David Rothschild
@davmicrot.bsky.social
economist. Posts Reflect Me Only! collects/analyzes: poll, market, social media/online data, to study: news, public opinion, ads, market design
Anyway, this is the actual book I am reading. Picked it up in a local bookstore last week, before Musk’s “recommendation”!
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Anyway, this is the actual book I am reading. Picked it up in a local bookstore last week, before Musk’s “recommendation”!
Index of Consumer Sentiment (by University of Michigan) is just about its all-time low.
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Index of Consumer Sentiment (by University of Michigan) is just about its all-time low.
NYT is having a meltdown this morning over their losses in yesterday’s election: two women and Muslim winning key races, they are not happy!
November 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NYT is having a meltdown this morning over their losses in yesterday’s election: two women and Muslim winning key races, they are not happy!
If the contract is for the party, then don't use the names. PolyMarket, in contrast, has their chart showing the reality.
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
If the contract is for the party, then don't use the names. PolyMarket, in contrast, has their chart showing the reality.
Extremely sketchy behavior by Kalshi. After Mamdani won the Democratic nomination they swapped out the contract for Mamdani for the Democratic nominee, and tried to re-write history making it look like the market was betting on Mamdani the entire time.
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Extremely sketchy behavior by Kalshi. After Mamdani won the Democratic nomination they swapped out the contract for Mamdani for the Democratic nominee, and tried to re-write history making it look like the market was betting on Mamdani the entire time.
Trump & Musk both enthusiastically endorse Cuomo as the vote for the corrupt fascist oligarchy.
November 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Trump & Musk both enthusiastically endorse Cuomo as the vote for the corrupt fascist oligarchy.
I love the Powder Blue baseball unis.
October 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I love the Powder Blue baseball unis.
Imagine if NYT decided Trump as a big of threat to NY (has stolen $18 billion from NY as he prepares to escalate paramilitary to assault non-white people on street) as it has apparently decided Mamdani is to NY (he wants free busses, the horror!)
October 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Imagine if NYT decided Trump as a big of threat to NY (has stolen $18 billion from NY as he prepares to escalate paramilitary to assault non-white people on street) as it has apparently decided Mamdani is to NY (he wants free busses, the horror!)
NYT is way harder on Mamdani (Democratic Socialists who wants free busses) than Trump (Fascist who has stolen >$10 billion, ordered paramilitary to roam the streets, undermined economy with absurd tariffs, illegally murdered >50 people on high seas).
October 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
NYT is way harder on Mamdani (Democratic Socialists who wants free busses) than Trump (Fascist who has stolen >$10 billion, ordered paramilitary to roam the streets, undermined economy with absurd tariffs, illegally murdered >50 people on high seas).
Objective & Informative: "Increasingly Frail and Confused Trump Refuses to Release Any Medical Records as He Muses About Officially Ending Constitution to Remain in Power For Life"
New York Times: "Trump Says a Recent M.R.I. Scan Was ‘Perfect,’ and He’d ‘Love’ a Third Term"
New York Times: "Trump Says a Recent M.R.I. Scan Was ‘Perfect,’ and He’d ‘Love’ a Third Term"
October 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Objective & Informative: "Increasingly Frail and Confused Trump Refuses to Release Any Medical Records as He Muses About Officially Ending Constitution to Remain in Power For Life"
New York Times: "Trump Says a Recent M.R.I. Scan Was ‘Perfect,’ and He’d ‘Love’ a Third Term"
New York Times: "Trump Says a Recent M.R.I. Scan Was ‘Perfect,’ and He’d ‘Love’ a Third Term"
Of the 63 Nobel winners in physics, chemistry, and medicine in the 21st century who won living/working in a country other than where they are born 41 were in the US. This has a huge value to US. This is what Trump wants to destroy. H/T @nature.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Of the 63 Nobel winners in physics, chemistry, and medicine in the 21st century who won living/working in a country other than where they are born 41 were in the US. This has a huge value to US. This is what Trump wants to destroy. H/T @nature.com
NYT is so excited for Trump to tear down that boring old White House and build himself a proper palace: “There’s no telling just what this town might look like by the end of this term. But there will sure be a lot more to look at.”
October 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
NYT is so excited for Trump to tear down that boring old White House and build himself a proper palace: “There’s no telling just what this town might look like by the end of this term. But there will sure be a lot more to look at.”
