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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Coming February 6, 2024 . . . MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Pre-order at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
Jesus Christ, you gotta be shittin' mehttps://t.co/EqWrRNtQIr
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) March 6, 2020
Reality check:
If all of the wealth of the entire Forbes 400 were distributed evenly among all Americans, each American would get about $9,052.
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) March 6, 2020
If all of the wealth of the entire top 0.01% (of the wealth distribution) were distributed evenly among all Americans, each American would get a bit less than $36,000.
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) March 6, 2020
And if all of the wealth of the entire top 1% (of the wealth distribution) were distributed evenly among all Americans, each American would get around $90,000.
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) March 6, 2020
AND, if all the wealth in America were evenly distributed among all Americans, each American would have around $300,000.
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) March 6, 2020
(end)
(I am sensitive about this having made my own serious maths mistake with mega zero amounts only recently But I am just a pseudonymous person on the internet, not a large news network.)
The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024
Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019
Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023
Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds
Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.
Actions to take:
- Avoid the area;
- Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;
- Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and
- If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.
By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023
A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.
All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO
BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W
Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023
[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]
You don’t get it.
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.
Imperialism for me but not for thee?
It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.
Could we have a war in South America?!?
"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy
The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.
McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”
Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf
By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down
"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023
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Comments
the shamefully stupid video (never liked Brian Williams! now his producer, too)
by artappraiser on Fri, 03/06/2020 - 3:12am
$1.47 buys a lot.
by rmrd0000 on Fri, 03/06/2020 - 9:17am
How does the math work? I don't see it.
by PS (not verified) on Sat, 03/14/2020 - 9:32pm
Bloomberg spent $500M
There are 340M in the US
Split 500M among 340M
500/340 gives you roughly $1.47 to each person
Give a million to 340 million means you hand out $340 trillion
The math error made on the show is understandable
Trump and Sanders make the same type of calculations every day
by rmrd0000 on Sat, 03/14/2020 - 10:06pm
I think Bloomberg got 61 delegates
Bloomberg spent $81,967.21 per delegate
by rmrd0000 on Sat, 03/14/2020 - 10:25pm
Thanks.
It's sort of like one of those visual gestalt puzzles: Look at it one way, it's a young woman; look at it the other way, and it's old woman.
It's less a math error than a sort of visual error--ignore the zeroes and just looking at the first three digits.
The error was in not doing the math. If they'd done math, they probably woulda gotten it right.
As would I have. I hope! LOL.
I'm a wee bit embarrassed, but thank you.
You are a gentleman. Hope I have THAT right.
by PS (not verified) on Mon, 03/16/2020 - 11:01am
by artappraiser on Sun, 03/08/2020 - 12:17pm