Tuffy
@smtuffy.bsky.social
I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary to me, and it'll happen to you, too.
https://www.tuffyinspringfield.com
https://www.tuffyinspringfield.com
Norges should make an unsolicited offer for Alaska
January 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Norges should make an unsolicited offer for Alaska
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look at the opposition party, dawg
January 7, 2026 at 6:02 PM
look at the opposition party, dawg
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I think the structural problem with social media isn’t so much that the owners need to monetize things is that the users invariably start to monetize themselves
January 7, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I think the structural problem with social media isn’t so much that the owners need to monetize things is that the users invariably start to monetize themselves
Watching America go completely insane does add some credence to the old “money doesn’t buy happiness” thing, tbh
January 7, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Watching America go completely insane does add some credence to the old “money doesn’t buy happiness” thing, tbh
Don’t let this distract you from the Epstein files!
It is now confirmed from multiple sources that ICE shot a legal observer dead on Portland in Minneapolis between 34th and 33rd street. The victim is dead
January 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Don’t let this distract you from the Epstein files!
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One way to think about consumer confidence:
When inflation was a huge problem in 2022, there were 2 jobs open for every worker counted as unemployed.
Today, price growth has eased but we still have the price-level shock. Moreover, as of Nov, there were 0.9 jobs open for every unemployed worker.
When inflation was a huge problem in 2022, there were 2 jobs open for every worker counted as unemployed.
Today, price growth has eased but we still have the price-level shock. Moreover, as of Nov, there were 0.9 jobs open for every unemployed worker.
January 7, 2026 at 4:45 PM
One way to think about consumer confidence:
When inflation was a huge problem in 2022, there were 2 jobs open for every worker counted as unemployed.
Today, price growth has eased but we still have the price-level shock. Moreover, as of Nov, there were 0.9 jobs open for every unemployed worker.
When inflation was a huge problem in 2022, there were 2 jobs open for every worker counted as unemployed.
Today, price growth has eased but we still have the price-level shock. Moreover, as of Nov, there were 0.9 jobs open for every unemployed worker.
Have we ever considered that the Dems are distracted by the Epstein files?
January 7, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Have we ever considered that the Dems are distracted by the Epstein files?
This is a funny sorry but it obviously wasn’t an invasion. The bros doing insider trading* will just need to be clearer next time
*once prediction markets correctly get reclassified as gambling, this term will no longer apply
*once prediction markets correctly get reclassified as gambling, this term will no longer apply
Polymarket is disputing that the US mission to capture Nicolás Maduro constituted an "invasion", refusing to pay out bets on a contract with $10.5M in wagers (Financial Times)
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January 7, 2026 at 4:14 PM
This is a funny sorry but it obviously wasn’t an invasion. The bros doing insider trading* will just need to be clearer next time
*once prediction markets correctly get reclassified as gambling, this term will no longer apply
*once prediction markets correctly get reclassified as gambling, this term will no longer apply
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Lol how can you tell this administration is lying to you? Because oil hasn't been shipped in actual barrels in over a century
www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Lol how can you tell this administration is lying to you? Because oil hasn't been shipped in actual barrels in over a century
www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...
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I just learned there is a Bob Dylan and Katy Perry duet
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I just learned there is a Bob Dylan and Katy Perry duet
People are eating out less?
Chick-fil-A in your pantry? Massive restaurant chains and local favorites alike are taking over grocery stores.
Why Every Decent Restaurant Has a Product in the Grocery Store Now
Massive chains and local favorites alike have gone all-in on packaged food.
bloom.bg
January 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
People are eating out less?
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Also, I think it's significant that the WH is telling CNBC the proceeds will be deposited in US banks, because that implies custodianship for Venezuela, as opposed to the Treasury General Account at the Fed, which is where proceeds of sales of US-owned assets would be deposited.
January 7, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Also, I think it's significant that the WH is telling CNBC the proceeds will be deposited in US banks, because that implies custodianship for Venezuela, as opposed to the Treasury General Account at the Fed, which is where proceeds of sales of US-owned assets would be deposited.
