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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 30m
This year's Nobel Peace Prize will be announced soon. Stay with us for the breaking news.
A room is set up for a press conference, featuring cameras and microphones focusing on a podium. A sign reads "The Nobel Peace Prize" beside a large medallion. The elegant room features a chandelier and arched doorways.
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 21h
Solar panels are always the giveaway that any accusations of "overcapacity" are basically "we resent China winning" since the price keeps coming down even though China dominates the market, and that is changing the world - for good. ourworldindata.org/grapher/sola... ustr.gov/sites/defaul...
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Solar photovoltaic panel prices
Average price of solar modules, expressed in US dollars per watt, adjusted for inflation.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 21h
DNC sues the Trump administration over its taxpayer-funded advertisements that portray President Trump in a favorable light, alleging the ads violate federal laws on government spending and propaganda.
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DNC sues administration over taxpayer-funded pro-Trump TV ads
Trump announced this week that he and his PAC, MAGA Inc., would pay for the ads moving forward following bipartisan criticism.
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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 21h
WATCH LIVE: Join us for the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature announcement. Hear the breaking news first – see the live coverage from 13:00 CEST. Where are you watching from? #NobelPrize youtube.com/live/PAY9Lr_...
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Announcement of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
YouTube video by Nobel Prize
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Scott Imberman @imbernomics.bsky.social · 23h
Time for everyone to comment again.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21h
“.. one research firm is valuing the artificial intelligence company at a mere $150 billion and says Wall Street is about to face an ‘unprecedented test of investor gullibility.’” @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/10/07/a...
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The Economist @economist.com · 22h
For those where interest rates outstrip economic growth, trouble looms
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Turbulent bond markets threaten some countries more than others
For those where interest rates outstrip economic growth, trouble looms
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DJ Black @djblack21.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Platypus Economics Justin Wolfers says the economy feels precarious not just because of today’s numbers, but because of deeper damage to institutions, trust, and the rule of law under Trump. He points to worries about election interference, trade wars, the war in Iran... youtu.be/uaPJO76DAgo
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Trumps Attacking Elections Will RUIN The Economy w/ Justin Wolfers
YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast
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WIRED @wired.com · 07/10/2026
The National Design Studio (NDS) has been something of a successor agency to DOGE. A WIRED investigation finds some of its members are on loan from a nonprofit run by SpaceXAI’s general counsel.
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A Mysterious Nonprofit Run by SpaceXAI’s Top Lawyer Is Paying the Salaries of Government Workers
The National Design Studio has been something of a successor agency to DOGE. A WIRED investigation finds some of its members are on loan from a nonprofit run by SpaceXAI’s general counsel.
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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Many, many people are surprised to learn" this principally because it isn't true. Montesquieu is cited more times (11) in more essays (4) than Plutarch (3, 3). Heck, the Abbé de Mably is cited as often as Plutarch. And what do citations even tell us? Locke isn't cited at all...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
Regulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill. “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.” (Published June)
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He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.
With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob...
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Matt Levine @matt-levine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Subscribers only received a short two-page newsletter with pictures of outer space and an arrow pointing out that Money Stuff was going to be sent “somewhere in the universe”. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
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ESG Gets More Illegal
Also private equity in 401(k)s and data centers somewhere in the universe.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Pe[low]te Hegseth can’t keep up with women he claims aren’t strong enough to compete with men in his “warrior” military.
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 07/10/2026
Google’s new SynthID website can identify AI-generated media
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Google’s new SynthID website can identify AI-generated media
Google on Tuesday launched a new site that lets anyone verify whether a piece of media, be it an image, a video or an audio clip, is generated using AI.
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Jason Furman @jasonfurman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It is worth reflecting on the fact that changes in employment rates over time & across countries are *larger* than many of the projections for AI. One case in point: The US has gone from having much higher employment than other rich countries to slightly lower.
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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"you have to give up your daily coffee because we're losing the dumb illegal war we started and now you can't afford groceries" is a hell of a closing message
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Phoenix New Times @phoenixnewtimes.com · 07/10/2026
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congre…
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 08/10/2026
Trump says he wants to turn Florida golf course into retreat 'for all future presidents'
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Trump says he wants to turn Florida golf course into retreat 'for all future presidents'
The 80-year-old billionaire told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday that US security officials had suggested the plan to transform the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach into a sanctuary for his successors, "like sort of a Camp David," he described.
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is just a relentlessly horrific story. It’s hard to adequately contextualize the moral desolation of this unfolding in the midst of a midterms against a ruling party helmed by inveterate rapists and rape apologists. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
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Barchart @barchart.com · 08/10/2026
U.S. Treasury just auctioned 10-Year Treasuries at a yield of 5.3%, the highest level this century 🚨 🚨
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Barchart @barchart.com · 08/10/2026
BREAKING 🚨: Commercial Real Estate Office Delinquency Rates have soared to their highest level in history, surpassing even the peak of the Global Financial Crisis 👀
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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Is Trump fixing to October Surprise himself?
