Emmanuel Martin

@emmanuelrmartin.bsky.social

Prof de SES en prépa, podcasteur (C'est chaud.) Substack : Marginalia.

That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

Quand Le Figaro parle de "l'échec de l'écologie politique", il est sincère : ces gens sont convaincus que nos gouvernants sont écolo. Et socialistes, aussi. Et favorables à l'islam, pour ne pas dire aux frères musulmans. La rédaction du Figaro et une bonne partie de ses lecteurs croient vraiment ça.

Since both stock markets are in the news again: Reminder that as of June 2026, half of South Korea's market is two chipmakers (SK Hynix and Samsung), and half of Taiwan's is one chipmaker (TSMC). Does that make these economies outliers? Oh yes.

Stock market concentration in selected countries: Share of top-2 firms in total market cap. South Korea and Taiwan around 50%, far above USA and others.

C'est malheureusement le cas de la grande majorité des entreprises contemporaines, qui exigent de la part de leurs salarié•es cette recherche permanente d'optimisation personnelle (en façade, au moins), contaminant jusqu'aux pratiques de loisir. Idem, et plus encore, pour les chômeur•ses.

Karen K. Ho@karenho.bsky.social · last wk.

LinkedIn posts about The Odyssey highlight a kind of business mentality where art cannot be enjoyed for art's sake or even provoke introspection, it has to be turned into some sort of inspiration content for how to be more productive, entrepreneurial, or a better leader.