A guy jokingly tweeted “olaf scholz you bastard what the hell is this” in frustration because Fortnite was stuck at 3% download. As a result, German authorities investigated him for committing a criminal offence (insulting a politician, §188 StGB) and forced him to delete it.

Latest from @darioperkins The wage share is the ratio of wage income to nominal GDP. Its evolution depends on the link between productivity and wages. When workers can capture the benefits of faster productivity, the wage share will rise. If, on the other hand...

It reflects the philosophy behind each bending style. The martial arts inspirations for the four elements are completely different, and their hand positions show that. Fire bending uses strong, explosive, direct movements inspired by Northern Shaolin. Closed fists represent aggression, power, and force being projected outward. Firebenders attack head on and generate energy from within. Earth bending is based on Hung Gar, which emphasizes rooted stances and solid impact. Earthbenders clench their fists because their style is about firmness, resistance, and overwhelming force. They meet attacks instead of avoiding them. Water bending comes from Tai Chi, which focuses on flow, redirection, and fluidity. Open palms allow smooth circular motions to guide energy instead of stopping it. Waterbenders adapt rather than overpower. Air bending is inspired by Ba Gua Zhang, a style built around evasion, spirals, and constant movement. Open hands symbolize freedom and non-aggression. Airbenders prefer deflecting and dodging over striking directly. So visually: Closed fists = force, control, confrontation. Open hands = flow, redirection, freedom. It’s also a subtle personality reflection of the nations themselves: Fire and Earth are more rigid and assertive. Water and Air are more adaptive and spiritual.

A reminder -- whenever the MoF sells dollar it bought for 80 yen for 155-160 yen, it books a massive profit and reduces Japan's gross debt significantly ... "spending reserves" is a common frame for intervention, but it misses something in Japan's case ...

Twenty-six years ago, U.S. was world’s dominant trading power; today, China has overtaken America as top goods trading partner for most countries globally … this @VisualCap map compares whether countries traded more with U.S. or China in 2000 and 2025, based on total bilateral imports and exports using @IMFNews Direction of Trade Statistics data

If you’re wanting an attractively priced copy of @LynAldenContact’s fantastic new book, The Stolguard Incident, I’ve just donated my copy to @AddymanBooks in Hay-on-Wye, Wales for resale. It’s such a good read and I don’t want it going to waste

The inability of government parties to securely store information is a large part of the reason why the centralization of power is so dangerous. Imagine this list also contained information on declared Bitcoin and other assets...

RE: SPX at ATH while Consumer Sentiment at ATL (per great cht from @charliebilello, bottom): If you price SPX in gold (red, LS) & then chart it v. Consumer Sentiment (blue, RS), the reason for the divergence b/t Wall St & Main St becomes clear: It's a currency/inflation issue.