Loren Fox
@lorenfox.bsky.social
Director of Research at FUSE Research Network, a provider of business intelligence and consulting for investment management firms. Finance, history, politics, ideas, bad jokes. He/him. @lorenfox7 on X
My new fear is that Joyce Carol Oates will take any notice of me
November 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
My new fear is that Joyce Carol Oates will take any notice of me
Thanksgiving is a ways off, but in anticipation of the President-pardons-a-turkey tradition, the White House has already begun searching for a turkey that committed financial fraud
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Thanksgiving is a ways off, but in anticipation of the President-pardons-a-turkey tradition, the White House has already begun searching for a turkey that committed financial fraud
Business idea: “PodCubed,” a podcast about the category of podcasts that are about podcasting. Seeking investors.
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Business idea: “PodCubed,” a podcast about the category of podcasts that are about podcasting. Seeking investors.
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History repeats itself first as tragedy, then as farce.
November 8, 2025 at 5:38 AM
History repeats itself first as tragedy, then as farce.
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heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
Live shot of Bill Ackman
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Live shot of Bill Ackman
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'New York at Night.' (c1912) Charles Hoffbauer's paintings of New York were inspired after seeing photographs of the city in a bookshop window on the Corso in Rome a year before this work was painted. He became an American citizen in 1939.
October 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
'New York at Night.' (c1912) Charles Hoffbauer's paintings of New York were inspired after seeing photographs of the city in a bookshop window on the Corso in Rome a year before this work was painted. He became an American citizen in 1939.
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A timeline cleanse. Two hummingbirds taking shelter from the rain inside a rose.
Good night Bluesky.🥰
Good night Bluesky.🥰
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
A timeline cleanse. Two hummingbirds taking shelter from the rain inside a rose.
Good night Bluesky.🥰
Good night Bluesky.🥰
The Connecticut River, seen from South Hadley, MA
October 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The Connecticut River, seen from South Hadley, MA
Positive news: New research from the Harvard Kennedy School found that the No Kings protests were likely “the most geographically widespread in US history”—reaching deep into Trump country.
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The Resistance Reaches into Trump Country – Ash Center
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October 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Positive news: New research from the Harvard Kennedy School found that the No Kings protests were likely “the most geographically widespread in US history”—reaching deep into Trump country.
ash.harvard.edu/resources/th...
ash.harvard.edu/resources/th...
This is a terrific and wise interview with the leading firm designing magic tricks for film… and much more. Oh, and the interviewer is Steve Martin.
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Movies Come to This Place for Magic - Journal - Metrograph
The secret history of Deceptive Practices.
metrograph.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
This is a terrific and wise interview with the leading firm designing magic tricks for film… and much more. Oh, and the interviewer is Steve Martin.
metrograph.com/magazine-1-d...
metrograph.com/magazine-1-d...
At least 40% chance Graham Platner's loss in the primary due to his Nazi tattoo leads him to complain about cancel culture, appear with Bari Weiss, and switch parties
October 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
At least 40% chance Graham Platner's loss in the primary due to his Nazi tattoo leads him to complain about cancel culture, appear with Bari Weiss, and switch parties
October 2025: OpenAI adds porn
January 2026: OpenAI adds porn and crypto trading
March 2026: OpenAI adds porn, crypto trading, sports betting and money laundering...
...but it still won't integrate two spreadsheets where one header says 'John Doe' and one says 'John DOE'
January 2026: OpenAI adds porn and crypto trading
March 2026: OpenAI adds porn, crypto trading, sports betting and money laundering...
...but it still won't integrate two spreadsheets where one header says 'John Doe' and one says 'John DOE'
October 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
October 2025: OpenAI adds porn
January 2026: OpenAI adds porn and crypto trading
March 2026: OpenAI adds porn, crypto trading, sports betting and money laundering...
...but it still won't integrate two spreadsheets where one header says 'John Doe' and one says 'John DOE'
January 2026: OpenAI adds porn and crypto trading
March 2026: OpenAI adds porn, crypto trading, sports betting and money laundering...
...but it still won't integrate two spreadsheets where one header says 'John Doe' and one says 'John DOE'
It'll take a few months for us to learn how DJT plans to personally profit from this. Silver dollar merch? Selling NFTs tied to these coins?
