Chris Nelder

chrisnelder.bsky.social

13 October 2026 22:33

Remember the mysterious trades on oil back in March/April that were perfectly timed to Trump's announcements, netting the traders millions of dollars? Well a CFTC official referred the matter to the enforcement dept...then a Trump goon told the CFTC to squelch it. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

David Pomerantz

davidpomerantz.bsky.social

13 October 2026 22:27

One way we know that monopoly utilities are likely to try to kill the transmission reforms in BAAJA is because they have done it so many times before. From me and @taitdl.bsky.social, a highlight reel of how utilities have sought to obstruct transmission. utilitywatch.substack.com/p/monopoly-u...

John Kostyack

kostyack.bsky.social

13 October 2026 22:23

Yet another "subprime lending" crisis for insurers ⁠and pension funds investing in asset-backed securities. Just as with home sellers prior to 2008, car dealers are selling to people who can't afford their product, teasing them w loans with repayment schedules that make no sense.

isaac

sevier.io

13 October 2026 22:18

Ann Arbor city council passed a resolution opposing a proposal on the Nov ballot. Organizers note this is unprecedented. "to our knowledge, the city has never taken an official position opposing a local ballot initiative. We cannot understand why the sponsors...are proposing this extreme measure."

Michael McLean

michaelmclean.me

13 October 2026 22:16

Probably not a coincidence that the LLM providers are grinding to a halt right now. My tps is like in the single digits right now.