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AizuYabanjin @aizuyabanjin.bsky.social · 22h

Having already blossomed once about a month ago, my osmanthus has inexplicably chosen to delight us once again with its heady scent and clusters of golden flowers. I’m trying not to conclude that it’s its death knell.

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baani 🦕 @baani.bsky.social · 21h

ahoy gozaimasu to the vegetarians amongst us

Heute weiß ich, daß alles zuguckt, daß nichts unbesehen bleibt,
daß selbst Tapeten ein besseres Gedächtnis als die Menschen haben.
Günter Grass - Die Blechtrommel

The air was still... still as though it were held in place.
Sir Bun was, yet again, reminded of the Malayan Peninsula.
Straits Settlements, oil palms, monsoon, rubber, tin, strife, revenue stamps.

He was shaken out of his reverie when he heard something.
What was that, he thought. Had someone let himself in?
His ears pricked, his back tensed, as he cast a beady eye at the door.
No, that wooden splint was still where he always placed it.
A silent semaphore ever ready to betray an intruder.
No, one of his minders had closed the sliding door, perhaps to keep mosquitoes out.

There they were, inside - tea, s'mores, a natter at the table. Quiet domestic bliss. Quiet that takes time.
"Probably forgot about me resting on the terrace", he sighed.
"Not the first time. Not on one of those wretched trains they like so much, so there's that."

Sir Bun liked being on the terrace. This silver hagoromo must be aired, but they wouldn't know.
He often wondered what it must be like to be them, to go through life with quite so little hair.
He shook his head, as though resigned to not knowing, then whispered to no one there -
"All things are watching. Nothing goes unseen. Even wallpaper has a better memory than human beings."

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Michael Pettis @michaelpettis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

1/2 FT: "German government debt has emerged as the pre-eminent haven in the global bond rout, as concerns about an overheating US economy and fiscal worries elsewhere in Europe leave investors with few other places to turn." www.ft.com/content/9302...

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Investors seek refuge from bond rout in haven German debt

Bund yields have fallen this week even as US, French and other governments’ bonds have sold off sharply over inflation fears

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Silk kimono panel. A bold vintage silk shibori (tie-dye) in black with red ume blossoms an white stems. 1950-1980, Japan. Yorke Antique Textiles

Set against a midnight-black silk ground (kuro-ji), a dynamic tree branch composed of minute, resist-dyed ringlets climbs diagonally across the long vertical panel. Crafted using hand-tied kanoko shibori (fawn-spot tie-dyeing), the stark white stems form an angular, zig-zagging lattice that cradles vibrant crimson plum blossoms (kōbai / ume). The brilliant red petals pop dramatically against the dark void, creating a bold balance between geometric structure and organic floral forms. The scene evokes an intimate sensory atmosphere: the supple, three-dimensional texture (shibori-yori) of hand-bound silk under touch, the rustle of vintage woven threads, and the crisp visual sensation of winter wood bursting into the fiery warmth of early spring blooms.
Dating to Japan's mid-to-late Showa era (c. 1950–1980), this vintage kimono bolt section (tanmono) exemplifies the enduring mastery of traditional Japanese resist-dyeing. The plum blossom (ume) holds a cherished position in Japanese material culture and decorative art as a herald of spring, celebrated for flowering amid late-winter frosts to symbolize fortitude, renewal, and noble integrity. To execute such a complex multi-colored pattern, textile artisans deployed specialized shibori methods—painstakingly pinching, binding, and wrapping thousands of tiny silk knots with thread and capping motif areas with protective resist covers before immersing the fabric into crimson and deep black dye vats. This labor-intensive process embodies monozukuri (artisanal mastery and reverence for material heritage), where humble human handcraft transforms raw silk into a tactile masterpiece of textile art.

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StockAnalysis.com @stockanalysis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

LAUNCHED TODAY: Fund Holdings Overlap. Compare two or more ETFs or mutual funds such as $VOO and $QQQ to see exactly how much they have in common. Try it out here: stockanalysis.com/tools/fund-h...

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baani 🦕 @baani.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

this looks great, thank you. do you plan something like a lookup for UCITS/non-US equivalent of US-situs ETPs? that will be quite useful for non-US persons.

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The Cottage Garden @simonecannon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The bright scarlet #berries of the Firethorn pyracantha coccinea 'Red Column' add colour and texture to a cottage #garden in #autumn and provide much needed food for birds through the winter. Its tight vertical growth pattern makes it ideal for smaller gardens or patios #MacroMonday #Gardening

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Dave Waters @alluvialcapital.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

To make money in value investing, you have to buy value. I see so many people complaining after they bought something optically cheap, not taking into account things like: 1. The biggest open-ended off-balance sheet liability there is: bad management. Sufficiently bad management can sink any idea.

