Reposted by Andrew ElrodAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Bong Joon Ho on AI 👀 deadline.com/2025/11/bong... 81043287
Andrew Elrod @andrewelrod.bsky.social · 02/10/2026economic history as told by wikipedia article categories 010
Reposted by Andrew Elrodsolomonhughes.bsky.social @solomonhughes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A small example of how Labour Conference works- the "Transport Reception " with the Secretary of State isnt held by Transport Unions, its funded by Amey , a privatiser "named and shamed" for breaking minimum wage laws this year. The "shame" doesn't stop Ministers doing their gigs. 48140
Andrew Elrod @andrewelrod.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Where are Tennessee's senators on Slotkin-Moreno? 000
Andrew Elrod @andrewelrod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“Another factor for Micron is the removal of restrictions on share buybacks imposed when it was awarded government grants two years ago to fund manufacturing growth….plans to eventually return all excess cash to shareholders after the curbs come off in December.” www.wsj.com/tech/ai/how-...wsj.comHow Long Will the AI Boom Last? Memory Stocks Offer CluesPlus, Meta’s new device, and AI-generated food ads gross people out. 020
Andrew Elrod @andrewelrod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026blacklisting is legal exhibit number one thousand and one 030
Reposted by Andrew ElrodBruce D. Baker @schoolfinance101.bsky.social · 29/09/2026schoolfinance101.com/2026/09/29/s...schoolfinance101.comSeventeen Years of Roza-Tinted GlassesMy critiques of Marguerite Roza, the Edunomics Lab, and Education Resource Strategies, from 2009 to 2026, with receipts. 286
Andrew Elrod @andrewelrod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“If this is the biggest thing I’ve ever done, I’ve done a shitty job.” 001
Andrew Elrod @andrewelrod.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Is there any reason to expect any of the tech oligarchs to respond to Council Speaker Julie Menin’s requests to appear before the NYC legislative body? 010
Reposted by Andrew ElrodLindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Mentions of "big tech" in official congressional e-newsletters over time, by party 194
Andrew Elrod @andrewelrod.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Does anyone write about the organization of Stellantis as a result of the Euro crisis. 010
Reposted by Andrew Elrodmike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026image of the year lmaooo 941967
Reposted by Andrew ElrodTimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 26/09/2026piss penalty, as called on ESPN Deportes: 27545138
Reposted by Andrew ElrodAaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 11/07/2026We need a War on White Collar Crime 372367475
Reposted by Andrew ElrodDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/09/2026Class solidarity.hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing "political" content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 642162613
Reposted by Andrew ElrodGuy Berger @econberger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Has any politician tried “AI is making mortgage rates high” yet Because if not, it’s coming 2374
Reposted by Andrew ElrodBenjamin Braun @benbraun.social · 23/09/2026Timely, given the strong Minsky moment vibes these days. Just out in Politics & Society. "The more Minsky rose to the challenge of explaining the economics of his [wage-led growth] proposal ... the more Democrats grew concerned about its politics." journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... 02010
Andrew Elrod @andrewelrod.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Seems appropriate that Irving Fisher’s house was down the street from a massive gun factory. 010
Reposted by Andrew ElrodRob Pilkington @robpilk.com · 22/09/2026weird day to be worried about state-run tv, gavin! 251528229
Reposted by Andrew Elrodlfelizleon.bsky.social @lfelizleon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026When workers file for a union election, it’s like a Bat-Signal goes off: a column of light cuts through the night sky, summoning not Bruce Wayne but a swarm of anti-union managers and consultants who reap tens of thousands of dollars from sowing fear and doubt. labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...labornotes.orgAutoZone Workers Are Trying to Form the Company’s First-Ever UnionWhen workers file for a union election, it’s like a Bat-Signal goes off: a column of light cuts through the night sky, summoning not Bruce Wayne but a swarm of anti-union managers and consultants who ... 096
