James Rubin
@jamesrubin.bsky.social
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Someone is impersonating me, asking receivers of an email that bears my name and Decrypt's to appear on a podcast. There's a link that probably leads to a scam. See the screen shot below.
If you're one of the chosen, don't click on the link.
Stay safe everyone.
If you're one of the chosen, don't click on the link.
Stay safe everyone.
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Someone is impersonating me, asking receivers of an email that bears my name and Decrypt's to appear on a podcast. There's a link that probably leads to a scam. See the screen shot below.
If you're one of the chosen, don't click on the link.
Stay safe everyone.
If you're one of the chosen, don't click on the link.
Stay safe everyone.
Good morning from NorCal!
November 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Good morning from NorCal!
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Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
October 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
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September 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The latest in the Fed-White House saga….now two more rate cuts?!
Bitcoin Steady as Fed Cuts Interest Rates for First Time Since December decrypt.co/339832/dn...
September 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The latest in the Fed-White House saga….now two more rate cuts?!
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And here is a wonderful piece that her son, an esteemed WSJ reporter, wrote after her Olive Garden review hit the big time.
www.wsj.com/articles/SB1...
www.wsj.com/articles/SB1...
When Mom Goes Viral: Marilyn Hagerty, 85, Is Talk of Social Media
Some people pursue celebrity. Others stumble into it as they are rushing off to bridge club. My 85-year-old mom, Marilyn Hagerty, a newspaper columnist, is in the latter category.
www.wsj.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
And here is a wonderful piece that her son, an esteemed WSJ reporter, wrote after her Olive Garden review hit the big time.
www.wsj.com/articles/SB1...
www.wsj.com/articles/SB1...
decrypt.co/338455/nasda... my latest
Nasdaq Files With SEC to Allow Trading of Tokenized Stocks - Decrypt
Nasdaq has asked the SEC for a rule change that would allow the stock exchange to record stocks in tokenized form, according to a filing.
decrypt.co
September 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
decrypt.co/338455/nasda... my latest
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Now Accepts Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana for Spaceflights decrypt.co/334645/je...
August 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Now Accepts Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana for Spaceflights decrypt.co/334645/je...
Ready, set, go! Lucy!
July 29, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Ready, set, go! Lucy!
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decrypt.co/332074/paypa... Use of crypto potentially grew a lot larger. My latest.
PayPal to Enable Businesses to Accept Bitcoin, Ethereum and Other Cryptocurrencies - Decrypt
Payment services provider PayPal will allow merchants to accept Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, a first for the company.
decrypt.co
July 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
decrypt.co/332074/paypa... Use of crypto potentially grew a lot larger. My latest.
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when trying on a suit, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG oldhollywoodmusicals
IG oldhollywoodmusicals
July 3, 2025 at 3:12 AM
when trying on a suit, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG oldhollywoodmusicals
IG oldhollywoodmusicals
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Phew.
Payrolls grew a relatively uninteresting (and positive!) +177k in April, and unemployment was unchanged at 4.2%.
This economy is still humming along.
NOTE: This is a reading largely from the pre-tariff period. Still very foggy about what lies ahead.
Payrolls grew a relatively uninteresting (and positive!) +177k in April, and unemployment was unchanged at 4.2%.
This economy is still humming along.
NOTE: This is a reading largely from the pre-tariff period. Still very foggy about what lies ahead.
May 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Phew.
Payrolls grew a relatively uninteresting (and positive!) +177k in April, and unemployment was unchanged at 4.2%.
This economy is still humming along.
NOTE: This is a reading largely from the pre-tariff period. Still very foggy about what lies ahead.
Payrolls grew a relatively uninteresting (and positive!) +177k in April, and unemployment was unchanged at 4.2%.
This economy is still humming along.
NOTE: This is a reading largely from the pre-tariff period. Still very foggy about what lies ahead.
A good thing I’m not on a pitch count.
May 1, 2025 at 2:02 AM
A good thing I’m not on a pitch count.
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You half-empty types will see this as a lost $60 million jet.
But we half-full types see it as a new $60 million coral reef.
But we half-full types see it as a new $60 million coral reef.
A $60 million US Navy fighter jet was lost at sea after it fell overboard from an aircraft carrier.
US Navy loses $60 million jet at sea after it fell overboard from aircraft carrier | CNN Politics
A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has been “lost” at sea after it fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier while it was being towed on board, the Navy said in a statement o...
www.cnn.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
You half-empty types will see this as a lost $60 million jet.
But we half-full types see it as a new $60 million coral reef.
But we half-full types see it as a new $60 million coral reef.
And GM Blue-skiers!
April 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
And GM Blue-skiers!
End of the weekend from NorCal with the border collies, Roddy and Lucy.
April 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
End of the weekend from NorCal with the border collies, Roddy and Lucy.
Interesting story…https://www.semafor.com/article/04/27/2025/the-group-chats-that-changed-america
April 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Interesting story…https://www.semafor.com/article/04/27/2025/the-group-chats-that-changed-america
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Trump has done the impossible: he has made Americans like Harvard
April 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Trump has done the impossible: he has made Americans like Harvard
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All Abrego Garcia needs to do to get out of prison is claim he rioted on Jan 6
April 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
All Abrego Garcia needs to do to get out of prison is claim he rioted on Jan 6
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My deepest condolences to Elaine Wynn’s family. She was a formidable art collector and philanthropist, as well as casino magnate, and a tenacious matriarch who looked after the generations. I will miss our infrequent conversations. WHAT a life she lived. www.wsj.com/business/ela...
Elaine Wynn, Hotel Billionaire and Philanthropist, Dies at 82
She co-founded Wynn Resorts with her ex-husband and was the largest individual shareholder.
www.wsj.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
My deepest condolences to Elaine Wynn’s family. She was a formidable art collector and philanthropist, as well as casino magnate, and a tenacious matriarch who looked after the generations. I will miss our infrequent conversations. WHAT a life she lived. www.wsj.com/business/ela...