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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 18h

This is huge. Komeito (a Buddhist-backed political party) has long been a crucial part of the governing LDP coalition, carefully managing their differences over military rearmament and social spending. This leaves the LDP short of a majority in both chambers.

The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 1d

BREAKING: Komeito said Friday it plans to leave the ruling camp, parting ways with the LDP and new President Sanae Takaichi after the LDP failed to accept the party’s proposal on political donations.

Komeito announces split with LDP, clouding Takaichi's bid for PM

Komeito’s decision to end the 26-year partnership with the LDP means the ruling party will need to court opposition parties to vote Takaichi in as prime minister.

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Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 18h

Jon Stewart defined Chuck Schumer as "a human flat tire" and I think it is a Renaissance painting.

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Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 20h

"It is a once-in-a-century opportunity to reverse the brain drain towards Europe," says Professor Scheuer, who himself worked at MIT.
2019 Nobel Laureate Duflo and Banerjee move to Uni Zurich from MIT with the help of Lemann Foundation.

Al Roth @alroth.bsky.social · 20h

www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/...
"Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will continue to co-lead J-PAL.... They will retain part-time positions at MIT. In addition, Esther Duflo will resume teaching at the Collège de France in Paris."
#econsky

Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 20h

That is the head of Antifa, mister Habeas Corpus

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Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 1d

Plus a gift with wings

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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 1d

Jefferies reassured investors in its Point Bonita fund earlier this week: you don't primarily have exposure to First Brands, but its often IG-rated customers such as Walmart.

But when is a Walmart invoice not a really Walmart invoice?

@ericgplatt.ft.com and I explain: www.ft.com/content/dfb3...

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Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 1d

PRC Law June 10 2021 text
www.chinalawtranslate.com/en/counterin...

www.chinalawtranslate.com

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Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 1d

By article 3 June 10 2021 China "Law On Countering Foreign Sanctions" (link on next post if you are curious), China has enacted sanctions against US vessels and US owned entities as Lars Jensen notes.

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Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 1d

1 Very good article about Farage ending in Kremlin net bylinetimes.com/2024/06/19/t...

2. Alexsander Yakovenko resume' www.spisok-putina.org/en/personas/...

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Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 1d

When a politician fells into the Kremlin net will always be its puppet. Farage, probably unaware at first, ended up in Yakovenko (one of the most experienced Russian spies) trap. Two links below.🔽

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Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 1d

My thought exactly

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Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 1d

It is truly becoming a stablecoingenius move... with all implications attached to it

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Karthik Sankaran @rajakorman.bsky.social · 1d

I was not quite prepared for the first UST currency intervention since buying USDJPY after the earthquake being selling USDARS instead of (as I had hoped, expected, and advocated) selling USDJPY above 150 which they have had a couple of occasions to do in recent years.

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Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 1d

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Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 1d

👀 Someone at EU forgot to add zirconium and hafnium as safe materials so ... all European water tanks are going to be illegal in 2027... on.ft.com/4h3xzxj

Europeans risk cold showers in EU red tape snafu

Materials needed for enamelling of hot water tanks is excluded from bloc’s list of authorised substances

on.ft.com

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Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 1d

a man in a suit and tie stands next to a woman in a blue and purple striped dress behind microphones ..

ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands next to a woman in a blue and purple striped dress behind microphones ..

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Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting. Record low share of US30Y Treasuries awarded to primary dealers. @bethstanton.bsky.social reports.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Primary Dealers Awarded Record Low Share of US 30-Year Auction

A record low share of Thursday’s monthly auction of 30-year Treasury bonds was awarded to major US bond dealers, deepening a two-decade slide.

www.bloomberg.com

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Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 1d

waiting for EM with one of his Grokesque submersible ideas.

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 2d

Drone footage over frontline Pokrovsk City in Donetsk Oblast shows what's left after Russian daily shelling: not much.

Russians continue to raze to the ground all frontline cities they can reach with artillery.
🎥 Libkos

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Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 2d

👀 These are the negotiators? Jared used to spend summers at Netanyahu house as a kid and when N came to the US reverse has happened (plus donations etc).

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Ned Wilcox @nedwilcox.bsky.social · 2d

Trump=death. This regime is despicable.
apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 3d

Make sure you read the report about how Stephen Miller deported Waco's favorite Mexican restaurant owner.

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...

A picture of Sergio Garcia and George W and Laura Bush. It is signed, To Sergio Garcia with best wishes.

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Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 3d

Meanwhile pardoned Nikola Trevor Milton has become CEO of SyberJet, that he acquired via his (check notes) private investment company - yes he raised money from people after he got out [MT LC]. 950K to the right people get you a long way. www.morningstar.com/news/marketw...

Trevor Milton proves there's life after a Trump pardon - he's now CEO of a private-jet maker

www.morningstar.com

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Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 3d

2/2 railways with a massive 7% GDP. Coal miners and iron manufacturers, aka the suppliers, invested heavily on railways companies. Issue was that investment generated just 1/4 of expected revenue. It required more than 10 years for that infrastructure to be used profitably.

Paolo Bernardi @paolobernardi.bsky.social · 3d

1/2 We saw this happening in the past in every bubble. Two most significant to consider as similar were the Japan 1980 cross investment, that created a domino effect during the crash. To me though the most similar is the railway British bubble 1840 -1850. Massive infrastructure quadrupled the ➡️

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