Jacob Schumacher
@jacobschumacher.bsky.social
Financial and Political Economist. Non-Stipendary Lecturer at St Catherine's College, University of Oxford. Senior Adviser in Sustainable Finance at the Bank of China London. 中国通. Opinions are my own. Occasionally serious. Can't use it's correctly.
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It is important that on Sunday, a day of rest, we reflect on the good word and prepare for the week ahead:
I once was lost but now I'm found
The music washes over and you're one with the sound
Well, who shall inherit the Earth? The meek shall
And yo, I think I'm starting to peak now, Al
I once was lost but now I'm found
The music washes over and you're one with the sound
Well, who shall inherit the Earth? The meek shall
And yo, I think I'm starting to peak now, Al
Sometimes, I really think climate researchers and advocates forget that people will hedge against risk in ways you don't anticipate or want.
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Sometimes, I really think climate researchers and advocates forget that people will hedge against risk in ways you don't anticipate or want.
Student: Can you describe data without Median and Mean?
Me: You could. Not well. But you could.
Me: You could. Not well. But you could.
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Student: Can you describe data without Median and Mean?
Me: You could. Not well. But you could.
Me: You could. Not well. But you could.
I've discovered a time machine that will send you literally days forward in time.
It's called Factorio.
It's called Factorio.
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I've discovered a time machine that will send you literally days forward in time.
It's called Factorio.
It's called Factorio.
You know your teaching load is insane when the Department's admin emails saying, "I want to confirm that you are teaching X students because that seems like a lot.|
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
You know your teaching load is insane when the Department's admin emails saying, "I want to confirm that you are teaching X students because that seems like a lot.|
名落孙山 (Míng luò sūn shān): What you say after failing an exam
Sun Shan (孙山) and his neighbor's son took the imperial exam. Sun Shan barely passed; he was last on the list. The neighbor's son did not.
The neighbor asked Sun Shan how his son did. Sun Shan said "His name came after his on the list."
Sun Shan (孙山) and his neighbor's son took the imperial exam. Sun Shan barely passed; he was last on the list. The neighbor's son did not.
The neighbor asked Sun Shan how his son did. Sun Shan said "His name came after his on the list."
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
名落孙山 (Míng luò sūn shān): What you say after failing an exam
Sun Shan (孙山) and his neighbor's son took the imperial exam. Sun Shan barely passed; he was last on the list. The neighbor's son did not.
The neighbor asked Sun Shan how his son did. Sun Shan said "His name came after his on the list."
Sun Shan (孙山) and his neighbor's son took the imperial exam. Sun Shan barely passed; he was last on the list. The neighbor's son did not.
The neighbor asked Sun Shan how his son did. Sun Shan said "His name came after his on the list."
Happy COP30 for all those who celebrate
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Happy COP30 for all those who celebrate
Task failed...successfully?
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Task failed...successfully?
Can someone please get Marty McFly and Doc Brown to go back in time and save that damn ape in the Zoo from being killed?
November 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Can someone please get Marty McFly and Doc Brown to go back in time and save that damn ape in the Zoo from being killed?
By this logic, China should have problems in renewable uptake...oh wait...
Exxon to ‘pace’ low-carbon spending blaming weak demand and bad policies on.ft.com/4oSNReY
Exxon to ‘pace’ low-carbon spending blaming weak demand and bad policies
CEO Darren Woods says rules reminiscent of ‘centrally planned economies’ have failed to support green products
on.ft.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
By this logic, China should have problems in renewable uptake...oh wait...
"Heaven is a place on earth" is such a menacing song
November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"Heaven is a place on earth" is such a menacing song
To the woman in the street based whatsapp group chat
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
To the woman in the street based whatsapp group chat
Obama literally built Sauron's tower in the middle of Chicago and we're supposed to not think somethings up?
Suddenly seeing Obama everywhere in the run up to and after the NYC mayoral election.
I wonder why he's suddenly in the public eye after years of staying quiet during Trump's 2 term rampage....
I wonder why he's suddenly in the public eye after years of staying quiet during Trump's 2 term rampage....
November 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Obama literally built Sauron's tower in the middle of Chicago and we're supposed to not think somethings up?
