Ivan the K ™☑️
@ivanthek.bsky.social
I ask a lot of questions. Lead Independent Director of Finance Bluesky. Portfolio Mangler. Take each post with a grain of sea salt. Not opinions of Bridgewater LLC.
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Ivan the K ™☑️
@ivanthek.bsky.social
· Oct 27
I WENT TO WALTER REED HOSPITAL TO GET A BRAIN SCAN. THE DOCTORS FOUND NOTHING.
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new political spectrum just dropped
February 16, 2026 at 5:07 PM
new political spectrum just dropped
US women's hockey team putting on a clinic.
February 16, 2026 at 5:05 PM
US women's hockey team putting on a clinic.
This is correct. And author-narrated books are great. Hearing @preetbharara.bsky.social cursing while quoting a mobster, or @chrislhayes.bsky.social doing impersonations of Nixon and Ben Franklin are added bonuses of reading two particular audiobooks.
I don’t know who needs to hear this but listening to an audio book absolutely counts as “reading” a book.
In fact, I’d argue that listening to an author read their own work aloud is an exceptionally magical and even holy experience.
I love it so much. Especially as my eyesight gets worse.
In fact, I’d argue that listening to an author read their own work aloud is an exceptionally magical and even holy experience.
I love it so much. Especially as my eyesight gets worse.
February 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This is correct. And author-narrated books are great. Hearing @preetbharara.bsky.social cursing while quoting a mobster, or @chrislhayes.bsky.social doing impersonations of Nixon and Ben Franklin are added bonuses of reading two particular audiobooks.
Most useless pharmaceutical company ad disclaimer:
DO NOT TAKE [DRUG YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF] IF YOU'RE ALLERGIC TO IT.
DO NOT TAKE [DRUG YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF] IF YOU'RE ALLERGIC TO IT.
February 16, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Most useless pharmaceutical company ad disclaimer:
DO NOT TAKE [DRUG YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF] IF YOU'RE ALLERGIC TO IT.
DO NOT TAKE [DRUG YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF] IF YOU'RE ALLERGIC TO IT.
Transshipments are also problematic elsewhere. Hint: China as global exporter.
Four years after the terrible invasion of Ukraine, transshipments to Russia via Kyrgyzstan run rampant from Germany (top left) and Italy (top right). If Poland (bottom left) and Lithuania (bottom right) can get this under control, why not Germany and Italy?
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/eu-transsh...
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/eu-transsh...
February 16, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Transshipments are also problematic elsewhere. Hint: China as global exporter.
I’ve had this exact experience a few times. We need a word for it.
I don't think I've ever seen gears shift this fast before.
February 16, 2026 at 11:54 AM
I’ve had this exact experience a few times. We need a word for it.
Skeleton looks like fun.
February 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Skeleton looks like fun.
Bloomberg goes for the clickbait, too.
February 15, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Bloomberg goes for the clickbait, too.
Happy Valentine’s Day to all who observe today because the prices are more reasonable. ❤️
February 15, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day to all who observe today because the prices are more reasonable. ❤️
This is exactly what I’m talking about:
February 15, 2026 at 11:57 AM
This is exactly what I’m talking about:
February 14, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
"You have to vote for us.”
February 14, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Successful people who want to pull up the rope from future aspirants are deplorable.
February 14, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Successful people who want to pull up the rope from future aspirants are deplorable.
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This may be the most dangerous development of all. It will give Trump fake legal pretext to reject Nov election results. American democracy has like 9 months left.
Trump says he will issue executive order to get voter-ID requirements before midterms www.cnbc.com/2026/02/13/t...
Trump says he will issue executive order to get voter-ID requirements before midterms www.cnbc.com/2026/02/13/t...
Trump says he will issue executive order to get voter-ID requirements before midterms
President Donald Trump proclaims that he will find a way to implement national voter-ID requirements by November's elections.
www.cnbc.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:54 PM
This may be the most dangerous development of all. It will give Trump fake legal pretext to reject Nov election results. American democracy has like 9 months left.
Trump says he will issue executive order to get voter-ID requirements before midterms www.cnbc.com/2026/02/13/t...
Trump says he will issue executive order to get voter-ID requirements before midterms www.cnbc.com/2026/02/13/t...
Roses are red,
But they're costing more green;
A fat Trump tariff
On every stem seen.
But they're costing more green;
A fat Trump tariff
On every stem seen.
February 14, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Roses are red,
But they're costing more green;
A fat Trump tariff
On every stem seen.
But they're costing more green;
A fat Trump tariff
On every stem seen.
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Stunning disappointment. Lots of pressure. He'll be back.
Stunning disappointment. Lots of pressure. He'll be back.
February 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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Stunning disappointment. Lots of pressure. He'll be back.
Stunning disappointment. Lots of pressure. He'll be back.
@secannold.bsky.social Coincidence?
February 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM
@secannold.bsky.social Coincidence?
February 13, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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For every promise about lowering mortgage rates or targeting private-equity homeowners, there’s a construction tariff — on wood, on steel, on copper, on rebar, roofing, window frames, stoves, sinks, kitchen cabinets and vanities. 🤡
“.. the White House’s trade war extends beyond construction materials — to the objects that make a house a home .. ‘Make housing unaffordable forever’? It’s not likely to play well with voters in November ..”
@scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.pacificresearch.org/tariffs-the-...
@scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.pacificresearch.org/tariffs-the-...
February 13, 2026 at 9:11 PM
For every promise about lowering mortgage rates or targeting private-equity homeowners, there’s a construction tariff — on wood, on steel, on copper, on rebar, roofing, window frames, stoves, sinks, kitchen cabinets and vanities. 🤡
Putting Santoli and Lee in the 4pm slot was CNBC's best programming decision in a while.
February 13, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Putting Santoli and Lee in the 4pm slot was CNBC's best programming decision in a while.
WHO NEEDS A DRINK?
February 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
WHO NEEDS A DRINK?
AI is a disruptive technology 👇.
Just got Claude Code to vibecode me an app to remind me to drink water six times a day 😊 all I had to do was write a 200-line .md file, manually approve 47 file edit prompts, and rage-enable dangerously-skip-permissions after failing to debug why it kept asking permission mid-task
February 13, 2026 at 8:23 PM
AI is a disruptive technology 👇.
Not too long ago, you needed an invitation to open an account on Bluesky.
February 13, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Not too long ago, you needed an invitation to open an account on Bluesky.