Welcome! The lone holdout in the Lindsay Clancy trial was the only Black person on the jury.
‼️ DISGUSTING: The NYT’s top story on 9/11 is about Islamophobia.
➡️ MUST LISTEN: This was Tim Keller’s sermon the Sunday after 9/11. - Gospel In Life
👀 MUST READ: Iran tried to use Claude to target Navy bases, operate influence campaigns on US social media platforms, and even uploaded the plans for the Ayatollah’s funeral. - Anthropic
🏈 FOOTBALL: This weekend’s Ohio State vs. Texas game is the single most expensive college game of the season, with the average ticket going for 𝕏$822.
⛳️ LOL: LIV Golf’s bankruptcy reveals the company spent all but $15 million of Saudi Arabia’s original $5 billion investment. - 𝕏X
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The national average for diesel just crossed $6 for the first time ever, just 53 days before the midterms.
Consumer prices rose a seasonally adjusted 0.4% in August, leaving inflation 3.4% higher than a year ago. That monthly jump was significantly hotter than July’s 0.1% increase.
Why this matters: Inflation is once again outrunning Americans’ paychecks. Average hourly earnings have risen just 3.1% over the past year, the weakest wage growth in five years, meaning workers’ purchasing power is slipping as prices continue climbing.
This is becoming more than just an energy story. As Heather Long notes on 𝕏X, higher gasoline prices were a major driver of August’s increase, but prices also rose meaningfully across shelter, dining, transportation, and vehicles, further evidence that inflation is becoming more widespread throughout the economy.
The bottom line: The result of the CPI report is that next week’s Federal Reserve meeting looks all but certain to lock in a quarter-point rate hike.
David Sachs echoed my point from yesterday that Jacob Coxon’s WSJ piece was part of a highly orchestrated anti-AI scheme.
