@mtkonczal.bsky.social wrote about some tasks he does regularly that AI helps speed up "As the discourse over terminal AI like Claude Code and OpenAI Codex is caught between hobbyists and programmers, mass unemployment and slop, I thought some normie use cases on how it’s saving me several […]

“ #Canada and others might consider the smart move to be economically and diplomatically hedging their bets between #Washington & #Beijing. But they are just as likely to get stuck between a pair of repelling magnets, pushed and pulled by the world’s #superpowers” www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

RE: https://masto.ai/@rbreich/116096601187368795 "I was secretary of labor 30 years ago when the U.S. economy was producing an average of 200,000 new jobs a month." That's a lot more than 15,000

#Canada has been a formidable redoubt against #fascism in the past. Whether it can continue to be one depends in large part on #Canadians and their leaders. doncurren.blogspot.com/2026/01/cana...

CBS, the loyal oligarch, cancels #jamestalarico 's Cobert convo

RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/116086498918958869 Looking forward to reading "The Post-American Internet". The Post-American Internet will birth the glorious internet most of us hoped for 1990s.

In the Viktor Orban method of democratic backsliding, the state forced over 90% of media into the control of political allies. Opposition parties exist, but few hear them. Orban was a featured speaker at CPAC, including one where Americans went to Budapest, and is often praised by Trump officials.

RE: https://masto.ai/@rbreich/116082925979277029 Robert Reich makes a lot of good points about the limits to Brook's inputs to our US policy debate. Basically, Brooks believes a lot of 1990s economic consensus thinking is an accurate POV. Lots of economists, especially economists under 50 […]

RE: https://freeradical.zone/@steve_zeke/116081738832151344 #fbi stonewalls #minnesota AG, -- and others? #ice #lawenforcement #accountability

RE: https://mastodon.social/@tanyatussing/116070150339557016 A $270,000 hospital bill? Matt Rosenberg found a few problems with that bill, ...and got a $238,00 discount. #healthcare #annoyanceeconomy

#AdamTooze: “There is no #manufacturing #renaissance in Trump’s #America” open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz... (plus #art by #WilliamBlake)

I’m #reading The Age of #Extraction: How #Tech #Platforms Conquered the #Economy and Threaten Our #Future #Propserity by #TimWu #books #BookSky #platforms

The annoyance #economy A new study explores: “the steady grind of small hassles that eat away at our time, patience, and wallets,” turning simple interactions into “fraught ordeals, leaving people feeling overwhelmed, ignored, or jerked around.” More from […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@tanyatussing/116002718707543706 His opponents "spent more than $6 million during the special election and runoff trying to hold on to this seat." But Taylor Rehmet won by 14% -- a 31% swing in that district. "Rehmet focused on door knocking, grassroots canvassing […]

“31 point swing in 15 months” “Texas shocks the nation: And shows that Trump is even weaker than we thought” “Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated the heavily favored Republican in a special state senate runoff election on Saturday.” […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

"A boomcession, where the rich and corporate America experience a boom while working people feel a recession, is a very unhealthy dynamic." #MattStoller wrote an interesting post about his theory that our #EconomicStats poorly measure most people's economic […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Good post by #ErikFossingNielsen from a European POV regarding : * The Euro/US rupture; * US vs Europe - myths vs facts; * The Trump, Europe & Greenland episode; * What should Europe do now? […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

As gov of #bankofengland , PM #markcarney proposed an alternative #globalreserve, to replace the #usdollar . "he called it the #synthetichegemoniccurrency (SHC). An alliance of ‘middle powers’... could use the SHC and his understanding of the monetary system to help... "build a new order that […]

“ #financialization is the least studied and least explored reason behind our inability to create a #sharedprosperity.” open.substack.com/pub/annpetti... #USdollar #MarkCarney

"But more U.S. economic intimidation isn’t going to work, because Trump doesn’t have the cards. Access to the U.S. market just isn’t as important to other countries as he imagines." […]

“But more #U.S. #economic #intimidation isn’t going to work, because #Trump doesn’t have the cards. Access to the #U.S.market just isn’t as important to other countries as he imagines.” open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

RE: https://mastodon.social/@tanyatussing/115962413906240756 When an #ai #chatbot wants to "help" you, ask yourself: "Who's the chat bot working for? You? Or a firm wanting your 💰?

#Google pitching new #AI tools to retailers to help raise #consumer #prices @groundwork.bsky.social: “This is the holy grail for them.” @lindsayowens.bsky.social sounds the alarm on Google’s new AI shopping “tools” that could quietly turn your personal […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@tanyatussing/115950703304029156 This group does a great job of explaining every day #economics -- how our post-competition "free market" rips off #families : https://bsky.app/profile/groundwork.bsky.social During the Biden admin, #linakhan & the #ftc were working […]

For avg working #family, , this year's #prices went up $1,625. #economics #inflation #poliecon @groundwork.bsky.social‬ : NEW: Inflation in the past year has cost working families an average $1,625. The price hikes are across the board: 🥚 Groceries cost $310 more 🏡 Housing costs are up 3.2% […]

@wifsten I watched your president speak on a panel at Davos. He’s very impressive — which encourages me about the future of liberal democracy. I wanted to know more about Finland, so I picked up a book, Finland: the essential guide to customs & culture. Primarily for the 15 pages of history. It […]

@anneapplebaum Per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland : "The European Union has urged Greenland to restrict development by the People's Republic of China of rare-earth mineral projects, as China accounts for 95% of the world's current supply. However, in early 2013 the government of […]

This looks interesting. $79 Trillion is a lot of money. "The $79 Trillion Heist: We’re in an affordability crisis because workers aren’t being paid at the same levels they earned in the past." -- #HaroldMeyerson https://prospect.org/2025/12/03/79-trillion-heist-worker-pay/

"“Cole was forced to choose between his medication and his rent. He chose to pay his rent,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) told Congress almost a year later." He died 11 days later. "PBMs are a particularly rapacious type of middleman, just one of many […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@tanyatussing/115752976182753570 Such a good line: "we’re going to turn all the girlbosses into tradwives once they see all the manly men at the USA iPhone-screwing factory.” 😂

"Trump admin - 4 plans to reorganize #labor market. None of them came to pass." MAGA labor story had 4 part: reduce gov & adjacent jobs, the private sector will have better jobs. #tariffs will "reindustrialize the country.” "reclaim native] jobs through mass [#deportation . “gender theory of […]

#finance strips the value from another US firm. Now China owns it. "Right now, America, through a whole set of policy choices... ensures that financiers get an unfairly high return on capital." "Like a lot of firms with seeming dominance, such as Boeing and Intel, iRobot had a big market share […]

Anyone watch one of Rutger Bergman's lectures on BCC? I've seen 3 of 4 on YouTube. They are excellent. Very inspiring.

#aca Enhanced premium credits "were intended to help people who earn more than 400% of the federal poverty level—$62,600 for an individual and $128,600 for a family of four. For small business owners and gig-economy workers, the credits were a lifeline.” For one family - “Staying on the same […]

Good news! Four Rep Congressmen just signed "Jeffries bill to extend health care [enhanced premium] tax credits for 3 years". https://bsky.app/profile/fritschner.bsky.social/post/3ma6wtwpjsk2n #healthcare #aca #affordability

BLS jobs report shows significant weakening. Nov #unemployment rate was 4.6%, up 0.6% since Jan. "The three-month moving average of job growth fell from 232k in January to 62k in November." #economics #jobs #poliecon Thread from epi.org 's #elisegould […]

I got the The Oracle archetype! https://mastodon.social/@tanyatussing/wrapstodon/2025/e40c82da627940e4 #wrapstodon2025

Republicans "are simply proposing a scheme that will lower premiums for healthy people by screwing the ones who need healthcare most." "We do pay way too much for healthcare in the United States, but it is not because of Obamacare. We pay 2x as much for our drugs, medical equipment, & docs as […]

Wishing everyone a lovely #sunday #joy #kindness #hope

Senate Dems and Reps plan to repeal section 230: https://bsky.app/profile/judiciarydems.senate.gov/post/3m7sjbvhbms2z #deanbaker wrote a good post about this: https://bsky.app/profile/judiciarydems.senate.gov/post/3m7sjbvhbms2z #section230 #socialmedia #disinformation

Great update on EU economy and politics from #AdamTooze in convo with #paulkrugman : #economics #eu #europe https://substack.com/@tanyatussing/note/c-187470885?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=3bpbp

Continue ACA premium tax credits for 2026 with a discharge petition. "Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) has launched a discharge petition to force Johnson to bring a bill to extend the credits to a vote." #Healthcare #Affordability #Economics […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Excellent video about why Warner merging with Netflix or Paramount is great for fat cats, but bad for movie viewer and the people that make the movies - actors, directors, writers, etc Thank you for posting this short video, Senator Warren. https://youtu.be/X8DvjQTdxwE?si=Qghv8oYu8HRLYqF5 […]

#trump 's take: #followthemoney #money

"China's Eating Everyone Else's Manufacturing Lunch" - where are we, what does it mean, what can we do "But our manufacturing challenge right now isn’t our negative trade balance. It’s the tariffs making production so much more expensive to our producers, as half of our imports are inputs." […]

Matt Stoller on Warner/Netflix deal: “Make good movies. Make good TV shows.” “Make money” or… “Destroy the theatrical releases and put cheap crap in front of people for high prices." #economics #antitrust #warner Deal https://substack.com/@richardrushfield/note/p-180817774

"Netflix may not care that much if it is actually able to finalize the deal." Deal could take "18-24 months to close, and in that time period, the company being bought is paralyzed." "Netflix also blocks... Paramount" - to cement its lead in streaming." […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@tanyatussing/115675023827667814 Decades ago "price signals that used to communicate what consumers liked and didn’t like started breaking down, so making good content stopped translating into profits." "The old Hollywood model was to make TV shows and movies, and […]

Netflix Is Trying to Buy Warner Bros Discovery. That Would Be a Disaster for America. "Already, filmmakers are coming out anonymously saying that the streaming giant, if the deal goes through, would “Hold a Noose Around the Theatrical Marketplace.” From #mattstoller […]

This is a test -- of adding a Youtube clip of @joannebfreeman exclaiming, "but we'd have to share" into a post https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxAWVvWt4d_NRm9e8mdfT4B-_bJ2yBDT7q?si=1jSOHokD4BjdGlje