Pam Bondi and the Dow: Bondi Screamed the Loud Part, Loudly.

Attorney General Pam Bondi took to Capitol Hill with her burn book in hand and a message to Congress, the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and the American people: Shut up, the Dow hit 50,000. She was right about the Dow Jones Industrial performance until the next day, when stocks dumped out on news that AI might be real and that the economy added 400,000 fewer jobs last year than we originally thought. That’s the thing about building an entire narrative around the stock market. The stock market is not the economy. And the victims of Epstein’s crimes deserve better.

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MS Now: FULL HOUSE HEARING: AG Pam Bondi testifies over handling of release of Epstein files

Business Insider: Anthropic and OpenAI release dueling AI models on the same day in an escalating rivalry

Fortune: Anthropic’s Claude triggered a trillion-dollar selloff. A new upgrade could make things worse

Matt Shumer: Something Big Is Happening

Matt Shumer on X

U.S. Department of the Treasury: Monthly Treasury Statement: Receipts and Outlays of the United States Government For Fiscal Year 2026 Through January 31, 2026, and Other Periods

UNFTR Resources

Video: Epstein Victims Deserve Better Than Bondi's Economic Theater

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