Lori Brainard 🇺🇸
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Some people think this interview is totally self serving. And some people think that this interview— the selection of the questions, their phrasing, etc— epitomize what’s often unhelpful and even misleading in NYTimes coverage. 🤦🏻♀️
December 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Some people think this interview is totally self serving. And some people think that this interview— the selection of the questions, their phrasing, etc— epitomize what’s often unhelpful and even misleading in NYTimes coverage. 🤦🏻♀️
Has George Clooney called on him to step down yet??
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Has George Clooney called on him to step down yet??
So.. he gave her the nuclear codes?
November 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
So.. he gave her the nuclear codes?
The very people talking about an AI bubble are those actively creating an AI bubble
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The very people talking about an AI bubble are those actively creating an AI bubble
Are you talking about him, or about the reporter asking the question?
October 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Are you talking about him, or about the reporter asking the question?
Needs updating. The data are from 2020 and Biden is not on here.
September 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Needs updating. The data are from 2020 and Biden is not on here.
He hasn't fired her. He's trying to.
August 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
He hasn't fired her. He's trying to.
when I was in grad school we used to intentionally put a typo on each page of our papers. If the prof caught it, we knew they were reading the paper.
August 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
when I was in grad school we used to intentionally put a typo on each page of our papers. If the prof caught it, we knew they were reading the paper.
So do we all need to carry passports in dc now?
August 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
So do we all need to carry passports in dc now?
The intent might be distraction but the effects surely are not.
August 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The intent might be distraction but the effects surely are not.
And we’re asking you to do this because DC does not have voting representation in Congress
August 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
And we’re asking you to do this because DC does not have voting representation in Congress
There was/is a protest happening. Y’all could come if you want
August 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
There was/is a protest happening. Y’all could come if you want
Between this cat election and Somerville being the birthplace of Fluff, so proud of my hometown
August 9, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Between this cat election and Somerville being the birthplace of Fluff, so proud of my hometown
Started sprinkling at 6:30 but it’s stopped
June 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Started sprinkling at 6:30 but it’s stopped
Still waiting for George Clooney to write an op-ed about Trump’s mental deterioration
May 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Still waiting for George Clooney to write an op-ed about Trump’s mental deterioration
Didn’t Regan do something similar?
April 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Didn’t Regan do something similar?
He may not be able to do anything according to laws and regulatory authority and rules. But it seems Carr, like Trump, could do whatever people and other institutions will allow him to do
April 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
He may not be able to do anything according to laws and regulatory authority and rules. But it seems Carr, like Trump, could do whatever people and other institutions will allow him to do
Oh, one of my all time favorite words
March 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Oh, one of my all time favorite words
Thank you for your no vote on CR. As a citizen of DC, thank you for this bill as well. Please lean on Schumer to step down.
March 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Thank you for your no vote on CR. As a citizen of DC, thank you for this bill as well. Please lean on Schumer to step down.
And March 4 (“march forth!” Sounds pretty cool and inspiring)
February 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
And March 4 (“march forth!” Sounds pretty cool and inspiring)