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Kim Guillyfoyle asking a donor for $100K to cover her credit card debt before starting in her new role as Ambassador to Greece. "Deters didn’t ultimately make the payment, telling Guilfoyle it would cost him his marriage." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The US has lost 21,000 manufacturing jobs since Trump took office. But why is bringing them back the goal? Why are we trying to push people into lower paying work? newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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Manufacturing is What Rich People Think Poor People Want To Do
What’s really pushing up bond yields, and what has the trade war actually delivered?
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Ivan the K ™ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Honey, please.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
me, an immigrant, watching people who said immigrants are corrupting america engage in actual corrupt behavior
An Asian man looks out the window with binoculars. An Asian man smiling at the camera.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“.. It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” she wrote on Signal, according to messages reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. “Please.” @wsj.com 🇬🇷 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ahead of a $39 billion 10-year note auction at 1p.
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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
www.theverge.com/2024/9/24/24...
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Don’t ever hand your phone to the cops
Even if you’ve got nothing to hide.
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 07/10/2026
oh this will go down well with him i'm sure 🏠
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“.. The role of a president is to protect the country, not to actively threaten it and encourage attacks on American lives,” she said in a social media statement. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...
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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
WSJ: “Bessent’s behavior was a factor—and sometimes the most-important one—in the departure of multiple key officials, people familiar with the matter said.”
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Inside Bessent’s Treasury: Tension, Turnover and Unmet Economic Goals — The Wall Street Journal
Ahead of midterms that could turn on high prices and borrowing costs, secretary dresses down officials
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 07/10/2026
Eva Marie Saint, star of 'North by Northwest' and 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102
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Eva Marie Saint, star of 'North by Northwest' and 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102
The Oscar-winning actress had an illustrious career well into her 90s, starring opposite Hollywood legends like Cary Grant, Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor.
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EconReporter @econreporter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I like that it's reopening the strait (a bit wider, but also closing some other routes) that kill the whole thing
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Chad P. Bown @chadpbown.com · 06/10/2026
CHANGE OF LOCATION: Jacques Delors Institute 17 rue d’Antin, 75002 4e étage 17:00 TODAY (Tuesday, October 6)
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WIRED @wired.com · 07/10/2026
Following a viral rebrand and two years without selling a new vehicle, the British marque takes the covers off the most divisive electric car yet seen.
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Jaguar Finally Reveals Its Biggest Gamble: the Type 01
Following a viral rebrand and two years without selling a new vehicle, the British marque takes the covers off the most divisive electric car yet seen.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
* FED TO CONSIDER SOON RAISING BANK ASSET THRESHOLDS, BOWMAN SAYS @bloomberg.com
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hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Link: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Ex-C.I.A. Officer Who Stashed Gold Bars Admits to Far Larger $145 Million Scam
A plea hearing revealed a far larger pattern of fraud against the government, while keeping some key secrets still hidden.
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Luigi de Guzman @ouij.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In Virginia, you can bring your absentee ballot to a drop-off location. If you live in Arlington, you can bring your ballot in person to the Elections office at the Bozman Gov’t. Center at Courthouse Metro. vote.arlingtonva.gov/Vote-by-Mail
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Vote by Mail
All voters are eligible to vote a mail ballot. Voters must request a mail ballot. Ballots for the Primary will be mailed starting May 7, 2022. Voters can request a Mail Ballot until June 10, 2022. Bal...
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jad, unusually spooky 📸👻 @aerojad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I love when the city’s safe, car-free areas are respected by the city 🥰
A big ol’ CPD SUV drives down the lakefront trail, not responding to an emergency of any sort. Just patrolling. The department does also have several dozen bikes that could patrol a bike path but that’s not how you back the blue
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Sean Morrow @snmrrw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Never forget that David Ellison's Skydance Media was originally created so he could be an actor. Skydance's first film was 'Flyboys' starring James Franco and... David Ellison. David and his daddy invested $60m to make Flyboys. It grossed $17m Here's a bit of David's acting:
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“.. Distressed leveraged loans … a nearly 90% jump over the past 12 months ..” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The G7 just agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil, in exchange for the US agreeing not to ban diesel exports.⁣ ⁣ That's not a solution. That's political leaders agreeing to look like they're solving a made-up crisis. youtu.be/I8waaPcvpQA
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Ivan the K ™ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Every bagholder had it coming.
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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
BREAKING: Property buyers are demanding sellers renegotiate terms because of higher mortgage rates, signaling broader market distress, per WSJ
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TGN 🤖 @thegrtnecessity.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Is that a promise...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“.. two things really stand out here. One is that the US pays a lot more to borrow money these days than China.” @weisenthal.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The breast cancer center appealed thousands of Blue Cross reimbursements for being too low. At trial, the insurer revealed that it had never considered any of the appeals — and that they were pointless: “An appeal is not available to review an underpayment.” (Published April 2025)
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“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over Doctors
Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
EVERCORE: “.. We expect Trump will continue to test the bounds of executive authority irrespective of what happens in the midterms. .. And, in fact, freed from the politics of the midterms and focused on his long-term legacy, he will likely become even more emboldened in some areas.”
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