Horrifying how quickly this stuff normalised in some sectors
THREAD: As we head into the midterms, I've tried to take stock of Trump's reign, the damage to our country, and how we’ve already gotten used to a level of fascism, authoritarianism, and corruption that would be unthinkable and shocking to us just a decade ago.
Here's the whole series of essays:
Here's the whole series of essays:
November 2, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Horrifying how quickly this stuff normalised in some sectors
Creative sectors also don't pay coconuts usually
October 29, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Creative sectors also don't pay coconuts usually
‘Analysts at Bank of America said they spotted a "bubble-like" pattern in stocks that also appeared leading up to the burst of the dot-com bubble: an explosive rally in defensive sectors.‘ www.businessinsider.com/stock-market...
October 31, 2026 at 8:55 PM
‘Analysts at Bank of America said they spotted a "bubble-like" pattern in stocks that also appeared leading up to the burst of the dot-com bubble: an explosive rally in defensive sectors.‘ www.businessinsider.com/stock-market...
I imagine larger llcs aren't doing this but, uh, I can confirm some niche sectors do lol
October 31, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I imagine larger llcs aren't doing this but, uh, I can confirm some niche sectors do lol
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November 2, 2026 at 12:12 PM
🚨 Our demo is available to play now! 🚨
Fire up your turbo-charged Street Sweeper and carve perfect lines, at breakneck speeds, through the filth-ridden lower sectors of a Cyberpunk Neotropolis
store.steampowered.com/app/4484260/...
#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
Fire up your turbo-charged Street Sweeper and carve perfect lines, at breakneck speeds, through the filth-ridden lower sectors of a Cyberpunk Neotropolis
store.steampowered.com/app/4484260/...
#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
All hell continues to break loose in the Russian oil industry, as Ukraine targets the third Russian oil refinery in just three days.
With several sectors of the facility now ablaze, the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery in Kstovo, in the hellish Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, a full 800 km from..
With several sectors of the facility now ablaze, the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery in Kstovo, in the hellish Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, a full 800 km from..
November 1, 2026 at 1:57 PM
All hell continues to break loose in the Russian oil industry, as Ukraine targets the third Russian oil refinery in just three days.
With several sectors of the facility now ablaze, the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery in Kstovo, in the hellish Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, a full 800 km from..
With several sectors of the facility now ablaze, the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery in Kstovo, in the hellish Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, a full 800 km from..
Active ETFs continue to sell down Tech and rotate into other sectors.
There are a lot of left for dead "catchup" sectors and companies out there finally getting flows. Most interest rate and energy sensitive, fingers crossed might be trending back in a good direction.
There are a lot of left for dead "catchup" sectors and companies out there finally getting flows. Most interest rate and energy sensitive, fingers crossed might be trending back in a good direction.
November 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Active ETFs continue to sell down Tech and rotate into other sectors.
There are a lot of left for dead "catchup" sectors and companies out there finally getting flows. Most interest rate and energy sensitive, fingers crossed might be trending back in a good direction.
There are a lot of left for dead "catchup" sectors and companies out there finally getting flows. Most interest rate and energy sensitive, fingers crossed might be trending back in a good direction.
Heavens open as the guys on wets cross the finish line two sectors down!
October 31, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Heavens open as the guys on wets cross the finish line two sectors down!
AO3 is down. Thoughts and prayers for the public sectors of most nations round the globe, all held together by underpaid millennials of myriad genders and hair colours for whom That One Tag is structural to their sanity
October 29, 2026 at 1:59 PM
AO3 is down. Thoughts and prayers for the public sectors of most nations round the globe, all held together by underpaid millennials of myriad genders and hair colours for whom That One Tag is structural to their sanity
First, the basics.
The US productivity uptick in AI-adopting sectors starts in 2020, not 2022. Even if you spot a new acceleration around 2022, that’s too early to be AI. Back then it was chatbots, not agents.
The US productivity uptick in AI-adopting sectors starts in 2020, not 2022. Even if you spot a new acceleration around 2022, that’s too early to be AI. Back then it was chatbots, not agents.
