The comments note that this is just energy costs and does not include military expenditures. Number go up for me and you, as we make the world’s worst people richer.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 18h ago

Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu

Flying back to the States after two weeks in Europe where food quality and flavor is head and shoulders above what we as Americans are stuck with. People just don’t even know.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · yesterday

“Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. removed jalapeños from multiple stores in Minnesota after learning the peppers may be linked to a salmonella outbreak in the state that’s sickened 110 people.”

It’s a spendy option but if you’re looking to build immunity to social media and inoculate yourself against its most harmful effects (doom cloak over the mind, anger, time wasted), I highly recommend a two-week trip to Europe where you’re 9 time zones ahead of America’s outrage of the day

Couldn’t help but think about this when I saw a BYD Seal roll down the street here in Madrid yesterday.

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 3d ago

A digital iron curtain is threatening the global economy ft.trib.al/oGDfRud

Being on vacation in Europe with the algorithm-free Bluesky feed has been nice but also revelatory in terms of having a better blend of people and ideas - not just having American anxieties put in front of my face on the regular.

Just had to mute a 4chan term from 2009 that I thought I’d never see again. The day can and will only go up from here

Can you eat healthy without buying their bagged salad and without supporting this administration? Yes, to both.

Matthew Cortland (they)@matthewcort.land · 2w ago

It's a scam all the way down. Taylor Farms gave MAGA Inc. $1M USD less than a week after FDA postponed implementation of food traceability rules. www.patreon.com/mattbc/posts...

Not only did Spain beat Argentina 1-0, they also beat them 2-0 on disallowed goals

As it should be. Spain the Men’s World Cup champions, Argentina the Men’s Diving champions. Can’t wait to see if they’re still partying when I’m in Barcelona in about two weeks. 🇪🇸

So that’s two goals for Spain now called back, the second one somehow more preposterous than the first.

Damn right. They can’t take that one away. 🇪🇸

That is not a foul, that is a flop, and that should be a goal.

Fernandez with the arrogance to protest an obvious red card after making zero play on the ball. What a garbage squad.

Things that Spain’s goalie could have been doing with all the action on the other half of the pitch, but now he has to pay attention a little: - whipping up some flan - writing the Great Spanish Novel - drafting a LinkedIn post - enjoying a mojito

Have to give props to Argentina’s goalie, even with that fumbled ball earlier. He’s getting totally shelled right now and hanging in there. Trying to tell my brain “he’s not an underdog, you don’t have to reflexively pull for him”

Oh man, Spain. They have got to convert these chances.

Spain clearly the more motivated team, dictating the pace with some excellent chances in the last several minutes.

Cucurella with a brilliant backfooted advance and his reward is to be taken down by an Argentinian defender kicking the ball out of bounds with no foul. Play on, of course.

Which is more likely, a guy falling asleep in a luxury box, or the refs totally in the bag for Argentina, even if both things can be true?

A central problem with late-stage capitalism is that the smartphone is the end of the line in terms of affordable technology that could have a radically positive impact on people’s lives. Thanks in part to runway wealth inequality, there’s nothing that can be publicly adopted at scale anymore. 1/x

It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.

Forbes@forbes.com · 3w ago

Taylor Farms, which supplies major fast food and grocery chains, was identified as the possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak Thursday.

Just trying to do a good job at my job while throngs of paid politicians can barely function moment to moment, having cooked their brains on radical/crackpot social media and cable TV.

Impossible not to root for Olivia Miles. Total package as a rookie, just buttery passing and court vision. We should all be so lucky as the Lynx

Seeing multiple Democratic Senator posts ratioed today for their comments on the same thing that happened is, uh, probably not a good sign for their ability or willingness to do what’s needed for their constituents.

Argentina had better enjoy this one, as they are not good enough to beat any of the remaining teams.

Finally a golazo for Argentina after 45 minutes of 10 vs. 11.

Trying to imagine what Embolo must be thinking as his teammates brick-wall Argentina for 40+ minutes and counting after his dive and tantrum to get himself red-carded.

The sport’s biggest star runs headlong into a defender, falls down, and gets a penalty kick. Lame. Glad the Swiss still have a lot of fight in them in the 104th minute and blocked the shot easily.

After this SUI-ARG match, I think VAR actually means “V AR going to make sure the right team wins” 🤔

A great way to protect your peace is to keep it moving whenever a “______ is the GOAT in [field of effort]” makes its way into your online feed(s) or an actual in-person conversation. Your time is then saved for better things.