Republican Leaders are simultaneously saying that the Jews funded No Kings rallies AND No Kings rallies were promoting antisemitic h/t @atrupar.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Republican Leaders are simultaneously saying that the Jews funded No Kings rallies AND No Kings rallies were promoting antisemitic h/t @atrupar.com
If you have a large enough monitor, you can find the article about the largest protest in US history just at the bottom of NYT. You better believe the tiny Tea Party protests were right up at the top.
October 19, 2025 at 12:52 AM
If you have a large enough monitor, you can find the article about the largest protest in US history just at the bottom of NYT. You better believe the tiny Tea Party protests were right up at the top.
NYT love letter to Kushner is honestly shocking for the depth of its pandering & lies for the regime, even for them.
October 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
NYT love letter to Kushner is honestly shocking for the depth of its pandering & lies for the regime, even for them.
Fun fact about the gold statue of General William Tecumseh Sherman in Central Park: it is vigilantly looking South.
October 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Fun fact about the gold statue of General William Tecumseh Sherman in Central Park: it is vigilantly looking South.
Trump cannot make laws.
October 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Trump cannot make laws.
Ink is not even dry on the UPenn & Brown extortions deals from the summer, and dude is back for more. Meanwhile, Trump collaborators over at NYT are pretending that this escalating extortion could possibly be seen by anyone as a legitimate deal.
October 3, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Ink is not even dry on the UPenn & Brown extortions deals from the summer, and dude is back for more. Meanwhile, Trump collaborators over at NYT are pretending that this escalating extortion could possibly be seen by anyone as a legitimate deal.
Ta-Nehisi Coates is a serious person and he shows how Elite pundits like Ezra Klein are not serious people.
Ezra's job is to make short-sighted & selfish Elite feel comfortable, Coates is job is to drop truth bombs on Ezra (and US).
Ezra's job is to make short-sighted & selfish Elite feel comfortable, Coates is job is to drop truth bombs on Ezra (and US).
September 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates is a serious person and he shows how Elite pundits like Ezra Klein are not serious people.
Ezra's job is to make short-sighted & selfish Elite feel comfortable, Coates is job is to drop truth bombs on Ezra (and US).
Ezra's job is to make short-sighted & selfish Elite feel comfortable, Coates is job is to drop truth bombs on Ezra (and US).
From 1984: "there was a lot of applause from the party seats."
Blowing up innocent civilians in international waters, then showing off the videos to amuse and energize the party faithful: remind you of anything?
Blowing up innocent civilians in international waters, then showing off the videos to amuse and energize the party faithful: remind you of anything?
September 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
From 1984: "there was a lot of applause from the party seats."
Blowing up innocent civilians in international waters, then showing off the videos to amuse and energize the party faithful: remind you of anything?
Blowing up innocent civilians in international waters, then showing off the videos to amuse and energize the party faithful: remind you of anything?
Top *eight* articles on NYT devoted to Charlie Kirk, top one asks if he will be remembered like MLK. This is a man who only a tiny percent of Americans had even heard of before his death, whose views are too nasty for NYT to detail. But they are trying so hard to turn into martyr.
September 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Top *eight* articles on NYT devoted to Charlie Kirk, top one asks if he will be remembered like MLK. This is a man who only a tiny percent of Americans had even heard of before his death, whose views are too nasty for NYT to detail. But they are trying so hard to turn into martyr.
After several days of silence, NYT now has tiny article, very objectively written, about how Trump (and other Republican leaders) are advocating retribution against “opponents” (I.e., Democrats, minorities). They clearly don’t want to talk about this, because they support & fear Trump.
September 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
After several days of silence, NYT now has tiny article, very objectively written, about how Trump (and other Republican leaders) are advocating retribution against “opponents” (I.e., Democrats, minorities). They clearly don’t want to talk about this, because they support & fear Trump.
You can go to his Twitter account and see that it is not just hate Charlie Kirk was spewing, it was targeted attacks meant to silence individuals and groups of people.
September 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
You can go to his Twitter account and see that it is not just hate Charlie Kirk was spewing, it was targeted attacks meant to silence individuals and groups of people.
A few more teets from Charlie Kirk oer just the last few days. They are an impressive mix of hatred towards: Blacks, immigrants, women, immigrants, Muslims, LGBTQ, academics.
September 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A few more teets from Charlie Kirk oer just the last few days. They are an impressive mix of hatred towards: Blacks, immigrants, women, immigrants, Muslims, LGBTQ, academics.