Just an interesting thing to note for the 2018 elections. The so-called neutral U.S. interest rate fell in the final 3 months of 2016 https://t.co/GAiV7vqbuT pic.twitter.com/LqQP1Lq0NT — Bloomberg (@business) April 24, 2017 The Federal Reserve is in a tightening cycle (for what reason, I’m not sure as the data does not support a need to …
Wednesday Morning Open Thread: Signs of Progress
Trump promised his voters big government. Dems are calling themselves liberals for the first time in a generation. The Reagan era is dead. — Apocalyptica (@ApocalypticaNow) April 26, 2017 . Apart from taking hope where we can find it, what’s on the agenda for the day? . Consistent with partisan leanings, most under age 50 …
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On The Road
Good Morning All, This weekday feature is for Balloon Juicers who are on the road, travelling, etc. and wish to share notes, links, pictures, stories, etc. from their escapades. As the US mainland begins the end of the Earth day as we measure it, many of us rise to read about our friends and their …
Late Night Open Thread: Subtle As A Chili Fart…
Ted Cruz wants to use $14 billion seized from El Chapo — to pay for the wall https://t.co/psJworoZBv — Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) April 25, 2017 … even less useful, and not quite as popular! That money’s already earmarked for the tunnel that’ll go under the wall. https://t.co/sjzBeNlWjk — Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) April 25, 2017 Some …
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Rome (Italy) Meetup?
Commenter bystander is in Rome for a couple of weeks and was wondering if there are any readers in the area who’d like to have a meetup? I’m happy to coordinate so just drop me a line [email protected]
Time to call Congress
The AHCA has more lives than a serial killer in a horror movie franchise. The House Freedom Caucus has an agreement to make the bill worse by allowing states to completely opt out of guarantee issue and essential health benefits. Steven Dennis of Bloomberg has a good fast analysis of the changes: Most of the …
Help Me Please
I need help. I am organizing my music library and I just don’t know what to do with shit like this: Should I just put it all under Frank Zappa and hope itunes recognizes it?