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Ken Fang -- Very Asian @fangsbites.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Oh no. Glen Hansard died yesterday in a crash. How awful
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Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard dies in Dublin crash | RTÉ News
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Reuters @reuters.com · 31/07/2026
South Korea conducts rare forex intervention alongside Japan, source says reut.rs/4fNzTbC
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South Korea conducts rare forex intervention alongside Japan, source says
South Korea's foreign exchange authorities conducted ​a rare dollar-selling intervention on Thursday, sending the won ‌to a nine-month high, a market source said on Friday.
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
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ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive
Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 02/07/2026
Pretty sure this is the first award issued for Bluesky posting 🎉
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
What a picture from cheney orr of @reuters.com — a Black woman on a train surrounded by masked white supremacists, emboldened in Trump’s America. One for the history books.
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Short sellers boost bets against SpaceX and it's already costing them www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Short sellers boost bets against SpaceX and it's already costing them
Short sellers are betting SpaceX's will resume its post-debut decline with nearly a third of its tradable shares now sold short — even as those wagers have already cost them nearly three-quarters of a...
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 22/06/2026
Breaking news: Alan Greenspan, the US Federal Reserve chair who dominated global markets in the late 20th century only to see his legacy tarnished by the financial crash, has died at the age of 100. ft.trib.al/jmaaB1c
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
SpaceX options debut pulls record demand as investors chase rocket stock www.reuters.com/business/opt... $SPCX
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SpaceX options debut pulls record demand as investors chase rocket stock
Trading in ​SpaceX options kicked off with record volume and bullish activity dominating on Tuesday, underscoring strong investor demand for a new way to ‌bet on the future of Elon Musk's aerospace co...
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 20/05/2026
Exclusive: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is parsing records of oil trades made before a March social-media post by President Trump.
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Flurry of Suspicious Oil Trades Worth $800 Million Triggers Regulatory Probe
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is parsing records of trades made before a social-media post by President Trump.
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
"Women of this country learned long ago, those without swords can still die upon them. I fear neither death nor pain." - Eowyn (Miranda Otto) in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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a woman says i fear neither death nor pain in a dark room
ALT: a woman says i fear neither death nor pain in a dark room
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
I spend about the same amount of energy convincing my seven-year-old to get into the bath as I do convincing her to get out.
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 02/05/2026
US discount airline Spirit goes under, with 15,000 jobs at risk
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US discount airline Spirit goes under, with 15,000 jobs at risk
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Sell in May or Stay and play? $SPX $VIX www.reuters.com/business/sel...
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Edmund Lee @edmundlee.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I have a new gig: (via breakermedia.com)
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Equities and oil making the well-known Angry Alligator technical patter. $SPX $SPY $VIX $USO
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The Hill @thehill.com · 29/04/2026
The average cost of gas in the U.S. reached its highest level in four years — a result of skyrocketing energy prices triggered by the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.
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Gas prices at highest level since beginning of Iran war
The average cost of gas in the U.S. on Tuesday reached its highest level in four years — a result of skyrocketing energy prices triggered by the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. The national averag…
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Chuck Mikolajczak @chuckmik.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
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UAE leaves OPEC and OPEC+ in huge blow to global oil producers' group
The United Arab Emirates said it quit OPEC and OPEC+, dealing a heavy blow to the oil exporting groups and ​their de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, at a time when the Iran ‌war has caused a historic ener...
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
National average gas price still above $4/gallon: currently at $4.06/gallon up $1.10 since IRAN WAR started (was $2.94 on March 1) @gasbuddy.bsky.social
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Extremely depressed about Iran. The situation keeps getting worse and the war, unsurprisingly, has done nothing to improve the lives of Iranians and only has made it worse. I haven’t been able to reach many of my family members for weeks.
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Kim @navynana2.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Atlantic writer sued by Kash Patel says she’s been ‘inundated’ with new sources www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Atlantic writer sued by Kash Patel says she’s been ‘inundated’ with new sources
Sarah Fitzpatrick reiterates that she stands by ‘every single word’ of her story and says the people she spoke to were ‘frightened’ by the FBI director’s alleged conduct creating a national security v...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 24/04/2026
War-driven demand boosts profits for weapons and aircraft manufacturers aje.news/noxrdc
War-driven demand boosts profits for weapons and aircraft manufacturers
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/n...
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Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/04/2026
Wildfires raging across the Southeastern U.S. have destroyed dozens of homes and prompted some communities to evacuate, officials said.
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Wildfires in Georgia Destroy Homes and Set Off Evacuations
The fires are also causing poor air quality, expected to last into at least Thursday, for a corner of the Southeast.
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
This photo, man
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
What should I name my AI and data analytics company that builds platforms enabling governments and enterprises to integrate, analyze, and act on massive, complex datasets. I’m thinking - something that is a metaphor for knowledge and power that outstrips wisdom or context. $PLTR
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Gas price hikes could happen starting today/tomorrow for motorists in: NM, TX, IN, OH, MI, KY, SC, TN, FL (these are price cycling markets!)
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Crazy to think oil tanker captains navigating the Strait of Hormuz are now getting the same message I get from restaurants at 9pm: “We’re open… but might be closed by the time you arrive.”
