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@engineerhawk.bsky.social
Husband Father Grandfather | GenXer | Electrical Engineer | Investor
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Nearly eight months into a war that has destabilized the global energy system, the average price of gas during Trump's second term is now more expensive than it was during the Biden era, according to a CNN analysis of AAA data. https://cnn.it/4iExHpf
Makes me wonder if polls and gamblers are underestimating progressives this year…
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pulled off a dramatic comeback that hands him a fourth term in office with a narrow victory over rightwing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro, dealing a blow to Donald Trump’s aim of greater US influence in Latin America. ft.trib.al/qJm00OD
Musk, the compulsive liar, is yet again caught lying. Even as he confesses, he has so many strawman arguments, wordplays, and virtue signals in it that it isn't entirely clear what he has confessed to or what will prevent him from doing this again. What is clear is he hates western democracies.
A letter sent to Trump Chief of Staff Susie Wiles by several House members, incl. Ro Khanna, demanded “an immediate, govt-wide investigation into the decision to restrict SpaceX's Starshield satellite-based intelligence & military support services in Ukraine.” www.americaamerica.news/p/how-long-c...
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The safe haven move into bonds is a function of risk aversion linked to cash flow & debt risk inside the AI ecosystem & not an ebbing of inflation concerns. Another round of fighting in the Middle East will only cause the price of oil, gasoline, diesel & jet fuel to move higher. #Econ #EconSky
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‘Then, as now, President Trump was facing the possibility of a “Blue Wave”. In 2018, as now, markets were surfing on the results of a massive cut in corporate taxes that fed into impressive profit growth. And just as in 2018, the Fed is under new management.’ www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
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"The 26-year-old Tesla driver from San Francisco stopped and cooperated with police, providing dash cam footage CHP said. 'The driver stated the vehicle was being operated in Full Self-Driving (FSD) autonomous mode at the time of the crash,' CHP said..." www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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“For the first time in my career, and that’s 50 years of a career, I’m seeing genuine shortages of capital.” -Larry Fink thetranscript.substack.com/p/10-19-2026...
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Look at the animation of this puppet. Impressive. #Fed #cpi #inflation #Warsh
This is why the GOP loses big in November. Inflation caused by war, tariffs, and more government debt for wealthy tax cuts.
🚨 BREAKING: Inflation comes in HOT. September inflation surged to 3.7% year over year, with core inflation also exceeding forecasts. Prices jumped 0.6% in just ONE MONTH. Meanwhile, real earnings fell 0.5% in September.
I don’t care how much the GOP spends on political advertising, inflation remains the number 1 issue and voters know Trump and his GOP puppets in congress caused it.
“.. In Maine, the cost to fill a standard heating-oil tank as of Wednesday was $1,650, up roughly 80 percent from a year earlier ..” @nytimes.com #MEsen www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
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The ability of U.S. families to stay current on their debts worsened over the past three years, hitting levels not seen since the aftermath of the global financial crisis, the Federal Reserve reported Friday. Find more details: cnb.cx/4idnKPq
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The stock market ≠ the economy ✋ www.tker.co/p/the-stock-...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - US employers added a disappointing 29,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%. @apnews.com
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CNN: “.. Turns out that one of the things it’s reasonably good at is debunking Trump’s own lies.” @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/p...
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BASMAJIAN: “.. Inflation usually ends a business cycle because it increases wage pressure and rate hikes drive up interest costs. .. Both higher wages and higher interest expense compress profit margins and that leads to layoffs and a pullback in capex.” @epbresearch.bsky.social
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AI is getting cheaper more quickly than any other transformative tech in history. @EpochAIResearch @soberlook thedailyshot.com/sub...
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‘The difference between the CAPE and the forward P/E ratio is the largest on record. Wall Street analysts tend to extrapolate from recent results which explains the rosy outlook and the wide gap between valuations based on projected and historical earnings.’ www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
It is worth mentioning the Top 10% rule in TX is a racial quota proxy with the claim it helps Hispanic & Black American enrollment but in reality that hasn’t been much help. Instead the biggest impact is helping white enrollment at the expense of Asian Americans. This is why the TX GOP supports it.
Maga candidate Bo French’s campaign turned into a national political controversy after his racist social media posts triggered an argument within the Republican Party that is seeping into the bigger race for one of Texas’s US Senate seats. ft.trib.al/CzmVAfg
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Tesla’s active robotaxi fleet in Austin crashes back to 8 vehicles after Cybercab pump
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Autonomous trucking company Aurora looks to accelerate toward profitability
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1/2 @statestreet.bsky.social's latest data shows institutional investors’ equity allocations stand at 57.4%, the same as the prior high set in Feb '07, months before a cycle top ¬ long before the '08 Financial Crisis. Moreover, Dot Com era peaks were 58 – 60%, not far from here...
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MARKS: “.. you can’t ignore the laws of economics .. .. I don’t think the U.S. can perpetually spend more than it takes in and not expect its creditworthiness to be questioned and its IOUs – its currency and Treasury securities – to be disrespected.” www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/mem...
Let's see, what other streaming services have Ad-Free subscriptions... Netflix, HBOMax, Paramount/Showtime, AppleTV, YouTube, Prime ..... All of which I like better than Disney. Bye Disney.
Disney+ has altered its user agreement to clarify that ads will be allowed on all subscription tiers. https://bit.ly/4hhOjBo
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Cost of diesel for a typical Los Angeles-to-Dallas truckload: $1,430 — up about $600, or 72%, from the day before the Feb. 28 strikes on Iran.” @bloomberg.com ⛽️
Trump could have had lower rates if he hadn’t: 1) started a war 2) added tariffs 3) increased gov debt to fund tax cuts
Trump responded mildly to this week’s Fed interest-rate increase, a sign that Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh has, for now, reset a once frosty relationship between the central bank and the White House on.wsj.com/4hy3zLJ
The obvious question is: why is inflation high? The answer is simple; Trump caused it. He first increased deficit borrowing by cutting taxes on the wealthy, then he increased prices directly with tariffs & government overreach, and lastly he started a war which severely impacted world oil supply.
The Fed approved its first interest rate hike in more than three years and indicated another to come, as part of an effort aimed at combating inflation brought on by spiraling oil prices and other factors. Read more: cnb.cx/4xXLpJ4