Josh Waldman

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[Josh Waldman @joshfwaldman]

Important.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Adults whose spicy food intake averaged six or seven days a week had a 14 percent lower relative risk of dying than those whose intake averaged less than once a week.

Here’s what else we know about how spicy foods affect our health: https://t.co/gEpjgVxjf1

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Adults whose spicy food intake averaged six or seven days a week had a 14 percent lower relative risk of dying than those whose intake averaged less than once a week.

Here’s what else we know about how spicy foods affect our health: https://t.co/gEpjgVxjf1

[Stanford Law School @StanfordLaw]

As the fragile U.S.-Iran cease-fire comes under renewed strain, Stanford Law student and @Knighthennessy scholar Josh Waldman turns his attention to sea mines—an old weapon with enormous consequences for global trade.

Read more in Foreign Policy.
https://t.co/BwMWSo2cjd

[Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy]

While the international community has spilled many words—and sanctions—on Tehran’s cruise missile and drone production, it has done too little to stop Iran from building sea mine arsenals, writes @joshfwaldman. https://t.co/XAVWpXC6ma

[Alex Jacquez @AlexSJacquez]

I've never read anything from Gene that hasn't made me think or taught me something new. Must-subscribe:

[Gene Sperling @genebsperling]

My essay in @TIME on Dignity of Work & Contribution in AI Era

We can offset AI job loss & maintain full-employment with Double Dignity Job creation: elevating & expanding dignified jobs needed to provide dignity, opportunity & 2nd chances for all. https://t.co/CGeCxTp7dB

[Anna Pasnau @APasnau]

I’m in the Washington Post today w/ @BrianCDeese writing about the other side to AI and work: AI is worsening labor shortages in the skilled trades.

This is solvable but urgent. And it matters not just for the AI buildout, but also for the cost of electricity. (Link below.)

[Katrina Northrop @NorthropKatrina]

Today is my first day covering the Chinese economy for @WSJ based in Singapore.

Email me @ [email protected] to get coffee or with story ideas!

[Josh Waldman @joshfwaldman]

@TheStalwart @conorsen Two important caveats: 1) hiring rate is still very low (2010/2011 territory); 2) jobless rate for recent college grads is up significantly since 2022. https://t.co/ZeK7ibWjH3

[Josh Waldman @joshfwaldman]

@TheStalwart @conorsen Two important caveats: 1) hiring rate is still very low (2010/2011 territory); 2) jobless rate for recent college grads is up significantly since 2022. https://t.co/ZeK7ibWjH3

[Josh Waldman @joshfwaldman]

Read more: https://t.co/GonukGiSbQ

[Josh Waldman @joshfwaldman]

It's true -- US has seen the largest 𝟯 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙥 in homicides on record from 2022 to 2025 after the spike during Covid.

Why? One likely cause may be major new anti-crime efforts by cities like Detroit, Baltimore and beyond, enabled by American Rescue Plan.

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

Promises made, promises kept. LAW AND ORDER restored.

[Josh Waldman @joshfwaldman]

Zooming out on software jobs postings vs. overall jobs postings shows a messier story. https://t.co/JtFv7dGFhQ

Tech job postings started declining (from post-Covid hiring boom) before AI tools became wildly popular. But @Indeed data has dev. postings 27% under Feb 2020 levels.

[David Sacks @DavidSacks]

Q: How are job postings for software engineers rising rapidly despite AI agents automating coding?

A: Because there’s far more code to manage than ever before. We’re already seeing a 14x YoY increase in GitHub commits, and it’s accelerating.

AI has dramatically lowered the cost of writing code, so it’s now being used across far more businesses, applications, and use cases.

We’re at the beginning of a massive productivity boom driven by the proliferation of bespoke software throughout the entire economy.

Coding has been AI’s breakout use case this year. The fact that it’s increased demand for software engineers — rather than decreased it — should call into question the entire “AI will cause mass job loss” narrative.

[Josh Waldman @joshfwaldman]

My piece in Briefing Book:

The last 3 years saw largest drop in homicide rates on record. The federal stimulus may have played a big role.
https://t.co/GonukGiSbQ

[U.S. Senator John Fetterman @SenFettermanPA]

SNAP to include HOT ROTISSERIE CHICKEN.

384-35!

Doesn’t only include my crew’s favorite + affordable $4.99 Costco rotisserie 😜 — but ANY hot rotisserie.

Feeding families: a (rotisserie) chicken in every pot. 🇺🇸

[Brown Baseball @BrownU_Baseball]

Pichardo comes in and retires the lone batter she faces to lock down the Bears win in game 1 on Senior Day!

#EverTrue

[John Arnold @johnarnold]

Deferring pension contributions is the Pandora's box of municipal finance, where a seemingly harmless action unleashes a legacy of complications. Once that seal is broken, NYC will start the descent into the same liability-fueled spiral that has hollowed out so many other cities.

[Chuck Grassley @ChuckGrassley]

CNN just reported secretary of agriculture said White House is working to get food prices down THE FASTEST WAY IS TO TAKE TARIFF OF FERTILIZER FARMERS NEED TO HARVEST AN ABUNDANT CROP Tariffs must go

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

A Chinese-owned cargo ship attempting to run the Strait of Hormuz made a complete U-turn this morning after the ship in front of it was attacked by an Iranian USV.

[Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKids]

Holy smokes….incredible finish at LA Marathon today by American Nathan Martin coming from behind to catch and beat Kenyan Michael Kamari at the finish line