Jeanne Whalen
@jeannewhalen.bsky.social
Economics reporter at The Wall Street Journal.
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A snowy owl preening. November 22, 2025, Chicago.
November 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A snowy owl preening. November 22, 2025, Chicago.
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We used to call the debut LP "Cars greatest hits." Somehow the 2nd LP, "Candy O," topped it, at least in my world. Can a band that sold 43 million albums still be underappreciated? Buffalo Tom's Bill Janovitz, the band's biographer, makes the case on @soundopinions.bsky.social: shorturl.at/hvsrQ
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We used to call the debut LP "Cars greatest hits." Somehow the 2nd LP, "Candy O," topped it, at least in my world. Can a band that sold 43 million albums still be underappreciated? Buffalo Tom's Bill Janovitz, the band's biographer, makes the case on @soundopinions.bsky.social: shorturl.at/hvsrQ
On Chicago’s South Side, students are bypassing traditional tips on job hunting in favor of lessons on getting rich.
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The Chicago Students Learning How to Get Very, Very Rich
At Chicago State University, a group of students is bypassing practical tips on job hunting in favor of lessons on building significant wealth.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
On Chicago’s South Side, students are bypassing traditional tips on job hunting in favor of lessons on getting rich.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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Burt Meyer, a Chicago toy designer behind classics like Lite-Brite, Mouse Trap, and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, died Oct. 30 at 99, leaving a joyful, generations-spanning legacy.
Burt Meyer, Chicago toymaker behind classics like Mouse Trap, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, has died at 99
chicago.suntimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Burt Meyer, a Chicago toy designer behind classics like Lite-Brite, Mouse Trap, and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, died Oct. 30 at 99, leaving a joyful, generations-spanning legacy.
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“This case, ladies and gentleman of the jury, is about a sandwich.”
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“This case, ladies and gentleman of the jury, is about a sandwich.”
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
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New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
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Compotier, Glass and Apples, 1880
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12195
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12195
October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Compotier, Glass and Apples, 1880
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12195
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12195
The economy that's great for parents, lousy for their grown-up kids.
Ask many older Americans how they are faring financially and they’ll tell you they are comfortable. Yet many are pessimistic about the economy because they see how their children are struggling
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Ask many older Americans how they are faring financially and they’ll tell you they are comfortable. Yet many are pessimistic about the economy because they see how their children are struggling
www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
The Economy That’s Great for Parents, Lousy for Their Grown-Up Kids
Many older Americans are financially comfortable, but they worry their adult children won’t achieve the same kind of economic stability.
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October 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The economy that's great for parents, lousy for their grown-up kids.
Ask many older Americans how they are faring financially and they’ll tell you they are comfortable. Yet many are pessimistic about the economy because they see how their children are struggling
www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
Ask many older Americans how they are faring financially and they’ll tell you they are comfortable. Yet many are pessimistic about the economy because they see how their children are struggling
www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
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Pringle Theatre
Glenmora, LA
Glenmora, LA
October 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Pringle Theatre
Glenmora, LA
Glenmora, LA
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“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”
@theguardian.com
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@theguardian.com
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October 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@theguardian.com
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Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”
October 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”
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Gregory Bovino, commander-at-large of the U.S. #BorderPatrol, claims a @wbez.org/@chicago.suntimes.com report about his comments Sunday in downtown #Chicago was "grossly inaccurate" and taken out of context. So we've posted the interview's unedited AUDIO and TRANSCRIPT:
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
Transcript: Gregory Bovino says arrestees in downtown Chicago chosen partly based on ‘how they look’
WBEZ reporter Chip Mitchell spoke with U.S. Border Patrol commander about a deportation blitz downtown and in the upscale River North neighborhood. Here is the transcript and unedited audio interview.
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October 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Gregory Bovino, commander-at-large of the U.S. #BorderPatrol, claims a @wbez.org/@chicago.suntimes.com report about his comments Sunday in downtown #Chicago was "grossly inaccurate" and taken out of context. So we've posted the interview's unedited AUDIO and TRANSCRIPT:
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
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YouTube removed a channel that was dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being shot in the head following 404 Media’s request for comment. The videos were clearly generated with Google’s new AI video generator tool.
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🔗 www.404media.co/ai-generated...
AI-Generated YouTube Channel Uploaded Nothing But Videos of Women Being Shot
YouTube removed a channel that posted nothing but graphic Veo-generated videos of women being shot after 404 Media reached out for comment.
www.404media.co
September 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
YouTube removed a channel that was dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being shot in the head following 404 Media’s request for comment. The videos were clearly generated with Google’s new AI video generator tool.
🔗 www.404media.co/ai-generated...
🔗 www.404media.co/ai-generated...
Tom Homan was investigated last year for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut down the probe.
By @carolleonnig.bsky.social @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social
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By @carolleonnig.bsky.social @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social
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Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
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September 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Tom Homan was investigated last year for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut down the probe.
By @carolleonnig.bsky.social @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
By @carolleonnig.bsky.social @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social
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15 to 40 miles.
That's the range per day from the sun alone for Aptera Motors’ solar-powered car. The $40,000 EV is poised to ship as early as next year. by @mims.bsky.social
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That's the range per day from the sun alone for Aptera Motors’ solar-powered car. The $40,000 EV is poised to ship as early as next year. by @mims.bsky.social
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Solar-Powered Cars and Trucks Are Almost Here
New, power-sipping EVs due next year are efficient enough to gain 10 to 40 miles of daily charge from the sun alone.
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September 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
15 to 40 miles.
That's the range per day from the sun alone for Aptera Motors’ solar-powered car. The $40,000 EV is poised to ship as early as next year. by @mims.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
That's the range per day from the sun alone for Aptera Motors’ solar-powered car. The $40,000 EV is poised to ship as early as next year. by @mims.bsky.social
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“.. There are two economies in the U.S. right now ... In August, annual wage and salary growth fell to 0.9% for the bottom third, the smallest gain since 2016 ...
“.. The top third saw growth of 3.6% year over year, the most since November 2021."
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“.. The top third saw growth of 3.6% year over year, the most since November 2021."
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September 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
“.. There are two economies in the U.S. right now ... In August, annual wage and salary growth fell to 0.9% for the bottom third, the smallest gain since 2016 ...
“.. The top third saw growth of 3.6% year over year, the most since November 2021."
@jeannewhalen.bsky.social
“.. The top third saw growth of 3.6% year over year, the most since November 2021."
@jeannewhalen.bsky.social
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WSJ: “For high earners and many older Americans, the economy looks robust ..
“.. For many others, momentum has stalled .. ‘They don’t have a home, they don’t have a large .. 401(k) and they are the most concerned about losing their job ..’”
@jeannewhalen.bsky.social
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“.. For many others, momentum has stalled .. ‘They don’t have a home, they don’t have a large .. 401(k) and they are the most concerned about losing their job ..’”
@jeannewhalen.bsky.social
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September 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
WSJ: “For high earners and many older Americans, the economy looks robust ..
“.. For many others, momentum has stalled .. ‘They don’t have a home, they don’t have a large .. 401(k) and they are the most concerned about losing their job ..’”
@jeannewhalen.bsky.social
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“.. For many others, momentum has stalled .. ‘They don’t have a home, they don’t have a large .. 401(k) and they are the most concerned about losing their job ..’”
@jeannewhalen.bsky.social
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America has always had rich & poor, but the divide is widening again.
Wage growth has slowed for the bottom third of earners while continuing to climb for the top third. Soaring markets & home values for top earners are deepening the divide.
www.wsj.com/economy/us-e...
Wage growth has slowed for the bottom third of earners while continuing to climb for the top third. Soaring markets & home values for top earners are deepening the divide.
www.wsj.com/economy/us-e...
The Two-Speed Economy Is Back as Low-Income Americans Give Up Gains
High-earners and older Americans are faring better than ever, while fortunes are sliding again for low-wage and young workers
www.wsj.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
America has always had rich & poor, but the divide is widening again.
Wage growth has slowed for the bottom third of earners while continuing to climb for the top third. Soaring markets & home values for top earners are deepening the divide.
www.wsj.com/economy/us-e...
Wage growth has slowed for the bottom third of earners while continuing to climb for the top third. Soaring markets & home values for top earners are deepening the divide.
www.wsj.com/economy/us-e...
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Exclusive: Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book, including the letter with Trump’s signature that he has said doesn’t exist.
Epstein Birthday Letter With Trump’s Signature Revealed
Lawyers for Epstein’s estate have given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book.
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September 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Exclusive: Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book, including the letter with Trump’s signature that he has said doesn’t exist.
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Architect Louis Sullivan was born #onthisday in 1856. When he first arrived in Chicago in 1873, the city was still in ruins after the Great Fire w/miles of shanties. Yet he saw potential in its reinvention. “There was stir, an energy that made [me] tingle to be in the game…THIS IS THE PLACE FOR ME!”
September 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Architect Louis Sullivan was born #onthisday in 1856. When he first arrived in Chicago in 1873, the city was still in ruins after the Great Fire w/miles of shanties. Yet he saw potential in its reinvention. “There was stir, an energy that made [me] tingle to be in the game…THIS IS THE PLACE FOR ME!”
Six months into tariffs, businesses don’t know how to price anything.
Tariffs keep changing. Big retailers won’t pay more. And everyone is afraid of angering consumers.
‘Everyone is struggling to figure out what to do.’
www.wsj.com/business/ret...
Tariffs keep changing. Big retailers won’t pay more. And everyone is afraid of angering consumers.
‘Everyone is struggling to figure out what to do.’
www.wsj.com/business/ret...
Six Months Into Tariffs, Businesses Have No Idea How to Price Anything
A North Carolina company says tariff uncertainty has given way to a new problem: what to charge. “Everyone is struggling to figure out what to do.”
www.wsj.com
August 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Six months into tariffs, businesses don’t know how to price anything.
Tariffs keep changing. Big retailers won’t pay more. And everyone is afraid of angering consumers.
‘Everyone is struggling to figure out what to do.’
www.wsj.com/business/ret...
Tariffs keep changing. Big retailers won’t pay more. And everyone is afraid of angering consumers.
‘Everyone is struggling to figure out what to do.’
www.wsj.com/business/ret...
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Yellen not at all pulling her punches in this op-ed for the FT www.ft.com/content/d2ea...
August 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Yellen not at all pulling her punches in this op-ed for the FT www.ft.com/content/d2ea...
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Your annual reminder that this exists for twelve days a year and is deeply soothing:
www.dnr.state.mn.us/statefair/we...
www.dnr.state.mn.us/statefair/we...
Live FishCam from the Minnesota State Fair
Minnesota DNR FishCam.
www.dnr.state.mn.us
August 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Your annual reminder that this exists for twelve days a year and is deeply soothing:
www.dnr.state.mn.us/statefair/we...
www.dnr.state.mn.us/statefair/we...
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.