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I'm a Turnaround/Bankruptcy/Restructuring/Corporate Renewal Management Consultant interested in Macroeconomics, Geopolitics, History, the Climate Crisis, Permaculture, and Gardening.
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Now, more than ever
a man in a suit and tie is eating popcorn from a pink box
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is eating popcorn from a pink box
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Now, more than ever
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🐦 Spring bird migration in the Americas.
April 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
🐦 Spring bird migration in the Americas.
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Stop panicking. I have a plan.
We all go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for this all to blow over
We all go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for this all to blow over
April 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Stop panicking. I have a plan.
We all go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for this all to blow over
We all go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for this all to blow over
I got a new roommate, I think it's a Chickadee.
The sign is there so that the bird knows what's up.
The sign is there so that the bird knows what's up.
March 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I got a new roommate, I think it's a Chickadee.
The sign is there so that the bird knows what's up.
The sign is there so that the bird knows what's up.
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If you wanted no leaks you should have gone into Settings -> Security -> Configure privacy & security -> Privacy options -> Other -> Configure -> Media interface and clicked “Disallow.”
The Leak setting is on by default but we understand your privacy is important so we’ve made it easy to opt out
The Leak setting is on by default but we understand your privacy is important so we’ve made it easy to opt out
"Everything I say leaks," Zuckerberg says in leaked meeting audio. "It sucks"
www.404media.co/zuckerberg-s...
www.404media.co/zuckerberg-s...
Zuckerberg Says 'Everything I Say Leaks' in Leaked Meeting Audio
"There are a bunch of things that I think are value-destroying for me to talk about, so I’m not going to talk about those."
www.404media.co
January 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
If you wanted no leaks you should have gone into Settings -> Security -> Configure privacy & security -> Privacy options -> Other -> Configure -> Media interface and clicked “Disallow.”
The Leak setting is on by default but we understand your privacy is important so we’ve made it easy to opt out
The Leak setting is on by default but we understand your privacy is important so we’ve made it easy to opt out
How do people resolve the cognitive dissonance when arguing that AI/robots are going to take all the jobs, and in the very next breath claim we need more babies or humanity is doomed?
January 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
How do people resolve the cognitive dissonance when arguing that AI/robots are going to take all the jobs, and in the very next breath claim we need more babies or humanity is doomed?
AI becomes cheaper due to innovation.
VCs: this is great, Jevon's paradox, this means people will consume more of it.
Main St: we want food and rent prices to come down so we can live again
Economists: you don't want that; it'll cause a great depression
VCs: this is great, Jevon's paradox, this means people will consume more of it.
Main St: we want food and rent prices to come down so we can live again
Economists: you don't want that; it'll cause a great depression
January 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
AI becomes cheaper due to innovation.
VCs: this is great, Jevon's paradox, this means people will consume more of it.
Main St: we want food and rent prices to come down so we can live again
Economists: you don't want that; it'll cause a great depression
VCs: this is great, Jevon's paradox, this means people will consume more of it.
Main St: we want food and rent prices to come down so we can live again
Economists: you don't want that; it'll cause a great depression
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The United States agricultural sector produces approximately 11,800 metric tons of coffee per year.
It consumes approximately 640,000.
Good luck making up that shortfall, skippy.
It consumes approximately 640,000.
Good luck making up that shortfall, skippy.
January 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The United States agricultural sector produces approximately 11,800 metric tons of coffee per year.
It consumes approximately 640,000.
Good luck making up that shortfall, skippy.
It consumes approximately 640,000.
Good luck making up that shortfall, skippy.
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The U.S. imports a fifth of its coffee from Colombia. (Source: USDA)
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January 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The U.S. imports a fifth of its coffee from Colombia. (Source: USDA)
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????? WHAT?????
This *funds* universities. Professors. Postdocs. Grad students. Undergrads. All of science.
This is equivalent to a business filing for bankruptcy with no warning except it’s almost all science in the US.
This *funds* universities. Professors. Postdocs. Grad students. Undergrads. All of science.
This is equivalent to a business filing for bankruptcy with no warning except it’s almost all science in the US.
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
????? WHAT?????
This *funds* universities. Professors. Postdocs. Grad students. Undergrads. All of science.
This is equivalent to a business filing for bankruptcy with no warning except it’s almost all science in the US.
This *funds* universities. Professors. Postdocs. Grad students. Undergrads. All of science.
This is equivalent to a business filing for bankruptcy with no warning except it’s almost all science in the US.
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We are not economists… but how does repealing EO’s that lower prices make things cheaper? 🫤
January 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
We are not economists… but how does repealing EO’s that lower prices make things cheaper? 🫤
I just deleted my Facebook account.
January 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I just deleted my Facebook account.
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The annual number of billion-dollar disasters in the US has risen from around 5 in the ‘80s to 27 in 2024. The costs of climate change are too high — we can’t afford to continue this trend.
January 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The annual number of billion-dollar disasters in the US has risen from around 5 in the ‘80s to 27 in 2024. The costs of climate change are too high — we can’t afford to continue this trend.
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MASSIVE WATER FIND IN OREGON CASCADES! University of Oregon scientists have discovered a vast underground aquifer in the Oregon Cascade Range which could hold more than half the volume of Lake Tahoe!
