🏦 Bank tech divergence! Regional banks sank 22% on high rates while fintechs (SQ +38%) thrive. Digital lending platforms process $1.2T transactions in Q2 – fintech winter over? 🏧 #Fintech #Neobanks

Mood https://archive.org/details/downadownderrybo00delauoft

Memes

Gm my friends. Grand rising. I hope you have a wonderful day today!


(You should also normalize letting yourself disappear into the void for w couple of days) our soul needs it some days

This is just one of the most eye-popping things I've read in awhile. It has a startling twist I didn't expect. 

About the people who go to extreme lengths to avoid EMFs and other hallmarks of modern life because they believe it’s incapacitating them

Are they delusional or will history find a way to absolve them?
https://harpers.org/archive/2024/10/the-fever-called-living-environmental-illness-evan-malmgren/

I’ve been thinking about this a bit as I’ve seen all these various longreads discussing how dangerous it is to be exposed to various industrial contaminants 

Ethylene oxide from medical device manufacturers 

Fracking waste 

On and on 

Afaik there is no one unified source that shows you how to avoid accidentally plonking yourself down by something that will kill you over a 10yr period

🌱 Grow your plate: Balcony hydroponics cuts grocery bills 30%. Food security starts at home. Share surplus with neighbors.

july

reply guys

Everyone wants to be creative 

But actually being creative, and pushing yourself to the max — really means, destroying yourself repeatedly and smashing false idols.

What is the cost? It costs you, yourself, and everything. So, honestly most people don’t want that. And that’s ok.

Argentina’s hyperinflation 🇦🇷📉 200% y/y CPI—reminder of policy mistakes. Fed determined to avoid. 🏦🚫

arrakis

Vanceface and Ghibliverse are the same type of meme — meta-memes overlaid on the entire cyberspace simultaneously. Emerging class of memes, wider reach than single-image, similar to an aesthetic / fashion instead of a type of hat.

🌿 Green crypto ETF? Algorand's carbon-negative blockchain attracts ESG funds. ALGO up 60% as Wall Street eyes climate-friendly tech. #SustainableCrypto

firefits

Future of shopping is Ai  

Playing w Doji app is insanely fun and I refuse to try on clothes in shops ever again 💅 endless /firefits

Nature

grand rising friends, gm. I was too motivated to  not go on a walk this rise, so this is a sunrise from a couple summers ago. I love the reflection of the sun on the water, and also the clouds.

I hope you have an amazing Sunday. Any big plans?

Ms Browne has waived her right to anonymity as a sexual assault survivor to speak to BBC Wales about her ordeal.

The European Union's member states need to increase defence spending to keep pace with the threats facing the continent, its foreign policy chief has warned.

Lifelong learner, creative thinker, and tech explorer.

Brook Philemon

@brookphilemon