The oil market, domestically, is about to burn up. All thanks to the feckless GOP and their mad king. www.reddit.com/r/Economics/...

This 3rd place WC game was downright bonkers.

No real spoilers here, but both OPPENHEIMER and THE ODYSSEY are Nolan's unsubtle commentary on the immense chaos, death, and bloodshed arrogant men have caused by pursuing what they assumed was a righteous cause. And the tragedy is that no one learns the lessons and repeats the mistakes. Hmmmm....

“The mounting level of US government debt, on track for $40 trillion courtesy of this summer’s “big beautiful bill,” risks a tectonic crash for the US economy” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Virtually every country in the world *except* for the US is responding to the Iran War in a rational way -- ie, trying to reduce their reliance in imported fossil fuels.

Every day this guy does something like this and every day the same people who dress him up as a terrifying commie destroyer of civilization do a dozen things to sabotage the public good, to murder and destroy and hate and kill, and I can't anymore handle those who won't see the clear difference.

The US built the greatest talent magnet ever, attracting the smart, skilled, and striving. They’d come to study, then stay and build things here, or leave with positive impressions and fruitful connections. Helped make the US wealthy and powerful. Then America chose to throw it away. And for what?

RBADVISERS: “.. Bubbles are inherently inflationary because they grossly misallocate capital. A comparison of building permits to data-center construction helps explain the housing shortage.”

1) Corporations and the super-rich spend billions on elections 2) Elected officials rewrite laws in the donors' favor, enact huge tax cuts, and deregulate industries 3) Donors make huge profit 4) Repeat If we want to talk about "integrity" and our political system, let's talk about this.

(Bloomberg) - US executives are selling shares at the second-fastest pace in more than 20 years, a classic red flag .. 👀 @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

RBADVISERS: “.. The US is importing core inflation even without a pandemic! “.. Deglobalization and a massive trade deficit is fueling core inflation exactly as your basic econ textbook says it should.”

Guess who the conservatives are now?

The documents Trump cited don't even make his case - and actually refute much of it. But that didn'tg matter. No foreign regime, no spies, no saboteurs have yet matched the damage that America’s own president just did tonight to faith in U.S. elections. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

More like this please, @markwarner.bsky.social

We watched Trump's dangerous and deranged speech so you don't have to. Here are the moments you need to know about:

“July 2026 so far: - QQQ is down more than -4% - SPX is green “.. This would be the third time ever, since QQQ started trading in 1999, that happened. The other two times were... ▪ Dec 2000 ▪ Jul 2006” - OddStats

Just 10 billionaires have already poured over $600 MILLION into this year's midterms. In the entire 2008 presidential cycle, the last election before Citizens United, total billionaire spending was $16 million. If you're wondering what the real threat to "election integrity" is, it's Big Money.

‘It is a little sobering to see correlations plunge to an even greater extent than they did in the late stages of the dot-com bubble.‘ blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories...

The squalor of what's happening right now has brought us back to basics... Why we have a Constitution. Why the rule of law is so important. Why we have checks and balances. Why we need a functioning government to protect the public. prospect.org/2026/07/16/h...

Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."

YARDENI: “.. Oil at $85 looks calm on the surface, but the math gets complicated fast. Rerouted exports and soft Chinese demand explain the subdued price. What happens if the conflict drags into winter when inventories are already depleted?” 👀

NEW: ABC, Meta, and Paramount gave Trump's presidential library up to $56.5 MILLION to settle lawsuits. Now, financial disclosures show missing money and millions in expenses with no explanation. Where is the money? Americans deserve answers. I'm pressing for them.

REASON MAG: The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History, by the Numbers "Donald Trump and his family are executing corruption at a scale never previously contemplated in the American experiment." reason.com/2026/07/09/t...

Elon Musk spent $290M to elect Trump in 2024 — and has spent $85M+ so far this cycle to keep Republicans in power. Now, Trump's DOT is gutting safety rules to clear the way for Musk's driverless Tesla Cybercab. We must get Big Money out of politics.

Fascism is here. If you’re not alarmed you’re not paying attention. “Left-wing political terrorism” will mean those who oppose the regime — while actual right-wing extremism is allowed to grow and thrive. We are very far off the cliff, folks.

Audit the White House and claw back every single fraud dollar.

“.. The cost of refining a barrel of crude oil is at an all-time high due to the twin crisis of the Strait of Hormuz and Ukraine's bombing campaign against Russian refineries ..” @bloomberg.com @javierblas.bsky.social

In the realm of questions posed during Senate hearings, this one from Ossoff -- "Isn't it humiliating to be unable to answer this?" -- ranks right up there with "Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?"

If you want to understand why America is struggling to trace a parasite outbreak sickening thousands, read this ⬇️ After food-industry lobbyists spent millions, a government funding deal delayed food-tracking rules, blocked produce-safety measures, and limited ultraprocessed-food research.

“.. TrumpRx promised a supermarket for cheaper drugs but delivered a boutique.” @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/07/16/n...

What could go wrong?

RFK jr should resign

Trump’s EPA wants to remove public participation and transparency from certain air pollution permits. Those permits cover the large diesel generators that help power data centers — and pollute the air. Trump is selling our right to breathe clean air to enrich his Big Tech donors.

Like the ads write themselves

This is Benji. He recently learned how to wiggle his toes. Not sure what to do with that yet, but a good skill to have in his back pocket just in case. 12/10 (TT: benjiandbaxter)

“.. We’ve burned through all of the buffers we had. Everything,” said one trader. “All of that’s now gone,” he said. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/6c31...

When America implements The mad ravings of a compromised president, we’ve lost the promise of this country as defined by Abraham Lincoln “government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

The con job begins for the next 72 hours. We’ve seen this drill before.

New: The US judge who slammed DOJ's deal with Trump to end his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS turned a critical eye specifically on Acting AG Todd Blanche's conduct -- on the eve of his Senate confirmation hearing. A deep dive into what she found: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Hottest country in the world!

We’ve been dragged into Trump's Golden Age of Corruption. We need a game plan to bring it to an end and hold his administration accountable. That means more than voting them out. It means GETTING THE MONEY BACK for the American people. From me.

Roger is a fool. A dunce. Who’s done nothing but performative nonsense for the country and the state he purportedly represents (and allegedly has his primary residence. Oh, sorry, that’s Florida. His main house is in Florida).

TRUMP DIARRHEA OUTBREAK: Cyclosporiasis cases are surging now across 40+ states, a severe diarrhea outbreak linked to contaminated produce. Reports indicate Trump admin CDC changes made Cyclospora surveillance optional and restructured the parasitic diseases division.

Never in the history of the American Republic has a sitting president put his name & face on government buildings, property, military weapons & instruments. It’s what kings & autocrats do - no US president ever has until now, enabled by Republican toadies, sycophants & cultists.

I spent a lot of time with Lindsey Graham in the 2008 R primary campaign. I was a Romney guy, he was McCain. No one will remember who that guy was. His legacy is Donald Trump. What a waste. x.com/stuartpsteve...

The Democratic Party's approval rating is in the toilet, and the main reason is voters see Dem leaders and prominent members acting like things are basically okay instead of fighting like there's an emergency. Slot "my friend Lindsey Graham, so funny, how great to work with him" comments into that.

BARCLAYS: “.. AI has been widely heralded as a disinflationary force – a technology that will bring down costs, automate work, and boost productivity. For the time being, it is leading to the opposite: higher electricity costs, higher memory prices, and upward pressure on inflation.”

The platforming of the lies…. is the problem My latest on the emergence of independent media with Heather Cox Richardson ===> youtu.be/8S0z8J0hUbU?...

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.