Massive aquifer buried in Oregon Cascades; half the capacity of Lake Tahoe
MASSIVE WATER FIND IN OREGON CASCADES! University of Oregon scientists have discovered a vast underground aquifer in the Oregon Cascade Range which could hold more than half the volume of Lake Tahoe!
www.centraloregondaily.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
MASSIVE WATER FIND IN OREGON CASCADES! University of Oregon scientists have discovered a vast underground aquifer in the Oregon Cascade Range which could hold more than half the volume of Lake Tahoe!
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For Bluesky-Curious Econ Lovers, a Quick Start guide to plugging into the economics community here.
It aims to lower the costs & boost the benefits for folks to engage here.
If it seems useful, please share it here & especially on X.
📉📈 #️⃣#️⃣
aaronsojourner.org/for-bluesky-...
It aims to lower the costs & boost the benefits for folks to engage here.
If it seems useful, please share it here & especially on X.
📉📈 #️⃣#️⃣
aaronsojourner.org/for-bluesky-...
For Bluesky-Curious Econ Lovers - Aaron Sojourner
This Quick Start guide aims to help econ lovers easily join Bluesky’s growing economics community. The Bluesky User FAQ covers generic basics, like how to start an account. This guide orients you to e...
aaronsojourner.org
September 11, 2024 at 11:52 AM
For Bluesky-Curious Econ Lovers, a Quick Start guide to plugging into the economics community here.
It aims to lower the costs & boost the benefits for folks to engage here.
If it seems useful, please share it here & especially on X.
📉📈 #️⃣#️⃣
aaronsojourner.org/for-bluesky-...
It aims to lower the costs & boost the benefits for folks to engage here.
If it seems useful, please share it here & especially on X.
📉📈 #️⃣#️⃣
aaronsojourner.org/for-bluesky-...
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BlueSky is quickly becoming my primary social media outlet — especially for climate, science, and news.
It’s full of great experts and journalists.
For climate change, here are a few of my favorites:
go.bsky.app/Q4Uo8vV
It’s full of great experts and journalists.
For climate change, here are a few of my favorites:
go.bsky.app/Q4Uo8vV
January 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
BlueSky is quickly becoming my primary social media outlet — especially for climate, science, and news.
It’s full of great experts and journalists.
For climate change, here are a few of my favorites:
go.bsky.app/Q4Uo8vV
It’s full of great experts and journalists.
For climate change, here are a few of my favorites:
go.bsky.app/Q4Uo8vV
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La Nina has finally officially arrived (but it's late and probably a weak one)
January 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
La Nina has finally officially arrived (but it's late and probably a weak one)
Just uninstalled Threads. One less Zuck app to deal with.
Threads -> Bluesky
Whatsapp -> Signal
Facebook -> Google calendar/ text messages
Instagram -> ???
Threads -> Bluesky
Whatsapp -> Signal
Facebook -> Google calendar/ text messages
Instagram -> ???
January 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Just uninstalled Threads. One less Zuck app to deal with.
Threads -> Bluesky
Whatsapp -> Signal
Facebook -> Google calendar/ text messages
Instagram -> ???
Threads -> Bluesky
Whatsapp -> Signal
Facebook -> Google calendar/ text messages
Instagram -> ???
Bluesky really needs to create a picture/video spin off to complete with Instagram. I'd switch in a heartbeat.
January 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Bluesky really needs to create a picture/video spin off to complete with Instagram. I'd switch in a heartbeat.
After Elon successfully killed one of the largest social media companies, something unimaginable a few years ago, Zuck is now trying to finish off Facebook.
Meta to get rid of factcheckers and recommend more political content
Meta to get rid of factcheckers and recommend more political content
Mark Zuckerberg says company will ‘dramatically reduce censorship’ across Facebook, Instagram and Threads
Meta is to get rid of factcheckers, “dramatically reduce the amount of censorship” and recommend more political content on its platforms, including…
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
After Elon successfully killed one of the largest social media companies, something unimaginable a few years ago, Zuck is now trying to finish off Facebook.
In the coming months, when the commercial real estate crisis explodes or the new administration sends treasury rates into the nosebleeds, banks will howl that there isn't enough liquidity in the system and demand bailouts...
US Money-Market Assets Rise to Record High of $6.51 Trillion
A stampede into US money-market funds has pushed the industry’s total assets to a record $6.51 trillion as investors seek out lofty yields in the face of Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.
www.bloomberg.com
January 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
In the coming months, when the commercial real estate crisis explodes or the new administration sends treasury rates into the nosebleeds, banks will howl that there isn't enough liquidity in the system and demand bailouts...
December in Texas: It is still 70 degrees, and bell peppers are in season.
December 26, 2024 at 8:07 PM
December in Texas: It is still 70 degrees, and bell peppers are in season.
When life gives you lemongrass, make lemongrass with ginger and whiskey tisane.
December 15, 2024 at 6:32 PM
When life gives you lemongrass, make lemongrass with ginger and whiskey tisane.
It appears Threads is quickly turning into Instagram Reels/ Tiktok. Just another video app, but with a vertical scroll.
December 10, 2024 at 8:19 PM
It appears Threads is quickly turning into Instagram Reels/ Tiktok. Just another video app, but with a vertical scroll.
Turns out people are so toxic that our shit is now killing animals.
Texas farmers say sewage-based fertilizer tainted with “forever chemicals” poisoned their land and killed their livestock
The fertilizer was promoted as an environmental win-win for years. An untold number of farmers and ranchers across Texas have spread it on their land.
www.texastribune.org
December 8, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Turns out people are so toxic that our shit is now killing animals.