Brad
@bradburst.bsky.social
I put the chick-fil-a in CFA. Addicted to nitro coffee, TexMex, and fatalism re: Texas A&M sports.
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Fuck’em up, Mr. Chairman
January 12, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Fuck’em up, Mr. Chairman
Yes, absolute big brained masterclass right there burning a TO
January 5, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Yes, absolute big brained masterclass right there burning a TO
..doesn’t that imply the action was unlawful?
The Justice Department and federal law enforcement agencies defended their role in the seizure of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, saying in a joint statement that the U.S. had “pursued every lawful opportunity to resolve this matter peacefully.”
Justice Department, U.S. Law Enforcement Agencies Detail Role in Maduro Capture
The Justice Department and federal law enforcement agencies defended their role in the seizure of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, saying in a joint statement that the U.S. had “pursued every lawful opportunity to resolve this matter peacefully.”
“These opportunities were repeatedly rejected,”
on.wsj.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:50 PM
..doesn’t that imply the action was unlawful?
Alabama fans are sad, confused, and absolutely erect right now
January 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Alabama fans are sad, confused, and absolutely erect right now
Alabama fans watching their team get bludgeoned by Curt Cignetti in 4K during golden hour with the San Gabriels in the background
a cartoon of a woman covering her mouth with her hand and the words " you got another one in you "
ALT: a cartoon of a woman covering her mouth with her hand and the words " you got another one in you "
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Alabama fans watching their team get bludgeoned by Curt Cignetti in 4K during golden hour with the San Gabriels in the background
🤦♂️ gd it Marcel
a monkey is standing in front of a blue trash can and waving
ALT: a monkey is standing in front of a blue trash can and waving
media.tenor.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
🤦♂️ gd it Marcel
Please put “what is targeting?” On my tombstone
December 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Please put “what is targeting?” On my tombstone
Also.. I’m old enough to remember when serious economists and market observers laughed away the role of “greedflation” (we need a less weighted term for it) in the recent spike and persistence of inflation.
Same product. Same store. Same time. But on Instacart, different customers may see different prices.
My story on a fascinating new experiment from @groundwork.bsky.social & @consumerreports.org and how the idea of a single price is breaking down in the digital age:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
My story on a fascinating new experiment from @groundwork.bsky.social & @consumerreports.org and how the idea of a single price is breaking down in the digital age:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Also.. I’m old enough to remember when serious economists and market observers laughed away the role of “greedflation” (we need a less weighted term for it) in the recent spike and persistence of inflation.
Setting aside whether this is “ok”, how the hell do you measure CPI if prices vary by the individual consumer?
Same product. Same store. Same time. But on Instacart, different customers may see different prices.
My story on a fascinating new experiment from @groundwork.bsky.social & @consumerreports.org and how the idea of a single price is breaking down in the digital age:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
My story on a fascinating new experiment from @groundwork.bsky.social & @consumerreports.org and how the idea of a single price is breaking down in the digital age:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Setting aside whether this is “ok”, how the hell do you measure CPI if prices vary by the individual consumer?
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SANTA: What I’m saying is that overall, whether a child is naughty or nice does have an impact on what they receive. You know, in general.
CHOTINER: But you do make the list yourself, and you are the one who checks it twice.
SANTA: Yes, of course. It’s in the song.
CHOTINER: But you do make the list yourself, and you are the one who checks it twice.
SANTA: Yes, of course. It’s in the song.
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
SANTA: What I’m saying is that overall, whether a child is naughty or nice does have an impact on what they receive. You know, in general.
CHOTINER: But you do make the list yourself, and you are the one who checks it twice.
SANTA: Yes, of course. It’s in the song.
CHOTINER: But you do make the list yourself, and you are the one who checks it twice.
SANTA: Yes, of course. It’s in the song.
@stevengodfrey.bsky.social you were right about TD Ameritrade (RIP), gobbled up by Schwab a few years back
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
@stevengodfrey.bsky.social you were right about TD Ameritrade (RIP), gobbled up by Schwab a few years back
Big L’s for Comcast this week. Losing out on the WBD sale and ND getting stiff armed by the committee.
