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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
STEPHEN A: I want to ADDRESS this issue. [Financial Times reporter nods] You KNOW I have always trusted CPI as a measure of inflation FT: Absolutely STEPHEN A: BUT I think we must also consider personal consumption expenditures when considering interest rates
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Kacey Musgraves really is the best of Texas. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/u...
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Once Detained By ICE, Mariachi Brothers Open for Kacey Musgraves
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Agreed. The essay that will convince you that you haven’t been thinking about The Dollar enough. Really enlightening!
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Am I missing something? It seems like the security system did exactly what it was supposed to do. This kind of reporting encourages “zero-risk” cultures that lead to even more obtrusive physical barriers in our everyday lives. www.wsj.com/us-news/trum...
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The Simple Security Flaws That Exposed Trump to Another Gunman
Dinner guests said getting into the hotel was remarkably easy; “What the hell is the Secret Service doing?”
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Jason Dempsey @jkdemp.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The idea that a student op-ed was deemed a threat to national security … a nation run by incompetent and fearful snowflakes
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The world class medical center at the American University of Beirut, my alma mater, has been treating many of the children wounded in last week’s assault on Beirut. My family and I donated to the emergency fund here if you would like to do so as well. www.aub.edu.lb/advancement/...
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AUBMC Emergency Response 2026
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
I predicted this week that ending U.S. military support to the IDF (currently ~$3.8 billion annually) would be the official position of the Democratic Party within 10 years and think I probably overestimated the time required by as many as 9.5 years. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Three Changes Wrought by the Iran War
The conflict will affect the economy in ways that most Americans still do not understand.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
It’s been wild to read the News side of the Wall Street Journal alongside the Opinion side during this war. These people are watching two different wars.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The ceasefire and negotiations mark the beginning of the end of the war. I spent a little time thinking about what will have changed when the shooting finally stops. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Three Changes Wrought by the Iran War
The conflict will affect the economy in ways that most Americans still do not understand.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I’m increasingly of the view that anyone who wants to opine on the Middle East needs to do a three-month internship at Exxon or Aramco as part of their training.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Look at the picture of this guy. This was back before the days of weight-lifting and creatine. What a unit! www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
An all-timer.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Editor’s Note redstate.com/rc-maxwell/2...
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
There’s a lot of stuff going on here, but this lady is almost certainly going to jail, and I have no idea who would ever talk to this journalist. Sounds like he has completely burned his source. www.wsls.com/news/nationa...
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An Army veteran is charged with sharing classified details of an elite commando unit
A U.S. Army veteran has been charged with sharing classified information about an elite commando unit with a journalist.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
A fun thing to do is to read the News part of the Wall Street Journal alongside the Edit side. The former tells the business world what it needs to hear, and the latter tells the business world what it wants to hear. Currently side by side: www.wsj.com/us-news/law/... & www.wsj.com/opinion/abou...
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This Prosecutor Was Floundering. Now He’s a Go-To Guy at Trump’s DOJ.
After Pam Bondi’s ouster, the administration will likely lean even more heavily on lawyers such as Robert Keenan.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
“Mr. Buria told Mr. Driscoll that President Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events, the officials said.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...
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Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
This, from eight years ago, by Jake Sullivan, ended up being very prescient and correct. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Put Iran aside. Calling the war to defeat the Islamic State — a war carried out by an 87-nation coalition! — a war “manufactured by Israel” is some wild stuff, and progressives should avoid cheering this rift on. This is a harbinger of anti-liberal, anti-Semitic, right-wing rhetoric to come.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Everyone will be quick to point out how Vietnam ended, but my favorite part of this is about how our military is somehow “leashed” under Pete Hegseth. Which just goes to show how there will always be some idiot finance bro in NYC claiming we’re fighting wars with one hand tied behind our backs.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
This administration makes a lot of head-scratching decisions, but the non-decision to replenish the strategic oil reserve while prices were in the low $60s is one of the head-scratchingest when you think about who is in leadership positions on energy.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I firmly believe we need to close the borders — but only to this specific German man. He is a menace. gothamist.com/food/theres-...
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'There's a problem with the sauce': Times Square taqueria's salsa sparks lawsuit
A German man says he suffered from unlabeled spicy salsa. It's not his only claim.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The New York Times, with supporting testimony today from the Secretary of State himself, reports that Israel dragged the United States into war with Iran. This is … not great. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...
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How Trump Decided to Go to War
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Not saying he should fire the Secretary of Labor, but I will say that this would be a really good time to do so and have no one notice. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...
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Labor Secretary Is a Rare Presence at Department in Turmoil
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
As someone once responsible for improving the integrated air and missile defenses of our Arab Gulf partners, I want to congratulate the Kuwaitis on their, um, uh, unprecedented success in this regard.
