maybe next time I should figure out my itinerary, travel and hotel plans before boarding the train to nyc

NEW: As Feb PCE data confirms, the Fed had an inflation problem long before the Iran war Progress toward 2% had stalled & ex-housing services inflation was stuck above a 20-yr avg of 2.7%, a backdrop that complicates rate decisions amid an energy shock www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/b... @nytimes.com

Immigration court is notably not part of the judicial branch; It’s part of the executive. As such, presidents and their administrations have a lot of power to shape rulings. The Trump administration is doing just that. My deep dive (with a cadre of folks) into what’s happening:

someone just showed me a clip of jlo covering streisand and I think I’m going to need supplemental oxygen

BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli strikes hit several dense commercial and residential areas in central Beirut Wednesday afternoon without warning, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. @apnews.com

NEW: At a moment when voters are angry about the economy, President Trump is proposing to cut a slew of programs that help families in financial trouble, including energy bill assistance -- all to offset the cost of a massive military boost www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

it is as if a group of smart people convened in a room with the explicit goal to build something that would sap every small and accidental joy out of normal human life

NEW: At a moment when voters are angry about the economy, President Trump is proposing to cut a slew of programs that help families in financial trouble, including energy bill assistance -- all to offset the cost of a massive military boost www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

amtrak prices have become such a joke

Seemingly all of Silicon Valley is convinced that A.I. will bring on the end of work, or at the very least massive job losses. Economists have been skeptical, bordering on dismissive. But lately that has begun to change. Economists are starting to take A.I. seriously. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/b...

We have only scratched the surface here, honestly, but the domestic cuts -- energy assistance, minority business development, research, green energy, NASA, more -- are significant and yet still do not come close to covering the massive proposed boost to the military www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...

UPDATED: Trump seeks $1.5 trillion for military in 2027 budget, along with additional boosts for law enforcement and deportations. He also aims to cut a number of federal programs, including those that boost fair housing and small businesses owned by minorities. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...

we actually do have some details on the cuts -- a lot of familiar targets. programs that address climate change, fair housing, education and more.

NEW: In its new budget, the White House is asking Congress for $1.5 trillion for defense next fiscal year. It is coupling that with a boost for law enforcement and about $73 billion in cuts to domestic programs, which it hasn't specified. More details due later today www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...

i am sorry but no i cannot do pollen today. i can't. we can't be doing this. i am never going outside again. if i had loved ones i would stop seeing them. i cannot. you can't expect me to look like this, no.

oh no I was not emotionally prepared for pollen szn help

6.46% @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/b...

have been listening to tove lo a shocking and frankly concerning amount this week

NEW: The White House is expected to release its budget tomorrow, seeking a huge increase in defense and immigration enforcement and another round of domestic spending cuts. Trump faces a tough fight on this, after Congress quietly rejected much of his last budget www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/b...

data is updated for today, with prices largely up across the country.

NEW: The White House is expected to release its budget tomorrow, seeking a huge increase in defense and immigration enforcement and another round of domestic spending cuts. Trump faces a tough fight on this, after Congress quietly rejected much of his last budget www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/b...

how high are gas prices where you live? i scraped state- and county-level data so you can see average prices for regular unleaded gasoline across the country. and we'll be updating this page daily.

The CDC has paused testing for rabies and pox viruses, the family of viruses that includes smallpox and mpox — and by July will have no experts to advise states on clinical aspects of the diseases Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/h...

Sounds like President Trump left the oral argument at the end of Solicitor General Sauer's presentation.

yes yes yes yes efficiency is the enemy of creativity in many cases. but the masters of AI are so lacking in imagination that it’s no wonder they depend on machines to invent on their behalf.

B of A: “.. Inflation: higher for longer .. our new headline PCE projections largely follow the oil forecast. Headline PCE inflation peaks in 2Q 2026 at 3.8%, and remains 70bp above our prior forecast for the rest of this year ..”

The war in Iran has pushed the national average price of gas above $4 a gallon. Republicans are watching closely to see if President Trump’s approval ratings take a hit, as historically gas prices are a key driver in public attitudes toward the president. Here's how past administrations fared.

$400 to train your replacement wow what a deal

it stopped 17 times and took 2.5 hours on the way

i had to read this twice

frankly i am going to need you to quit this silly april fools shit today thanks

x is populated by people who failed 11th-grade english, drove three startups into the ground, make mid-six-figures, and own two cybertrucks. bluesky is full of folks who hold two phds, have won prestigious awards in their field, can't quite consolidate their hold on fulltime work, and ride a bicycle

is it too late for me to join i'm done with the men here

so no one is going to ask the white house about its budget huh

i regret to say that i accidentally learned about the salad story and now i, too, am now annoyed about the salad story

Powell on Monday reiterates that the Fed typically look through energy shocks, but he warned that "a critical, essential aspect of that is you have to carefully monitor inflation expectations" This recent piece w/ @bencasselman.bsky.social explains why www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/b... @nytimes.com

google's ai summaries are actively getting worse. they're not alone in this, of course, but it's astounding to me that they serve up so much wildly incorrect, and easily disproven, snippets atop results.

The Israeli military has suspended a battalion of reservists from active duty in the occupied West Bank after soldiers there detained a team of CNN journalists and one of the soldiers said on camera that the troops were carrying out “revenge” against Palestinians.

".. It’s not coincidental that this is occurring as the 10-year yield is closing in on 4.50%, which is the point over the last couple years where multiple compression has tended to occur. This is also the yield level reached last April when the administration pivoted on tariffs." [Wilson]

After Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win a solo Nobel in economics, she got hundreds of invitations. She accepted three. One was advising WNBA players on a labor deal. She helped players land the biggest % raise in US sports history. www.wsj.com/economy/wnba...

my uber driver is determined to sing this entire ride in bad falsetto please send help

In an interview with my colleague Erik Wasson, ahead of a weeks-long congressional recess, Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski says, “I’m worried we get out of town and the president goes in with ground troops aiming for a full takeover.”

yea no sorry you simply shan’t catch me clowning for Phillies baseball on opening day. no. i know better. we all know better. call me in October, maybe then I’ll be ready to be hurt again

Sorry folks, X is the political mainstream now. If you're not on X, you're missing out on the central cultural figures of American life - Gunther Eagleman, End Wokeness and Catturd h/t @kylewilsontharp.bsky.social www.chaoticera.news/p/for-republ...

Trump said Thursday he was open to trying to suspend the federal gas tax as prices rise at the pump. He said he "thought about it, I guess," during his cabinet meeting, later adding it's "something we have in our pocket if we think it's necessary."

really deep and jarring new Urban Inst study about the millions of people who could lose Medicaid -- even if they do satisfy coming federal work requirements -- under Trump's tax law www.urban.org/sites/defaul...

another 24 hours or so until i can rage quit phillies baseball for the 2026 season :)

from today's pool report with the first lady: "Melania Trump entered the East Room at 11:14 am. A robot led her into the room, to great applause."

hi everyone

NEW: The US and Ecuador claimed they bombed a drug trafficking complex in early March. A @nytimes.com investigation found it was actually a dairy farm. From Ecuador: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/w...