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Finally the ads industry will die, as a result of Ads communism
In order to approve a major ad merger, the FTC is suggesting that the ad firms sign a deal agreeing not to boycott or withhold ad dollars from conservative platforms www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/b...
F.T.C. May Hit a Mega Ad Merger With an Unusual Rule: No Boycotting
www.nytimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Why do these prediction markets ppl HAVE to bet on even the most sacred things???
June 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Thanks @chriscook.news and @joemillerjr.ft.com for shining more light on Doge's impact

How do you think their cutting of USAID and the millions of lives it's impacting will factor into this when we look back in a few years?

on.ft.com/4khuREJ
What has Elon Musk’s Doge actually achieved?
Six months after the so-called Department of Government Efficiency was unveiled, it has yet to find a fraction of the hoped for savings
on.ft.com
May 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
An underrated part of the FTX saga is how Trabucco was able to get no prison by leaving the company at the right time and by cooperating with regulators in the investigation

He also gave up the boat
I don’t think it’s possible to defeat “Soak My Deck” by a legitimate financial scammer
April 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Mate you've already done enough this week (hell, month) by listening to the Tesla earnings call
I don’t typically experience myself as having a lot of self-loathing.

Still, it’s hard to find another explanation for why I’m listening to this Ezra Klein interview of Ross Douthat.
April 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Breaking: 232.1 BILLION iPhones shipped last year
April 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
BREAKING:

FT: Apple shipped 232.1 BILLION iPhones last year
April 25, 2025 at 4:22 AM
This is such a bad take from Tyler Cowen:

marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...

1. Abstracts away the way that changes are being made to USAID by a small group that constitutionally doesn't have control over how money is spent in the USA
Deep Research considers the costs and benefits of US AID - Marginal REVOLUTION
You can read it here, summary sentence: Based on the analysis above, the net assessment leans toward the conclusion that USAID’s benefits outweigh its costs on the whole, though with important qualifi...
marginalrevolution.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Who is keeping the 'Neo-Nazis in Government' list?
Joe Kent, the guy Trump is nominating to lead his counterterrorism division, employed Proud Boys and Patriot Front members, met with Nick Fuentes and sat down with a neo-Nazi YouTuber for an interview.
February 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM