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Dad, husband, host @Marketplace. IPAs. Soccer referee, trail runner, mountain biker. Veteran. kryssdal@marketplace.org

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Good Lord.

Just watch how an elected member of the Senate conducts himself. Against a member of the military in uniform. Who - and let’s be very, very clear - most certainly has a First Amendment right to protest. Since he’s the guy you’d be sending to war.

05.03.2026 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 297    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 9
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Pete Hegseth Treats Fallen American Soldiers as a PR Problem His use of the Iran war dead to attack the media was disgraceful.

Pete Hegseth, if he does not resign, should at least get out of the way and let better men than him talk to the nation and to the press.

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

04.03.2026 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1177    πŸ” 324    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 23
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Judge Orders US to Stop Calculating IEEPA Tariffs for Importers A US judge has ordered the Trump administration halt a key step in the tariff payment process in order to make any refunds simpler after the US Supreme Court struck down the president’s global tariffs...

"He also questioned why the government was continuing to do so after the Supreme Court ruled the tariffs illegal."

Uh, yeah...

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

04.03.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 403    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4
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RBOB gasoline futures highest since July 2024... +14.4% YoY

$2.51 implies $3.45 at the pump in a few weeks

04.03.2026 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

This, for the love of Pete

04.03.2026 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1396    πŸ” 214    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 5
The Princess Bride - Never Get Involved in a Land War in Asia - closed captioned
YouTube video by Captioning for Everyone The Princess Bride - Never Get Involved in a Land War in Asia - closed captioned

Even the villain Vizzini in "The Princess Bride" knew:
"Never get involved in a land war in Asia."

04.03.2026 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 315    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 0
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polymarket has removed the market that allowed people to bet on the chances of nuclear detonation (what were they thinking?). you can still bet on the iranian regime falling though.

04.03.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 154    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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1/3: Here's what wild about gas prices right now. The past two days have seen the largest increase in gas prices ($0.22/gallon) since 2005, making it one of the fastest increases ever. What's suprising about this is not only the magnitude, but the speed of the passthrough.

04.03.2026 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 374    πŸ” 138    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 30

Up is down. Black is white

04.03.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1741    πŸ” 271    πŸ’¬ 111    πŸ“Œ 9

Lowest prices paid since March 2025.

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Chart of ISM Services PMI for the past 10 years

Chart of ISM Services PMI for the past 10 years

Chart of ISM Services PMI New Orders index for the past 10 years

Chart of ISM Services PMI New Orders index for the past 10 years

Chart of ISM Services PMI Employment index for the past 10 years

Chart of ISM Services PMI Employment index for the past 10 years

Chart of ISM Services PMI Prices index and ISM Manufacturing prices index for the past 10 years

Chart of ISM Services PMI Prices index and ISM Manufacturing prices index for the past 10 years

Don't say I didn't warn you. ISM Services highest since 2022 with New Orders accelerating and employment trending higher. Unlike ISM Manufacturing earlier this week, the prices index fell to an 11-month low. Manufacturing prices hit a post-2022 high.

04.03.2026 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Bessent Says Trump’s Tariff Hike to 15% Likely Coming This Week Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that President Donald Trump’s plan to increase a 10% universal tariff up to 15% will likely be done this week.

Words cannot express the insanity of slapping across-the-board inflationary tariffs in the middle of waging an inflationary war. It’s like they’re trying to crash the market or somethβ€” ah, I see now

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

04.03.2026 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 315    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3

Observation: the Secretary of Defense is not a reliable narrator

04.03.2026 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1402    πŸ” 145    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 5
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Bessent Says Trump’s Tariff Hike to 15% Likely Coming This Week Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that President Donald Trump’s plan to increase a 10% universal tariff up to 15% will likely be done this week.

Oh

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

04.03.2026 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 216    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 3
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Confidential database reveals which items NPS thinks may β€˜disparage’ America An internal government database reviewed by The Washington Post demonstrates the vast scope of the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to revise or remove information on African American history, cl...

