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The current rise of populism challenges the way we think about people’s relationship to the economy.We seem to be entering an era of populism, in which leadership in a democracy is based on preferences of the population which do not seem entirely rational nor serving their longer interests. ...
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Hey, hope it's ok I post this re "the virus". There are some statistics in this video which concern me. Biggest risk is that ICUs will be overwhelmed and there will be nowhere to get treatment from.
For goodness sake at least pick up prescription meds especially if you have a asthma or something and have basics to treat the 'flu. I'm chucking in some elderberry syrup as it is scientifically proven to reduce symptoms and shorten the duration of viral infection – making sure all the close whanau has some because it might keep them out of hospital.
https://www.twitter.com/kiwibear_1/status/1221008647251062785
Heh!
Surprise!
Tonight TV1 reported on Jacinda's State of the Nation speech to the Business world today.
My surprise was that it was reported in positive terms to a Business audience who received Jacinda "warmly" and with positive optimistic outlook.
Simon! Why weren't you there to stir up spite and ridicule?
Edit. Can’t find the link.
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/watch-live-jacinda-ardern-addresses-business-leaders-following-turbulent-year-economy
Excellent!
How the hell is the first photo in this piece helpful? In what is a tragedy, how does it help to response with guns?
https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/119085746/body-found-in-vehicle-burning-in-waikato-field
It doesn't, it's stupid and police and the MSM are being dickheads.
There use to be a state of being around death and tragedy in this country – it was call decorum.
KingPooty it is.
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin had no view on a proposal that would see his job description change to Supreme Ruler from head of state after a government commission said it was considering the idea.
The title change is one of an array of possible alterations to the Russian constitution put forward by members of a government commission set up after Putin earlier this month said he wanted to change the Russian basic law.
Putin, 67, proposed his own constitutional changes, which were widely seen as giving him scope to retain influence once his current presidential term expires in 2024, though he has said he does not favor the Soviet-era practice of having leaders for life who die in office.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-putin/supreme-ruler-putin-kremlin-non-committal-on-proposed-new-job-description-idUSKBN1ZS1Z7
Trump will hate this. He'll try to figure out how he can go a step higher. El Supremo? He could frame it as solidarity with his Mexican fans via tweet: "See why you need to pay for the wall? Cos I'm the coolest dude, right?"
HL Mencken in the Baltimore Sun (26 July 1920): “As democracy is perfected, the office [of president] represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move towards a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
Took nearly a century for this prophecy to come true, and dunno if it was worth the wait… 🤔 But perhaps nitpickers will argue that Bush Jr fulfilled first. Or Nixon.
Mencken may well have been thinking of Harding.
Then there's Ford, who may have played football without a helmet a few too many times. Maybe he doesn't count, he wasn't elected.
And while there have been many adjectives used for Nixon, moronic isn't among them.
https://www.oregonlive.com/today/2017/10/donald_trumps_competition_the.html
Putin however makes it clear he wants to hand over the reigns of power in an orderly manner; he's an intelligent man and must be well aware of the perils of not having a succession plan.
https://www.news.com.au/world/europe/russian-president-vladimir-putin-says-he-will-step-down-no-later-than-2024/news-story/97bc7bcad3754848024167f2a7b35836
Tsar in all but name.
Normal for Russia, a huge country that is successfully ruled only with a rod of iron.
Naïve to be surprised.
About the alt-right Dutch tRumper who claimed he had Ambassador Yovanovitch under surveillance and made up shit about how he was a successful space investor working with NASA and in the FBI and did DEA jobbies on the side.
Only the best people!.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/dutch-trump-superfan-who-claimed-he-surveilled-ambassador-yovanovitch-told-n1124881
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Nice background on Feigenbaum, here by Wolfram.(nice story)
https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2019/07/mitchell-feigenbaum-1944-2019-4-66920160910299067185320382/
Wonderful. It's this sort of thing that keeps me eternally optimistic.
Awesome. Thanks for that
That did my brain good
Charming.
What I took from that is if the ICUs are over run (entirely possible), by laying on your stomach in prone position you might increase your chances.
Again the Palestinians get it in the neck.
At least the liberal left have impeachment
Newshub has been trying to contact eight National Party donors and Jami-Lee Ross.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/01/national-party-donors-silent-after-serious-fraud-office-lays-charges.html
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/118861324/disabled-injured-patients-hugely-disappointed-to-be-moved-from-laura-fergusson-rehab-centre
'Transitioning'..riiight…So..we live in a country where parents of severely disabled children are unable to access respite care and are forced to put their child in full time care..or slowly drive themselves into the ground..and keep in mind many parents were unable to access even this limited option…