AWOOOOOOO!

The problem is that as we're seeing with the Strait of Hormuz, "the USA forfeits its global ambitions" does not lead to a new age of peace and sunshine, but to global recession and instability. The Strait of Hormuz is not the only load-bearing instance of US power backstopping modern economies.

@tupolev22m.bsky.social · 2h ago

I think the traditional answer is actually "forfeit your global ambitions because you can't afford them and voters won't make the sacrifices necessary to restore them," unfortunately

Send the 10y to 6%

Daaaamn. “AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage." www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...

Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying

It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...

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$SPCX lockup / release dates for the morbidly curious: spcx.capital/spacex-stock...

SPCX Lock-Up Expiration Dates: The Full SpaceX Release Schedule

When do SpaceX (SPCX) lock-ups expire? The staggered schedule: Q2/Q3 earnings-linked releases, time-based tranches at 70–135 days, the $175.50 early-release trigger, and full expiry ~180 days after th...

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Ivan the K ™@ivanthek.bsky.social · 5h ago

2 questions on $SPCX 1) How much of the lockup overhang has been pre-hedged or front-run positioned by third parties? 2) How price insensitive are the about-to-be released holders?

who is smarter? we may never know

egg16z 🥚@notlikewe.bsky.social · 5h ago

to be fair Jim Cramer does communicate with buttons like those dogs on instagram

AI Wishing and AI Washing 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o...

Opinion | I Helped Run Lululemon. The A.I. Revolution Is a Hot Mess. (Gift Article)

The A.I. revolution is stalling because companies don’t want to admit that integrating the technology is expensive and slow and requires human effort.

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Ultimately, Trump yielded, positioning Iran to exert control over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran will likely extend negotiations until his departure from office. It’s a regrettable loss of American lives and resources.

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 16h ago

The U.S., Iran and Oman are closing in on an interim agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the U.S. aiming for a Wednesday announcement. -Axios

Three-byline alert: 🚨 “.. Iran’s leadership has made a high-stakes calculation .. betting that its ability to inflict pain on the American economy is its best leverage to avoid future military action from the U.S. and Israel.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/middle...

I am so triggered by RJK Jr's comment about ICU's being empty during #COVID. I re-read what I wrote after one of the surges. How do others forget. The trauma was--and is--real.

I'm An ICU Doctor. I’m Haunted By What I’ve Seen During The Recent COVID-19 Surge.

“I can’t stop thinking about the 40-something man who told me, ‘I can’t die like this. I just got engaged and have a 6-month-old baby.’ I encouraged him to be positive, but that didn’t stop him from d...

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🤯 Rep. Max Miller's interview with Jake Tapper was one of the most self-destructive things I've ever witnessed on cable news. Here's the whole thing:

🤯 Max Miller's interview with Tapper is an utter trainwreck 🤯

YouTube video by Aaron Rupar

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"Liberal bubble" has only ever meant anywhere where right wing perspectives aren't artificially elevated and forced into everyone's feeds.

The AI bubble is (seemingly) full of contradictions, but - like those baffling coin-tricks - these contradictions often resolve themselves very neatly once you realize that the "contradiction" is actually just *two things* that appear to be one. 28/

When I came into the food shelf to donate these packages, the entire personal care shelf was empty (Households can't get these using SNAP benefits)

so what all the cabinet members are touting as opening the strait is the deal between Iran and Oman to toll the strait

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · yesterday

A senior source said that intensive talks are underway and progress has been made on the SoH. An announcement on arrangements to fully reopen the strategic waterway is expected within hours or on Wednesday. The source says an official announcement on the reopening is imminent.-Al Arabiya

All the indicators I’m seeing suggest this is the Iran‑controlled route, with a service fee attached. Trump took the loss and is now going to try to lie and spin it as a positive outcome.

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · yesterday

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio: There has been progress in talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but no final agreement has been reached yet. We are hopeful that an agreement will be finalized very shortly.

