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@travislstrawn.bsky.social
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American Prestige @amprestigepod.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Special - What Could Go Right? w/ Zachary Karabell Zachary Karabell of The Progress Network joins the program to talk about the big things: liberalism, American political capitalism, Trump, "abundance," and more. americanprestige.supportingcast.fm/listen/ameri...
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American Prestige | Special - What Could Go Right? w/ Zachary Karabell (Preview)
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
"main driver of the [Q1] contraction was Trump’s trade war. Net exports, the difference between what the U.S. imports and exports, subtracted nearly 5 percentage points from headline GDP. That was the biggest quarterly drag from net exports on record dating back to 1947." www.wsj.com/economy/us-g...
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U.S. Economy Shrank in First Quarter as Imports Surged Ahead of Tariffs
The gross domestic product reading fell short of the 0.4% growth that economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expected.
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
“”None whatsoever,” Trump said in the Oval Office when asked to clarify that he did not seek Powell’s removal. “Never did.”” www.cnbc.com/2025/04/22/t...
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Trump says he has 'no intention' of firing Fed Chair Powell
Powell, whom Trump appointed Fed chair during his first term as president, has flatly stated that the president cannot remove him under the law.
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
“‘I do say China is going to be a slog in terms of the negotiations,” Bessent said according to a transcript obtained by The Associated Press. “Neither side thinks the status quo is sustainable.’” apnews.com/article/tari...
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US Treasury secretary says trade war with China is not 'sustainable'
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Tuesday speech that the ongoing tariffs showdown with China is unsustainable and expects a “de-escalation” in the trade war between the world’s two larg...
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Semafor @semafor.com · 21/04/2025
Negotiations with Washington will ramp up this week as representatives of several Asian countries in particular aim to evade Trump’s trade war.
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Trade talks ramp up in DC
Delegations from South Korea, Thailand, and India are hoping to secure permanent reprieves before US President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on his ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs expires.
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
“The DJIA shed almost 1,000 points on Monday and is headed for its worst April performance since 1932… The S&P 500’s performance since Inauguration Day is now the worst for any president up to this point in data going back to 1928, according to Bespoke Investment Group.” www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
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Dow Headed for Worst April Since 1932 as Investors Send ‘No Confidence’ Signal
Few think administration’s negotiations with trade partners will yield results soon enough to ease the strain
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
“It is hard to imagine a scenario in which the US emerges as a net winner of these tariff wars even if it achieves some of its objectives…The drag from higher prices, lower efficiency and damage to its policymaking credibility will outweigh any benefits.” on.ft.com/4lChBMm
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Mapping the high tariff world
How the trade war will reorder the global economy — not burn it down
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
‘“Japan has grave concern over the consistency" with regards to the latest U.S. automobile tariffs and the 2019 bilateral trade deal, Ishiba told parliament.”’
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
"I don't want them to go higher because at a certain point you make it where people don't buy," Trump told reporters… …I may want to go to less because you know you want people to buy and, at a certain point, people aren't gonna buy." asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trad...
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Trump signals tit-for-tat China tariffs may be near end; TikTok deal on ice
President says U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods may be lower than previously touted
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is one of the key individuals charged with carrying out President Trump's economic agenda…. youtu.be/FPdkZlU8UfM?...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent talks tariffs, taxes, and concerns about an economic slowdown
YouTube video by Yahoo Finance
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Interview with Chinese economist and associate professor of economics at the London School of Economics Keyu Jin about Trump's trade war and who has the upper hand: youtu.be/ZtyU_DZWqMw?...
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Harvard Economist: China Is Winning Trump’s Trade War | Keyu Jin
YouTube video by Novara Media
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tariffs, Bonds, and the Next Fed Chair…. youtu.be/qIbW02mJI7A?...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tariffs, Bonds and the Next Fed Chair
YouTube video by Bloomberg Podcasts
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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 11/04/2025
In a large-scale trade war with China, the U.S. economy will suffer more than the Chinese economy will, argues @adamposen.bsky.social. “The Trump administration may think it’s acting tough, but it’s in fact putting the U.S. economy at the mercy of Chinese escalation.”
