Erik Madsen

Thusly fixed.

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.

It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Palantir CEO Karp twice slams short sellers as stock suffers worst week since April Palantir CEO Alex Karp twice confronted short sellers this week as the company's shares suffered a double-digit drop.

Anytime a CEO starts complaining about the shorts, it’s a strong indicator their company is an overhyped fraud. I believe the correlation is 💯% www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/p...

After the Front Man The System Trump Revealed by Dying

“Trump died on December 8, three weeks before Christmas. The news broke during evening programming. Within three hours, coverage had settled into rhythm: the same footage, the same talking heads, the same speculation. No one yet understood what his death would reveal.”

My newest piece:

BREAKING 🚨: U.S. Banks

Fed Reserve just pumped $29.4 Billion into the U.S. Banking System through overnight repos 🤯 This amount far surpasses even the peak of the Dot Com Bubble 👀 Probably Fine, carry on

After Unusual Machines Names Donald Trump Jr. To New Advisory Board, Defense Contracts Follow Donald Trump Jr. once mocked Hunter Biden's "no-show no-experience board seats." Now he's on his second newly activated advisory board—and that company just announced $15 million in contracts.

Donald Trump Jr. in 2021: “Those Hunter no-show no-experience board seats didn’t come without an expected return!”

Donald Trump Jr. in 2024: Gets $2.8M in stock for joining an advisory board that didn't exist until he joined it.

New: me, for @forbes.com

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Deregulation will pour extra fuel on the private credit bonfire [FREE TO READ] The Trump administration’s looser rules could breed more ‘cockroaches’ in the lending market

Siri, is it normal and OK when ABS conferences in Miami are so deafeningly loud and excitable that @brookeamasters.ft.com almost turns around and leaves? on.ft.com/47zsZm5

Rubio's dead eyed stare into the void as Trump is describing a dementia test is incredible content

My God… they jacked up the estimated inflation data point share from 10% to 40% of the total… nearly half of the inflation estimates are now guesswork

This is absolutely terrifying. And this man, as slovenly as he looks, has the president's ear and knows what they're planning.

It's been said before, but these are extremely weird people.

Quote by William L. Shirer about von Ribbentrop which seems awfully relatable in our times.
”The idea (…) was Hitler’s. The Nazi foreign minister embraced it with all the enthusiasm to which his abysmal ignorance often drove him.”

YouTube video by Calgary Software Crafters AI Talks - Lada Kesseler: Augmented Coding: Mapping the Uncharted Territory

If you’re a software engineer, do yourself a favour and invest two hours to watch this. Regardless of your level of experience you will be much much smarter about using LLMs and AI augmented development and be enriched with a ton of great ideas and techniques!

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I think a lot of citizens should launch an investigation into why they’re paying federal taxes.

It's all out in the open, folks.

BLAME CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS.

Exclusive | Trump Administration in Talks to Take Equity Stakes in Quantum-Computing Firms The discussions signal Washington’s wider involvement in critical parts of the economy.

he knows the asset based economy is all he’s got, and this group has started to break www.wsj.com/business/ent...

Update: it’s not fine because the computers are shitting themselves

Meta, $META, has cut an undisclosed number of people in its AI unit, as it had become overly bureaucratic, per Axios

Q: How comfortable are you w/Trump seeking $230m from the DOJ?

MIKE JOHNSON: Uh, I don't know the details. I just read it. I know he believes he's owed that reimbursement. What I heard is that if receives it, he's gonna consider giving it to charity. They attack him for everything. *changes topic*

Orban, Trump and all the other russophiles have a lot to answer for.

First moments after the Russian attack on a daycare in Kharkiv.

Kids crying for their moms, rescuers and civilians rushing to get them out of the building...
Heartbreaking.

Subprime Lender PrimaLend Enters Bankruptcy After Bond Default By Eliza Ronalds-Hannon and Libby Cherry 10/22/2025 08:04:09 [BN] (Bloomberg) -- PrimaLend Capital Partners filed for bankruptcy after months of negotiations with creditors following missed interest payments on its debt. PrimaLend, which provides financing to auto dealerships that cater to subprime borrowers, listed estimated assets and liabilities below $500 million each, according to court documents it filed in the Northern District of Texas.

Newest subprime auto-related BK just dropped.

$AMZN is up for what it’s worth.

Trump and Stephen Miller have taken the legal position that they can redirect and/or withhold spending that has been allocated by Congress, so any “deal” they do is meaningless. What the Dems should do is make their vote contingent on simply releasing the full Epstein files. Put them in a corner.

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Big "Taliban destroys the Buddhas of Bamiyan" energy, but somehow tackier?

good ole German retail, always there when you've got a really heavy bag that needs holding