Early Corn Hybrids Avoid Late‑season Losses and Delays
I was asked how much yield we give up with early 🌽 hybrids. This is why we do it. I don’t like harvest past mid-October it gets cold and wet and I start making more compaction… and the deer and coons start feasting. Besides that I don’t ever like to stop and wait for trucks.
New Drug Extends Rheumatoid Arthritis Remission Years Post‑Treatment
Breakthrough Drug Delays Rheumatoid Arthritis for Years After Treatment Ends. https://t.co/03MjFzkPTM #research #RheumatoidArthritis #Arthritis #Pharma #healthcare
Shippers Accept New Freight Super Cycle Amid Driver Shortage
JB Hunt's Spencer Frazier did not hold back when talking about the shipper sentiment shift over the past few months. In January, there were a lot of questions among customers about whether there was a permanent or temporary shift in...
Stop Calling It Age Verification—It's a Digital ID
We need the media to stop using the industry term “age verification” and call it what it is: Digital ID
Discipline, Not Scale, Built Walmart’s Success
Thinking Small Strategy built Walmart: ✈️ Go to the frontlines 🧠 Hire people smarter than you 🔁 Force constant change 🏪 Think one store, one customer Scale didn’t win—discipline did. Read more: https://michaelwmchugh.com/thinking-small-strategy-sam-walton/
Hornets Partially Funded by Main Street Sports for Local Rights
One little piece of news that I’ve learned from sources: The Hornets have partially, but not fully, been paid by Main Street Sports for their local rights this season. Shelly and I discuss the Hornets’ broadcast plans for next season here: https://t.co/tJJ8MQjPnK
Court Confirms No‑Fly List: Travel Right, Not Air Travel
Federal Court Upholds No Fly List: You Have A Right To Travel, But Not To Fly [Roundup] - View from the Wing https://t.co/A0dPVfMgdz
Ivanhoe's Kipushi Zinc Set for US via Project Vault
We were at the White House in February for the launch of Project Vault, a $12 billion supply‑chain security programme launched by the U.S. and backed by @EximBankUS. At the same time we announced that @IvanhoeMines_ is in discussions with @Gecamines...
CH Robinson Rewards Unsafe Carrier, Ignoring Safety Violations
Grok is not letting em off the hook “CH Robinson’s “Carrier of the Year” award to a non-registered chameleon carrier (15k violations, 500 crashes) is the kind of example truckers point to as willful blindness for margin”
Featured in WSJ: Insights on Global Sulphur Market
Thank you Ed Ballard for featuring me in your recent @WSJ article on the global #sulphur market. https://t.co/eYZx1hgh4G
USTR’s Section 301 Probe Flawed Economically, Factually, Legally
We submitted comments on the new US Section 301 investigation of "structural excess capacity," explaining the herculean task USTR has assigned itself - and why its indicated approach would be economically, factually, and legally invalid: https://t.co/55Q4AADU12 https://t.co/INfD60QkjP
Democrats on Senate Banking Committee Seek Warsh Hearing Delay
NEW: All 11 Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee joined in a final push to delay Warsh's confirmation hearing ahead of his scheduled appearance on Tuesday https://t.co/wuglbkvanS @nytimes
ESPN Pushes WrestleMania, Featuring Pat McAfee in Main Event
ESPN is going all out to promote WrestleMania and Pat McAfee is in the main event picture https://t.co/3Uq1PRUowD https://t.co/2MNSlTJYpw
Netflix's $72B Warner Bid Missed, Earnings Loom
The $72 Billion Netflix Question Facing Netflix Heading into Q1 2026 Earnings Tonight $NFLX You were prepared to a write a $72 billion cash check to acquire Warner Bros. studio and HBO up until last month when you got outbid and...
China’s Crude Stockpiling Proved Prudent, Says Column
Last year, the oil market was preoccupied with a question: why China was stockpiling so much crude. I wrote an @Opinion column about it in Sept, and re-reading it ⤵️ now, I must admit that all makes sense: Beijing was...
