@policytensor @_Vimothy_ @crypto Or this is really just a silly bit of overhyped attention-seeking nonsense and the appropriate stance both in theory and praxis is not to believe the hype, not to over-interpret. It is rapidly headed to the dustbin of history. “Schwamm drueber”.. sponge over it.
@policytensor @_Vimothy_ @crypto Or, as I tend to think, this entire thing is a soap bubble in a tea cup. Inflated by an odd convergence of ideological forces and silly money. And now it bust and we move on. Shame about all the energy wasted. Nothing more. Truly nothing more.
@policytensor @crypto Interesting … certainly symptomatic of a sectoral crisis of legitimacy.
Chartbook #170 Finance and the polycrisis (1): What bends? What breaks? What implodes? on Chartbook adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-17…
RT @jeffhauser: @OsitaNwanevu @HeerJeet @EricLevitz @MC_of_A @adam_tooze Yes, that's been our argument for a while — my colleague @_EYME w…
RT @EricLevitz: @HeerJeet @jeffhauser @MC_of_A @adam_tooze Me too! twitter.com/EricLevitz/sta…
The shelter component in US inflation is still hot? Which part? Hotels! What kind of hotels? What you need to know to really read the US CPI numbers expertly. h/t @rbrtrmstrng @EthanYWu ft.com/content/86a607… https://t.co/RIMK7jpEH2
RT @JohnRentoul: Anyone know what these blue and orange colour codes mean? PM & chancellor meet to discuss autumn statement https://t.co/1A…
RT @carlquintanilla: TOKYO — SoftBank Group on Friday said it has lost all the cumulative investment gains it had made through its Vision…
27 of the 31 nuclear reactor projects started since 2017 are of Russian or Chinese design -> "battle lines are being drawn with the US." Oh god, I think we can see the new "reactor gap" narrative coming, cant we? ft.com/content/ffe765… https://t.co/ze5IzI11Ct
Question: How do midterms look if SBF/FTX bubble and all the progressive funding it helped to pay for, blows up in July or August & the **** starts flying and the Dems face a crypto-PR nightmare. Silly question? Wrong to even ask the question? politico.com/news/2022/11/1…
This was the story in my ecosystem as well. "SBF is for real". The effective altruism group are smart folks. And though it may all be crypto-BS at least this is "our" crypto-BS. twitter.com/HeerJeet/statu…
What to make of this articulate presentation of the alternative view of (R)G9 in Haiti, the org now under UN sanctions? How to read the politics of Haiti Liberté? Forgive the naive question. Looking for guidance here. Not expecting simple answers. twitter.com/Travis_M_Ross/…
The news for latest quarter in UK is bad, but to really get an impression of how bad the trajectory is use your minds eye to set Q1 2016 in this graph to 100. Yeah … it really aint good. ft.com/content/7628db… https://t.co/7n0SCmAUne
Of the 52 nuclear reactors currently being built around the world excluding Russia, 21 use Soviet-originated VVER. China, India and Turkey have largest number with 4 each, with countries like Bangladesh, Egypt and Iran also taking in Russian technology. ft.com/content/ffe765… https://t.co/QmH4sxd0YZ
“What we talked about is the relationship between the United States and Egypt,” plus a $500m renewable fund for Sisi's regime. ft.com/content/a284cf… https://t.co/GqsyC0yW53
There were 437 operational nuclear reactors around the world as of 2021 excluding those suspended. About 10 per cent or 42 reactors outside of Russia were using Soviet-designed VVER technology. BUT 40% of new nuclear construction uses Russian technology. ft.com/content/ffe765… https://t.co/CFKwcz73H3
AN EXPLOSION OF CHILD DEATHS …. yup I am going to put that in all caps. unicef.org/press-releases… Michelle Williams of Harvard raising alarm on deteriorating food and water situation particularly in Horn of Africa. ft.com/content/f3cda3… https://t.co/LO3KzcOoaP
RT @meadwaj: @adam_tooze @FT Some useful (I think!) research on the fiction of the “black hole” over here progressiveeconomyforum.com/publications/t…
RT @JoMicheII: The end of that Newsnight discussion of fiscal #blackholes was incredible. Sonali Punhani from Credit Suisse saying yes, aus…
The London Metal Exchange has backed away from introducing a ban on Russian metal in a decision that will disappoint producers, traders and consumers who had argued a flood of Russian material into its warehouses could lead to a disorderly market. ft.com/content/e9b2a8… https://t.co/VFEDSx5wDw
HPAI A (H5N1) is running through avian population of Europe. There have been isolated cases of bird-human transmission. And YES Mike Davis did warn us about it and kudos to Socialist Worker for reminding us of that. twitter.com/HolborowPaul/s…
Late to this "party", but reversion of @FT UK economics team to deficit hawkery/austerity 2.0 complete with DIY "how to fill the black hole" app illustrated with pictures of homeless children v. roadworks trade offs is … "special". ft.com/content/acbddf… https://t.co/hLW9YISnI5
RT @DEHEdgerton: Fake it till you make it, and FOMO, as industrial strategy – thoughts from me in today's Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
RT @WWIIpix: This day in 1944, Operation Catechism, British Avro Lancaster bombers attacked German battleship Tirpitz with Tallboy bombs, s…
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RT @RnaudBertrand: Wow, actually an interesting insight from Kevin Rudd (who knows US's China policy intimately). The US tried to convince…
RT @jon_agar: Look what was in Tony Blair’s science policy 1999 file @DEHEdgerton https://t.co/uZ1lRNGJQ9
RT @Brad_Setser: Tis a strange world. China (surplus of at least $400b), Russia ($250b) and Saudi Arabia (close to $200b) cannot finance ea…
RT @lugaricano: As I said, @Twitter is the best source of information there is, by a huge margin, if you know how to use it (hint- not to s…
RT @StockJabber: Sequoia has deleted its post titled, "Sam Bankman-Fried Has a Savior Complex—And Maybe You Should Too" Here's a permanent…
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