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Notable: Big number…. “Alphabet, Google’s parent company, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta — for announcing huge increases in A.I.-related capital expenditures that would see the four spend $650 billion in 2026 on data centers and computing power.” @andrewrsorkin.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Notable: Big number…. “Alphabet, Google’s parent company, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta — for announcing huge increases in A.I.-related capital expenditures that would see the four spend $650 billion in 2026 on data centers and computing power.” @andrewrsorkin.bsky.social
Quotable: “Trump has lost the country”…from conservative @nytimes.com columnist Ross Douthat. youtu.be/leLQuObRyaU?...
‘Trump Has Lost the Country’ | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
YouTube video by Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
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February 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Quotable: “Trump has lost the country”…from conservative @nytimes.com columnist Ross Douthat. youtu.be/leLQuObRyaU?...
@add-hawk.bsky.social Quotable: Joy!.. “Health and well-being measures typically target things like weight, BMI, and lifespan. They generally don’t target things like joy, being surrounded by richly beautiful things” from #TheScore
February 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
@add-hawk.bsky.social Quotable: Joy!.. “Health and well-being measures typically target things like weight, BMI, and lifespan. They generally don’t target things like joy, being surrounded by richly beautiful things” from #TheScore
Quotable: Is it really?…. Or will the big, still get bigger?….“I think it’s a changing of the guard where A.I.-native firms are defining the next era of software.” @andrewrsorkin.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Quotable: Is it really?…. Or will the big, still get bigger?….“I think it’s a changing of the guard where A.I.-native firms are defining the next era of software.” @andrewrsorkin.bsky.social
Notable: Jobs and equity markets now are both fragile. “Manufacturing jobs way down…the whole “Say what you like about Trump, but markets are up” mindset must be under severe strain.” @pkrugman.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Notable: Jobs and equity markets now are both fragile. “Manufacturing jobs way down…the whole “Say what you like about Trump, but markets are up” mindset must be under severe strain.” @pkrugman.bsky.social
Notable: Consequences?…“this crash may have political consequences. At least some young men supported Trump because they believed that he would enhance their crypto investments…. I don’t know how many bitterly disillusioned bros there will be now, but there will be some.” @pkrugman.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Notable: Consequences?…“this crash may have political consequences. At least some young men supported Trump because they believed that he would enhance their crypto investments…. I don’t know how many bitterly disillusioned bros there will be now, but there will be some.” @pkrugman.bsky.social
Notable: This must hurt….“everyone who bought Bitcoin in the belief that Trump would make Bitcoin greater than ever has lost money, in many cases a lot of money.” @pkrugman.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Notable: This must hurt….“everyone who bought Bitcoin in the belief that Trump would make Bitcoin greater than ever has lost money, in many cases a lot of money.” @pkrugman.bsky.social
Trend: Bitcoin way down… “BTC is now lower than it was before the 2024 election….shows the limits of political favor — all the boasts about making American a crypto superpower, all the deregulatory talk and pardons for cryptocriminals, in the end couldn’t defy gravity.” @pkrugman.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Trend: Bitcoin way down… “BTC is now lower than it was before the 2024 election….shows the limits of political favor — all the boasts about making American a crypto superpower, all the deregulatory talk and pardons for cryptocriminals, in the end couldn’t defy gravity.” @pkrugman.bsky.social
Quotable: Quotable: “Is this the game you really want to be playing?” From the book, The Score, by philosopher C. Thi Nguyen. @add-hawk.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Quotable: Quotable: “Is this the game you really want to be playing?” From the book, The Score, by philosopher C. Thi Nguyen. @add-hawk.bsky.social
Quotable: “Is this the game you really want to be playing?” From the book, The Score, by philosopher C. Thi Nguyen.
February 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Quotable: “Is this the game you really want to be playing?” From the book, The Score, by philosopher C. Thi Nguyen.
Notable: Heartwarming in a sometimes heartless world…Nick the show dog. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/s...
Yes, Some Westminster Dogs Still Have Day Jobs
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February 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Notable: Heartwarming in a sometimes heartless world…Nick the show dog. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/s...
