jcarrington
@jbcarrington.bsky.social
I think WOKE, therefore I am, cautious A.I. advocate, Black swan event investor, fintech entrepreneur, performer of risk-based threat scanning, French Press coffee fan, cooking/wine enthusiast, & fantasy football devotee.
Trump thought adding seats to the GOP caucus would be easy.
It has been anything but.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
It has been anything but.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Trump thought adding seats to the GOP caucus would be easy.
It has been anything but.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
It has been anything but.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
"More and more teenage girls aren't thrilled by the prospect of entering a legal agreement in a country in which they have increasingly fewer rights than their mothers did at that age."
@charlotteclymer.bsky.social
Remarkable.
@charlotteclymer.bsky.social
Remarkable.
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 AM
"More and more teenage girls aren't thrilled by the prospect of entering a legal agreement in a country in which they have increasingly fewer rights than their mothers did at that age."
@charlotteclymer.bsky.social
Remarkable.
@charlotteclymer.bsky.social
Remarkable.
@robinmk.bsky.social, more and more teenage girls aren't thrilled by the prospect of entering a legal agreement in a country in which they have increasingly fewer rights than their mothers did at that age.
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
@robinmk.bsky.social, more and more teenage girls aren't thrilled by the prospect of entering a legal agreement in a country in which they have increasingly fewer rights than their mothers did at that age.
What Larry Summers told @warren.senate.gov about how Insiders don't listen to Outsiders.
However, Insiders also understand one unbreakable rule: They don’t criticize other insiders.
billmoyers.com/2014/09/05/i...
However, Insiders also understand one unbreakable rule: They don’t criticize other insiders.
billmoyers.com/2014/09/05/i...
November 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
What Larry Summers told @warren.senate.gov about how Insiders don't listen to Outsiders.
However, Insiders also understand one unbreakable rule: They don’t criticize other insiders.
billmoyers.com/2014/09/05/i...
However, Insiders also understand one unbreakable rule: They don’t criticize other insiders.
billmoyers.com/2014/09/05/i...
Yet another example of a completely, unqualified Trump-DEI (Didn't Earn It) appointment.
This U.S. Attorney appears to be a total joke.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
This U.S. Attorney appears to be a total joke.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Yet another example of a completely, unqualified Trump-DEI (Didn't Earn It) appointment.
This U.S. Attorney appears to be a total joke.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
This U.S. Attorney appears to be a total joke.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Streaming prices are soaring—and consumers are still paying.
Average consumer has 4 streaming services.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
Average consumer has 4 streaming services.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Streaming prices are soaring—and consumers are still paying.
Average consumer has 4 streaming services.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
Average consumer has 4 streaming services.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
"The AI boom Is looking more and more fragile as AI stocks have swung downward as doubt rises about sustainability and payoff." @wsj.com
Uh oh.
Uh oh.
November 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"The AI boom Is looking more and more fragile as AI stocks have swung downward as doubt rises about sustainability and payoff." @wsj.com
Uh oh.
Uh oh.
The simplest conventional measure of inequality, the Gini index, is higher today than at any point in modern U.S. history except for a peak in 2018-19. A higher Gini index indicates a more unequal distribution, while a lower index signifies greater equality.
U.S. is not in a good place.
U.S. is not in a good place.
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The simplest conventional measure of inequality, the Gini index, is higher today than at any point in modern U.S. history except for a peak in 2018-19. A higher Gini index indicates a more unequal distribution, while a lower index signifies greater equality.
U.S. is not in a good place.
U.S. is not in a good place.
The last penny was struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, the end of a coin production that started in 1793 and ended Nov. 12, 2025.
Now purchases will be rounded up/down to nearest nickel. The penny cost 3.7 cents to produce while a nickel cost 13.8 cents to make.
Now purchases will be rounded up/down to nearest nickel. The penny cost 3.7 cents to produce while a nickel cost 13.8 cents to make.
November 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The last penny was struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, the end of a coin production that started in 1793 and ended Nov. 12, 2025.
