Some Chips Act thoughts…🧵

600 firms want a slice of a $39b grant pool. With Micron’s $6.1b award next week, almost 85% of that money will be spoken for — vast majority going to four companies that’ll produce advanced chips

Here’s what’s been announced (or legislated) so far:

The Senate has completed seven roll call votes in the past hour. If they wanted to, they would.

'Who would perform better at a hot dog eating contest?'

Trump: 58%
Biden: 13%

Echelon / April 14, 2024 / n=1020

Interesting defense, Bob. Why did you Google “how much is one kilo of gold worth?”

early peek at our April 2024 Voter Omnibus poll... 👀

Caitlin Clark, favorability:
Total favorable: 32% (NET +25)
Total unfavorable 7%
Name ID: 59%

Echelon Insights April 2024 Voter Omnibus
4/12-14, N=1,020 LV

'The US is on track to grow at double the rate of any other G7 country this year, according to IMF forecasts, as the strength of the world’s biggest economy rocks global markets.'

cc: Financial Times

Our Split Ticket poll:

Biden 37/Trump 39/RFK Jr. 11.
Generic ballot D+2 (44D-42R).

What I do find interesting is how different young voters look here: Trump *wins* them despite Democrats leading the generic ballot with young voters, 49-34.

Why? Read:
split-ticket.org/2024/04/15/cha…

Seeing all these great old Conan clips really shows how the obsession to cover politics ruined late night comedy

The fact that Herbert Hoover lived in China for a time and would converse with his wife in Mandarin on occasion to keep their conversations private is one of the most underrated facts in presidential history.

By far and away, this is the funniest thing revealed in the criminal complaint against Ippei

only a Maryland driver could end up in a situation like this

Breaking news: The world’s biggest chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, has agreed to make its most advanced products in Arizona from 2028, boosting US’s efforts to bring the semiconductor supply chain on to home soil. on.ft.com/49IPpAB

If you don’t rock with Caitlin Clark game you’re just a FLAT OUT HATER!!!!! Stay far away from them people!! PLEASE

CAITLIN CLARK IS UNREAL 😭

imagine if burdensome FAA regulations didn’t exist and we could install a nice bar and stand

I’m an American who grew up in Massachusetts and now works in DC but okay

slightly less evil than the time he lost 9-0 at the Supreme Court arguing against a 94 year old woman who had her house seized

Mayor Eric Adams addressing the earthquake: “New York City is the Taiwan of America.”