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An "economist" so dumb I had to explain to him how the import price index works last month will now lead the BLS, kill me
August 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
An "economist" so dumb I had to explain to him how the import price index works last month will now lead the BLS, kill me
Summer blossoms
July 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Summer blossoms
Epic post by Ed zitron www.wheresyoured.at/the-era-of-t...
The Era Of The Business Idiot
Fair warning: this is the longest thing I've written on this newsletter. I do apologize.
Soundtrack: EL-P - $4 Vic
Listen to my podcast Better Offline. We have merch.
Last week, Bloomberg profiled ...
www.wheresyoured.at
June 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Epic post by Ed zitron www.wheresyoured.at/the-era-of-t...
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folks are building lists of all the Tesla robotaxi failures, and it's important to remember that we're talking about a fleet of <20 vehicles, over three days, in one the smallest and easiest geofences possible, based on coverage from 100% fanboy influencers
www.reddit.com/r/SelfDrivin...
www.reddit.com/r/SelfDrivin...
From the SelfDrivingCars community on Reddit: List of clips showing Tesla's Robotaxi incidents
Explore this post and more from the SelfDrivingCars community
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June 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
folks are building lists of all the Tesla robotaxi failures, and it's important to remember that we're talking about a fleet of <20 vehicles, over three days, in one the smallest and easiest geofences possible, based on coverage from 100% fanboy influencers
www.reddit.com/r/SelfDrivin...
www.reddit.com/r/SelfDrivin...
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SCHRIER: Have you ever treated measles?
RFK JR: No
SCHRIER: Well I have. Let me tell you how miserable these kids is. The great thing is there's a vaccine to prevent it ... they only work if you actually give them
RFK JR: No
SCHRIER: Well I have. Let me tell you how miserable these kids is. The great thing is there's a vaccine to prevent it ... they only work if you actually give them
June 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
SCHRIER: Have you ever treated measles?
RFK JR: No
SCHRIER: Well I have. Let me tell you how miserable these kids is. The great thing is there's a vaccine to prevent it ... they only work if you actually give them
RFK JR: No
SCHRIER: Well I have. Let me tell you how miserable these kids is. The great thing is there's a vaccine to prevent it ... they only work if you actually give them
Janky ride on model 3, so bumpy.
June 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Janky ride on model 3, so bumpy.
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A 2-day old satellite image of the Fordow nuclear site shows the Iranians emptying out the facility. There are two competing scenarios of what is occurring here:
1) Bad Intent -- They are emptying out the facility to preserve nuclear material and critical equipment...
#OSINT #IsraelIranWar
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1) Bad Intent -- They are emptying out the facility to preserve nuclear material and critical equipment...
#OSINT #IsraelIranWar
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June 22, 2025 at 9:28 AM
A 2-day old satellite image of the Fordow nuclear site shows the Iranians emptying out the facility. There are two competing scenarios of what is occurring here:
1) Bad Intent -- They are emptying out the facility to preserve nuclear material and critical equipment...
#OSINT #IsraelIranWar
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1) Bad Intent -- They are emptying out the facility to preserve nuclear material and critical equipment...
#OSINT #IsraelIranWar
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That’s what Trump and Musk are known for: magnanimity and maturity.
June 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
That’s what Trump and Musk are known for: magnanimity and maturity.
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Earth will warm 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels in just two years, new data shows. Irreversible tipping points — like the melting of Arctic ice sheets or the collapse of coral reefs — are closer at hand than previously believed.
Earth is likely to cross a key climate threshold in two years
A new World Meteorological Organization report spells the end of the world’s most famous climate goal.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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South African President Calls Out Trump: ‘I’m Sorry I Don’t Have a Plane to Give You’
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
South African President Calls Out Trump: 'I'm Sorry I Don't Have a Plane to Give You'
President Donald Trump claimed white South Africans were being systematically murdered during a meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa.
