‘At roughly 49%, AI’s share of the S&P 500's combined market capitalization exceeds the peak concentration of every episode shown except the nineteenth-century railroad boom.’ biancoresearch.substack.com/p/the-s-and-...

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New Nobel laureate Woodford: "There is good reason for a central bank to commit itself to a systematic approach to policy, that not only provides an explicit framework for decision making within the bank, but that is also used to explain the bank’s decisions to the public.” shorturl.at/3IxMk

Seeing a little wave of "oh I gotta go to X to see posts from my niche community" and you know what if you're concerned about the CSAM and fascism Nazis and whatnot you could MOVE your niche community over HERE! We've got starter packs and everything that make it easy! It's a thing that you can try!

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Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · yesterday

METLIFE: “.. A larger share of households, roughly 42% of them, reported that their financial situation was somewhat or significantly worse than it was one year ago.” (NY Fed data:)

Gross, racist, eugenicist garbage -- all of the people involved in this "study".

Rachel Fairbank@sweetsciencewriter.bsky.social · 3d ago

“The children who are randomly selected not to receive the birth dose of the vaccine, those who “lost the lottery”, face in their earliest days the risk of contracting hepatitis B, which can cause irreversible lifelong damage.” No words. I am speechless. This violates all ethical boundaries.

Public lands are a treasured national inheritance that belongs to all Americans, not commodified assets to be sold or traded with the wealthiest and most powerful.

2️⃣5️⃣ days until Election Day! Mississippi, make sure your voice is heard — vote early if you're eligible and make a plan for November 3rd. Together, we're going to show the country Mississippi Matters! Visit ScottColom.com/vote to make your Election Day plan today. 🗳️

The picture gallery builds up with ever new surprises. It's not just the carpet but EVERYTHING.

Miller@badgerfunk.bsky.social · 3d ago

You just know some chud is going to buy this and monotone it to high-heavens. Immaculate. cc @threadinburgh.scot some first class carpet here. www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/9...

wow -- Fox Business is now treating Trump's completely made up economic boasts as though they are factual. Note the citation here -- "The White House" Reminder that the entire US economy is about $32t. If we really had $21t flowing in, you'd notice it Fox thinks their viewers are really dumb

Since the start of the second Trump administration, the wealth gap between the richest Americans and the bottom half of the country has widened considerably. Learn more: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/wealth-inequality-has-grown-during-the-trump-administration/

Child molestation is disgusting and traumatic for the children. The GOP has protected them for decades and often made excuses. Hastert was just one in a long line, and now this the daily exhibit. I am sick and tired of this.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · last wk.

Palm Beach GOP comes out in favor of pedophile county clerk candidate. Mike Caruso, Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts, said he still intends to win his November election for Clerk and Comptroller after being arrested in August for molesting a male relative under the age of 5.

A new IWPR report confirms that college-educated Black women are more likely to lead in government than in companies. Which is why the DOGE cuts that slashed federal jobs have been particularly devastating for college-educated Black women. #blacksky

Economic Policy Institute@epi.org · last wk.

From 1979-2007, Black women with bachelor’s degrees were the only group of women to maintain labor force participation rates above 80 percent. Yet, despite their high labor force participation, highly educated Black women have been—and continue to be—systematically held back from upward mobility.

If you live in the following states, TODAY is the last day to register to vote before the midterm elections: Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Indiana Kentucky Mississippi Ohio Tennessee Texas IWillVote.com

G Elliott Morris@gelliottmorris.com · last wk.

this cycle we might get blue iowa better known as bliowa (gov + sen), blalaska (gov + sen), blexas (gov + sen), blohio (gov + sen), and blansas (sen)

TODAY is the final day to register to vote in Texas. Democracy is strengthened when we all participate. Texans, visit VoteTexas.gov to check your status and find locations to register to vote. Cast your vote to make sure your voice is heard!

Companies are raking it in, while workers are getting screwed in one graph

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · last wk.

“.. the continuing divergence between corporate profits as a percentage of GDP versus compensation.” - Sarmaya Partners substack.com/@sarmayakar?...

If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT! The 2027 Meeting of the Race and Stratification in the Economy Working Group at @nber.org will be held on April 2, 2027! The deadline for submissions is December 10,2026. Please Share!! More details are here: www.asc.ohio-state.edu/logan.155/pd...

This paper shows that the claim made by the “Brainworm in Chief”—that Tylenol (for Europeans: Paracetamol!) causes ADHD or anything else—is nonsense! That someone had to do this, and couldnt do more meaningful stuff, causes pain for me! www.nber.org/papers/w35873

In Utero Exposure to the 1982 Tylenol Recall and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

nber.org

Here's a sanderling taking a brisk run down the shore, for all your smiling needs. 😁 🪶

Building socialism, brick by brick. The Trump administration now has acquired a golden share in 34 ostensibly private companies, demonstrating its penchant for state control of the means of production following a late communist state monopoly capitalism model. www.cato.org/blog/trump-a...

Trump Administration's Equity Portfolio Reaches 34 Deals

The Pentagon’s new tungsten stake looks like a golden share.

cato.org

Last week, I joined @americanprogress.bsky.social to discuss clean industrial policy and what it actually takes to build a clean energy economy that works for working people. For Central Illinois — with our manufacturing base — getting this right matters.

Building a Clean Industrial Future: Policy Lessons From Climate Week NYC

Global policy leaders offer recommendations for a clean energy agenda that drives economic growth, creates good jobs, lowers household costs, and strengthens energy security.

americanprogress.org

One possible reason is that the gap between the invested amounts and the profits AI companies are reaping are so large that they can never recover all the money invested, unless a) everybody uses it and b) pays for it.

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · last wk.

Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.

A goal of this administration being achieved: “American pre-tax corporate earnings have grown by $1.2trn, or 30%. … And yet taxes on corporate profits have collapsed.” www.economist.com/finance-and-... h/t @talsmith.bsky.social

Hospital price inflation is well above overall inflation. This is, prices are rising, if people can still find hospital care nearby. Rural care is becoming rarer.

Aaron Sojourner@aaronsojourner.org · last wk.

The health insurance impacts of the GOP OBBB have only started, they will get bigger from here. They hid the big impacts because they knew they will hurt many Americans but they used the $$ for tax cuts for the wealthy instead. #priorities www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

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Florida's dengue outbreak reportedly largest US has seen in decades thehill.com/policy/healt...

Florida’s dengue outbreak reportedly largest US has seen in decades

A dengue fever outbreak in the state of Florida appears to have grown to the largest in the continental U.S. in decades, totaling 252 reported cases this year in the Sunshine State according to an …

thehill.com

Population projections often assume that future fertility rates will stop declining after falling below some threshold, but that is at odds with global historical patterns, from Diane Coffey, @MikeGeruso, Dean Spears, and Sangita Vyas www.nber.org/papers/w35824

I see some folks asking: what motivates RFK Jr to tell such horrific, dangerous, repulsive lies about the HPV vaccine? Well, he has made $856,559 from suing the HPV vaccine maker (his vaccine adviser, Dr Kulldorff, also got rich the same way) Always follow the 🤑! www.npr.org/sections/sho...

RFK Jr. plans to keep a financial stake in lawsuits against the drugmaker Merck

RFK Jr. plans to keep collecting referral fees in lawsuits against the drug company Merck even if confirmed as HHS secretary, according to new filings with the Office of Government Ethics.

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH@gavinyamey.bsky.social · last wk.

I really wish the world’s most dangerous, extreme anti-vaccine activist & conspiracy theorist, RFK Jr, who is a eugenicist & a MAHA dude who repeatedly peddles vile lies, had not been put in charge of the US health system Here he is telling truly horrific, dangerous lies about HPV & COVID vaccines