Why go to college? What do students learn?

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by Fabius Maximus Summary: America spends vast sums sending its youth to college; they spend four of their prime years at college. What do they get? What does America get? What should they get? America already spends fantastic resources providing post-secondary educations to its young (2.6% of GDP), plus of course, the years students spend at … Read more

Guess how long some have to wait for a gun ID card in Illinois

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by DCG According to MyFoxChicago, two gun rights groups are suing the Illinois State Police for not promptly renewing firearm owners’ identification cards. The groups suing are the Illinois State Rifle Association and the Second Amendment Foundation. They filed on behalf of two men who have been waiting for their identification cards and concealed carry licenses … Read more

Latest APPAULING Videos from Wuhen, Must Watch! (Brutal)

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Latest APPAULING Videos from Wuhen, Must Watch!!(Brutal) Sealing People Inside. Falling Out of Building trying to escape. When you enter villages without wearing a mask. Police broke her neck and killed her Taking The Suspected Away. SUBCRIBE TO WUHEN SOURCES: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMaQt0vmtFpbGQNvn7HPm6Q/videos?app=desktop https://mobile.twitter.com/HimalayaGlobal https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIfGGtdKsxeZarUzW4XhW3A/videos?app=desktop   h/t HeartSutra

Coronavirus Will Have Lasting Impact on China

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by TheProdigalS0n China is done for 2020. The Chinese government is publicly stating that there are over 35,000 confirmed infections/cases (which cannot be trusted). Boots on the ground are saying the real number of infected is much higher (with some even claiming the figure is 1.5 million infected with countless diseased bodies being cremated daily … Read more

Global Trade effects of Coronavirus in China

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Even if this pandemic does not sweep through the rest of the world, we’re in for aftershocks in trade up to and including a black swan event.  Good article on this here: via breitbart: We are now paying the true cost of the China price. The China price is the ultimatum Walmart buyers give vendors: … Read more

Short Guide to Stock Ratios

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by zmuzum This is a simple composite of my what I think are the most useful financial ratios and my preferred values for them. LIQUIDITY Current Ratio This is the most useful ratio for determining a company’s short term financial health. A value at or over 1 indicates that the company has the capital available … Read more

China’s return to work on Monday will be very limited. Guangzhou has reportedly asked companies to “voluntarily” delay restarting until March 1. Severe punishment for those that open before then.

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by Ron More and more signs that China’s return to work on Monday will be very limited: part of Guangzhou has reportedly asked companies to “voluntarily” delay restarting until March 1. Severe punishment for those that open before then and thereby impede virus control efforts.   https://twitter.com/S_Rabinovitch/status/1226142549431197698 Guangzhou is just outside of Shenzhen and Hong … Read more

COSTA & RUCKER: Trump’s resilience causes Dems to sound alarm… Republicans raise $100 million during impeachment!

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COSTA & RUCKER: Trump’s resilience causes Dems to sound alarm…  WASHINGTON – Anxiety is coursing through the Democratic Party as President Donald Trump emerges from his impeachment proceedings as a potent threat for reelection, with party leaders and activists uncertain about how to beat the incumbent and worried about a nominatingrace that remains crowded and … Read more

The global economy, already in a vulnerable period, is susceptible to shocks – that is what #coronavirus is

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the global economy, already in a vulnerable period, is susceptible to shocks – that is what #coronavirus is – shocks are what tilts economies into recession – world trade growth to be hit – commodities and bonds already repricing slower growth ahead. pic.twitter.com/76914NYUCd — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) February 8, 2020 Zero pickup in manufacturing hours worked … Read more

The silence of the press: the censored Spanish flu

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History never repeats, but it sure does rhyme sometimes. History never repeats, but it sure does rhyme sometimes. The silence of the press: the censored Spanish flu#coronarvirus pic.twitter.com/mbNJsjs08U — SolidusMax (@SolidusMax) February 9, 2020 WHO said As long as it happens to others, no need to worry https://t.co/OTz4yMQGj6 — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) February 9, 2020 https://twitter.com/inteldotwav/status/1226267582740811777

Coronavirus case updated update and forecast(s)

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by statsymcstatsface   Data source: WHO Situation reports Curve estimates using R (Link to free download) with prediction intervals using the propagate package. Code below (quick note – propogate function not necessary for this figure, but generates 95% prediction intervals [only means are shown on graph], but prediction intervals will be displayed if you run code): ​ library(propagate) par(family=”serif”) Y <- c(282, … Read more

New Craigslist Scam

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by HandwovenBox​ Someone tried to scam me in a way I haven’t heard of before. Here’s what happened: I posted an item for sale around 9:30 pm. About 30 minutes later, I get this text: Hello!! I wanna Buy your [CL post title] . Can i call you? The fact that they asked if they could call … Read more

Reminder that a good chunk of social media is either fake or bought whether by a person or by an ideology. Here’s an overt example, but the vast majority is behind closed doors.

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by FritzDarges Just a reminder to never trust anything on social media because usually it does not reflect reality. ​ https://www.cnet.com/news/new-study-says-almost-15-percent-of-twitter-accounts-are-bots/ ​ 15% of Twitter accounts are bots. Groups and individuals pay to get trends going and use bots to spread and influence politics and events.