Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4hFour-byline alert: “.. Meta claimed that $4.1 billion of stock options exercised by Mr. Zuckerberg counted as a research expense ..” @nytimes.com $META www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t... 871367633
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialCheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 23hI am really tired of the AI stuff, but it's what we've got now. I think I'll do a thread here on the latest, rather than an LGM post, though. Quicker for me, and less annoyance for them. Ezra Klein interviewed Bill Gates on AI. This alone should be reason to shut them all down.nytimes.comOpinion | Bill Gates’s Blunt Warning on A.I. (Gift Article)As A.I. capabilities accelerate, the technologist is shocked by the “complete lack of engagement” with the question of how to manage its risks. 37322
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Scoop — I've ID'd the two men sitting behind Sen. Eric Schmitt during his botched attack on Jack Smith this morning. Ethan Harper (left) is Chief Counsel to Schmitt, and Andrew Ceonzo (right) is Counsel to Schmitt and the Senate Judiciary Committee. 2864201912
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED 60967381512
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One obvious point about the Republican rats desperately deserting the sinking Trump ship: They're still rats. 361020163
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴 50770512509
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“.. Very good one sentence summary of the economy.” - Kyra Scanlon 842338760
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialBob Elliott @bobeunlimited.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Its 2036 and you are waxing poetic to some juniors that there was the time you could lock in 3.25% real returns for 30 years. Except of course you couldn't bring yourself to do it at the time b/c you were too greedy chasing stocks at all-time highs. 1202
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialBob Elliott @bobeunlimited.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Expensive Supply Surging flows through Hormuz via high risk ship-to-ship transfers are adding a 30-40 bucks / bbl surcharge to every incremental barrel, driving volume to the market but coming at quite the cost. bobeunlimited.substack.com/p/expensive-...bobeunlimited.substack.comExpensive SupplySurging flows through Hormuz via high risk ship-to-ship transfers are adding a 30-40 bucks / bbl surcharge to every incremental barrel, driving volume to the market but coming at quite the cost. 516958
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If you are going to do an illegal ad at least don’t make it creepy and repulsive But this is Trump so of course it is 5954090
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Upside down, by the ankles, and then treat him like a piñata. 35977551863
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I could quote pretty much this entire article by @mjrobbins.com on the bizarre psychology of the AI apocalypse freaks, but you should just read it instead. Such a relief to see someone express my feelings so eloquently. martinrobbins.substack.com/p/the-ai-apo... 39402110
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 24/09/2026Filmmaker Alex Gibney has shared the first trailer for 'Musk,' a two-part, four-hour deep dive into Elon Musk that Rolling Stone called “a nonfiction horror movie” following its film festival debut earlier this month. Watch ↓rollingstone.comElon Musk Is in the Business of Selling Dreams in Trailer for New DocFilmmaker Alex Gibney has shared the first trailer for 'Musk,' a two-part, four-hour deep dive into Elon Musk. 43973360
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...youtube.comMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 23858623988
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Meta and Tik Tok refusing to allow the trailer for Musk to run as a paid ad on their site—just like any other movie trailer—means users should fight tech oligarch solidarity and share it widely youtu.be/FFTf1lzcs28?...youtu.beMUSK | Official Trailer HDYouTube video by Elevation Pictures 6352213
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026Look who's making the trip to Tennessee with Trump! #TravelWithNatalie (REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon) 2882308411
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialBob Elliott @bobeunlimited.bsky.social · 26/09/2026All the Sinophiles will tell you that Chinese companies are taking over the world as a sign of their competitiveness. But they neglect to mention, they are doing so increasingly at a loss that has to be covered by the state. h/t @thedailyshot 2113
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26/09/2026peter thiel is another one of those guys who we are supposed to think is brilliant but every time he opens his mouth my first thought is “this guy sounds like an idiot” 641105991968
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They are playing in our faces 409125765953
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 5776132096
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialAlex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released. 7935331339
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Run through the tape. Every vote matters. The margin matters. 2756997
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialNorm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026There is no low too low for this partisan, lawless Supreme Court majority. Using the underhanded emergency docket to give Trump a power the Constitution does not allow, a fat thumb on the scale of elections. Disgraceful, six people who would be better on the Russian Supreme Court than in a democracy 618662
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It has been a brutal and protracted slugfest. But I think we can finally declare a winner in the long-running "Who is the dumbest United States Senator?" competition. 3173343688
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 25/09/2026James Warren, now executive editor of Newsguard, emails that when he went to bed last night the NYT hed was: “In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So." This a.m.: “In Trump’s White House, China’s Strongman Is Welcome. American Media, Less So." 1026450
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 25/09/2026Our new Strength In Numbers/ @Verasight.io poll: 58% say the U.S. is worse off under Trump vs Biden, 24% say it’s better www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-25...gelliottmorris.com58% say the U.S. is worse off under Trump vs Biden, 24% say it’s betterOur new poll shows by a 56-26 margin, voters want Congress to be a check on Trump — including a quarter of Republicans 1418147
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialCaryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Some of the earliest existing footage from 1975. It’s not great - don’t watch it on TV - but the electricity is still there in the audio. Features the late Suki Lahav on vox & violin: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6dE...youtube.comBruce Springsteen - Live In Widener College 1975 - Full Concert (HD Remastered)YouTube video by The Boss Content Live Channel 171
