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anon_fa_mous

anon_fa_mous

Has anyone heard of the Sursock family?They are known as the "Rothschilds of the East"The Sursock Museum and Sursock Palace are located just south of the explosion today When you

Saifedean.com

saifedean

There are many theoretical reasons bitcoins shouldn't work, but until it stops working, these theories aren't worth much.There are many theoretical reasons @planB's s2f model shouldn't work, but until it

rathin roy

EmergingRoy

Thanks Roli! For a chance to explain why it’s ideological(Thread).(1)Many well meaning people supportUniversal basic income as it helps the poorest. That’s an ideological choice. They don’t care about the

Emma Kennedy💙

EmmaKennedy

The govt’s Agriculture Bill1. Ditches British Animal Welfare standards2. Will mean UK is flooded with cheap low quality food.3. Will put UK farms at huge disadvantage4. Uk will not be

Eater of Souls

EaterSouls

Why I support Joe Biden.Math. He has the best chance to beat Trump, and that is the primary objective. If Bernie had won the nomination, I would be voting for

Password Hunter02

BenKTallmadge

This thread includes details of Chris Heinz & Hunter Biden’s dealing with China you won’t find in Peter Schweizer’s book “Secret Empires” https://twitter.com/DTinLosAngeles/status/1121958428337770496 Chris Heinz & Hunter B

Saifedean.com

saifedean

The delicious wretched misery of delusional nocoiners:> March 2014: With Bitcoin at $640, predicts it will go to zero> Spends 4 years withering in pain as it rises to $19,000>

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

1/In today's @bopinion post, I discuss the challenge from the Chinese model of political economy. Has China found a more effective way to run a country? (Maybe.)And if so, what

Edwin McGreal

edmcgreal

With no minister all along the western seaboard, this piece with renowned economist Dr John Bradley a few weeks ago is a timely explainer of why there's a need for

Neela Saldanha

NeelaSaldanha

So here's my recap from days of reading about attitudes, behavioral interventions & responses to #COVID19. Note - very layperson, taking the data as given, & I don't know enough

Dan Rosenheck

DanRosenheck

THREAD re the "everybody's-got-it" school of covid truthery, which my story this wk in @TheEconomist https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/04/11/why-a-study-showing-that-covid-19-is-everywhere-is-good-news, based on study by @in

A Windward Maroon

andraydomise

Since we're dealing with the KHive all over again, lemme put y'all up on something.This is how Kamala Harris responded when asked about reparations (to which she tried pitching the

Z.A.E. 🧠 🧬

ZAEMINTER

Pay taxes?There's someone you should know about: The man who influenced tax codes with 𝑎 𝑛𝑎𝑝𝑘𝑖𝑛// A THREAD // Arthur LafferAn economist most known for his creation, the Laffer CurveWhich

Jon Swales

jonswales77

“We are in a planetary emergency.”Professor James Hansen, Former Director NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies “Based on sober scientific analysis, we are deeply within a climate emergency state but

House Budget Committee

HouseBudgetDems

For those who don’t have a doctorate in economics, here’s what we can take away from this morning’s #GDP estimate:The topline number doesn't tell the whole story — and it’s

Michael Pettis

michaelxpettis

I’ll gladly take the bet. Jeffrey Sachs is a brilliant guy but I don’t think he understands how the balance of payments works. His argument about why the RMB will