Adam Cook

I don't say this lightly: The New York Times should fire the reporter and editor who chose to present a leak from the white house as if it was a leak from Harvard.

Don't print lies in the newspaper

The Biden administration had wire and securities fraud charges in motion against Musk for doing this.

Elon Musk bought the election for Donald Trump because doing this, lying about the current and future capabilities of the vehicles he sells, is the foundation of his entire fortune.

Texas Dems to flee state amid national redistricting battle They will head to Illinois, where Gov. JB Pritzker has expressed sympathy for their plight.

BIG NEWS: Texas Dems plan to flee to Chicago today in order to disrupt redistricting attempts, according to Politico.

Given what happens when you come off it, I do think a sudden stop of Ozempic exports to the US would be huge lolz as well as a touch the stove lesson.

Larry wanted just a little bit of a dictator, not a full blown one

reminder that for the political press the great scandal of the 2024 election was that harris didn’t give enough interviews

one of the most obvious lies imaginable (that wasn’t reported as such by our political press corps)

Yup.

Didn’t this dipshit just say that Columbia’s deal with (capitulation to) the Trump Administration was a template that all other US universities should embrace?

anyway it's pretty lazy of folks to not realize the abundance agenda is being coopted for bad things. high embodied carbon vehicles. fossil fuel production over green energy. highway construction over transit.

www.ft.com/content/848d...

so the speakers list for abundance conference is >80% men

www.abundancedc.org/speakers

"It's almost like there's a line of businesses - a 'chain of suppliers' if you will - that inevitably leads back to tariff-affected countries for some product inputs."

Then last week, he told a podcaster that he's looking at paying upwards of $600k because of tariffs. The reason?

He imports equipment and steel to make those knives. Even if you make the machines in the United States, you will pay more.

Many people don't realize how much they import.

Elect clowns, get clowns show.

August 1, 2025 AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION Committee on Economic Statistics and Committee on Government Relations Statement from the American Economic Association on the Dismissal of the BLS Commissioner Leaders of the American Economic Association express their grave concern over the dismissal of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) earlier today. The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions. Undermining the independence or credibility of these agencies threatens the integrity of the information that markets, institutions, and the public rely on every day. Measuring the vast and dynamic U.S. economy in real time is inherently challenging. It is standard practice for statistical estimates to be revised as more complete and higher-quality data become available. These revisions reflect the commitment of statistical agencies to accuracy, transparency, and methodological rigor-not failure or bias. The BLS has long had a well-deserved reputation for professional excellence and nonpartisan integrity. Safeguarding this tradition is vital for the continued health of the U.S. economy and public trust in our institutions. We call upon elected officials to respect and preserve the independence of the nation's statistical infrastructure. Lawrence Katz President, American Economic Association Katharine Abraham President-Elect, American Economic Association Karen Dynan Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Economic Statistics Kenneth Troske Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Government Relations

Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing

As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements

This is a big deal

Ha. I thought it was a very fair accounting.

Tivadar is criminally under-followed on this app.

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Europe’s Season of Humiliation Will Last for a While France’s Emmanuel Macron says the continent is seen as a geopolitical pushover. There’s no easy fix.

Thought-provoking piece by Bloomberg. With some points from my work.

The EU has bought time placating Trump with the trade deal. But if this summer of humiliation is to not turn into a century, the question is what the bloc will do with the time it bought.

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www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

it’s a real testament to the intellectual traditions of these centuries-old institutions, folding to authoritarian pressure like paper in a storm and kneeling to naked financial extortion

Attorney: Video shows racial slurs that 'triggered' downtown Cincinnati brawl The previously unpublicized video shows a man police say was a victim using the racial slur multiple times.

And why I was waiting until the truth came out to speak on it. They want a race war, and when Black people fight back, its call a "mob." Video shows a completely different story than what's been said.

www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...

Interior Order Chokes Off Permits for Solar and Wind on Federal Lands The department creates a seemingly impossible new permitting criteria for renewable energy.

HUGE: The Trump administration will no longer permit any solar or wind projects on federal lands unless they produce more energy-per-acre than coal, gas or nuclear power plants.

Solar and wind literally produce less energy per acre, so simply this may just kill off any project on federal lands.

I leave you for the weekend with the policy advice we'll have in 2-3 years

Why is it that MAGA dudes keep talking about the importance of masculinity, but are afraid of basically all our cities at a time when they're safer than ever (if you ignore ICE kidnapping people off the street, that is).

By all means, let the guy who told the secretary of state of Georgia "I just want to find 11,780 votes" make decisions about whose numbers are wrong.

Statement from the Friends of BLS, which includes former BLS Commissioners Erica Groshen (appointed and served in Obama) and William Beach (appointed and served in Trump1).
bsky.app/profile/aaro...

Agreed.

Tesla must pay $329 million in damages after fatal Autopilot crash, jury says A jury in Florida determined that Tesla should be held partly liable for a fatal 2019 crash involving its Autopilot technology.

Oh snap! www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/t...

Trump's war on immigrants shows up clearly in the data: the age 16+ immigrant popn has dropped 3.8%—1.9 million—since January. It's a moral catastrophe, and an economic one. Deporting 1 million immigrants per year will cost ~6 million jobs over Trump's term.

www.epi.org/publication/...