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialBob Elliott @bobeunlimited.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Rising input costs today have yet to be fully felt in end prices. Latest Eurozone PMI data today shows the building inflation pipeline between input costs and prices charged. 0101
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026APOLLO: “The Diesel Shock Is a Core Inflation Shock” ⛽️ @tbpinvictus.bsky.social 15459158
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This is about one thing and one thing alone. Steering our research dollars for cancer, heart disease, and new infectious diseases to Trump’s political allies and friends. 24948372000
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/09/2026Natalie Harp and her gigantic bag return to the White House last night #travelwithNatalie (Reuters/Anna Rose Layden) 5833373592
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026⛽️ MAGA TRUCKERS: “There’s no reason for this… My truck’s gonna sit there and rot until this idiot is out of office… I never thought I’d say this but I miss Biden… we’re dying out here and they don’t give a shit…” cc: @MarshaBlackburn 54830051187
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialSteve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Pete Hegseth went to the A&M game and they lost to Kentucky for the first time in over 70 years. THERE IS NO BATTLE HE CANT LOSE. 16156631192
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialJB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Donald Trump does not have the energy or intellect to address the looming threat of artificial intelligence. In July, I enacted the nation’s strongest framework for AI safety and accountability. It is time for Congress to do the same. 1021044
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Man, I wonder why there aren't more headlines about this imaginary thing that does not happen? 1443303571
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A college administrator calls the cops on a student reporter A college QB laughs at an AI video of his coach slapping a woman journalist The president lunges at a Black woman reporter who dares question him It's past time to fight back against anti-media violence www.inquirer.com/opinion/viol...inquirer.comViolence toward journalists is a symptom of a terminally ill U.S. democracy | Will BunchFrom Trump’s unhinged outbursts to calling the cops on a student journalist, a free press dies in tandem with the American Experiment. 16655235
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Defund ICE. Take its entire budget and devote it to a Manhattan Project that can devise and implement sound guardrails for AI, and figure out how to stop what can and should be stopped in the way of superintelligence and recursive self-improvement. AI is far, far more dangerous than immigrants. 431187271
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialEdward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"Out of spite for President Donald Trump, Carney is accelerating the decoupling of a trade bloc that has generated enormous prosperity for North America." Seriously, Wapo editorial - you're going with Canadian spite? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...washingtonpost.comOpinion | Canada’s great European misadventureDonald Trump is for now. A Brussels bureaucrat is forever. 2441398218
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 17/09/2026"the plan is to sell gold bars and coins to retail investors and plough the proceeds into buying more bitcoin" the silly singularity is upon us www.ft.com/content/7727...ft.comThe Extended Farageverse is coming togetherStacking sats 🤜 🤛 selling gold 55617
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Pretty insightful stuff here from Bret Stephens, who admits he's literally as out of touch as possible with every New Yorker alive right now. Zohran is the most popular politician in the country, Dem leadership is historically unpopular, and he's just... the opposite. And he works for the NY Times. 2433766404
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#ALsen 18492171
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“.. They’re going to do it either way,” Gardner said. “That they’re getting generous tax breaks for doing so is just icing on the cake for them.” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/09... 27832381
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026this is the bill that would give Trump authority to tariff basically any country he wants. it passed the senate with bipartisan support. ostensibly a Russia sanctions bill, but the sanctions provisions have no teeth and the new tariff authorities are enormous. www.thebulwark.com/p/senate-vot...thebulwark.comSenate Voting to Give Trump a Tariff NukeA bill supposedly aimed at Russia is really an unprecedented new tariff power grab—yet prominent Democrats are backing it. 24257121
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13/09/2026the way to understand a piece like this from schmitz is that he lives in an urban, cosmopolitan millieu and the popularity of country music is a novelty to him. and so to explain it, he has to fit it into his volkish conception of america, whether or not that makes any actual sense. 1764004568
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/09/2026KOBEISSI: “.. China is attempting to refill its oil reserves. Chinese crude imports rose +2.2 million tons in August, to 37.9 million tons, marking their 2nd consecutive monthly increase.” 18450129
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Richard North Patterson on the capitulation of the GOP and of business and legal elites. But the capitulation of the powerful is only one story. The other is millions of Americans showing up for “No Kings” and other grassroots resistance. This is reason for hope. www.thebulwark.com/p/americas-m...thebulwark.comAmerica’s Most Powerful People Are Caving to Trump (w/ Richard North Patterson) | Bulwark on SundayBill Kristol and Richard North Patterson trace how America went from a seemingly conventional political system to Trump’s second term, where the institutions and powerful people expected to serve as g... 1220151
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“.. With Saudi oil now blockaded, Americans are about to discover why maintaining stability in the Middle East and not handing it to a consortium of Russia and Iran was always important.” @jayinkyiv.bsky.social 57498453283
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026The taxpayer-funded White House incitement account is now attacking me for [checks notes] being in my 40s 1214123121795
Reposted by @ewaller.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026ICYMI — "We need (old/poor) people off of Medicaid & Social Security and back into the workforce."🤔 GEORGIA Republican Congressman Mike Collins ( @ossoff.senate.gov opponent) wants you to work til you die, with fewer benefits, as they cut taxes for the rich and inequality skyrockets. 1471164573
