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Introducing the Mileage Fee Act

https://steadystate.org/introducing-the-mileage-fee-act/
Created
Fri, 05/04/2024 - 00:29
by Daniel Wortel-London

Economies that operate within planetary boundaries are likely to be heavily localized compared to economies today. Planners will need to shift modes of transportation and redesign cities. Businesses will need to shorten supply chains. This is because freight and passenger travel impact the environment extensively. Respecting planetary boundaries requires that we create economies that do not rely heavily on long-distance travel.

To help accomplish this goal,

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Going for 2.0

https://digbysblog.net/2024/04/04/going-for-2-0/
Created
Fri, 05/04/2024 - 00:00
A “multipronged assault” Last week, I questioned the sufficiency of the “comically long” list of MAGA “nightmare scenarios” the Biden campaign is planning for that could arise leading up to and in the aftermath of the November election. We witnessed live on Jan. 6 the lengths to which MAGA Republicans would go to maintain power. Even then it took many months of investigation to uncover the plotting Trump’s confederates did not put on public display. It’s likely that people without criminal minds are not devious enough to anticipate all the ways Insurrection 2.0 might unfold. This time, the prospect of jail time if he loses increases Trump’s incentives for instigating mayhem. As with stochastic terrorism, his followers don’t require explicit orders from the chief to know what he wants. From Daily Beast (via Yahoo Finance): Maria Bartiromo didn’t even bother to wait for the 2024 election to pass before suggesting it could be stolen.

Can I Interest You in a Brand-New Sparkling Water Brand?

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/can-i-interest-you-in-a-brand-new-sparkling…
Created
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 23:00

Hi, I’m wondering if I could interest you in a brand-new sparkling water brand. I don’t have a name for it, because it doesn’t yet exist. