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Commodities reporter @bloomberg.com 🏳️‍🌈 Likes and retweets not representative of my views or those of my employer. I collect fossils and minerals. phunt47 at Bloomberg dot net
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The Israeli military has said it will continue to operate defensively from the roughly 50% of Gaza it still controls after pulling back to agreed-upon lines.
Thousands of Palestinians return north as Gaza ceasefire starts
The Israeli military has said it will continue to operate defensively from the roughly 50% of Gaza it still controls after pulling back to agreed-upon lines.
l.euronews.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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OPEC+ agrees modest oil output hike from November, sources say reut.rs/4o4xuvA
OPEC+ agrees modest oil output hike from November, sources say
OPEC+ will raise oil output from November by 137,000 barrels per day (bpd), the same fairly modest increase as in October, three people close to the matter said on Sunday.
reut.rs
October 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Trump advanced plans for American investors to buy TikTok’s US operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance, with officials setting a potential value of $14 billion
Trump Signs TikTok Order With US App’s Value Put at $14 Billion
President Donald Trump advanced plans for American investors to buy TikTok’s US operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance Ltd., with officials setting a potential value of $14 billion and outlining measures to ensure security of the new venture.
bloom.bg
September 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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As investigators closed in, elite experts and professionals offered support and advice to Jeffrey Epstein. A cache of private emails obtained by Bloomberg News reveals details from his network.

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Jeffrey Epstein Leaned on His Elite Network for Help as Investigators Closed In
A cache of 18,000 messages shows the elite support the disgraced financier got in his “hour of terror.”
bloom.bg
September 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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JUST IN:
A historic conviction: Brazil's Supreme Court delivers a majority vote to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro over a plot to overthrow the government.
Brazil's Supreme Court forms a majority to convict ex-President Bolsonaro of a coup
A historic conviction: Brazil's Supreme Court delivers a majority vote to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro over a plot to overthrow the government.
n.pr
September 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Canada’s Ucore Rare Metals aims to start producing rare earth elements at a new Louisiana facility next May, boosting US processing capacity in an industry that’s currently dominated by China
Rare Earth Firm Ucore to Start Output at Louisiana Plant in May
Canada’s Ucore Rare Metals Inc. aims to start producing rare earth elements at a new Louisiana facility next May, boosting US processing capacity in an industry that’s currently dominated by China.
bloom.bg
July 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Mexico is negotiating with the US to avoid a set of 30% tariffs that President Donald Trump has threatened to impose on the Latin American country starting on Aug. 1
Mexico Is in Talks to Avoid Trump’s Latest Tariff Threat
Mexico is projecting confidence that it will fend off a new set of 30% tariffs that President Donald Trump has threatened to impose on the Latin American country starting on Aug. 1.
bloom.bg
July 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Amanda Anisimova thanks her mom through tears after 6-0, 6-0 loss to Iga Swiatek in Wimbledon final https://trib.al/ktupR3V
Amanda Anisimova thanks her mom through tears after 6-0, 6-0 loss to Iga Swiatek in Wimbledon final
By HOWARD FENDRICH LONDON (AP) — Amanda Anisimova kept apologizing to the spectators at Centre Court — for her performance in a 6-0, 6-0 loss to Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon final and f…
trib.al
July 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Trump to Zelensky in February
"You're gambling with World War Three!"

Trump in June
“Anyway, I just bombed Iran’s nuclear sites spectacular strike, tremendous success.”
June 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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The national park of Zhangjiajie in central China is famous for the towering sandstone pillars that inspired the alternate universe in the 2009 blockbuster “Avatar.” But in recent weeks, the area has become known for its trash-filled caves.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/w...
June 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Happy pride.
Thomas questioned the "reasoning" in the case that prohibited workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Clarence Thomas knocks landmark Supreme Court LGBTQ+ ruling—"Incorrect"
www.newsweek.com
June 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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High-profile immigration raids are scaring off workers and leaving employers unsure of how they’ll manage without them.
Employees Terrified of ICE Raids Are Failing to Show Up at Work
High-profile immigration raids are scaring off workers and leaving employers unsure of how they’ll manage without them.
bloom.bg
June 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship in the first three months of this year, and for the right to live and work in Britain indefinitely, according to official data.
Record Number of Americans Apply for British Citizenship
www.nytimes.com
May 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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May 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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President Donald Trump has announced in a post on Truth Social that he plans to impose a 100% tariff on films produced overseas, extending his restrictive trade policies on US imports to the entertainment sector for the first time
Trump Plans 100% Tariff on Foreign Movies, Escalating Trade War
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he plans to impose a 100% tariff on films produced overseas, extending his restrictive trade policies on US imports to the entertainment sector for the first time.
bloom.bg
May 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Stunning how far things have fallen for Canadian Conservatives from just a few months ago. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Canada Conservative Leader Poilievre Loses His Own Seat in Election, CBC Projects
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is projected to lose his own seat in the Canadian election, despite delivering the best result for his party since 2011.
www.bloomberg.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:19 AM
On his 100th day in office in 2017 Trump headed to a PA wheelbarrow factory to launch his trade policy and put the US on the path to today’s tariffs.

Eight years on that factory is closed. The wheelbarrows are now made in China.

My latest for @bloomberg.com:

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The US Factory Where Trump Previewed His Tariffs in 2017 Is Now in China
The president celebrated the first 100 days of his first term at a Pennsylvania factory that’s since closed.
www.bloomberg.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Bloomberg columnist explains
April 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Am hearing that "the campaign will be decisive"

No word yet on who has won the morning.
March 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Am going to make a prediction that "it could all come down to the final week"
March 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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2 day change -1,400

(always a tweet)
March 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Searching for small fossils in big rocks requires specialized tools --tools that scientists could also use to look for evidence of life on Mars in rocks that may be similar on both planets.
An Algerian scientist splits his gaze between microbes and Mars
Searching for small fossils in big rocks requires specialized tools --tools that scientists could also use to look for evidence of life on Mars in rocks that may be similar on both planets.
www.npr.org
March 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM