anthonyeff.bsky.social

23 Dec 2025

Attention is all many public figures seek anymore, too often at the expense of everything else.

Recently, I had a yoga teacher who sounded like she was trying to play a tuba by shouting into it from across the room and succeeding, if one could call it that.

bloomberg.comKen Griffin Says Republicans Erred in Cutting Taxes Last YearBillionaire Ken Griffin said Republicans in Congress and President Donald Trump made a mistake by cutting taxes even further last year.

Finally, a billionaire makes sense! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

thedailybeast.comBill Maher Mounts Bizarre Defense of ‘Fascistic’ TrumpMaher said he’s doing pretty well under Trump.

Washed-up attention-seeking dickhead. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/bil...

nytimes.comU.S. Budget Deficit Nears $2 Trillion, a Reality Check for Trump’s Cost Cutting

I never ever, ever, ever again want to hear that the GOP is the party of fiscal responsibility. It's horseshit, and it has been horseshit for a long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/b...

Yep:

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

JEFFERIES: “.. the reason credit risk has become more of an issue is that it can no longer be assumed, most particularly with the arrival of the likes of Kimi K3, that large language models will ever be profitable .. .. in this respect, there is a 2008 real estate credit angle to this AI boom ..”

nytimes.comInside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for RepublicansThe world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.

A sane-seeming Supreme Court chief justice turned elections over to billionaires, and a paranoid one is spending millions to elect a fraudster who cheats on his wife. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...

Pentagon officials said on Thursday that the Army officer convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting would be executed in public, a practice that ended in the United States nearly a century ago and is most commonly carried out in a handful of countries including Iran, North Korea and Afghanistan.

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@darren32359.bsky.social

We just got a $1,500 bribe from the Obese Cheeto, and we’re sending it all to Flip the Vote.

nytimes.comTexas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating ChildrenKen Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.

Fuck you, you grifting, decrepit piece of shit. Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...

wsj.comOpinion | Hurray for Higher Mortgage RatesThey’re a sign of a healthy economy and a portent of lower home prices.

This might be the worst WSJ column I've read in, well, about a week. Ignorance and arrogance are a deadly combination. www.wsj.com/opinion/hurr...

nytimes.comU.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New ThreatsThe withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation.

I thought Iran had been neutered. I guess not. U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...

wsj.comThe U.S. Military Exits Iraq, Leaving Behind a Nation in PerilAn Iraqi demand that tens of thousands of militants turn in their weapons falls short in a conflict fed by America’s war with Iran.

Republicans still think it’s wise to invade the Middle East. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

cnbc.com30-year Treasury bond yield scales to highest level since 2002U.S. Treasury yields largely rose Tuesday, adding to the gains that catapulted them to multi-year highs amid central bank monetary policy concerns.

Trump f*cked around with the bond market and found out. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/29/t...

nytimes.comTrump’s War With Iran Drags Down Republicans in Midterm ElectionsAs their midterm picture darkens, and gas and diesel prices soar, some Republicans who backed the war for months are now changing their tune.

Bored with trying to own the Libs, Trump is bent on owning his sycophants. Some Republicans Issue a New Call on Trump’s War With Iran: End It Now www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...

nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific MissionThe agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

This is straight-up cruelty. They want people to die. ‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...

cnbc.com‘It's awful’: How tariffs, soaring fuel costs and higher interest rates are squeezing American companiesTariffs, fuel prices and interest rates are squeezing American companies, particularly manufacturers, auto suppliers, retailers and transportation businesses.

20 Sept

Because Republicans are better on the economy. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/20/t...

18 Sept

The news companies said OpenAI deployed tools specifically to evade the paywalls set up by publishers. According to the documents, when a staffer wrote Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president, and told him about developing “a hack to get around nytimes paywall,” Mr. Brockman responded “ah nice.”

cnbc.comHouse votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein subpoenas defianceBillionaire Leon Black is suing the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee seeking to block subpoenas it issued him in its probe of Jeffrey Epstein.

16 Sept

Most arrogant person I ever interviewed at Bloomberg News. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/16/l...

nytimes.comThe World Economy Is Becoming Wary of the U.S.America’s position of global economic stability is starting to look shakier as the Trump administration piles on debt and doubles down on sanctions.

16 Sept

Trump and his Republican bootlickers have looted the U.S. and left it for dead. The World Economy Is Becoming Wary of the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...

wsj.comOil Executives Say the Great Fuel Crisis Is HereTrump officials say the oil-market disruption is temporary, but Chevron’s Mike Wirth and others warn global supplies are running low, with no respite in sight.

14 Sept

Enjoy the coming stagflation. www.wsj.com/business/ene...

13 Sept

How many class-action lawyers have their eye on AI right now?

11 Sept

All that money spent to fill a bottomless hole in one man's ego.

10 Sept

John Roberts turned our democracy over to the billionaire class.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

Nothing divided the citizens more than “Citizens united” 😕 💰

10 Sept

Yep:

Steve Rattner@steverattner.bsky.social

Since 1981, Democratic presidents have overseen the creation of 3 times as many private-sector jobs as their Republican counterparts. Excluding Reagan, the net private-sector job growth of the past 3 GOP presidents is zero.

nytimes.comOpinion | Why Did Trump Order Up 660 Million Pounds of Mystery Meat?On second thought, I’m not that hungry.

