Jan Schneekloth
@janschneekloth.bsky.social
Music, heterodox economics, philosophy, sociology, cinema, tv
''[...]la caída [.] del dólar responde principalmente a un rebalanceo entre la oferta y la demanda en el Mercado Libre de Cambios, ante un buen nivel de exportaciones y un significativo flujo de divisas por colocaciones de deuda(de empresas y provincias)."El BCRA estuvo comprando por pantalla[...]''
El dólar oficial bajó a $1.400 y la brecha con el techo de la banda se amplió al 13%, máximo desde agosto
El tipo de cambio oficial volvió a ceder, en buena parte por la oferta de divisas proveniente de exportaciones y colocaciones de deuda. También influye la apreciación de las monedas regionales.
www.ambito.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:05 PM
''[...]la caída [.] del dólar responde principalmente a un rebalanceo entre la oferta y la demanda en el Mercado Libre de Cambios, ante un buen nivel de exportaciones y un significativo flujo de divisas por colocaciones de deuda(de empresas y provincias)."El BCRA estuvo comprando por pantalla[...]''
''[.]last year,commercially viable AI agents hit the market.[...]They can independently decide which steps to take next, utilize tools (like code[.]spreadsheets, or company databases), test whether their plan worked, try another approach if it fails, and continue iterating until their job is done.''
AI’s threat to white-collar jobs just got more real
You’ve become more replaceable.
www.vox.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:36 PM
''[.]last year,commercially viable AI agents hit the market.[...]They can independently decide which steps to take next, utilize tools (like code[.]spreadsheets, or company databases), test whether their plan worked, try another approach if it fails, and continue iterating until their job is done.''
''Trotsky, in his writings on the rise of German fascism, made the penetrating observation: “Not every exasperated petty bourgeois could become Hitler. But a particle of Hitler is lodged in every exasperated petty bourgeois.” One might adapt this insight to contemporary American conditions: [...]''
Trump, the Epstein files and the putrefaction of the American oligarchy
What accounts for the elevation of this sociopathic individual to the most powerful political office on earth? What are the social, economic, and political processes that have produced this outcome? A...
www.wsws.org
February 11, 2026 at 7:10 PM
''Trotsky, in his writings on the rise of German fascism, made the penetrating observation: “Not every exasperated petty bourgeois could become Hitler. But a particle of Hitler is lodged in every exasperated petty bourgeois.” One might adapt this insight to contemporary American conditions: [...]''
''It was about building financial infrastructure outside state control. In 2015, when the Bitcoin Foundation collapsed, a quick infusion of Epstein bucks brought the key developers(and control of the currency)to MIT’s Media Lab, which he partially funded. He met personally with the developers[...]''
What Peter Thiel Saw in Jeffrey Epstein
In the extensive correspondence between the Silicon Valley venture capitalist and the late pedophile, both men expressed a deep aversion to democracy.
www.thenation.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:23 PM
''It was about building financial infrastructure outside state control. In 2015, when the Bitcoin Foundation collapsed, a quick infusion of Epstein bucks brought the key developers(and control of the currency)to MIT’s Media Lab, which he partially funded. He met personally with the developers[...]''
''GLP-1 medications—colloquially known as GLP-1s—mimic a naturally occurring hormone called glucagon-like peptide 1, which scientists have historically associated with digestion. In the traditional telling, after a meal, GLP-1 attaches to receptors in the pancreas, the gastrointestinal tract,[...]''
Can Ozempic Cure Addiction?
GLP-1 drugs, which have helped some people curb drug and alcohol use, may unlock a pathway to moderation.
www.newyorker.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:19 PM
''GLP-1 medications—colloquially known as GLP-1s—mimic a naturally occurring hormone called glucagon-like peptide 1, which scientists have historically associated with digestion. In the traditional telling, after a meal, GLP-1 attaches to receptors in the pancreas, the gastrointestinal tract,[...]''
''Marx bezeichnete Geld als universellen „Vermittler” (Manuskripte von 1844), der es ermögliche, Bedürfnisse in Gegenstände zu verwandeln, Menschen in Dinge, was zu einer „Verkehrung und Verwechslung aller menschlichen und natürlichen Qualitäten” führt. Epstein radikalisiert diese Idee, da er[...]''
Jeffrey Epstein: ein universeller Vermittler?
Immer mehr Verbindungen zum Sexualstraftäter Jeffrey Epstein treten im Zuge der Aktenveröffentlichungen zutage. Hat Epstein Marx‘ Idee des universellen Vermittlers personifiziert und radikalisiert?
www.philomag.de
February 11, 2026 at 6:16 PM
''Marx bezeichnete Geld als universellen „Vermittler” (Manuskripte von 1844), der es ermögliche, Bedürfnisse in Gegenstände zu verwandeln, Menschen in Dinge, was zu einer „Verkehrung und Verwechslung aller menschlichen und natürlichen Qualitäten” führt. Epstein radikalisiert diese Idee, da er[...]''
