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For your weekend listening pleasure: I joined Will Compernolle on Simply Put to discuss the appointment of Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair.
George Pearkes on Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair by Simply Put
In this episode, we talk with George Pearkes, Macro Strategist with Bespoke Investment Group, about what Kevin Warsh brings to the Fed and how his leadership could drive monetary policy in the years a...
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February 7, 2026 at 3:04 AM
For your weekend listening pleasure: I joined Will Compernolle on Simply Put to discuss the appointment of Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair.
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ICYMI:
950+ Google workers signed a petition demanding that executives "disclose all contracts and collaboration with DHS, CBP, and ICE, and to divest from these partnerships."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
950+ Google workers signed a petition demanding that executives "disclose all contracts and collaboration with DHS, CBP, and ICE, and to divest from these partnerships."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
Google Workers Demand End to Cloud Services for Immigration Agencies
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:37 PM
ICYMI:
950+ Google workers signed a petition demanding that executives "disclose all contracts and collaboration with DHS, CBP, and ICE, and to divest from these partnerships."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
950+ Google workers signed a petition demanding that executives "disclose all contracts and collaboration with DHS, CBP, and ICE, and to divest from these partnerships."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
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Voice of America (Goebbels’ version)
This is MAGA ideological imperialism.
It's disguised as a "free speech" crusade. In reality, the Trump admin seeks to coerce Europe into deregulating digital environments to enable unimpeded extremist content that radicalises voters into supporting far-right populists.
www.ft.com/content/f869...
It's disguised as a "free speech" crusade. In reality, the Trump admin seeks to coerce Europe into deregulating digital environments to enable unimpeded extremist content that radicalises voters into supporting far-right populists.
www.ft.com/content/f869...
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
www.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Voice of America (Goebbels’ version)
This isn't "support" -- this is "net support"-- remarkable numbers here.
New piece: From body cams to masks to independent investigations of recent shootings, the public supports a wide range of major reforms for ICE/federal agents www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-ameri...
February 6, 2026 at 1:22 PM
This isn't "support" -- this is "net support"-- remarkable numbers here.
This is blatant indication of Trump's racism. Even more offensive? In his first term, Trump and McConnell appointed 54 Judges to the Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal.
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of them were African American. That's what you call "systemic racism."
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of them were African American. That's what you call "systemic racism."
A screenshot from a video posted on Trump's Truth Social account: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
February 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
This is blatant indication of Trump's racism. Even more offensive? In his first term, Trump and McConnell appointed 54 Judges to the Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal.
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of them were African American. That's what you call "systemic racism."
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of them were African American. That's what you call "systemic racism."
Does the US have enough assets in theater to do anything besides bomb?
Top Trump administration officials do not yet have clear guidance on what President Trump would hope to accomplish with military action in Iran as U.S. and Iranian officials were meeting Friday to try to avoid a war, according to two U.S. officials.
Trump's objectives in Iran are unclear as talks begin, sources say
Trump told NBC News' Tom Llamas he learned Iran may be trying to reconstitute its nuclear program after the U.S. military “wiped out” three of its nuclear sites in June.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Does the US have enough assets in theater to do anything besides bomb?
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No wonder he was first to capitulate to Trump's demands early on, selling out the lawyers who worked for him and making it more dangerous for the rest of the bar to oppose Trump's extortion.
Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp told Jeffrey Epstein: ‘You’re amazing’ ft.trib.al/0dStAqB
Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp told Jeffrey Epstein: ‘You’re amazing’
Department of Justice documents detail relationship between head of Wall Street law firm and child sex offender
ft.trib.al
February 2, 2026 at 3:26 AM
No wonder he was first to capitulate to Trump's demands early on, selling out the lawyers who worked for him and making it more dangerous for the rest of the bar to oppose Trump's extortion.
Blatant corruption.
BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨
Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him
The startling offer, which was described by two people familiar with the conversation, was swiftly rejected by Schumer.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/p...
Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him
The startling offer, which was described by two people familiar with the conversation, was swiftly rejected by Schumer.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/p...
Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last month that he was finally prepared to drop his freeze on billions of dollars in funding for a major New York infrastructure projec...
www.cnn.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Blatant corruption.
*thousands*
Breaking News: A jury ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million to a woman who said a driver raped her, in the first of thousands of similar cases.
