#RISE

Québec Premier Legault today:-"we are winning the battle"; starts talking of loosening restrictions in coming weeks, maybe days-"months" with 2 metre physical distancing-175 deaths (+25; +17%)-10,031 cases (+691; +7,4%)-632 in
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In prior elections, I absolutely understood the concept of not being willing to vote for a candidate you disagreed with on major issues. I did that. Loudly and proudly. I
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The South African government in it's infinite wisdom is looking to go to the International Monetary Fund for a loan. Here's a summary of what happened in Greece when that
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1/ Optionality, volatility and convexity. Three concepts and their interaction that I first learned via @nntaleb and his text on dynamic hedging in the summer of 1998. Together the three
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I’ve noticed a genre in media coverage of Justin Trudeau's environmental politics, basically fan fiction shrewdly nurtured by Liberals, that disguises his steadfast support for oil barons and excuses woefully
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You may have read this book, or seen the film that was based on it. The man on the cover is Rick Rescorla. Born in Cornwall, he served as a
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According to the paper of record, farmers are being "clobbered financially." In reality, 2020 is going to be one of the most profitable years ever for American farmers. How did
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Folks who think like this, I'm really curious, this is a sincere question, what do you think will happen if we end lock down?I'm going to walk through this, so
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This is almost entirely due to a single outbreak cluster at meat factory with around 700 cases (Germany's average daily rate has typically been 300-400). Here's the report from the
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What’s coming is like nothing you’ve seen before.Americans who have never lived overseas, been through revolutions, wars, or coups simply cannot imagine.The world is always on the brink of evil
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Fashion and capitalism: a thread. I've worried a lot in my life about whether liking fashion is something a leftist can do honestly. All the 'FaShiOn is A BuSInEesS' talk
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If you are reviewing a script, it's not about YOUR personal tastes. It's about whether the writer executes on intention. If you cannot be objective & rise above your preferences,
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Sunrise, sunset, the umpteenth day, more data.The curve in America continues to be flattened. COVID tracker extended their time series backwards a bit, which is nice, as it lets us
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Okay, um, yall know about the FIRST American Revolution? The good one?In 1741 black slaves, irish refugees, & spanish pirates, inspired by the diggers in the English Civil War, conspired
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I don’t care for WaPo, but for once their headline is accurate. The collapse is coming. Sell your home if you can. In about 6 months to a year the
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ARGH namgi but they’re both a little shy about what they want. yoongi jus wants to sit in joon’s lap n get fkn groped by his big hands n that’s
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