Missouri elections be like: Hitler (R) 79% - Christ (D) 21% And then the ballot initiative: Amend the Missouri constitution to require the state to own the means of production and work towards full communism? Yes 92% - No 8%

Ok hear me out

The Independent@the-independent.com · 7h ago

James Bond producer shares update on 007 casting: ‘It’s got to be really different’

Shout out to all the people finishing their papers before summer is over RIP to my next month because editors figured out I’m a mark

My editor asked me to write about what happened to summer:

We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit

Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys

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New: The US is enduring one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, with blazes scorching millions of acres. It’s part of a global pattern of hot, dry conditions that favor fires becoming more common with climate change. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Global Wildfire Surge Hits US, Propelled by Rising Temperatures

Blazes in the Western US and Europe point to a global shift: Climate change is making fire weather more extreme and more widespread.

bloomberg.com

The entire continental US is covered by smoke plumes and there are spots in the northwest that are absurdly toxic, do NOT go outside there. For reference, "hazardous" starts at an AQI of 300. fire.airnow.gov

Positive temperature shocks have persistent and detrimental impacts on weekly US state economic conditions, possibly due to the effect of heat on labor productivity, from Kimberly A. Berg, Chadwick C. Curtis, and Nelson C. Mark www.nber.org/papers/w35529

Curtailing renewables wastes cheap, clean energy. In nationwide trials in Great Britian and Spain, letting prices go to zero for consumers captured welfare gains curtailment leaves behind, from Daniel Lopez Garcia, @rmetcalfe.bsky.social, Andrew R. Schein, and Yixin Sun www.nber.org/papers/w35530

Suresh reports on his experience talking with hundreds of executives (and, more importantly, their subordinates) about what (if anything) AI is doing for business in an essay entitled "AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decisionmaking": hermit-tech.com/blog/ai-mani... 11/

AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decisionmaking

The reality of how much damage AI mania is doing to our ability to run institutions effectively.

hermit-tech.com

Today was not a great day. Topped out at 108, and almost the entire state is in the worst wet bulb category right now

Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.

Got a good job down at the Data Center. I work on the line, and it's hard work but it's honest and the wage is fair; my family and I are grateful for it. I rivet the word "absolutely" onto the little apologies that chatbots do when they misunderstand a prompt.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Hassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."

@josephpolitano.bsky.social solemnly crossing his arms on his chest as he sits down to update his code once again

Asperas Bompar@asperasbompar.bsky.social · 6d ago

Wakanda tariffs going to get doubled now

The A.I. boom shows up clearly in the data. Investment in data centers and information processing equipment are soaring. But the impact on GDP is limited because so much of that equipment is being imported.

A new AI data center can be up and running in a year. Building new energy infrastructure to power it could take a decade.

Data Centers Are Easy to Build. Powering Them Is Complicated, Slow, and Expensive

A new AI data center can be up and running in a year. Building new energy infrastructure to power it could take a decade.

404media.co

Wells Fargo: we’ve noticed some suspicious activity on your account, do you recognize this charge of $50 at Updog? Me, incredulous: Is this a joke? WF: No sir, we’re calling about possible fraudulent use of your account Me: I can’t believe I get to ask this, “what’s Updog?”

Today in rent-seeking

Marketplace@marketplace.org · last wk.

For many Baby Boomers, the soaring cost of elder care is draining the inheritances they had hoped to leave behind.

1. American taxpayers are spending $2 BILLION every year providing Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands of employees of Amazon and Walmart, a new analysis by Popular Information reveals.

Even one extra day of hot temperatures in a given month can increase public healthcare costs, according to a new analysis co-authored by an Oklahoma economist.

Oklahoma economist links hotter temperatures to steeper Medicaid costs

Even one extra day of hot temperatures in a given month can increase public healthcare costs, according to a new analysis co-authored by an Oklahoma economist.

kosu.org

🔶 Is this because people make their future purchases earlier to avoid extra steps/scrutiny? NO. Anticipation of the new laws induces new purchases. (2/3)

New pub in JPubE! authors.elsevier.com/c/1nV7vAlwA2... We find: 🔶 Passing laws (e.g. permit to purchase) that restrict firearm access increase firearm demand substantially before they go into effect -- creating a "Steel Paradox" (1/3)

WWJK (who would Jesus kill)

laurentfranckx.bsky.social@laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 2w ago

I thought MAGA had a problem with generals wearing beards but ok

We have a new resident in the garden #nativeplants

This article is hilarious. They make this guy sound like such an idiot. kfor.com/news/local/d...

Developer defends delayed Oklahoma City skyscraper plans amid growing skepticism

For years, the developer behind a proposed Oklahoma City skyscraper project has announced groundbreaking dates, expanded his plans and generated worldwide attention. But with no construction underw…

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Dusting off my old macro skills to code up a DSGE model for a weird idea I had the other night when I couldn’t sleep

Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...

Researchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.

The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health.

climatecoloredgoggles.com

In 2026, Federal actions in the U.S. will discourage fossil fuel use and lead to greater adoption of EVs worldwide

Monkeys Paw Grabs

ALT: Monkeys Paw Grabs

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Oklahoma paramedics have responded to at least 29 heat-related calls in Tulsa and Oklahoma City service areas this week. First responders expect cases of heat exhaustion, heatstroke and heat-related illnesses to continue as temperatures remain high.

First responders prepare for week of extreme heat in Oklahoma

Oklahoma paramedics have responded to at least 29 heat-related calls in Tulsa and Oklahoma City service areas so far this week.

kosu.org

Insane paper: a Spanish city’s prayers for rain predicted actual rainfall for 200 years. Turns out it’s just drought hazard curves, the same math that tells you a heat wave is more likely to break the longer it runs.

We know that hot days lead to worsening health outcomes. Surprisingly, we have very little info on the fiscal impact these hot days have on government programs like Medicaid. In this new paper, we match over a million Medicaid records across nearly 16,000 U.S. ZIP codes to daily temperature data (🧵)

Why? Scrubs Scene

ALT: Why? Scrubs Scene

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