The propsective Fed Chair refuses to say whether cutting interest rates 250bps would stimulate the economy and boost inflation

Tweet by “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth: “The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force. We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately.” Below there is a video of the announcement for his many, many illiterate fans

Behind Hegseth’s big stupid face, a painting can be seen.

The painting is of George Washington crossing the Delaware. It is by Emanuel Leutze.

An article from the National Parks Service: Smallpox, Inoculation, and the Revolutionary War Boston National Historical Park During the 1700s, smallpox raged through the American colonies and the Continental Army. Smallpox impacted the Continental Army severely during the Revolutionary War, so much so that George Washington mandated inoculation for all Continental soldiers in 1777. Just fifty-six years earlier, in 1721, Bostonian doctors and clergy introduced the procedure to the American colonies. Without the vision and determination of these early Bostonians in normalizing inoculation, Washington may not have made the decision to mandate inoculation for the Continental Army. Though it was a controversial action, many historians credit the medical mandate with the colonists' victory in the Revolutionary War and the creation of the United States of America.

Link?

The dot plots? They seem pretty useless to me and confusing to reporters.

I wanted to ask how you keep all of the cited sources organized for your long pieces? Are you writing as you go or unpack and reassemble everything when you get into writing mode?

a red and gray striped sock puppet with wooden eyes is making a funny face . ALT: a red and gray striped sock puppet with wooden eyes is making a funny face .

Live shot of Fed nominee Warsh

😂

Pakistan’s information minister says a formal response from the Iranian side confirming a delegation for the Islamabad peace talks is still awaited.

Congress is the correct answer.

Fresh legs, fresh hubris.

There was a time when foreign desk of WSJ w/b guaranteed to get the story on Tehran/Beijing deliberation on the remittance matter. Now we’re reliant on a FT that won’t buy a Terminal license for @robinwigglesworth.ft.com!

Reinforcement of anthropomorphism appears to have been a choice.

New ‘fertility discourse’ vector just dropped.

Running Faster to Go Nowhere: The AI Adoption Trap What happens when intelligence becomes a commodity?

Very insightful by @buccocapital.bsky.social (I wish he would post here) on AI.

The Cognitive Density part really hits home. My day flies by and my brain feels like it got hit by a truck.

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It Was on Your Table Every Morning Growing Up. It’s Dying Before Our Eyes. No One Wants to Face It. The powerhouse of American citrus is suffering a brutal decline. Everyone has a theory about why.

Good long read here on two decade collapse of FL citrus industry.

Let's sum up Trump's tariffs.

1) They were illegal and also corrupt and arbitrary.
2) They did real damage to economy, esp farmers, small business.
3) Lutnick cheerled them while his spawn prepared to $$.
4) Corps (& some small businesses) finally getting refunds.
5) Consumers will get squat.

What do you think the fist term problem was? Qualcomm litigation? The ~$200B off shore that needed a repatriation holiday?

Trump: The 'enemy' is getting tariff refund money

I wish I could enjoy his public displays of stupidity more. It’s a show with to many seasons now.

Broke something in the power dynamic sense. Steered the old man into something so toxic the old power lines collapsed.

Same as the Warsh confirmation process, loss of strategic telemetry and nav control. Bibi broke something inside the admin is one view. T has been drifting since early Q1.

Me when editors ask if I’ve filed yet:

*TRUMP: DON'T WANT TO BE RUSHED BY PEOPLE WHO ARE 'TREASONOUS'

TRUMP: 'THE STRAIT'S VERY IMPORTANT' BUT SHIPS ARE FINDING ALTERNATIVE ROUTES

"Canadian [steel] pricing has 'completely disconnected' from the U.S., running at a '40% discount to U.S. pricing,'" 👀 www.marketbeat.com/instant-aler...

It’s a Cyber truck for your face.

Nice work, Beau.

embarrassing

A reflection of trees with new green Spring growth in a puddle on a muddy woodland path. The blue sky with spots of cloud also reflected and white tiny blossom petals dotted around, floating on the water.

Spring Puddle.🍃

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