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Rebecca Baird-Remba

@thecitywanderer

Writing about financial markets for @risk.net, and occasionally other things. recovering real estate and architecture reporter. bike girl about town

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I don’t think you can expect super uniform grind from any hand grinder short of something like a Pietro, though I was pretty happy with my mavo phantox pro. But I think if you’re doing pourover the J is probably not the grinder for you.

06.03.2026 15:10 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I’ve never used a grind size analyzer but if it’s Hyunah Coffee Club I’ve also considered it. It’s a little far from home for me but I will say the owner is nice and they have a good bean selection - ordered a nice September coffee from them recently

06.03.2026 15:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

yeah I didn’t mind hand grinding and it was a big improvement in terms of cup quality but glad to be using an electric grinder again

06.03.2026 14:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Folks I am begging you to NEVER, EVER change your forecast for the economy based on one payrolls print. The data are too volatile, too dramatically revised, and only part of a broader mosaic of data. Hell, payrolls are only half the monthly report.

06.03.2026 13:45 👍 178 🔁 9 💬 8 📌 2
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Mamdani Deputy Mayor On Charging For Street Parking: 'It's Not a No' - Streetsblog New York City Dean Fuleihan said on Thursday that the city is discussing charging fees for currently free on-street parking.

Damn this is kind of a big deal nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/05/m...

06.03.2026 14:28 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I recently bought a Femobook a4z grinder. I’m in so deep lol

06.03.2026 14:26 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Some real multi generational lawyering happening

05.03.2026 00:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

one fought in Korea and then became a lawyer for the electric company. the other was an econ professor in the cuny system who specialized in Middle East/oil policy issues who advised a few presidents on policy.

05.03.2026 00:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

US Naval officials told shipping firms that US navy doesnt have the capacity to do this at the moment
www.lloydslist.com/LL1156505/US...

03.03.2026 19:50 👍 169 🔁 78 💬 9 📌 14
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Pentagon Official Says Iran Attack Outside Burden-Sharing Plans The Pentagon’s top strategy official acknowledged that the US operations against Iran are outside the scope of the Trump administration’s plans to have allies and partners pick up more burden-sharing ...

Talk about a U-turn:

(Bloomberg) - The Pentagon’s top strategy official acknowledged that the US operations against Iran are outside the scope of the Trump administration’s plans to have allies and partners pick up more burden-sharing of collective security.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

03.03.2026 15:52 👍 483 🔁 156 💬 27 📌 21

Evercore ISI: "A lasting $20 increase in oil would result in a one-time 60-80bp bump in US headline PCE inflation but minimal impact on core and economic growth. The Fed can wait and see; if oil remains elevated it would not cut before September and could easily delay longer."

03.03.2026 14:41 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
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WSJ: “.. U.S. officials and lawmakers with access to classified information say the Trump administration’s assertions about threats from Iran are incomplete, unsubstantiated, or flat-out wrong.”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/middle...

03.03.2026 00:20 👍 1802 🔁 775 💬 63 📌 53
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“.. $79 billion in net debt.”

@bloomberg.com $PSKY
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

03.03.2026 00:54 👍 944 🔁 270 💬 63 📌 50
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A914
NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS, ET AL. v. MICHAEL WILLIAMS, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
No. 25A915
PETER KOSINSKI, ET AL. v. MICHAEL WILLIAMS, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[March 2, 2026]
The applications for
stay presented
to
JUSTICE
SOTOMAYOR and by her referred to the Court are granted.
The January 21, 2026 order entered by the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, Index No. 164002/2025, is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the New York state courts and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari in this Court, if such a writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the issuance of the mandate of this Court.

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES No. 25A914 NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS, ET AL. v. MICHAEL WILLIAMS, ET AL. ON APPLICATION FOR STAY No. 25A915 PETER KOSINSKI, ET AL. v. MICHAEL WILLIAMS, ET AL. ON APPLICATION FOR STAY [March 2, 2026] The applications for stay presented to JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR and by her referred to the Court are granted. The January 21, 2026 order entered by the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, Index No. 164002/2025, is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the New York state courts and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari in this Court, if such a writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the issuance of the mandate of this Court.

JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and
JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting from grant of stay.
The Court's 101-word unexplained order can be summarized in just 7: "Rules for thee, but not for me." Time and again, this Court has said that federal courts have limited jurisdiction. Time and again, this Court has said that federal courts should not interfere with state-court litigation.
Time and again, this Court has said that federal courts should not meddle with state election laws ahead of an elec-tion. Today, the Court says: except for this one, except for this one, and except for this one. Ignoring every limit on federal courts' authority, the Court takes the unprecedented step of staying a state trial court's decision in a re-districting dispute on matters of state law without giving the State's highest court a chance to act. Because that order violates basic principles of jurisdiction, federalism, and equity, I respectfully dissent.

JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting from grant of stay. The Court's 101-word unexplained order can be summarized in just 7: "Rules for thee, but not for me." Time and again, this Court has said that federal courts have limited jurisdiction. Time and again, this Court has said that federal courts should not interfere with state-court litigation. Time and again, this Court has said that federal courts should not meddle with state election laws ahead of an elec-tion. Today, the Court says: except for this one, except for this one, and except for this one. Ignoring every limit on federal courts' authority, the Court takes the unprecedented step of staying a state trial court's decision in a re-districting dispute on matters of state law without giving the State's highest court a chance to act. Because that order violates basic principles of jurisdiction, federalism, and equity, I respectfully dissent.

BREAKING: SCOTUS blocks New York state court redistricting order, over the strong dissent of the Democratic appointees.

02.03.2026 23:20 👍 1852 🔁 738 💬 63 📌 221

Congrats!

02.03.2026 22:29 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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"The trade was not that you were getting exposed to geopolitics when moving to Dubai."

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WSJ reporting that the U.S. used Claude for the air strikes in Iran. Centcom has been using Claude "for intelligence assessments, target identification and simulating battle scenarios" www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

01.03.2026 05:41 👍 2284 🔁 947 💬 156 📌 393

it was worth hiring an accountant bc they told me to open and max out a personal IRA to reduce my tax burden by $1400 this year (freelancing is so cool and fun). in case you needed a push to hire an accountant :)

27.02.2026 23:18 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

CNN CEO Mark Thompson told employees in a brief meeting this afternoon that he doesn't have many details to share yet about the network's future under Paramount. He told staff to keep up the good work in the meantime, and he would schedule a staff town hall in the near future...

27.02.2026 20:53 👍 53 🔁 12 💬 4 📌 5

Never even heard of this one

26.02.2026 21:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

i work by the wall street 2/3 / pier 11 and i would love to have the time to go to the brookfield place food hall lol. but inday/brasa/naya and the hungry pearl food hall are decent options down here

26.02.2026 21:28 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Every bit of our current reality is impossible to grasp. The racist president's secret police kidnapped a girl, but the doddering old man was convinced to free her by our mayor who used to be a rapper called Mr. Cardamom. What will tomorrow bring

26.02.2026 20:32 👍 93 🔁 15 💬 1 📌 1
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they do not explain what buying and selling volatility is to readers in this paragraph which I find a little surprising since FT is usually pretty readable. it is a mild criticism. They kind of get there with this quote

26.02.2026 17:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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It would be really cool if they explained what buying and selling vol was in this paragraph

26.02.2026 16:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Wall Street turns to complex trades to dodge AI ‘implosions’ Investment banks hawk complex hedging strategies as ‘whack-a-mole’ sell-off rips through US stocks

This starts to get at something I’ve been thinking about a fair amount. It feels like the equities market - and to a lesser extent the rates market - is responding to AI stuff that is incredibly ephemeral or fake. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

26.02.2026 15:56 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

the s&p is just operating on vibes at this point

26.02.2026 15:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

George uses very little trader lingo on here. I guess ‘top line indices are range bound’ is still a finance jargon type phrase

26.02.2026 15:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
last stand, route 9w, tompkins cove, new york, 1976

last stand, route 9w, tompkins cove, new york, 1976

last stand, route 9w, tompkins cove, new york, 1976

26.02.2026 05:36 👍 166 🔁 21 💬 1 📌 1

Sarah this is crazy

26.02.2026 03:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A carpeted pale pink and red bathroom from the 1980s with a skylight and fireplace featured in “The International Collection of Interior Design”

A carpeted pale pink and red bathroom from the 1980s with a skylight and fireplace featured in “The International Collection of Interior Design”

This (fireplace in the bathroom) is my most unhinged RETVRN fixation

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