Cian Twomey
@cian2me.bsky.social
Financial economist. Interested in digital finance, portfolio ideas, and behavioural finance. Credit union chair. And devoted to a little dachshund
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Racism.
The answer is racism.
The answer is racism.
December 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Racism.
The answer is racism.
The answer is racism.
Nothing would bring me to go to the USA for the foreseeable future.
December 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Nothing would bring me to go to the USA for the foreseeable future.
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A Danish intelligence agency has for the first time described the US as a potential security risk, signaling a shift in the Nordic country’s view of its close ally after months of friction over Greenland bloom.bg/44Q1Bj6
📷️: Juliette Pavy/Bloomberg
📷️: Juliette Pavy/Bloomberg
December 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
A Danish intelligence agency has for the first time described the US as a potential security risk, signaling a shift in the Nordic country’s view of its close ally after months of friction over Greenland bloom.bg/44Q1Bj6
📷️: Juliette Pavy/Bloomberg
📷️: Juliette Pavy/Bloomberg
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It will absolutely devastate US tourism even further than Trump’s awful and corrupt policies already have. They know it, but they don’t care.
Q: Are you concerned that if the proposal to review 5 years of social media to get a tourist visa is implemented that there will be a decline in tourism?
TRUMP: No. We're doing so well. We want to make sure we're not letting the wrong people into our country.
TRUMP: No. We're doing so well. We want to make sure we're not letting the wrong people into our country.
December 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
It will absolutely devastate US tourism even further than Trump’s awful and corrupt policies already have. They know it, but they don’t care.
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The Fed just cut rates by a quarter of a percentage point.
The revised statement is remarkably buttoned down, probably due to the shutdown-inflicted data blackout.
And we are now up to three dissents - one for lower rates, and two for no change. But the committee is more deeply divided than that.
The revised statement is remarkably buttoned down, probably due to the shutdown-inflicted data blackout.
And we are now up to three dissents - one for lower rates, and two for no change. But the committee is more deeply divided than that.
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Fed just cut rates by a quarter of a percentage point.
The revised statement is remarkably buttoned down, probably due to the shutdown-inflicted data blackout.
And we are now up to three dissents - one for lower rates, and two for no change. But the committee is more deeply divided than that.
The revised statement is remarkably buttoned down, probably due to the shutdown-inflicted data blackout.
And we are now up to three dissents - one for lower rates, and two for no change. But the committee is more deeply divided than that.
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Stop organizing international conferences in the US. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan
Proposed plan would apply to tourists of countries not currently required to get a visa to visit the US, including Britain and France
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Stop organizing international conferences in the US. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Bonds do well when the economy is underperforming ;)
Scott Bessent rallies Trump supporters in Pennsylvania: "The bond market had its best year since 202,0 and if I have anything to say about it as your nation's top bond salesman, bonds will have another strong year in 2026 as we fight to bring treasury borrowing costs down."
December 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Bonds do well when the economy is underperforming ;)
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I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
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Just seen an article on BBC Sport suggesting that Trump's FIFA peace prize award may have been in someway corrupt. And I am shocked to my core.
December 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Just seen an article on BBC Sport suggesting that Trump's FIFA peace prize award may have been in someway corrupt. And I am shocked to my core.
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Why the world should worry about stablecoins on.ft.com/4rJihma | opinion
Why the world should worry about stablecoins
Dollar-based digital currencies offer benefits for the US, but Britain and the EU are better off resisting them
on.ft.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Why the world should worry about stablecoins on.ft.com/4rJihma | opinion
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The most interesting thing you will read today, via Howard Marks (@Oaktree):
"Is It a Bubble?"
www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/mem...
"Is It a Bubble?"
www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/mem...
Is It a Bubble?
In his latest memo, Howard Marks explores if there is a bubble in AI, identifying uncertainty, parallels to past bubbles, AI's vast potential, and emphasizing the importance of prudence.
www.oaktreecapital.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The most interesting thing you will read today, via Howard Marks (@Oaktree):
"Is It a Bubble?"
www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/mem...
"Is It a Bubble?"
www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/mem...
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After this weekend's racist attacks on the EU, I've written a column about the moral obligation to stop posting on X.
