Independent thinking for complex markets and current events
About a year and a half ago, I wrote about my kid’s experience with an AI checker tool that was pre-installed on a school-issued Chromebook. The assignment had been to write an essay about Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron—a story about a dystopian society that enforces “equality” by handicapping anyone who excels—and the AI detection tool flagged the essay …
During remarks to the World Economic Forum on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was asked if Canada would pay the $1 billion fee to join the Gaza Board of Peace.
It's clear 99% of the public has no idea what's really going on here. Entire "donation" + more is written off to avoid taxes Bradley Gerstner setup the investment, pumping it back into the S&P $DELL & encouraging parents to invest more at the top of the largest bubble we've seen pic.twitter.com/7gHUkgxYJU — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) …
It is a dangerous time to be a politician. Top White House official selling Arlington home after activists write chalk messages on sidewalk White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is selling his Arlington home after it was repeatedly targeted by activists. The nearly 6,000-square-foot house, custom built with interiors that “embrace a refined …
Young people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired. Harris started looking for his first real job months before his graduation from UC Davis this spring. He had a solid résumé, he thought: a paid internship at a civic-consulting firm, years of volunteering …
CNN host casts doubt on Epstein letter tied to Trump conversation. IMO- this was an attempt by the WSJ to cover for Obama on the Tulsi drop. They were probably tipped off by some holdover inside the DNI. — OG MAGA CANMAN 🦅🇺🇸 (@Ca30199057Chris) July 19, 2025
The numbers are staggering:— Microsoft: Paid extra $4.8 BILLION in taxes, fired 16,000+ workers— Meta: Cut 21,000 employees (25% of workforce) after "material" tax increases— Amazon: 27,000 layoffs concentrated in R&D teams— Google: 12,000 cuts despite record profits 2/4 — Deedy (@deedydas) June 8, 2025 Tech companies are now incentivized to— Hire more offshore, taking …
The real crisis isn’t the students—it’s a system drowning in bureaucratic failure. Billions pour into education yearly, yet classrooms crumble under mismanaged priorities. Teachers face 26.4% pay gaps compared to peers, while districts blow cash on DEI consultants and admin bloat… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) May 12, 2025
A Connecticut honors student is suing her school district, saying she is illiterate. Despite graduating from Hartford Public High School in June with honors and getting a scholarship to the University of Connecticut, Aleysha Ortiz is claiming she cannot read or write. The 19-year-old, who spent 12 years in the Hartford public school district, testified …
https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1863493155582062968 Depression intensifies.. https://t.co/9oLzMHD7Fj — The Great Martis (@great_martis) December 2, 2024 A banking crash in one part of the world doesn't stay there; it's a global game of dominoes where banks fall one after the other. pic.twitter.com/2YT2ol8MBq — GoldSilver HQ (@GoldSilverHQ) December 2, 2024 When the cattle collectively realize $100,000 isn't coming, a debilitating …
A new technology to continuously place individual atoms exactly where they are needed could lead to new materials for devices that address critical needs for the field of quantum computing and communication that cannot be produced by conventional means, say scientists who developed it. A research team at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National …
The CBO fiscal budget releases have pointed to two write downs of EIDL loans in the past 13-14 months. https://t.co/JR3ZRjRkJI — Neely (@NeelyTamminga) July 10, 2024 What’s curious to me @FreightAlley is that most did not have to put up personal guarantees for the EIDL loan, unlike a typical SBA. Loans < $200K didn’t require …
Investors are now selling at a loss in Florida’s Housing Market, with the Zillow Value estimates on some listings collapsing as much as 30%. Indeed, the seasonally-adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of May was 481,000, marking the highest level since January 2008. This surge in inventory is a result of rising …
It’s like saying I can’t afford a Ferrari unless I put $300k down. Then I can afford the payments. No shit Zillow. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/goodbye-20-down-payment-zillow-171144192.html h/t Lootefisk_
China might have actually https://t.co/M5yJdjT8Ah — Restitutor (@Restitutor_) March 4, 2024
The biggest lie the legacy media makes is narrative: choosing what to write about and what not to write about https://t.co/cdnoznSoly — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 3, 2024 The legacy media regularly spreads disinformation in service to its preferred narratives https://t.co/30kbc8c3u7 — The Rabbit Hole (@TheRabbitHole) March 3, 2024 Interesting https://t.co/PZKZN4B2Ws — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) …
by Chris Black You don’t need to read and write to beat someone with a baton. That has always been true. GB News: A former Met Police detective has hit out at the service’s failings, claiming many of its recruits are unable to read and write English. David Murray-Gilbertson joined Camilla Tominey on GB News …
At a House Republican press briefing to promote a resolution declaring former President Trump did not engage in an insurrection yesterday, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) slammed attempts to remove the ex-President from the ballot and insulted reporters’ for their coverage of January 6.
Rachel Alexander @Rach_IC I don’t mean to freak people out, but one of the top conservatives in the country told me today they are basically concerned we’re shortly headed for financial economic collapse, and so I’ve gotta write an article about it and what people need to do. If it wasn’t this person saying it, …
via MSN: With presidential primaries looming, there is only one name on the official list of Democratic presidential candidates in Florida — President Biden — a move that angered the incumbent’s long-shot challengers, who say they’re being unfairly left out. The decision is the latest setback for Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) and Marianne Williamson, both …
Evergrande Creditors Seized a $1.6 Billion Tower They Can’t Sell (then it’s not worth $1.6B any more) (Bloomberg) — Nothing symbolizes the demise of China Evergrande Group like the Hong Kong tower that it bought for a record $1.6 billion. Once a jewel in the developer’s crown, creditors are still trying to sell the building …