''The U.S. job market has been defined for months by companies holding off on new hires, but not slashing jobs en masse. The situation has made it harder for young graduates to find a foothold and left many unemployed Americans stuck in long, often fruitless job searches.'' #job #searches #fruitless
Healthcare Work Propels U.S. to Strongest Job Growth in More Than a Year
January’s job gains surged past expectations and marked a strong start to the year following a weak year of job growth.
www.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:14 PM
''The U.S. job market has been defined for months by companies holding off on new hires, but not slashing jobs en masse. The situation has made it harder for young graduates to find a foothold and left many unemployed Americans stuck in long, often fruitless job searches.'' #job #searches #fruitless
''The most significant AI-caused declines in employment and wages will be in jobs like software engineering and management consultancy, according to a King’s College London study published in[.] 2025. “That doesn’t necessarily mean that there aren’t going to be new jobs that will be created,”[...]''
The big AI job swap: why white-collar workers are ditching their careers
As AI job losses rise in the professional sector, many are switching to more traditional trades. But how do they feel about accepting lower pay – and giving up a dream career?
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
''The most significant AI-caused declines in employment and wages will be in jobs like software engineering and management consultancy, according to a King’s College London study published in[.] 2025. “That doesn’t necessarily mean that there aren’t going to be new jobs that will be created,”[...]''
''The increased struggle in low-income and young borrowers’ ability to pay their loans is consistent with elevated unemployment rates among some parts of the population,they added.The jobless rate for workers 16 to24 years old stood at 10.4% in December, near[...]'' www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
February 11, 2026 at 5:06 PM
''The increased struggle in low-income and young borrowers’ ability to pay their loans is consistent with elevated unemployment rates among some parts of the population,they added.The jobless rate for workers 16 to24 years old stood at 10.4% in December, near[...]'' www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
''[...]basada en la honestidad brutal: los líderes ganadores de estos tiempos dicen cosas que los líderes en general ocultaban tras su maquillaje o callaban por si acaso, para no desvelar sus intenciones o no ser criticados. Ahora no creen necesario disimular nada: dicen lo que se les ocurre,[...]''
¡Es la estupidez, estúpido!
Es en el mundo de la supuesta inteligencia las cosas no iban muy bien, pero en el mundo actual que la desprestigia todo parece ir bastante peor
elpais.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
''[...]basada en la honestidad brutal: los líderes ganadores de estos tiempos dicen cosas que los líderes en general ocultaban tras su maquillaje o callaban por si acaso, para no desvelar sus intenciones o no ser criticados. Ahora no creen necesario disimular nada: dicen lo que se les ocurre,[...]''
''[...]today’s economy: Its rewards are going disproportionately
toward capital instead of labor. [...] value attached to those profits even more. The result: Capital, which includes businesses, shareholders and superstar employees, is triumphant, while the average worker ekes out marginal gains.''
toward capital instead of labor. [...] value attached to those profits even more. The result: Capital, which includes businesses, shareholders and superstar employees, is triumphant, while the average worker ekes out marginal gains.''
The Big Money in Today’s Economy Is Going to Capital, Not Labor
Soaring profits and stocks funnel more of GDP toward companies, their top employees and shareholders. AI will intensify this trend.
www.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
''[...]today’s economy: Its rewards are going disproportionately
toward capital instead of labor. [...] value attached to those profits even more. The result: Capital, which includes businesses, shareholders and superstar employees, is triumphant, while the average worker ekes out marginal gains.''
toward capital instead of labor. [...] value attached to those profits even more. The result: Capital, which includes businesses, shareholders and superstar employees, is triumphant, while the average worker ekes out marginal gains.''
''Nepantla is the ‘in between’ of temporalities, worlds, processes, paradigm shifts. [...]Or we can talk about finding ourselves in-between temporalities, as in-between a past that is no longer available and a strange and uncertain future that seems always, and permanently, out of reach.'' #nepantla
Why we should embrace ‘nepantla’ – the in-betweenness of life | Psyche Ideas
In an age of strong political commitments, a Nahuatl word encapsulates the freedom to let go of what has become oppressive
psyche.co
February 10, 2026 at 11:25 PM
''Nepantla is the ‘in between’ of temporalities, worlds, processes, paradigm shifts. [...]Or we can talk about finding ourselves in-between temporalities, as in-between a past that is no longer available and a strange and uncertain future that seems always, and permanently, out of reach.'' #nepantla
''Allerdings hätte jedes Kind darauf kommen können, dass die Sichtweise von Dieter unsinnig ist. In einem Nullsummenspiel (die Leistungsbilanzsalden der Welt sind null) können nun mal nicht beide Seiten verlieren. Das Überschussland gewinnt immer, weil die Sinnsche Argumentation [...] falsch ist.''
