Tom Weber

“Let me put it this way: People make mistakes all the time driving the car. Now imagine that you blur the windshield,” he said. “There are going to be a lot more automobile accidents on the road with devastating consequences, and I think that’s the situation here.”

One note: Think that’s the PUBLISHER not the editor asking about Fox viewers in the item.

“Have your AI apologize to my AI

Pinocchios as badge of honor. Depressing.

Yes! People are like “there was an hour wait before I could get into the Chase Sapphire Lounge” and I’m thinking why are you spending so much time at the airport?

Yeah that’s it.

Seriously! That one was a surprise (versus them being pro accurate econ data)

Tropical Storm Dexter limps out to sea as more systems try to form Two more systems could follow Tropical Storm Dexter as the Atlantic hurricane season begins picking up the pace.

If you live along or near the coast, now is the time to start paying attention to daily tropical weather outlooks.

www.damweather.com/2025/08/trop...

“Also it’s TOP SECRET, so don’t tell anyone, mmkay?”

Marketplace is a hella good show too.

Thank you Alan 😊. Means a lot.

I think NY Post is an under appreciated component. Huge caveat: I haven’t tracked closely! But Post will run story saying “libs come for tktk” and when you read it the story will cite a few random Xitter users with handles like @progfan8637. Seems sometimes these are what then get “covered” on Fox

Some good news from the weather world. Hat’s off to @wxmanms1.bsky.social for getting the inside dish on this.

Good news indeed (though I agree with your caveat too). Glad you are keeping your ear to the wall on this — it’s great to read your updates.

This is the guy who knows what the real BLS numbers are.

Cuisinart👍

Ditched air fryer for a convection toaster oven. Far more versatile, cooks only a touch slow than air fryer. Was actually surprised how much I love it. Reheat a slice of pizza beautifully, air fry/roast salmon, and make great toast too

From one of the best minds on this subject. Take what he says seriously.

You are very welcome in Queens. Greatest fans in baseball.

“The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) strongly condemns the removal of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Erika McEntarfer and the unfounded accusations leveled against the work of the agency…

A totally apolitical group.

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Trump’s imaginary numbers, from $1.99 gas to 1,500 percent price cuts The president likes to cite specific numbers to bolster his claims. They are often wildly improbable — or just impossible.

Coming soon to critical economic stats?

Like, I just don’t know how you even begin to inform the mass market, non business audience about how bad this is. I hope you or someone figures that out.

As a former WSJ reporter it’s hard for me to express how disturbing this one-two of shattering Fed independence and creating room for doubt on economic data feels

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Voters can’t complain about economy if no one knows how it’s actually doing!

Good time to start relying more on magic boxes that take data they’re trained on then spit it out you in inscrutable ways!

Turkey’s Erdogan Fires Statistics Chief After Record Inflation The president of the Turkish statistical institute, Sait Dincer, was removed from office and replaced by Erhan Cetinkaya, who had been deputy president of Turkey’s Banking Regulation and Supervision A...

um. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

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