Lydia DePillis

Nobody better than @KeithBradsher at explaining the big shifts underway in China, which is pushing lending away from real estate and into manufacturing -- a move likely to accelerate the country's already overwhelming production advantages. https://t.co/m6zSAQQ20L

The economic forecasts keep getting worse. Yesterday from Goldman: 0.5% GDP growth this year and anemic job growth, particularly in manufacturing, because of tariffs, the market reaction to them, and consumer boycotts abroad. https://t.co/eaESadGWL4

That is one way to reduce energy prices

Financial Times @FT

Oil drops further as fears of global recession rise https://t.co/rBeDoCgdxT

It's really astonishing how quickly some legislators abandon their professed values after getting elected. Via @anniekarni: https://t.co/06wTgHUw8g

Today from me: It was an epically rotten week for public markets. But small businesses are showing signs of weakness too -- battered by cuts to federal agencies, weakened contracting set-asides, and now tariffs. https://t.co/aPwTLiHcuR

California and Illinois are running their own foreign policy now: https://t.co/JTxJZ1heov

There are two kinds of people: Those who write their LinkedIn bios in the first person and those who write them in the third person as if someone else were actually writing the bio about them, even though why would anyone do that.

Phil mattingly’s furrowed brow is today’s whole vibe https://t.co/XWMjyPryBV

I know it's been a lot this week but do not sleep on this doozy by @KannoYoungs and @Haleaziz on how the White House is rolling out the red carpet for white Afrikaner South Africans to come as refugees while shutting off the program to everyone else: https://t.co/PPVap7IQ4o

Apropos of nothing besides cumulative annoyance: I truly hate phrases like "at a crossroads" and "on the brink." Stop creating artificial tension! You can pass a crossroads and then switch direction! Also how long can you be on the brink of something before it's just really bad?

Noting my story from this week about how H-2B and H-2A employers have been all over the hill trying to expand their access to guest workers: https://t.co/BR5gsXYH0s

Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer @SecretaryLCD

It was great to meet with @American_Hort CEO Ken Fisher today! I look forward to working together to strengthen America’s horticulture workforce. https://t.co/UvCets1vFB

Reupping for the Monday crowd:

Lydia DePillis @lydiadepillis

In today's Sunday paper, from me: Pronatalists have been gaining power and influence in Washington, but it's still not clear that the Trump administration is pushing their priorities. In some ways, its actions could lower birthrates, not raise them. https://t.co/UIQX4LG0ZL

According to @ClevFedResearch, the returns to a college education have stagnated since 2000, and America might be oversupplied with BAs. https://t.co/DSurnsWMjs @noamscheiber took a deeper look at the white collar recession last week and I recommend it: https://t.co/Jln977d2d4