Good morning bluesky. I'm waking up to a winter wonderland.

I’m old enough that I once got a brand-new Schwinn Pea Picker! That gleaming green bike, with its shiny chrome and banana seat, was the stuff of dreams, and freedom on two wheels

Sad.

#QP Vintage Postcard #Lovecraft #Americana #AIart #AIartcommunity #Synthart #GenAI

The economic damage Brexit has caused is undeniable - even Brexiteers are now admitting it. https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f

More Chinese #electrotech "propaganda" - the diesel freight truck is dying a quick death in China, and what's replacing it is simpler, more reliable, costs less in terms of CAPEX and OPEX, and doesn't emit local air pollutant nor GHGs. cleantechnica.com/2025/11/26/c...

BofA Savita: SPX more expensive than the tech bubble on nearly half the metrics we track

“Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others agree it’s extortion but aren’t critics.”

Indiana Republicans beginning to show impatience with the Trump regime and his various viziers?

I’ve always enjoyed Michelle Wolf. So funny and so spot-on. youtube.com/shorts/whnyw...

US solar sizzles, up 30%. #econsky

Assuming every boat Trump and Hegseth blew up contained the amount of drugs they claim, Hernandez was responsible for bringing more drugs into the US than every one of them had combined. By far. And yet, Trump murders 80+ people and counting while pardoning the narco kingpin.

Trump posts an image of him holding a sign that reads, “Trump 2028, yes!”

OK, who narced?

From the Lantern Festival at Mounts Botanical Garden in West Palm Beach.

This is what happened to silver miner Coeur Inc. (CDE)'s free cash flow as the price of silver rose to $39. The price of silver is now $57. #Silver

💥 #SILVER (FUTURES) = NEW RECORD HIGH

I wonder if the native Americans who welcomed the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving would agree with that?

Happy Black Friday! I'm not shopping today; good luck to you if you are braving the crowds. Here's an interesting chart from the Daily Shot. The “jobs hard to get” less “jobs plentiful” spread ticked up again, remaining near its highest level since 2021. #EconSky

Conservatives yell “socialism” at every initiative designed to help people. Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today. But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic. A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.

While there are often some ethical issues with making free PDFs of paywalled content, in this case it seems entirely justifiable, given the author, the subject, and the journalistic imperative to provide the widest possible audience for the verb "Michael Wolffed" gofile.io/d/Ap4v35

🇨🇳Guangzhou #platinum opened up 8% and #palldinum rose 2.8% on debut. Shanghai #silver +2.8%, #tin +0.9%, #copper and #zinc +0.7%, #aluminum +0.5%, #gold +0.3%. #Nickel -0.4%. #IronOre -0.4%, #steel rebars -0.5%. INE crude oil rose 1.1%, Freight Index -1.6%. #OOTT

So Olivia Nuzzi is clearly a piece of shit who can never work in journalism again after this. And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either. We're all agree on that, right?

Last 3 months: $GOOGL +50% $NVDA unch

1979 gold... look familiar? yes yes.. n=1 but.. articles.stockcharts... $GLD

There are mines in Mexico that have been digging up silver ore for literally centuries, and they're still big producers. finance.yahoo.com/news/guanaju...

Breaking News from CNN: The GA Prosecutor has killed the Election interference case against the Convicted FElon & his allies. What the Fuck‼️This is a bunch of bullshit. Once again the Convicted FElon got away with more crimes.

Via Steve Rattner: In 2025, payroll growth has slowed to less than half the pace of 2024. Hiring particularly fell off a cliff after ‘liberation day’. #EconSky

wut

One of my bets for 2026: Canada breaks out to the upside, pushed by energy and metals exports. #EconSky

Uranium futures fell past $77 per pound, near their lowest in two months, due to improved supply outlook offset. The world's largest uranium miner, Kazatomprom, reported a 33% growth rate in exports in the third quarter and a 10% increase in total output. #Uranium

What if??

Russian asset Ron Johnson says there’s no money to give Americans $2K inflation checks. But there is money for a despot’s $250M ballroom and enough to give $40B to Argentina’s dictator. I’ll always remember Ron paying Putin a visit in Moscow on July 4th weekend in 2018.

GOLDMAN: “.. Since the Late 1990s, US Labor Productivity Has Grown More Than Twice as Fast as Other Advanced Economies” 🇺🇸

An absolutely stunning chart:

I love you FT Editor who signed off on the this chart header 🤌

Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡 @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...

Housing analyst Melody Wright is predicting a price correction "worse than 2008," with home prices potentially dropping 50% to match median household income. According to Zillow, 53% of all US homes lost value over the past 12 months, the most since 2012. #EconSky #Housing

We are living in a bifurcated economy. Lower-end consumers are struggling and an estimated 67% say they are living paycheck-to-paycheck in the United States. The top 10% are responsible for 50% of all the spending and have benefited deeply from rising stock prices. #EconSky

No progress on inflation, even though Goldman Sachs forecast otherwise. #EconSky #Inflation #tariffs

Yep.

When your entire corporate game plan and the investor base you’ve cultivated revolves around the rising price of bitcoin, a 35% tumble in a month is cause for alarm.

Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows - www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

I hadn't seen video of the meeting between Trump and Mamdani before this. I'd just heard about it. It's worth watching. Plus, Jimmy Kimmell is always worth watching. youtu.be/BL0pFxTqK-A?...

Gold demand continues to bubble higher.

“Who gives a fuck about the Christmas stuff and decorations? But I need to do it, right?” — Melania Trump, declaring war on Christmas in 2020. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020...

... other releases this morning (contracting ADP weekly job growth and well-behaved PPI) is driving US government yields lower (the 10-year is now trading at 4.01%). #economy #USretaill #FederalReserve #AI #inflation #markets