November 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
First, the basics.
The US productivity uptick in AI-adopting sectors starts in 2020, not 2022. Even if you spot a new acceleration around 2022, that’s too early to be AI. Back then it was chatbots, not agents.
The US productivity uptick in AI-adopting sectors starts in 2020, not 2022. Even if you spot a new acceleration around 2022, that’s too early to be AI. Back then it was chatbots, not agents.
To the east of the city of Slov'yans'k, Ukrainian defenders have liberated the village of Pyskunivka and are pushing the russian fascist invaders back along the Sivers'kyi Donetsk River.
The big advances the Ukrainians made northeast of Lyman are paying off in other sectors of the battlefront.
The big advances the Ukrainians made northeast of Lyman are paying off in other sectors of the battlefront.
November 1, 2026 at 6:50 PM
To the east of the city of Slov'yans'k, Ukrainian defenders have liberated the village of Pyskunivka and are pushing the russian fascist invaders back along the Sivers'kyi Donetsk River.
The big advances the Ukrainians made northeast of Lyman are paying off in other sectors of the battlefront.
The big advances the Ukrainians made northeast of Lyman are paying off in other sectors of the battlefront.
No activity in Kramatorsk, Oleksandrivka or Dniprov sectors; no offensive build-up in Volyn or Polissya.
November 2, 2026 at 6:28 AM
No activity in Kramatorsk, Oleksandrivka or Dniprov sectors; no offensive build-up in Volyn or Polissya.
I truly wish folks across sectors would learn about the “protest paradigm” and the ways that we as citizens and people with influence can either choose to contribute to it or reject it
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest...
Protest paradigm - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 31, 2026 at 12:21 PM
I truly wish folks across sectors would learn about the “protest paradigm” and the ways that we as citizens and people with influence can either choose to contribute to it or reject it
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protest...
More importantly, if we break productivity down into its components — output & employees — US acceleration since 2022 is primarily a tech layoffs story.
Output stayed on trend, and unlike other sectors/countries where employment flatlined, in US tech it fell and has kept falling in a straight line.
Output stayed on trend, and unlike other sectors/countries where employment flatlined, in US tech it fell and has kept falling in a straight line.
November 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
More importantly, if we break productivity down into its components — output & employees — US acceleration since 2022 is primarily a tech layoffs story.
Output stayed on trend, and unlike other sectors/countries where employment flatlined, in US tech it fell and has kept falling in a straight line.
Output stayed on trend, and unlike other sectors/countries where employment flatlined, in US tech it fell and has kept falling in a straight line.
first muslim elected senator in this era of concentrated islamophobia from all sectors will fucking rule
Abdul El-Sayed raised more than $2.4 million on Sunday, setting a single-day fundraising for the campaign.
29,602 donors gave for the first time, the campaign says
29,602 donors gave for the first time, the campaign says
November 2, 2026 at 2:41 PM
first muslim elected senator in this era of concentrated islamophobia from all sectors will fucking rule
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has arrived in Kyiv in his capacity as a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador. Here, he is learning about projects implemented with UNDP support across various sectors - from energy to culture and demining.
October 29, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has arrived in Kyiv in his capacity as a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador. Here, he is learning about projects implemented with UNDP support across various sectors - from energy to culture and demining.
The heaviest losses were recorded in the Dobropillia-Pokrovsk sector, where Russian forces suffered 7,360 casualties, followed by the Oleksandrivka and Huliaipole sectors, with a combined 4,312.
November 2, 2026 at 12:48 AM
The heaviest losses were recorded in the Dobropillia-Pokrovsk sector, where Russian forces suffered 7,360 casualties, followed by the Oleksandrivka and Huliaipole sectors, with a combined 4,312.
Sectors bracing for a pivot as US midterm elections loom reut.rs/4edMC7z
Sectors bracing for a pivot as US midterm elections loom
As the US midterm elections approach, Corporate America is bracing for a potential shift in the balance of power in Washington.
