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Sending Eric Adams to Wisconsin to sell data centers is objectively funny. We have entered the performance art phase of the data center binge
Jessy EdwardsA video taken Saturday shows former NYC Mayor Eric Adams in sales pitch mode in Wisconsin Rapids, as he's heckled by residents opposed to the data center he's trying to sell them on. "My name is Eric Adams," he begins, as the boos begin to rain down. "You belong in prison!" one attendee shouts.
It's worse than if they had done nothing. The legal case against Trump immunity is that he as President is making a deal with himself. The Roberts Court will 100% treat Blanche confirmation as de facto Congressional approval for the deal because of what Cornyn and Tillis did
Mike NellisCornyn and Tillis folding on Blanche is the most predictable thing ever. They are cowards. The minute Blanche is confirmed, there’s nothing stopping him from reneging on this weaponization fund deal they’ve made. Vote for Democrats if you want a Congress that might actually stand up to this fascist.
I have finally realized that Trump is actually some kind of vampire, and now that I have realized it, no one can convince me I am wrong. The way everything he touches withers and dies is too consistent for any other explanation www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Gianni Infantino: FA set to withdraw support for Fifa presidentThe English Football Association is set to write to Fifa president Gianni Infantino withdrawing its support amid the fallout from his scrapped plans to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions to private ...www.bbc.comEvery lawyer in every DOJ case will be asking for a review of grand jury transcripts now. DOJ will dismiss before revealing the misconduct
Josh Marshalllol “new information” … as in our case falling apart and us commiting prolly grand jury misconduct www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-dis...
Voting for essentially unlimited funding for an authoritarian domestic paramilitary force and then taking credit for adding bodycams is the most Susan Collins thing ever
Greg SargentSusan Collins, who voted for $70 billion in no-strings-attached ICE funding, is now taking credit for securing new bodycams to distance herself from Trump and ICE. This is how Collins wins in Maine. Dems must go on offense on ICE to thwart this scam. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2138...
This is a revolutionary moment. People are unsure about what to do from an ideology/policy perspective because it's genuinely confusing and difficult. But people who don't realize that this is a revolutionary moment (people who signal caution rather than boldness) are clearly fundamentally wrong
Josh MarshallAmong many other things this is a good illustration of the necessity of untethering ideology and "fight" in intra-Democratic battles. The party is very united on fight, very divided on ideology. You unite on fight, let different constituencies/states find their center of gravity on ideology.
Slow growth and high inflation, well that's not great www.theguardian.com/business/202...
US economy grows sluggish 1.5% in second quarter as inflation tops Fed targetConsumer spending remained resilient even as policymakers kept interest rates on holdwww.theguardian.comAbout 20 years ago, I started hearing about private equity buying up elder care homes, even hospice turned into a mostly PE-owned industry. It was a conscious business plan to capture the resources the baby boomer generation built up
SemaforAn anticipated wealth transfer from baby boomers to their descendants is failing to materialize as elder care spending eats into seniors’ finances. www.semafor.com/article/07/2...
It's great news that renewables are soaking up all of the new demand over the last few years. It's bad news that it's not yet lowering the use of coal and gas, which is absolutely necessary
Simon EvansRenewables are now the world's largest source of electricity – and the main source of new supplies
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JoJoFromJerzIt looks less like the office of the President of the United States and more like the inside of a Fabergé egg that caught gonorrhea in the back room of a strip mall nail salon. open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
SpaceX is over 30%! That's a crazy heavy bet against the company's valuation
SemaforBets against the stock market are at all-time highs, as investors doubt the S&P 500’s months-long rally can survive a potential AI bubble and the Iran war’s threat of renewed inflation. The total amount currently bet against shares of the S&P 500 companies recently hit $1.4 trillion.
I would go further and say that "moderation" as a very concept is bullshit. It implies a stable spectrum of ideology that doesn't at all exist anymore
Greg SargentHere's the short version of why I think the idea that Dems can only salvage their brand with moderation is mostly bullshit. Check out this exchange with @creynoldsnc.bsky.social on this: newrepublic.com/article/2132...
Using the US Navy to shakedown the rest of the world for 20% of global traffic through the Strait? This will never happen, but it's possibly the most destructive idea I've ever heard from him, and that's a high bar
Aaron RuparTrump: "The USA will be, from this point forward, known as 'THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,' but as such, and as a matter of FAIRNESS, will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped, for costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security ... "