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
December 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
After this weekend's racist attacks on the EU, I've written a column about the moral obligation to stop posting on X.
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.
December 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.
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This is a must read. The most in depth understanding of how corrupt our foreign policy has become. Trump and Witkoff (Rubio totally sidelined) are proposing to sell out Ukraine in exchange for Russian deals for their billionaire crowd.
Not about peace. Just about profit.
Not about peace. Just about profit.
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This is a must read. The most in depth understanding of how corrupt our foreign policy has become. Trump and Witkoff (Rubio totally sidelined) are proposing to sell out Ukraine in exchange for Russian deals for their billionaire crowd.
Not about peace. Just about profit.
Not about peace. Just about profit.
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You mean where non-violent protestors overthrew authoritarian dictatorships in post-Soviet countries? Gee, Senator, I didn't think you'd need to be afraid of that, but you do you.
Sen. Eric Schmitt: "This is the language of a color revolution where you're calling on military men and women to disobey orders."
December 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
You mean where non-violent protestors overthrew authoritarian dictatorships in post-Soviet countries? Gee, Senator, I didn't think you'd need to be afraid of that, but you do you.
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5 years 11 months ago, I become very concerned.
5 years 10 months ago, I wander my city, dazed, knowing what's going to happen soon.
5 years 9 months ago, I read an email that suggests anosmia is a symptom. I decide to do everything I can to not get infected. Still doing so.
5 years 10 months ago, I wander my city, dazed, knowing what's going to happen soon.
5 years 9 months ago, I read an email that suggests anosmia is a symptom. I decide to do everything I can to not get infected. Still doing so.
6 years ago today: A man in Wuhan, China starts feeling ill, becoming the first confirmed case of COVID-19
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
5 years 11 months ago, I become very concerned.
5 years 10 months ago, I wander my city, dazed, knowing what's going to happen soon.
5 years 9 months ago, I read an email that suggests anosmia is a symptom. I decide to do everything I can to not get infected. Still doing so.
5 years 10 months ago, I wander my city, dazed, knowing what's going to happen soon.
5 years 9 months ago, I read an email that suggests anosmia is a symptom. I decide to do everything I can to not get infected. Still doing so.
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Stephen Miller’s ancestors were Jewish refugees from the pogroms in czarist Russia. They came to the U.S. in the early twentieth century, even as racists said this same stuff about them.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Stephen Miller’s ancestors were Jewish refugees from the pogroms in czarist Russia. They came to the U.S. in the early twentieth century, even as racists said this same stuff about them.
Every cloud, as they say, has a silver lining
The Trump family lost more than a billion decline in their collective wealth. Parallel losses hit retail traders who viewed Trump-linked assets as political statements as well as investment vehicles.
November 2025 Crypto Crash Hit Trump Family and Trump Followers — Konsyse
A sharp decline across digital assets in November 2025 erased large portions of crypto-linked wealth for the family of Donald Trump and for many retail holders.
www.konsyse.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Every cloud, as they say, has a silver lining
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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The fatal flaw in using bitcoin as a currency - it is that supply cannot contract, argues @pdonovan-econ.bsky.social here with references to aftermath of Europe’s 14th century bubonic plague www.ft.com/content/a18c...
The fatal flaw in using bitcoin as a currency
There is a crypto parallel in the aftermath of Europe’s 14th century bubonic plague
www.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The fatal flaw in using bitcoin as a currency - it is that supply cannot contract, argues @pdonovan-econ.bsky.social here with references to aftermath of Europe’s 14th century bubonic plague www.ft.com/content/a18c...
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This guy was of course patient zero of the massive Silicon Valley crying protest to get their pet bank bailed out, and seems to have spent the last two years on podcasts wondering why people don't like tech investors as much as they used to.
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This guy was of course patient zero of the massive Silicon Valley crying protest to get their pet bank bailed out, and seems to have spent the last two years on podcasts wondering why people don't like tech investors as much as they used to.
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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First photo of Bolsonaro in prison
🚨👁 VEJA | Primeira foto de Jair Bolsonaro, o patriarca do soluço, como presidiário na PF.
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📸 Gabriela Biló
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📸 Gabriela Biló
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
First photo of Bolsonaro in prison
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.