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Trade Wars Are Easy to Lose
Beijing has escalation dominance in the U.S.-Chinese tariff fight.
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
“The company is working with Foxconn on a supercomputer plant in Houston.” www.wsj.com/tech/nvidia-...
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Nvidia to Make AI Supercomputers Entirely in U.S.
Nvidia said it would start producing AI supercomputers that will be manufactured entirely in the U.S.
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
“”We will end up in a place of great certainty over the next 90 days on tariffs,” he promised.” on.ft.com/3G18cOn
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Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary shaping Trump’s trade war
The former hedge fund manager is being asked to lead negotiations with foreign governments amid America’s self-inflicted hit
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Interesting detailed analysis expanding on Trump’s tariffs by @bennorton.com: youtu.be/VnajhDMAWVA?...
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Tariffs are part of Trump's big plan to save US dollar dominance. Will it work?
YouTube video by Geopolitical Economy Report
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Highly recommend this article. Really interesting history here: www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
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Back to the ’80s? | Andrew Liu
“When did we beat Japan at anything?” Trump railed in 2015. “They send their cars over by the millions, and what do we do? When was the last time you saw a Chevrolet in Tokyo? It doesn’t exist, folks....
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
“Even before Trump, Japan already levied less than the 2.5% tariff on vehicle imports the U.S. charges. How much less? Nothing, in fact — Tokyo hasn’t imposed tariffs on car imports since 1978. The country indeed had barriers to clear in the past, but those haven’t existed for years….”
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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 04/04/2025
NEW 🧵 A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far: 1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively. These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
“The conventional thinking was that AI companies needed expensive, leading-edge computer chips—such as those made by Nvidia—to train the best systems… But DeepSeek didn’t have leading-edge chips—and its models appear to be roughly on par with top U.S. rivals on certain benchmarks…”
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 10/01/2025
The issue of fire department spending, boring and burdened with specifics in normal times, is now a critical issue in Los Angeles following the massive destruction wreaked by a wildfire in Pacific Palisades, which continues to burn. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Did Mayor Karen Bass really cut the fire department budget? The answer gets tricky
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
@ashleyafrawley.bsky.social is I believe touching on something profound, insightful, and important here: www.compactmag.com/article/scho...
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School Shooters and the Gender Wars
School shootings have begun to feel so common in America that a recent shooting that left three dead including the assailant at a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin on Monday seems to have...
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Really good episode, and really appreciate the recent Andrew Day and @connorechols.bsky.social @nonzeronews.bsky.social collaboration episodes.
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
“In recent interviews with potential nominees to lead bank regulatory agencies, Trump advisers and officials from his newfound Department of Government Efficiency have, for example, asked whether the president-elect could abolish the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp….”
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
“‘Health insurance, she writes, “is in some ways the original sin that catalyzed the evolution of today’s medical-industrial complex,” as coverage evolved from mechanisms to help people with lost incomes when they were hospitalized to the comprehensive plans we have today…’”
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
A deep dive into the digital footprint of Luigi Mangione, a man radicalized by pain. shatterzone.substack.com/p/alleged-ce...
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Alleged CEO Shooter Luigi Mangione Was Radicalized by Pain
A journey through his online footprint and influences
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 10/12/2024
In the frenzy of news coverage following Luigi Mangione’s arrest, the video went viral. But a review of video forensics conducted by The Intercept proves the clip is a hoax.
