(maybe not only in retrospect)
10.03.2026 15:46
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(maybe not only in retrospect)
@markhertling.bsky.social:
"War is not entertainment. It is not a meme. It is not a cinematic product designed to generate likes and shares."
www.thebulwark.com/p/tacos-with...
...and less than an hour after that, the Israeli military: war is "far from over"
Pentagon today: the war is just getting started!
Their commander in chief, less than an hour later: "the war is very complete"
again, not great news for the Fed
Trump options for bringing down oil prices "include restricting U.S. exports, intervening in oil futures markets, waiving some federal taxes and lifting requirements under a U.S. law called the Jones Act that domestic fuel move only on U.S.-flagged ships, among others"
My "there's no reason to panic" shirt is raising lots of questions answered by my shirt nypost.com/2026/03/09/u...
Saudi Arabia is cutting oil output as it runs out of storage www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Would be ironic if Trump's war with Iran takes down the Paramount-Warner Bros merger he wants so badly.
Gulf state sovereigns are backing the deal, and there have been reports that these countries are rethinking all their US investments/financing www.wsj.com/business/the...
Senator mocked ‘green energy crap.’ His house runs on it. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Trump bought Netflix and Warner Bros bonds at height of bidding war with Paramount
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Pity poor Kevin Warsh, who was nominated for Fed chair because he promised to cut interest rates
When economists say the president can't really do much to change gas prices, what they mean is he can't do much to *reduce* gas prices. Turns out they can do a lot to raise them
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-iran...
chart is from this story, about rising likelihood of stagflation. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
this is what happens when you elect someone based on the premise that he's such a successful businessman
Residents of Tehran report terror of smoke-filled city, from potentially toxic rain, air and water to food scarcity and difficulty of escape www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
Synagogue in Belgian city of Liege damaged in explosion, VRT reports reut.rs/4aYhBmH
Bahrain’s Ministry of Health said that 32 people were injured in an Iranian drone strike in the Sitra area early Monday. Sitra, an island near Bahrain’s capital, Manama, is home to part of the refinery complex of Bapco Energies, the state-owned energy company.
G7 to discuss joint release of emergency oil reserves www.ft.com/content/e114...
What?
It's not a war, but if it is don't worry we already won it
also this one.
Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police installed in Capitol at 4 a.m. wapo.st/4aYkbco
Every accusation is a confession, or in this case a roadmap
Had to doublecheck the date on this
This is how you do foreign policy. On the president’s privately owned social network that loses $700m a year to run a website
I recommend listening to @crampell.bsky.social if you want to learn more.
“If he were trying to increase prices on purpose, would he be doing anything differently?”
