This is shameful

The worst human beings in the country should not be running the country.

Lufthansa cuts 20,000 flights to save fuel as prices soar Move comes as European transport ministers gather to discuss plans to prevent region running short of jet fuel

Investors are far too complacent around economic risk due to the war it is pricing in a near term end.

Lufthansa cuts 20,000 flights to save fuel as prices soar via @FT #Econ #EconSky

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Disqualifying

Nothing has killed more soldiers in the history of humanity than disease. While worst is a more complicated question Hegseth is absolutely the dumbest secretary of defense the United States has ever had. bsky.app/profile/ones...

Elizabeth Warren nails Warsh right between the eyes: if you're tough and independent, did Donald Trump lose the election in 2020?
Warsh refused to answer, dances around the question. Won't matter to Republicans, but could raise questions in the markets about subservience.

He has zero idea what a currency swap is. Bet me

👇🎯 Jake Tapper will have a very nice pocket square, though

Today in “neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party”

if you're wondering how Trump has 45 minutes to shoot the shit with Joe Kernen he's in the beginning stages of a 5 and a half hour block of executive time today so

Cancel the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Trump will be guest of honor at the “nerd prom,” with journalists serving as suck-ups

Journalists planning to honor Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner have a choice:
A. Party with the dictator, wear fancy clothes and network to boost their careers.
B. Stand up for democracy by staying home.
They’re going to choose A. It looks terrible now. It will look worse to history.

21 Apr 2026 08:39:46 AM - TRUMP ON FED PROBE: WE HAVE TO FIND OUT ABOUT CONSTRUCTION -CNBC INTERVIEW 21 Apr 2026 08:45:17 AM - TRUMP ON FED: WOLD BE DISAPPOINTED IF RATES NOT CUT -CNBC

As Warsh heads to his confirmation hearing, Trump, currently pursuing a strategy that will delay getting his new Fed chair in place, is still banging away at the central bank.

Oh mannnn

I for one would enjoy it if journalists stopped pretending this dinner is anything besides a chance to source up their contacts list and flatter government officials. One of the ickiest rituals in Washington, imo, and that's not a Trump-era thing.

People were spending last month, whether they wanted to or not

Retail Sales +1.7% YoY, best since Jan 2023

Retail sales +1.7% in March:

+15.5% gas stations
+4.2% dept stores
+2.2% furniture
+1.0% online
+0.9% grocery
+0.9% electronics
+0.7% building mats, garden
+0.5% health, personal care
+0.5% cars, parts
+0.1% restaurants, bars
0.0% clothes
0.0% sporting, hobby, music, books

Who Earns Economics PhDs, 2021–2024? Pathways, Mentoring, and Early Career Outcomes - Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy This article examines who earned doctoral degrees in economics from U.S. institutions between 2021 and 2024 and analyzes the structural and individual factors associated with entry, persistence, and e...

NOTED: Of the 5,481 PhDs in economics awarded in the US between 2021 and 2024, 65% went to folks who were neither US citizens nor permanent residents. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

As a matter of principle, you can either have a dinner that celebrates the First Amendment or you can have a dinner that features Donald Trump. You can’t have both because the president holds the freedom of the press in contempt. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...

It’s utterly ludicrous and corrupt for any journalist to go to this event.

Carr’s Drive-Thru Dinner Donald Trump’s FCC chair Brendan Carr is set to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Status has learned, where he will mingle with journalists and news executives at an event ostensibly abou...

CBS News has invited Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller to join them at that execrable dinner, and now, via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social, we learn that CBS’s parent, Paramount, has invited Brendan Carr.

Yes, that Brendan Carr.

www.status.news/p/brendan-ca...

I don’t get it. I honestly don’t

Three women out. Not a single dude

a Trump post that says "has anybody looked at how badly the country of spain is doing. Their financial numbers, despite contributing almost nothing to NATO and their military defense, are absolutely horrendous. Sad to watch!!!"

stupid Trump tweet for many reasons but one of which is that Spain had higher GDP growth than the US over the last year (3% vs 2%)

Everything’s fine

Oh

Whose table is he sitting at for the White House Correspondents Dinner?

I, personally, am here for discovery

What’s that line? Something about doth protest too much?

Exclusive | U.A.E. Asks U.S. About a Wartime Financial Lifeline Emirati officials have spoken with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about accessing dollars if the Middle East conflict drags on.

UAE wants swap lines

“it was President Trump’s decision to attack Iran that entangled their country in a destructive conflict…if the U.A.E. runs short of dollars, it may be forced to use Chinese yuan or other countries’ currencies for oil sales and other transactions”

www.wsj.com/world/middle...

The thing is, Trump is not a madman. He’s just ignorant, impulsive, and easily distracted and manipulated.

I mean, of course that’s what happening. It’s been clear the whole time