Janet Rosenbaum (she/her)

What does “Dow 50,000” actually tell you—anything about the economy, or just that a number got bigger? Dow 50,000 is a milestone, not a measurement. The level of the Dow is basically arbitrary: it’s… "Dow 50,000" Sound Nice. Until Justin Wolfers Shows You That U.S. Markets Are Coming 21st Out of 23.

The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.

So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.

Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...

Ted Bundy, the serial killer did stuff like this.

This is profound sociopathy.

Yes he was handsome. But give some credit to the meticulous attention his wife Anna Murray Douglass paid to his care, his home, & the presentation of his garments. It was Anna, a free woman who he met in Baltimore, who out of her meager savings gave FD the money for his train ride to escape.

Food Defect Levels Handbook Levels of natural or unavoidable defects in foods that present no health hazards for humans.

FDA action levels: a few larvae/worms in **24 pounds** of corn, beans, or veggies is the level at which they take action. How are so many DHS detainees encountering them? The US has a sufficiently safe food supply that the reports seem unusually numerous. www.fda.gov/food/current...

The number of reports of worms in food makes me wonder if they are putting them there on purpose.

Or actually either. www.utmb.edu/news/article...

And we do not know what causes Alzheimer's, but possibly oral herpes.
www.pnas.org/post/journal...

My condolences, Jeff. May you and your family be comforted by your memories of your wife.

Deciding it’s too dangerous to reveal just how unpopular the current president is seems like the worst poll result ever.

One of the most in-shape people I've ever met got colon cancer in their 40s. It's real!

Searched the options for "free gym memberships" for my dad's new Medicare supplemental insurance, and sure enough: the free gyms are a ghost network! #healthpolicyvalentines

The economy produced roughly the same number of jobs in Joe Biden’s last full month in office as it produced in Donald Trump’s first full year in office.

Audio interview below.
www.cbsnews.com/news/seamus-...

"If the government may simply seize *someone* without due process, there is no check on its ability to seize *anyone*."

Perhaps the most fundamental check against tyranny. And it is gravely threatened.

Jeffrey Epstein worked at financial firm that engaged in massive Ponzi scheme in 1980s and 1990s "I don't think there was anyone who worked for the company who didn't understand it was a fraud the whole time," a lawyer told CBS News

He had a substantial career as a white collar criminal in the 1970s and 80s and somehow was never charged. If he had been caught then, he wouldn't have been able to move onto further crimes. www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...

Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich

There was an article interviewing his first boss who regretted showing him too much leniency. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...

Jeffrey Epstein repaid Wexners $100 million in 2008, new records state A memo released by the Department of Justice states that Jeffrey Epstein repaid $100 million to the Wexners after they accused him of stealing..

He stole hundreds of millions from financial management clients. www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...

I don't even want to imagine what happened in the 3 months since they bought it in November 2025 for 70k that makes them think it must be sold and is worth >50% more!

""I think it's the most important work that I'm ever going to get an opportunity to do," he says, starting to tear up a bit. "But I really wish I didn't have to.""

Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, othe...

One man tracking people being deported & deportation flights at the Minneapolis airport.
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.

Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.

www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...

Definitely use it! It will just have a little less structure. Higher gluten is a plus, not a must. Fresh bread is always delicious.

Unfortunately plenty of pedestrians and dogs leave things behind, too.

Decades-Old Housing Discrimination Case Plagues Donald Trump In the 1970s, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Donald Trump, his father and Trump Management, alleging the Trumps engaged in racial discrimination at their properties.

DOJ should have held him accountable for racial discrimination in the 1970s.
www.npr.org/2016/09/29/4...

I've had it on for the past few days as well, and the main annoying thing is that I had to look up my password for an app that I had been using my fingerprint for. So far, very doable.

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Right out of SNL. bsky.app/profile/jane...

My condolences, Maudi. May you be comforted by the memories of your brother.

Under George W Bush's presidency, the GOP saved the lives of millions of people around the world with PEPFAR, and they created the evidence-based IES to advance educational effectiveness. The current president destroyed both in the past year.

Suspicious in-custody injections feared linked to deaths of Iran protesters Detainees in Iran are being forcibly injected with unknown substances inside detention facilities, according to eyewitness testimonies, informed sources and human rights monitors who warn of a growing...

That's the Iran International symbol. This seems to be the article: www.iranintl.com/en/202601279...