Trend: Jobs fragility continues and there is no prospect for an upside is ahead…only the opposite. Jobless GDP growth?…. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Stock Market Today: Dow Drops 350 Points; Nasdaq Continues Fall as Tech Selloff Persist — Live Updates
Follow along for live updates on markets and the top finance, economics and business stories. Plus the latest on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Trend: Jobs fragility continues and there is no prospect for an upside is ahead…only the opposite. Jobless GDP growth?…. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Notable: A new front on ICE…economics, lower tax revenues…Sixteen elected treasury officials, all Democrats, wrote to President Trump to say ICE crackdowns are bad for business and tax revenues: “People must feel safe to go to work.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
State Fiscal Chiefs Protest Federal Immigration Chaos
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February 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Notable: A new front on ICE…economics, lower tax revenues…Sixteen elected treasury officials, all Democrats, wrote to President Trump to say ICE crackdowns are bad for business and tax revenues: “People must feel safe to go to work.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Notable: On Fed Chair nominee, Kevin Warsh, the market responded favorably but here is the voice of an esteemed economist: “I expect his confirmation hearing will be tough.” @claudia-sahm.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Notable: On Fed Chair nominee, Kevin Warsh, the market responded favorably but here is the voice of an esteemed economist: “I expect his confirmation hearing will be tough.” @claudia-sahm.bsky.social
Notable: Error or….? Cohn says GDP growth is “5%.” Most forecasts, including Goldman Sachs where Cohn was president forecast “real” (net of inflation) of 2.5% to 3%. youtu.be/F4N4TjAmBu0?...
Gary Cohn says Kevin Warsh will "take the Fed back to its traditional" norms
YouTube video by Face the Nation
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February 2, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Notable: Error or….? Cohn says GDP growth is “5%.” Most forecasts, including Goldman Sachs where Cohn was president forecast “real” (net of inflation) of 2.5% to 3%. youtu.be/F4N4TjAmBu0?...
Quotable: Is killing US citizens a turning point?….“The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. Minnesotans have shown that their community is socially cohesive….” Source: @adamserwer.bsky.social @theatlantic.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Quotable: Is killing US citizens a turning point?….“The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. Minnesotans have shown that their community is socially cohesive….” Source: @adamserwer.bsky.social @theatlantic.com
Quotable(3): Is this so?…”This is a presidency that is, by any measure, failing. Trump is unpopular; his brutality and his tariffs have turned immigration and affordability, once among of his strongest issues, into liabilities” @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Quotable(3): Is this so?…”This is a presidency that is, by any measure, failing. Trump is unpopular; his brutality and his tariffs have turned immigration and affordability, once among of his strongest issues, into liabilities” @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
Quotable(2): Is chaos a winning anything? “There is nothing unusual about a presidency being overwhelmed by crises. What is unusual about the Trump administration is that it has created those crises itself.” @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Quotable(2): Is chaos a winning anything? “There is nothing unusual about a presidency being overwhelmed by crises. What is unusual about the Trump administration is that it has created those crises itself.” @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
Quotable: Is cruelty a winning anything?…”The Trump administration is overwhelmed — by its own violence, its own cruelty, its own lies, its own chaos.” @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Quotable: Is cruelty a winning anything?…”The Trump administration is overwhelmed — by its own violence, its own cruelty, its own lies, its own chaos.” @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
Notable: Apropos of nothing…”Emily Alexandra Diamond’s favorite bird is the piping plover; David Thomas Meadows likes the Eastern phoebe”. @nytimes.com #weddings
February 1, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Notable: Apropos of nothing…”Emily Alexandra Diamond’s favorite bird is the piping plover; David Thomas Meadows likes the Eastern phoebe”. @nytimes.com #weddings
Notable: @washingtonpost.com does a nice job of showing tariffs make no economic sense. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
Opinion | Trump’s tariffs can’t cover a bill this staggering
Trump’s promises about tariff revenue don’t add up. Here’s the math.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Notable: @washingtonpost.com does a nice job of showing tariffs make no economic sense. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
Notable: protect election integrity www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Opinion | Trump Could Interfere With the Midterm Elections. You Can Help Defend Them.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Notable: protect election integrity www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Notable: Debasement…the falling dollar, and the price of gold, change investor conversations to one where they worry and change behavior based on a lack of trust in US stability and policy.
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Notable: Debasement…the falling dollar, and the price of gold, change investor conversations to one where they worry and change behavior based on a lack of trust in US stability and policy.
Notable: When investors hedge against worries about the US’s future….“Debasement here means a shift away from US financial assets by investors due to fears of future erosion of the value of those assets” @pkrugman.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Notable: When investors hedge against worries about the US’s future….“Debasement here means a shift away from US financial assets by investors due to fears of future erosion of the value of those assets” @pkrugman.bsky.social
Notable: Debasement…”While the effect of the debasement trade is shown most spectacularly in sharply rising gold and silver prices, it’s also visible in the falling value of the dollar and in rising long-term interest rate”. @pkrugman.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Notable: Debasement…”While the effect of the debasement trade is shown most spectacularly in sharply rising gold and silver prices, it’s also visible in the falling value of the dollar and in rising long-term interest rate”. @pkrugman.bsky.social