Brendan Hasenstab
@pierrepont.bsky.social
Professional writer, semi-pro gourmand, market nerd, music snob, and weather obsessive! Contributing editor with @the-signal.bsky.social.
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24/7 stock trading here we come
Exclusive: Nasdaq seeks to extend trading hours, as Wall Street gears up for 24/7 move
Nasdaq , one of the world's largest exchanges that is home to tech companies Nvidia, Apple and Amazon, is planning to submit paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday to rol...
www.reuters.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
24/7 stock trading here we come
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‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens https://theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-regularly-happens-3/
December 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens https://theonion.com/no-way-to-prevent-this-says-only-nation-where-this-regularly-happens-3/
iOS 26.2 borked the keyboard and now I can't activate FaceID on my phone because the bottom row of keys won't let me capitalize anything. Apple better fix this, and fix it quickly.
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
iOS 26.2 borked the keyboard and now I can't activate FaceID on my phone because the bottom row of keys won't let me capitalize anything. Apple better fix this, and fix it quickly.
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Shame, shame, shame on #China: Rigged trial convicts former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, who will now spend the rest of his life in jail.
apnews.com/article/hong...
apnews.com/article/hong...
Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark national security trial
Jimmy Lai, the former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, has been convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city’s court, which could send him to prison for the rest o...
apnews.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Shame, shame, shame on #China: Rigged trial convicts former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, who will now spend the rest of his life in jail.
apnews.com/article/hong...
apnews.com/article/hong...
Let us face facts: iOS 26.2 has wrecked the keyboard on iPhone. Crummy software from Apple
December 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Let us face facts: iOS 26.2 has wrecked the keyboard on iPhone. Crummy software from Apple
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It is also going to get colder as the day progresses, so factor that in if you have plans that are out and about in NYC:
December 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It is also going to get colder as the day progresses, so factor that in if you have plans that are out and about in NYC:
I can report snow in Brooklyn, but the street is plowed. Nice work, NYC Department of Sanitation!
December 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I can report snow in Brooklyn, but the street is plowed. Nice work, NYC Department of Sanitation!
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Reviewed the 20th anniversary reissue of @drivebytruckers.bsky.social's still-astonishing "Decoration Day" for Uncut. www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/albu...
Reviewed: Drive-By Truckers – The Definitive Decoration Day
Their brilliant, unsentimental fourth, remixed, remastered and expanded
www.uncut.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Reviewed the 20th anniversary reissue of @drivebytruckers.bsky.social's still-astonishing "Decoration Day" for Uncut. www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/albu...
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DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ dropped a 40-track new album 'Fantasy' and our commenters are loving it
DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ Shares New Album 'Fantasy'
Big news for Stereogum readers who enjoy having a good time: The new DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ album is finally here. The beloved London-based electronic producer revealed in July that the followup to...
stereogum.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ dropped a 40-track new album 'Fantasy' and our commenters are loving it
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Rain tapered off across Washington and British Columbia on Thursday but forecasters said more rain is on the way, with another storm set to approach the region as early as Sunday night and last into early next week.
‘Storm Highway’ Forecast to Send More Rain to Washington and British Columbia
Just as this week’s floodwaters in the Pacific Northwest begin to recede, forecasters warn, another storm will approach the West Coast.
nyti.ms
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Rain tapered off across Washington and British Columbia on Thursday but forecasters said more rain is on the way, with another storm set to approach the region as early as Sunday night and last into early next week.
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Officials in Washington State are especially concerned about the Skagit and Snohomish Rivers, which were rising on Thursday and expected to crest at record levels by Friday. But it could be days before the full extent of damage from the floods is known.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
100,000 Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise in Washington State
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Officials in Washington State are especially concerned about the Skagit and Snohomish Rivers, which were rising on Thursday and expected to crest at record levels by Friday. But it could be days before the full extent of damage from the floods is known.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
Billy's still got that "Help Save The Youth of America" tang to his music. 💪
Hear @billybragg.bsky.social's new anti-right-wing Christmas tune "Put Christ Back Into Christmas"
Billy Bragg Shares New Song "Put Christ Back Into Christmas": Listen
Billy Bragg hails from the UK, but a lot of the topics the singer-songwriter/progressive activist covers in his music span international borders: Back in 2023 he expanded Oliver Anthony’s viral “Rich ...