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R @ersquare.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Do you know what can also fold in your pocket? $2,000.

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Michael Pettis @michaelpettis.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Stefan Eich: "It is never the case that money ceases to be political but merely that it is removed from democratic politics." I just finished Eich's book, not necessarily an easy read, but an important book on why money should not be left to economists and central bankers.

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Paul Willson @pauljwillson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Hebridean mood

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Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

evening blues

Tokyo Skytree lit blue this evening, taken from Shirahige bridge, losing itself in the Sumida river a bit, but still there.

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baani 🦕 @baani.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Is this the twidark? Is this just fantasy?

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baani 🦕 @baani.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🎊 happy birthday 🙇‍♂️

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Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

And that’s that. The music stops and the drums go silent and you look around and then forward to whatever is next that is worth looking forward to.

The Koenji Awa-Odori. 2026.

Has finished.

You remember what happened and think of what might come next.

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Powderbum75 @powderbum75.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Those little practice sessions here and there before things begin. And the more raucous ones when it stops. Those are nice. After lunch and before drinks.

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Michael Pettis @michaelpettis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

8/10 This is something labor unions everywhere should be more worried and more vociferous about. Wage growth is sluggish not because businesses are evil but because our system punishes manufacturers in countries that allow wage growth to keep pace with productivity growth.

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Michael Pettis @michaelpettis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In my most recent piece for Foreign Affairs, I argue that we actually know quite a lot about how large trade imbalances eventually get resolved – and that the adjustment is almost always painful. The key question, then, is how it will be distributed. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

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A Great Rebalancing Is Coming

Who will bear the costs of a global trade adjustment?

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Armand Sarlangue @armandsarlangue.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Hi everyone, I’m back in France since a week, starting to process the huge load of images I brought from this season in Greenland. Honestly it’s been incredible, we found many beautiful arches icebergs, even tho this one was probably my fav. It was looking like a giant castle 😳! Drone footage

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Aeon Magazine @aeon.co · 26/08/2026

Meticulously researched and epic in scope, this documentary by John D Boswell surveys geoengineering projects – some quite speculative, others already underway, but all of them at least theoretically possible buff.ly/WWAi3TD

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Building a prosperous future demands bold ideas. These are some of the boldest | Aeon Videos

From artificial trees to epic solar shields – a filmmaker crafts a bold vision of humanity’s future on an engineered Earth

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The Cottage Garden @simonecannon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Tiny snails inside a pale yellow Ice Plant, Lagos, Portugal. Originally introduced from South Africa for ornamental purposes and to stabilize coastal sand dunes and road slopes, it quickly took over and is now considered invasive #MacroMonday #Wildflower #Flower #BloomScrolling #Beach #Coastal

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baani 🦕 @baani.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

stooq.com/db/h/ you guys prob already know this one.. flat files only but useful

stooq.com

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baani 🦕 @baani.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

www.fixedandfloating.com/p/e4-chemica... good follow, talks about areas not often covered by other podcasts etc.

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R @ersquare.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

There’s nothing like a central bank being market-dependent at a time when the Treasury is also intervening in the markets 😂

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baani 🦕 @baani.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

have you tried stockanalysis.com? much better than google and yahoo

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Michael Pettis @michaelpettis.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

1/4 A friend just sent me this substack piece by Kieran Velasquez, "On the German Mittelstand", calling it "a very interesting history of the Mittelstand and a lovely evocation of its culture". I agree, and it is well worth reading. kieranvelasquez.substack.com/p/on-the-ger...

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On the German Mittelstand

What I learned from factories across Germany

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baani 🦕 @baani.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

ETFs in various countries. useful for reasons above. from twelvedata.com. # get all ETFs from twelvedata import pandas as pd df = pd.read_json("https://api.twelvedata.com/etfs") if "data" in df.columns: df = pd.json_normalize(df["data"]) df.to_csv("etfs.csv", index=False, encoding="utf-8")

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Twelve Data | Stock, Forex, and Crypto Market Data APIs

Try Twelve Data financial APIs for free with instant access to stock, forex, cryptocurrency, and fundamental market data. Real time, historical, and EOD data.

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baani 🦕 @baani.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

good blog to follow esp for tracking various asset classes, sectors, countries bsky.app/profile/nove...

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Psyche Magazine @psyche.co · 31/07/2026

The Korean concept of jeong describes a slowly accumulating affection, like the way you might feel toward a cashier at your local shop or an acquaintance at the gym. This Note to Self asks you to appreciate these daily interactions, as they might have a greater impact than you know

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In praise of the not-quite-friends who make us smile | Psyche Notes to Self

Learning about the Korean concept of ‘jeong’ helped me understand the importance of my not-quite-friends at the gym

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