Öffentlich-Rechtliche Desinformation: Rechts-Konservativ geht immer! - Relevante Ökonomik
Gleich mehrere Leser weisen mich auf öffentlich-rechtliche Desinformation in Wirtschaftsfragen hin. In „Berlin direkt“ vom 18.1. dieses Jahres schafft es das ZDF, zwei „Experten“ zu Wort kommen zu las...
www.relevante-oekonomik.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:23 PM
''Allerdings hätte jedes Kind darauf kommen können, dass die Sichtweise von Dieter unsinnig ist. In einem Nullsummenspiel (die Leistungsbilanzsalden der Welt sind null) können nun mal nicht beide Seiten verlieren. Das Überschussland gewinnt immer, weil die Sinnsche Argumentation [...] falsch ist.''
''Antonio Gramsci insistía en que el poder estable no se sostiene únicamente en la coerción,sino en una combinación de fuerza y consentimiento que permite a un orden social presentarse como legítimo, natural y, en cierta medida, deseable.[...]si dispone todavía del capital simbólico necesario[...]''
El desconcierto latinoamericano frente al (previsible) acoso de Donald Trump | Nueva Sociedad
La actual reconfiguración de las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y América Latina y el Caribe bajo el segundo gobierno de Donald Trump se caracteriza por el avance de formas más crudas de dominación. ...
nuso.org
February 10, 2026 at 11:18 PM
''Antonio Gramsci insistía en que el poder estable no se sostiene únicamente en la coerción,sino en una combinación de fuerza y consentimiento que permite a un orden social presentarse como legítimo, natural y, en cierta medida, deseable.[...]si dispone todavía del capital simbólico necesario[...]''
''[..]carry trade no solo es fomentado por factores externos sino también por internos.Durante el final de 2025 y principios de 2026[..]apretón monetario convalidó tasas de interés muy elevadas[...],frente a un dólar planchado,aún generan un fuerte incentivo para colocarse en pesos haciendo tasa.''
El dólar no para de caer: ¿qué hay detrás de la fuerte baja y hasta cuándo puede sostenerse la pax cambiaria?
El dólar oficial marcó este martes su quinta caída dentro de las primeras siete ruedas del mes, mientras el panorama de la inflación comienza a complicarse de corto plazo.
www.ambito.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:14 PM
''[..]carry trade no solo es fomentado por factores externos sino también por internos.Durante el final de 2025 y principios de 2026[..]apretón monetario convalidó tasas de interés muy elevadas[...],frente a un dólar planchado,aún generan un fuerte incentivo para colocarse en pesos haciendo tasa.''
''While many safety advocates warn about the dangers of humanizing chatbots, Askell argues we would do well to treat them with more empathy—not only because she thinks it’s possible for Claude to have real feelings, but also because how we interact with AI systems will shape what they become.''
Meet the One Woman Anthropic Trusts to Teach AI Morals
The tech company has entrusted the philosopher to endow its chatbot with a sense of right and wrong.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:10 PM
''While many safety advocates warn about the dangers of humanizing chatbots, Askell argues we would do well to treat them with more empathy—not only because she thinks it’s possible for Claude to have real feelings, but also because how we interact with AI systems will shape what they become.''
''Then there is the Italian American architect Paolo Soleri, who proposed ‘arcologies’, a blend of architecture and ecology. He pictured towering, self-contained cities meant to behave like ecosystems [...]. The aim was not power concentrated in glass-and-steel monuments, but land conserved[...]''
In solarpunk cities of the future, tech follows nature’s lead | Aeon Essays
The vision of solarpunk: joining nature with technology in vibrantly inclusive ways to create a world that truly blooms
aeon.co
February 10, 2026 at 11:07 PM
''Then there is the Italian American architect Paolo Soleri, who proposed ‘arcologies’, a blend of architecture and ecology. He pictured towering, self-contained cities meant to behave like ecosystems [...]. The aim was not power concentrated in glass-and-steel monuments, but land conserved[...]''
''Productivity is the cheat code for a more prosperous society. If each worker can produce more in the same hour—more goods, better services, faster results—then the total economic pie grows, even if the number of workers doesn’t. It’s the rare efficiency gain that expands the pie [...]'' #AI #KI
America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs
Does anyone have a plan for what happens next?
www.theatlantic.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:03 PM
''[...]Sheinbaum anunció una reducción del 42% en los homicidios dolosos a nivel nacional, comparando el promedio diario de septiembre de 2024 (86.9 víctimas) con enero de 2026 (50.9), lo que equivale, de acuerdo con cifras de su gobierno a 36 asesinatos menos por día. "Hay 36 personas que[...]''
