Same same

Ummmmmm

'I think we in the media are making a big mistake in either ignoring Fox News or treating it like it is a media outlet. It isn’t. It is a news-making entity that is basically a propaganda machine,' says the fearless editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. presswatchers.org/2024/04/an-int…

Nixon's disdain for central bank independence is legendary but get a load of Ford!

Taylor Swift: another year another album! Here’s 31 more songs

George R.R. Martin:

Oh

“Tesla is recalling all 3,878 Cybertrucks that it has shipped to date, due to a problem where the accelerator pedal can get stuck” techcrunch.com/2024/04/19/tes…

Maybe President Biden should consult with presidential candidate Biden. He might learn something.
wapo.st/3W5oKKW

Serious question - how are these updates getting out of the courtroom.

* WILLIAMS: RATE HIKE NOT BASELINE, BUT POSSIBLE IF DATA WARRANTS

John M. Spallanzani #FOMC

Dear everyone who’s recruiting famous people to read the Trump indictments for your podcasts,

Please stop.

Thank you.

A loyal listener.

Huh nytimes.com/2024/04/17/us/…

Question in my house we didn’t know the answer to: will Caitlin Clark make more in endorsement money in the WNBA than she did in NIL money in college?

New at THE OVERSHOOT:

Inflation Is Not 'Reaccelerating', But It Isn't Obviously Heading Back to 2%, Either

theovershoot.co/p/inflation-is…

<-- Inflation probably looked hotter in 2024Q1 than it really was (the reverse of 2023H2). Plus: a dive into car insurance pricing.

She earned the slot. Let her give her speech, even if it’s dumb and terrible. It’s not a safety issue for her to give it. Presumably it’d be a reflection of the quality of her USC education. Universities are so bad at so many things.

Chris Sununu just showed how deep into the Republican Party the rot has gone, Peter Wehner writes: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

“I’m really mad about inflation” is a voter position I totally understand.

“… so I’m gonna vote for the guy whose economic plan is a direct assault on my buying power” is where I lose the plot a bit.

A play call…? Wut?

No, ⁦CNN⁩. Just cut it out.

Maritime Chokepoint status:

Panama 🟨
Gibraltar ✅️
Cape of Good Hope🟨
Baltic🟨
Turkish Strait🚨
Suez🚨
Hormuz🚨
Bab el-Mandeb🚨
Malacca🟨

Chokepoints Status🟨