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tony romm

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economic policy correspondent at the new york times tips? signal: tonyromm.62 www.nytimes.com/by/tony-romm

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Tyler Kingkade @tktk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
StubHub is charging people different amounts for the exact same ticket @nbcnews.com did a test; for the same exact ticket, one person was presented with $72 in fees, while another was charged $134 StubHub said yep, we're testing that www.nbcnews.com/business/con...
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For the same ticket on StubHub, different prices for different people
NBC News volunteers saw eight different prices for the exact same Harry Styles ticket on StubHub. The company said it’s running random price experiments.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/09/2026
Meta is using its A.I. data centers to exploit a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation, according to an exclusive report by The New York Times. The company’s own accountants recognize that the strategy is on shaky legal ground. nyti.ms/3VlavDw
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mortgage Bankers Assn: "The 30-year fixed rate increased for the sixth consecutive week to 7.3 percent, the highest rate since November 2023"
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
just saw a bird fly away with a cigarette love 2 be in nyc
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
just re-upping this for no obvious reason www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/b...
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With A.I. Riches at Stake, Pressures Mount to Share the Wealth
Policymakers around the country are maneuvering to ensure that tech giants aren’t the only ones who stand to benefit.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“I am the house.” @pkrugman.bsky.social substack.com/@paulkrugman...
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
i have never been happier to go to bed early and miss the end of a football game lol
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
oh yall made jalen MAD mad now
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I bet he’s concussed. So potentially Chicago knocked out our QB with no repercussions. They basically got a free pick off an illegal hit. Incredible.
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I told yall. It was over before it began.
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Chicago busted out a mariachi national anthem???? Oh no birds are going to lose by a million now
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If the eagles lose to a third string QB on national television, I am probably going to do some things that end with jail time
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I love New York until I am mildly inconvenienced at which point it is the worsr place in the world and why would anyone live here
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
it is deeply troubling that we are 30 or so minutes into this event in NYC with Hassett and there has not been one head-on question about surging yields today
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
just absolutely heart wrenching
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
hell is using amtrak wifi to download pacer documents while a child scream cries before 8am
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
hello darkness* my old friend** *predawn Amtrak **hate this hate myself
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
im sorry but there is no way all of your menu options have recently changed stop this scam
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
did taylor swift sample hadestown or am i having a stroke
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
this Madonna-Charli collab is horrendous shit sorry!
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Lynne Cotter @lynnemargalit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We @kff.org pulled public drug prices from peer countries to compare to TrumpRx.gov. Results here: www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/how-tr...
TrumpRx.gov prices for brand-name drugs are about as likely to be higher as lower compared to average prices in other wealthy countries, among 32 drugs analyzed
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
can someone in nyc explain to me why hotels are so absurdly expensive (like more than usual???) next week? what is happening my god
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
depends what problem you're running from
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
writing down your ideas and stuff on paper is cool and all until you remember your hand writing is hot garbage and you have no idea what in the actual f you were trying to save for later????
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
i want to talk about the lesbian bar story but i also deeply never want to talk or hear about the lesbian bar story ever again
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
the slop is coming from inside the house www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
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An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content
Unlike celebrity influencers with large followings, these creators produce a blizzard of videos for a fraction of the cost of traditional online campaigns and, in the process, shift public conversatio...
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
few things more humbling than getting defeated by a captcha smdh
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump is basically giving his campaign season speech at the UN
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
see philly knows whats up. dc has ugly men with un-hemmed pants who do tweets. philly has OVERNIGHT MEAT HEISTS.
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
oh dear
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
EPA allowed pesticide giant Bayer to pick from a menu of regulation options for the controversial and destructive weedkiller dicamba. Dicamba is drift prone and kills vegetation and crops for miles around fields where it is sprayed, and is linked to liver cancer and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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US environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show
Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
the natural human urge to resolve one's inadequacies as a writer by baking something (badly, in my case, probably)
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
i feel like it is important to point out that there is nothing mutually exclusive between slowing down the development of a technology and shielding its creators from liability. i don't really know how or why that has been conflated so easily in the discourse. you can do one or both or neither.
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
idk man maybe we dont need AI at the airport just a thought
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
good morning i'm ready to give up now thanks
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I HATE THIS DAMN TEAM SO MUCH
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Michael Kruse @michaelkruse.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“I would get flooded with bonuses and deposits. If you are in addiction, you are not going to say no.”
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At DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose
Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
yay eagles boo titans
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
might have been converted to full fan by this new orville peck album, which has a pleasant nostalgia to it
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
looks like a lot of time and money for a team that won’t make the playoffs lol go birds
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
how tf are yall losing tortoises like this
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Emily Sanders @emdashsanders.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This morning a GOP bill to immunize oil companies from all climate lawsuits will go to a full committee markup. It's one of many ways the industry and its well-funded allies are maneuvering to escape the law. Read about them in my first story for Point Source pointsourcenews.org/theyre-pulli...
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“They’re pulling out all the stops”: Big Oil’s all-encompassing attacks on climate lawsuits
The fossil fuel industry and its allies are coordinating to end lawsuits that could make oil and gas companies pay for climate damages.
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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 15/09/2026
CBS News Exclusive: New photos reveal widespread damage at multiple U.S. positions across the Middle East caused by Iranian attacks.
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New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks
The images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity.
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I’d say clip and save but I guess logically you can’t be held accountable for being wrong if there’s no one left
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
now where have i, a former tech reporter of more than a decade, heard this before
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
oh wow huge breaking news member of congress has a letter must credit
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
ready to join hands and walk into the sea
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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Yesterday, the yield on the 10-year Treasury hit 5 percent for the first time since 2023. Today, I'm on The Daily explaining why yields are rising, and why you should care. Give it a listen! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/p... #EconSky
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The Bond Market Is Flipping Out. Here’s Why You Should Care. (Gift Article)
Just about everybody is affected by the rising interest rates caused by the turmoil. Our economics correspondent explains what’s happening.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ten-year 5.00% @cnbc.com
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New: At a moment when many in Washington and Silicon Valley are calling for AI guardrails, Trump just now basically said the U.S. doesn't need any other than him.
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