It is easier to sell castles in the air in theoretical markets then actual ones. Musk is unmatched in vapor ware stock puffing.
It is easier to sell castles in the air in theoretical markets then actual ones. Musk is unmatched in vapor ware stock puffing.
GOLDMAN: Japan has 141 days worth of visible reserves.
Mexico? 20.
Almond tree in Blossom
Vincent Van Gogh
Beautiful bird with very multisyllabic name.
An anhinga is perched on top of a bush with green leaves and bright red berries surrounding it. Its wings are fully outspread to dry out, and it looks up and to the right. Behind are green trees catching the light of the morning sun.
Good morning! Here's an anhinga drying out its wings for Rob's #BirdOfTheDay themes today. ๐
#WingsOpenNotFlying #Black&White #Photography #Birds #Anhinga
When they were choosing color, Wood Ducks asked for all of them.
Emergency go around.
After an upset red-to-blue win in New Hampshire, a revised tally:
Number of state legislative seats Dems have flipped since Trump's second term began: 10
Number of state legislative seats Republicans have flipped over the same period: 0
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The antidote to stupid votes in the past is smart votes in the future.
Helluva way to run a war, as the NYT reports. But the article doesnโt go far enough. WHY are his aides terrified of telling Trump the truth? Because the commander-in-chief is not OK in the head, thatโs why. These reporters should say it instead of covering it up. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...
DOGE Boys Stood Athwart History, Then Their Robots Deleted It
Come watch these idiots try and fail to explain themselves!
By @marciej.bsky.social
www.wonkette.com/p/doge-boys-...
โDonโt ever be the first to stop applauding.โ
-- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, writing about the unfortunate director of the local paper factory
mannerofspeaking.org/2010/05/12/s...
An Emperor Shrimp (Zenopontonia rex). The "bonus" is that's not a rock, it's Thelenota anax, one of the chonkiest sea cucumbers, and the shrimp will spend its life on it. #scuba #marinelife #underwaterphotography
Cherry Plum in blossom in a garden.
Cherry Plum blossom and some blue sky.
Park Lane, Norwich, today.
An amazing sight.
Get out there and be great today.
The Blue Jay doesn't look impressed.
Why shouldn't everyone join in and do their own thing? What could go wrong?
Negative impact of deportations according to a Brookings Inst. Study.
www.brookings.edu/articles/the....
The Pentagon calculated it was spending $1 billion a day on Trump and Netanyahuโs war. The truth? It was $3 billionโฆand thatโs just for munitions.
Plus theyโve alarmed everyone by burning through scarce munitions in a matter of days.
Old fashioned (medieval) justice whoever pays the biggest bribe wins. For example, Paramount and WB.
New in PN: The worst cabinet in history
"Even having one or two cabinet members as disastrous as Noem, Hegseth, Kennedy, or Bondi would be a stain on any administration; putting them all in one govt has created a kind of Bizarro World 1927 Yankees, an all-star team of incompetence and malevolence."
Buying the dip doesn't work as well when the country is run by a dip.
The Great Pumpkin Nebula (SH2-232) region is a faint complex HII molecular cloud in the constellation Auriga at ~ 5,870 light years from Earth. There are also the two smaller HII regions(SH2-231,SH2-233) plus a planetary nebula in the pumpkins center. -Updated 03/08/26 Equipment: Telescope: SVBony SV503 80ed Camera: ZWO ASI533 mc pro Mount: ZWO AM5 FIlter: ASKAR C1 Ha/Oiii duo band Exposure: 1.5 hours Sky: Bortle 3 Frame exposure: 3 min Camera Temp: -12C Processed in SIRIL and Photoshop
The Great Pumpkin Nebula (SH2-232) region is a faint complex HII molecular cloud in the constellation Auriga at ~ 5,870 light years from Earth. There are also the two smaller HII regions(SH2-231,SH2-233) plus a planetary nebula in the pumpkins center.
-Updated 03/08/26
#astronomy #astrophotography
The figure shows the number of Canadian resident visitors returning to Canada from the US in each week of 2023, 2024, and 2025. Figures are in thousands of visitors. The percentage figure represents the change in 2025 relative to the average of 2023 and 2024. President Trumpโs rhetoric about a possible acquisition of Canada and escalating trade tensions led to a 25% decline in Canadian visits to the US in 2025. This column uses smartphone foot-traffic data and employment records to explore how this negative demand shock affected US local labour markets, especially in the food services, retail, and leisure sectors. By mid-2025, establishments in areas with the highest share of Canadians among visitors employed roughly 6% fewer workers relative to establishments in less exposed markets, and spillover effects may imply even larger employment losses. The findings highlight a channel of harm that trade policy debates often overlook.
By mid-2025, US establishments in areas w/ the highest share of Canadians among visitors employed roughly 6% fewer workers relative to establishments in less exposed markets, w/ a 25% overall decline in Canadian visits to the US in 2025.
A Kurmann, E Lalรฉ, J Martin
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
Some birds can only dream of being great.
A golden weeping willow in the park near the community centre (Clarence Lido, for those who know)
Blue sky and a willow weeping gold ๐ฑ๐ณ
#BlueSkyMonday #Spring #Trees #ECK
Gas Prices See Near-Historic Weekly Jump as US Attacks Iran, Sending Oil Skyward, by @GasBuddyGuy open.substack.com/pub/gasprice...
He ran on tariffs. Did you not know that is inflationary? Did you take any economic classes in college?
There is apparently credible evidence that the president of the United States is a pedophile. The comforting phrase โaccused him without evidenceโ no longer fits this situation, and journalists must resort to the more perfunctory โhasnโt been formally charged.โ www.thedailybeast.com/key-details-...