I'm convinced that modern politics is a fight between two realities:
One dominated by Cold War experience, 9/11 aggression and power projection, and oligarchic patronage
Another by crisis aftermaths, declining living standards, ideological cognitive dissonance, and anime
One dominated by Cold War experience, 9/11 aggression and power projection, and oligarchic patronage
Another by crisis aftermaths, declining living standards, ideological cognitive dissonance, and anime
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I'm convinced that modern politics is a fight between two realities:
One dominated by Cold War experience, 9/11 aggression and power projection, and oligarchic patronage
Another by crisis aftermaths, declining living standards, ideological cognitive dissonance, and anime
One dominated by Cold War experience, 9/11 aggression and power projection, and oligarchic patronage
Another by crisis aftermaths, declining living standards, ideological cognitive dissonance, and anime
Suddenly seeing Obama everywhere in the run up to and after the NYC mayoral election.
I wonder why he's suddenly in the public eye after years of staying quiet during Trump's 2 term rampage....
I wonder why he's suddenly in the public eye after years of staying quiet during Trump's 2 term rampage....
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Suddenly seeing Obama everywhere in the run up to and after the NYC mayoral election.
I wonder why he's suddenly in the public eye after years of staying quiet during Trump's 2 term rampage....
I wonder why he's suddenly in the public eye after years of staying quiet during Trump's 2 term rampage....
TIL the frontman for the band Powerman 5000 directed a film called Little Bites which was executive produced by Cher.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsV5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsV5...
Powerman 5000 - When Worlds Collide
YouTube video by Powerman5000VEVO
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
TIL the frontman for the band Powerman 5000 directed a film called Little Bites which was executive produced by Cher.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsV5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsV5...
Happy 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to all those who celebrate
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Happy 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to all those who celebrate
After watching a talk about how Western countries should address China, this song came immediately to mind
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNDi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNDi...
Pyroclasts F
YouTube video by Sunn O))) - Topic
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November 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
After watching a talk about how Western countries should address China, this song came immediately to mind
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNDi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNDi...
The Penguins pulled a Maple Leafs against the Maple Leafs
November 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The Penguins pulled a Maple Leafs against the Maple Leafs
My goal is to have a research agenda title that is 15 words long
November 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My goal is to have a research agenda title that is 15 words long
Me: Whats the teaching looking like next term?
Oxford: Oh! We have you teaching 35 students. I think thats everyone in the department. We are so very happy about how you did last year that we gave you more!
Me:
Oxford: Oh! We have you teaching 35 students. I think thats everyone in the department. We are so very happy about how you did last year that we gave you more!
Me:
November 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Me: Whats the teaching looking like next term?
Oxford: Oh! We have you teaching 35 students. I think thats everyone in the department. We are so very happy about how you did last year that we gave you more!
Me:
Oxford: Oh! We have you teaching 35 students. I think thats everyone in the department. We are so very happy about how you did last year that we gave you more!
Me:
Economists seem very open to throwing out expectations and sentiment when it criticizes austerity driven fiscal policy.
November 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Economists seem very open to throwing out expectations and sentiment when it criticizes austerity driven fiscal policy.
Mamdami bringing out rizz at levels not thought possible
Early vote numbers in NYC paint a picture of an electorate I don’t think anyone could have predicted.
November 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Mamdami bringing out rizz at levels not thought possible
It is notable that common Business Finance textbooks have 40+ total chapters but Business Ethics books have around 10 chapters...
November 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
It is notable that common Business Finance textbooks have 40+ total chapters but Business Ethics books have around 10 chapters...
Once recorded my land line voicemail as Hannibal Lecter saying ‘I can’t come to the phone because I’m having a friend for dinner… with fava beans and a nice Chianti.’
Someone made a wrong phone call to it. For a week, I took 50 calls with laughs on the voicemail.
Pre-internet mischief was fun
Someone made a wrong phone call to it. For a week, I took 50 calls with laughs on the voicemail.
Pre-internet mischief was fun
November 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Once recorded my land line voicemail as Hannibal Lecter saying ‘I can’t come to the phone because I’m having a friend for dinner… with fava beans and a nice Chianti.’
Someone made a wrong phone call to it. For a week, I took 50 calls with laughs on the voicemail.
Pre-internet mischief was fun
Someone made a wrong phone call to it. For a week, I took 50 calls with laughs on the voicemail.
Pre-internet mischief was fun