Drew Moxon
@drewmoxon.bsky.social
Data, economics, tech, environment, and 🐰. Not in that order.
If he has so little power over the FBI, couldn't they just ignore him when he tells them to reassign agents to immigration cases instead of violent crime and drug trafficking? It's like Shrodinger's unitary executive here.
Reporter: Why doesn’t the President just order the FBI to release the full Epstein files?
Leavitt: The President has said if the DOJ/FBI want to move forward with releasing any credible evidence, they should do so. As to why they have not—you should ask the FBI
Leavitt: The President has said if the DOJ/FBI want to move forward with releasing any credible evidence, they should do so. As to why they have not—you should ask the FBI
July 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
If he has so little power over the FBI, couldn't they just ignore him when he tells them to reassign agents to immigration cases instead of violent crime and drug trafficking? It's like Shrodinger's unitary executive here.
Something new to obfuscate/price into MBS, how fun!
BREAKING: US Director of Federal Housing Pulte: Today I ordered the Great Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prepare their businesses to count cryptocurrency as an asset for a mortgage.
June 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Something new to obfuscate/price into MBS, how fun!
Even if you're anti-immigration, I fundamentally don't see how this is a good thing. It's already been shown that 70 US citizens were deported in the last few months. This strips protections from all, in violation of the Constitution.
This is a horrifying ruling that shows a disdain for basic human rights principles — made all the more unconscionable by the fact that the Republican appointees did so with no reasoning and on the shadow docket.
BREAKING: SCOTUS over liberals' dissent, blocks district court order requiring process before carrying out third country removals. SCOTUS's order allows Trump admin to carry out third country removals without the protections required—notice and opportunity to raise a challenge. No reason is given.
June 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Even if you're anti-immigration, I fundamentally don't see how this is a good thing. It's already been shown that 70 US citizens were deported in the last few months. This strips protections from all, in violation of the Constitution.
If we're worried about things costing $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, how much is that tariff policy costing, eh?
June 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
If we're worried about things costing $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, how much is that tariff policy costing, eh?
This strikes me as something that might have a shot when it (inevitably) reaches the Supreme Court if only because tribal rights is one of the few things Gorsuch reviews logically.
President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled the federal government out of what Northwest tribes have hailed as a historic agreement to recover salmon in the Columbia River Basin.
Trump upends historic Columbia River Basin agreement, bringing uncertainty to salmon recovery efforts
President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled the federal government out of what Northwest tribes have hailed as a historic agreement to recover salmon in the Columbia River Basin.
www.opb.org
June 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This strikes me as something that might have a shot when it (inevitably) reaches the Supreme Court if only because tribal rights is one of the few things Gorsuch reviews logically.
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Are you attending a protest sometime soon? Here are EFF’s tips for how best to prepare one’s digital devices and oneself while exercising your First Amendment rights.
Attending a Protest
For quick reference, we've created a handy guide designed to be printed, folded, and carried in your pocket (PDF download).
Now, more than ever, citizens must be able to hold those in power accountab...
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June 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Are you attending a protest sometime soon? Here are EFF’s tips for how best to prepare one’s digital devices and oneself while exercising your First Amendment rights.
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AI chatbots have had no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation, with confidence intervals ruling out effects larger than 1%.
www.nber.org/papers/w33777
www.nber.org/papers/w33777
May 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
AI chatbots have had no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation, with confidence intervals ruling out effects larger than 1%.
www.nber.org/papers/w33777
www.nber.org/papers/w33777
The OA
Parks and Rec
Legion
The Americans
Shameless
Parks and Rec
Legion
The Americans
Shameless
May 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The OA
Parks and Rec
Legion
The Americans
Shameless
Parks and Rec
Legion
The Americans
Shameless
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I will begin looking for a new role after my wedding in mid-July. I am open to a variety of positions as long as the people are kind and the work is focused on improving the quality of people’s lives. I hope to stay in California, but I am willing to move for the right opportunity. Let’s connect :)
May 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I will begin looking for a new role after my wedding in mid-July. I am open to a variety of positions as long as the people are kind and the work is focused on improving the quality of people’s lives. I hope to stay in California, but I am willing to move for the right opportunity. Let’s connect :)
I'm not having great feelings about the future of the Fed after this ruling.
BREAKING: #SCOTUS allows Trump to fire labor board members. Apparent 6-3 decision with all liberal justices in dissent. Court says more harm from denying POTUS right to remove officials than from those officials staying in office. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
24A966 Order
www.documentcloud.org
May 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I'm not having great feelings about the future of the Fed after this ruling.
Logging off for the day. Honestly this morning's news implications are a bit to process.
May 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Logging off for the day. Honestly this morning's news implications are a bit to process.
An additional red flag I noticed over the weekend: I've never seen a DHS vehicle while living in Silicon Valley. This weekend I saw two, on separate occasions while going over the San Mateo bridge. Both unmarked, no lights on at night, only identifiable by the license plate. 🚩
May 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
An additional red flag I noticed over the weekend: I've never seen a DHS vehicle while living in Silicon Valley. This weekend I saw two, on separate occasions while going over the San Mateo bridge. Both unmarked, no lights on at night, only identifiable by the license plate. 🚩
One way AI changes my workflow is that it points me down some helpful rabbit holes. I inherently don't trust AI answers so I ask a question & research the answers it gives. They're not always right (& often wrong in some domains) but they often give me a lead I might not have otherwise thought of.
