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by liberal japonicus I thought I should open a thread for more talk. There’s lots of Ukraine stuff to read about, and here are a few things that caught my eye This Vox article about Putin’s war strategy If you aren’t familiar with Bellingcat, check them out I wouldn’t put a huge amount of weight … Read more
by liberal japonicus Though we’ve not talked about Ukraine much, I see a few rumblings. A lot of outlets shared Fiona Hill’s shade on Trump, cause clickbait baby! but the whole interview has a lot more stuff. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-health-economy-fiona-hill-1cb4fee8f64b41479468a07eb32ad304 If news outlets had done another deep dive into the cesspool that was Trump’s foreign policy, that … Read more
by liberal japonicus I’ve been getting notifications for Noema Magazine (https://www.noemamag.com/) that often has articles on topics that might be in the wheelhouse of folks here. I’m tempted to toss up several of them, but rather than do that, if folks find an article they are interested in, send it in and I’ll make it … Read more
by liberal japonicus First a classic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKHFZBUTA4k So, I realize that this is pretty much true with every generation, such that you have the meta-joke of the neaderthal telling his offspring that Ugh had to kill wooly mammoth with bare hands, he have no fancy club. But I’m really struck by the number of posts … Read more
by liberal japonicus So many idiots, so little time. 3 economists tell us that the lockdowns had no effect on the death rate. I don’t like to crap on other fields of study, but if you aren’t going to include all the inputs (like anti-vaxx sentiments and open resistance to measures), seems a bit off, … Read more