Shredgar
@shredgar.bsky.social
Financial Advisor Turned Outdoor Philosopher
Exploring the great outdoors on foot and by bicycle.
🗺️ Father of a fourth generation map maker
🌅 This Is The Place
❄️ The Greatest Snow On Earth
🏜️ Unusual Occurrences in The Desert
🧺 It's all about the picnic!
Exploring the great outdoors on foot and by bicycle.
🗺️ Father of a fourth generation map maker
🌅 This Is The Place
❄️ The Greatest Snow On Earth
🏜️ Unusual Occurrences in The Desert
🧺 It's all about the picnic!
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Shredgar
@shredgar.bsky.social
· Dec 23
Steeped In Tradition Episode 8 - The Farmer
YouTube video by AltaSkiArea
youtu.be
My all time favorite three minute ski video, about Dave the farmer at Alta Utah. He passed away the following fall. These are some of the last turns of a life well lived. Make a run for Dave ❄️⛷️🌞
youtu.be/u6nuxLCt1LM?...
youtu.be/u6nuxLCt1LM?...
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Scientists at Mass General Brigham, a Harvard Medical School–affiliated health system, said their analysis found that children exposed to maternal COVID-19 were more likely to receive a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by age 3.
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COVID-19 During Pregnancy Linked to Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children
A large Boston cohort reported higher early developmental diagnoses after prenatal COVID-19, underscoring ongoing national research into childhood outcomes.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Scientists at Mass General Brigham, a Harvard Medical School–affiliated health system, said their analysis found that children exposed to maternal COVID-19 were more likely to receive a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by age 3.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
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I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
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Mitch McConnell finally gets it right: Putin “spent the entire year trying to play President Trump for a fool.“ But why is it that only Republicans, who are retiring, have the belated courage to tell Trump to stop being Putin‘s puppet?
Republicans Fight With Trump’s Team Over Ukraine Talks
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Mitch McConnell finally gets it right: Putin “spent the entire year trying to play President Trump for a fool.“ But why is it that only Republicans, who are retiring, have the belated courage to tell Trump to stop being Putin‘s puppet?
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I became a citizen because my wife is a U.S. born citizen. Ironically, that was during the first Trump administration, and everything went smoothly. I’m glad I applied for naturalization then and not now
Most Americans who voted for Trump did not understand he would do this.
November 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I became a citizen because my wife is a U.S. born citizen. Ironically, that was during the first Trump administration, and everything went smoothly. I’m glad I applied for naturalization then and not now
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Amazing how a little orange cone can make a huge difference. Drivers don’t want *anything* to touch their precious cars - if only they had the same regard for people outside their cars
ok digging back into my tactical urbanism days when I used to have energy.
November 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Amazing how a little orange cone can make a huge difference. Drivers don’t want *anything* to touch their precious cars - if only they had the same regard for people outside their cars
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ok digging back into my tactical urbanism days when I used to have energy.
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
ok digging back into my tactical urbanism days when I used to have energy.
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From Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment www.uphe.org/2025/11/24/t...
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
From Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment www.uphe.org/2025/11/24/t...
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Consumer buying power goes back to the 1890s when women took it upon themselves to use their buying power. Learn the history here and how it effected change. Let’s use our buying power this TG weekend and not shop at Amazon, Target, and Home Depot, but instead support local business. #WeAintBuyingIt
November 25, 2025
Last week, a poll conducted for Global EV Alliance, made up of electric vehicle driver associations around the world, found that 52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Consumer buying power goes back to the 1890s when women took it upon themselves to use their buying power. Learn the history here and how it effected change. Let’s use our buying power this TG weekend and not shop at Amazon, Target, and Home Depot, but instead support local business. #WeAintBuyingIt
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November 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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As you prepare for your holiday feast, here's something to consider. Research suggests there are certain foods that can help boost our moods and make us happier in the long-run.
What foods make you happiest? It's not what you think
As you prepare for your holiday feast, here's something to consider. Research suggests there are certain foods that can help boost our moods and make us happier in the long-run.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
As you prepare for your holiday feast, here's something to consider. Research suggests there are certain foods that can help boost our moods and make us happier in the long-run.
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Kyle Tharp's Chaotic Era newsletter offers an encouraging overview of progressives' attempts to boost their media reach. Kyle cites the sponsor of my Stop the Presses newsletter, Courier, which is big on TikTok and also runs local newsrooms.
@kylewilsontharp.bsky.social @couriernewsroom.bsky.social
@kylewilsontharp.bsky.social @couriernewsroom.bsky.social
Liberal media’s big year online
This year has seen Democratic operatives pitch donors on more than a dozen new efforts, while established left-of-center outlets grew faster than ever.
www.chaoticera.news
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Kyle Tharp's Chaotic Era newsletter offers an encouraging overview of progressives' attempts to boost their media reach. Kyle cites the sponsor of my Stop the Presses newsletter, Courier, which is big on TikTok and also runs local newsrooms.
@kylewilsontharp.bsky.social @couriernewsroom.bsky.social
@kylewilsontharp.bsky.social @couriernewsroom.bsky.social
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This will be the most useful thing you will read this month
There are 12 statistics, factoids, and studies that dominate every discussion about whether artificial intelligence is a bubble. Here's a deep-dive into all 12 arguments.
via @dkthomp.bsky.social
www.derekthompson.org/p/how-to-sou...
