I still have no idea what the point of Animal Crossing is and that picture doesn't help.
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This is the rabbit hutch I built in the last two days. I have some does now and will get a buck soon. I think it turned out quite nicely. What do you think?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7aNo1_SAP4&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7aNo1_SAP4&feature=youtu.be
YouTube
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Solid article from Taleb on the issues with this stimulus package.
https://medium.com/incerto/corporate-socialism-the-government-is-bailing-out-investors-managers-not-you-3b31a67bff4a
https://medium.com/incerto/corporate-socialism-the-government-is-bailing-out-investors-managers-not-you-3b31a67bff4a
Medium
Corporate Socialism: The Government is Bailing Out Investors & Managers Not You
(With Mark Spitznagel)
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Funny how the "socialism sucks" crowd often remains silent when the ultrarich receive taxpayer-funded handouts.
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Neoliberalism is utterly irredeemable. Socialism for billionaires, financial institutions, and large corporations β bootstraps for the rest of us.
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Conservatism Inc.'s functionβat least one of themβis to brainwash people into believing we have a level playing field. We simply do not. Recognizing this needn't entail a plunge into socialism; on the contrary, the proper solution is nationalism.
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Interesting WSJ op-ed: The author concedes that our ruling class has made an absolute mess of things, while at the same time smearing Trump as a dumb racist. Regardless, he's correct about the coronavirus empowering Trump. Despite the administration's initial hesitance to address the pandemic, the latest Gallup poll shows 60% of respondents believing that Trump is responding to the coronavirus well. 49% approve of Trump overall, which is significant. Trump has styled himself as a wartime president for a reasonβlook into the rally 'round the flag effect.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-virus-may-make-trump-stronger-11585149792
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-virus-may-make-trump-stronger-11585149792
WSJ
Opinion | The Coronavirus May Make Trump Stronger
Gallup finds 60% of voters approve of his handling of the crisis. As usual, the establishment is clueless.
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Expect a lot of variation in the pandemic's spread throughout America. Some areasβmost, perhapsβwill be fine; others, such as New York, are in for a *very* rough time. It's going to get ugly.
https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1243070853484441601?s=20
https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1243070853484441601?s=20
Twitter
Balaji S. Srinivasan
As these curves grow and separate, the US will be divided into red and green zones. States which have the virus somewhat under control will be green zones. They will quarantine or outright prohibit visitors from red zones. AK and HI are already doing this.β¦
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Blame Drumpf all you want, but bureaucratic red tape has played a huge role in America's inability to adequately respond to coronavirus. We saw this initially with the tests β now with the production of medical equipment.
https://twitter.com/PMatzko/status/1242807843939659776?s=20
https://twitter.com/PMatzko/status/1242807843939659776?s=20
Twitter
Paul Matzko
Wondered why it's been so hard to ramp up production of surgical masks and respirators? Why haven't private companies flooded into the market to meet peak demand? Because they are regulated medical devices & new versions require FDA approval which can takeβ¦
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At 4:30 PM ET I'll be interviewing an academic on the subject of American empire. It should make for an interesting showβtune in here: https://dlive.tv/PatrickCasey
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