Andrew Elrod @andrewelrod.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"The benefit, if there is one, will be that “analysts” who have devoted themselves to reading Fed statements like tarot cards, may have to find some other uses for their time." www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...ineteconomics.orgThe Impotence of Being Kevin WarshKevin Warsh’s call for fresh thinking at the Fed runs up against a deeper problem. The tools and concepts guiding monetary policy may no longer fit an economy reshaped by AI, shifting prices, and the ... 052
Reposted by Andrew ElrodAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026provost decided by fiat it is intellectually/pedagogically sound to start SELLING online only, asynch only, compressed credit hour baccalaureate; ordered me to appoint faculty to design this vitiated version of FYW for it AND on top of that the tech company "designing" the classes keeps 50% tuition 11301
Reposted by Andrew ElrodJason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Straight from OpenAI's Brockman and Microsoft's Nadella - 'doom loop' for the entire web [as they vacuum up and substitute the work of journalism and threaten their economic foundations]. /2 51468295
Reposted by Andrew ElrodJim Kane @kanejim.bsky.social · 17/09/2026www.pionline.com/institutiona... 352
Reposted by Andrew ElrodIsabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Just in time for the latest oil price spike, we published our article urging the ECB not to hike rates to fight a supply shock. Europe needs a new inflation governance for shockflation. We need disaster preparedness for essentials instead of increasing investment costs. 27631
Reposted by Andrew ElrodLarry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"One 2025 study out of M.I.T. found that people who used chatbots as writing assistants struggled to remember what they had written only minutes after finishing their essay." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...nytimes.comUniversities Sound Warnings About A.I. Even as They Embrace ItAs A.I. upends education, university leaders have been all over the map about how to respond. It can be very confusing for students. 1216263
Reposted by Andrew ElrodPhenomenal World @phenomenalworld.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“The buyback announcement has not ended the bond market turmoil but only exposed the underlying problem facing the Treasury: the market for the world’s benchmark safe asset requires active public management just to remain—or rather appear—orderly.” phenomenalworld.org/analysis/pri...phenomenalworld.orgStefano Sgambati | Private Leverage, Public CostsHow hedge fund speculation destabilized the bond market 032
Reposted by Andrew ElrodDan "Mr. Bones and Me" Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Great stuff from Stefano Sgambati. The right's commitment to private money and private finance has scrambled their efforts to protect the public coffers--because the hedge funds have all the t-bills!phenomenalworld.orgStefano Sgambati | Private Leverage, Public CostsHow hedge fund speculation destabilized the bond market 161
Reposted by Andrew ElrodBrian Judge @realbrianjudge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026terrific essay by Stefano Sgambati in @phenomenalworld.bsky.social "...a Trump administration politically aligned with private markets and alternative finance that now finds itself using the state’s fiscal capacities to manage the market for its own liabilities."phenomenalworld.orgStefano Sgambati | Private Leverage, Public CostsHow hedge fund speculation destabilized the bond market 02011
Andrew Elrod @andrewelrod.bsky.social · 14/09/2026With inflation and the Federal Reserve increasingly hemming in American politics' reflexive narrative, it is as good a time as any to revisit a short and interesting book from last year. @mkblyth.bsky.social @nfraccaroli.bsky.social jacobin.com/2026/09/revi...jacobin.comEconomics Needs a New Approach to InflationThe question isn’t whether the mainstream economic consensus on inflation is right or wrong. It’s clearly wrong. The question is, can we do anything about it? 000
Andrew Elrod @andrewelrod.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“The value of sale leasebacks, or transactions in which a business sells a property and immediately rents it back, rose nearly 60% to about $4.57 billion across the U.S. in this year’s second quarter from the year-earlier period” 010
