I don’t think I have ever publicly criticized any Presidential nominee before. But E.J. Antoni is completely unqualified to be BLS Commissioner. He is an extreme partisan and does not have any relevant expertise. He would be a break from decades of nonpartisan technocrats.

The fact that I wanted to work at BLS a year ago…

The BLS nom is making me crash out more than any other nominee ever has and it’s not close

A slightly warm core CPI print and slightly cool topline CPI print doesn’t change much Fed is in an uncomfortable situation with core CPI rising again but will cut in Sept save for a shock This, however, is really sad. Feels like the era of high quality data is sunsetting

Certainly the strongest candidate Dems could have gotten Outperformed Harris by 7.5% in 2024, definitely a race to keep an eye out for now

I’m pretty excited for the new Taylor project 1989 and reputation are my favorites from her by far so I’m glad to see her going back in that direction

Houston, we have a problem

I’m absolutely awful with horror and gore but Alien Earth seems really excellent

Apropos of nothing, in my eyes the most compelling Dem candidates for 2028 (right now) are both of the GA senators Really quite important to win GAGov next year though lol

I’m looking forward to this direction with her music! I’d love for a darker 1989 sonic aesthetic

what a PPI print lmao PPI can be relatively noisy but the S&P PMI earlier this month also showed a surge in input costs

ik im not the first to point this out but like… 🫩🫩🫩

Feb vs Aug approval breakdown by Pew Overall: -4 —> -22 some of the larger shifts Hispanic: -26 —> -43 Asian: -4 —> -35 18-29: -16 —> -33 30-49: -10 —> -31 No College: +8 —> -15 pewresearch.org/politics/2025/…

yikes that Q4 guidance

I’m gonna wait until we see the final cali map before drawing conclusions Changes from drafts can be significant sometimes

I have strong personal distaste for Gavin Newsom, but at the same time, I deeply respect his commitment to the bit and his belief that republican politicians should be ritually sacrificed