Yakov Feygin
@buddyyakov.bsky.social
Political economy, Russia, ext. Also pictures of cats. Recovering historian doing financial engineering for the public sector the Center For Public Enterprise and still sometimes missing academia.
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674240995
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674240995
Weird question but does anyone I know on here live in Maine and if so, do you have a smart meter? I just read a wild statistic about penetration in Maine and I am just mentally not believing it.
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Weird question but does anyone I know on here live in Maine and if so, do you have a smart meter? I just read a wild statistic about penetration in Maine and I am just mentally not believing it.
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Key take-aways:
⛽️Energy was a key swing factor (60% from gasoline)
📈#Tariffs passthrough building via core goods
💡Business markups swinging wildly, last couple of months indicate a squeeze in margins for final demand trade services (margins for retailers & wholesalers)
⛽️Energy was a key swing factor (60% from gasoline)
📈#Tariffs passthrough building via core goods
💡Business markups swinging wildly, last couple of months indicate a squeeze in margins for final demand trade services (margins for retailers & wholesalers)
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Key take-aways:
⛽️Energy was a key swing factor (60% from gasoline)
📈#Tariffs passthrough building via core goods
💡Business markups swinging wildly, last couple of months indicate a squeeze in margins for final demand trade services (margins for retailers & wholesalers)
⛽️Energy was a key swing factor (60% from gasoline)
📈#Tariffs passthrough building via core goods
💡Business markups swinging wildly, last couple of months indicate a squeeze in margins for final demand trade services (margins for retailers & wholesalers)
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conceptually its kinda interesting - innovation of vc investing is that we now can grow companies at scale with pvt capital with the kind of hand-waving that previously got people constantly into "fraud" territory if you were to do it at a listed company and things go south lol
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
conceptually its kinda interesting - innovation of vc investing is that we now can grow companies at scale with pvt capital with the kind of hand-waving that previously got people constantly into "fraud" territory if you were to do it at a listed company and things go south lol
My I’m not Enron tshirt
In the memo, “Nvidia also responds to claims that the ‘current situation is analogous to historical accounting frauds (Enron, WorldCom, Lucent) that featured vendor financing and SPVs [special purpose vehicles.)’”
@barrons.com $NVDA
@firstadopter.bsky.social
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@barrons.com $NVDA
@firstadopter.bsky.social
www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
My I’m not Enron tshirt
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Paul’s at the forefront of American housing policy. Tying together YIMBYism, public finance, and public development, he’s building *the model* for American social housing.
Now he’s been appointed to Zohran’s Transition Committee on Housing. We at @publicenterprise.bsky.social couldn’t be prouder!
Now he’s been appointed to Zohran’s Transition Committee on Housing. We at @publicenterprise.bsky.social couldn’t be prouder!
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Paul’s at the forefront of American housing policy. Tying together YIMBYism, public finance, and public development, he’s building *the model* for American social housing.
Now he’s been appointed to Zohran’s Transition Committee on Housing. We at @publicenterprise.bsky.social couldn’t be prouder!
Now he’s been appointed to Zohran’s Transition Committee on Housing. We at @publicenterprise.bsky.social couldn’t be prouder!
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The revealed preference of Trumpism is that China is the technologically superior country.
Lutnick on the EU: "Another example -- they rule out diesel gas and you gotta have batteries here by 2035. But Europe doesn't make batteries! Only certain countries make batteries and Europe is not one of them. They gotta think better about themselves ... come on! Think correctly."
November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The revealed preference of Trumpism is that China is the technologically superior country.
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Anyway, I told my mom that I loved her, but had she given birth to me in Helmand, I would hate all women for all time.
Which is a really succinct explanation for Southern Helmand.
Which is a really succinct explanation for Southern Helmand.
November 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Anyway, I told my mom that I loved her, but had she given birth to me in Helmand, I would hate all women for all time.
Which is a really succinct explanation for Southern Helmand.
Which is a really succinct explanation for Southern Helmand.
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And the real "smart" question we asked was "so what does make you gay?"
And we got a wide variety of responses from "only the receptive partner is gay" (mathematically difficult to figure out how "nobody" could be gay in that case) to the Andrew-Tate-Esque "It's only gay if you love the man."
And we got a wide variety of responses from "only the receptive partner is gay" (mathematically difficult to figure out how "nobody" could be gay in that case) to the Andrew-Tate-Esque "It's only gay if you love the man."
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
And the real "smart" question we asked was "so what does make you gay?"
And we got a wide variety of responses from "only the receptive partner is gay" (mathematically difficult to figure out how "nobody" could be gay in that case) to the Andrew-Tate-Esque "It's only gay if you love the man."
And we got a wide variety of responses from "only the receptive partner is gay" (mathematically difficult to figure out how "nobody" could be gay in that case) to the Andrew-Tate-Esque "It's only gay if you love the man."
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But the Marines asked our interpreters, "So, everyone here is gay, right?" And the interpreters shocked response was, "NO! Why would you say that?"
"Well, they all have sex with men..." and the interpreter's response was, "I've had sex with tons of men. I'm not gay."
"Well, they all have sex with men..." and the interpreter's response was, "I've had sex with tons of men. I'm not gay."
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
But the Marines asked our interpreters, "So, everyone here is gay, right?" And the interpreters shocked response was, "NO! Why would you say that?"
"Well, they all have sex with men..." and the interpreter's response was, "I've had sex with tons of men. I'm not gay."
"Well, they all have sex with men..." and the interpreter's response was, "I've had sex with tons of men. I'm not gay."
