zafrada (77)in #protests • 14 hours agoToday's protests are not analogous to the 60s.I remember knowing people in grad school who were all about trying to do this protest or the other. Me. I was just…zafrada (77)in #squatters • 2 days agoI felt like I was taking crazy pills with this whole discourse.The existing NYC and NY state laws didn't consider squatters lawful tenants. It was clear as day in the actual text of…zafrada (77)in #us • 3 days ago“So?”I’m an American male and it’s time to “so” our oats. There isn’t much in the American product that’s a problem. Some…zafrada (77)in #america • 3 days agoRecession probability remains low.The probability we were in a recession in March was 0.5%. This model undergoes revision as more data becomes…zafrada (77)in #yglesias • 4 days agoFull self-driving is underhyped?This is a good piece. I think people generally are too pessimistic on self-driving cars. He's got a good discussion on…zafrada (77)in #trump • 6 days agoConvict Trump of his misdemeanors, and lets move on.I would dearly love to see Trump convicted of a crime and imprisoned, provided both the charges and process were…zafrada (77)in #trump • 7 days agoManipulation at Truth Social?RICO. Devin Nunes wrote a letter to House Republicans to investigate "manipulation" of Truth Social stock lol. The…zafrada (77)in #economy • 8 days agoGDP numbers.First quarter GDP growth came in below expectations at 1.6%. About 1.1 points below the GDPNow nowcast. Not a huge…zafrada (77)in #cross • 9 days agoMy dude is getting bad at the one thing he was actually good at.My dude is talking about the very large sample Harvard Youth poll that specifically polled young voters aged 18-29…zafrada (77)in #trump • 10 days agoFighting woke every minute of the day!Listen there are lots of things about 45's trial that I don't know about. I don't know if he's actually guilty or not…zafrada (77)in #politics • 10 days agoNBC News poll that includes third parties.Nothing too surprising here. RFK tends to hurt Trump more than Biden in polling. I assume he'll actually get much…zafrada (77)in #ukraine • 12 days agoSchumer on the Ukraine aid bill.First series of votes on the bill will occur on Tuesday afternoon. The main one to watch is the cloture vote. It will…zafrada (77)in #ukraine • 13 days agoSo the House passed standalone Ukraine aid is $61 billion in aid to Ukraine.It is very similar to the Senate passed Ukraine aid. About $37 billion of the $61 billion is military aid for…zafrada (77)in #ukraine • 13 days agoTomorrow around 1 pm or so we will have a vote on a standalone Ukraine aid bill in the House.The White House supports it. There are four amendments to it that will be voted on tomorrow as well. They are mostly…zafrada (77)in #wnba • 15 days agoDoes this chart make you wonder if ticket prices are too high for WNBA?There's a bit of a chicken / egg problem here, but WNBA revenue is 0.6% of what the NBA is bringing in, their…zafrada (77)in #trump • 16 days agoProspective Jurors in Trump trial.I didn't know anyone actually unironically read the Daily Mail lol. Jury selection is going pretty fast in the Trump…zafrada (77)in #economy • 16 days agoInflation or greedflation.Greedflation believer claims the money supply was hugely expanded after the 2008 economic crisis without causing…zafrada (77)in #israel • 18 days agoUkraine is running out of air defense.Notably absent from Ukraine, no Iron Dome systems- Israel has vetoed their export to Ukraine. Likewise, no US aircraft…zafrada (77)in #covid • 19 days agoChiro advice, beware.Derpity derp. Being advised against vaccinating by a chiropractor is a bit like being advised against vaccinating by…zafrada (77)in #savings • 20 days agoThis is a good piece by Dean Baker on the savings rate.Since GDP and GDI have such an uncharacteristically large gap in recent years, we probably should be less confident in…