Nick M. Velli
@archroadkill.bsky.social
I am shuffling through the Texas sand but my head's in ... none of your business.
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In addition to being the UK's most Kremlin-sanctioned newspaper, Byline Times has now been banned two years running from both Conservative and Reform UK party conferences.
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@peterjukes.bsky.social
October 2, 2026 at 1:48 PM
In addition to being the UK's most Kremlin-sanctioned newspaper, Byline Times has now been banned two years running from both Conservative and Reform UK party conferences.
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@peterjukes.bsky.social
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Good morning.
From the FT:
"A sharp sell-off in US government bonds is starting to reverberate across corporate America, forcing companies to overhaul their borrowing plans and even raising the spectre of defaults among the most lowly rated businesses."
Remember the historical playbook...
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From the FT:
"A sharp sell-off in US government bonds is starting to reverberate across corporate America, forcing companies to overhaul their borrowing plans and even raising the spectre of defaults among the most lowly rated businesses."
Remember the historical playbook...
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October 6, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Good morning.
From the FT:
"A sharp sell-off in US government bonds is starting to reverberate across corporate America, forcing companies to overhaul their borrowing plans and even raising the spectre of defaults among the most lowly rated businesses."
Remember the historical playbook...
1 of 2
From the FT:
"A sharp sell-off in US government bonds is starting to reverberate across corporate America, forcing companies to overhaul their borrowing plans and even raising the spectre of defaults among the most lowly rated businesses."
Remember the historical playbook...
1 of 2
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The A.I. investment boom is contributing to inflation. It also appears nearly immune to high interest rates. That’s a challenging combination for the Fed — with potentially serious implications for the rest of the economy.
With @colbylsmith.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b... #EconSky
With @colbylsmith.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b... #EconSky
High Interest Rates Aren’t Slowing the A.I. Boom. That’s a Problem for the Fed. (Gift Article)
Rising borrowing costs are taking a toll on households and businesses. But they are doing little to dampen enthusiasm for investments in A.I. infrastructure, which are contributing to inflation.
www.nytimes.com
October 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
The A.I. investment boom is contributing to inflation. It also appears nearly immune to high interest rates. That’s a challenging combination for the Fed — with potentially serious implications for the rest of the economy.
With @colbylsmith.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b... #EconSky
With @colbylsmith.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b... #EconSky
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Housing starts: 1.27M annual rate for August 2026 (latest reading) (prior: 1.31M).
Source: Census via FRED. Data only, not advice.
#EconSky #economics
Source: Census via FRED. Data only, not advice.
#EconSky #economics
October 5, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Housing starts: 1.27M annual rate for August 2026 (latest reading) (prior: 1.31M).
Source: Census via FRED. Data only, not advice.
#EconSky #economics
Source: Census via FRED. Data only, not advice.
#EconSky #economics
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Apropos of claims being made on the other site about minimum wage effects on jobs.
I encourage you to look at our work on the own-wage elasticity (OWE). Most studies suggest effects that are either positive or small negative, where magnitudes are economically interpretable.
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I encourage you to look at our work on the own-wage elasticity (OWE). Most studies suggest effects that are either positive or small negative, where magnitudes are economically interpretable.
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October 4, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Apropos of claims being made on the other site about minimum wage effects on jobs.
I encourage you to look at our work on the own-wage elasticity (OWE). Most studies suggest effects that are either positive or small negative, where magnitudes are economically interpretable.
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I encourage you to look at our work on the own-wage elasticity (OWE). Most studies suggest effects that are either positive or small negative, where magnitudes are economically interpretable.
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The Gestapo is at it again
4 men in plain clothes kidnap a woman—they claim to be ICE.
Woman's name is Angel Zhao.
She lives in Huntington Beach, California—originally Shanghai, China.
Woman's name is Angel Zhao.
She lives in Huntington Beach, California—originally Shanghai, China.
October 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
The Gestapo is at it again
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4 men in plain clothes kidnap a woman—they claim to be ICE.
Woman's name is Angel Zhao.
She lives in Huntington Beach, California—originally Shanghai, China.
Woman's name is Angel Zhao.
She lives in Huntington Beach, California—originally Shanghai, China.
October 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
4 men in plain clothes kidnap a woman—they claim to be ICE.
Woman's name is Angel Zhao.
She lives in Huntington Beach, California—originally Shanghai, China.
Woman's name is Angel Zhao.
She lives in Huntington Beach, California—originally Shanghai, China.
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Whistleblower and former banker Simon Andriesz, 57, has died by suicide, The Banker reports.
Andriesz exposed US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s past links to Jeffrey Epstein.
Andriesz exposed US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s past links to Jeffrey Epstein.
October 4, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Whistleblower and former banker Simon Andriesz, 57, has died by suicide, The Banker reports.
Andriesz exposed US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s past links to Jeffrey Epstein.
