UGEplex

@ugeplex.bsky.social

'Juz ah nutha Unexplained Genetic Expression in da 'plex blowin up drek w/ a big stompy 'Mech ^_^ Pronouns: Chummer/Omae (He/Him)

Many people don't pay attention to bond markets, but they should — especially now. This is why they matter and why the drop in bond prices is signaling investor concerns about the U.S. economy.

The bond market is signaling trouble ahead. This is why you should pay attention

Many people don't pay attention to bond markets, but they should — especially now. This is why they matter and why the drop in bond prices is signaling investor concerns about the U.S. economy.

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Optimist: the glass is half full Pessimist: the glass is half empty Princess Donut: CARL, I WISH THAT GLASS WOULD MAKE ITS STUPID MIND UP. I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS BUT THERE'S SOMETHING UNSEEMLY ABOUT THIS AMBIGUITY. IT'S SMUG, CARL! IT'S A VERY SMUG GLASS! SHOUTING? I AM NOT SHOUTING, CARL!!!

I'm now going to seek a small toy figure at McDonald's instead of working to take action on the serious topics of the day, because I care for a family member with dementia and I don't have the spoons to focus on any more problems than I already have, my 🧠 resources drained; I'm part of the problem.

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Just back from Quebec. I very much wanted to spend the summer dollars there by way of personal apology for our arrogance, stupidity and hideous, shameless misrule. Canadians, playing to form, were very nice. Better at this point than any American has a right to expect.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last mo.

Beer, cheese and a long list of other Canadian imports are now subject to new 50 percent tariffs after talks between the U.S. and Canada collapsed. Canada said it would retaliate.

This often boils down to a lack of empathetic qualified mental health support for people at risk being woven into the fabric of society as opposed to social persecution (loss of income/rep/friends if ppl find out), red tape, high costs, fear of affecting others around them; creating mental isolation

NPR@npr.org · last mo.

A 29-year-old woman confided her suicidal thoughts to an AI chatbot — not to her therapist, not to her parents, not to her best friend. What can AI learn from her death?

I feel like I need to take a break from social media for the rest of the day, so, like Saja, I'm gonna hightail it out of here. See all y'all tomorrow.

Saja the cat running across the concrete, tail up.

The average person isn't prepared to defend themselves against organized malice The majority will wait for authority/society to, respond to organized malice and, protect them as the systems in place to do so have long eroded away or been torn down, replaced by those who are maliciously organized