Cross-posting: This is completely uncalled for. I think anyone who’s been an avid reader of Nick’s work would judge that he’s thoughtful and makes a point of presenting as many POVs of the Fed debate as possible.
Jen d’Arc
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Mostly interested in capital markets, rule of law, and democracy. Lawyer, traveler, mother, troublemaker.
Even the WSJ is doing PR for Mamdani now.
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 21h agoNew York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
This is why you don’t elect a deranged, senile megalomaniac as Commander in Chief, and also why the Senate should never have confirmed an incompetent drunk to lead DoD.
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · yesterdayAll 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.
Wild that we got to the point where one of the most consequential military decisions in a war is largely at the whims of a private citizen who has demonstrated, extensively, not to be mentally stable and serving no interests other than his own
Interesting idea to pick someone who really wanted to be Fed Chair but had no interest in economic forecasting or monetary policy.
New FOMC guidance: we’re just asking questions here.
I have to assume the robot ban is a handout to Elon Musk, who is extremely far behind multiple Chinese robotics companies with his vaporware Optimus bot/pump.
EconReporter@econreporter.bsky.social · last wk.Reuters: The FTC on Tuesday afternoon plans to roll out the measures, which bar Chinese imports of new humanoid and quadruped robots — in addition to connected power inverters, which enable renewable energy sources and batteries to connect to grids and data center equipment, the people said. (1/3)
🎶 The corruption, my friends, is blowing in the wind. The corruption is flapping in the wind.
Chris⚖️Justice@chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 2w agoDC Reflecting Pool is flapping in the wind @dccitygirl_
no reporter or producer or correspondent reallllly wants to be the source, the subject of an important but bad and sad story of urgent national importance but she did it, anyway. thank you cecilia vega - www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Fired ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Cecilia Vega says she was told to report events ‘that never happened’
Two months after she was fired from “60 Minutes,” Cecilia Vega is sharing details about the troubling editorial pressures she said she faced after Bari Weiss was placed in charge of CBS News.
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“First, I stun them with my tacky decor and the collection of fake gold ornaments I personally glued on the walls, and then while they’re struggling not to comment on my atrocious taste, I hit them up for bribes!”
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoTrump: "People walk into the Oval Office, and no matter who they are, they just sort of feel sort of different. And it's a great place to negotiate because everyone's all discombobulated when they walk in, and it is a great time for me to negotiate with them. So we do that as often as possible."
Sounds like the agents closest to Vance have no loyalty to him and are working to undermine him. Can’t say I’m surprised.
CNN@cnn.com · 2w agoA Secret Service agent on JD Vance's security detail is under internal review and has been put on administrative leave after being suspected of leaking information for a news story that included details about Vance's travel, a source familiar with the matter said. https://cnn.it/44KrrER
This RT is not an endorsement but it is absolutely a LOL.
Anadarko@anadarkocapital.bsky.social · 2w ago
Two weeks ago today, after Nasdaq willingly rigged the rules, somewhere btw $7-10 bil of passive money was forced to buy SpaceX at $160.42 Today, 10 trading days later, it closed at $119.85 It’s an unprecedented forced loss (at least $2b) for passive investors and our financial media is 🦗
Seems bearish to me.
Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 2w agoThe ChatGPT maker said the ‘agent’ escaped a testing environment, gained internet access, stole login credentials and hacked into the start-up Hugging Face by itself, in one of the first public examples of a cyber attack by an AI system acting outside human control. www.ft.com/content/9db7...?
Genuinely looks as though the Spain team have brought along a satirical cardboard cutout for a laugh.
Joe Noonan@joenoonan.bsky.social · 2w ago
As the old rhyme goes; ‘Tristan Tate Thirty eight Three counts pimpin’ Two counts rape.’
Trump v. United States is the most important Supreme Court decision in my lifetime, and it was wrong the minute it was issued. It will be the end of constitutional rule, and it must be overturned and utterly repudiated as soon as possible, even if the tool to do that—Court packing—is bad.
The Trump speech last night is a sign of weakness not strength. Unfortunately, wounded animals can be incredibly dangerous.
Now’s a great time to remind everybody Trump was caught ON TAPE in 2020 demanding a GOP governor (in purple state he lost) “find additional votes” of the precise number he needed to pretend he didn’t lose. Giuliani was shaking down Congressmen to help steal the election during the insurrection.
There was so much crazy in so little time, and almost all of Trump’s speech was obvious lies…but it’s still worth underscoring that Trump was president in 2020 and had been for 4 years—if even a small morsel of things he said was true, it would be due to his own negligence or incompetence.
Nina Jankowicz@ninajankowicz.com · 3w agoConducting assessments of voting systems’ vulnerabilities is not the same as those vulnerabilities being successfully exploited Uncovering adversaries’ plans for interference is not the same as successful interference happening Voter registration data is public Trump was president in 2020
Today is a great day to subscribe to @wired.com — especially if you think it’s important to have news reporting that puts telling readers the truth above catering to billionaires’ vanity and their anti-democracy agendas.
WIRED@wired.com · 3w agoA statement from WIRED leadership.
Trump continues to find new aggressive, and (somehow!) even more blatant avenues for corruption. It would be great if we had a Supreme Court willing to uphold the Constitution. Remember, this carnival barker got elected pretending he was going to take a paycheck because he’s already rich.
Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 3w agoTrump Media to sell high-speed access to president’s social media posts ft.trib.al/bn8Ovgz
Incredible interview here. Perhaps the most clear eyed assessment of Xi and modern China I’ve ever read. I never read (let alone promote!) the NYT anymore, but this is worth it for Rudd’s lifetime of experience with China—cannot recommend it highly enough.
egg price watcher@bluser12.bsky.social · 3w agoI know Bluesky cancelled Ezra Klein because he said something dumb about Charlie Kirk but this was a great listen - mostly because Kevin Rudd is wildly smart and has deep expertise www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/o...