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Here are over 20 years of core consumer price data for the US. Notice a trend? See any recent reversal? No - because there has not been any.

I was worried about the dark dystopian potential of the new robot police dogs, but the good news is that we're buying the robot cops using asset forfeiture money

This is pretty wild when you think about it. US Life Expectancy about to enter a bear market

The Fed's mandate is to conduct monetary policy "so as to promote effectively the goals of maximum employment, stable prices and moderate long-term interest rates." Look at the money supply chart. Would you use the word "stable" to describe it?

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i find these terms acceptable

iv moved to @adamnfurman some of us like gardening, others yearn for the tunnel

Household Interest Expense has risen to the highest level ever recorded. Probably Fine

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Elon Musk

Just in case someone was wondering about reasons for polarization in the US

BREAKING: More companies have defaulted on their debt in 2024 than in any start to the year since the global financial crisis, per FT

Today, Coin Center filed an amicus brief in Roman Storm's criminal case. The government has wrongly charged the Tornado Cash developers with criminal conspiracy and we are here to help set the record straight and defend First Amendment rights to publish software. Our brief

This one will be interesting to watch.

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This is truly egregious. On May 13th, someone put $25 million in premium, 10,000x volume, in United Health, $UNH, $300 puts expiring 09/19/2025. Then news of DOJ investigating for fraud came out. $UNH dropped, and is down 50% in last month. This trader is up $80 million.