stereogum.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Billy's still got that "Help Save The Youth of America" tang to his music. 💪
Merry Torchmas, as they say. Toasty weather moves east just in time for the holiday. Not temps, just 850mb anomalies. Still, I'll take it! 🔥
December 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Merry Torchmas, as they say. Toasty weather moves east just in time for the holiday. Not temps, just 850mb anomalies. Still, I'll take it! 🔥
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Globes oldest vs newest money in the past year normalized
December 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Globes oldest vs newest money in the past year normalized
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Maria Machado escaped Venezuela wearing a wig and disguise, slipping through 10 military checkpoints and boarding a wooden skiff. Then her team says they contacted US forces to make sure they wouldn't mistake her boat for drug smugglers and blow her up. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
Exclusive | Disguised and in Danger: How a Nobel Peace Prize Winner Escaped Venezuela
Opposition leader María Corina Machado slipped through 10 military checkpoints to reach a fishing boat bound for Curaçao and a private jet headed to Norway.
www.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Maria Machado escaped Venezuela wearing a wig and disguise, slipping through 10 military checkpoints and boarding a wooden skiff. Then her team says they contacted US forces to make sure they wouldn't mistake her boat for drug smugglers and blow her up. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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Can't say I ever expected to see a "That Font was No Angel" headline. But here we are.
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Can't say I ever expected to see a "That Font was No Angel" headline. But here we are.
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I refuse to be gaslit by year-end music lists into thinking I need to know what Geese is
December 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I refuse to be gaslit by year-end music lists into thinking I need to know what Geese is
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An atmospheric river continues to drench the Pacific Northwest in heavy rainfall, resulting in a widespread flooding threat across western Washington.
This timelapse since the beginning of the week shows the relentless plume of moisture that has soaked the region.
This timelapse since the beginning of the week shows the relentless plume of moisture that has soaked the region.
December 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
An atmospheric river continues to drench the Pacific Northwest in heavy rainfall, resulting in a widespread flooding threat across western Washington.
This timelapse since the beginning of the week shows the relentless plume of moisture that has soaked the region.
This timelapse since the beginning of the week shows the relentless plume of moisture that has soaked the region.
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$CSCO first record close this century
+60% from its March 2000 high if you include dividends
+60% from its March 2000 high if you include dividends
December 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
$CSCO first record close this century
+60% from its March 2000 high if you include dividends
+60% from its March 2000 high if you include dividends
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Smart dude, this guy. (Was always evident but keeps being more so.)
Ryan Coogler explains why he declined the invitation to join the Academy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/m...
December 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Smart dude, this guy. (Was always evident but keeps being more so.)
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New research found that Instacart is charging shoppers different prices — despite ordering the same items from the same store at the same time.
The price differences could amount to an extra $1,200 a year for the average household of four.
Corporate greed is out of control.
The price differences could amount to an extra $1,200 a year for the average household of four.
Corporate greed is out of control.
Instacart’s AI-Enabled Pricing Experiments May Be Inflating Your Grocery Bill, CR and Groundwork Collaborative Investigation Finds - Consumer Reports
Exclusive: Instacart’s AI pricing may be inflating your grocery bill.
www.consumerreports.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
New research found that Instacart is charging shoppers different prices — despite ordering the same items from the same store at the same time.
The price differences could amount to an extra $1,200 a year for the average household of four.
Corporate greed is out of control.
The price differences could amount to an extra $1,200 a year for the average household of four.
Corporate greed is out of control.
The sort of news career that barely exists anymore.
John Noble Wilford, a Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter who covered America’s first moon landing, has died at 92.
John Noble Wilford, Times Reporter Who Covered the Moon Landing, Dies at 92
He gave readers a comprehensive and lyrical account of the historic mission in 1969. His science coverage as a Pulitzer-winning journalist and an author took him around the world.
nyti.ms
December 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The sort of news career that barely exists anymore.