I asked @grok to write a poem on the irony:
In halls of power, a shepherd sits proud,
By Biden's side, tongue lolling, unbowed.
Yet when Sweeney poses with her loyal kin, The breed turns "Nazi," the outrage begins.
Oh, selective snarls from the critical pack, One dog's a hero, the other's attack. Genes and jeans twist in a hypocritical spin, Where irony bites, and the double standard wins.
Used the new @Grok Fact Check on this, @elonmusk pretty cool. @unusual_whales did the research on this already pointing out the contrastβ¦.good to see grok able to keep up and offer reflective input.
- The post highlights a stark contrast in framing by the New York Times (NYT) and Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on U.S. GDP growth, with NYT emphasizing a slowdown due to tariffs and WSJ reporting a 3% rebound driven by trade swings, reflecting how media bias shapes economic perception; a 2019 study from the American Political Science Review found media outlets often align economic narratives with their political leanings, influencing public trust.
- The 3% GDP growth in Q2 2025, as noted by WSJ, aligns with historical data showing annualized growth rates above 2.5% as robust, per the Bureau of Economic Analysis, yet tariffs' impact on consumers and businesses, per NYT, is supported by a 2021 National Bureau of Economic Research paper estimating a 0.2% GDP drop per 10% tariff increase.
- Global trade tensions, intensified by recent U.S. tariff policies under Trump as reported by CNBC on August 2, 2025, may explain the trade swing effect, with Switzerland negotiating exceptions for pharmaceuticals, suggesting economic data might mask underlying vulnerabilities in international markets.
@elonmusk@elon This is huge step for accountability! The ease of use and ease of accessing real time information will increase utilization and therefore reduce the cancer of misinformation (on both sides)
@BowTiedNightOwl@BowTiedBull Just finished reading it, good info and update thanks. Maybe we the jungle should take over operations and make $Sushi our first jungle coin. Coin has strong brand recognition...plenty to work with.
The Terra UST stablecoin could collapse in a bank run effect. UST is backed by an endogenous collateral Luna. Current Luna marketcap has fallen to arguably < outstanding UST. We are now in a dangerous spiral: as users panic out of UST, this reinforces the Luna crash further.