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Director of Research at FUSE Research Network, a provider of business intelligence and consulting for investment management firms. Finance, history, politics, ideas, bad jokes. He/him. @lorenfox7 on X
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Just found one of my new favorite quotes.

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I can't believe that I didn't learn until today that Zohran Mamdani's mother is film director Mira Nair

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Today's MFWire covers our research findings about the expanding numbers of top-priority distributors with which #AssetManagers work — typically a mix of wirehouses and independent broker-dealers. mfwire.com/article.asp?...

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As a New Yorker, tonight's results prompt me to say this: the Yankees really need to strengthen their bullpen.

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New poll sheds light on American's feelings about Iran: Should you be allowed to punch Glen Powell in the face? Yes: 85% No: 5% Should Glen Powell be allowed to hit you back? Yes: 2% No: 90%

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OMG what if the DSA gets all the Infinity Stones That's why we must vote for the lying, sexual-harassing narcissist who governed poorly

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This raises all sorts of questions for US Secretary of State Benjamin Netanyahu

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THIS JUST HAPPENED: Brad Lander walked through the fire, got burned, and came back with a fucking gasoline can. ICE arrested him — now he’s escorting migrants right past them, again. Most politicians wouldn’t show up. He showed out.

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NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams just released a statement telling her supporters NOT to rank Cuomo and to rank the full WFP slate (Mamdani, Lander, Myrie)

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It’s probably nothing. 😏 @barchart.com

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BREAKING: The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering". It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists. You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE! #MAGAKidnappers

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Sure, my neighbor’s hobbies included dressing up as Hitler and shouting threats at playgrounds, and yes he founded The Gospel of Hatred Church, and it’s true his manifesto was 200 pages of the phrase “kill Democrats,” but I never thought of him as a political extremist.

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Punk rock kid buskers (‘The Whops’, tiktok) near the Edgware Rd. They run into Paul Simonon, play Death or Glory for him. He asks if they know The Guns of Brixton. They do -

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So proud to be a part of this amazing morning. Location ocean beach San Francisco #nokings

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Tony Danza once held the door open for me at a supermarket where he had also just bought something

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Make sure your phone is charged, get an external battery, film everything!

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You can see it in his eyes: Schumer is going to unleash one heck of a sternly worded letter

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I half expect the NYT culture desk to live blog this, critiquing marching style and uniforms, and whether this lives up to ‘Triumph of the Will’

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Pulitzer Feeling Increasingly Out Of Place In Washington Post Office

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Did Mutual Fund-to-ETF conversions peak in 2024? Or was that simply a lull? My firm weighs in. www.mfwire.com/article.asp?...

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Yes, why use actual jackbooted thugs as icons of the administration’s fascist urges when we can use abstract debates over policy nuances. Tweaks to policy will surely grab the attention of swing voters.

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Just an indication of what am outrageously great year Aaron Judge is having: The gap between Judge's #1 OPS in MLB (1.269) and Ohtani's OPS (1.008, ranked #2 in MLB) is slightly bigger than the gap between the OPS of Ohtani and the OPS of 86th-ranked Wilson Contreras (.752).

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PIMCO's new US Defined Contribution Consulting Study finds that consultants (WTW, Callan, etc.) are more optimistic than RIA aggregators (CAPTRUST, SageView, etc.) about plan sponsors including #PrivateMarkets investments in DC plans -- likely inside asset-allocation funds. We'll see.

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I wish folks would refrain from heaping scorn on Left-of-center posters they deem not Leftist or Socialist enough. Disagree? Yes. Engage respectfully? Sure. But let’s not sow division. When the Right is smashing democratic norms, we need a bigger tent that doesn’t implode with infighting. ✌🏼

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Mahmoud Khalil has repeatedly condemned anti-Semitism. But the ADL actively promotes anti-Muslim sentiment.

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