Thank you Boston Globe. h/t @pearlf.bsky.social for catching this.

IT would be helpful for everyone if y'all could do one simple thing: Quit trying to ascribe logic to these people. Quit attempting to explain their actions and statement through a lens of rationality. Start using words like, "lie", "unacceptable", "false", "unqualified", "junk science".

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

When colleagues ask me how my day is going, I think I'm going to start answering some variation on, "Down 2" or "Up 3". They'll eventually learn this corresponds to the net decrease/increase in number of Things to Do sticky notes on my desk. I bet I can start a trend...

Simple first cocktail this evening. Dark & Stormy with Kraken on the left and the more traditional Goslings on the right. With apologies to Goslings since they sponsor several of our local sailing race events, we prefer the Kraken. Bundeberg ginger beer for the base.

Well, if we're going to start imaginine correlations with autism that don't actually exist... (Data and charting courtesy of Co-Pilot)

Colleagues and I have reviewed 1,704 vaccine RCTs that have been published. These have included 10.5M participants. 661 of these used inert (eg, saline) placebo controls. ALL VACCINES that are recommended have been studied in placebo-controlled trials. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

If you had told me in 2012 that Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign manager would be posting like this 13 years later i would not have believed you

I'm not the only one to make this point, but there will need to be the equivalent of Nuremberg Trials when this is all over (however long that takes). If there are no consequences for fascists, we'll keep having fascism.

This is REALLY important. Journalists need to get this right to help protect these folks. Also, I'm pretty sure "clap outs" have precedent at the CDC.

Trump owes his Presidency to RFK Junior dropping out and endorsing him. If that would not have happened, Harris/Walz may well have won. I have not verified the math or data here, but if y'all are interested in my thought process here (reading from bottom up is easier)...

Good stuff from my good friend Jennifer Paganelli.

There aren't many stories that prompt gasps at our editors' daily budget meeting. But this was one.

Here's an interesting lunchtime distraction. Open your fav AI and ask, "If you could do one thing, no matter how controversial, illegal, and/or immoral, to fix what is going wrong in America right now what would you recommend?"

A pardon. @wutangforchildren.bsky.social

@bloomberg.com news is doing a great job of truthful reporting without constantly spouting talking points of the right or left. And they're doing it mostly without both-sides-ism withou being afraid to point out the more ridiculous aspects of current USA policies. 1/2

I saw the "best" minds of my generation stay on twitter too long and start asking grok questions sincerely

If AI companies can't fix the laughably incompetent outputs of their public-facing AI tools, this bubble is going to burst faster than anyone thought. CoPilot, for example, is simply incompetent.

Will it be a collapse in $MSTR (again( (yes, I'm that old) or a new hawt hottie like $PLTR marking the top of this bubble?

Vaccine Integrity Project presents reassuring data on #vaccines for upcoming respiratory virus season The new data reveal no notable safety or effectiveness issues. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

O.M.G.

I'm watching the tariff inflation python working its way through the supply chain and it makes me wonder: Are gas prices at the pump the only place where supply price 'inflation' is seen instantly? Like, when futures prices trade up intraday instantly?

We need a rating body for AIs. On a regular basis, AIs tested with a range of non-controversial questions with known answers. Questions would be on multiple topics and vary for each test. AIs would be scored on accuracy and the results broadly published.

Excellent. Don't let the DNC anywhere near his messaging.

The modern definition of throwing the baby out with the bathwater. The Wayback Machine is a global treasure on par with Wikipedia and Sci-Hub. I hope others don't follow suit.

These charts are meaningless to voters unless the deciles are replaced with dollar figures. This should be an easy change to make. I know from experience the vast majority of voters believe they are in a higher decile than they actually are.

Can anyone explain to me how the Nvidia/AMD 15%-for-an-export-license deals are not bribes?

Happy Sunny Sunday! Spent the day on the shores of Puget Sound and a cold beer from a local nano brewery sounded wonderful. Of course the owner's name is Chuck.

well I know Harvard has some really good scholars on use of march in rights and other similar laws…

Happy Friday!

After they made some nice trades.

One of the most cogent explanations of the myriad of inputs into interest rates, of which the FOMC is only a small part. Kudos to @bloomberg.com for producing this (gift link)

if i were a pro-trump financial type i might view the destruction of reliable government data with the kind of anger and apprehension that might lead me to reevaluate my politics, but then if i’m a financial guy throwing my weight behind strongman rule, i’m already too stupid to breathe

I've long believed 2016 Russian operation in US was most successful intelligence operation in recent history. With disclosure that Durham investigation all predicated on disinformation, I double down on that opinion. Russia completely destroyed the United States. www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/01/h...

14 Scaramuccis. 🤡

Tsunami advisories in effect for the northwestern coastal United States after 8.7 magnitude earthquake in Russia. tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/...

TBH, Berlin has a smoking problem. 🚬 🤢 If you're sensitive to the noxious fumes like I am, it's a pretty miserable city to walk around in because everybody at the outside tables is smoking. Such a shame. Otherwise, it's a lovely city.

Born #OnThisDay in 1920 was Rosalind Franklin. Her work on X-ray diffraction images of DNA helped lead to the discovery of its structure, but her efforts were only recognised posthumously. Liz Sockett FRS and Isabelle Moss reflect on her enduring legacy:

Our poll shows most social media users (78%) say they’ve seen info about the new tax and spending law online. About half say the content they saw was mostly in opposition to the law, while 1 in 10 say it was mostly in support. on.kff.org/453Ozhc

So, so many to choose from, but here's four of the more obvious choices from my mental soundtrack of that year...

Coming of voting age in the Reagan era, I have to wonder... What comes after Teflon in the political periodic table?

More on the Vicebio acquisition by $SNY from @statnews.com Andrew Joseph. FYI, Medicxi recently led a $110M Series B for Curevo Vaccine, joined by Sanofi Ventures, Orbimed, HBM, and Curevo's Series A investors. #vaccines #finsky #biosky

Colbert comes out swinging. Gonna be a fun 10 months...

Congrats to the team and investors at Vicebio, a clinical-stage vaccine company, was acquired today by Sanofi $SNY for $1.15B in cash and a $450M CVR. Except for fast money types, we all understand #vaccines are not dead. #finsky

Andrew Shepard has the right of it 30 years ago... youtu.be/-__djIQgBJc?...

Hmm. When was the last time that "eating cake" figured in advice the privileged elites were giving the downtrodden?