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EXTREMELY BAD NEWS for economic research, per former BLS Commissioner @ericagroshen.bsky.social on LinkedIn. BLS is suspending access to its restricted data "for the forseeable future." Applies to projects through the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers & onsite projects with BLS. #EconSky

‘100% Stupid’: MAGA World Is Cautiously Turning on Elon Musk www.wired.com/story/100-st...

"Humanity rises and falls as one." *CRASH*

Day 56. 🇺🇸

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*TRUMP TO POWELL: `GO FOR A FULL POINT' The data weren't that bad actually. Clearly Trump is badgering Powell for some other reason that will reveal itself later. But it's not about bad data

My goodness, how sad. Beyond the well-known benefits for kids, reading to my daughter was one of my favorite parts of parenting in those early years, whether it was a year of "how to dinosaurs say goodnight" on repeat or introducing her to the wonder of Willy Wonka. Has technology ruined this joy?

We're getting payrolls today. And this is the first real tariff-affected figure we're going to see. Markets are ready to rally to a record high on a benign number, anything above 125,000 jobs added. But a bad number could get an outsized fall in shares and yields.

Tesla shares are up pre-market on the concept that there's a detente between Trump and Musk. That seems premature

So, what is the possibility that Musk funds primary challenges in a massive way as a result of his break with Trump

If Trump wanted to end Elon's government contracts tomorrow, he'd have him drug-tested. I think this will happen

"The most important piece of legislation regulating federal contractors and grantees is the Drug-free Workplace Act of 1988 (PDF | 210 KB). Under the act, a drug-free workplace policy is required for: Any organization that receives a federal contract of $100,000" www.samhsa.gov/substance-us...

This is an all-out war that Elon will lose

Tesla is still up since election day despite the rift between Musk and Trump and the sales decline

Trump threatens to take away Elon’s government contracts

Trump-Musk Alliance Unravels Over ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ www.bloomberg.com/news/article... Tesla stock down 11%

NEW: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.

"Tesla Inc.’s vehicle shipments from its China factory fell for an eighth straight month...The slump contrasts with robust nationwide sales of new-energy vehicles, including both EVs and hybrids, which are estimated to have risen 38%" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump’s ‘Revenge’ Tax Could See Dollar Dive 5%, Allianz CIO Says www.bloomberg.com/news/article... Section 899 of the house bill is “exactly what people don’t spend enough time on” he says

A Fatal Tesla Crash Shows the Limits of Full Self-Driving www.bloomberg.com/features/202... Note that on autonomous vehicles, Waymo relies on radar and lidar in addition to cameras

Wow. That's crazy. The political consequences could be massive

NEW: A nearly 90% funding cut proposed by the Trump administration would likely shut down and devastate the 37 tribal colleges and universities created to serve the students disadvantaged by the nation’s historic mistreatment of Indigenous communities. By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social

Elon thinks the big beautiful bill is an abomination. I think this rift between Musk and Trump is unbridgeable. I see Musk losing too www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Tesla Sales Plunge 67% to an Almost Three-Year Low in France bloomberg.com/news/article... They sold only 721 cars in May

"In the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills, a vacant Bed Bath & Beyond parking lot has quietly transformed into a holding zone for dozens of unsold Tesla vehicles, mostly Cybertrucks." www.autoblog.com/news/surplus...

"The acronym — Trump Always Chickens Out — bruises the president’s ego and invites a chaotic response, mostly because it’s on the money." Via @timobrien.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Tesla EVs Will Deliver Themselves To Customers Soon: Elon Musk insideevs.com/news/761196/...

A US trade court has ruled that Trump's global tariffs are illegal www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

European registrations for new Tesla vehicles in April dropped to half the 2024 figure despite a broader rise in EVs www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth... Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back." -Caral Sagan

You Are Not Prepared for This Terrifying New Wave of AI-Generated Videos lifehacker.com/tech/you-are...

China may have already won the EV battle insideevs.com/news/760633/...

CDC can no longer help prevent lead poisoning in children, state officials say arstechnica.com/health/2025/...