Ben Curry
@benjamincurry.bsky.social
Knower of things, good worder
Present obsessions: 🇺🇦, aphorisms, the Fed, street photography, well-balanced portfolios, Bluesky discourse, język polski, soup dumplings
Present obsessions: 🇺🇦, aphorisms, the Fed, street photography, well-balanced portfolios, Bluesky discourse, język polski, soup dumplings
Awww, that would be a pity….
1 Bloomberg: #MichaelBurry, who rose to prominence for his wager against the #UShousingmarket ahead of the 2008 #financialcrisis, is warning that Bitcoin’s plunge could deepen into a self-reinforcing “death spiral.” 🧵
#Bitcoin #markets
#Bitcoin #markets
February 4, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Awww, that would be a pity….
A social media app called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Feeds
A consulting detective agency called Maslow & Maslow’s Hierarchy of Leads
A store specializing in wool fabric called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Tweeds
February 4, 2026 at 10:12 AM
A social media app called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Feeds
REPEAT THIS TRUTH ONE MILLION TIMES A WEEK UNTIL NOVEMBER:
"In contemporary elections, what really matters is which party gets more of its voters to the polls. The turnout gap between Democrats and Republicans is a powerful predictor of election outcomes."
"In contemporary elections, what really matters is which party gets more of its voters to the polls. The turnout gap between Democrats and Republicans is a powerful predictor of election outcomes."
How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
www.bostonreview.net
February 4, 2026 at 3:41 AM
REPEAT THIS TRUTH ONE MILLION TIMES A WEEK UNTIL NOVEMBER:
"In contemporary elections, what really matters is which party gets more of its voters to the polls. The turnout gap between Democrats and Republicans is a powerful predictor of election outcomes."
"In contemporary elections, what really matters is which party gets more of its voters to the polls. The turnout gap between Democrats and Republicans is a powerful predictor of election outcomes."
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The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
LIES: And yet, asks Straussman, “Who doesn’t love a good tuna melt?” Who doesn’t indeed?
This article is filled with lies. NYC is not a "tuna melt town" this is not the ultimate NYC sandwich.
In praise of the tuna melt, the ultimate NYC sandwich
Warm fish is so hot right now.
gothamist.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
LIES: And yet, asks Straussman, “Who doesn’t love a good tuna melt?” Who doesn’t indeed?
“There is a reason why silver is called ‘gold on steroids’, because it tends to overshoot in either direction,” said Kirill Kirilenko, analyst at CRU. “Silver is a much smaller market than gold.”
Silver’s runaway rally becomes ‘death trap’ for Reddit’s retail crowd
Meteoric rise — and thumping sell-off — has seen the volatile precious metal compared to a ‘meme stock’
www.ft.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:35 AM
“There is a reason why silver is called ‘gold on steroids’, because it tends to overshoot in either direction,” said Kirill Kirilenko, analyst at CRU. “Silver is a much smaller market than gold.”
February 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
Donate Your Skymiles — Stand With Minnesota
Donate your Delta Skymiles to get people home from Texas
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
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a woman reached out to donate 500,000 delta skymiles to get people home to MN as they are released from custody in TX.
we're getting flights booked today. it should be enough to get at least 15 people home.
delta should be doing for free since they take ICE money.
we're getting flights booked today. it should be enough to get at least 15 people home.
delta should be doing for free since they take ICE money.
February 1, 2026 at 5:50 PM
a woman reached out to donate 500,000 delta skymiles to get people home to MN as they are released from custody in TX.
we're getting flights booked today. it should be enough to get at least 15 people home.
delta should be doing for free since they take ICE money.
we're getting flights booked today. it should be enough to get at least 15 people home.
delta should be doing for free since they take ICE money.
You can smell the orange glow of fear radiating from 🍊
Q: In Texas, a Democrat won a special election in an area you won by 17 points. Your reaction?
TRUMP: I don't know. I didn't hear about it. Somebody ran -- where?
Q: In Texas
TRUMP: I'm not involved. You mean I won by 17, and this person lost? Things like that happen. I'm not on the ballot
TRUMP: I don't know. I didn't hear about it. Somebody ran -- where?
