Eric Bottorff
@torff.bsky.social
Adjunct of economics and philosophy / You’ll Never Walk Alone
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Quite a few in economics, politics and international relations warn of unusual uncertainty and disruptive structural change. Yet market measures of volatility aren't reflecting this in any noticeable manner.
Specifically, and as noted by Bloomberg,
“The VIX, Wall Street’s fear gauge, is hovering…
Specifically, and as noted by Bloomberg,
“The VIX, Wall Street’s fear gauge, is hovering…
December 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Quite a few in economics, politics and international relations warn of unusual uncertainty and disruptive structural change. Yet market measures of volatility aren't reflecting this in any noticeable manner.
Specifically, and as noted by Bloomberg,
“The VIX, Wall Street’s fear gauge, is hovering…
Specifically, and as noted by Bloomberg,
“The VIX, Wall Street’s fear gauge, is hovering…
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Imagine trying to explain to a Republican in 2002 that in 23 years, 41% of GOP base voters would believe that 9/11 was an inside job and that more than a third believed NASA faked the moon landing.
December 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Imagine trying to explain to a Republican in 2002 that in 23 years, 41% of GOP base voters would believe that 9/11 was an inside job and that more than a third believed NASA faked the moon landing.
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no one has ever gotten the spirit of our country as right as paul verhoeven making robocop
"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
truthout.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
no one has ever gotten the spirit of our country as right as paul verhoeven making robocop
Charlie Kaufman has the chance to write the wildest sequel in movie history.
December 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Charlie Kaufman has the chance to write the wildest sequel in movie history.
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The future that RFK Jr. plans for us
#VaccinesSaveLives
#VaccinesSaveLives
December 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The future that RFK Jr. plans for us
#VaccinesSaveLives
#VaccinesSaveLives
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Can I just respond to student emails with this?
December 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Can I just respond to student emails with this?
Saw a video of someone in Chicago helping out a delivery robot that was stuck in the snow and sometimes that Midwestern politeness just goes too far.
December 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Saw a video of someone in Chicago helping out a delivery robot that was stuck in the snow and sometimes that Midwestern politeness just goes too far.
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This wildly tacky World Cup draw is a grimly fascinating preview of what happens if the aesthetics of fascism finally get their way.
December 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This wildly tacky World Cup draw is a grimly fascinating preview of what happens if the aesthetics of fascism finally get their way.
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I haven’t been able to form a sentence in like 10 minutes
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I haven’t been able to form a sentence in like 10 minutes
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The beautiful game deserves better than these monumentally corrupt pieces of shit
December 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The beautiful game deserves better than these monumentally corrupt pieces of shit
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"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
Fascinating and inspirational. Hope more such programs can get the sustainable funding they deserve. www.vox.com/policy/46963...
What happens when a city takes women’s unpaid work seriously?
Bogotá’s radical experiment in caregiving is going global.
www.vox.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Fascinating and inspirational. Hope more such programs can get the sustainable funding they deserve. www.vox.com/policy/46963...
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If you care, Kennedy, you publicly call on the House to bring up articles of impeachment against RFK today.
No "thought and prayers," no hand-wringing.
Either call for his impeachment, or just be quiet. You have strong influence to stop this. Anything else is just performative nonsense.
No "thought and prayers," no hand-wringing.
Either call for his impeachment, or just be quiet. You have strong influence to stop this. Anything else is just performative nonsense.
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you care, Kennedy, you publicly call on the House to bring up articles of impeachment against RFK today.
No "thought and prayers," no hand-wringing.
Either call for his impeachment, or just be quiet. You have strong influence to stop this. Anything else is just performative nonsense.
No "thought and prayers," no hand-wringing.
Either call for his impeachment, or just be quiet. You have strong influence to stop this. Anything else is just performative nonsense.
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there are of course many examples of political constituencies that have in fact killed scores of children (en route to some other evil goal), but I can't offhand think of any historical examples of a political constituency organized for that specific purpose
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
there are of course many examples of political constituencies that have in fact killed scores of children (en route to some other evil goal), but I can't offhand think of any historical examples of a political constituency organized for that specific purpose
That kind of reaction is not exactly going to quell speculation.
December 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
That kind of reaction is not exactly going to quell speculation.
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helps to think about the details like any regular crime you'd see on one of the 800 cop shows that run on TV constantly: these guys committed one set of murders, thought it over, and then decided to kill the witnesses as part of the coverup. mention of drugs is just jingling keys at this point
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
helps to think about the details like any regular crime you'd see on one of the 800 cop shows that run on TV constantly: these guys committed one set of murders, thought it over, and then decided to kill the witnesses as part of the coverup. mention of drugs is just jingling keys at this point
Book recommendation of the day
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Book recommendation of the day
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when i was a kid, i had a friend who used to get very self-righteously mad when his mom didn’t believe him. even when he was lying. it doesn’t matter, he’s her son, she should trust him.
i feel like he’d be a great advocate before this supreme court.
i feel like he’d be a great advocate before this supreme court.
December 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
when i was a kid, i had a friend who used to get very self-righteously mad when his mom didn’t believe him. even when he was lying. it doesn’t matter, he’s her son, she should trust him.
i feel like he’d be a great advocate before this supreme court.
i feel like he’d be a great advocate before this supreme court.
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“What’s your plan for the Court?” is the only question that matters for 2028 Democratic hopefuls, because if they don’t, the Republican Super Legislature is hatcheting their agenda before it can get off the ground.
December 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“What’s your plan for the Court?” is the only question that matters for 2028 Democratic hopefuls, because if they don’t, the Republican Super Legislature is hatcheting their agenda before it can get off the ground.
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I'm sorry we're doing presumption of good faith in the context of the VOTING RIGHTS ACT?????
December 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I'm sorry we're doing presumption of good faith in the context of the VOTING RIGHTS ACT?????