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A Pope Who Ministers to the Suffering? Yup, He’s a White Sox Fan

“Being a White Sox fan is not easy. It requires devotion, loyalty, faith and above all else, forgiveness. It almost sounds like an internship for a job at the Vatican.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/u...

Oh ok got it, thanks! Haven’t seen this included in any of the news write ups about it, so pretty interesting to know

Does the “which does not include anything of value” mean that only applies to stuff like pictures/videos exchanged with friends/online for free? And thus, a movie that is shown to people for a fee *can* be tariffed?

For some reason this year feels different (and less miserable) than last year? Well some days at least. Maybe because the expectations this year are so low that when we have a no name starter go five innings with one earned run it feels like a spiritual win

The retail sales data are released unadjusted for inflation, but that report is basically just goods spending + dining out. The more comprehensive consumer spending report, released at the end of the month, is reported both nominally and inflation adjusted

This still makes more sense than most parking mandates

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@liberalcurrents.com has putting out a high volume of great content lately, big props to @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com and others

The U.S. is facing a severe housing shortage. Will Trump's proposals help? The U.S. is short approximately four million homes. Wharton economist Ben Keys traces the beginning of the housing crisis to the 2008 financial meltdown — and says climate change is making things worse.

from 2020-23, property insurance climbed by over 33% on average in the US, and over 50%!!! in the areas most exposed to climate risk. "there's a very direct line to be drawn between rising climate risks and the costs of homeownership in the form of property insurance."
www.npr.org/2024/12/11/n...

I have the same top song!

…only because it took years before I found value in Twitter, and even the smartest people get sucked into the vacuum of DT Outrage. Also, he’s the president! So of course what he does is relevant. Just hoping this platform is a healthier alternative to what X eventually became.

But I also have found that during the Trump era (which is ongoing) my media digest became more rage-inducing than informative. I am trying to be an informed citizen without spending too much brain power on the DT Outrage of the Day. Curating my Bluesky feed to fit this goal will be difficult, if…

…I am rediscovering my love of the White Sox and Chicago after moving back home following ten years in New York. I felt my peak Twitter experience was sometime around 2013-2016 when I would learn tons from really smart economics/policy minds. I left “X” most recently bc its owner is you know who…

Hello fellow BlueSky-ers, a brief introductory bio for those of you who have followed me with little/no information: I am a macroeconomist by trade, I host a podcast called Simply Put focusing on macro/interest rates, I recorded an album based on the works of Adam Smith…