Andriesz exposed US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s past links to Jeffrey Epstein.
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🚨 OCTOBER 5 DEADLINE
#BlueWaveIn30Days
If you live in one of these states, Monday is the voter registration deadline:
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• Montana
• Ohio
• Tennessee
• Texas
Check your registration.
IWillVote.com
#BlueWaveIn30Days
If you live in one of these states, Monday is the voter registration deadline:
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• Montana
• Ohio
• Tennessee
• Texas
Check your registration.
IWillVote.com
October 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
🚨 OCTOBER 5 DEADLINE
#BlueWaveIn30Days
If you live in one of these states, Monday is the voter registration deadline:
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• Montana
• Ohio
• Tennessee
• Texas
Check your registration.
IWillVote.com
#BlueWaveIn30Days
If you live in one of these states, Monday is the voter registration deadline:
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• Montana
• Ohio
• Tennessee
• Texas
Check your registration.
IWillVote.com
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If feeding a hungry kid accidentally benefits an "undeserving" kid, I am prepared to live with this devastating outcome.
October 4, 2026 at 5:01 AM
If feeding a hungry kid accidentally benefits an "undeserving" kid, I am prepared to live with this devastating outcome.
Even now it still catches me by surprise just how greedy and depraved this whole Trump circus and all its hangers-on are. We're dropping _all_ morality and ethics in one fell swoop. The scum of the country coming into its own in all its incarnations at once. Racism, corruption, treason, misogyny
Funny. I cannot recall any "diplomat" seeing their net worth rise by roughly 📈 $100 million to $200 million since taking the position. Yet Jared Kushner has. So, spare me any BS about his job description. It has nothing to do with diplomacy.
October 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Even now it still catches me by surprise just how greedy and depraved this whole Trump circus and all its hangers-on are. We're dropping _all_ morality and ethics in one fell swoop. The scum of the country coming into its own in all its incarnations at once. Racism, corruption, treason, misogyny
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I believe in Medicare for All like I believe in public schools. There for you no matter what.
October 4, 2026 at 1:16 PM
I believe in Medicare for All like I believe in public schools. There for you no matter what.
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Security forces began detaining protesters at a KPRF rally in Moscow attended by around 2,000 people.
Arrests reportedly began after protesters chanted, “Down with the Tsar!"👑
✅️Follow us for the latest updates
Arrests reportedly began after protesters chanted, “Down with the Tsar!"👑
✅️Follow us for the latest updates
October 4, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Security forces began detaining protesters at a KPRF rally in Moscow attended by around 2,000 people.
Arrests reportedly began after protesters chanted, “Down with the Tsar!"👑
✅️Follow us for the latest updates
Arrests reportedly began after protesters chanted, “Down with the Tsar!"👑
✅️Follow us for the latest updates
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Americans must dismantle the Heritage Foundation through the IRS, the courts, and the ballot to end the rolling coup.
The communist rope prophecy materialized when the Heritage Foundation published a treason blueprint against the United States under the foundation's masthead. Across 920
The communist rope prophecy materialized when the Heritage Foundation published a treason blueprint against the United States under the foundation's masthead. Across 920
October 4, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Americans must dismantle the Heritage Foundation through the IRS, the courts, and the ballot to end the rolling coup.
The communist rope prophecy materialized when the Heritage Foundation published a treason blueprint against the United States under the foundation's masthead. Across 920
The communist rope prophecy materialized when the Heritage Foundation published a treason blueprint against the United States under the foundation's masthead. Across 920
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Population projections often assume that future fertility rates will stop declining after falling below some threshold, but that is at odds with global historical patterns, from Diane Coffey, @MikeGeruso, Dean Spears, and Sangita Vyas www.nber.org/papers/w35824
October 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Population projections often assume that future fertility rates will stop declining after falling below some threshold, but that is at odds with global historical patterns, from Diane Coffey, @MikeGeruso, Dean Spears, and Sangita Vyas www.nber.org/papers/w35824
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www.infobae.com/estados-unid...
[Not sure why more US papers are not covering this story...100+year "Southeastern Grocers" is acquired by Aldi, with more than 200 of its stores are becoming Aldi's, and another 100" being sold off... further consolitation of an already consolidated sector ]
#Econsky
[Not sure why more US papers are not covering this story...100+year "Southeastern Grocers" is acquired by Aldi, with more than 200 of its stores are becoming Aldi's, and another 100" being sold off... further consolitation of an already consolidated sector ]
#Econsky
Fin de una era para el sur de Estados Unidos: Winn-Dixie cierra 27 tiendas tras un siglo de historia
La cadena fundada en 1925 abandona Alabama para siempre y anuncia la conversión de sus locales en supermercados Aldi, en el marco de una reestructuración que redefine su presencia en el mercado
www.infobae.com
October 3, 2026 at 9:08 PM
www.infobae.com/estados-unid...
