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Energy and policy nerd, science and technology advocate, with a side of YIMBY-ism and film interest… Just hoping to be a net benefit to the planet : )
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All these business guys have noticed that Trump’s approach to trade is ignorant, chaotic, careless, etc but I am begging them to see that *everything he is doing* is like this — decision-making just gets *worse* when he doesn’t have stock market feedback. www.slowboring.com/p/its-not-ju...

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Upshot of having 3 pro-tariff admins in a row is that you can now run as an outsider who - for the first time since Obama - wants to reduce costs for the ppl by reducing tariffs. Populist pitch: “these idiots - from BOTH sides - think things are too cheap - but WE know things are too expensive!”

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Today, we talked about a powerful solution to America’s physician shortage: removing unnecessary barriers to practice for internationally trained physicians. Thanks to our panelists and everyone who came out!

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

JFC. WE ARE STILL WORSE OFF. We still have *at least* 10% global tariffs. Businesses can’t make decisions, as they don’t know what tariffs will be 90 days from now I usually say Trump is great at repackaging the status quo as victory but this is significantly worse than pre-Liberation Day status quo

submitted 8 days ago • 305 comments

Absolutely every business should do this.

submitted 8 days ago • 41 comments

Fabletics is posting a “Tariff Surcharge” on their receipts. I hope other companies follow suit.

submitted 9 days ago • 69 comments

Said it before and I’ll say it again… I’d take Biden with dementia every day of the week over this guy.

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The question is no longer if EVs are going to dominate the future. That’s fairly obvious. The question is now if the US is going to have any role in that market. Right now, it’s not looking promising. heatmap.news/electric-veh...

submitted 28 days ago • 155 comments

A new type of vaccine based on mRNA technology is seen by many as a potential breakthrough in the fight against cancer. We sat down with oncologist Lennard Lee to discuss why he hopes these vaccines will prove to be the “silver lining of the pandemic.”

submitted 31 days ago • 81 comments

Germany did destroy itself almost a century ago. It wasn’t because it took in too many migrants. It was because it fell for arguments uncomfortably close to Vance’s.

submitted 32 days ago • 186 comments

Trump Outlines Bold Vision For Golden Age Of China

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This is the only thing you need to know heading into Donald Trump's State of the Union address tonight:

submitted 43 days ago • 1 comment

Clearing land for cattle and cows is the single biggest driver of rainforest loss in the Amazon. This "hotel for cows" in Colombia offers a solution.

submitted 44 days ago • 12 comments

blue ghost lunar lander shares first look at sunrise on the moon

submitted 45 days ago • 5 comments

With new bills aimed at reforming the Jones Act, its economic impact is back in the spotlight. The truth? The Jones Act does more harm than good—raising prices and hurting American businesses. It’s time to rethink this outdated law.

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ADUs are expensive to build - so it is reasonable to ask, “Will I get my money back when I sell?” One small but significant change would be to require realtors’ MLS listings (the database behind Zillow, etc) to include ADU square footage in total living space. www.sfchronicle.com/personal-fin...

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And we don’t get the minerals. Amazing negotiator. Greatest ever.

submitted 48 days ago • 30 comments

Noah Smith got some hate in the past week in the endless, exhausting discussion of Elon but here Noah raises new, interesting points I hadn’t heard about how fed R&D is not only good - it’s especially good for new innovative startups… open.substack.com/pub/noahpini...

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment