People do not appreciate what a vast, fundamental sea change batteries are bringing to the electrical system.

220 million dollars for cow collars. we are in the "putting AI in front of nouns and seeing what sticks" phase of the bubble and somehow it keeps working

C-R-A-Z-Y ….Ai bubbling... "Halter, a New Zealand-based startup selling artificial intelligence-powered collars for cows, has raised $220 million from investors to expand the reach of its technology to more ranchers around the world. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

“Thatcher’s ‘fundamental truth’ – that the state has no source of money other than the money people earn themselves – is actually a fundamental error. And the sooner that is seen to be true, the better.”

Tom Morello opening speech in Minneapolis 🔥

Mainstream journalists are abdicating their duty. Cartoonists are the real heroes of the moment.

Mark Zuckerberg, an outspoken critic of "man-made climate change", shows off his new $300 million, 287-foot mega yacht, powered by four gigantic diesel engines. What's that word oh yea hypocrite that fits .

Eric Idle is 83 today. Happy Birthday Mr. Idle! Thank you for the laughter! 🎉 youtube.com/watch?v=uAzw...

"'(Jesus) does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them, saying: 'Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood",' [Pope Leo] said, citing a Bible ​passage."

the choice is never neoliberalism or fascism. insufficiently managed and regulated economic liberalism yields social dysfunction then fascism as backlash and synthesis. they are complements, not substitutes.

Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Iran war, defence minister says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/spain-closes-airspace-us-planes-involved-iran-war-defence-minister-says

This is an excellent, well-thought out post on the big flaw in Thatcherism (that the only money the govt has is tax money). It is a post should be read by every BBC journalist, especially those on the Today programme…and many others too. ….https://substack.com/home/post/p-192294907

"The Campaign Against Hasan Piker Is About Crushing the Left" Centrist groups like Third Way are trying to cancel the popular progressive streamer as part of their campaign to ‘reduce far-left influence.’ Why are top Democrats joining in?

Is the world really going to have to suffer WW3 because the USA can’t impeach a president?

This is down to Netanyahu's extreme criminality

Congratulations to @quinnslobodian.com for winning the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism for Hayek‘s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right! Read an excerpt from the book here:

Of course no one from *checks notes* Sudan or Afghanistan could be in genuine danger.

Given the crises the world faces, even political leaders who care about climate action don't talk about it these days. In my interview with Green Party leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social showed how it's possible to talk about all the other crises alongside climate. www.youtube.com/watch?v=STXg...

"Iran’s Attacks Force U.S. Troops to Work Remotely" US had to move from US bases throughout the Middle East due to damage inflicted by Iran missiles and drones. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/u...

The Fed has long had a statutory triple mandate (notwithstanding my Hamilton duel mandate joke), but it’s interesting that this Treasury is the one that has invoked the moderate l/t interest rate bit more than any I can remember in 3+ decades.

A gigantic record-breaking heat dome is baking the US and war is skyrocketing fuel prices and the cost of living. If only scientists and climate activists had warned us…. Oh wait they did.

One of the individuals has been identified as David Soffer, a Met Police special constable, as first reported by @declassifieduk.org then confirmed by the BBC. He was seen calling one of the team "you donkey, you dog" in Arabic.

The profound injustice of The Global Casino... www.bu.edu/gdp/2026/03/...

This is so true….A gift article from NYT. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/o...

The analogy of global finance as a casino was, @annpettifor.bsky.social says, "used first by John Maynard Keynes, and then subsequently by a wonderful woman... she founded the field of international political economy, Susan Strange. And she was writing about casino capitalism back in the 80s....

Infinite Jest was a prophecy www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

A jury found that Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, was liable for the way in which its platforms endangered children and exposed them to sexually explicit material and contact with sexual predators.

This is what the #ClimateCrisis looks like

Not 'arbiter' but manufacturer of chaos.

After that early morning $600 million bet/trade 15 minutes before Trump chickened out, The Global Casino seems more timely. Not to mention the latest wager from Masayoshi Son. open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...

Ann Pettifor: "Tackling inflation with rate hikes while refusing to take regulatory action to deal with spiralling food prices, rocketing profits and falling real wages - means central bankers are acting politically." @annpettifor.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...

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Verdict is in for the New Mexico child safety case against Meta. Goes against Meta on every question. Jury finds Meta liable for ~37,000 violations. Maximum liability of $5,000 per violation.

Somebody is making a fortune on the war with inside information and it is grotesquely corrupt.

Robert De Niro: “Así es como hacemos que Estados Unidos vuelva a ser grande de nuevo"

Wie sagte @annpettifor.bsky.social kürzlich im Interview mit dem Jacobin-Magazin so treffend: »Rather than being governed by politicians, you are being governed by markets.« Spürt man auch in Berlin sehr. jacobin.com/2026/03/glob...

Given Trump's & family's & cronies' profit-driven war tactics, I feel a new book is due, title "Insider Trading Wars are Class Wars" (with nods to @michaelpettis.bsky.social & Matthew Klein.)

Goneril and Regan looking restrained by comparison

“Tackling inflation with rate hikes while refusing to take regulatory action to deal with spiralling food prices, rocketing profits & falling real wages - means central bankers are acting politically.” - @annpettifor.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...

Strange situation where we await a statement from Iran to check whether there's any truth to what US president is saying.

The real story… under any other president this would be jail time…

Meanwhile in the West Bank, settler attacks in "revenge and [for] expulsion of the enemy", ostensibly in response to the death of an Israeli settler on Saturday in what is most likely a car accident. At least 10 Palestinians were wounded on Sunday evening. Five Israeli citizens reportedly arrested

This is an interview - really a delightful discussion - conducted by Bartolomeo Sala for Jacobin magazine... jacobin.com/2026/03/glob...

Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez: "Trump is someone who will set the world on fire and then blame smoke caused by that. He has been wrong for 18 days of war. I urge everyone to call him out"

you look, the soft, the coarse, the slippery. Velvet, hessian, cotton, satin. This cloth exists.’ Michael Hofmann on a collection of Old Masters on show in Palm Beach. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

In which I defend 'bond vigilantes' open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...