Orwell lives. wapo.st/3OKoDTr

04.03.2026 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shipping rates at Yanbu, Saudi Arabia double as Aramco seeks to divert oil from Hormuz to Red Sea, sources say Shipping rates at ​Yanbu on Saudi β€ŒArabia's western Red Sea coast ​more than ​doubled to $28 million per ⁠oil tanker ​as Aramco seeks ​to divert oil from the Strait ​of Hormuz ​to the Red Sea, β€Œtrader...

You can have the Navy escort oil tankers.
You can underwrite shipping insurance, too.

It doesn't keep rates from doubling in other sea lanes.

@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/middle...

04.03.2026 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 537    πŸ” 154    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 8
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Powell Won, but the Fed Might Still Lose Current chair wields deep bipartisan support and personal independence, but Trump has a closer relationship to his successor and three years to tighten his grip.

Any lawyer’s advice would have been to keep quiet. But Powell had decided to break the seal on the DOJ probe. All that was left was getting the words right. His lawyer drove to his house and helped him flip the script.

The question now is whether the Fed has won a battle while losing a war.

04.03.2026 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 135    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946.

In 2007, the US president was born in 1946.

In 2017, the US president was born in 1946.

And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946.

03.03.2026 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10415    πŸ” 3166    πŸ’¬ 192    πŸ“Œ 240
Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

Effective IMMEDIATELY, I have ordered the United States Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to provide, at a very reasonable price, political risk insurance and guarantees for the Financial Security of ALL Maritime Trade, especially Energy, traveling through the Gulf. This will be available to all Shipping Lines. If necessary, the United States Navy will begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as soon as possible. No matter what, the United States will ensure the FREE FLOW of ENERGY to the WORLD. The United States’ ECONOMIC and MILITARY MIGHT is the GREATEST ON EARTH β€” More actions to come. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP



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Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Effective IMMEDIATELY, I have ordered the United States Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to provide, at a very reasonable price, political risk insurance and guarantees for the Financial Security of ALL Maritime Trade, especially Energy, traveling through the Gulf. This will be available to all Shipping Lines. If necessary, the United States Navy will begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as soon as possible. No matter what, the United States will ensure the FREE FLOW of ENERGY to the WORLD. The United States’ ECONOMIC and MILITARY MIGHT is the GREATEST ON EARTH β€” More actions to come. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP 526 ReTruths 1.76k Likes Mar 03, 2026, 2:37 PM

My initial reaction to this is that it might lead to *some* additional transits but it takes time to get a program like this set up and create confidence it will actually pay out. Maybe helpful if this is a problem for months, not for the next couple weeks.

03.03.2026 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 271    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 34

Fuse. Lit.

03.03.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 161    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations? 🀑

03.03.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1593    πŸ” 236    πŸ’¬ 100    πŸ“Œ 13

Thing I’m thinking about - when do the markets hit Trump’s pain point.

03.03.2026 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 419    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 3
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Sell everything except oil, the dollar, and volatility @finviz_com

03.03.2026 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 195    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 28
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Two days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Brent was up 1% (black). In contrast, 2 days after the US launched attacks on Iran, we're up 15% (blue). This is an absolutely massive shock that's feeding through global markets. Disorderly conditions building...
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/what-iran-...

03.03.2026 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 107    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œBombs will fall Everywhere”: The American, Israeli and Iranian Weapons Being Deployed in Middle East - bellingcat Bellingcat has been monitoring strikes across the Middle East and has identified a wide variety of weapons that have been used in the conflict so far, including missiles and drones.

Israel used 2,000+ bombs in the first 30 hours of the Iran war; the US struck 1,000+ targets in the first 24 hours. Iran responded with at least 390 missiles and 830 drones in the first two days. Bellingcat has tracked the munitions used by all sides so far: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

03.03.2026 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 675    πŸ” 279    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 24

Not exactly Eisenhower, is he?

03.03.2026 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 435    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 3

Hey LA β€” if you need Marketplace tonight, @kcrw.com has your back. Streaming or 89.9 at 6pm

03.03.2026 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 198    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

03.03.2026 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 627    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 3

Was he…invited?

02.03.2026 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 315    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 2

🚨
Among other reasons, this is why
YOU DO NOT OBEY IN ADVANCE.

02.03.2026 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 413    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1