Patrick
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Patrick
@salsadragon.bsky.social
Moderate leaning computer security engineer. Just finished my economic/finance degree, which is one of main interests. Hobby photographer and Social dance competitor and instructor.
@pdonovan-econ.bsky.social thank you for being on blue sky and not just X/Twitter.
July 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
generatedassets.com/assets/digit... This is a cool idea. Give it an idea and it will create an ETFish portfolio around it. Spoiler alert though you can ask some of the other AIs to do something similar, so it will be curious to see how they value add to this.
Digital Dungeons & Dollars – Generated Assets
A collection of companies involved in the role-playing games industry, including publishers, developers, and platforms that create or distribute RPG content across digital and tabletop formats.
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May 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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What a great interview with Arunma. I'm looking forward to reading the book and I really wish there was an audible version of it as well.
Arunma Oteh: ‘A Lot of Innovations That Are Very Important to Society Have Come Out of Development Banks’
The Long View · Episode
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May 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Anyone know where I can find stats on the post-covid recovery of small and medium businesses?
May 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Further to my post from yesterday on the IMF growth revisions: This chart from today's FT column by Martin Wolf.

#economy #Markets @financialtimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Just for kicks and giggles let's say investing in the S&P 500 index falls out of favor, what index replaces it?
April 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Chart of the week: Trump is losing voters on the economy
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Trump is losing voters on the economy
Inflation got Donald Trump elected in 2024. Now, his ratings on economic issues are at their lowest point ever, even worse than during COVID-19
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April 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Looking forward to the Fox and Friends segment in October where they say you’re coddled if you’re mad about there not being any holiday decorations to buy, and that real Christians make them by hand.
April 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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WHY NEIL DUTTA IS STICKING WITH HIS RECESSION CALL

We talked to the top economist at Renaissance Macro about why he still sees Recession 2025, even as some Wall Street banks waver

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Lots More on Why Neil Dutta Is Sticking With His Recession Call
Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 04/11/2025 · 12m
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April 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Very interesting episode and some great thought on dividend investing during our current situation.
The Craziest Week Ever (EP.187)
The Compound and Friends · Episode
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April 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Any of us that work in IT security can related to this episode. Virus protection is no joke and you your home and work machines may not be as separate as you think. open.spotify.com/episode/33PR...
The Download That Led to a Massive Hack at Disney
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March 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Anyone have a book recommendation on how credit markets work? It there something akin to Faboozi's book on fixed income?
March 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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CREATIVE DESTRUCTION WITHOUT THE CREATION

In today's Odd Lots newsletter, I wrote about what I see as the problem with some rationalizations of the recent volatility

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March 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
How the Democrats can fight back against MAGA
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How the Democrats can fight back against MAGA
Return to the liberalism of 1992.
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February 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Inflation. How worried should we be?
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Inflation. How worried should we be?
Last week, we learned that the Consumer Price Index rose by 0.47% in January, well above expectations.
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February 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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While the 2 states’ QSR jobs has moved in lockstep, California has been raising its minimum wage for over a decade, while Texas has remained at the non-living wage of $7.25/hour.

And yet QSR employment in the 2 states is nearly identical

via @tbpinvictus.bsky.social

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California vs Texas Minimum Wage, 2013-2024 - The Big Picture
@TBPInvictus here: Last year finished with a flourish. The work I do here was directly responsible for the Hoover Institution retracting six (yes, 6) of its articles. Whether it was shoddy data analys...
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January 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM