Oh no. Glen Hansard died yesterday in a crash. How awful

Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard dies in Dublin crash | RTÉ News

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South Korea conducts rare forex intervention alongside Japan, source says reut.rs/4fNzTbC

South Korea conducts rare forex intervention alongside Japan, source says

South Korea's foreign exchange authorities conducted ​a rare dollar-selling intervention on Thursday, sending the won ‌to a nine-month high, a market source said on Friday.

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ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...

ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive

Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.

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Pretty sure this is the first award issued for Bluesky posting 🎉

Mel Buer@melbuer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Oh yeah, I am now an award-winning independent journalist. Pretty cool!

What a picture from cheney orr of @reuters.com — a Black woman on a train surrounded by masked white supremacists, emboldened in Trump’s America. One for the history books.

Short sellers boost bets against SpaceX and it's already costing them www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Short sellers boost bets against SpaceX and it's already costing them

Short sellers are betting SpaceX's will resume its post-debut decline with nearly a third of its tradable shares now sold short — even as those wagers have already cost them nearly three-quarters of a...

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Breaking news: Alan Greenspan, the US Federal Reserve chair who dominated global markets in the late 20th century only to see his legacy tarnished by the financial crash, has died at the age of 100. ft.trib.al/jmaaB1c

SpaceX options debut pulls record demand as investors chase rocket stock www.reuters.com/business/opt... $SPCX

SpaceX options debut pulls record demand as investors chase rocket stock

Trading in ​SpaceX options kicked off with record volume and bullish activity dominating on Tuesday, underscoring strong investor demand for a new way to ‌bet on the future of Elon Musk's aerospace co...

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Exclusive: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is parsing records of oil trades made before a March social-media post by President Trump.

Flurry of Suspicious Oil Trades Worth $800 Million Triggers Regulatory Probe

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is parsing records of trades made before a social-media post by President Trump.

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"Women of this country learned long ago, those without swords can still die upon them. I fear neither death nor pain." - Eowyn (Miranda Otto) in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

a woman says i fear neither death nor pain in a dark room

ALT: a woman says i fear neither death nor pain in a dark room

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I spend about the same amount of energy convincing my seven-year-old to get into the bath as I do convincing her to get out.

US discount airline Spirit goes under, with 15,000 jobs at risk

US discount airline Spirit goes under, with 15,000 jobs at risk

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Sell in May or Stay and play? $SPX $VIX www.reuters.com/business/sel...

I have a new gig: (via breakermedia.com)

Equities and oil making the well-known Angry Alligator technical patter. $SPX $SPY $VIX $USO

The average cost of gas in the U.S. reached its highest level in four years — a result of skyrocketing energy prices triggered by the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.

Gas prices at highest level since beginning of Iran war

The average cost of gas in the U.S. on Tuesday reached its highest level in four years — a result of skyrocketing energy prices triggered by the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. The national averag…

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National average gas price still above $4/gallon: currently at $4.06/gallon up $1.10 since IRAN WAR started (was $2.94 on March 1) @gasbuddy.bsky.social

Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The U.S. Started the War. The Rest of the World Is Feeling the Effects. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/b...

Extremely depressed about Iran. The situation keeps getting worse and the war, unsurprisingly, has done nothing to improve the lives of Iranians and only has made it worse. I haven’t been able to reach many of my family members for weeks.

Atlantic writer sued by Kash Patel says she’s been ‘inundated’ with new sources www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Atlantic writer sued by Kash Patel says she’s been ‘inundated’ with new sources

Sarah Fitzpatrick reiterates that she stands by ‘every single word’ of her story and says the people she spoke to were ‘frightened’ by the FBI director’s alleged conduct creating a national security v...

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War-driven demand boosts profits for weapons and aircraft manufacturers https://aje.news/noxrdc

Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/n...

Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says

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Wildfires raging across the Southeastern U.S. have destroyed dozens of homes and prompted some communities to evacuate, officials said.

Wildfires in Georgia Destroy Homes and Set Off Evacuations

The fires are also causing poor air quality, expected to last into at least Thursday, for a corner of the Southeast.

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This photo, man

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 4mo ago

For too long, bureaucracy kept 7 child care centers across our city empty — spaces that should have been alive with laughter instead collected dust. We've run through that red tape. This fall, all 7 will open their doors, bringing an additional 240 free 3-K seats & real relief to working families.

What should I name my AI and data analytics company that builds platforms enabling governments and enterprises to integrate, analyze, and act on massive, complex datasets. I’m thinking - something that is a metaphor for knowledge and power that outstrips wisdom or context. $PLTR

Gas price hikes could happen starting today/tomorrow for motorists in: NM, TX, IN, OH, MI, KY, SC, TN, FL (these are price cycling markets!)

Crazy to think oil tanker captains navigating the Strait of Hormuz are now getting the same message I get from restaurants at 9pm: “We’re open… but might be closed by the time you arrive.”

Riveting stuff.

The Author, Séamas O'Reilly@seamas.bsky.social · 2y ago

For those who don't know this story, which I first shared six years ago today.... This one time I got my days wrong at work and ended up alone in a room with my boss and the President of Ireland while I was on ketamine. 🧵

“Nobody was hit harder than the suckers who filled their tanks mere hours before the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon caused the price of a barrel of crude to plunge 10%,” said Georgetown University economics professor Elizabeth Murphy

Oil Prices Plummet In Big Fuck-You To Americans Who Got Gas Yesterday

WASHINGTON—In what is being characterized as a massive middle finger to millions of furious motorists, oil prices plummeted Friday, delivering a big fuck-you to all the Americans who gassed up their v...

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NPR announced $113 million from two charitable donors, including billionaire philanthropist Connie Ballmer, months after Congress voted to strip federal dollars for public media. Ballmer gave $80 million, the largest gift by a living donor in the organization’s history. https://wapo.st/4cvzfOa