Reposted by Andrew ElrodMark Histed @markhisted.org · 13/09/2026MIT wants to remake education around what AI can't do. They propose oral exams and to center social interactions. I cannot help but notice this is the *opposite* of the K-12 “school reform” edtech movement—which wants to put kids in front of computerized tests & collect data. Short 🧵 218559
Reposted by Andrew ElrodE. Rosalie @erosalie.infoepi.com · 13/09/2026The Houthi-aligned Bani Hashish tribes are massing in preparation to “liberate” the remaining Yemeni territory outside Houthi control. It’s a sea of Toyotas with mounted machine guns. I think this is what we should mean when we say Toyotathon from now on. 1191778359
Reposted by Andrew Elrodashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 13/09/2026jasmine crockett honoring chris brown on stage at his show is truly one of the most embarrassing things i’ve ever seen 1863424365
Andrew Elrod @andrewelrod.bsky.social · 11/09/2026i love that Davos is branding itself as "WeForum" 010
Andrew Elrod @andrewelrod.bsky.social · 09/09/2026new EdTech Law Center lawsuit filed www.edweek.org/policy-polit... 010
Reposted by Andrew ElrodThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 08/09/2026A battery deal with CATL and a joint venture with Chinese automaker Geely were among the concerns raised in a public letter to Ford’s CEO. on.wsj.com/4yqaFHOon.wsj.comTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy sharply criticized Ford’s business with Chinese automotive firmsA battery deal with CATL and a joint venture with Chinese automaker Geely were among the concerns raised in a public letter to Ford’s CEO. 2125
Reposted by Andrew ElrodColorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 08/09/2026ICYMI: Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politicscoloradonewsline.comLabor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics | Colorado NewslineLabor union membership continues to climb in the U.S., though the increase remains sharply divided by the politics of individual states. 1107
Andrew Elrod @andrewelrod.bsky.social · 08/09/2026"Like leveraged landlords whose mortgages are serviced by their tenants, absentee debtors accumulate wealth because others bear the costs that make their leverage profitable." phenomenalworld.org/analysis/pri...phenomenalworld.orgStefano Sgambati | Private Leverage, Public CostsHow hedge fund speculation destabilized the bond market 010
Reposted by Andrew ElrodBenjamin Braun @benbraun.social · 08/09/2026I have reason to believe that this is a must-read.phenomenalworld.orgStefano Sgambati | Private Leverage, Public CostsHow hedge fund speculation destabilized the bond market 1183
Reposted by Andrew Elrodbig bleat from badsville @djepelgesh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026thank you The New York Post for what may be the funniest image of all time 216167584234
Reposted by Andrew ElrodRima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Radars across the eastern half of the U.S. States exploded with reflectivity ~22 hrs ago. Most is the result of birds with current estimates now over half a BILLION actively in flight. This is part of the annual fall migration southward and appears to be the busiest night of the season underway. 2558167
Reposted by Andrew ElrodNick Filardi he/him @nickfil.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I bought a 12tb harddrive in 2023 for $196.99 each. They are now $515. I've seen them as high as $650. For the same drives. I need a new computer and every day I boot with a prayer that the old one can make it past the AI bubble burst. The promised "future of abundance" with AI is anything but. 316627
Reposted by Andrew ElrodEthics Should Matter @ethicsshouldmatter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Just heard the head fact checker from @newyorker.com speak at the Edinburgh Book Festival and we were not impressed. He had a real lack of understanding and connection about what is going on. Ivory Tower mentality. Really disappointing 0301
Reposted by Andrew ElrodFlorida Chris @chrislongview.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I wondered why he's so mad at New Mexico and well... 531800479
Reposted by Andrew ElrodCharlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This Labor Day, WaPo's "personal liberties and free markets" editorial board would like to tell you that labor unions are "relics of a bygone economy" www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...washingtonpost.comOpinion | Americans approve of unions. They just don’t want to join one.Membership has plummeted across the developed world, and workers are making more money than ever. 1155
Andrew Elrod @andrewelrod.bsky.social · 05/09/2026read this title and thought it was about the bond market for a few seconds 050
