Lester Burnham

Lester Burnham

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Lester Burnham
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How is FLOTUS doing a better job of securing ceasefires than POTUS?

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social

FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP: LOCALIZED CEASEFIRE HAS BEEN EXPANDED BEYOND OLESHKY WITHIN KHERSON REGION

Lester Burnham
@lesterb.bsky.social

and strippers make a living picking up money off the ground.

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social

The diesel deal between Russia and the United States is a purely business agreement without any additional conditions, Lavrov stated.

Lester Burnham
@lesterb.bsky.social

How hard is it to keep tabs on the runner-up candidate for presidency in Brazil? Defunding the police is not an extremist position.

Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social

Brazilian federal police are checking border crossings to see if Flávio Bolsonaro fled the country after losing the presidential election, Folha de S.Paulo reports.

Lester Burnham
@lesterb.bsky.social

Musk is doing us all a favour by forcing satellite internet alternatives. National defense will inevitably subsidize retail users, akin to GPS.

Lester Burnham
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And yet, all he does is get into petty European arguments.

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social

SINGAPORE-GERMANY'S MERZ: OLLAPSE OF THE OLD GLOBAL ORDER THREATENS INTERESTS OF MIDDLE POWERS IN EUROPE

Lester Burnham
@lesterb.bsky.social

Canada should drag it out to post-midterms unless the terms are heavily in their favour.

Reuters@reuters.com

EXCLUSIVE: US, Canada working on deal to ease steel, auto tariffs, sources say reut.rs/4szXqCL

reut.rsEXCLUSIVE: US, Canada working on deal to ease steel, auto tariffs, sources sayThe United States ​and Canada are working on a deal to ease US tariffs on Canadian steel and autos, two US and ‌four Canadian sources said, as the two governments try to repair relations that soured after trade talks broke down in August.
Lester Burnham
@lesterb.bsky.social

Think we’re in trouble if total compensation stays flat or increases.

Rob Cyran@robcyran.bsky.social

Microsoft laying off 25% of employees, but worth asking what's the effect on total actual compensation. Meta did a giant layoff, but total employee expenses have gone up (even if you strip out one-time redundancy costs)

Lester Burnham
@lesterb.bsky.social

This is a wild number. The optimistic case is that Microsoft doesn't need Microsoft anymore and neither do we. The bad case is that capital has reached escape velocity and the permanent underclass is upon us. I will say that I think it's 1.

Librarian Capital@librariancapital.bsky.social

"Microsoft $MSFT to Offer Buyouts to 60,000 Workers in Latest Cost Cut" (Bloomberg) "Personnel on select teams in US, Canada, India and UK at VP level and below will be eligible" "In July, it offered buyouts to (8,750) retirement-age employees" FY27Q1 results on Wed (28-Oct)

bloomberg.comMicrosoft to Offer Buyouts to 60,000 Workers in Latest Cost CutMicrosoft Corp. will offer buyouts to about 60,000 workers, part of the company’s efforts to trim costs and retool its workforce for the artificial intelligence era.

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derek guy
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thinking about how i wasted all this money on clothes when i could have invested this money in an index fund and eventually bought a senator like elon musk

Lester Burnham
@lesterb.bsky.social

Collective punishment. If you've ever been to Hebron, you'll know that the entire security apparatus is designed to "protect" a couple dozen settlers.

Faytuks Network@faytuksnetwork.bsky.social

Hebron officials estimate 1,500 Palestinians have been displaced and 35 hectares destroyed or marked for demolition during Israel’s military operation in response to two IDF men being killed. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club reports roughly 70 arrests.

Lester Burnham
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This will ultimately be self-defeating. Iran will have even less to lose.

Faytuks Network@faytuksnetwork.bsky.social

Trump is leaning toward renewed major combat operations against Iran, officials say. Pentagon options presented to him include strikes on nuclear facilities, bridges and other infrastructure, as well as assaults on Iranian-controlled islands. No final decision has been made. - WSJ

Lester Burnham
@lesterb.bsky.social

You know that Israel's been worried about this alliance coalescing against it. It's happening. Things will only get worse as Israel deploys assets against this perceived threat.

