jcarrington
@jbcarrington.bsky.social
I think WOKE, therefore I am, cautious A.I. advocate, Black swan event investor, fintech entrepreneur, performer of risk-based threat scanning, French Press coffee fan, cooking/wine enthusiast, & fantasy football devotee.
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jcarrington
@jbcarrington.bsky.social
· Feb 23
Few arrests as curfew takes hold in Indy
YouTube video by FOX59 News
youtu.be
From May 31, 2020, how the Indianapolis Police responded to the protest by these women.
Despicable.
youtu.be/zdSdBFqk9gI?...
Despicable.
youtu.be/zdSdBFqk9gI?...
@suannelqr.bsky.social, things are really going to get bad very shortly.
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
@suannelqr.bsky.social, things are really going to get bad very shortly.
What did Maya Angelou say again?
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time"
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time"
A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
What did Maya Angelou say again?
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time"
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time"
@alexisbrooksdevita.bsky.social, we need your literature during these uncertain times.
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
@alexisbrooksdevita.bsky.social, we need your literature during these uncertain times.
@allmodconz.bsky.social, continue to stay strong during this challenging period.
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
@allmodconz.bsky.social, continue to stay strong during this challenging period.
Ghislane Maxwell's prison perks.
Remarkable.
Remarkable.
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Ghislane Maxwell's prison perks.
Remarkable.
Remarkable.
@robinmk.bsky.social
Perhaps you can write some music that can be the theme song for fighting this regime?
Perhaps you can write some music that can be the theme song for fighting this regime?
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
@robinmk.bsky.social
Perhaps you can write some music that can be the theme song for fighting this regime?
Perhaps you can write some music that can be the theme song for fighting this regime?
America has two economies - one that works for the wealthy and the other that hurts the working class.
www.wsj.com/economy/cons...
www.wsj.com/economy/cons...
Feeling Great About the Economy? You Must Own Stocks
Investors’ rosy feelings about their stock market gains are powering spending—but it’s a different story for everyone else.
www.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
America has two economies - one that works for the wealthy and the other that hurts the working class.
www.wsj.com/economy/cons...
www.wsj.com/economy/cons...
Why did Dems cave?
"More than anything else, this is what led some Senate Democrats to cut a deal: Trump’s willingness to hurt people exceeds their willingness to see people get hurt."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
"More than anything else, this is what led some Senate Democrats to cut a deal: Trump’s willingness to hurt people exceeds their willingness to see people get hurt."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | What Were Democrats Thinking?
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Why did Dems cave?
"More than anything else, this is what led some Senate Democrats to cut a deal: Trump’s willingness to hurt people exceeds their willingness to see people get hurt."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
"More than anything else, this is what led some Senate Democrats to cut a deal: Trump’s willingness to hurt people exceeds their willingness to see people get hurt."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
The number of military family members or servicemembers using those food banks more than doubled, jumping from nearly 62,000 in 2021 to more than 136,000 in 2024.
Our military shouldn't be going through this stress.
Our military shouldn't be going through this stress.
November 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The number of military family members or servicemembers using those food banks more than doubled, jumping from nearly 62,000 in 2021 to more than 136,000 in 2024.
Our military shouldn't be going through this stress.
Our military shouldn't be going through this stress.
I'm waiting for a Jake Tapper commentary and the George Clooney op-ed.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
A closer look at Trump’s apparent struggles to fight off sleep in the Oval Office
A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that Trump spent nearly 20 minutes battling to keep his eyes open at a recent Oval Office event.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I'm waiting for a Jake Tapper commentary and the George Clooney op-ed.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump is destroying the job market.
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Trump is destroying the job market.
"Across VA/NJ, the working-class, Hispanic and Black neighborhoods that helped return Trump to the WH a year ago moved back toward the Democratic Party—even in areas that had swung heavily for him", per @wsj.com.
Voters simply woke up to the Trump's reality.
Voters simply woke up to the Trump's reality.
November 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"Across VA/NJ, the working-class, Hispanic and Black neighborhoods that helped return Trump to the WH a year ago moved back toward the Democratic Party—even in areas that had swung heavily for him", per @wsj.com.
Voters simply woke up to the Trump's reality.
Voters simply woke up to the Trump's reality.
Trump's Prseidency will end within 30 days of the release of his photos in the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Trump's Prseidency will end within 30 days of the release of his photos in the Epstein files.
A perfect reflection of the economic disparity in the U.S. today.
November 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
A perfect reflection of the economic disparity in the U.S. today.
A perfect reflection of the economic disparity in the U.S. today.
