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Peter Gratton
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Peter Gratton, PhD, is an editor at Investopedia, book author, and professor of philosophy. He covers political theory, technology, finance, and political economy. Views are definitely my own.

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 5h
Previous eras of ethics classes: “Let’s dig into the subtleties and why this proves a tough case for utilitarians, deontologists, or what have you.”

Today: “That’s wrong. Really wrong. Doesn’t even matter the ethical framework. Not even close.”

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 1d
Another lesson in “pay attention to the footnotes.”

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 2d
Ok but it’s theology school Continental philosophy, which is like the kind of coke with actual cocaine.

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 6d
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Where Is A.I. Taking Us? Eight Leading Thinkers Share Their Visions.
Experts share their thoughts on the future of A.I. and how it will reshape society in the coming years.
www.nytimes.com

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 6d
The Times gathered experts and asked them a comparable technological change to AI. Amazing to be the guy who is like “how does one measure a God? There’s no possible comparison.”

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 6d
"World Class Bastion"—just say "WWE Wrestling Ring."

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 6d
They don't even have be to good ones!

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Isaac (did the steamed hams megillah) Gantwerk Mayer @isaacgantwerkmayer.bsky.social · 7d
The difference between a linguist and a normal person is that a normal person thinks that Chomsky should’ve stuck to linguistics and a linguist thinks he shouldn’t have done that either

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 7d
Oh wow. I was on team “it’s real” but “popularized Greek yogurt” gives me pause.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 8d
Told ya.

Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Fed chair to spark rethink of bank’s role - www.ft.com/content/5c1a...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 8d
"After using his knowledge of decision-making and behavioral economics to convince his girlfriend to marry him" would have been a serious contender for top 20 worst sentences in the Epstein files but somehow it's on a university website instead

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 9d
I haven’t looked yet, but what happens with the Fed chair in that case? They just stay on?

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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 9d
What a drive-by from @chrisgiles.ft.com! "In his first term, Trump thought the then 47-year-old former Fed governor was too youthful and good looking to command respect. Eight years on, that has all changed." www.ft.com/content/167c...
Kevin Warsh will pivot Fed to conviction economics
Trump’s choice of chair will shift from Powell’s data-dependent approach to policy
www.ft.com

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 9d
this idea that the Warsh headlines have sent the dollar *soaring* and that's what's behind today's gold/silver bloodbath is, i'm afraid, bollocks.
meme stock on the way up, meme stock on the way down
"soaring" dollar highlighted to the right here

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 9d
By the unitary executive theory, he’s suing himself.

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 9d
How I'm signing my emails from now on

Reposted by Alan Richardson, Peter Gratton

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NPR @npr.org · 9d
President Trump is suing the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion, accusing them of failing to prevent a leak of his tax information to news outlets. n.pr/4q8kRjM
Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leaked tax information
President Trump is suing the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion, accusing them of failing to prevent a leak of his tax information to news outlets.
n.pr

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 10d
Almost like they want to be secret police.

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 10d
Quick rebuttal: no they're not. I'm writing about the grift society, but don't blame Gen Z—evidence is wanting to be influencers (dubious career choice, yes, but no worse than "make it in Hollywood?") and more are investing (but no mention they have retirement accounts way earlier).
Gen Z is playing the economy like a casino
The American dream is about hoping for a big break after taking bigger risks.
www.axios.com

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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 10d
I'm seeking to connect with writers in or near Springfield, Ohio. Please feel free to email me at adam @ liberalcurrents dot com, or connect with me on signal
a QR Code adamgurri.41 Scan this QR code with your phone to chat with me on Signal.

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James Brandt @jamesbrandt.bsky.social · 11d
I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:

"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."

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LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 11d
Today, Luke Farrell (@lukef.bsky.social) explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.
lpeproject.org

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 11d
Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Ms. Omar, visibly shaken after the assault, insisted to her staff and security that she would continue. She asked for a napkin and told them: "Just give me 10 minutes. I beg you. Please don't let them have the show." Ms. Omar then turned the crowd. "Here's the reality that people like this ugly man don't understand," she said. "We are Minnesota strong, and we will stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us." Someone in the crowd later thanked Ms. Omar for staying and continuing after the assault, which had shaken not only her but the entire room. "I learned at a young age you don't give in to threats," Ms. Omar said.

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 12d
Well we need to distinguish between the ones that go up the Swiss Alps and those used for the Sudtyrol.

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 13d
Reality is not subtle.

Reposted by Gerald Friedman, Federica Genovese, Peter Gratton

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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 13d
Saw this and it’s just wild

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 13d
Schrodinger’s Bureau of Prisons officer: half my feed says this guy’s in the midst of a panic attack. The other half says he’s drunk.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 13d
Here's a regular white guy (literally "Chad") not a protester. because, "It seemed pointless, or just a way for people to expiate their sense of guilt." Chad witnessed something shattering. And, that all changed in a moment.

Excellent article!
One of those latecomers was a 46-year-old documentary filmmaker named Chad Knutson. On the morning after Good was killed, he was at home with his two hound dogs, watching a live feed from the Whipple Building, where ICE is based, a five-minute drive from his house. A protester had laid a rose on a makeshift memorial to Good. As Knutson watched, an ICE agent took the rose, put it in his lapel, and then mockingly gave it to a female ICE agent. They both laughed. Knutson told me he had never been a protester. It seemed pointless, or just a way for people to expiate their sense of guilt. But when he saw those ICE agents laughing, something broke inside him. “I grab my keys, I grab a coat, and drive over,” Knutson told me. “I barely park my car and I’m running out screaming and crying, ‘You stole a fucking flower from a dead woman. Like, are any of you human anymore?

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 14d
Those health sites should be running click baity stuff on achieving this fitness level at 70.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"

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Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · 14d
I’m trying to imagine the protest he would attend—did he attend a shareholder meeting and vote against the board compensation package?