Brian Strawn
@starblazer68.bsky.social
Economist, Counselor, Physicist, City Planner, public policy geek, pilot, baseball enthusiast, blue justice warrior
"The world is made for people who aren't cursed with self-awareness"
Annie - Bull Durham
"The world is made for people who aren't cursed with self-awareness"
Annie - Bull Durham
October 2, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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NEW: Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, and yelling "kill 'em" as rioters attacked law enforcement. He’s now working as a senior adviser for the Department of Justice.
Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
www.npr.org
August 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
NEW: Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, and yelling "kill 'em" as rioters attacked law enforcement. He’s now working as a senior adviser for the Department of Justice.
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Buffett hoards cash, doubts linger. #econsky
Sometimes I wonder if I’m too pessimistic about current economic trends then I remember Warren “never bet against America” Buffett is just sitting on a third of a trillion dollars in cash instead of buying assets.
Warren Buffett's Cash Pile at Berkshire Hathaway Just Hit a Record $348 Billion -- and That's Terrible News for Wall Street | The Motley Fool
The Oracle of Omaha's short-term actions paint a potentially worrisome picture for investors.
www.fool.com
July 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Buffett hoards cash, doubts linger. #econsky
Dollar dropping like a stone. Everyone needs to move money into Euros or CAD
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April 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Dollar dropping like a stone. Everyone needs to move money into Euros or CAD
wise.com/invite/ahpc/...
wise.com/invite/ahpc/...
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TikTok? Fighter jets? When it comes to ideas on defending Canada's sovereignty, nothing's off the table.
We crowdsourced a bunch of creative ways Canada can surprise the U.S. and be on its front foot for once. ❤️ Add yours!
socialcapitalpartners.ca/policy-ideas...
#EconSky #CanadaSky #Never51
We crowdsourced a bunch of creative ways Canada can surprise the U.S. and be on its front foot for once. ❤️ Add yours!
socialcapitalpartners.ca/policy-ideas...
#EconSky #CanadaSky #Never51
Policy ideas that meet this moment can come from anywhere – even LinkedIn
From fighter jets to TikTok, nothing is off the table when Canadians talk about how best to counter Trump's economic assault on Canada. SCP brings you some creative, crowdsourced policy ideas gathered...
socialcapitalpartners.ca
March 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
TikTok? Fighter jets? When it comes to ideas on defending Canada's sovereignty, nothing's off the table.
We crowdsourced a bunch of creative ways Canada can surprise the U.S. and be on its front foot for once. ❤️ Add yours!
socialcapitalpartners.ca/policy-ideas...
#EconSky #CanadaSky #Never51
We crowdsourced a bunch of creative ways Canada can surprise the U.S. and be on its front foot for once. ❤️ Add yours!
socialcapitalpartners.ca/policy-ideas...
#EconSky #CanadaSky #Never51
Canada can get 2 Saab Gripens for the price of ONE F35. They are more reliable and spare parts will be easier to get than dealing with America. Excellent choice !
March 23, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Canada can get 2 Saab Gripens for the price of ONE F35. They are more reliable and spare parts will be easier to get than dealing with America. Excellent choice !
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but “I was only following orders” was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg Trials.
March 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but “I was only following orders” was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg Trials.
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My maternal grandmother died in the 1918 flu pandemic.
RFK Jr can go fuck himself.
RFK Jr can go fuck himself.
March 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
My maternal grandmother died in the 1918 flu pandemic.
RFK Jr can go fuck himself.
RFK Jr can go fuck himself.
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Tariffs ⬆️ prices. Growth slows. Consumers spend ⬇️ 💵. Govt ⬇️ 62K+ 🏛️ jobs. Jobs ⬇️ further 📉. Stagflation = weak economy + rising costs. Fed stuck: raise rates = growth worse, cut rates = inflation worse. Tariffs + policy hurt 📉. Govt job losses hit spending, services & cities while 🇺🇸 suffer. #Econsky
March 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Tariffs ⬆️ prices. Growth slows. Consumers spend ⬇️ 💵. Govt ⬇️ 62K+ 🏛️ jobs. Jobs ⬇️ further 📉. Stagflation = weak economy + rising costs. Fed stuck: raise rates = growth worse, cut rates = inflation worse. Tariffs + policy hurt 📉. Govt job losses hit spending, services & cities while 🇺🇸 suffer. #Econsky
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These are the words of a man who has lived in so much privelage that he doesn't understand that being suddenly fired is a major life catastrophe for most people, not to mention their dependants.
Oh also he's from all reports I've seen a neglectful dad to his own 14 kids.
Oh also he's from all reports I've seen a neglectful dad to his own 14 kids.
Counterpoints:
- Tesla has the highest fatality crash rates of any car
- Tesla busts unions
- He pushes for dangerous safety deregulations that’ll result in people being killed
- His DOGE is taking away the healthcare of millions and fired over 250k people over the last 56 days.
- Tesla has the highest fatality crash rates of any car
- Tesla busts unions
- He pushes for dangerous safety deregulations that’ll result in people being killed
- His DOGE is taking away the healthcare of millions and fired over 250k people over the last 56 days.
March 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
These are the words of a man who has lived in so much privelage that he doesn't understand that being suddenly fired is a major life catastrophe for most people, not to mention their dependants.
Oh also he's from all reports I've seen a neglectful dad to his own 14 kids.
Oh also he's from all reports I've seen a neglectful dad to his own 14 kids.
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“The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff.”
One of my companies informed me they cancelled a $2m conference in Florida. Why ?
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
March 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
“The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff.”
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1/ Musk says he’s dead but he isn’t. Social Security clawed back 2 months of benefits & haven’t sent more. “He called Social Security 2 or 3 times a day for two weeks, with each call put on hold and then eventually disconnected.” Finally he went down in person www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
I found a ‘dead’ person on Social Security in Seattle
“Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.
www.seattletimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
1/ Musk says he’s dead but he isn’t. Social Security clawed back 2 months of benefits & haven’t sent more. “He called Social Security 2 or 3 times a day for two weeks, with each call put on hold and then eventually disconnected.” Finally he went down in person www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Trump and Musk are in competition for who can kill the most brands. Musk has killed 2 brands. Trump apparently said "hold my Diet Coke" while I kill every American brand.
Trump is singlehandedly widening the trade gap that he says he wants to shrink.
#EconSky
Trump is singlehandedly widening the trade gap that he says he wants to shrink.
#EconSky
Canada is slashing its order of F-35 fighters from 88 to not more than 32. It will re-invest the billions saved to purchase 60 or more Swedish Saab Gripen E/F-39's. The USA is no longer a trustworthy ally. Simply.
March 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Trump and Musk are in competition for who can kill the most brands. Musk has killed 2 brands. Trump apparently said "hold my Diet Coke" while I kill every American brand.
Trump is singlehandedly widening the trade gap that he says he wants to shrink.
#EconSky
Trump is singlehandedly widening the trade gap that he says he wants to shrink.
#EconSky
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"I still believe that the world is flat."
"I can demonstrate that it isn't. Get in that boat and sail away from shore. Keep looking at that lighthouse until it disappears."
"OK. Then what?"
"Keep going."
"I can demonstrate that it isn't. Get in that boat and sail away from shore. Keep looking at that lighthouse until it disappears."
"OK. Then what?"
"Keep going."
March 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
"I still believe that the world is flat."
"I can demonstrate that it isn't. Get in that boat and sail away from shore. Keep looking at that lighthouse until it disappears."
"OK. Then what?"
"Keep going."
"I can demonstrate that it isn't. Get in that boat and sail away from shore. Keep looking at that lighthouse until it disappears."
"OK. Then what?"
"Keep going."
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And we haven't even mentioned what happens when we put Canadian women on the ice.
March 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
And we haven't even mentioned what happens when we put Canadian women on the ice.