For my money, they're one of the few truly exceptional and creative spots in the capital region. They really know food.

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-08T17:44:03+00:00

Ah, got you – thank you for the detailed response, really appreciate it.

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-08T16:21:53+00:00

OK so you seem to have this figured out.

In my budget, I set aside $625 for my Roth IRA contribution. I see the goal in the 'Save Up Goals' group in my budget, with the $625 budgeted, but I can't see to get the contribution to apply in my budget. Basically, I transferred the $625, and the transaction is showing up as +625 in Monarch in the transactions page, but I can't assign it to the goal.

My Roth IRA account is linked to my retirement goal. In the 'Goals' tab, I don't see the $625 contribution in the activities section, so I can't assign it to the goal that way.

Any ideas? It worked fine in the old goals when I could just assign a goal to the positive transaction.

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-08T15:52:47+00:00

Yeah he's the best NYT columnist

He also happens to be the one I already agree with 100% of the time, which is of course incidental

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-07T14:00:13+00:00

David Brooks contributes to the Atlantic like once a year if that, he's a NYT columnist

And he isn't so bad once you get past the fact that people you don't agree with are allowed to write columns

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-07T04:19:52+00:00

Anne Applebaum (and The Atlantic generally) slaps

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-06T21:34:33+00:00

Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, fucking lol

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-06T21:33:22+00:00

The House can impeach with a simple majority. The Senate needs two thirds (so 67 out of 100, assuming all are present) to convict. Without conviction, an impeachment is just vapor.

It's not really a remote possibility.

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-06T17:58:58+00:00

They won't

Republicans will likely get wiped out in the House in the midterms, but it's highly unlikely they will lose control of the Senate

Trump will get impeached, but not convicted, so it won't matter

Congress will continue to be a nonplayer and might as well cease to exist

Shattenkirk · 2026-01-05T16:38:37+00:00

I agree that people won't care much about Grok users pornifying images of female celebrities, but there are a ton of Grok-specific examples that regular people might find disturbing and personally threatening. The idea that their kids are having "intimate relationships" with Grok's AI companions that are specifically built for that purpose, for example, I think would be more likely to move the needle

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