>be China >>do nothing >>>win

Sky Marchini@sky.skymarchini.net · yesterday

"US has used 'virtually all' PrSM and ATACM munitions" we are out of ammo www.reuters.com/world/us-has...

Iran and Oman: "Sure thing!" [monkey paw curls]

CNBC@cnbc.com · yesterday

Bessent says there may be deal Tuesday or Wednesday to open Strait of Hormuz with ‘freedom of movement’

"The rule is, Strait Open tomorrow – but never Strait Open to-day." "It must come sometimes to 'Strait is open today'," Alice objected. "No, it can't," said the Treasury Secretary. "It's Strait Open every other day: today isn't any other day, you know."

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · yesterday

BESSENT: DEAL POSSIBLE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY ON HORMUZ -CNBC INTERVIEW

MAGA also thinks Trump is smart and shrewd and not just some stinky pedo in an ill-fitting suit. But now he's going up against a legitimately smart and shrewd opponent who has been waiting, patiently, for the US to be led by a team of buffoons so they could embarrass us and it's paying off big time

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · 2d ago

I don't think the average American and certainly not the average MAGA even gets the extent to which "humiliate your foe" is a core ethos of the Iranian approach to conflict

Oh shit she got the white "pack up your shit" box

The "LAST" that doesn't

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 2d ago

TRUMP: THIS IS A LAST CHANCE FOR IRAN

I am convinced that the utterly garbage PRP that Oracle put out for Campus Solutions for the financial aid OB3 changes is because a lot of it was written by generative AI. I have never before experienced such a bad software patch on something so critical.

CZEdwards@czedwards.bsky.social · 2d ago

I swear the lawyers will save us all. (this is smart & exactly what companies with customer facing products need, since 1) you can’t copyright generated code, so it damages proprietary intellectual property & 2) you have contracts you can’t afford to fuck up with some nepo-intern’s shit-commit.

heard an interview recently with an anonmyous wall street bro who said his employer would not subscribe to the president's truth social insider trading scheme because they did not want to go to prison when the rule of law returns

🛏️🧵 #MyPillow

taylr@taylordahlin.com · 2d ago

i'm listening to this. complainant dan fiskum is on the call, he says he has a potential witness logged in as well if they are needed mike lindell is on the call himself with his lt gov phillip parrish as well

Very short notice, but I just saw this. The MyPillow guy is getting dragged into Minnesota's campaign finance court for giving away pillows as campaign promotions at a 4th of July parade, allegedly in violation of a law prohibiting the provision of monetary value to win votes. Hearing in 10 mins!

IRANIAN SOURCE: IRAN RESPONDED TO THE LATEST AMERICAN PROPOSAL BY REFUSING TO OPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ UNTIL THE WAR IS COMPLETELY OVER.

this is not true. there was no conspiracy. it didn't matter whether the streetcars were publicly owned (seattle, detroit) or private (los angeles, atlanta). a thread (because i wrote a whole-ass book on this): 1/?

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 3d ago

Is everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.

Life as a J2 when you just completely give up and start crowdsourcing response options from random E4s

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 2d ago

A senior officer in US Central Command’s (CENTCOM) intelligence branch emailed a broad group of military analysts seeking “new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran.” A second source indicated a similar request went out the prior week.

“We are not currently negotiating with the United States. Our negotiations are with Oman to secure passage through the Strait of Hormuz,” Esmaeil Baqaei said, adding that talks between Iran and Oman were close to reaching an understanding on a shipping route “acceptable to both sides.”

Dean Obeidallah@deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 2d ago

NEW: Iran Denies It’s in Talks with US--Hours After Trump Teased ‘Imminent’ Deal. Trump lost the war on all fronts. The reason Trump can't make a deal is because he believes the lies of Pete Hegseth who tell him he won. As a result he won't compromise to make a deal www.mediaite.com/media/news/i...