May 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
One way AI changes my workflow is that it points me down some helpful rabbit holes. I inherently don't trust AI answers so I ask a question & research the answers it gives. They're not always right (& often wrong in some domains) but they often give me a lead I might not have otherwise thought of.
Just saw the selfies people are posting from their recent camera roll and realized it's been almost 4 years since I've taken a selfie.
May 7, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Just saw the selfies people are posting from their recent camera roll and realized it's been almost 4 years since I've taken a selfie.
Given their focus on power, it makes sense. This gives them the opportunity to monopolize industries more easily. Smaller companies won't be able to fund research & they have teams that look for research in other parts of the world while they maintain power. Power is the game, not growth or progress
"One would think that venture capitalists, especially those with ties to the Trump administration, would be the most forceful champions of America’s research universities, given how much these institutions have fueled our careers and fortunes."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
Opinion | The White House Tech Bros Owe Their Fortunes to the Research They’re Killing (Gift Article)
Underlying many investments are breakthroughs in medicine and technology from great universities.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Given their focus on power, it makes sense. This gives them the opportunity to monopolize industries more easily. Smaller companies won't be able to fund research & they have teams that look for research in other parts of the world while they maintain power. Power is the game, not growth or progress
The article on @semafor.com is a must read. Most people deep in tech circles knew the power coordination was happening in private chat groups but this peels back the covers a bit. www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
The group chats that changed America
A loose private network on Signal and WhatsApp helped usher in the new alliance between Silicon Valley and Donald Trump’s new right.
www.semafor.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The article on @semafor.com is a must read. Most people deep in tech circles knew the power coordination was happening in private chat groups but this peels back the covers a bit. www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
@justinwolfers.bsky.social has reached his Joker moment in his recent interviews and I'm here for it. You can't see any US news without a quote from some administration official that sends economists into convulsions (my convulsions just happen to be in the privacy of my home, and occasionally here)
April 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
@justinwolfers.bsky.social has reached his Joker moment in his recent interviews and I'm here for it. You can't see any US news without a quote from some administration official that sends economists into convulsions (my convulsions just happen to be in the privacy of my home, and occasionally here)
There are a number of headwinds for tech companies, but I do wonder how much of the impetus is reading the market signals. You have an administration hell bent on destroying growth and with no love for the tech industry. You want a war chest and cutting labor costs is a go-to tactic for that.
The shift from “how many people can we hire?” to “how many people can we fire?” has been incredible to observe sweep across big tech companies.
Employees are no longer the most valuable asset, just the most expensive.
Employees are no longer the most valuable asset, just the most expensive.
April 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
There are a number of headwinds for tech companies, but I do wonder how much of the impetus is reading the market signals. You have an administration hell bent on destroying growth and with no love for the tech industry. You want a war chest and cutting labor costs is a go-to tactic for that.
UCSB has signed now at least. Still waiting on my other two schools.
April 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
UCSB has signed now at least. Still waiting on my other two schools.
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HEY. I'm looking to chat with professors, teachers, instructors, and educators of all kinds who use #Python in their data-focused courses (stats, analytics, modeling, forecasting, econ, finance, biostats, medical, whatever). Looking to connect py data learners with the data community. Help! #databs
April 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
So get rid of the law that reduces drug prices (Medicare price negotiation), and also defund the other thing that reduces drug research cost (NIH research). This is fine. 🔥🐕🔥
Trump signs healthcare order that includes a win for pharma companies
Trump signs healthcare order that includes a win for pharma companies
Order instructs health department to work with Congress on changing law that allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
So get rid of the law that reduces drug prices (Medicare price negotiation), and also defund the other thing that reduces drug research cost (NIH research). This is fine. 🔥🐕🔥
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If you are in Los Angeles or the Bay Area next week come see my talk about Hate the Game at USC or USF (RSVP links in replies)
April 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
If you are in Los Angeles or the Bay Area next week come see my talk about Hate the Game at USC or USF (RSVP links in replies)
WTAF. @thekrebscycle.bsky.social is one of the most respected people in the cybersecurity industry. The White House order is the definition of petty and the country is poorer for it.
April 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
WTAF. @thekrebscycle.bsky.social is one of the most respected people in the cybersecurity industry. The White House order is the definition of petty and the country is poorer for it.
When you're going through an existential crisis while making your data visualizations...
April 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
When you're going through an existential crisis while making your data visualizations...
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NORTH CAROLINA!!!!!
After five months The North Carolina Court of Appeals has decided to decide with Griffin and will be throwing out votes. HOWEVER MOST PEOPLE WILL HAVE 14 DAYS TO CURE THEIR BALLOT
thegriffinlist.com
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After five months The North Carolina Court of Appeals has decided to decide with Griffin and will be throwing out votes. HOWEVER MOST PEOPLE WILL HAVE 14 DAYS TO CURE THEIR BALLOT
thegriffinlist.com
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The Griffin List
A list of 60,273 North Carolina voters – these are registered voters who showed ID to
early vote in the November 2024 election – whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to not be counted.
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thegriffinlist.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
NORTH CAROLINA!!!!!
After five months The North Carolina Court of Appeals has decided to decide with Griffin and will be throwing out votes. HOWEVER MOST PEOPLE WILL HAVE 14 DAYS TO CURE THEIR BALLOT
thegriffinlist.com
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After five months The North Carolina Court of Appeals has decided to decide with Griffin and will be throwing out votes. HOWEVER MOST PEOPLE WILL HAVE 14 DAYS TO CURE THEIR BALLOT
thegriffinlist.com
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