#Collapse

1. My support of the President’s decision to escalate to a tier 3 lockdown has animated 2 groups on my account:the Trumpian ‘Rooi gevaar’ clan whose concern is the economy,
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Few words on Navalny and Putin (a thread based on @OSW_pl analysis to be translated soon) 1/10https://www.osw.waw.pl/pl/publikacje/analizy/2021-01-18/zatrzymanie-nawalnego-po-powrocie-do-rosji 2. The behavior of both Navalny and Putin resem
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Few important points considering #Centralbanks . A thread."When central bank accrues a loss beyond its stream of net interest rate income (gross interest income minus expenses) and seigniorage, it starts
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In light of both @thehowie & @pbump's comments: A couple of years back I crated a video explainer re. how the #ACA's 3-legged stool works and why covering pre-existing conditions
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THREAD: I decided to do a small thread on the UK housing ‘market’ because too many are totally oblivious to its machinations. So here it is. Please share. @HousePriceMania @Renegade_Inc
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Cases in the UK are up and to the right.Probably due to the new strain.What does that mean for your country? Deaths are ~2 weeks delayed vs cases in
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1/12 Yesterday was a sad day & the end of an era in Irish Music. I collected remaining stock of my CDs from @CladdaghRecords b4 they close in a week.
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A quick thread on Dutch university admissions in this coronavirus year, for comparison to the #ALevelsResults debacle. Admissions here are, even in normal years, completely different. As long as you
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A few thoughts on this, if true:https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-israel-has-told-abbas-it-will-limit-annexation-to-2-3-settlement-blocs/ Yes, this is a sign the broad regional & internat’l pressure has impact. It’s also a sign t
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To see Serena Williams lose the US Open semis revives a memory from five years ago. I went to the 2015 Open with one mission: Follow her everywhere for 2
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In light of @realdonaldtrump's extremely stupid mandate on architectural taste, let's review some hilights of Trump's more architecturally profound moments as a way to remind ourselves what it means to
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Ten financial institutions: Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Citibank & others have been issued subpoenas in recent weeks from the office of USVI Attorney General Denise George! #ButNothingsHappening https://twitter.com/FinCrimeEdu/status
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What is "first principles thinking" and how does it work?↓ 1/ First, a few definitions.A "first principle" is a foundational assumption or proposition - it is foundational in that it
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You're going to find out, in the near future, that all those people who studied the government for decades, but you denounced as "crazy conspiracy theorists" were right about everything.Apologies
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Throughout history, the intelligentsia has often played a large role in inciting racial/inter-group hatred which has sometimes lead to civil war, authoritarian government, and even genocide. It is pretty easy
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For balance of payments obsessives. Here are two scenarios.1) trade surplus £1bn, total exports £50bn, total imports £49bn2) trade deficit £10bn, total exports £140bn, total imports £150bnWhich is better? Here's
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