🇺🇸👀 US Treasury plans to issue a coin featuring Trump for America's 250th anniversary, - Fox News.
The US Treasury Department is considering issuing a new $1 coin featuring Donald Trump.
The US Treasury Department is considering issuing a new $1 coin featuring Donald Trump.
October 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
It'll take a few months for us to learn how DJT plans to personally profit from this. Silver dollar merch? Selling NFTs tied to these coins?
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(solemnly) You've had mail.
September 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
(solemnly) You've had mail.
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Problems now, bigger ones ahead.
September 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Problems now, bigger ones ahead.
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'View of Hastings, Sussex.' (1940) Philip Cole was a versatile artist: a painter, decorator, designer, book illustrator, poet, author, teacher and art theorist. He spent most of his life painting scenes in and around Hastings on the southeast coast of England.
September 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
'View of Hastings, Sussex.' (1940) Philip Cole was a versatile artist: a painter, decorator, designer, book illustrator, poet, author, teacher and art theorist. He spent most of his life painting scenes in and around Hastings on the southeast coast of England.
The most fantastical element in James Gunn’s “Superman” movie is that one article in The Daily Planet turns around everyone’s opinions
September 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The most fantastical element in James Gunn’s “Superman” movie is that one article in The Daily Planet turns around everyone’s opinions
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Trump angered by ‘bad escalator’ at UN as White House vows to investigate malfunction.
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Everything is a PLOT or FAKE NEWS with this LØ$ER! He’s going up the down escalator & shaking his fist at physics. What a clown. A bad smelling clown in orange circus makeup.
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Everything is a PLOT or FAKE NEWS with this LØ$ER! He’s going up the down escalator & shaking his fist at physics. What a clown. A bad smelling clown in orange circus makeup.
September 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Trump angered by ‘bad escalator’ at UN as White House vows to investigate malfunction.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Everything is a PLOT or FAKE NEWS with this LØ$ER! He’s going up the down escalator & shaking his fist at physics. What a clown. A bad smelling clown in orange circus makeup.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Everything is a PLOT or FAKE NEWS with this LØ$ER! He’s going up the down escalator & shaking his fist at physics. What a clown. A bad smelling clown in orange circus makeup.
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NEW Quinnipiac poll of registered U.S. voters:
• Half now say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
• Only 47% see backing Israel as a U.S. interest, down from 69% in 2023
• 60% oppose more military aid to Israel
• 58% favor UN recognition of a Palestinian state
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
• Half now say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
• Only 47% see backing Israel as a U.S. interest, down from 69% in 2023
• 60% oppose more military aid to Israel
• 58% favor UN recognition of a Palestinian state
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
Support for Israel in U.S. drops sharply, Netanyahu unpopular, new poll shows
Quinnipiac Survey Finds Only 47% of Americans See Backing Israel as a U.S. Interest, Down From 69% in 2023. Half of Voters Believe Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza, While Just 31% Approve of Trum...
www.haaretz.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
NEW Quinnipiac poll of registered U.S. voters:
• Half now say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
• Only 47% see backing Israel as a U.S. interest, down from 69% in 2023
• 60% oppose more military aid to Israel
• 58% favor UN recognition of a Palestinian state
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
• Half now say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
• Only 47% see backing Israel as a U.S. interest, down from 69% in 2023
• 60% oppose more military aid to Israel
• 58% favor UN recognition of a Palestinian state
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with getting the trip approved by the finance department."
- Lao Tzu's Administrative Assistant
- Lao Tzu's Administrative Assistant
September 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with getting the trip approved by the finance department."
- Lao Tzu's Administrative Assistant
- Lao Tzu's Administrative Assistant
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The backlash to ABC/Disney canceling Kimmel has been swift, and severe. The whole episode underscores something I've been blogging about for a while: A lot of powerful people just don’t realize how unpopular Trump is
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-lot-of-p...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-lot-of-p...
A lot of people just don’t realize how unpopular Trump is
The backlash to ABC/Disney canceling Kimmel shows why it's important for businesses and the public to understand that two-thirds of Americans are not Trump voters
www.gelliottmorris.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The backlash to ABC/Disney canceling Kimmel has been swift, and severe. The whole episode underscores something I've been blogging about for a while: A lot of powerful people just don’t realize how unpopular Trump is
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-lot-of-p...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-lot-of-p...