#News

I want to step back and give some thoughts about the Coronavirus developments this week and some sense of the 3 months ahead from my perspective. Context: I am an
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About two months ago I raised 5 questions I thought were important in determining how debt relief initiatives (esp. DSSI) will work for resource-rich countries. Here is an update on
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(Thread) The GOP wants a Leadership CultMindy asked me these questions about Trump’s Town Hall yesterdayHer questions assume that the GOP wants the same form of government we want.Her questions
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Just came from a protest tonight. Saw first hand how LMPD tried to purposely provoke peaceful demonstrators to react. It was downright criminal. Absolutely no reason for it. I saw
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A dark money non-profit that donates heavily to Trump is funded by a drug industry group that counts the makers of hydroxychloroquine as members. The non-profit is pushing hydroxychloroquine to
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I usually keep my mouth shut about this kind of stuff but I'm angry. This morning I learned that the editors (including myself) at Daily Camera/Times-Call and PMP publications will
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If you know my family, and you continue to support Trump and/or the GOP, then you can just fuck off. I've been against them for a long time, but they
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[Thread] As promised, here's my take on the tax implications and provisions in the Income Tax Act on cryptocurrencies. Credit to @SlwaneToYou for proofreading. 1. The Income Tax Act (the
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Thread: This week marks the anniversary of the 2nd Turkish invasion of Northern #Syria (#Rojava). President Erdogan threatens initiating new offensives against Syrian Kurdish-led forces. This thread recaps key related
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Trump’s New Trade War Weapon Might Just Be Antique China Debt - Collectors of pre-Communist debt are lobbying the White House to force Beijing to pay up.CCP has never recognized
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Noise Bottleneck 101With the media in election frenzy, it has become increasingly difficult to find the signal amidst all the noise. We encounter a classic @nntaleb "noise bottleneck."But what is
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#LA: 10 things they won't show you on the news about the Pan Pacific Park/Fairfax rally:1)Families of multiple murdered black folks were present; leaders did a roll call2)That #BlackLivesMatter
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Remember how there was an episode of MASH where they were trying to keep a mortally wounded soldier alive through Christmas so they could record his death as happening on
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Whilst you drank in those final rays of Friday sunshine from home, we've prepared your daily coronavirus news briefing. Here goes. NEW NUMBERS Together, Oregon and Washington
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Since wildfire season is looking all-around worrisome, here's a about the stories that still need attention. First, very few places in the West have building codes to make homes safer
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It's Over. Men lose their senses in heards, but regain them one by one. 40 years of deflation. Done.In my last quarterly letter I suggested a crack up boom was
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