I'm FOR the independence of the Fed.
I'm AGAINST the attack of Jerome Powell.
I HOPE business reacts strongly.

But it would be nice if business types, now bestirred, also condemned ICE's attacks on immigrants and Americans--not just Trump's attack on the Fed.

How The New York Times is (still) getting gamed by the right And blowing its credibility in the process.

The NYT's Zohran Mamdani hit piece crosses a line for me as a journalist. here's @lopatto.bsky.social's clear-eyed take on the genuine travesty of it all www.theverge.com/culture/7000...

Digital Corruption Takes Over DC Time to call crypto what it is: A criminal enterprise

good history in here. stablecoins are like highly rickety pre-Civil War banks, except worse and more dangerous paulkrugman.substack.com/p/digital-co...

I'm telling you, they want to tank the dollar and control the replacement.

Three Coin Monte The Trump administration is removing every financial guardrail from crypto, in order to enrich the first family and its tech and finance allies while destabilizing the economy.

Donald Trump has made the pump and dump a Presidential pastime. From @jacobsilverman.com: prospect.org/power/2025-0...

It’s the stupid, economy.

This is absolutely catastrophic and an enormous betrayal.

Undocumented folks have been promised that this info-sharing b/w IRS and DHS wouldn’t occur so that they would pay taxes to a state that offers them nothing in return.

Now they will be rewarded with deportation.

Fewer than 500 people are responsible for $3.2 trillion of artificial crypto trading A new study reveals the staggering scale of market manipulation in the crypto world—$250 million in profits and $3.2 trillion in fake trades—all orchestrated via Telegram by a tight network of bad act...

Fewer than 500 people are responsible for $3.2 trillion of artificial crypto trading - Fast Company

www.fastcompany.com/91303193/few...

Crypto price today seems to be a gamble on the odds of a taxpayer bailout of the industry - which is itz own comment on what a scam the "crypto reserves" idea is.

I was there at Stonewall. This is the truth I saw with my own eyes. From yesterday’s Washington Post:

I was there at Stonewall. This is the truth I saw with my own eyes.
open.substack.com/pub/luciantr...

The ABA supports the rule of law It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...

As an attorney, I’m joining with the ABA to insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law.

www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

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A great explanation of some of the issues at stake in this lawsuit.

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