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Doug's Creeping Economic Recession

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Maker, designer, writer, human. 3D prints things for 3D printers. Cat dad of four. ASD & PTSD. He/him. Topics: history, aviation, space, computing, psychology https://jon-harper.github.io

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Doug's Creeping Economic Recession @jonspaceharper.bsky.social · 12h

I like these versions!

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Djinn & Tonic 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇬🇱 @djinnandtonic.bsky.social · 13h

So this is my most current events / "newsy" set of listings from this most recent run

In general, I return to form by restoring some genuine Wide Awakes iconography. First: this Lincoln Hamlin Parade Banner

wideawakes.army 👁

Lincoln Hamlin parade banner. The whole thing is roughly in the style of an American flag. The upper portion is a blue square, with four gold stars around an oval emblem, upon which was drawn an eye (with lids and lashes) and the words "WIDE AWAKE," with some flourishes either side

The bottom portion is a white stripe between two red stripes. On the white stripe, in a sort of cascading/falling arrangement, are the words "LINCOLN" and 'HAMLIN". Tassels are at the end of this banner.

A detail from the banner as a vinyl decal (that oval shape in the blue field, with the eye and "WIDE AWAKE")

The emblem detail as a design on a sport grey sweatshirt

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Doug's Creeping Economic Recession @jonspaceharper.bsky.social · 13h

So he's shorting the market again?

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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 15h

Morgan Freeman wanted by police
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2552746...

Morgan Freeman wanted on prison recall by Avon and Somerset Police

A man with links to several Somerset towns, including Taunton, is wanted on a prison recall by police.

www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk

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Doug's Creeping Economic Recession @jonspaceharper.bsky.social · 16h

So far, I agree, it is nothing. The fear is that it *will* be something come Monday, thus the angsty headlines.

Doug's Creeping Economic Recession @jonspaceharper.bsky.social · 16h

Bubble fear is high and people are worried about the economy in general. The market didn't have a great day yesterday, but it was mostly gains from the day before walking back.

Today, a Friday, all equity is broadly down and fear is up, giving everyone the weekend to worry.

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 16h

Farm bankruptcies are back in the news, so it's time to pull this chart out again.

Hey look they kept rising during Trump's first term. Then they went way down under Biden.

Now they're up again? So weird. Thanks Farm Bureau for the graphic

Screenshot from Farm Bureau article on farm bankruptcies. It shows farm bankruptcies climbing steadily 2014-2020, falling by half in 2021, & continuing to fall through 2023.

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Doug's Creeping Economic Recession @jonspaceharper.bsky.social · 21h

This joke runs on Energizer batteries.

Doug's Creeping Economic Recession @jonspaceharper.bsky.social · 22h

My grass-touching (technically water-swimming) campaign is now one month old.

150 yards yesterday and today in sets of 50.

Goal #1 is 200 yards continuous. I think thats doable by end of month for sure.

Doug's Creeping Economic Recession @jonspaceharper.bsky.social · 23h

I've gotten the feeling people now read only enough to get the gist that they *expect to see* and fail to parse the text correctly. This is a consistent issue I see regardless of age group or background.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

after careful study, I believe only people born between 1975 and 1995 should be allowed to use the internet

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Doug's Creeping Economic Recession @jonspaceharper.bsky.social · 1d

Your alt text only post didnt include a photo.

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OCaml @sincerely.cam · 2d

youaretheassistantnow.com

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 2d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Doug's Creeping Economic Recession @jonspaceharper.bsky.social · 1d

I would’ve loved to pick his brain, talk to him about how he visualizes fluid flow.

Doug's Creeping Economic Recession @jonspaceharper.bsky.social · 1d

Rutan’s designs suggest he visualized fluids in a way most folks can’t understand. The guy designed elegant new ideas for decades while most designers iterated, and did much of it before computers were fast enough to model the effects ahead of time!

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Doug's Creeping Economic Recession @jonspaceharper.bsky.social · 1d

2025 US economy simulator is a success?

Doug's Creeping Economic Recession @jonspaceharper.bsky.social · 1d

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take, I guess.

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Matthew Scarborough 𓀀 @mattitiahu.bsky.social · 2d

The administration is aware of black bloc tactics, was vaguely aware of clown bloc tactics, but was completely unprepared for the advent of Animal Crossing bloc tactics.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 3d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Duncan Lamont @duncanlamont2.bsky.social · 3d

🫣 Profits are for wimps. Revenues are for losers. Ideas sell, not fundamentals

Over half the Nasdaq market is loss making. About 1-in-8 companies have no revenues

There are a lot more in these camps than in the past

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Doug's Creeping Economic Recession @jonspaceharper.bsky.social · 3d

Our minds went similar places. The excess fiber went overlooked because it wasnt above ground, but those guys dug and dug (well, paid people to dig).

Doug's Creeping Economic Recession @jonspaceharper.bsky.social · 4d

We can continue this discussion in a second. I ruined a plot device and now it's 2 ft tall and teething.

Doug's Creeping Economic Recession @jonspaceharper.bsky.social · 4d

Imagine a world where the consequences of writing mistakes are as dire as cooking. What would that look like?

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Doug's Creeping Economic Recession @jonspaceharper.bsky.social · 4d

The lore is getting a bit lumpy and chunky.

Perhaps if I stir in some drama?

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

“.. Beginning at 4:15 p.m. Monday, Hollywood Burbank Airport will have no air traffic controllers in their tower, ABC News has learned.”

#Shutdown
abc7.com/post/hollywo...

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