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November 2, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Sectors bracing for a pivot as US midterm elections loom reut.rs/4edMC7z
So, to the extent that AI may *now* be playing a role in continued weak junior hiring or tech layoffs, it’s likely less about raw capabilities or adoption rates and more about how different sectors and countries respond to those same things.
November 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
So, to the extent that AI may *now* be playing a role in continued weak junior hiring or tech layoffs, it’s likely less about raw capabilities or adoption rates and more about how different sectors and countries respond to those same things.
Also, AI use is now very widespread in these sectors in all high-income countries, so a simple “AI adoption -> productivity boost” story doesn’t fit the international pattern.
(NB I’m not saying US responding differently to same forces more broadly is implausible — more on this later)
(NB I’m not saying US responding differently to same forces more broadly is implausible — more on this later)
November 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Also, AI use is now very widespread in these sectors in all high-income countries, so a simple “AI adoption -> productivity boost” story doesn’t fit the international pattern.
(NB I’m not saying US responding differently to same forces more broadly is implausible — more on this later)
(NB I’m not saying US responding differently to same forces more broadly is implausible — more on this later)
Seems like something—namely a tough and escalating sanctions regime that erodes their warfighting ability and starves key sectors of capital and markets—is needed to change their calculus.
October 28, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Seems like something—namely a tough and escalating sanctions regime that erodes their warfighting ability and starves key sectors of capital and markets—is needed to change their calculus.
This is a tale as old as time.
Whether you look at the Great Recession, pandemic, or the bundle of shocks and uncertainty starting 2022, we see the same pattern:
US labour market responds more flexibly to the same forces. More layoffs; weaker firms fail; reallocation into more productive sectors.
Whether you look at the Great Recession, pandemic, or the bundle of shocks and uncertainty starting 2022, we see the same pattern:
US labour market responds more flexibly to the same forces. More layoffs; weaker firms fail; reallocation into more productive sectors.
November 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
This is a tale as old as time.
Whether you look at the Great Recession, pandemic, or the bundle of shocks and uncertainty starting 2022, we see the same pattern:
US labour market responds more flexibly to the same forces. More layoffs; weaker firms fail; reallocation into more productive sectors.
Whether you look at the Great Recession, pandemic, or the bundle of shocks and uncertainty starting 2022, we see the same pattern:
US labour market responds more flexibly to the same forces. More layoffs; weaker firms fail; reallocation into more productive sectors.
This, even as outlets like Reuters are out here talkinga about the bubble being about to pop? "AI Ensorcellment" apparently still fully underway in all business sectors
“The CEO is in full AI psychosis and has been for a while now,” one of the sources told 404 Media.
Yen, a former CERN particle physicist, projects a measured approach in public, but internally he acts more like what one employee described as a “petulant child.”
Yen, a former CERN particle physicist, projects a measured approach in public, but internally he acts more like what one employee described as a “petulant child.”
Manifestos, Fear, and ‘Loser Thinking’: Inside Proton’s AI Reckoning
Proton CEO Andy Yen projects a calm persona and rails against Big Tech and critiques AI. Internally, he is pushing engineers to build Proton with AI, even when they have security concerns.
www.404media.co
October 29, 2026 at 5:56 PM
This, even as outlets like Reuters are out here talkinga about the bubble being about to pop? "AI Ensorcellment" apparently still fully underway in all business sectors
They’re gonna do that for all 3600 sectors, aren’t they
October 31, 2026 at 6:42 PM
They’re gonna do that for all 3600 sectors, aren’t they
🔴 Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy reported 208 documented incidents of damage across the energy, oil, and gas sectors over the past seven days.
Systematic Russian strikes have severely strained power distribution, forcing emergency blackouts across nine regions.
Systematic Russian strikes have severely strained power distribution, forcing emergency blackouts across nine regions.
November 2, 2026 at 9:22 PM
🔴 Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy reported 208 documented incidents of damage across the energy, oil, and gas sectors over the past seven days.
Systematic Russian strikes have severely strained power distribution, forcing emergency blackouts across nine regions.
Systematic Russian strikes have severely strained power distribution, forcing emergency blackouts across nine regions.