Uber Is Responsible for Rape by Driver, Jury Finds
In the first of thousands of forthcoming sexual assault cases, the ride-hailing giant was ordered to pay $8.5 million to Jaylynn Dean, who said a driver raped her in 2023.
nyti.ms
February 6, 2026 at 2:21 AM
*thousands*
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Medtronic owes $382 million to medical device rival in antitrust lawsuit, US jury says reut.rs/4qnfYU9
Medtronic owes $382 million to medical device rival in antitrust lawsuit, US jury says
Medtronic owes rival medical device manufacturer Applied Medical Resources $382 million in damages for unlawfully monopolizing the market for blood-vessel sealing surgical devices, a jury found in federal court in California on Thursday.
reut.rs
February 6, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Medtronic owes $382 million to medical device rival in antitrust lawsuit, US jury says reut.rs/4qnfYU9
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News: I was cut yesterday in a newsroom-wide layoff affecting 300+ staff at The Washington Post.
I spent the last decade leading and building the award-winning Graphics team. I'll miss them.
I'm now exploring senior graphics, cartography, or leadership roles. Intros welcome.
timmeko.com
I spent the last decade leading and building the award-winning Graphics team. I'll miss them.
I'm now exploring senior graphics, cartography, or leadership roles. Intros welcome.
timmeko.com
Tim Meko - Visual Journalist & Graphics Editor - Tim Meko
timmeko.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
News: I was cut yesterday in a newsroom-wide layoff affecting 300+ staff at The Washington Post.
I spent the last decade leading and building the award-winning Graphics team. I'll miss them.
I'm now exploring senior graphics, cartography, or leadership roles. Intros welcome.
timmeko.com
I spent the last decade leading and building the award-winning Graphics team. I'll miss them.
I'm now exploring senior graphics, cartography, or leadership roles. Intros welcome.
timmeko.com
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I'm not very active here, but given the news: I'm one of the hundreds of reporters laid off from the Post. I worked as a graphics reporter, mostly covering the U.S economy and politics.
My portfolio: www.lmelgar.me
My portfolio: www.lmelgar.me
You're in Luis' website.
www.lmelgar.me
February 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
I'm not very active here, but given the news: I'm one of the hundreds of reporters laid off from the Post. I worked as a graphics reporter, mostly covering the U.S economy and politics.
My portfolio: www.lmelgar.me
My portfolio: www.lmelgar.me
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🚨HOLY CRAP. The Trump admin just took a SLEDGEHAMMER to due process, largely eliminating the Board of Immigration Appeals process and MANDATING DISMISSAL of ALL appeals (which cost $1,000 thanks to OBBBA) filed after tomorrow unless a majority of the BIA votes to hear the case.
February 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. The Trump admin just took a SLEDGEHAMMER to due process, largely eliminating the Board of Immigration Appeals process and MANDATING DISMISSAL of ALL appeals (which cost $1,000 thanks to OBBBA) filed after tomorrow unless a majority of the BIA votes to hear the case.
Meanwhile they are firing all of the immigration judges.
🚨HOLY CRAP. The Trump admin just took a SLEDGEHAMMER to due process, largely eliminating the Board of Immigration Appeals process and MANDATING DISMISSAL of ALL appeals (which cost $1,000 thanks to OBBBA) filed after tomorrow unless a majority of the BIA votes to hear the case.
February 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Meanwhile they are firing all of the immigration judges.
Germany needs to make cars in China so they can make trucks, tanks, heavy machinery (for road making) and ships in Germany.
Volkswagen aims to make majority of its cars in China on new architecture by 2030 reut.rs/4rsvv5R
Volkswagen aims to make majority of its cars in China on new architecture by 2030
Volkswagen plans by 2030 to build most of the vehicles it offers in China on its new electronic architecture platform developed with EV maker Xpeng , the company said.
reut.rs
February 5, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Germany needs to make cars in China so they can make trucks, tanks, heavy machinery (for road making) and ships in Germany.
Europe's phat fiscal stimulus is underway.
blisteringly strong German Factory Orders for December, way ahead of consensus.
'Domestic demand was primarily responsible for the jump in factory orders, the Economy Ministry said in a statement.' feel that large order boost coming through from government spending on defence:
'Domestic demand was primarily responsible for the jump in factory orders, the Economy Ministry said in a statement.' feel that large order boost coming through from government spending on defence:
February 5, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Europe's phat fiscal stimulus is underway.
