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It's time to build, Illinois.

MONSTER Metro board meeting this Thursday! - Support heavy rail through the Sepulveda Pass - Support the C Line Extension to Torrance via the ROW - Oppose Metro’s opposition to SB-79 Details: mailchi.mp/streetsforal...

Joining the @immersiveexporg at "The Next Stage" this weekend was an incredible experience -- and it has us really thinking about the future of live events and experiences. What does it have you thinking about?

Unquestionably the most dangerous and corrupt attack on the independence of US economic data in American history. Trump is firing the head of the BLS, a longtime civil servant confirmed 86-8 by the Senate, simply because the job numbers came in below his expectations today

US #GDP growth mirage 📉Real #GDP Q2 '25 ✅+3.0% q/q ✅+2.0% y/y 🛒Consumer +1.4% 🏘️Resid -4.6% 👩‍💻Biz invest +1.9% 📦Trade +5.0pt (largest EVER) 🏗️Inventories -3.2pt (2nd largest since '88) 🏦Gov +0.4% 📉PCE #inflation ✅Headline 2.4% y/y (-0.1pt) ✅Core 2.7% y/y (-0.1pt)

“[H]e entered the United States legally … appeared for an appointment the U.S. government gave him… federal agents cited his tattoos—crowns reading “mom” and “dad”—as alleged proof of membership in the Tren de Aragua gang…” www.advocate.com/news/andry-h...

Brutal. 🥵

Jewel Thais-Williams, founder of beloved Black queer nightclub Jewel's Catch One, dies at 86

10 years of Apple Music and they’re doubling down on creators with a massive 15,000 sq ft LA studio with spatial audio, soundstage, edit suites, songwriting booths.

When your emotional support snake is also your life partner. Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

Just called! 💪

🎙️ And we are LIVE on @laist.com FilmWeek with Larry Mantle! Hot off the press today, @adamjfowler.bsky.social talks Trends in Animation, specifically to California. 🔗 LINK IN BIO to listen! 👂

Somewhere, Cecily Strong just felt a chill. #judgejeanine #snl

UK becomes world’s biggest unscripted TV exporter

It’s almost as if the system is designed to maintain the status quo.

The U.S. needs national policy leadership to stay competitive in the global film and television industry—but tariffs are the wrong tool.

Report: Disney’s shift of ‘Moana 2’ production to Canada cost California hundreds of million in economic benefit. The information is part of a new study showing the dire condition of California's once-dominant animation industry.

We don’t photograph presidents on backlots. It’s easier to count exports at the port than creative IP traveling in the cloud. And we still don’t build trade policy or workforce strategy around screenwriters, set designers, or VFX supervisors—despite their global economic footprint.

Good morning. A reminder that historically when the US has wanted to punish other countries, it imposed sanctions on them, cutting their people off from global trade, hoping to create enough economic havoc that they rein in their leaders. Trump has imposed economic sanctions on the American people.

Gotta love it when the creator economy is out here giving trade policy briefings! Props to MrBeast.

It’s one thing to announce a new round of tariffs. It’s another thing entirely to have the staffing and infrastructure to enforce them. Does CBP even have the capacity?

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As an elder millennial - this hits hard. RIP.

Over the weekend, the @wsj.com reported that the Administration was considering a 20% broad tariff for its April 2 announcement. A 20% tariff would... • if combined with this year's other tariffs, raise the effective US tariff rate to 33%, the highest since 1872. 1/4

Republicans are now set to raise the debt by more than any recent bill has—including the COVID emergency bills! 😵‍💫

I was barely off the bus from Arkansas when I arrived at the Anderson School. Ed Leamer was kind and generous, but it wasn’t until I was later assigned his work that I fully grasped his impact. I’m eternally grateful for his humanity toward a kid in his twenties who had no idea what he was doing.

It’s past time it was opened up to the types of content that are actually on our screens (and employing lots of people).

‘Really appreciate Hansi’s coverage of this important topic.

Revisions are going to make tomorrow's jobs report confusing at best, and fertile ground for misinformation at worst. But they're an example of the system working -- and an illustration of why a robust federal statistical system is so important. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/b... #EconSky #NumbersDay

Homebuilders are going to be super rattled by these tariffs and knock-on effects in rate markets. Builders are already facing a ton of margin pressure, but surging wood products and other building materials prices in response to tariffs only going to make matters worse.

This should be a national scandal: Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution asking the state to suspend various legal protections for property owners in burned areas—of their right to build a duplex or ADU, to reasonable permit timelines, and more.

This OMB memo is wild. Just a friendly reminder: California sends far more in taxes to the federal government than it gets back—federal spending in the state is around $600 billion, way less than what’s contributed.

Honestly confused why emergency orders from LA's mayor and the governor impose more restrictions than useful exemptions for housing supply expansion. Their version of 'fast tracking' does a disservice to the term.

Our YIMBY boyfriend @dansavage.bsky.social reminding us as we enter 2025 that a safe haven isn’t safe if no one can afford to stay. #YIMBY

When did we liberals get so bad at economic issues? Raising wages is a step forward, but it won’t go far if there’s nothing to spend them on—like affordable housing. ‘Gotta pair higher pay with more housing units to truly tackle affordability.

We must rally arts and culture advocacy groups to recognize that long-term stability in California’s arts and culture ecosystem is impossible as long as we continue legislating scarcity. This issue must be at the forefront of local advocacy. (1/2)

“Mr. Newsom’s economic development overhaul has been underway since before the pandemic…” Economic growth cannot be sustained when housing availability and affordability remain critical barriers to opportunity. He needs an aggressive housing agenda.

Always a lot of talk about China but Mexico's economy is deeply tied to U.S. demand, with roughly 80% of exports heading north and making up 30% of GDP. Trade disruptions, tariffs, slower U.S. growth, and reduced capital inflows are going prove tough on Mexico in 2025-26.

Nothing says holiday spirit like a fully AI-generated Coca-Cola ad. Created by Secret Level, Silverside AI, and Wild Card using Leonardo, Luma, Runway, and a late-game addition, Kling.

Data tells the story of our times — sometimes a ballad and sometimes a bop. Macro can be fun.