There are 12 statistics, factoids, and studies that dominate every discussion about whether artificial intelligence is a bubble. Here's a deep-dive into all 12 arguments.
via @dkthomp.bsky.social
www.derekthompson.org/p/how-to-sou...
www.derekthompson.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This will be the most useful thing you will read this month
There are 12 statistics, factoids, and studies that dominate every discussion about whether artificial intelligence is a bubble. Here's a deep-dive into all 12 arguments.
via @dkthomp.bsky.social
www.derekthompson.org/p/how-to-sou...
There are 12 statistics, factoids, and studies that dominate every discussion about whether artificial intelligence is a bubble. Here's a deep-dive into all 12 arguments.
via @dkthomp.bsky.social
www.derekthompson.org/p/how-to-sou...
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Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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The right loves the accounts, which often rail against supposed voter fraud.
They’re run by a Macedonian who illegally donated to a U.S. House candidate.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
They’re run by a Macedonian who illegally donated to a U.S. House candidate.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The right loves the accounts, which often rail against supposed voter fraud.
They’re run by a Macedonian who illegally donated to a U.S. House candidate.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
They’re run by a Macedonian who illegally donated to a U.S. House candidate.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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I guess Lindsey can go back to whitewashing (literally) slavery at the Smithsonian now.
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I guess Lindsey can go back to whitewashing (literally) slavery at the Smithsonian now.
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10 Monday AM Reads:
-Korea’s World-Beating Stock Market Rally
-Berkshire Without Buffett
-Is Substack Not Cool?
-Wall Street’s Insurance Takeover
-Good & Bad News About California Film Shoots
-LA Building Boom
-(Some) MAGA Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
-The Humble Ladybug
ritholtz.com/2025/11/10-m...
-Korea’s World-Beating Stock Market Rally
-Berkshire Without Buffett
-Is Substack Not Cool?
-Wall Street’s Insurance Takeover
-Good & Bad News About California Film Shoots
-LA Building Boom
-(Some) MAGA Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
-The Humble Ladybug
ritholtz.com/2025/11/10-m...
10 Monday AM Reads - The Big Picture
My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • World-Beating Stock Rally Creates New Headaches in Korean Market:.South Korean stocks are on track to post their strongest gains in a quarter century, with t...
ritholtz.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
10 Monday AM Reads:
-Korea’s World-Beating Stock Market Rally
-Berkshire Without Buffett
-Is Substack Not Cool?
-Wall Street’s Insurance Takeover
-Good & Bad News About California Film Shoots
-LA Building Boom
-(Some) MAGA Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
-The Humble Ladybug
ritholtz.com/2025/11/10-m...
-Korea’s World-Beating Stock Market Rally
-Berkshire Without Buffett
-Is Substack Not Cool?
-Wall Street’s Insurance Takeover
-Good & Bad News About California Film Shoots
-LA Building Boom
-(Some) MAGA Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
-The Humble Ladybug
ritholtz.com/2025/11/10-m...
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Rational Exuberance?
Recall Fed Chair Greenspan’s 1996 Irrational Exuberance speech. The market moved modestly upwards for another 2 years before exploding higher in late 1998 (LTCM bailout), and then again in October 1999 (Pre-Y2K Fed liquidity injection).
ritholtz.com/2025/11/rati...
Recall Fed Chair Greenspan’s 1996 Irrational Exuberance speech. The market moved modestly upwards for another 2 years before exploding higher in late 1998 (LTCM bailout), and then again in October 1999 (Pre-Y2K Fed liquidity injection).
ritholtz.com/2025/11/rati...
Rational Exuberance? - The Big Picture
One of the biggest challenges for investors is recognizing exactly how little we know about what the future holds. It is a rare moment in market history when what comes next is extremely obvious to mo...
ritholtz.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Rational Exuberance?
Recall Fed Chair Greenspan’s 1996 Irrational Exuberance speech. The market moved modestly upwards for another 2 years before exploding higher in late 1998 (LTCM bailout), and then again in October 1999 (Pre-Y2K Fed liquidity injection).
ritholtz.com/2025/11/rati...
Recall Fed Chair Greenspan’s 1996 Irrational Exuberance speech. The market moved modestly upwards for another 2 years before exploding higher in late 1998 (LTCM bailout), and then again in October 1999 (Pre-Y2K Fed liquidity injection).
ritholtz.com/2025/11/rati...
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says he’s already working on a second reconciliation package that would include health care policy and “a lot” of other GOP priorities. The OBBB was disastrous enough, it’s like they all won’t be satisfied until everyone is sick, broke, homeless, or dead.
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Sen. Lindsey Graham says he’s already working on a second reconciliation package that would include health care policy and “a lot” of other GOP priorities. The OBBB was disastrous enough, it’s like they all won’t be satisfied until everyone is sick, broke, homeless, or dead.
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On point that foreigners who want to destroy America all pose as diehard MAGA on Musk’s X
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
On point that foreigners who want to destroy America all pose as diehard MAGA on Musk’s X
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“It looks a lot like that Russians are seeking to bribe Americans to allow Russia to win a war it would otherwise lose.”
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Russian Unreality and American Weakness
Notes from a bizarre moment of diplomatic history
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“It looks a lot like that Russians are seeking to bribe Americans to allow Russia to win a war it would otherwise lose.”
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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A reminder that Trump's "peace plan" for Ukraine came from Russia going back to 2016. From the Mueller Report:
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A reminder that Trump's "peace plan" for Ukraine came from Russia going back to 2016. From the Mueller Report: