On The Record (3-9-26).

Markwayne Mullin fails his first test. Lindsey Graham wants to blow the Iranian people. The markets are getting Blackrocked. OpenAI and Oracle have a bit of a cash crunch. Dario Amodei is full of shit. What Crude markets tell us about the war. Truth bombs from the House of El. Actual journalism on Iran from American Prestige and Dissent Magazine. ProPublica doin’ the lord’s work and Persopolis.

Chapters

Quick Takes: 00:00:36

Max Notes: 00:06:44

KLTW: 00:15:02

Headlines: 00:17:04

Pod Love: 00:18:26

Book Love: 00:19:27

Outro: 00:20:04

Resources

Bloomberg: BlackRock $26 Billion Private Credit Fund Limits Withdrawals

Forbes Greatest Business Stories of All Time: Charles Merrill and the Democratization of Stock Ownership

IRA Financial: Trump, Alternatives, and the Solo 401(k): The Retirement Plan That Paved the Way for Alts in 401(k)s

Bloomberg: BlackRock’s Retail Private-Credit Hopes Run Into Market’s Angst

House of El: DOLLAR COLLAPSE: Japan to DUMP $1.2T in US Treasuries After Trump Cuts 95% Oil Supply

Dissent Magazine: War, Revolt, and Iran's Unfinished Struggle

Grist: Kristi Noem all but killed FEMA. Will her departure save it?

ProPublica: Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees

ProPublica: Event: How to Use Our News App of Disclosures From Political Appointees

Pod Love

American Prestige: War in the Gulf and the Global Economy w/ Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

Book Love

Marjane Satrapi: Persepolis

UNFTR Resources

Video: On The Record (3-9-26).

Video: MTN Macro Take (3-7-26).

Episode: Trump Accounts.

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