Edward Wilson
@wunderhorn.bsky.social
Former CRO, GS alum, FX options trader, IR and EQ derivatives trader.
Converting to Islam right now
Tuberville: “We just saw what happened in NY. We lost NY. It will be completely Muslim in 3-4 years. That’s what they want. And it’s going to spread throughout the country.”
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Converting to Islam right now
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Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same
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and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.
October 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.
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Yesterday, the United States had its biggest protest in history.
But when I look at the New York Times website, I discover that it never happened.
But when I look at the New York Times website, I discover that it never happened.
October 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Yesterday, the United States had its biggest protest in history.
But when I look at the New York Times website, I discover that it never happened.
But when I look at the New York Times website, I discover that it never happened.
Love it
“The president responded forecefully to the No Kings protests with a video that some critics said crossed a line”
October 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Love it
Trump’s trade war risks US capital flight, warns hedge fund Elliott
“Hedge funders who backed Trump because they don't like taxes or regulations have basically invited an arsonist to set fire to their house to solve a mold problem.”
“Hedge funders who backed Trump because they don't like taxes or regulations have basically invited an arsonist to set fire to their house to solve a mold problem.”
May 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Trump’s trade war risks US capital flight, warns hedge fund Elliott
“Hedge funders who backed Trump because they don't like taxes or regulations have basically invited an arsonist to set fire to their house to solve a mold problem.”
“Hedge funders who backed Trump because they don't like taxes or regulations have basically invited an arsonist to set fire to their house to solve a mold problem.”
Leaving “White Genocide” aside, AI (Gemini) keeps making elementary mistakes with technical tasks, and apologising for them.
May 16, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Leaving “White Genocide” aside, AI (Gemini) keeps making elementary mistakes with technical tasks, and apologising for them.
If only those belligerent Ukrainians would leave behind their unrealistic expectations and come to the negotiation table.
Mal eine Aussage heute auf Deutsch. Hier habt ihr Friedens-Quacksalber eure "Verhandlungen".
May 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
If only those belligerent Ukrainians would leave behind their unrealistic expectations and come to the negotiation table.
So true.
Putin isnt going to the talks, Trump isnt going to the talks--and yet they always say that Zelensky is an impediment to peace....
May 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
So true.
Just when I was about to relocate my factory from Shenzhen to Sheboygan
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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When an Arsonist Poses as a Firefighter
Tariffs: What the hell just happened?
open.substack.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Just when I was about to relocate my factory from Shenzhen to Sheboygan
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
The one US asset that doesn’t bounce is the dollar
April 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The one US asset that doesn’t bounce is the dollar
“Was there some method in Trump’s madness? Nope, it was just plain madness, a series of tantrums pretending to be a policy.”
~ ROBERT KUTTNER
~ ROBERT KUTTNER
April 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“Was there some method in Trump’s madness? Nope, it was just plain madness, a series of tantrums pretending to be a policy.”
~ ROBERT KUTTNER
~ ROBERT KUTTNER
If only those belligerent, unrealistic Ukrainians could find it in themselves to make peace with Russia.
#supportukraine
#supportukraine
April 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
If only those belligerent, unrealistic Ukrainians could find it in themselves to make peace with Russia.
#supportukraine
#supportukraine
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I have a degree in mild swearing from Christ's.
April 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I have a degree in mild swearing from Christ's.
Fun variant on the usual quiz
April 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Fun variant on the usual quiz
Disinvestment from the US apppears to be gathering momentum
US Treasuries Slide With Selloff Worst Since 2019 Repo Blowout
US Treasuries Slide With Selloff Worst Since 2019 Repo Blowout
April 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Disinvestment from the US apppears to be gathering momentum
US Treasuries Slide With Selloff Worst Since 2019 Repo Blowout
US Treasuries Slide With Selloff Worst Since 2019 Repo Blowout
Keep selling rallies in US assets and the USD. The divestment has only just begun.
April 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Keep selling rallies in US assets and the USD. The divestment has only just begun.
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Here's a quick update to the @budgetlab.bsky.social tariff tracker to incorporate the add'l 50% US tariffs on China & China's add'l retaliation.
• The average effective US tariff rate is now 26.8%, the highest since 1903.
• US real GDP growth is -1.1pp lower over 2025.
1/3
• The average effective US tariff rate is now 26.8%, the highest since 1903.
• US real GDP growth is -1.1pp lower over 2025.
1/3
April 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Here's a quick update to the @budgetlab.bsky.social tariff tracker to incorporate the add'l 50% US tariffs on China & China's add'l retaliation.
• The average effective US tariff rate is now 26.8%, the highest since 1903.
• US real GDP growth is -1.1pp lower over 2025.
1/3
• The average effective US tariff rate is now 26.8%, the highest since 1903.
• US real GDP growth is -1.1pp lower over 2025.
1/3
What is the bull case? That the tariffs are abandoned, that consumer sentiment recovers, and that everyone goes back to thinking that the US is the best place to invest?
April 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
What is the bull case? That the tariffs are abandoned, that consumer sentiment recovers, and that everyone goes back to thinking that the US is the best place to invest?
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I'm so cross I didn't think of this nickname, damn.
Stock Descent on tariffs: “I wasn’t involved in the calculation of the numbers”
April 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I'm so cross I didn't think of this nickname, damn.
Sell rallies, buy protests
April 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Sell rallies, buy protests
Really looking forward to all those banana manufacturing jobs returning to the US
April 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Really looking forward to all those banana manufacturing jobs returning to the US