Pretty sure this is the first award issued for Bluesky posting 🎉

What a picture from cheney orr of @reuters.com — a Black woman on a train surrounded by masked white supremacists, emboldened in Trump’s America. One for the history books.

Short sellers boost bets against SpaceX and it's already costing them www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Breaking news: Alan Greenspan, the US Federal Reserve chair who dominated global markets in the late 20th century only to see his legacy tarnished by the financial crash, has died at the age of 100. ft.trib.al/jmaaB1c

SpaceX options debut pulls record demand as investors chase rocket stock www.reuters.com/business/opt... $SPCX

Exclusive: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is parsing records of oil trades made before a March social-media post by President Trump.

"Women of this country learned long ago, those without swords can still die upon them. I fear neither death nor pain." - Eowyn (Miranda Otto) in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

I spend about the same amount of energy convincing my seven-year-old to get into the bath as I do convincing her to get out.

US discount airline Spirit goes under, with 15,000 jobs at risk

Sell in May or Stay and play? $SPX $VIX www.reuters.com/business/sel...

I have a new gig: (via breakermedia.com)

Equities and oil making the well-known Angry Alligator technical patter. #$SPX #$SPY #$VIX #$USO

The average cost of gas in the U.S. reached its highest level in four years — a result of skyrocketing energy prices triggered by the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.

National average gas price still above $4/gallon: currently at $4.06/gallon up $1.10 since IRAN WAR started (was $2.94 on March 1) @gasbuddy.bsky.social

Extremely depressed about Iran. The situation keeps getting worse and the war, unsurprisingly, has done nothing to improve the lives of Iranians and only has made it worse. I haven’t been able to reach many of my family members for weeks.

Atlantic writer sued by Kash Patel says she’s been ‘inundated’ with new sources www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

War-driven demand boosts profits for weapons and aircraft manufacturers https://aje.news/noxrdc

Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/n...

Wildfires raging across the Southeastern U.S. have destroyed dozens of homes and prompted some communities to evacuate, officials said.

This photo, man

What should I name my AI and data analytics company that builds platforms enabling governments and enterprises to integrate, analyze, and act on massive, complex datasets. I’m thinking - something that is a metaphor for knowledge and power that outstrips wisdom or context. $PLTR

Gas price hikes could happen starting today/tomorrow for motorists in: NM, TX, IN, OH, MI, KY, SC, TN, FL (these are price cycling markets!)

Crazy to think oil tanker captains navigating the Strait of Hormuz are now getting the same message I get from restaurants at 9pm: “We’re open… but might be closed by the time you arrive.”

Riveting stuff.

“Nobody was hit harder than the suckers who filled their tanks mere hours before the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon caused the price of a barrel of crude to plunge 10%,” said Georgetown University economics professor Elizabeth Murphy

NPR announced $113 million from two charitable donors, including billionaire philanthropist Connie Ballmer, months after Congress voted to strip federal dollars for public media. Ballmer gave $80 million, the largest gift by a living donor in the organization’s history. https://wapo.st/4cvzfOa

If you are wondering how stocks behave after recovering from a 5%-10% pullback, history is encouraging > www.reuters.com/business/sto... #$SPY #$SPX #$VIX

Relaxation of day-trading rules opens door to more YOLO trades "Removing the restriction makes it easier for undercapitalized traders to take more 'YOLO' shots intraday," said Ophir Gottlieb, chief executive of Los Angeles-based Capital Market Laboratories. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

BRB, gonna take a long position on the loonie and then announce that Canada is now an AI play.

Just a shoe company becoming an AI company. Nothing to see here. #$BIRD

The freakout and the reversal.

TRUMP: BLOCKADE HAS STARTED - @reuters.com

The 5 stages of Hormuz grief: Denial: ‘The Strait is not blocked’ Anger: ‘Open the Strait you bastards’ Bargaining: ‘We can put a toll on ships together’ Depression: ‘We are going to block the Strait’ Acceptance: $4.12/gallon (and climbing)

DHS deported a US citizen to Mexico after threatening him with prison time: report

The threat of a naval blockade, after first threatening civilizational annihilation, is an almost welcome de-escalation. It’s like starting with a threat to break someone’s neck and then settling for just confiscating their lunchbox.

OMG Living next to a data center would be like having a giant dishwasher running a heavy cycle all the time. Except the dishwasher would actually be saving water.

Hungary election results live: Magyar’s Tisza projected to win two-thirds majority, in blow to Orbán www.reuters.com/world/hungar...

Fascinating

This meeting could’ve been an email

“Multiple exclamation marks,' he went on, shaking his head, 'are a sure sign of a diseased mind.” ― Terry Pratchett, Eric #Discworld

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

Inflation was looking like a problem even before the war. On a three-month annualized basis, PCE (both headline and core) topped 4% in February. Year-over-year core PCE is up 3%. And now the war will push prices higher. #NumbersDay More from @colbylsmith.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/b...

Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum

Israel carried out its heaviest strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah broke out last month, killing more than 250 people, as the Iran-aligned group resumed rocket attacks on northern Israel after a brief pause under the two-week US-Iran ceasefire reut.rs/4tbDnda

New: 150 unionized ProPublica workers are on strike TODAY over AI, layoff protections, wages, and more. They're asking readers to not visit ProPublica or engage with content on other platforms. It's the first work stoppage of its kind at the newsroom. www.theverge.com/news/908401/...

We have gone from heavy sanctions to a Joint Venture?

Bitcoin is back, baby! #$BTC

What a difference one day can make. VIX curve goes from backwardation to contango. #$VIX #$SPX