Jan!
@econ-babe.bsky.social
Econ/finance only account to keep me more sane for the duration of the crisis
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The unrealized promise of America is good, actually, and we should fight for it
i have been thinking a bit about how any political program that requires the premise of “america bad” is a dead end
December 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The unrealized promise of America is good, actually, and we should fight for it
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December 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Please help!! Handwarmers needed!
Please help!! Handwarmers needed!
At Tompkins Distro we support our neighbors with hot food, treats, fruit, pantry items, hygiene supplies, coffee & cocoa, and other resources such as masks, covid tests, know your rights info etc
We could use some help with handwarmers this winter!
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December 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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They also went after trans people
What the Democrats can learn from the UK Labour Party's complete implosion after moving right on immigration
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December 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
They also went after trans people
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It's been truly remarkable to see the grand jury system actually act as a real line of defense.
Especially since--as I bet most non-lawyers don't know--the only legal person in the GJ room is the prosecutor: no defense, no judge.
There is NO place more favorable to the state. And they keep losing.
Especially since--as I bet most non-lawyers don't know--the only legal person in the GJ room is the prosecutor: no defense, no judge.
There is NO place more favorable to the state. And they keep losing.
JUST IN: Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Snell just confirmed, at the prodding of U.S. Magistrate Judge Keri Holleb Hotaling, that this motion for dismissal followed a "no bill" from a grand jury.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
That means the grand jury refused to indict.
U.S. prosecutors in Chicago are dropping another case tied to Operation Midway Blitz, "without prejudice."
It's USA v. Nathan Griffin. Below is the motion, followed by excerpts from the complaint.
The feds don't say why they're dropping it, but they had until today to secure an indictment.
It's USA v. Nathan Griffin. Below is the motion, followed by excerpts from the complaint.
The feds don't say why they're dropping it, but they had until today to secure an indictment.
December 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It's been truly remarkable to see the grand jury system actually act as a real line of defense.
Especially since--as I bet most non-lawyers don't know--the only legal person in the GJ room is the prosecutor: no defense, no judge.
There is NO place more favorable to the state. And they keep losing.
Especially since--as I bet most non-lawyers don't know--the only legal person in the GJ room is the prosecutor: no defense, no judge.
There is NO place more favorable to the state. And they keep losing.
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The right’s preferred gender ideology—one of male supremacy, women’s exclusion from dignity, citizenship, and vast spheres of public life, and an enforced heterosexuality of eroticized domination—is much more prescriptive, aggressive, and ubiquitously pushed than anything coming from trans people.
Conservatives have their own "gender ideology" they are pushing constantly, and it's one that's built on coercion and treating women like property.
December 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The right’s preferred gender ideology—one of male supremacy, women’s exclusion from dignity, citizenship, and vast spheres of public life, and an enforced heterosexuality of eroticized domination—is much more prescriptive, aggressive, and ubiquitously pushed than anything coming from trans people.
I get that if you had bought TWX on 2014-12-31 and reinvested in the relevant stocks you would have made about 24% through yesterday, 2% more than BIL
December 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I get that if you had bought TWX on 2014-12-31 and reinvested in the relevant stocks you would have made about 24% through yesterday, 2% more than BIL
I was wondering about noise in today's JOLTS and its response rate is quite low, I wonder if it has dropped more since April
December 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I was wondering about noise in today's JOLTS and its response rate is quite low, I wonder if it has dropped more since April
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November 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Same issue of the economist which was saying: Trump and Mamdani are both problematic
October 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Same issue of the economist which was saying: Trump and Mamdani are both problematic
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New Yorkers vote today if you haven’t and you get this
October 31, 2025 at 9:56 AM
New Yorkers vote today if you haven’t and you get this
Funny to have the frauds come out when the market is booming right? Isn't the bezzle traditionally uncovered when things go south
BlackRock the latest lender to report losses based on fraud. The alleged scheme used fabricated accounts receivables as collateral for $500mm in loans. Smells a lot like First Brands, Tricolor, and the frauds flagged by WAL and ZION.
Exclusive | BlackRock Stung by Loans to Business Accused of ‘Breathtaking’ Fraud
An entrepreneur tapped private-credit funds to finance his telecom businesses. Now the lenders say he defrauded them.
www.wsj.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Funny to have the frauds come out when the market is booming right? Isn't the bezzle traditionally uncovered when things go south
Plank 3 is: abandon POC and trans people and give up on police reform
i'm fine with a deeper focus on economic issues over social issues but man does plank 2 give the game away
October 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Plank 3 is: abandon POC and trans people and give up on police reform
As soon as you press the button on a video slot machine you have your answer but you wait some seconds for it to mimic the old slot machine wheels turning like its trying to come up with the answer.
Is the slow way chat gpt drops it's output the same? Does it give slower output to simulate thought?
Is the slow way chat gpt drops it's output the same? Does it give slower output to simulate thought?
October 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
As soon as you press the button on a video slot machine you have your answer but you wait some seconds for it to mimic the old slot machine wheels turning like its trying to come up with the answer.
Is the slow way chat gpt drops it's output the same? Does it give slower output to simulate thought?
Is the slow way chat gpt drops it's output the same? Does it give slower output to simulate thought?
Love to pair this with the piece from The Cut last week about woman surprised by some of the, ahem, changes T does to their bodies!
*screams*
October 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Love to pair this with the piece from The Cut last week about woman surprised by some of the, ahem, changes T does to their bodies!
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ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
Anyone working to understand the Treasury's daily withholding data?
October 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Anyone working to understand the Treasury's daily withholding data?
Is there a case where TIPS get discounted because they rely upon numbers which might be politically manipulated?
October 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Is there a case where TIPS get discounted because they rely upon numbers which might be politically manipulated?
Hamilton pisses off a bunch of people -> No naturalized citizen can be president -> Schwarzenegger tops out at governor instead of becoming a one term president in 2008 with Obama coming in in 2012 -> our current mess
October 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Hamilton pisses off a bunch of people -> No naturalized citizen can be president -> Schwarzenegger tops out at governor instead of becoming a one term president in 2008 with Obama coming in in 2012 -> our current mess
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They like Trump and want to help him
October 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
They like Trump and want to help him
Love hearing about all the power to fuck stuff up that trans people have
Kevin Warsh, a leading candidate to replace Jay Powell, is speaking at a finance event. This is a “precarious moment” for the Fed, he says. “It is not because outsiders are looking to change the status quo.” He blames intrusion into fiscal policy and decisions on “climate change, inclusion policy.”
September 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Love hearing about all the power to fuck stuff up that trans people have
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Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com
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A pattern is developing where everyone who fights back against a Trump attack inevitably wins with their reputation much better than before, and everyone who caves to him looks like shit and has Trump coming back for more a month later.
September 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
A pattern is developing where everyone who fights back against a Trump attack inevitably wins with their reputation much better than before, and everyone who caves to him looks like shit and has Trump coming back for more a month later.
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🚨NEW: For the first time in history, the single largest group of people arrested in the interior and sent to ICE detention is people with NO criminal record.
As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.
As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.
September 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🚨NEW: For the first time in history, the single largest group of people arrested in the interior and sent to ICE detention is people with NO criminal record.
As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.
As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.