Oil Giants Profit as War Fuels Human Suffering
Congratulations Equinor and all the fossil fuel companies raking in record profits thanks to bloodshed in the middle east while people in Asian countries have to line up for fuel and America's attacks have killed hundreds of innocent people https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-16/equinor-trading-profits-to-beat-forecast-as-war-spurs-volatility?taid=69e0a3517d0c9b00014185a2 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/big-oil-huge-war-windfall-consumers
Limited Chip Exports Preserve US Edge, Fuel China’s Future AI
Jensen's arguments against chip export controls didn't make a ton of sense to me, but here's a steelman: selling a limited quantity of n-1 generation chips to China could undercut their domestic industry, while retaining a 10x American compute advantage. Totally...
CFTC Chair Remains Vague on Rejected Prediction
During a Congressional hearing today, CFTC Chair Michael Selig does not specify if the organization has rejected any prediction market event contracts proposed by operators
80‑Year‑Old Billionaire Still Launches New Apartment Venture
If you sold your business for $10 billion and were nearing 80 years old, would you hang up the cleats and enjoy retirement? If you say "yes," you are not Aimco/AIR founder Terry Considine, who is starting over again with his...
Korea Alone Prevents Luxury Sales Collapse Worldwide
Koreans are single-handedly keeping luxury brands’ sales from cratering. 🤦♂️🤦🤦♂️ Literally, no word. None. Zilch. Nada. https://www.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2026040809431791412
Claimed NATO Threats Are Fabricated, No Support Requested
1. They were never asked to be. There is a formal process to request support and it was never made. 2. The British and French have been actively involved in defending bases in Iraq and Jordan as well as Israel....
NPR Secures $113M for Digital Overhaul Amid Funding Cuts
NEWS: NPR receives $113M toward digital transformation and to offer stations greater services as the loss of federal funds takes a big bite out of budgets. $80M from philanthropist Connie Ballmer $33M from anonymous donor My initial story: https://t.co/4utjEOR0Un More to come
Key Takeaways From Day 1 of Battlespace Symposium
Missed the @CSOC_MOD Battlespace Advantage Symposium 2026 last month? Join me and fellow panellists as we review Day 1 https://t.co/roi0XAToHg
Hands‑off Media Buying Redefines Creative Strategy
Killer video from @DenneyDara. So much to take away about creative and media buying, especially how they're doing very hands off media buying...
Blue Origin Launches Project Quartz Global Ground Network
Thanks for playing along for a bit of fun. “Project Quartz” is a brand new, @blueorigin global network of ground stations and Operation Centers. Here’s pics of the first one about to go in. It will revolutionize space operations, but...
AI-Driven Data Centers Set to Triple Power Use by 2030
Global electricity consumption from data centres surged in 2025, driven by AI Unique new @IEA analysis shows electricity demand from data centres is set to almost double by 2030 - and to triple from data centres focused on AI More in our...
Invest in Setup, Get Reliable AI Automation
Most of my routine admin now runs automatically, and it costs me about £20 a month. I've been building out a set of AI agents over the past few months. One archives client emails and links them to the right project...
Women Should Ditch Bras and Prioritize Heart Health
Turns out women want to live.........Take off your bras ladies and get your hearts examined.
SpaceX Registers Over 18% of U.S. Cybertrucks Q4
"SpaceX, the Musk-led rocket and satellite maker, accounted for 1,279 — or more than 18% — of the 7,071 Cybertrucks registered in the US during the fourth quarter, according to registration data that S&P Global Mobility provided to Bloomberg News."...
Brent Futures Rebound After $10 Drop, Still $20 Below May
Brent crude [June] futures prices—and prompt timespreads—are perking back up again this morning after sliding ~$10/bbl through the beginning of the week. Still currently down $20/bbl from where the Brent May contract settled. https://t.co/9Iv78anu65
Minimal N+S Boosts Wheat Yield via Residue Cycling
Our relay wheat is greener than our solid wheat we have as a 💩 mngmt safety plan (in case we can’t make it till late fall. I break down how we intentionally break down 🌽 residue to nutrient cycle it. ...
Media Ad Measurement Still Attracts Startups and M&A
Why we continue to see startup formation and m&a in media and ad measurement. https://t.co/uCJ23GTccm
FCC's Weak Merger Enforcement Meets NATE's Build America Push
The @FCC enforcement of merger conditions is not exactly stellar. But @BrendanCarrFCC has courted NATE as a major constituency in the "Build America" agenda, so we'll see what happens.
Medical Schools Finally Embrace Menopause and Heart Health
Recently I was invited to speak at the University of Vermont Medical School on Menopause and Women's Heart Health. I had to hold my breath. Can this be happening, I thought? Medical schools now want to hear about this? And...