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Calvinball Congress @emericanjezebel.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
my tax dollars vs somehow also my tax dollars
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
I was in Nashville for a funeral yesterday and caught up with my best friend over drinks before heading to the airport. Saw a guy walk into the bar at 2:15pm, open a bottle of Pedialyte he brought with him, and start chugging it alongside his alcohol. Next level stuff going on in Middle Tennessee.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
If you’ve been following this ecological disaster taking place in the Potomac River, and the politics of it, I should probably tell you that my wife is to sewage mishaps what John Madden was to NFL games. podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/1012-a-giant...
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Public Health On Call: 1012 - A “Giant Geyser of Poop” Along the Potomac River
About this episode: A pipe collapse outside of D.C. has spilled nearly 300 million tons of sewage into the Potomac River. Recent frigid temperatures and long-term infrastructure challenges are making ...
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Best of luck to any Republicans running for office in Michigan this year. This is one of the most unbelievable stories of corruption I have read since that last story about corruption from last week. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
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Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I can, sadly, understand a business case for the Washington Post dropping its Metro, World, and Sports coverage and doubling down on political and regulatory journalism. Can’t understand what was more important for Will Lewis to do today than attend that meeting, though. Just POS leadership.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Minneapolis 2026 youtu.be/Sp-AhVql7I0?...
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Tom Morello & Rise Against - Killing in the Name - First Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota 1-30-26
YouTube video by KWICK Music
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I hope every Democratic foreign policy official who served in the Biden Administration and/or hopes to serve again noticed what Benjamin Netanyahu just said about Joe Biden allegedly starving the IDF of ammunition in Gaza.
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 26/01/2026
say what you like about Saruman but at least he was a YIMBY
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
It’s says a lot about the state of the Department of Justice that the person they found to argue on behalf of the U.S. government here has been at DOJ for less than two months and is three years out of law school at the University of Florida. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Update from Mitch Smith
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Man, yesterday was a real banner day for people with “Follower of Christ” in their Twitter bios as well as those ladies who yell at Evangelical Pastors when they flirt with progressive political thoughts.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Congratulations to everyone who has taken Bridge Colby seriously and helped along his career for the last two decades.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The Trump Administration continues to seize the means of production. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Pentagon Investing $1 Billion in L3Harris’s Rocket Motor Business
The defense contractor plans an IPO for the unit that supplies parts for missiles for the U.S. and its allies.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I love this! Spent three days hunting in the week after Christmas. Shot two deer, which I then skinned and butchered in my garage. They’re now in the freezer and will last us until mid-summer.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
It is, we all have to admit, very funny to respond to Exxon’s statement saying they don’t want to invest in Venezuela by not allowing them to invest in Venezuela. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Trump ‘Inclined’ to Keep Exxon Out of Venezuela
The president said he didn’t like comments from the company’s CEO during a meeting Friday at the White House.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
If you asked a conservative Texan, or Tennessean, between the years of 1993-2001 or 2009-2017, what they would do if masked federal police came into their town and killed an unarmed person …
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Great day to have functioning eyes and a working brain
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Gianni Infantino is responsible for this. As long as Trump held out hope for the Nobel Prize, he was not going to go to war in Venezuela. But that dang FIFA Peace Price has satiated his appetite for peace, freeing him up for war. I say all of this only 5/6 jokingly.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Polling suggests Israel is historically unpopular in the demographic corresponding with people likely to have small children, so I need someone smarter than me to explain how picking a fight with Ms. Rachel of all people makes any sense whatsoever. nypost.com/2025/12/26/o...
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Mamdani picks his mentor: The woke, radical, anti-Israel YouTuber Ms. Rachel
Successful American politicians always know how to pick savvy mentors.
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
A wild statistic from @katie0martin.ft.com here. www.ft.com/content/a9f5...
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Can’t help but think some people would love for this to all be about journalism standards and best practices and not, say, the rendition of human beings to some medieval dungeon without due process.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 23/12/2025
On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Okay, but which New York Times columnist would it be *funniest* were we to discover they were tied up with Epstein, and why is it Gail Collins?
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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
"You see, your holiness, there are 8 to 12 players. Two wizards. A maverick. The arbiter. Two warriors. A corporal, and a ledgerman. Now the ledgerman just keeps score, and he wears this hat"
Adam Scott meeting the Pope
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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
One of the best book reviews I have read in a long time. www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
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Review | In her new book, Biden’s former press secretary lets Democrats have it
Karine Jean-Pierre’s memoir offers a critique of Biden and the Democrats that is outdated, impractical and driven more by personal grievance than policy.
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