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Trying to not exceed whatever rate limits exist on this app. Hockey. Science. Politics. Education. Other BS. In whatever order occurs to me at the time. Just sharing my opinions.
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Jays entered today with the 6th highest BABIP in MLB... And the lowest ranked ISO in MLB. They sit right in the middle of MLB in runs scored, but have no power. Just so annoying.

submitted 11 hours ago • 2 comments

The brazenness is eye watering. The more people become aware of this stuff, the faster we get to pitchforks.

submitted 11 hours ago • 2 comments

This man has no clue WTF he is talking about. The majority of the dead from the Spanish Flu Pandemic were young and healthy. In most cases a *healthy* and overly aggressive immune system response (cytokine storm) caused organ failure and death. Many COVID deaths have been attributed to the same.

submitted 18 hours ago • 1 comment

Gotta say it strikes me as amazingly silly to keep pretending the next set of US federal elections will just be normal elections. "What the Dems need to focus on... " Yeah it won't matter. They aren't going to get a fair shot at attaining power. That ship has sailed.

submitted 1 day ago • 21 comments

the man literally bought one of the most influential social media companies in the country for $44 billion and converted it into a right wing propaganda platform

submitted 1 day ago • 89 comments

How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia? Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵

submitted 1 day ago • 219 comments

The economic hit is coming, said Mark Blyth, professor of international economics at Brown University. “We haven’t begun to feel these effects. We’re working on anticipations of what this is going to feel like. Wait until stuff in Walmart goes up five times,” he said. www.barrons.com/articles/tru...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

So this is already in the works. As I said the other day, this sort of labelling provides easy cover for corporations to price gouge. There is no official standard for any of this, or means for end consumers to track their accuracy. If you can't *check* the numbers, it isn't actual transparency.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

The🌎economy is in a crisis, & yet the dollar is falling. Investors are turning up their noses at US debt, instead snapping up gold & German bunds as "safe assets" The Trump admin's policies are, to borrow from Bob Gilpin, tarnishing the "prestige" of the US economy & the 💵🧵1/

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

Michigan numbers are brutal. But one amazing thing: Republicans still think Trump will magically end inflation. From Goldman Sachs:

submitted 1 day ago • 70 comments

Should probably just remove everything after the word duty. The statement remains accurate. "HHS leaders may be unaware of their legal duty."

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments