Independent thinking for complex markets and current events
Gas prices spiking to $4.50+ across most states with inflation jumping to 3.8%. Mockler: He took office and spiked 2.9% inflation, up to 3.8%. Gas prices are up to $4.50 in most states, and he did this all while stripping insurance away from 10 million Americans. I think the most impressive part is the deficit …
🚨BREAKING: MASSIVE X crackdown on engagement farming The delay in X payouts this week was because of X implementing a new system that DEMONETIZES engagement farmers Tons of people didn't get paid Friday It looks like the following groups of people are not getting paid: •… pic.twitter.com/I4z1XnsKSg — Alex Finn (@AlexFinn) April 15, 2025
Secret Service Rules of Engagement: The Secret Service’s protocol requires agents to wait until the president is fired upon before returning fire, which led to immediate backlash after the assassination attempt on Trump. Drone Usage Controversy: Questions have arisen about whether the Secret Service utilized drones for situational awareness during the incident, with experts arguing …
briefly looked at my mom’s facebook and it’s all AI, like every single post, and she has no idea, it’s a complete wasteland pic.twitter.com/4XJ0nNHuFV — Chris Oldman (@AlsikkanTV) March 19, 2024 So-called social media has been ANTISOCIAL since its inception. AC
Social media app Threads, Meta’s new Twitter alternative, has seen a nearly 70% decline in the number of daily active users since its July 7 peak, according to market intelligence firm Sensor Tower, spoiling their explosive launch just two weeks ago and paling in comparison to Twitter, the social media giant it’s trying to dethrone. …
User engagement on Threads has continued to fall after an initial surge in sign-ups, putting pressure on parent Meta Platforms META -2.83%decrease; red down pointing triangle to roll out new features for its nascent microblogging app. https://www.wsj.com/articles/threads-user-engagement-continues-to-drop-adding-urgency-for-new-features-8ed2f384 https://archive.ph/8cO4F