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two pieces of artwork in a gallery; one a more traditional wall hung painting, and the other a bronze sculpture of two people prone on teh floor with flowers budding from underneath.

close up photo of an an artwork featuring a bronze sculpture of a closed human fist sounded by a splay of thick metal nails.

large woven tapestry of many colors hanging on a wall in behind a lifeguard-like wooden stand with a mimic mammoth head on top.

lifeguard-like wooden stand with a mimic mammoth head on top. behind the stand, a light table with hundreds of small objects and artworks on display.

mammoth by nick cave is extraordinary and i need to go back to take it all in. simultaneously extremely overwhelming and drawing you in for at more each turn. american art museum thought 2026.

This census data is for me the secret decoder ring of so much of what’s been going in the US in the last 20 years.

Downthread Kevin gave this context: “In 2006 and after, new home construction collapsed, and that's what moved it far from trend.”

FBI relocation forcing National Children's Museum out of the Reagan Building - Washington Business Journal It's official: With the FBI taking over the Reagan Building, the National Children's Museum will be forced out.

the national children's museum will have to vacate the reagan building due to fbi's impending takeover. tl;dr: no timeline, yet; current lease is technically up in 2029; the museum is 30k sq ft; the fbi wants to eventually end all public access to the building.
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Fantastic news! Congratulations @rjuhasz.bsky.social!

keegan @FranziaMom all pop bands right now (diy, indie rock, pop punk, hardcore dudes making pop music) are in a frantic race to accomplish the exact same goal: write Hey Jealousy by the Gin Blossoms a second time 2:34 PM • 2022-11-06

Baudrillard: totally exonerated, no wrong doing

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Olivia Rodrigo really making things easy for parents these days

PLOT TWIST!!!!! 👀 “In contrast to a common view, globalization appears in many countries to have supported governments’ ability to tax capital.”

Really great work from a colleague

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China no longer buys US exports: Drawing the right lessons for the next Trump-Xi deal China essentially stopped buying US exports in April 2025. President Donald Trump had started his second term by launching a new trade war that he headlined with steep new tariffs on China. When China...

Without Trump’s trade wars since 2017, US exports to China would have been nearly 60 percent higher in 2025, or roughly $90 billion annually.

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In case you wondered how trustworthy even “respectable” UK right-leaning media might be….

lol Boris Johnson level shenanigans going on over there

Extremely strong lineup here! If I didn’t have my hands full w international finance research, I’d definitely go!

The cost of the war in concrete terms: in March, avg daily U.S. gasoline consumption is ~368M gallons. This means for every $10/bbl increase in crude, Americans pay an extra $90M at the pump *every day* that prices are elevated (once the increase is transmitted to retail prices).

Welcome to the suck.

transcript of a NYT podcast ad: This is A.G. Sulzberger. I’m the publisher of The New York Times. I oversee our news operations and our business. But I’m also a former reporter who has watched with a lot of alarm as our profession has shrunk and shrunk in recent years. Normally, in these ads, we talk about the importance of subscribing to the Times. I’m here today with a different message. I’m encouraging you to support any news organization that’s dedicated to original reporting. If that’s your local newspaper, terrific — local newspapers in particular need your support. If that’s another national newspaper, that’s great too.

the publisher of the new york times wants you to subscribe to the handbasket

www.thehandbasket.co/subscribe

Overhead shot of snowy intersection with yellow cabs and dotted lines outlining where snow has created space that can be a future bike lane, public plaza and pedestrian refuge.

New BONUS episode: "What Snow Reveals About Cities (Plus More From Our Book Tour.)"

All the snow we've gotten has revealed some truths about what cars do to cities, and what we can learn from it. We also give our thoughts on Miami, Pittsburgh, Toronto and Phoenix!

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Crowdfunding is pretty much always a scam

📢 There’s still time to register for our first focus group on professional culture in economics, tomorrow 13:30–15:30 in London. We’ll discuss inclusion, fairness, integrity & trust in reporting systems, & help shape next steps.

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Geneva 28: Geopolitical Tensions and International Fragmentation: Evidence and Implications The 28th Geneva Report examines how rising geopolitical tensions are reshaping global finance. The cooperative order that supported decades of economic integration shows signs of fragmentation. Trade,...

An earlier version of this paper was invaluable when I was writing the chapter on international currencies in last year’s Geneva Report on the world economy cepr.org/publications...

Mandatory reading if you want to understand what drives changes in the dollar share of international reserves.

Worms in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in Texas detention center When ICE officers in Minneapolis detained a 5-year-old boy and his father last month and sent them to a Texas detention center, many Americans were alarmed.

A 13-year-old girl was fed food with a worm in it at an ICE facility in Texas and stopped eating afterwards. She was denied long prescribed medication for anxiety. Drawing materials were taken from her. Overly crowded conditions added to her stress. It reached a breaking point.

Sadistic monsters.

Sweetsie Cola!!

(I ran D1 cross country)

This was a typical weekend for me in college

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34 years ago today
Four on the Floor is the fourth studio album by American punk rock band Dag Nasty, produced by Brett Gurewitz and released on this day in 1992.

#punk #punks #punkrock #dagnasty #hardcorepunk #history #punkrockhistory #otd

anyone else a long time fan of reading and writing text