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This Week In Techdirt History: December 18th – 24th

2 years 10 months ago
Five Years Ago This week in 2017, the chips started to fall in the wake of the net neutrality appeal. A tonedeaf video starring Ajit Pai led to one of those internet situations where everyone is wrong, while Pai was insisting net neutrality supporters were wrong about everything since Twitter hadn’t immediately died. Comcast began […]
Leigh Beadon

St. Louis Alderman Films Armed Confrontation With Would-Be Robber

2 years 10 months ago
Last night, Ward 3 Alderman Brandon Bosley posted a nine-minute video to Facebook, beginning with what he says was the immediate aftermath of a woman attempting to rob him and continuing to show Bosley chastising the alleged robber after she gets knocked to the ground by another would-be victim. A warrant has since been issued for the woman's arrest by the Circuit Attorney's Office. "So, this the problem with St. Louis city, sometimes," Bosley opens the video by saying.
Ryan Krull

How long does it take interest rates to affect inflation? About a year or so.

2 years 10 months ago
I've mentioned several times that the Fed's aggressive interest rate hikes haven't yet had an effect on inflation, which has been declining on its own. The reason is that it takes time for the impulse of an interest rate hike to work its way into the economy and produce an impulse in the inflation rate. ...continue reading "How long does it take interest rates to affect inflation? About a year or so."
Kevin Drum

Magic Chef Mansion Plans $1.6 Million in Repairs

2 years 10 months ago
The storied Magic Chef Mansion is getting a $1.6 million glow-up — but even six figures don't go far on a house this big. The Compton Heights mansion apparently had its roof damaged in a storm. And that's a costly problem.
Sarah Fenske