quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric

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IRS Publication 17: "If you receive a bribe, include it in your income." What do we think the venn diagram overlap is between people who take bribes and people who scrupulously pay every penny to the IRS (h/t @jeskeets.bsky.social)

It's still good a day later.

The Rapture I desire youtu.be/pHCdS7O248g?...

What morons, what a terrible move. Alan is the best in all ways

SF Giants on NBCS 🤖 The Giants are just 0.5 games out of the final wild-card spot 👀

Oh how I have missed you, #fridaynightzillow ...

Factoid from @axios.com on the weakening US labor market: "As of July, the number of unemployed people surpassed the number of job openings for the first time in four years." #economy #jobs #employment #unemployment #markets #axios #vacancies

I’ve been saying “speed it up a notch” for 35+ years, I hereby resign as host of Jeopardy

Below is the usual end-of-month summary of returns for major asset classes and assets. August was a relatively good, albeit bumpy, month for investors overall, thereby extending the year-to-date gains in many markets. ... 1 of 2

ArtButMakeItSports 🤖 reposted by Susan Slusser 🤖 The Beheading of Saint George, Bernat Martorell, 1430

Omg y'all that 🟪🟪🟪🟪 in Connections today... ❤️

Beautiful night at the ballpark... 🧡🖤⚾

SF Giants on NBCS 🤖 Chappy didn't even pretend to be surprised by his Gatorade bath 🤣

The Fed fights back.

His family get a pre-authorization denial from UnitedHealthcare 36 hours before cancer surgery was scheduled. Here's what @ronlieber.bsky.social found when he dug into the bizarre world of prior authorization. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/y...

We are deporting criminals, falsely claimed a man convicted of 34 felonies.

THIS. You cannot "But not luxury condos!" your way out of a housing crisis.

Real "visit to the mound" energy...

This seems like an excellent time to spread some 🍅🥦❤️ for my longtime CSA, Terra Firma Farm. Support local farms, y'all. terrafirmafarm.com

Second-favorite commute ❤️🚊❤️

Pathetic. Shameful.

I am 100% Team Tinned Fish, but only when I am cooking at home. The *hardest* of passes on "purse tuna." Just ... nope.

Goldman estimated today the economy has only felt about half of the increase from tariffs already in place. The stock market has moved on from tariffs. Not sure the economy has.

The loss of listings is, in this sense, the loss of a whole world, which historians, too, will have to contend with. @gabrielkahane.bsky.social on @nightafternight.bsky.social and other listings experts and what’s been lost. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Gabriel really nails it here, describing a lost world of opportunity for both artists and audiences. It’s not too dramatic to state that this kind of shift is what culturally kills cities. The same thing happened in San Francisco with the visual arts - no one was covering them, so the artists left.

This. Once I stopped riding a motorcycle, a bicycle (e- more than analog, but both) became my preferred way to get around. There are plenty of reasons I will take other options (cold, dark, wet, lazy, schlepping) - but unless I'm heading out of the city, they are rarely the faster choice.

A modest proposal: “Quadratic ticketing.” Fines increase with the square of prior offenses—eg, 1st: $25, 2nd: $100, 3rd: $225, 4th: $400—creating strong incentives to avoid repeat violations. Penalizes chronic offenders who are typically the most dangerous while avoiding harsh fines for majority.

Nice 🧵 on tariffs, importer/consumer behavior, measurement issues and compounding effects.

For those folks out there worried about gender-affirming care....

Excellent read here. Ezra Klein digs into the wrenching split among American Jews. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/o...

Nice to see Cuomo finally being a team player and campaigning for Zohran

Female share of all managers in the US 1980: 29% 2023: 46% www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

I see I have a new excuse to share my first ever opinion column for the NYT: www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/o...

The new traditional Medicare preauthorization model would pay companies a commission for each request they deny. "This creates a perverse incentive for the companies to deny care at a higher rate than necessary" open.substack.com/pub/healthca...

The flooding in Central Texas has been devastating, especially in Kerr County. At least 43 people have been killed, including 15 children. Another 27 children are missing at a summer camp. I know many of you are looking for ways to help or get help. (thread)

This.

In the rush to build new Medicaid systems, states may end up with websites that don’t load or incorrectly deny applicants. Medicaid workers may be overwhelmed, and more eligible Americans may lose coverage. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...

This is fascinating, and 100% tracks with what I am seeing from Gen Z and younger Millennial clients. They already have solid saving + investing practices in place. They only come to us when their situation has gotten a bit too complicated to manage on their own.

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“Bacon, cheese and egg on an English muffin.” Unforgivable

There have already been 3 bear markets in the 2020s It's one of the most volatile decades on record Yet the S&P 500 is up nearly 14% per year Some thoughts on a paradoxical market environment: awealthofcommonsense.com/2025/06/the-...

Hobbity vibe. There are a few catches: It's in the floodplain. You can't build here, you can't add on to the cabin, you can't live here year-round, and it's in Old Lyme, a town known for a dread disease. But think of the positives: Affordable Summer Escape! #FridayNightZillow

Right outside my old apt building 😂😂 #560StateSt

As a Giants fan, I am always happy to shame the Dodgers. 😁🖤🧡 Especially if it delivers the right outcome.

"Do you guys think I should ask about Devers?" Fun night to be at the ballpark.... www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/mlb/san-fran...

Your now-regular reminder that no tax cut has ever paid for itself. Ever

Dinner date across the water from my beautiful city....

My Econ 101 professor - and, ahem, Nobel winner - Claudia Goldin has something to say about the infuriating (and "embarrassing") way WNBA stars are paid. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/o...