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@darianfernando @jacobkornbluh @ViralNewsNYC Why are we buying bonds in other countries with tax payer dollars?

@jacobkornbluh @ViralNewsNYC The policy should be consistent; either we don’t care about politics of any country when investing, or we have criteria that affects our investing on an equal basis.

NYC Comptroller Mark Levine defends Israel Bonds investments (Mayor Mamdani has urged him to end it): “This is not political. It shouldn't be political… Israel bonds have never missed a payment in 70 years, ever, not once.” “And by the way, we've had no protesting about our investments in Saudi Arabia, our investments in Pakistan or China — only this one little, tiny sliver.”

@AidanSimardone The US is the king and all of the world must pretend he’s not naked until reality points out he has no clothes eventually reality will win.

OPEC Crisis: 7% of oil offline, prices tripled Gulf War: 7% of oil offline, prices doubled Now: 15 – 20% disrupted, everyone acting like its fine 🤡

@LibraryNetwork @deedydas Lol this was written with AI. Do you have any thoughts of your own or just doing this for clicks and $$$ from Elon?

Read Kyle Kingsbury’s 32 page critique of AI: “The Future of Everything is Lies.” It is a polemic, cynical and disagreeable piece to many in tech, but felt by most outside of it. It highlights the many problems we will need to solve as AI percolates through society. Must read.

@thesincerevp @Polymarket Physical oil hit 286 in Sri Lanka. Not all oil markets move in tandem. The US will feel it last.

the consultant wasn't wrong about the mechanism — just the magnitude. oil spiked from $68 to $97 when the blockade started, a 43% move in three weeks. $300 would've required a full shutdown of Hormuz for months and China retaliating on shipping lanes simultaneously. what's interesting is he's using the $300 number to frame the actual outcome as a win. "it could've been catastrophic but I managed it" — when the real cost was $97 oil triggering 3.3% CPI and killing three Fed rate cuts that were supposed to happen this year

JUST IN: Trump says a consultant told him oil would hit $300 a barrel & trigger a depression before starting the special military operation in Iran.

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“Glee” is making a special episode dedicated entirely to @LadyGaga. But in a way, isn’t every episode of “Glee” dedicated to Lady Gaga?

Bill introduced to give Ponzi scheme victims tax relief. So...nobody has to pay Federal taxes again?