Yesterday, gold reached an all time high of more than $4,400 an ounce. Today, gold closed over $4,500—another all time high. A rather ominous indicator. Here’s the 10 year view: View quoted note → https://enoki.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a&cid=bafkreidh4pqrpn3i2eghin4ydhujl4fbfr6fqnapuppvqmlwmsjo4a3oca

Math is math. Basic math has a cleanliness to it. STOP FUCKING WITH PERCENTAGES. This is not hard.

Hegemonic suicide: “The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 ambassadors and other senior career diplomats to ensure embassies reflect its ‘America First’ priorities…” www.reuters.com/world/trump-... Trump pulls 30 envoys in ‘Amer...

The endless rounds of discourse about news media personalities can be tiresome because it often feels gossipy. I have to remind myself that we focus on them because we rely on the news media to act as a conduit to/from people and institutions with power. And many of them are failing us badly.