one perhaps salutary consequence of Donald Trump is he’s exposed just how pathetic plutocratic “masters of the universe” really are.

“The rentier economy is characterized by low growth and therefore less material prosperity for everyone, but more guaranteed relative position for those on top. And people, it turns out, really like relative position.” @sjshancoxli.bsky.social www.liberalcurrents.com/the-plutocra...

high interest rates are just taxes the poor pay to the rich.

what if prime is the new blue checkmark?

Jeff Bezos is frightened of Donald Trump.

via blog.ayjay.org/court-and-sp... www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-ly...

I have been debunked. You are hearing voices.

without comment. from www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-sho... ht @newseye.bsky.social

On the other hand, here's what Kamala Harris has to say about Puerto Rico. kamalaharris.com/wp-content/u... ht @Edelruth@mastodon.online

"Jeff Bezos just forced the Democrats to see that economic power is political power." @matthewstoller.bsky.social www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...

there are important distinctions between very bad and much, much worse.

people who own the media are capable of manufacturing vibes of despondency about the candidate they disfavor. fuck them. even though they are unfuckable. everyday miracles.

are the echoes of choosing this venue intentional?

from @edieolmsted.bsky.social newrepublic.com/post/187537/... ht @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social @oregonthedm.bsky.social

the false familiarity of political solicitations makes me want to vomit. “Steve, it's Aly, and I need to have a quick ❤️ to ❤️ with you” i don’t know Aly. u are not Aly, just some fundraising flack using her name. it’s a campaign i support, have already given $ to. why do u treat me like a mark?

I am grateful that Israel seems to have chosen a cautious, calibrated response to Iran’s prior salvo. Frankly, it’s not what I expected, and I am very glad to have been proven wrong.

i’m getting pretty tired of Jeff Bezos’ cancel culture.

since there’s no longer any website called “twitter”, i think “tweet” should become a site-neutral term for a microblog post on any site, or for posting one. i am tweeting this on BlueSky.

“Musk has all the money in the world. He has the ability to be one of the best informed people in the world. And he’s built for himself a snowglobe of confirmation bias” @mmasnick.bsky.social www.techdirt.com/2024/10/25/l...

Chicken: She started it! Egg: No he did!