This is why Trump won
Trump Approval On Venezuela:
Disapprove: 46%
Approve: 39%
YouGov / Jan 4, 2026
Disapprove: 46%
Approve: 39%
YouGov / Jan 4, 2026
January 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
This is why Trump won
You really get that feeling like MSCI would like Bitcoin for drop a lot more and make this issue go away
Otherwise they’re gonna have to keep ducking and weaving until the Tump admin ends
Otherwise they’re gonna have to keep ducking and weaving until the Tump admin ends
January 7, 2026 at 2:07 PM
You really get that feeling like MSCI would like Bitcoin for drop a lot more and make this issue go away
Otherwise they’re gonna have to keep ducking and weaving until the Tump admin ends
Otherwise they’re gonna have to keep ducking and weaving until the Tump admin ends
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This sucks but I think non-Americans being justifiably angry at Americans for what the American government is doing and threatening to do, and Americans experiencing that anger and frustration personally in ways that are unpleasant, is probably an important part of any path back to stability
January 7, 2026 at 1:15 AM
This sucks but I think non-Americans being justifiably angry at Americans for what the American government is doing and threatening to do, and Americans experiencing that anger and frustration personally in ways that are unpleasant, is probably an important part of any path back to stability
Guess that didn’t work out, eh?
This is the kind of thing that the Founders explicitly designed our constitution to prevent; a president who has seized wealth for his own benefit without any intervention from Congress, which in our system is supposed to be the holder of the power of the purse.
Trump on Venezuela oil:
January 7, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Guess that didn’t work out, eh?
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find yourself someone who looks at you the way an FT journalist looks at his own articles
January 7, 2026 at 11:17 AM
find yourself someone who looks at you the way an FT journalist looks at his own articles
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Y’all look like you a need a break from the news cycle. Why not read our new Bulletin on the how the financing of the AI boom is shifting from cash flow to debt financing!?
www.bis.org/publ/bisbull...
www.bis.org/publ/bisbull...
Financing the AI boom: from cash flows to debt
www.bis.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Y’all look like you a need a break from the news cycle. Why not read our new Bulletin on the how the financing of the AI boom is shifting from cash flow to debt financing!?
www.bis.org/publ/bisbull...
www.bis.org/publ/bisbull...
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"in case you're wondering what's happening on X" nope, no thanks. i wasn't
January 7, 2026 at 11:36 AM
"in case you're wondering what's happening on X" nope, no thanks. i wasn't
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Not particularly apropos of anything but:
At some point we are gonna have to face up to the fact we’ve spent most of the last decade blaming “the algorithm” for stuff that’s mostly just human nature and culture.
At some point we are gonna have to face up to the fact we’ve spent most of the last decade blaming “the algorithm” for stuff that’s mostly just human nature and culture.
January 7, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Not particularly apropos of anything but:
At some point we are gonna have to face up to the fact we’ve spent most of the last decade blaming “the algorithm” for stuff that’s mostly just human nature and culture.
At some point we are gonna have to face up to the fact we’ve spent most of the last decade blaming “the algorithm” for stuff that’s mostly just human nature and culture.
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I’m developing a game where you have to go back to assassinate Adam. It’s a first person shooter.
January 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I’m developing a game where you have to go back to assassinate Adam. It’s a first person shooter.
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100 page ISDA contracts coming to your local prediction market
January 7, 2026 at 11:09 AM
100 page ISDA contracts coming to your local prediction market
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People might not like to hear this, but this is the door we opened when a lot of well meaning types started talking about "Londongrad" and assuming that the assets of any rich person with a "vich" surname could be used to reduce the fiscal cost to us of helping Ukraine.
www.ft.com/content/08ca...?
www.ft.com/content/08ca...?
Donald Trump says US to take sanctioned Venezuelan oil to American ports
[FREE TO READ] President says money earned from sale of up to 50mn barrels of sanctioned crude ‘will be controlled by me’
www.ft.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:53 AM
People might not like to hear this, but this is the door we opened when a lot of well meaning types started talking about "Londongrad" and assuming that the assets of any rich person with a "vich" surname could be used to reduce the fiscal cost to us of helping Ukraine.
www.ft.com/content/08ca...?
www.ft.com/content/08ca...?