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Riveting stuff.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/04/2026
“Nobody was hit harder than the suckers who filled their tanks mere hours before the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon caused the price of a barrel of crude to plunge 10%,” said Georgetown University economics professor Elizabeth Murphy
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Oil Prices Plummet In Big Fuck-You To Americans Who Got Gas Yesterday
WASHINGTON—In what is being characterized as a massive middle finger to millions of furious motorists, oil prices plummeted Friday, delivering a big fuck-you to all the Americans who gassed up their v...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/04/2026
NPR announced $113 million from two charitable donors, including billionaire philanthropist Connie Ballmer, months after Congress voted to strip federal dollars for public media. Ballmer gave $80 million, the largest gift by a living donor in the organization’s history. wapo.st/4cvzfOa
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
If you are wondering how stocks behave after recovering from a 5%-10% pullback, history is encouraging > www.reuters.com/business/sto... $SPY $SPX $VIX
line chart showing how stocks behave after recovering from a 5%-10% pullback,
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Relaxation of day-trading rules opens door to more YOLO trades "Removing the restriction makes it easier for undercapitalized traders to take more 'YOLO' shots intraday," said Ophir Gottlieb, chief executive of Los Angeles-based Capital Market Laboratories. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Relaxation of US day-trading rules opens door to YOLO trading, higher risk
A regulatory move allowing smaller, everyday investors to engage in more day trading could spur impulsive, high-risk "YOLO", or "you-only-live-once," trades ​and allow eager individual traders to take...
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Karl Schamotta @karl-schamotta.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
BRB, gonna take a long position on the loonie and then announce that Canada is now an AI play.
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Just a shoe company becoming an AI company. Nothing to see here. $BIRD
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The freakout and the reversal.
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
TRUMP: BLOCKADE HAS STARTED - @reuters.com
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The 5 stages of Hormuz grief: Denial: ‘The Strait is not blocked’ Anger: ‘Open the Strait you bastards’ Bargaining: ‘We can put a toll on ships together’ Depression: ‘We are going to block the Strait’ Acceptance: $4.12/gallon (and climbing)
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 11/04/2026
DHS deported a US citizen to Mexico after threatening him with prison time: report
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DHS deported a US citizen to Mexico after threatening him with prison time: report
A man deported to Mexico has claimed that officers not only refused to see his documents but accused him of fraud
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
The threat of a naval blockade, after first threatening civilizational annihilation, is an almost welcome de-escalation. It’s like starting with a threat to break someone’s neck and then settling for just confiscating their lunchbox.
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
OMG Living next to a data center would be like having a giant dishwasher running a heavy cycle all the time. Except the dishwasher would actually be saving water.
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Hungary election results live: Magyar’s Tisza projected to win two-thirds majority, in blow to Orbán www.reuters.com/world/hungar...
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Hungary election results live: Magyar’s Tisza projected to win two-thirds majority, in blow to Orbán
The opposition Tisza party appeared on track to win Sunday's national election, early results showed, in a potential landmark defeat for veteran Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Fascinating
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
This meeting could’ve been an email
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
“Multiple exclamation marks,' he went on, shaking his head, 'are a sure sign of a diseased mind.” ― Terry Pratchett, Eric #Discworld
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Colby Smith @colbylsmith.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
NEW: As Feb PCE data confirms, the Fed had an inflation problem long before the Iran war Progress toward 2% had stalled & ex-housing services inflation was stuck above a 20-yr avg of 2.7%, a backdrop that complicates rate decisions amid an energy shock www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/b... @nytimes.com
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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Inflation was looking like a problem even before the war. On a three-month annualized basis, PCE (both headline and core) topped 4% in February. Year-over-year core PCE is up 3%. And now the war will push prices higher. #NumbersDay More from @colbylsmith.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/b...
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Micah @rincewind.run · 08/04/2026
Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum
“You wanted to know where I’d put myself,” said Granny. “I didn’t go anywhere. I just put it in something alive, and you took it. You invited me in. I’m in every muscle in your body and I’m in your head, oh yes. I was in the blood, Count. In the blood. I ain’t been vampired. You’ve been Weatherwaxed. All of you. And you’ve always listened to your blood, haven’t you?”
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Reuters @reuters.com · 09/04/2026
Israel carried out its heaviest strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah broke out last month, killing more than 250 people, as the Iran-aligned group resumed rocket attacks on northern Israel after a brief pause under the two-week US-Iran ceasefire reut.rs/4tbDnda
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Israeli strikes pummel Lebanon, killing 250 in deadliest day of war
Israel carried out its heaviest strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah broke out last month, killing more than 250 people on Wednesday, as the Iran-aligned group resumed rocket attacks o...
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Saqib @saqibreports.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
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Automatic registration for US military draft to begin in December
Eligible men will automatically be registered into the military draft pool by December as part of an effort to streamline the previous process of self-registration and save money. The Selective Ser…
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Mia Sato @miasato.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
New: 150 unionized ProPublica workers are on strike TODAY over AI, layoff protections, wages, and more. They're asking readers to not visit ProPublica or engage with content on other platforms. It's the first work stoppage of its kind at the newsroom. www.theverge.com/news/908401/...
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Unionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wages
A key issue is protections against layoffs from AI
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