November 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
A perfect reflection of the economic disparity in the U.S. today.
“The sandwich kind of exploded all over my uniform,” CBP agent Lairmore said. “It smelled of onions and mustard.”
A jury acquitted the sandwich thrower of a misdemeanor assault after a previous grand jury declined a felony charge.
A jury acquitted the sandwich thrower of a misdemeanor assault after a previous grand jury declined a felony charge.
November 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
“The sandwich kind of exploded all over my uniform,” CBP agent Lairmore said. “It smelled of onions and mustard.”
A jury acquitted the sandwich thrower of a misdemeanor assault after a previous grand jury declined a felony charge.
A jury acquitted the sandwich thrower of a misdemeanor assault after a previous grand jury declined a felony charge.
1/2 - This $85 million mansion in the Palm Springs, CA area has indoor/outdoor pickleball courts, 4 outdoor pools, 10 bedrooms, 16 baths, 5 kitchens, 32 fire features, 40 televisions & 13 car garage. A dedicated entertainment space with a full bar, a DJ booth & a golf simulator.
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
1/2 - This $85 million mansion in the Palm Springs, CA area has indoor/outdoor pickleball courts, 4 outdoor pools, 10 bedrooms, 16 baths, 5 kitchens, 32 fire features, 40 televisions & 13 car garage. A dedicated entertainment space with a full bar, a DJ booth & a golf simulator.
Someone explain to me how Dems getting a Senate GOP commitment to guarantee Democrats a vote in the Senate on extending enhanced health insurance premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act enough to reopen the government.
All the GOP will do is vote NO.
All the GOP will do is vote NO.
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Someone explain to me how Dems getting a Senate GOP commitment to guarantee Democrats a vote in the Senate on extending enhanced health insurance premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act enough to reopen the government.
All the GOP will do is vote NO.
All the GOP will do is vote NO.
"How China’s chokehold on drugs, chips and more threatens the U.S. It isn’t just rare earths, 3 products show how Beijing built supply-chain dominance that can impose pain on trading partners."
China has the U.S. over a barrel.
China has the U.S. over a barrel.
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"How China’s chokehold on drugs, chips and more threatens the U.S. It isn’t just rare earths, 3 products show how Beijing built supply-chain dominance that can impose pain on trading partners."
China has the U.S. over a barrel.
China has the U.S. over a barrel.
Another example supporting the view that stock market is in a bubble?
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Another example supporting the view that stock market is in a bubble?
"But the truth of the matter is that voters, and especially those who are new and infrequent participants in the political process, are as driven by events and circumstances as anything else."
A must-read piece by @jamellebouie.net.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...
A must-read piece by @jamellebouie.net.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...
Opinion | Make No Mistake: Trump Is an Albatross
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"But the truth of the matter is that voters, and especially those who are new and infrequent participants in the political process, are as driven by events and circumstances as anything else."
A must-read piece by @jamellebouie.net.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...
A must-read piece by @jamellebouie.net.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...
Given Tuesday's results (2025), it is now very likely that:
- @GOP ends gov't shutdown before Nov. 7
- Trump orders attack on Venezuela in next 30 days
- Epstein files are released by Dec. 31, 2025
- @GOP ends gov't shutdown before Nov. 7
- Trump orders attack on Venezuela in next 30 days
- Epstein files are released by Dec. 31, 2025
November 5, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Given Tuesday's results (2025), it is now very likely that:
- @GOP ends gov't shutdown before Nov. 7
- Trump orders attack on Venezuela in next 30 days
- Epstein files are released by Dec. 31, 2025
- @GOP ends gov't shutdown before Nov. 7
- Trump orders attack on Venezuela in next 30 days
- Epstein files are released by Dec. 31, 2025
The Shiller P/E model recently broke above 40 for the 2nd time ever with the 1st in 1999. Cyclical peaks have coincided with negative real (inflation-adjusted) returns for stocks over the ensuing 10 years, including in 1929, 1966 and 2000.
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
November 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The Shiller P/E model recently broke above 40 for the 2nd time ever with the 1st in 1999. Cyclical peaks have coincided with negative real (inflation-adjusted) returns for stocks over the ensuing 10 years, including in 1929, 1966 and 2000.
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
@just-patsy.bsky.social, I bet you find yourself celebrating your mom in many small ways without realuzing.
November 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
@just-patsy.bsky.social, I bet you find yourself celebrating your mom in many small ways without realuzing.
@alexisbrooksdevita.bsky.social, impressive background.
November 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
@alexisbrooksdevita.bsky.social, impressive background.