Roger Batson

Analyst, former UN Resident Correspondent, believer in equality for all (Retweet does not mean endorsement), 日本の文化、政治、経済、社会にも興味あります。#BLM, (He/him), #LoveisLove

[Roger Batson @rdbatson]

Won’t really be here that much going forward. Catch me at the other place.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

There’s a rainbow outside the Kennedy Center right now as a crowd awaits Trump’s name to be pulled off the arts venue

[Loving Day @lovingday]

Today we honor the anniversary of Loving v. Virginia. In 1967, the Supreme Court declared the ban on interracial marriage unconstitutional in the U.S. This year, we’re highlighting our Legal Map. Here's what the country looked like in 1966 before the Loving decision #lovingday

[Marco Foster @MarcoFoster_]

Mehdi Hasan: “Some people say Bari Weiss will be fired because the ratings are going down and the chaos. That misunderstands what’s going on here. She’s not there to make CBS win in the ratings. She’s there to make CBS a safe place for Trump and MAGA”

[Guy Walton @climateguyw]

Main Topic: UN Report Exposes Unfathomable Footprint of Data Centers as AI Booms via @EarthOrg
On The Extreme Temperature Diary SAT 6/06/2026
At: https://t.co/DqTUVZvnxD
+#climate #weather + record temp reports
@KHayhoe @BrianMcHugh2011 @DrPineSPM @DoctorVive

[sam @sam_d_1995]

it’s actually crazy how Trump literally ruins everything he touches

[Jordan @SLCLunk]

It’s such a perfect metaphor to have something that gives joy to tens of thousands get ruined by one Republican billionaire asshole

[Roger Batson @rdbatson]

I still can’t believe this is being allowed to happen.

[Rachel Bitecofer 🗽🦆 @RachelBitecofer]

Trump killed Texas beef and with it, Texas BBQ

[Justin J. Pearson @Justinjpearson]

Absolutely essential telling of what is unfolding across the South and the nation by @MaraGay for @nytimes.

https://t.co/w6ky5iNvAW

[Martin O'Malley @MartinOMalley]

Intentionally falsifying a federal record to declare living people as dead is a federal crime – Trump and DOGE tried to do that to 2.7 million people.

[Social Security Works ❌👑 @SSWorks]

🚨HUGE NEWS: A whistleblower reveals that the Trump administration planned to falsely mark 2.7 million Americans as dead in the Social Security database.

Donald Trump views Social Security as a weapon against his enemies, not an earned benefit. 🧵

[Jim Acosta @Acosta]

When 60 Minutes is in trouble, we are all in trouble. When Pelley says CBS is meddling in his reporting for political reasons, believe it. https://t.co/lWpjdv1Unm

[NYTPitchbot @DougJBalloon]

Bari Weiss is murdering 60 Minutes the right way.

by Ezra Klein

[Peter Kafka @pkafka]

pretty close to a full transcript of Scott Pelley v Nick Bilton courtesy of Oliver Darcy, who is going to see a bunch of new subscribers today. https://t.co/JYEgMjqdfB

[Sara🇩🇪~Starmie💫 // 🤍🖤🌈🖤🤍 @Sara_AsianLover]

Happy pride month 🌈✨️

If you are a little clueless what every flag means, like me, here you go:

[Pop Crave @PopCrave]

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

[Roger Batson @rdbatson]

Simply outrageous that this is being allowed.

[Hedgeye @Hedgeye]

Rule changes for the SpaceX $SPCX IPO:

Index providers waived the profitability requirement and cut the seasoning window from 90 days to 5.

This forces over $30 trillion in passive 401k and retirement money to buy SpaceX at IPO valuations.

Bloomberg Intelligence estimates S&P 500 funds must absorb 19% of SpaceX's float within 6 months.

Russell 1000 and Nasdaq 100 funds will absorb 24%.

The rules built to protect passive investors:

1. S&P 500 has required 12 months of trading and 4 quarters of GAAP profitability since 2002. Both waived.

2. Nasdaq cut its inclusion window from 90 trading days to 15.

3. FTSE Russell cut its to 5.

All three benchmarks are now structured to buy SpaceX at IPO pricing.

[Edward Grefenstette @egrefen]

SpaceX being rammed into indices with no profit requirements, seasoning, and generally looser constraints is economic terrorism. Index trackers will eat the loss when reality catches up and retail investors will suffer.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 DAMN.

Ruby Bridges said the moment she finally understood what was happening during school integration was when a little white boy told her:

“My mom said I can’t play with you because you’re a nigger.”

She was SIX.

And she said hearing that felt like “a huge weight lifted,” because suddenly everything made sense.

Why the classrooms were empty.
Why adults were screaming.
Why U.S. Marshals had to escort her to school.
Not because of anything she did.

Just because of the color of her skin.

A six-year-old child realizing an entire country was angry at her for existing.

[Rushi @rushicrypto]

Fun fact: The removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center is a “permanent” injunction. It’s a FINAL judgement. No appeals. They have 14 days to remove the name. Period.