Q: In Texas
TRUMP: I'm not involved. You mean I won by 17, and this person lost? Things like that happen. I'm not on the ballot
February 1, 2026 at 6:55 PM
You can smell the orange glow of fear radiating from 🍊
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When Republicans refer to "criminal illegal aliens," they mean everyone who is here on an asylum claim is a criminal. Latino voters who flipped to Trump in 2024 didn't quite get that. They do now. Also, many of the “criminal records” are for things like driving with no license & other misdemeanors.
February 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
When Republicans refer to "criminal illegal aliens," they mean everyone who is here on an asylum claim is a criminal. Latino voters who flipped to Trump in 2024 didn't quite get that. They do now. Also, many of the “criminal records” are for things like driving with no license & other misdemeanors.
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To all the Minnesotans who are making their voices heard and protesting peacefully:
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
To all the Minnesotans who are making their voices heard and protesting peacefully:
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
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A take worth pondering, especially as #$NVDA is holding strong near record highs
I've mentioned in the path that we aren't in an AI bubble but instead in an OpenAI bubble. This morning, I realized that the bubble is already beginning to pop when you consider the stock prices of the companies whose growth was based on their partnership with OpenAI.
January 31, 2026 at 10:00 PM
A take worth pondering, especially as #$NVDA is holding strong near record highs
Civic-minded Americans are already taking steps to protect the integrity of the 2026 elections. They need help—here’s how we can help them:
Opinion | The Midterm Elections Need You. Here’s How to Help.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Civic-minded Americans are already taking steps to protect the integrity of the 2026 elections. They need help—here’s how we can help them:
Peter Cardillo of Spartan Capital Securities: "The retreat seen in gold and silver futures mid-morning may indicate that prices have found a near-term high. We believe this reversal is significant."
Gold set a record close yesterday at more than $5,300 per oz
Gold set a record close yesterday at more than $5,300 per oz
January 29, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Peter Cardillo of Spartan Capital Securities: "The retreat seen in gold and silver futures mid-morning may indicate that prices have found a near-term high. We believe this reversal is significant."
Gold set a record close yesterday at more than $5,300 per oz
Gold set a record close yesterday at more than $5,300 per oz
In other words: “Look what you made us do to Minnesota”
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 4:08 PM
In other words: “Look what you made us do to Minnesota”
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🚨 I've obtained a list of secret watchlists the Department of Homeland Security uses to keep tabs on American citizens
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ices-secre...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ices-secre...
Exclusive: ICE's Secret Watchlists of Americans
Sparta, Reaper and Grapevine track protesters, their friends (+ others)
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:07 PM
🚨 I've obtained a list of secret watchlists the Department of Homeland Security uses to keep tabs on American citizens
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ices-secre...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ices-secre...
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(WSJ) - Billionaire media and tech investor Barry Diller approached Warner Bros. Discovery last year expressing interest in buying CNN, according to people familiar with the matter.
#$WBD
#$WBD
Exclusive | Barry Diller Told Warner Discovery He’s Interested in Buying CNN
A Warner spokesman said CNN ‘was not and is not for sale.’
www.wsj.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:03 AM
(WSJ) - Billionaire media and tech investor Barry Diller approached Warner Bros. Discovery last year expressing interest in buying CNN, according to people familiar with the matter.
#$WBD
#$WBD
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it has a certain lenin in the display case charm
i have not jumped on the “any day now” bandwagon thus far, but he legitimately looks near death in this photo.
January 28, 2026 at 10:04 PM
it has a certain lenin in the display case charm
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MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 26, 2026 at 5:10 PM
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
The January Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index fell to 84.5, the lowest level since 2014—weaker than the pandemic lows. Key sub-indices weakened: Present Situation dropped to 113.7, and Expectations fell to 65.1, well below the level that signals recession risk.
Consumer confidence collapses to lowest level since 2014 | CNN Business
America’s economic mood deteriorated in January to its lowest level in more than a decade as consumers fretted about geopolitical tensions, affordability and President Donald Trump’s unrelenting trade...
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The January Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index fell to 84.5, the lowest level since 2014—weaker than the pandemic lows. Key sub-indices weakened: Present Situation dropped to 113.7, and Expectations fell to 65.1, well below the level that signals recession risk.
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Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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JUST IN: In a new lawsuit, Minnesota officials say DHS mishandled evidence from today's crime scene and made "astonishing" law enforcement decisions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 AM
JUST IN: In a new lawsuit, Minnesota officials say DHS mishandled evidence from today's crime scene and made "astonishing" law enforcement decisions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...