What if the US did temporary
@AndrewYang
-style payments to everyone over 18? Not primarily as stimulus, but for public health. People perhaps more likely to do social distancing if they don’t have to worry about not getting paid.
Breaking news, Dog Twitter! Sparky is coming home with us on Sunday. He’s an ~18-month-old chihuahua-wirehaired terrier mix. Any words of wisdom,
@lizzieohreally
,
@bhgreeley
?
Guy in suit next to me on the subway took a photo of a tourist family’s shoes & posted it w sarcastic comment & I find myself depressed how we’re systematically rewarding unkindness.
Highlight: “Bitcoin is still highly speculative,” says
@CoinSharesCo
Chief Strategy Officer Meltem Demirors. “Much of the price volatility… has really waxed and waned.” But financial institutions are now integrating it into their legacy systems, she adds. Full interview:
I mean, we’ve been told for weeks that we likely wouldn’t know the result tonight.
@ianbremmer
said in January - January! Pre-pandemic! - that the biggest risk this year would be a contested election.
Indeed, it was time. It’s been an amazing journey at Bloomberg, I love and respect my colleagues. They saw me through big news personal and professional: marriage, the financial crisis, the birth of my sons, the death of my mother, the election of Trump.
*Today* marks a new chapter
@YahooFinance
: I'll be anchoring the 9-11am ET show with
@MylesUdland
&
@BrianSozzi
. Expect lots of geeky market talk -- but, you know, accessible geeky market talk! Join us online, on Fios, Roku, etc.
My dad, who lives in Baltimore, is ill with COVID-19-like symptoms, after his girlfriend, who lives in Balto. County, fell ill. Neither getting testing -- per their docs -- since not too severe. Illustrates how underreported cases are.
SEC on SBF:
He was drawing customer funds from FTX for Alameda from inception (not just when Alameda got into trouble, as he has claimed).
Alameda as a result had a limitless "line of credit" from FTX, and funded SBF's venture, political & real estate spending.
Guys, I hold down a full-time job, tweet, insta, make dinner (roast chicken with apples tonite), oversee remote learning, I CANNOT CURATE YET ANOTHER SOCIAL MEDIA VARIANT.
#downwithfleet
Started watching Fresh Prince of Bel Air with the kids and in the first episode Hilary’s pet cause is global warming and Uncle Phil talks about facing bigotry and having to fight for his place and... I am not feeling hopeful about the next 30 years.
DJIA finishes down ~1175 pts, worst % performance since Aug. 2011. S&P 500's 4.1% decline is also worst since Aug. 2011. Nasdaq's 3.8% loss is only worst since June 24, 2016.
Just mentioned Ryan Adams to two millennials and they looked at me blankly. Is this a case of the olds or is my music taste more obscure than I thought?
I'm proud to see lots of smart women today on
@BloombergTV
, & happy to see them on other networks, too. I'll be happier when a mostly-female lineup isn't an anomaly.
Me at 5am: woo, prep for last show of 2021!
Me at noon: let’s cook since our takeout options are sold out!
Me at 5pm: I really wish I had napped.
Current situation:
Working from home is challenging for many reasons, but starting the day with a boy snuggle - when I didn’t used to see them before I left for work - really is the best.
The Union Square greenmarket has plenty of food, and farmers could probably use your business right now. No toilet paper, but apples and pea shoots and bread and sweet potatoes...and you’re outside so it’s relatively easy to keep your distance from others.
Union Square NYC in rare form today: the Hare Krishnas next to Chabad’s sukkah next to the “butthole kissing booth.” Oh, and a guy offering free shrugs.
In an attempt to draw more women and acknowledge a broader push toward gender equality, Johnnie Walker is rolling out a female version of its logo via
@tictoc
@TheStalwart
This is a silly argument. He also drank whiskey during the interview. I don't see anyone extrapolating that he drinks on the factory floor.
Wow
@TheStalwart
, you weren't wrong. Cannabis really is the blockchain of September:
NEW AGE BEVERAGE SAYS IT HAS TESTED CBD BEVERAGE IN COLORADO
NEW AGE BEVERAGES CLIMBS 26%, TRIGGERS TRADING PAUSE
This is a $100M mkt cap malt beverage maker.
Can we just *not* with the whole "Marianne Williamson is trending on Google" thing?
Yeah, I googled her too. To find out where she and her 40s-starlet accent originated. Doesn't mean I'm going to vote for her.
One silver lining of this thing: Today I got messages from my uncle in MD, my childhood friend now in OH, and my college roommate in CT. Ironically, at a time when we can’t physically touch, it may be the perfect opportunity to reconnect. Sorry for the sappiness!