@SShackford

This account has "(Blue Checkmark)" because I typed it. Research Policy Editor for https://xitter.cf/t.co/Km5TPNeBl7.

 Los Angeles, CA
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Joined May 2009
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Kind of having the same "Guys, it's not that deep" reaction to "You Can See Everything" that I had with "The Menu." (And by "Guys" I'm including the people involved with the movie.)
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If an AI can think it feels pain, could an AI also think it's a masochist? If it can, then are we morally or ethically obligated to provide a minimum amount of painful stimulation to satisfy its needs?
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Please stop retweeting Rahm Emanuel into my timeline. I don't give a damn what he's saying about anybody or anything. I remember the man that he actually is and I'm not going to help give him any new attention.
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I haven't touched the game in a good eight years now, but just the name "World of Warcraft: Forever" sounds unfathomably dystopian to me.
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SmartOnCrimeLA
@SmartOnCrimeLAAug 31
ICYMI: @ReasonFdn has compiled a comprehensive picture of how local governments have become reliant upon the ebb and flow of funding from fines and fees. Looking forward to this event! #lalege reason.org/event/webinar-ref…

Webinar: Reforming how cities fund themselves through fines and fees

Local governments across the country raise billions of dollars a year through court fines, fees, and forfeitures.

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Caden Rosenbaum
@CadenRosenbaumAug 13
As California enters the tail-end of the 2025-26 legislative session, we’re introducing Reason’s California technology bill roundup – our interactive guide to the bills we’re tracking from California’s tech policy committees this legislative session. @nicole_shekh @ReasonFdn reason.org/data-visualizatio…

Roundup of California’s 2026 technology bills

A go-to guide about the bills California’s technology policy committees considered this year.

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Happy Independence Day, and remember: The Founding Fathers believed everything you believe and opposed everything you oppose!
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SCOTUSblog
@SCOTUSblogJun 30
The court strikes down President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, holding that children born in the U.S. to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S. and are citizens at birth. supremecourt.gov/opinions/25…
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Jacob Sullum
@jacobsullumJun 18
SCOTUS makes it clear there is no drug exception to the Second Amendment. The unanimous decision is striking given the Court's history of facilitating the war on drugs by whittling away at civil liberties. reason.com/2026/06/18/suprem…

Supreme Court makes it clear there is no drug exception to the Second Amendment

The unanimous decision upholding gun rights of cannabis consumers is striking given the Court's history of accommodating the war on drugs.

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Reason Foundation
@ReasonFdnJun 11
Javier Milei promised to end chronic deficits, tame inflation, and restore growth if he were elected. He quickly delivered on the first two promises when he entered office. The challenge now is creating the conditions for sustained economic growth. The problem? Argentina’s tax system.
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@reasonJun 11
The billions of people still lagging in the global income distribution have one realistic path out: growth. Degrowth is the ultimate luxury belief. reason.com/2026/06/11/the-ec…

The economist who wants to make the world poorer

Thomas Piketty's plan is a comprehensive program for global managed decline dressed up in the language of climate justice and equality.

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It is fascinating to me the number of people responding to me that Pratt's poor reputation has nothing to do with their belief that the election was subverted when it is the most logical explanation for the outcome and does not, in fact, require "trusting the system."
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I am somewhat fascinated by the inexplicable narrative and conspiracies about Spencer Pratt's loss. I will make it very simple: He is SPENCER FUCKING PRATT. That is why he lost. It doesn't matter what his positions were. He is SPENCER FUCKING PRATT!
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Frankly I'm surprised he got as many votes as he did.
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(I wrote in "No Mayor" as my vote, incidentally. I would argue that if "No Mayor" actually ran like a candidate, it would win in a landslide.)
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Reason Foundation
@ReasonFdnJun 5
In Decoding AI: How artificial intelligence is being utilized in the housing and rental market, @maxg_econ and @CNN's @PamelaBrownCNN discuss how AI may be used to reduce housing and rental discrimination. cnn.com/2026/06/04/us/video/…

Decoding AI: How artificial intelligence is being utilized in the housing and rental market | CNN

Max Gulker, the managing director of technology policy at Reason Foundation, joins CNN’s Pamela Brown to discuss how AI is being harnessed to try eliminating housing and rental discrimination.

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Max Gulker
@maxg_econJun 2
My latest @ReasonFdn on recent proposals for a “compute tax.” Supporters tend to have oversimplified and overconfident visions of our future with AI. reason.org/commentary/a-comp…

A ‘compute tax’ is the wrong answer for the future of artificial intelligence and work

Taxing the computing power behind artificial intelligence could slow innovation, reduce productivity gains, and weaken American competitiveness.

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We all realize that when a candidate's political ad says they "stood up" to somebody, that means they lost, right?
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Guys, this is obviously an AI image from an obvious parody account! I just cannot with you people. So obsessed with sanctimoniously dunking on folks that you are making absolute fools of yourselves. No, some Trumpist did not unwittingly get a tattoo of Nathan Lane. Come on!
Gary Peterson 🇺🇸
@GaryPetersonUSAMay 21
The left can’t handle my daughter’s new President Trump tattoo. Sorry, wokesters, consider yourselves owned.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The image has been digitally altered. The original also appears to be AI generated with visible distorted objects and text gibberish. facebook.com/camarrero/post…
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Trump’s medical marijuana rescheduling is historic—but many questions remain  reason.org/commentary/trump-… via @ReasonFdn

Trump’s medical marijuana rescheduling is historic—but many questions remain 

The Trump administration has officially rescheduled state-licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III.

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