Now purchases will be rounded up/down to nearest nickel. The penny cost 3.7 cents to produce while a nickel cost 13.8 cents to make.
Now purchases will be rounded up/down to nearest nickel. The penny cost 3.7 cents to produce while a nickel cost 13.8 cents to make.
How the wealthy elite avoid paying their full share of self-employment taxes by using limited partnerships.
Every year between 2017 and 2022, 0.1% of partnership tax returns were audited, while 18-60% of the largest corporations were audited every year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Every year between 2017 and 2022, 0.1% of partnership tax returns were audited, while 18-60% of the largest corporations were audited every year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
How the wealthy elite avoid paying their full share of self-employment taxes by using limited partnerships.
Every year between 2017 and 2022, 0.1% of partnership tax returns were audited, while 18-60% of the largest corporations were audited every year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Every year between 2017 and 2022, 0.1% of partnership tax returns were audited, while 18-60% of the largest corporations were audited every year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
November 12, 2025 at 4:54 AM
This poll supports what the GOAT, @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social, has said all along about how the GOP will be defeated given their unwillingness to extend the Obamacare subsidies.
November 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This poll supports what the GOAT, @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social, has said all along about how the GOP will be defeated given their unwillingness to extend the Obamacare subsidies.
Phew, glad the wealthy elite aren't being impacted like the rest of us.
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Phew, glad the wealthy elite aren't being impacted like the rest of us.
Ghislane Maxwell's prison perks.
Remarkable.
Remarkable.
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Ghislane Maxwell's prison perks.
Remarkable.
Remarkable.
Hopefully, the working class will benefit soon.
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Hopefully, the working class will benefit soon.
The number of military family members or servicemembers using those food banks more than doubled, jumping from nearly 62,000 in 2021 to more than 136,000 in 2024.
Our military shouldn't be going through this stress.
Our military shouldn't be going through this stress.
November 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The number of military family members or servicemembers using those food banks more than doubled, jumping from nearly 62,000 in 2021 to more than 136,000 in 2024.
Our military shouldn't be going through this stress.
Our military shouldn't be going through this stress.
Trump is destroying the job market.
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Trump is destroying the job market.
"Across VA/NJ, the working-class, Hispanic and Black neighborhoods that helped return Trump to the WH a year ago moved back toward the Democratic Party—even in areas that had swung heavily for him", per @wsj.com.
Voters simply woke up to the Trump's reality.
Voters simply woke up to the Trump's reality.
November 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"Across VA/NJ, the working-class, Hispanic and Black neighborhoods that helped return Trump to the WH a year ago moved back toward the Democratic Party—even in areas that had swung heavily for him", per @wsj.com.
Voters simply woke up to the Trump's reality.
Voters simply woke up to the Trump's reality.
A perfect reflection of the economic disparity in the U.S. today.
November 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
A perfect reflection of the economic disparity in the U.S. today.
A perfect reflection of the economic disparity in the U.S. today.
November 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
A perfect reflection of the economic disparity in the U.S. today.
2/2 - Perfect for Elon Musk's trillion dollar pay package at Tesla.
So emblematic of today's gilded age.
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
So emblematic of today's gilded age.
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
2/2 - Perfect for Elon Musk's trillion dollar pay package at Tesla.
So emblematic of today's gilded age.
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
So emblematic of today's gilded age.
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
1/2 - This $85 million mansion in the Palm Springs, CA area has indoor/outdoor pickleball courts, 4 outdoor pools, 10 bedrooms, 16 baths, 5 kitchens, 32 fire features, 40 televisions & 13 car garage. A dedicated entertainment space with a full bar, a DJ booth & a golf simulator.
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
1/2 - This $85 million mansion in the Palm Springs, CA area has indoor/outdoor pickleball courts, 4 outdoor pools, 10 bedrooms, 16 baths, 5 kitchens, 32 fire features, 40 televisions & 13 car garage. A dedicated entertainment space with a full bar, a DJ booth & a golf simulator.