Trump is ruining hamburgers, too. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/o...

propublica.orgEctopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...

MAGA kills women, literally.

Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social

Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans. www.propublica.org/article/ecto...

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Catherine Rampell

@crampell.bsky.social

Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans. www.propublica.org/article/ecto...

cnbc.comTreasury Department to buy back up to $6 billion in longer-term debt, triple the normal levelThe much-anticipated announcement triples the normal buyback operation and follows an announcement from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

In Wall Street jargon, this is called pissing in the wind. It’s usually done after you step on your dick. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/t...

thedailybeast.comTrump Official Ripped Over Labor Day Gas Price FailThe Trump White House has yet another broken promise to explain.

7 Sept

Scott Bessent is a failed hedge fund manager who doesn’t understand oil or any other market. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-treasu...

5 Sept

Love this:

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nytimes.comCorporate America Is Getting Hooked on Open-Source A.I.Companies like AT&T are increasingly using cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over expensive ones from Anthropic and OpenAI.

4 Sept

Yep: Corporate America Is Getting Hooked on Open-Source A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/t...

cnbc.comWorld's biggest sovereign wealth fund plans to cut U.S. Treasury holdingsNorway's $2.3 trillion investment fund says it can diversify into new areas with greater risk and returns.

4 Sept

World’s biggest investor cuts back on America. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/04/w...

3 Sept

I hate to say he might be right about something, but Elon Musk might be right about it being easier to build data centers in space than in Texas, even.

nytimes.comUSPS Is Building a Mail-In Ballot Screening System Despite Legal Battles Over Trump OrderElection officials warn that the creation of a new online portal for states to upload voter information is already fueling confusion and could ultimately disenfranchise voters.

2 Sept

This is Vladimir Putin-level fuckery. Unreal. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/u...

31 Aug

The comments on this are all time.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

My man looks like the mayor from SPIN CITY joined the Waffen SS

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27 Aug

futurism.comThe Economy Has Spoken: Stuff That's AI-Generated Has Almost Zero Value3D assets marketplace CGTrader is being flooded by AI slop, but nobody is buying it, suggesting AI isn't "repricing the market."

yahoo.comMajor COVID study that fueled vaccine skepticism retracted over ‘misinformation’A controversial 2024 study that some vaccine skeptics used to argue that millions of people likely died as a result of COVID vaccines has been retracted over misinformation and issues with the researc...

27 Aug

Someone tell Bret Weinstein: www.yahoo.com/news/science...

27 Aug

And what if free AI systems are good enough for most tasks and they must rely on advertising, like in search? NEW: Thomson Reuters wanted to rely less on Claude. So it built its own AI model off Alibaba's Qwen.

nytimes.comHegseth’s Purge of Top Generals Leaves the Army RudderlessThe leadership vacuum comes as the Army is trying to adapt to a new kind of war dominated by deadly drones.

26 Aug

Kegseth hobbling the military so China can invade Taiwan. He must be on Xi’s payroll, or he’s just a dumbass. Hegseth’s Purge of Top Generals Leaves the Army Rudderless www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/u...

25 Aug

"The long-term Treasury yield is the most important price in the world. It is also the only fiscal disciplinarian the U.S. has left." -- Stan Druckenmiller

cnbc.comStanley Druckenmiller leads doubters who think Bessent's bond ploys will failThe bond market interventions have generated a modest decline in yields along with a growing chorus of derision.

25 Aug

His mentor knows Bessent is out of his mind. www.cnbc.com/2026/08/25/s...

nbcnews.comTwo die of measles in Pennsylvania outbreakThe deaths are the first measles-related fatalities in the U.S. this year. Both people had not been vaccinated against the illness.

25 Aug

So sad, so avoidable.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING: Two people have died of measles in Pennsylvania, the state's health department has confirmed. Both people were unvaccinated. They are the first such deaths in the U.S. this year, and the first in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 35 years.

bloomberg.comBessent Has No Easy Fix for What’s Really Driving Yields UpTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent came to office blasting his predecessor for trying to re-engineer the world’s largest bond market. Last week he took a stab at it himself.

24 Aug

Bessent has a new way to lie, with "asymmetric access to the real picture.": “There’s been a lot of misinformation in terms of what’s going on with the deficit,” he said, vowing to refocus attention on what he described as Trump’s fiscal-consolidation program. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

24 Aug

Occam’s Razor says someone is paying the GOP to destroy America. How else do we explain this?

wsj.comOpinion | The Dumbest Trade War RevisitedTrump’s decision to escalate a tariff brawl with Canada makes no economic or political sense.

24 Aug

Prices for steel and aluminum mill products have surged 22.5% and 40.5%, respectively, over the past year. General Motors last month projected a $2.5 billion to $3.5 billion hit this year from tariffs. www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...

bloomberg.comBessent’s Bond Maneuvers Giving Global Debasement Trade New LifeScott Bessent’s bid to tame US borrowing costs knocked down long-term yields for barely a day. The more lasting market signal: the dollar weakened while gold and Bitcoin rallied, reinforcing a debasem...

23 Aug

Scott Bessent has no idea what he's doing. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer

@mouthyrenegade.bsky.social

22 Aug

We need more prominent political figures to talk shit openly about the disgusting, criminal, child-raping president. Have some balls, Y'all. It makes him mad. Hopefully, it causes a heart attack.