[Not sure why more US papers are not covering this story...100+year "Southeastern Grocers" is acquired by Aldi, with more than 200 of its stores are becoming Aldi's, and another 100" being sold off... further consolitation of an already consolidated sector ]
#Econsky
[Not sure why more US papers are not covering this story...100+year "Southeastern Grocers" is acquired by Aldi, with more than 200 of its stores are becoming Aldi's, and another 100" being sold off... further consolitation of an already consolidated sector ]
#Econsky
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In Springfield, OH, nearly 1,400 workers were laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally. Layoffs were large enough to basically erase an entire year of job growth in the greater Dayton, Ohio, area.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
President Donald Trump is trying to rally voters in the Dayton, Ohio, area on Saturday. But days ago, 1,400 workers were laid off from a truck factory there.
apnews.com
October 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
In Springfield, OH, nearly 1,400 workers were laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally. Layoffs were large enough to basically erase an entire year of job growth in the greater Dayton, Ohio, area.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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#EconSky
After 15 years it all remains on point (but with MAGA replacing the Tea Party).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW9d...
After 15 years it all remains on point (but with MAGA replacing the Tea Party).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW9d...
On politics and the federal budget, 2011
YouTube video by Yoram Bauman
www.youtube.com
October 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM
#EconSky
After 15 years it all remains on point (but with MAGA replacing the Tea Party).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW9d...
After 15 years it all remains on point (but with MAGA replacing the Tea Party).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW9d...
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Stocks surge on news of terrible jobs report.
October 3, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Stocks surge on news of terrible jobs report.
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In 1976 DAVID BOWIE played a gig in New York and got busted by police for having 182g of marijuana.
Here he is effortlessly styling out his mugshot.
Here he is effortlessly styling out his mugshot.
October 2, 2026 at 1:41 AM
In 1976 DAVID BOWIE played a gig in New York and got busted by police for having 182g of marijuana.
Here he is effortlessly styling out his mugshot.
Here he is effortlessly styling out his mugshot.
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"What Palantir can’t do is stop government agencies from sharing information with each other, which Trump ordered them to do in March. ELITE, the app they created for ICE, sources its data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, which manages Medicaid."
via @kalwradio.bsky.social
via @kalwradio.bsky.social
Nurses rally in San Francisco against Palantir’s work with ICE
Nurses marched in San Francisco on Wednesday to protest Palantir’s involvement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
www.kalw.org
October 1, 2026 at 11:28 PM
"What Palantir can’t do is stop government agencies from sharing information with each other, which Trump ordered them to do in March. ELITE, the app they created for ICE, sources its data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, which manages Medicaid."
via @kalwradio.bsky.social
via @kalwradio.bsky.social
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If your reaction to Wemby saying this is a hearty “hell yeah”, it behooves me to let you know that @theguardian.com does not take business from betting companies, we have a great sports section, no paywall, and a great app. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/o...
‘It’s sad seeing players promote it’: Wembanyama says he will never endorse gambling companies
Spurs star says it is ‘very sad’ to see NBA players promote gambling companies and insists money no longer drives his sponsorship decisions
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2026 at 1:04 AM
If your reaction to Wemby saying this is a hearty “hell yeah”, it behooves me to let you know that @theguardian.com does not take business from betting companies, we have a great sports section, no paywall, and a great app. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/o...
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Household debt at a record high.
Student loan defaults at a record high.
Credit card debt at a near record high.
Meanwhile, corporate profits are the highest they’ve ever been.
CEOs are paid 325x more than their typical workers.
U.S. billionaire wealth is up 30% in a year.
It's unsustainable.
Student loan defaults at a record high.
Credit card debt at a near record high.
Meanwhile, corporate profits are the highest they’ve ever been.
CEOs are paid 325x more than their typical workers.
U.S. billionaire wealth is up 30% in a year.
It's unsustainable.
October 1, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Household debt at a record high.
Student loan defaults at a record high.
Credit card debt at a near record high.
Meanwhile, corporate profits are the highest they’ve ever been.
CEOs are paid 325x more than their typical workers.
U.S. billionaire wealth is up 30% in a year.
It's unsustainable.
Student loan defaults at a record high.
Credit card debt at a near record high.
Meanwhile, corporate profits are the highest they’ve ever been.
CEOs are paid 325x more than their typical workers.
U.S. billionaire wealth is up 30% in a year.
It's unsustainable.
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The episode mocked billionaires by depicting them as being obsessed with appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast and spreading COVID conspiracies on social media.
New ‘South Park’ Episode Depicts Town ‘Infested’ With Podcast-Obsessed Billionaires
The episode mocked billionaires by depicting them as being obsessed with appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast and spreading COVID conspiracies on social media.
www.forbes.com
October 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
The episode mocked billionaires by depicting them as being obsessed with appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast and spreading COVID conspiracies on social media.