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social

EGYPT, SAUDI ARABIA, TURKEY, PAKISTAN FOREIGN MINISTERS: 'ISRAELI OCCUPATION IS MAIN SOURCE OF INSTABILITY IN REGION AND BEYOND' - STATEMENT

Lester Burnham
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Deeply cynical (and probably correct) bet that Dems won’t cut war funding after midterms.

Faytuks Network@faytuksnetwork.bsky.social

BREAKING: Trump ordered CENTCOM to prepare a strike plan without a target date, and in Israel they entered security alert mode, but unlike previous times, the preparations did not lead to approval of an immediate strike, reports @kann_news

Lester Burnham
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Confirmed as officially denied.

Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social

Reporter: “Jared Kushner had access to $2B from Middle Eastern countries—“ Trump: “A false story. Totally false story. It was fake news, amazing.”

Lester Burnham
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Whatever you do, don't let JD Vance near him.

The Associated Press@apnews.com

Pope Leo’s doctors say that final tissue and molecular tests have confirmed that his lung cancer was localized and that no further treatment is needed, the Vatican said in a statement.

bit.lyPope Leo’s doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancerDoctors have confirmed that Pope Leo's lung cancer was localized, and no further treatment is needed. The Vatican announced this on Wednesday.
Lester Burnham
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Found myself nodding along to a One Direction song in public. I don’t even like them. I realized it’s deep nostalgia for what “we’ve lost”. Surely this is what conservative reactionaries are feeling.

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EconReporter
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USD safe heaven property: People turn against Treasuries → USD yield spikes → Other countires' yields surge → Some of the "other countries" breaks under the high yield → Money flow back to USD/Treasuries for safety This is basically a "you don't have to outrun the bear, just the guy next

Lester Burnham
@lesterb.bsky.social

He's really going to kick it off again after the midterms.

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social

US STATE DEPT IS PREPARING TO ISSUE AN ORDERED DEPARTURE OF SOME PERSONNEL AND FAMILY MEMBERS AT US EMBASSIES ACROSS THE GULF -US OFFICIALS

Lester Burnham
@lesterb.bsky.social

I want someone to pay me a full-time salary to state the obvious too.

Faytuks Network@faytuksnetwork.bsky.social

Germany’s Bundeswehr now assesses that Russia likely has both the capability and increased intent to carry out sabotage against German forces and facilities, as well as Ukrainian partners in Germany, according to an internal security report.

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Lester Burnham
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I came away with the impression that Australia was a safer, richer but more racist version of Canada. That's been eroding...

AFP News Agency@en.afp.com

BREAKING Australia lawmaker wounded in attack has lost both her legs, says husband

Lester Burnham
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It's about that time where NYT releases a collection of one paragraph interviews where Republicans tell you why they're voting Republican again.

Lester Burnham
@lesterb.bsky.social

I couldn't say that with a straight face today. That explains why I'm not a diplomat/politician.

grainy dispatch@grainydispatch.bsky.social

🚨 #BREAKING : 🇺🇦 🇫🇮 FINLAND PREZ: ON SUBSTANTIVE & TECHNICAL LEVEL WE'VE MADE LOT OF PROGRESS UNDER RADAR IN PAST WEEK / SO TOWARDS PEACEFUL SOLUTION TO WAR IN UKRAINE, AS PER REUTERS X

Lester Burnham
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Ultimate passport bro destination.

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🇺🇸🇻🇪 Major oilfield service firms are advertising jobs in Venezuela, including SLB, Weatherford, Baker Hughes and Halliburton, as companies return to support Washington’s $100B oil industry revival plan.

Lester Burnham
@lesterb.bsky.social

Americans are comically afraid of death for people with such short life expectancies and without universal healthcare.

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