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These studies were some of the most disturbing things I've read and I won't share stuff.
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ALT: a man with a headband on has a gifstar logo on the bottom
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November 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
These studies were some of the most disturbing things I've read and I won't share stuff.
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My infantry Bn had a really hard time parsing the gender and sexuality issues of Southern Helmand.
When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.
When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
My infantry Bn had a really hard time parsing the gender and sexuality issues of Southern Helmand.
When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.
When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.
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These schmucks are approaching what I like to call a "reverse Afghanistan" sexuality here:
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
These schmucks are approaching what I like to call a "reverse Afghanistan" sexuality here:
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Salome (@Salome__Salome_ on twitter) isn't on BlueSky.
She's been fundraising for over a month for an urgently needed truck, and it's really struggling.
Can anyone here on BlueSky chip in a bit?
🅿️🅿️: [email protected]
#NAFO #donatetoukraine #boostUA
She's been fundraising for over a month for an urgently needed truck, and it's really struggling.
Can anyone here on BlueSky chip in a bit?
🅿️🅿️: [email protected]
#NAFO #donatetoukraine #boostUA
November 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Salome (@Salome__Salome_ on twitter) isn't on BlueSky.
She's been fundraising for over a month for an urgently needed truck, and it's really struggling.
Can anyone here on BlueSky chip in a bit?
🅿️🅿️: [email protected]
#NAFO #donatetoukraine #boostUA
She's been fundraising for over a month for an urgently needed truck, and it's really struggling.
Can anyone here on BlueSky chip in a bit?
🅿️🅿️: [email protected]
#NAFO #donatetoukraine #boostUA
If they made him AG we might not have been in this mess.
It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...
Doug Jones will enter 2026 Alabama governor’s race
Campaign paperwork is to be filed this week.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If they made him AG we might not have been in this mess.
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Again, I will die on the lonely hill that the vast majority of Americans, despite everything they said & believed about the economy, showed by their behavior exactly how good/strong it was under Biden. Voters were angry as hell, & spending like mad. Revealed preferences.
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Once again, I remind you that this woman cannot be allowed anywhere near the strategy or leadership of the Democratic Party:
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Also, stop it with this BS. Biden correctly said the economy in 2024 was good, because it was. Yes, no one believed it. That wasn't his fault.
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Also, stop it with this BS. Biden correctly said the economy in 2024 was good, because it was. Yes, no one believed it. That wasn't his fault.
Slotkin: "He's trying to distract us from the big stories of last week, the Epstein files and economy. He's tweeting 'the economy is the best it's ever been' -- amazing considering the public isn't stupid. It reminded me of Joe Biden. Biden tried to tell us for a year that the economy was great."
November 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Again, I will die on the lonely hill that the vast majority of Americans, despite everything they said & believed about the economy, showed by their behavior exactly how good/strong it was under Biden. Voters were angry as hell, & spending like mad. Revealed preferences.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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I wish I were at ASEEES
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I wish I were at ASEEES
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I had a popular account with a valuable audience and my Twitter payout was $80 a month-ish, to the point where I disabled monetization instead of uploading my ID. Payouts are only material if you live in a developing country, so “guy in Nigeria posting right-wing Amerislop” has taken over the site.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I had a popular account with a valuable audience and my Twitter payout was $80 a month-ish, to the point where I disabled monetization instead of uploading my ID. Payouts are only material if you live in a developing country, so “guy in Nigeria posting right-wing Amerislop” has taken over the site.
Subsidize demand meme
Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
November 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Subsidize demand meme
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I have never seen a more embarrassing damage control in 24 hours.
1. Witkoff is an idiot and got used.
2. The Admin is completely out of the loop on what their little failsons are doing around the world.
3. They are tired of a war they aren't fighting.
What a clusterfuck
1. Witkoff is an idiot and got used.
2. The Admin is completely out of the loop on what their little failsons are doing around the world.
3. They are tired of a war they aren't fighting.
What a clusterfuck
what is going on
November 23, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I have never seen a more embarrassing damage control in 24 hours.
1. Witkoff is an idiot and got used.
2. The Admin is completely out of the loop on what their little failsons are doing around the world.
3. They are tired of a war they aren't fighting.
What a clusterfuck
1. Witkoff is an idiot and got used.
2. The Admin is completely out of the loop on what their little failsons are doing around the world.
3. They are tired of a war they aren't fighting.
What a clusterfuck
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Im disappointed in a lot of you. We are seasoned, hardened 38 year old veterans of the internet. And yet youre falling for this and claiming to be shocked? Really? Where is your grit
November 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Im disappointed in a lot of you. We are seasoned, hardened 38 year old veterans of the internet. And yet youre falling for this and claiming to be shocked? Really? Where is your grit
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The timeline is all converging. And I feel like God must be punishing us in some way.
November 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The timeline is all converging. And I feel like God must be punishing us in some way.
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Every previous Trump attempt to force Ukraine and then Russia into agreements involved unrealistically quick deadlines that then fell apart as the Trump administration shifted to avoid acknowledging that its own position towards Ukraine and Russia is weaker than it claims it is
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Every previous Trump attempt to force Ukraine and then Russia into agreements involved unrealistically quick deadlines that then fell apart as the Trump administration shifted to avoid acknowledging that its own position towards Ukraine and Russia is weaker than it claims it is
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Hochul on Chris Hayes, about Stefanik: “She’s full of shit.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Hochul on Chris Hayes, about Stefanik: “She’s full of shit.”