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📉Russian oil and gas revenues are dropping rapidly.
As January monthly revenue drops to half of last year, Gazprombank experts predict low oil prices will completely drain the National Wealth Fund within a year.
The oncoming crash will be one for the history books.📉
As January monthly revenue drops to half of last year, Gazprombank experts predict low oil prices will completely drain the National Wealth Fund within a year.
The oncoming crash will be one for the history books.📉
February 5, 2026 at 8:27 AM
📉Russian oil and gas revenues are dropping rapidly.
As January monthly revenue drops to half of last year, Gazprombank experts predict low oil prices will completely drain the National Wealth Fund within a year.
The oncoming crash will be one for the history books.📉
As January monthly revenue drops to half of last year, Gazprombank experts predict low oil prices will completely drain the National Wealth Fund within a year.
The oncoming crash will be one for the history books.📉
Trump's support of far right political groups around the world is a danger to liberal democracy.
A German parliamentary delegation visiting Washington late last month saw center-left MPs frozen out by the U.S. State Department, people familiar with the matter told POLITICO.
Trump administration favored Germany’s far right in Washington visit
A planned meeting collapsed after State Department officials told the German embassy it refused to meet with center-left German lawmakers.
www.politico.eu
February 5, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Trump's support of far right political groups around the world is a danger to liberal democracy.
Schaden-fraud.
am not saying everyone wants to be first to do the 'nice' post when Bitcoin trades under 70K, but I'm not not saying it either. low of the day so far 70,010:
February 5, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Schaden-fraud.
Remarkable story on This American Life yesterday about how ICE is dragging in local police anyway into their situations by calling 9-1-1 and demanding local police come help with disturbances or riots or car accidents, etc.
www.thisamericanlife.org/880/what-is-...
www.thisamericanlife.org/880/what-is-...
February 5, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Remarkable story on This American Life yesterday about how ICE is dragging in local police anyway into their situations by calling 9-1-1 and demanding local police come help with disturbances or riots or car accidents, etc.
www.thisamericanlife.org/880/what-is-...
www.thisamericanlife.org/880/what-is-...
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OMG. He literally went with "they were no angels" which is the mocking phrase people use to point out how authorities try to minimize their law enforcement executions. And he's using it earnestly because he doesn't realize how it's actually used.
Trump on Alex Pretti and Renee Good: "He was not an angel and she was not an angel. You know, you look at some tapes."
February 5, 2026 at 4:40 AM
OMG. He literally went with "they were no angels" which is the mocking phrase people use to point out how authorities try to minimize their law enforcement executions. And he's using it earnestly because he doesn't realize how it's actually used.
Fame is fickle and fleeting.
We watched A League of Their Own and my kids have absolutely no idea who Madonna is. I listed songs, nope, no interest, no clue.
February 5, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Fame is fickle and fleeting.
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Silver resumes its slide, plunging 13%, after short-lived rebound
Silver resumes its slide, plunging 13%, after short-lived rebound
Silver prices slid as much as 16% on Thursday, snapping a two-day rebound as investors continued to unwind positions.
cnb.cx
February 5, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Silver resumes its slide, plunging 13%, after short-lived rebound
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There have been many AI-driven selloffs in the three years since ChatGPT burst into the mainstream. Nothing, though, quite rivals the rout rippling through stock and credit markets this week. Read more: bloom.bg/4caKNI6
📷️: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
📷️: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
February 5, 2026 at 5:15 AM
There have been many AI-driven selloffs in the three years since ChatGPT burst into the mainstream. Nothing, though, quite rivals the rout rippling through stock and credit markets this week. Read more: bloom.bg/4caKNI6
📷️: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
📷️: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
This actually shocks me. Someone needs to OSINT this information in the same format.
The CIA World Factbook, a reliable source of information about the countries of the world, has been publicly available since 1997. It is now going away.
Please consider supporting @wikipedia.org and @ourworldindata.org. The world desperately needs trustworthy data.
www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
Please consider supporting @wikipedia.org and @ourworldindata.org. The world desperately needs trustworthy data.
www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
February 4, 2026 at 11:36 PM
This actually shocks me. Someone needs to OSINT this information in the same format.