Reposted by IanDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12hThis is what competitive authoritarianism looks like - we still have elections, but under conditions that are not equal and not fair. 3623207
Ian @slwdth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026There are business laws in place to pursue negligence, which is what these AI companies are: negligent 021
Reposted by IanIan @ianlivingston.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Don’t underestimate the regime’s interest in apocalyptic religious war 1329
Reposted by Ianjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026a livestreamed execution is just a lynching 285103292007
Ian @slwdth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026If public executions are coming back, please bring back duels as well. I've got some scores to settle 000
Reposted by IanAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Just today: - The Trump admin announced the first public execution since 1936. - Trump tried to incite a race war against Somalis. - Trump said anyone using the phrase AI is "THE ENEMY" - The NYT reported on a potential ICE plan to deport migrants on military boats and ferries. 551489582
Reposted by IanAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026You really can’t make this shit up. 790150044406
Reposted by IanGeorge Pearkes @peark.es · 01/10/2026Such a cool resource! I'm going to stick with the API for now I think (because I've been poking at FRED for the better part of two decades now and don't need the intermediation) but if you're econ data-curious this makes it WAY easier to access. fredhelp.stlouisfed.org/fred/data/ai... 35410
Reposted by IanFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 30/09/2026Burnham clears path to EU summit with post-Brexit breakthrough ft.trib.al/UvmTBdEft.trib.alBurnham clears path to EU summit with post-Brexit breakthroughUK and Brussels to go ahead with key November meeting after agreeing to kick talks on industrial subsidies into next year 33814
Reposted by IanGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Lots of talk about defending "Western civilization" these days, so here's Richard Wright on what it means to be Western: 14586131
Reposted by IanMark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Trump II is simply an ongoing attack on American democracy, that America is refusing to fight. 1155
Reposted by IanAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 26/09/2026Counterpoint: the rise and decline of union halls 1643972
Ian @slwdth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026He may have autism, but he also needs to project an image of autistic genius. And we know for certain that he’s no genius 200
Reposted by IanJesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 25/09/2026‘Every month rates stay elevated, more CCC borrowers from the 2021–22 vintages hit the refinancing wall with less cash to service their debt, and with CCC yields around 15% the bill from the cheap-money era is landing on the weakest balance sheets first.’ www.apollo.com/wealth/insig... 310320
Reposted by IanKevin Sievers @diplotomodon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It's #FossilFriday, and indeed the final scheduled Friday that the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia is open to the public, potentially forever. So it's finally time to, once again, talk about Haddy — and bring it all full circle. Strap in, it's a big one. 17339
Reposted by IanAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 25/09/2026I've been thinking about this photo all day. Considering how the Trump administration is constantly ranting about Communists, and how Pete Hegseth is always nattering on about our WARFIGHTERS, it's genuinely crazy to me that this image exists. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-kowt... 25587217
Reposted by IanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026MS: “.. real wage growth has still deteriorated across groups. .. low-income consumers benefit less from wealth and are more exposed to higher rates, so we do not expect broadening out .. .. The K-shape dynamic is evolving, but we believe it persists ..” 215524
Reposted by IanAhhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 02/04/2026“It is a striking indication of the social and cultural decay inherent in the final stages of capitalism, when elaborate scientific methods begin to be used, no longer to promote, but to eliminate intelligence from among the workers, because intelligent workers become Communists.” R. P. Dutt (1934) 91104331
Reposted by IanPeter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is particularly stupid because going after wage theft and getting employers to pay up also tends to increase the amount of FICA payroll taxes that get collected, part of what goes to fund -- *checks notes* -- Medicare's trust fund. 459475
Reposted by IanMark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Private jets account for 16% of FAA operations but contribute just 0.6% of the taxes that fund it. Does that mean we should raise private jet taxes 25-fold to make up the difference? Why, yes, in fact Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... 216553
Reposted by IanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026SCHWAB: “.. While we have seen this level of yields before and some say we are just back in the ‘old normal,’ I think what sometimes gets lost in the discourse is the speed with which rates have moved higher ... we haven't seen this kind of 5-year increase in the 10y yield since the '80s.” 524662
Reposted by IanStan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Legitimately think there ought to be a museum of American illiberalism somewhere in DC that traces the full lineage from the Slave Power to the Confederacy to Jim Crow to the Southern Shift to Reagan to the Gingrich Revolution to Bush II to the Tea Party to Trump. 0397
Reposted by IanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026APOLLO: “The Diesel Shock Is a Core Inflation Shock” ⛽️ @tbpinvictus.bsky.social 15460158
Reposted by IanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“.. The 10y Treasury yield is on track for its biggest one-day jump since the immediate aftermath of Liberation Day.” - Schwab 920140
Reposted by IanChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If executive branch creates a system so that people under government control can be located and then just stops listing some people in that system — despite their still being under government control — that should be a five-alarm fire for the other branches, the states, and the public. 141283543
Reposted by IanCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It really is striking how many authoritarian states have ended up in this exact same place, where the leader seizes control of scientific inquiry. Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union, Aryan Physics in the Third Reich, Great Leap Forward (also related to Lysenko) in China. 8527311077
Reposted by IanCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Friendly reminder that buttshit leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social says that affordability and working across the aisle are what he's gonna do if we win the midterms and we need him gone SO FUCKING FAST get him out. We need to abolish and punish ICE. We can't continue on like this 524943
Reposted by IanAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Guys: all nuances and logic aside, you give an inch they take a mile. You know that right? Don’t be stupid. If you can’t be tough on the little things, how do u expect to do anything when the chips are Really down. Act accordingly 1366693
Reposted by IanMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Germany is preparing hospitals for a possible Russian escalation with NATO, Bloomberg reports. Berlin estimates up to 1,000 casualties a day could require medical care. 54800370
Reposted by IanNils Gilman @nilsgilman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Watching a cartel form right out in the open is really something. 613139
Reposted by IanThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/09/2026Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.washingtonpost.comMore U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publiclyOfficials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database. 14825111219
Reposted by IanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/09/2026JPM: “.. we now look for both Euro area and UK headline inflation to peak close to 4%. Recent gains in agricultural commodity prices add to the upside, reinforcing our expectations of a renewed rise in food inflation into early 2027 as adverse weather combines with the energy shock.” 320945
Reposted by IanSky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 17/09/2026the sky marchini account figured out "this is never gonna end we're stuck in this hell until something meaningfully breaks" back in march, glad to see our masters of the universe caught on 6 months later 1868374
Reposted by IanBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.gizmodo.com71% of Americans Say They're Completely ExhaustedA CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States. 1400266996702
Reposted by IanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17/09/2026EVERCORE: “.. We lean towards believing that the Cabinet can continue to persuade Trump to refrain from a [diesel export] ban, though we do not rule out that Trump might go against his advisers if he feels sufficient political pressure to show he is acting. 1416438
Reposted by IanBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Me in 2050: …and that’s how Macklemore became a civil rights icon. My son, Dale Jr.: Wow his music must’ve been incredible. Me: Dale Jr.: Like so many good songs. Me: Dale Jr.: Was he the A Change Is Gonna Come Guy? Me: Dale Jr.: Me: 2145182324
