Internal AutoZone memo: “.. We’re facing the largest supply shortage of lubricating fluids in the modern history of America. Realistic, middle-of-the-road estimates are for our average available supply in this product category to drop by 40%.” (via Costa Oil) #$AZO

Republicans support sending guns in the mail but what about mail-in ballots? @brendanhartnett.bsky.social went to Capitol Hill to ask some of them.

Militia Commander Tied to Iran Plotted Attacks on Jewish Sites, Prosecutors Say www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/n...

Congrats on the Gig, Kevin Warsh. You’re Cooked. by @crampell.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/congrats-on...

Ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary, 59% of Americans say the country’s best years are behind us, while 40% say its best years are ahead. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

The world is burning through its oil safety net www.wsj.com/business/ene...

The World Is Burning Through Its Oil Safety Net www.wsj.com/business/ene...

A reverse Wizard of Oz effect www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/w...

Trump Delays Move to Lower Tariffs on Beef Imports www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

China Increasingly Views Trump’s America as an Empire in Decline www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/b...

SCOOP: RFK Jr.'s top spokesman, Rich Danker, quit in protest over Trump admin's vaping policy -- one day after FDA chief Makary resigned for the same reason. NOW VACANT at HHS: Surgeon General. CDC director. FDA commissioner. Asst. Sec for Public Affairs www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/u...

you know who I don't want operating on my heart? brain-worm guy kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...

No Fed chair has been confirmed by such a narrow margin since Senate approval became a requirement for the job in 1977. www.wsj.com/economy/cent...

US sells 30-year bonds at 5% yield for first time since 2007 www.ft.com/content/1123...

China gains major edge on U.S. amid Iran war, intelligence report finds wapo.st/43829zy

Oil inventories are falling around the world at a record pace and will continue to drop for months due to the disruption to Middle East supplies, according to the International Energy Agency www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Goodyear tire plant in Fayetteville will be closing in 2027 and 1,700 people will lose their jobs. www.wral.com/business/goo...

Surge in Immigration Lawsuits Hits Record High in 2026 tracreports.org/reports/773/

Walmart Lays Off or Relocates About 1,000 Corporate Workers www.wsj.com/business/ret...

Will this be incorporated into the Triangle song? www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

US Government Finances Are Not Ready for a Recession www.apollo.com/wealth/the-d...

Markets are now much more likely to believe interest rates will *rise* by end of year than fall. (current rate is 350-375bp)

a new golden age for political kickbacks cbsaustin.com/news/local/c...

Why Two Big Companies Just Cut Paid Family Leave www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/u...

so *sometimes* they understand what effect tariffs have on prices www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

The Great Crime Decline: Homicides just hit their lowest level since 1900. The decline over the past 3 years is the fastest 3-year decline since records began. The federal stimulus during Covid may help explain why. open.substack.com/pub/briefing...

Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off www.theverge.com/transportati...

Happy Mother's Day. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

If we play our cards right, soon we’ll be able to send handguns through the postal service but not birth control or ballots

Democrats now have to win the House vote by 4 points due to Republican gerrymandering open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...

Prime Minister Péter Magyar inaugural speech: "The psyche of the whole country was poisoned by politics that was artificially inciting hatred. The Hungarian state is not allowed to do anything like this ever again... This era is, once and for all, finished."

What could go wrong abcnews.com/US/wireStory...

Make America Healthy Again!

Trump officials are peddling a false narrative about humanitarian aid: they've made it more efficient, substituting trade over aid, creating jobs, etc. Read @nickkristof.bsky.social on why Trump's destruction of the aid system is his actually most lethal policy: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/o...

So what has Trump done for the economy? "There are approximately 80,000 fewer manufacturing jobs today than there were when Trump took office last year." And much more! ICYMI @crampell.bsky.social:

The Trump administration has granted more than 180 polluting facilities nationwide a two-year pause on compliance with Clean Air Act rules. www.propublica.org/article/clea...

The share of S&P 500 profits captured by the 10 largest companies has doubled since 1996. The S&P 500 is not a diversified index anymore, it is dominated by a small number of extraordinarily profitable tech companies. From Torsten Slok www.apollo.com/wealth/the-d...

Not now, TB www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

Publix changes open-carry firearms policy in its Florida grocery stores www.miamiherald.com/news/busines...

Warming seas are brewing extreme weather in months ahead, scientists forecast www.ft.com/content/e15f...

Yikes! Trump Media just reported a Q1 loss of $405.9 million. #$DJT www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Arch...

do any religious texts mention golden idols anywhere

Trump's weaponization of government to hurt companies he dislikes get a lot of attention. Probably not enough coverage of how he also accidentally kills companies he likes because he doesn't understand economics www.thebulwark.com/p/the-americ...

Very cool stuff: Trump is using taxpayer dollars to entice companies to stop new energy projects that are already permitted and under construction. The latest edition of Receipts from @crampell.bsky.social:

Joy Connolly, the president of the American Council of Learned Societies, said in a statement: “The humanities are not a luxury. They are how a democracy understands itself." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/a...

“They’re literally running out of money at the end of the month,” Kraft Heinz Chief Executive Officer Steve Cahillane said. “We’re seeing negative cash flows in the lower-income brackets where they’re dipping into savings.” www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Supposedly if you tell a lie frequently enough people will believe it, but I'm just not sure that applies to gas prices? People know how much they're paying at the pump. there are giant billboards everywhere

evil www.propublica.org/article/kids...

DOJ probing $2.6 billion in suspiciously-timed oil trades related to Iran war, sources say abcnews.com/US/doj-probi...

@monacharen.bsky.social: Trump’s Corruption Is Going to Sink Him open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...