Thank God I read “chimpanzee politics” once because I would otherwise totally be lost trying to follow my grade school daughter explaining what’s happening socially each day

Which is why we are all reading this on our Facebook phones. Has anyone biffed innovation and wasted more investor money than Zuckerberg? Hello Metaverse. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/why-...

Usually a sign of an Amway pitch in my experience www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

Staggering amounts of money. “An MIT report found 95% of organizations surveyed are getting no return on their AI product investments.”

I knew that wages have not kept up with rising housing costs, but I didn’t realize that the prices of single-family homes almost doubled in one year. #Miami

Fun fact, when the Arizona Cardinals are not on television, they don’t exist, which is why you never think of them. Sometimes everybody forgets about the Cardinals and they’re never on television or anyone’s schedule for the year. And nobody notices.

Weird thing about being a federal researcher is that September is perhaps the best month to write—end of fiscal year, nothing much is happening—but it is generally terrible for my academic coauthor who are generally in shell shock at the end of their summer break and classes resuming.

So I have been through a number of these things and this is my conclusion: The party that shuts down the federal government will never get its demands met. Ever. It doesn’t work. Don’t argue with me about the goal. I’m telling you that the tactic does not work. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

About a year ago, I had a thought: What happens to all the different Oregon jerseys over the years after they move on to the next one? I decided to find out: www.espn.com/college-foot...

Life is short. Make sure you spend as much time as possible performing robustness checks.

This might be the most NPR thing I’ve ever seen

Kid spent part of her day off rating various food around the house

Nice little extension for the #Firefox users, try "Redirect Twitter Share to Bluesky"

Impeccable timing

In honor of today

I remember asking a Catholic priest what the deal was with evangelicals always going on about Revelation and he told me not to bother with it, it was written by a crazy man on an island

Do. Not. Ever. Loan. Argentina. Money. 🎁🔗 www.wsj.com/world/americ...

Is there some hidden value Argentina has as a US trading or military partner that I have missed? It’s far, far down on this list.

Man alive KC versus NYG is an ugly game

Da Bearz

I may dislike Tom Brady, but I respect the three-piece suit he’s wearing today

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Indiana versus Illinois Miami versus Florida Arizona State Kennys are also on Hard to pick

HOOSIERS 🏈

Anyone watching UM / Florida pregame kickoff, that miserable pissing weather has been nonstop here in Miami for weeks. At least it keeps some of the heat off, and apparently the hurricanes away because it’s a deep trough pulling moisture off the Gulf across South Florida

ESPN “College GameDay” will be heading to State College, Pennsylvania, for the Sept. 27 broadcast of the college football pregame show. That is where the 6th ranked Oregon Ducks are set to take on No. 2 Penn State in college football’s marquee matchup of Week 5. www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2025/0...

Dabo Swinney buyout, contract: What Clemson would owe football coach if fired apple.news/A_EDLelrcQmC...

Could definitely imagine Sadiq being the top TE picked in the NFL Draft 🦆 🏈

Mr. Swinney after very careful consideration, sir, I've come to the conclusion that Clemson sucks.

Wtf happening to Clemson this season

I think you can guarantee that as pleasant as Dan Lanning was to the sideline reporter going into the half, he’s not gonna be that pleasant in the locker room 🦆🏈

Nice run by Moore, terrible block by Sadiq 🦆🏈

Yay Dante Moore learned how to slide at the end of a run 🦆🏈

Reminder that the #GoDucks feed is at bsky.app/profile/did:...

How how how is this a tied game 🦆🏈

#BLS has delayed the 2024 Consumer Expenditures Survey annual release. This is likely due to the severe understaffing in the agency. Staff losses and hiring freeze are taking their toll. www.bls.gov/cex/notices/... #econsky

this exists it is called thinking

How How could the Diamondbacks have a worst uniform every year than the year before How is this possible given the laws of physics and fashion

My first encounter with the Internet was my first year of graduate school when I was assigned an email address and I watched another graduate student download weather forecasts via Mosiac (which had just been released) at the computer lab in the basement of PLC at the University of Oregon.

I never bothered to put this in my profile, but here is what RT means to me: it means I think it’s a good piece after I read it and you should too and draw your own conclusions with the brain that God gave you.

People who think government is the problem rarely do government well. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

America's beef cattle herd is the smallest in 75 years, in part because of drought. Beef imports are also down, because of tariffs. Unsurprisingly, beef prices are at record highs www.npr.org/2025/09/18/n...

Random, non economic or political podcasts that I have listened to this week that made me think . I am currently using an iPhone so apologize for the links if you are not.

Samsung brings ads to US fridges

Ok but tbf Land Rovers are unable to move of their own accord 90% of the time in normal circumstances

back in 2023 i wrote a piece about how the immense gains in wealth among the lower half of the wealth distribution could transform millions of lives or could just fade away. if none of the fundamentals that drove hardship before 2020 changed they would not last. and here we are

🎁🔗 www.wsj.com/economy/us-e...

15 years of service pin. Keep your heads up, my fellow feds. It is honorable work we do.

look on the bright side: if you’re a tiktok hater (i am), if you have ever used a product that oracle acquired, you already know where this is headed

my favorite robert redford story is that mike nichols considered him for dustin hoffman's part in THE GRADUATE. during their conversation nichols asked redford something like, "have you ever struck out with a girl?" and redford's response was basically, "i don't understand the question"