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Retired survey statistician passionate about numeracy, nomographs and analogue calculators, walking in nature, photography, grandchildren and writing. Amazing wife! Having the best time. Author of “All/other things being equal - Ceteris paribus”.
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In the US, there is basically one party - the business party. It has two factions, called Democrats and Republicans, which are somewhat different but carry out variations on the same policies. By and large, I am opposed to these policies. As is most of the population. -Noam Chomsky

submitted 6 days ago • 7 comments

Sorry If This Is Antisemitic But I Think It's Wrong To Burn Children Alive www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/sorry-if-t...

submitted 7 days ago • 3 comments

While Trump continues to cry for white South Africans, bemoaning a bogus white genocide, House Republicans voted for massive Medicaid cuts — voted for poor and middle class Americans to die by the millions

submitted 12 days ago • 60 comments

I know this was an unexpectedly long thread but I guess ultimately what I was trying to say was that we put something like $25 Billion into #NASA but get back about $75.6 Billion in economic activity in return. The 2026 "Skinny Budget" aims to disrupt that, with potentially catastrophic results.

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

As a white person living very happily in South Africa, where there is no genocide and the farm murder rate per 100k is way lower than the national average, I despise trump, musk, the conspiracy-theory riddled white cabinet and their bully-boy tactics. I also despise what the US is doing in Gaza.

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

As a white South African living very happily in South Africa, I fully endorse this.

submitted 21 days ago • 2 comments

Well, if this isn't the perfect way to teach z-score to my #stats undergrads, what is? Cross-cultural differences in evaluation: - Objective - Americans - Eastern Europeans

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#MusicSky #MayTheFourth

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China will take up the slack

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

It does not.

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

Everyone has this once in a century chance to either knock America off its perch or level the playing field... it appears, ALL, are taking it....

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

There's a lot going on right now, but the Gaza holocaust is still the worst and most significant thing happening in the world today.

submitted 46 days ago • 7 comments

The US Just Massacred Civilians In Yemen Without Even Claiming They're Military Targets Israel’s actions in Gaza are shredding norms all over the place. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-us-jus...

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For a sector some have portrayed as being under siege, the trade figures for 2024 and the years before may surprise some. South Africa’s agricultural sector remains resilient, with no direct policy threats. wandilesihlobo.com/2025/03/29/r...

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

Gobsmacking. Qn: when does international law kick in?

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