Sean CastenSeanCasten@mastodon.social
Oct 14, 2026, 1:21 PMThis chart in this morning's NYT is awfully misleading. Suggested edits in red to avoid any confusion.
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Bill Sharpe GadflyOhMrBill@techhub.socialOct 14, 2026, 3:53 PM@SeanCasten
The two monarchs sure know how to de-value currencies & make commodities worth much more...
:( :)ohmrbill
excited for the mastodon riseqkslvrwolf@mastodon.socialOct 14, 2026, 4:04 PM@SeanCasten it's the NYT, that's what they do.
Literally watching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjF9W91aRwg on that topic right now.
Mastodon Migrationmastodonmigration@mastodon.onlineOct 14, 2026, 4:16 PMMisleading is AG Sulzberger's New York Times primary mission
Oct 14, 2026, 4:18 PM@SeanCasten if you really want it not to be misleading it should read "US attacks Iran"
Scotty Treesscottytrees@mastodon.socialOct 14, 2026, 4:25 PM@SeanCasten i hope it keeps going up and up. fuck everyone that didn't give a single shit about anything trump did until it hit their pocketbooks. it's not at all surprising, but this could all have been avoided so easily.
Darwin Woodkadarwinwoodka@mastodon.socialOct 14, 2026, 4:40 PMI'm not so sure it could have been avoided, the entire GOP has been selling us out to Russia for decades apparently
Oct 14, 2026, 5:00 PM@SeanCasten
#alttext #AltText4YouA line graph titled "Price of diesel fuel during the Russia-Ukraine war". The y-axis shows dollars per gallon (0 to 5) and the x-axis shows years 2022 to 2026. A black arrow marks the "Russian invasion of Ukraine" in 2022. A red arrow marks "Trump attacks Iran" in late 2025, showing a sharp price increase. Source: LSEG Data and Analytics. The New York Times.
softproofsoftproof@mastodon.socialOct 14, 2026, 7:50 PM@SeanCasten To avoid even bigger confusion, I would add above 2022: "Covid ends. World economies desperate to find cash cow."
Jay BearJbear5@floofy.techOct 14, 2026, 9:36 PM@SeanCasten an interesting omission