This will probably not cause shock and awe on the EU's side. Not b/c this TACO strategy is predictable and wearing thin; but because by accepting Trumps language (calling everything "deals" instead of treaties or agreements) the expectation that he will rescind is already baked in.

Sign-offs like "Warm wishes" hit different these days

Perfect soundtrack for people standing with both feet in a bucket of water and contemplating how to fit more 🧊 cubes into it on.soundcloud.com/mIyzB8XNLl8d...

Reading this, I have two thoughts: 1) Are we really better off to include ever more financial intermediaries with profit motive in a system that is essentially based on solidarity (i.e. the current working generation pays for the current retirees), not on investment portfolio "performance"?

Too many hydration breaks

Changing my bio

Pool green, tech stocks in the red, both circling the drain.

Reflecting pool vs lettuce

Meanwhile the people that *made* Claude ran an experiment with Claude, to see "if it cares about its continued existence" www.anthropic.com/research/age...

Awesome performance by Livaković

NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social PIECE: This is my short introduction to a new series I'm very excited about (and already have pieces written for): The Hierarchy of Finance in a Capitalist Economy. www.crisesnotes.com/a-new-series...

QAT-CH, a match that's not gonna be taxing...

Who else?

From Whale Pump to Whale at the pump

De kapitaalmarktrente wordt direct beïnvloed door beleidsrente: ECB verhoogd DFR? => rente op benchmark assets zoals overheidsobligaties stijgt ook (yields op 10jr NL obligaties ⬆️). Verder is de hypotheekrente afgelopen maanden gestegen door geopolitische spanningen, terwijl beleidsrente = bleef.

Spot on characterization of the intent behind cancel culture: its not about freedom of speech; it's the claim that one can no longer endorse a dominant culture and identity openly. Hence the stories about cancel culture (and pc culture before) always implying a rosy past at universities 1/

It's way past time, so here comes the spring/summer 2026 update of the #FarRight bibliography. It's the third-largest ever and brings you 130 shiny new references, most of them published in the last 12 months. Buckle up for a 🧵 (or click the link for the article. Or do both?)

I think if they swapped it (explaining fiscal policy via social media; explaining household debt - mortgages, leases, BNPL, credit card - through household metaphor), they could be on to something...?

Was Weimer hier beschreibt ist "civilizationism" und 1 zu 1 der Diskurs der radikalen und extremen rechten. Das traegt nur zur Normalisierung dieses Diskurses und damit zur Staerkung rechtsextremer Parteien.

Exam (trick) question: based on the money multiplier, does the following scenario constrain bank lending? www.nu.nl/economie/639...

The news that gold overtook US treasuries as CB's international reserve holdings of choice makes me wonder: how much of that relative size of holdings is explained by price moves of gold rather than actual demand for gold by CBs?

Interesting analysis of fat-bikes as a case of technological bullshit. But: I'm not convinced. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Very good long read - could screenshot every other paragraph, but as Pavlos suggests: read this.

Read this open.substack.com/pub/harmonio...

Wonder why EU, US, Asia are fighting so desperately over cars? As the largest chunk of cross-border traded goods, the car *is* globalization In @thepolycrisis.bsky.social we ask the essential questions: Who makes them? Who feeds them? www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/cas...

Das ist doch rage bait, oder? Typ der Pflegekräfte so günstig wie möglich anstellen will, über Zocker beschwert und selbst Unternehmen leitet, dass Profit für einen niederländischen Fond machen muss.

Essay marking period? Timesaver for detecting hallucinated citations👇

Surrendering monetary AND fiscal sovereignty...what's left to govern?

Capital markets and bank lending don't foster growth, innovation, productivity, but austerity does? So what's the point in "progressing with savings and investment union"?

Mar-a-lago look plus Austrian accent is one heck of a combination... #ESC

Dhillon's observation of the strategy behind condoning violent migration policies is very much fitting the VVDs strategy:

Random thought: One of the ironies of Brexit is that 'rejoin' is regarded as a left-wing project in the UK, at a time when EU policies are becoming more and more defined by (far) right wing forces.

While the book is good at exposing the silliness of the ideas of some paleoconservatives that were the early "market place of ideas" entrepreneurs, it doesn't provide an overview of the theories of Frankfurt school theorists (Marcuse, Adorno, Horkheimer), nor a critique of these theories

Narrator voice: the issue has not been resolved and people could not log in.

Chokepoint* for higher ed IT infrastructure becomes visible: In US the LMS Canvas is down, at Leidenuniv we can't log into outlook/teams, can't log into Brightspace, other NL unis also can't access their services..

Satire just keeps getting better every day of this madness. 🎶if u block me, I block u🎶 Song & lyrics. @snicklink.bsky.social x.com/snicklink/st...

In a world of fossil price shocks and Chinese cleantech dominance, carbon shock therapy emerges as the default stance of states unwilling, or unable, to support their industries through a green transformation. New with @danielagabor.bsky.social on green macrofinancial regimes in the Hormuz crisis.

Of course the lessons of 2008 were learned: instead of pretending that the securitized assets (sliced & diced) are safe, SRT investors want de-risking by having tbtf institutions holding on to some of those assets, thereby ensuring a bailout further down the line.

Unremunerated pursuit

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Essay marking period? Timesaver for detecting hallucinated citations👇

Remember? "The ledger is immutable!" "No double-spending possible" "1 bitcoin is worth 1 bitcoin?" And "the state cannot take away your bitcoins" Seems all of this was a clever distraction from the "developers can snatch them away/dilute them"

The way LaRouchites read & interpreted Adorno reminds me of "technical analysis" of bitcoin maxis: anything to make it fit your narrative (conspiracy)

Didn't know this about Luxembourg: no central bank till 1983; previous banks that took on some tasks associated w central banks were issuing currencies (plural) offshore.

Good article, summarizes nicely what Murau and @jvtk.bsky.social argued in their rethinking monetary sovereignty piece www.cambridge.org/core/journal... The new thing for me here was the claim that the offshore dollar system is not "backed by" US military might or diplomacy.

Verraderlijke weer vandaag

"qu'ils mangent de la stock"

"if we just left...they would make no money" Get it?

Trump yesterday: "big money will be made" through the "traffic buildup" Today: no, not like that!