My Trade Secrets today. Imagine the AWS data outage, but weaponised by Donald Trump to hold countries hostage. Like internet satellites, the cloud is a global economic chokepoint whose impact other governments need to protect against. China’s doing a pretty good job. The EU not so much. [Amazon outage shows EU heads a...](
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Nonetheless they will continue to vote for him. They always do. [on.ft.com/3WRqZAE](https://on.ft.com/3WRqZAE ) RE:
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Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec.bsky.social)
Trump thinks tariff-hit cattle ranchers should lower their prices out of "gratitude" to him. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-22/tru...
The scriptwriters need to wind this one in a bit, I’ve heard of French farces but https://amanita.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:mymiyz3x72kdfeb5nfmrk5my&cid=bafkreibjx3siecdwkcuhatcmg2cpzcahjryhkjpwk2jvzzmqrpf6ayh5yu
It certainly saved them having to do any work ranching cattle. RE:
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FinTwitter (@fintwitter.bsky.social)
Trump: β€˜In addition to everything else, Tariffs on other Countries SAVED our Cattle Ranchers!’
"So, using my powers of deduction, I conclude: not an insurance job. Nothing escapes me." RE:
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Katie Martin (@katie0martin.ft.com)
cmon now France, this is officially too ridiculous now on.ft.com/3KZ5WcR https://on.ft.com/3KZ5WcR
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All the traders are wearing them RE:
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FinTwitter (@fintwitter.bsky.social)
*SPOT SILVER FALLS AS MUCH AS 8.7% IN BIGGEST DROP SINCE 2021
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Jennifer Williams (@jenwilliamsft.bsky.social)
Northern correspondent, Financial Times πŸ“Manchester
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Guy can't catch a break. RE:
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Peter Stefanovic (@peterstefanovic.bsky.social)
Prince Andrew deemed a threat by security services Concerns about the royal’s links to alleged Chinese spies reached highest levels of governmen...
My Trade Secrets today. The Trump-Xi trade conflict is heading towards an uneasy cold war-type truce between the US and China, not an escalation. Also: what do you do if you're a smallish economy like the UK being bounced around between the trade behemoths? Damned if I know. First 300 clicks free. [The approaching cold war trade...](https://on.ft.com/4o2WQKK )
Although baked beans taste vile it's permissible to eat them as there aren't close alternatives (ie something similar you can put on eg toast or baked potato). But the far superior mustard can substitute for all functions of tomato ketchup and it is therefore morally wrong to eat tomato ketchup. RE:
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Zach Weinersmith (@zachweinersmith.bsky.social)
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
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