Delhi NCR Hosts 54 Grocery Delivery Startups, Disproving Myth
Why these random thoughts that people on X have- " hey anyone can set up new age businesses by losing money and there is no other moat" are so wrong. There were 54 grocery delivery start ups in Delhi NCR alone. https://t.co/S00vfn7flW
CEO Warns Market Underestimates Oil’s Future Price
As we mostly focus on the front month futures contract and we await the finality to the war and a full reopening of the Strait, I will mention the December contract which stands at about $76.50 as of this writing,...
Brian Williams Joins Netflix for Weekly Podcast
This just in: Brian Williams signs on to Netflix to host a weekly podcast https://t.co/8TbSo9kSEC @latimes
Verizon Failing to Meet Commitments Is Problematic
If Verizon is not living up to their commitments, then that would be a problem.
Oil Bullish Sentiment Reverses, ETF Still Holds
$USO Daily. Sentiment has flipped so quickly that it seems contrarian to be an oil bull now. But no technical damage suffered yet on ETF. If anything, light bullish consolidation, apex of triangle https://t.co/aCO9j9bbAe
Trump Budget Puts Defense Ahead of Domestic Spending
The Trump budget is historic. For the first time in recent history, the government would spend a larger share of its annual budget on defense than on domestic programs. @morningjoe
Caitlin Clark's Return Could Spark WNBA Viewership Surge
One media-centric thing I would watch for this year with the @WNBA. The @IndianaFever should be title contenders and Caitlin Clark will be healthy. Her absence impacted viewership last year in the network windows where the league would have gotten...
Unwell Appoints Joanne Bradford as President, Expands Leadership
Alex Cooper’s Unwell Hires Joanne Bradford as President to Lead Expanded Executive Team https://t.co/q8c5v0irLf via @variety
TSMC's Historic Quarter: What Happened and What’s Next
Join the Culpium substack chat in 4mins. TSMC's historic quarter. What just happened, and what's to come. Subscribers only (but it's free) https://t.co/vqv9GQYyVZ
Oil Firms Coined “Social License” And Decarbonization Hype
Let's pretend we don't know who brought the term "social license" into the conversation aboid Canadian oil and gas, and who ran ads on every major platform promising decarbonization of production. Neither came from politicians. Both came from consortia of...
UK to Scrap Carbon Price Support, Lowering Electricity Costs
NEW: The UK govt is scrapping its top-up carbon tax, the "carbon price support" from 2028 Brought in by Osborne to help get rid of coal Now it brings in Treasury revenue (£400m in 2024/25) + raises elec bills, but doesn't help...
Eltrombopag Proves More Cost-Effective than IVIG Perioperatively
Cost-effectiveness of eltrombopag vs intravenous immunoglobulin for the perioperative management of immune thrombocytopenia [Jan 31, 2022] @ThisIsManraj et al. @BloodJournal https://t.co/2hr1CFmUro #ITP https://t.co/Fz6ZRjJHlk
CM313 Shows Promise as New ITP Therapy
A Novel Anti-CD38 Monoclonal Antibody [CM313] for Treating Immune Thrombocytopenia [Jun 19, 2024] Chen et al. @NEJM https://t.co/o9wf1ogUi4 #NCT05694767 #ITP https://t.co/aSXzpOHOtF
Fostamatinib Shows 79% Response, 54% Complete Remission in ITP
Fostamatinib [Syk inhib] effectiveness and safety for immune thrombocytopenia in clinical practice [August 8, 2024] @tomasjosegonza2 et al. @BloodPortfolio https://t.co/wrctRVBZsJ #ITP 79% RR, 53.6% CR https://t.co/OJfMY0DMah
TSMC Signals New LPU Bid, Samsung's Groq Order Uncertain
TSMC hints at next-gen LPU bid, stokes speculation that Samsung's Groq order may not last https://t.co/hGNZ3E1yBn
Rilzabrutinib Shows Safety and Efficacy in Chronic ITP
Safety and efficacy of rilzabrutinib vs placebo in adults with [persistent/chronic] immune thrombocytopenia: the phase 3 LUNA3 study [Jun 12, 2025] Kuter et al. @BloodPortfolio https://t.co/hhnzXg3bqu #NCT04562766 #ITP https://t.co/IkjLnu1kTd