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Private sector economist. Former professor at China's Tsinghua University and Columbia SIPA. Author of “Cleared for the Option: A Year Learning to Fly”, now available on Amazon. Visit me at http://patrickchovanec.com
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#NoKings
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#NoKings
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#June14
Shortly after the #Atlanta #nokings event kicked off at 10, organizers said Liberty Plaza near the state Capitol had already reached maximum capacity of 5,000.
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A friend in Annapolis says there’s a huge turnout.
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Scots will understand.
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As a reasonably well-educated and well-traveled person, I don't feel like I need to be lectured to about "living in a bubble" just because I'm selective about whose opinions I take seriously and don't want to waste my time with every random fool.
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In my own view, the perception here is triumphing over the reality of much higher average tariffs, but time will tell.
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Clearly, the tariff "pause" has had a stabilizing effect on what had been plunging US consumer sentiment, especially in the absence of any serious shortages or inflation due to reported trade disruptions, at least on the retail level.
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The index of consumer expectations surged +10.5 points (+21.9% m/m) in June to 58.4, which is still down -16.1% from a year ago.
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The Consumer Sentiment Index is composed of two elements, current conditions and expectations. The index of current economic conditions rose +4.8 points (+8.1% m/m) in June to 63.7, and is down -3.3% from a year ago.
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I've seen USAF folks at the firing range, and it's pretty clearly an optional requirement.
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I can understand a mass mobilization WWII-type situation where they're basically grabbing anyone who can be helpful. But just minting corporate execs as senior officers, under peacetime situation, seems to me like debasing the currency.
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I'm not a progressive much less a liberal. At best I'm a centrist looking out for capitalism.
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Gotta get that "stun punch" special ability ASAP.
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I block them pretty quickly, tbh.