www.rollingstone.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
South African President Calls Out Trump: ‘I’m Sorry I Don’t Have a Plane to Give You’
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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lmao
CBC finally calls Carleton - the Canadian Tory leader Pierre Poilievre has lost his own seat
April 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
lmao
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TELSEY begins tracking price increases over the past week. Some highlights:
* Abercrombie jeans: up 33%
* Amazon Echo: up 38.5%
* Target / Barbie doll: up 42.9%
* Abercrombie jeans: up 33%
* Amazon Echo: up 38.5%
* Target / Barbie doll: up 42.9%
April 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
TELSEY begins tracking price increases over the past week. Some highlights:
* Abercrombie jeans: up 33%
* Amazon Echo: up 38.5%
* Target / Barbie doll: up 42.9%
* Abercrombie jeans: up 33%
* Amazon Echo: up 38.5%
* Target / Barbie doll: up 42.9%
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"What the U.S. is doing now is not reform. It is rejecting the very system it created." - Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong
(April 8, 2025)
(April 8, 2025)
April 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"What the U.S. is doing now is not reform. It is rejecting the very system it created." - Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong
(April 8, 2025)
(April 8, 2025)
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Moskowitz: When President Zelenskyy came to the White House, we heard a lot about what he was wearing. Oh my God, the precious Oval Office—he didn’t wear a suit! I mean, here’s a picture of Kid Rock in the Oval Office—he looks like he’s about to jump over 10 buses on the White House lawn.
April 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Moskowitz: When President Zelenskyy came to the White House, we heard a lot about what he was wearing. Oh my God, the precious Oval Office—he didn’t wear a suit! I mean, here’s a picture of Kid Rock in the Oval Office—he looks like he’s about to jump over 10 buses on the White House lawn.
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Rand Paul: "The whole [tariffs] debate is so fundamentally backwards & upside down. It's based on a fallacy & the fallacy is this: that somehow in a trade, someone must lose. That somehow when you trade with someone, someone is taking advantage of you... I have a trade deficit with my grocery store"
April 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Rand Paul: "The whole [tariffs] debate is so fundamentally backwards & upside down. It's based on a fallacy & the fallacy is this: that somehow in a trade, someone must lose. That somehow when you trade with someone, someone is taking advantage of you... I have a trade deficit with my grocery store"
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Reddit is flooded with small businesses owners getting crushed by tariffs — devastated by the thought of raising prices, firing workers, or closing up shop entirely.
April 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Reddit is flooded with small businesses owners getting crushed by tariffs — devastated by the thought of raising prices, firing workers, or closing up shop entirely.
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EU COMMISSION PROPOSES COUNTER-TARIFFS ON RANGE OF US IMPORTS AT 25% IN RESPONSE TO US STEEL DUTIES, DOCUMENT SHOWS EU COMMISSION PROPOSES 25% TARIFF ON US GOODS TO TAKE EFFECT FROM MAY 16 -DOCUMENT
April 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
EU COMMISSION PROPOSES COUNTER-TARIFFS ON RANGE OF US IMPORTS AT 25% IN RESPONSE TO US STEEL DUTIES, DOCUMENT SHOWS EU COMMISSION PROPOSES 25% TARIFF ON US GOODS TO TAKE EFFECT FROM MAY 16 -DOCUMENT
This post is on point.
Big kudos to the FT who called out Fink’s “doesn’t matter who wins the election” claim in real time www.ft.com/content/48fe...
April 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This post is on point.
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There are 32m small businesses in the USA
April 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
There are 32m small businesses in the USA
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Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.
April 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.
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Kamala Harris warned the American people that this would happen . . .
April 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Kamala Harris warned the American people that this would happen . . .
Allies would surely buy it, if it is ever made.
>Trump also issued an implicit warning to U.S. allies who could emerge as future customers for the F-47, saying that the United States would probably sell them “toned-down” versions “because someday, maybe they’re not our allies.”
>Trump also issued an implicit warning to U.S. allies who could emerge as future customers for the F-47, saying that the United States would probably sell them “toned-down” versions “because someday, maybe they’re not our allies.”
March 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Allies would surely buy it, if it is ever made.
>Trump also issued an implicit warning to U.S. allies who could emerge as future customers for the F-47, saying that the United States would probably sell them “toned-down” versions “because someday, maybe they’re not our allies.”
>Trump also issued an implicit warning to U.S. allies who could emerge as future customers for the F-47, saying that the United States would probably sell them “toned-down” versions “because someday, maybe they’re not our allies.”