"with the decline of local journalism and the rise of social media brain-poisoning, a large fraction of voters have never heard about IRA projects even in their own neighborhood." @ryanlcooper https://prospect.org/politics/2025-05-14-house-republicans-take-aim-red-state-economies/
“To save its insurance industry, Taiwan probably needs to intervene massively to keep its currency weak. To save its export industry from the threat of “reciprocal” tariffs, Taiwan likely need to step back from the foreign exchange market and let its currency appreciate.” #BradSetser https://www.ft.com/content/d71c34a0-4ded-4cba-be1c-82384915a8fd
one hopes there is hope.
Some thread openers from X:
“I cannot stress how important this is.”
“Everything changed today.”
“I present to you [XXX] that you will NOT believe are real.”
“9 wild prompts for image and video”
“10 wild examples + Try it now & Code”
“WAIT UNTIL YOUR ALONE, YOU WON’T LAST 20s THROUGH THIS THRÈAD”
"we don't need any kind of corruption law. that's what the ballot box is for, right?"
“Apple’s strategy in China has resulted in a transfer of technology and know-how so consequential as to constitute a geopolitical event” #PatrickMcGee https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/technology/article/how-apple-helped-china-become-americas-biggest-tech-rival-8f83tttv5 ht #BradSetser
@Phil There was an inflation that sucked, but was global post-COVID and milder here than elsewhere. I don’t know what he did that you think so arrogant, but he ran labor markets tight and revived industrial policy and factory construction. (His successor, of course, is scuttling that success.)
@Phil the Biden administration not selling out the country for personal gain. it was the only administration of my lifetime that was beginning to reshape the economy in favor of the domestic working class. with a degree of competence entirely lacking in the current administration.
This is fascinating. The claim is an enzyme has a domain unrelated to its main binding site that (accidentally?) regulates transcription of genes implicated in Alzheimer’s. Binding that domain with a small molecule can inhibit its role in advancing the disease. https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-hidden-cause-of-alzheimers-hiding-in-plain-sight/ ht @nedhamson1
@Phil Hunter’s “career” has been pure sleaze, selling influence even if it wasn’t available for him to sell, no question. That Joe didn’t do what Jimmy Carter did to his brother is a moral blot, regardless of whether he in any way participated. But man, nothing alleged is even in the same ballpark in terms of scale and susceptibility to abuse as air force one or memecoins.
it’s like elite Republicans believe their “Biden Crime Family” propaganda, but what they experience is not faux outrage over corruption, but a challenge to outdo their rivals in competition.
the symbolism that it will be Air Force One is really something.
all those patriotically coded films, the President under threat or making hard calls from Air Force One.
brought to you by the Emir of Qatar adds a new spin.
i refused the cookies. i should have asked for a plane. https://www.interfluidity.com/posts/1257407150.shtml
we should refer to it as the nnylf effect.
@Phil great to chat with you too!
@neil no bad reviews, or you'll get caught!
by "no one is above the law", they mean "no one is above the donald".
they believe no law or even constitution binds the donald, or binds them when they act with what they claim to be his writ.
i have no idea who does or doesn’t deserve credit for helping to negotiate it, but i’m incredibly grateful there’s a ceasefire between India and Pakistan.
i would really appreciate it if India and Pakistan would just not do this. please.