Gobierno de Sheinbaum reporta caída del 42% en homicidios dolosos
De acuerdo con las cifras oficiales, los homicidios dolosos en el país pasaron de un promedio diario de 86.9 en septiembre 2024 a 50.9 víctimas en enero 2026; con lo que este enero es el más bajo desd...
www.proceso.com.mx
February 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
''[...]Sheinbaum anunció una reducción del 42% en los homicidios dolosos a nivel nacional, comparando el promedio diario de septiembre de 2024 (86.9 víctimas) con enero de 2026 (50.9), lo que equivale, de acuerdo con cifras de su gobierno a 36 asesinatos menos por día. "Hay 36 personas que[...]''
''Wenn die privaten Haushalte viel sparen, fließt von den an sie ausbezahlten Löhnen nur relativ wenig als Konsumausgaben an die Unternehmen zurück. Das reduziert die Gewinne und beschränkt damit die Investitionsbereitschaft der Unternehmen. Anders herum verbessert eine geringe Sparneigung [...]''
Sparen über Sparen: Was ist der Unterschied zum Investieren? – MAKROSKOP
Das einzige Magazin für Wirtschaftspolitik aus einer keynesianischen Perspektive in Deutschland.
makroskop.eu
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 PM
''Wenn die privaten Haushalte viel sparen, fließt von den an sie ausbezahlten Löhnen nur relativ wenig als Konsumausgaben an die Unternehmen zurück. Das reduziert die Gewinne und beschränkt damit die Investitionsbereitschaft der Unternehmen. Anders herum verbessert eine geringe Sparneigung [...]''
''The struggles of quick-service restaurants also speak to the growing bifurcation in the US economy, where restaurants and other businesses that cater to low-income Americans are experiencing reduced sales as their customers increasingly struggle to make ends meet,while businesses that cater[...]''
What fast food’s downturn says about the US economy
Restaurants have raised prices to offset rising labour and ingredient costs, leading low-income customers to visit less often
www.ft.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
''The struggles of quick-service restaurants also speak to the growing bifurcation in the US economy, where restaurants and other businesses that cater to low-income Americans are experiencing reduced sales as their customers increasingly struggle to make ends meet,while businesses that cater[...]''
''One survey of US adults found that 19 per cent had chatted with an AI system meant to emulate a romantic partner, with higher rates for young men and women (31 and 23 per cent, respectively). But while young men seem the keenest users in the US, the same is not true everywhere.'' #AI #KI #love
Is this the way the world ends?
Romantic relationships with AI models will not heal the disconnect between young men and women
www.ft.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:52 PM
''Der Historiker Peter Burke differenziert zwischen drei Arten des Wissensverlustes: dem Verbergen,der Vernichtung und dem Verwerfen. Wissen wird zum Beispiel aus politischen oder wirtschaftlichen Motiven verborgen, weil Informationen als Geschäftsgeheimnis oder „Verschlusssachen“ gelten.'' #Amnesie
Digitale Amnesie
In der digitalen Gesellschaft geht immer mehr Wissen verloren. KI könnte das Problem verschärfen und zu einem „Wissenskollaps“ führen, warnen Forscher.
www.philomag.de
February 10, 2026 at 10:48 PM
''Der Historiker Peter Burke differenziert zwischen drei Arten des Wissensverlustes: dem Verbergen,der Vernichtung und dem Verwerfen. Wissen wird zum Beispiel aus politischen oder wirtschaftlichen Motiven verborgen, weil Informationen als Geschäftsgeheimnis oder „Verschlusssachen“ gelten.'' #Amnesie
''Yes, when Mandelson was a minister in Brown’s government, he betrayed the national interest. But this is what, by other means, he was appointed to do. His treachery, while it went way beyond his official mandate, was not a bug, but a feature. The corrosion of democratic values was institutional.''
There is a lot of convenient amnesia about Peter Mandelson’s New Labour days. Let’s jog some memories | George Monbiot
Yes, he betrayed the national interest in his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein – but also in his sanctioned role as enabler of corporate power, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:46 PM
''Yes, when Mandelson was a minister in Brown’s government, he betrayed the national interest. But this is what, by other means, he was appointed to do. His treachery, while it went way beyond his official mandate, was not a bug, but a feature. The corrosion of democratic values was institutional.''
''The pedophilia is so telling about not just their sick enjoyment of torturing the innocent, but also how they view our entire world. They voraciously take in the most destructive manner, [...]. You don’t have to feel for the victims or for the earth if you see yourself as some kind of demi-god.''
When the Oligarchs Don’t Need You Anymore
Epstein, Dark Enlightenment and the Unholy Marriage with MAGA
kathleenlwallace.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:42 PM
''The pedophilia is so telling about not just their sick enjoyment of torturing the innocent, but also how they view our entire world. They voraciously take in the most destructive manner, [...]. You don’t have to feel for the victims or for the earth if you see yourself as some kind of demi-god.''