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Don’t Believe This Cryptic Video Purportedly Uploaded by Luigi Mangione
A video went viral after an arrest in Brian Thompson’s killing. But a forensic review by The Intercept shows it’s a hoax.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/12/2024
Google said its quantum computer needed less than five minutes to perform a mathematical calculation that one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers could not complete in 10 septillion years, a length of time that exceeds the age of the known universe. nyti.ms/3DaZFH5
Google’s shiny quantum computer chip, Willow, is pictured in a gloved hand. Headline reads: "Google Makes New Quantum Computing Breakthrough." Photo credit: Google Quantum AI.
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M.J. Crockett @mjcrockett.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Is it Bad to leave Twitter? No. Here are 7+ years of insights from my lab’s research that explain why. Featuring work w/ @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social 🧵
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NonZero @nonzeronews.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
NEW: The latest issue of The Earthling, by @robertwrighter.bsky.social, Andrew Day, and @connorechols.bsky.social. This issue explores the conflict in Syria, AI updates, Russia-Ukraine, the Hunter Biden pardon, and much more. nonzero.substack.com/p/is-bluesky...
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Is Bluesky Just as Bad as Twitter?
Plus: Syria erupts, tech war escalates, plastic dodges bullet, Earthling glow-up, Biden’s Ukraine blunder, Trump’s AI czar, pardon your take, and more!
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Axios @axios.com · 06/12/2024
Besides Donald Trump, Elon Musk and his fellow DOGE head Vivek Ramaswamy, at least 11 billionaires will be serving key roles in the administration. Whether it acts as a government for billionaires could test and potentially tarnish Trump's populist legacy. trib.al/gExhwrT
A list that identifies the wealthiest members of the Trump administration as of Dec. 3, 2024. The wealthiest members are Elon Musk with more than $300 billion, Donald Trump with $5.4 billion and Steven Feinberg with $5 billion.
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
“One of the striking things about the reversal in fentanyl deaths is that it is spreading smoothly from the east coast of the US to the west… an almost perfect echo of the drug’s initial spread a decade ago.” www.ft.com/content/6b19...
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Fentanyl deaths are falling. What’s behind the decline?
The evidence points to changes in the drug supply
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
“We have posts that are exactly the same on Twitter and on Bluesky, and with those identical posts, Bluesky is getting 20 times the engagement or more than Twitter,” Pittman said. “Seeing a social media platform that doesn’t throttle links really makes it clear how badly we were being limited….”
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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
“The growing popularity of Bluesky, which has a largely liberal base and harder-to-manipulate algorithm, has sparked “worried chatter within Chinese state media circles,” a former Xinhua and China Daily employee wrote in his newsletter.”
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Bluesky boom worries Chinese media | Semafor
State outlets, which put considerable resources into amassing millions of followers on Elon Musk’s social media platform, have recently seen their growth plateau.
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Janet Freeman-Daily @jfreemandaily.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
@statnews.bsky.social picked up my blog post! www.statnews.com/2024/11/22/t...
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Why cancer advocates like me are leaving X
“It’s sad to see the era of Twitter cancer communities end,” writes cancer advocate Janet Freeman-Daily.
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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 23/11/2024
The website vs app split for Bluesky vs Threads captures the difference in user base and usage patterns beautifully. Bluesky = knowledge sector workers who have it open all day in a tab next to their emails. “Wait what was I doing again?” Threads = normies watching recipe videos on the commute.
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
“Its use [for] newsfeeds and book promotion no longer outweighs wading through an ocean of filth.” … “As the algorithm became more pernicious, I was seeing far more tweets from users I didn’t follow.” ftedit.ft.com/Ju3k/j2jpdcrj Mass X-odus: professionals desert Elon Musk’s network
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Mass X-odus: professionals desert Elon Musk’s network
Creatives and freelancers miss opportunity and inspiration after decline of X
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travis strawn @travislstrawn.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
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Bluesky CEO: Our platform is 'radically different' from anything else in social media
Jay Graber, Bluesky CEO, joins CNBC's 'Money Movers' to discuss how Bluesky developed as competitor to X, expectations for growth, and more.
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 19/11/2024
Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉 We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
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