December 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Big L’s for Comcast this week. Losing out on the WBD sale and ND getting stiff armed by the committee.
@stevengodfrey.bsky.social since Ole Miss doesn’t have to pretend Golding was their first choice, are we likely to get a pretty reliable tick-tock/crime scene reconstruction of this multi-week shit show?
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
@stevengodfrey.bsky.social since Ole Miss doesn’t have to pretend Golding was their first choice, are we likely to get a pretty reliable tick-tock/crime scene reconstruction of this multi-week shit show?
It’s not getting taped back up this time 😭
November 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It’s not getting taped back up this time 😭
Thankful to the CFTC for legalizing emotional hedging in the state of Texas
November 29, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Thankful to the CFTC for legalizing emotional hedging in the state of Texas
Texas A&M Football in the month of November
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Texas A&M Football in the month of November
Don’t ask who tore it down and ripped it up at halftime
November 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Don’t ask who tore it down and ripped it up at halftime
lol. Nuke this ACC game from orbit, whatever is happening here can’t be allowed to break containment 🤣
November 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
lol. Nuke this ACC game from orbit, whatever is happening here can’t be allowed to break containment 🤣
@danrubenstein.solidverbal.com although I love the rhyme, I’m pretty sure #striveforfive doesn’t apply this year since conference winners while still AQs aren’t auto 1-4 seed
November 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
@danrubenstein.solidverbal.com although I love the rhyme, I’m pretty sure #striveforfive doesn’t apply this year since conference winners while still AQs aren’t auto 1-4 seed
I just tried to walk into a bank branch.. on the holiday for which I am off of work.. at the bank I am employed by 🤦♂️
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I just tried to walk into a bank branch.. on the holiday for which I am off of work.. at the bank I am employed by 🤦♂️
I know it’s a puff piece, but I’m ready to run through a wall for this FFC
The Texas A&M money machine has a tendency to change everyone inside it — and drive many of them to madness.
In his second season as head coach, Mike Elko has the Aggies ranked No. 3 in the country. The Elkos are attempting to stay normal.
In his second season as head coach, Mike Elko has the Aggies ranked No. 3 in the country. The Elkos are attempting to stay normal.
Amid the madness of Texas A&M, a coach and his family try to keep it real
At Texas A&M, where one booster says, “We’ve got more money than we’ve got brains,” Coach Mike Elko aims to tune out the noise.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I know it’s a puff piece, but I’m ready to run through a wall for this FFC
Months ago, I responded to the survey referenced below, stating that my biggest hope for A&M this season was to play the role of spoiler to Texas’ perfect season. Never could have imagined that the roles might be flipped later this month
If you are a paid subscriber to Phantom Island, please check your email for a survey project we have sent you (it's about your college football feelings and you can cuss)
November 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Months ago, I responded to the survey referenced below, stating that my biggest hope for A&M this season was to play the role of spoiler to Texas’ perfect season. Never could have imagined that the roles might be flipped later this month
the broadcast said that it was Longo’s first win as a HC in nearly 20yrs (Nov 2005) 🤯 @jasonkirk.fyi @alexkirshner.com
Sam Houston gets their first win of the season, somehow, 21-17 at Oregon State. That ending was a masterclass in how not to close out a game.
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 AM
the broadcast said that it was Longo’s first win as a HC in nearly 20yrs (Nov 2005) 🤯 @jasonkirk.fyi @alexkirshner.com
This is why CFB is so fun/volatile/crazy-making. I said this six weeks ago, and it aged like the lil bottle of chocolate milk my kid left under the seat in my car this summer.
OU seems to have gotten Mateer-ially better on offense
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This is why CFB is so fun/volatile/crazy-making. I said this six weeks ago, and it aged like the lil bottle of chocolate milk my kid left under the seat in my car this summer.