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: delong.micro.blogThe Visual Æsthetics of Cheesecake Factories: (LATE) FRIDAY FOG & FLATLANDS: delong.micro.blog
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Trump & Co. Do Not Claim to Be Angry at Comparison to Saddam Hussein: LAUGH OF THE DAY: delong.micro.blog
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CROSSPOST: JOSH BUSBY & DUCK OF MINERVA: Israel's Dead End ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/3966/2026/https3a2f2fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2fpublic2fimages2f86344040-6.jpg\")
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My Guesses with Respect to the True State of Anthropic: WEDNESDAY WEALTH: delong.micro.blog
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","summary":"","url":"https://delong.micro.blog/2026/10/25/smartest-thing-i-have-seen.html","date_published":"2026-10-25T20:48:42+00:00","author":{"name":"James Bradford DeLong","url":"http://bradford-delong.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdelong%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"delong"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-25 20:48","date_timestamp":1792961322,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99877908","content_html":"CROSSPOST: JOSH BERNHOFF (2019): Why Books Work: A Rebuttal to Andy Matuschak ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/3966/2026/https3a2f2fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2fpublic2fimages2ffe97b71c-0.jpg\")
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CROSSPOST: JONATHAN V. LAST: Neo-NeoFascism Watch: Welcome to JD Vance 6.0 ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/3966/2026/https3a2f2fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2fpublic2fimages2f71ef7ea8-c.jpg\")
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Torsten Slok Beats the AI-Bear Drum: CHARTS OF THE DAY: delong.micro.blog
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","summary":"","url":"https://delong.micro.blog/2026/10/22/crosspost-sasha-gusev-vibe-heritability.html","date_published":"2026-10-22T13:06:33+00:00","author":{"name":"James Bradford DeLong","url":"http://bradford-delong.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdelong%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"delong"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-22 13:06","date_timestamp":1792674393,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99650142","content_html":"CROSSPOST: ROBERT RUBIN: In Six Decades of Public Life, I Never Thought I Would Write This Piece: delong.micro.blog
","summary":"","url":"https://delong.micro.blog/2026/10/21/crosspost-robert-rubin-in-six.html","date_published":"2026-10-21T18:38:49+00:00","author":{"name":"James Bradford DeLong","url":"http://bradford-delong.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdelong%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"delong"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-21 18:38","date_timestamp":1792607929,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99650143","content_html":"CROSSPOST: ALICE EVANS: Stop Pink-Washing Patriarchy: delong.micro.blog
","summary":"","url":"https://delong.micro.blog/2026/10/20/crosspost-alice-evans-stop-pinkwashing.html","date_published":"2026-10-20T22:38:31+00:00","author":{"name":"James Bradford DeLong","url":"http://bradford-delong.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdelong%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"delong"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-20 22:38","date_timestamp":1792535911,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99650144","content_html":"CROSSPOST: DAN DREZNER: The Op-Eds About Higher Education Need to Stop Until We Figure Out What the Hell Is Going On With the Op-Ed Contributors: delong.micro.blog
","summary":"","url":"https://delong.micro.blog/2026/10/20/crosspost-dan-drezner-the-opeds.html","date_published":"2026-10-20T16:41:13+00:00","author":{"name":"James Bradford DeLong","url":"http://bradford-delong.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdelong%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"delong"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-20 16:41","date_timestamp":1792514473,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99650153","content_html":"Spending on “Tokens”: CHART OF THE DAY: delong.micro.blog
","summary":"","url":"https://delong.micro.blog/2026/10/20/spending-on-tokens-chart-of.html","date_published":"2026-10-20T13:11:45+00:00","author":{"name":"James Bradford DeLong","url":"http://bradford-delong.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdelong%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"delong"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-20 13:11","date_timestamp":1792501905,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99522920","content_html":"When Software ‘Bots Go Feral: MONDAY MAMLMS: delong.micro.blog
","summary":"","url":"https://delong.micro.blog/2026/10/19/when-software-bots-go-feral.html","date_published":"2026-10-19T11:45:43+00:00","author":{"name":"James Bradford DeLong","url":"http://bradford-delong.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdelong%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"delong"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-19 11:45","date_timestamp":1792410343,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99522921","content_html":"CROSSPOST: Ben Moll & Alex Imas: Will AI Soon Lead to Double-Digit [Annual Economic] Growth? delong.micro.blog
","summary":"","url":"https://delong.micro.blog/2026/10/18/crosspost-ben-moll-alex-imas.html","date_published":"2026-10-18T12:43:45+00:00","author":{"name":"James Bradford DeLong","url":"http://bradford-delong.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdelong%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"delong"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-18 12:43","date_timestamp":1792327425,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99421515","content_html":"In Which a Pedagogical Decision to Keep People from Majoring in Economics Has Massive Consequences: CHART/ANNOYANCE OF THE DAY: delong.micro.blog
","summary":"","url":"https://delong.micro.blog/2026/10/17/in-which-a-pedagogical-decision.html","date_published":"2026-10-17T21:01:35+00:00","author":{"name":"James Bradford DeLong","url":"http://bradford-delong.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdelong%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"delong"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-17 21:01","date_timestamp":1792270895,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99306427","content_html":"CROSSPOST: LARRY MacDONALD: How Karl Marx Achieved Financial Independence: delong.micro.blog
","summary":"","url":"https://delong.micro.blog/2026/10/15/crosspost-larry-macdonald-how-karl.html","date_published":"2026-10-15T21:28:53+00:00","author":{"name":"James Bradford DeLong","url":"http://bradford-delong.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdelong%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"delong"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-15 21:28","date_timestamp":1792099733,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99306428","content_html":"What LLMs Can & Do Do for Me, & What They Cannot & Don’t: THURSDAY THAUMATURGY ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/3966/2026/https3a2f2fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2fpublic2fimages2fcd6ce012-a.jpg\")
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The First Time a Fed Easing Move Has Triggered a Sharp Jump in Long-Term Nominal Treasury Bond Rates: CHART OF THE DAY: delong.micro.blog
","summary":"","url":"https://delong.micro.blog/2026/10/15/the-first-time-a-fed.html","date_published":"2026-10-15T12:46:09+00:00","author":{"name":"James Bradford DeLong","url":"http://bradford-delong.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdelong%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"delong"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-15 12:46","date_timestamp":1792068369,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"18426315","content_html":"@manton & with the main post-20216 archive it worked like a charm. Thank you very much…
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/delong/18426315","date_published":"2023-04-16T13:07:31+00:00","author":{"name":"James Bradford DeLong","url":"http://bradford-delong.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdelong%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"delong"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-04-16 13:07","date_timestamp":1681650451,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"18418378","content_html":"@manton I presume that I can’t just zip it, and then send it to micro.blog after it has finished inputting the post-2016 file. Is there anything easy I can do?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/delong/18418378","date_published":"2023-04-15T23:52:54+00:00","author":{"name":"James Bradford DeLong","url":"http://bradford-delong.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdelong%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"delong"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-04-15 23:52","date_timestamp":1681602774,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"18418360","content_html":"@manton Not to complain about the quality of the free icecream, but… I remember that back in November 2016 I decided I should level my twitter accout and start over, and I asked Twitter then for an archive. I now discover that they have sent me a csv file… one record per tweet:
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