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Thu, 03/08/2023 - 23:27

Hey, who knows? It could be the Gulf Stream collapsing or the planet eternally breaking heat records. But whatever the specifics, we’re living it right now, not in the next century, the next decade, or even next year. You couldn’t miss it — at least so you might think — if you were living in the sweltering Southwest; especially in broiling, record-setting Phoenix with 30 straight days of temperatures above 110 degrees Fahrenheit; or in flaming Greece or western China on the day the temperature hit 126 degrees Fahrenheit or sweltering, blazing Algeria when the temperature reached an almost unimaginable 135 (yes, 135!) degrees Fahrenheit; not to speak of broiling Canada with its more than 1,000 fires now burning (a... Read more

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Thu, 03/08/2023 - 23:00
Trump’s defenders slink to the occasion Donald Trump will be arraigned in a Washington, D.C. court this afternoon on charges spelled out in the indictment a federal grand jury handed down on Tuesday. He and his defenders will googolplex down on lies and distortions about those charges. First up from his defense team is that Trump is being prosecuted for exercising his First Amendment right to free speech. That is not a legal defense, but a political one for consumption and repetition by his supporters. They will do both. The former president’s alleged crimes are spelled out on the cover page of the grand jury’s indictment: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DONALD J. TRUMP, Defendant. And in paragraph four (pg. 2). And at the top of page 3 (COUNT ONE). And at the top of pages 43, 44 and 45 (COUNTS TWO, THREE and FOUR). Chapter and verse.
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Thu, 03/08/2023 - 22:00

“Co-conspirator 1 is described in the indictment as an ‘attorney who was willing to spread knowingly false claims and pursue strategies that the defendant’s 2020 re-election campaign would not.’” — The New York Times

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“A Time Person of the Year somewhere between 2000 and 2002.”

“A formerly revered mayor-cum-sloven crony best described as a sentient portrait of Dorian Gray.”

“Toady whose marriage to his own cousin constitutes a mouse-sized corpse in his airplane hangar of skeletons.”

“The love child of an adult bookstore and a crematorium.”

“A conspiracy-peddling disgraced lawyer who would call 9/11 an inside job if he hadn’t been the mayor of New York when it happened.”

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Thu, 03/08/2023 - 20:45
In recent times, there has been a growing interest in institutionalist trends and research within the field of economics. Traditional explanations and analyses have seemed to have little or no value. Abstract and unrealistic theories have increasingly been replaced by historically grounded ones. Institutional and structural elements in the economy are highlighted, replacing overly short-term […]
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Thu, 03/08/2023 - 18:27
People have, throughout all times, tried to form an understanding of the economic contexts using economic theories. These theories both shape and are part of society and its history. In the past century, the development of economic theories has taken place at an increasingly rapid pace. Over the last fifty years, these theories have become […]
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Thu, 03/08/2023 - 10:51

LIFELINE North Coast is addressing a price expectation from customers who believe all merchandise in op shops should be cheap. “We’ve had some customers sharing their feedback about prices at our retail stores over the past few months, and we’re eager to clarify the reasons behind our pricing,” Angela Martin, acting chief executive of Lifeline...

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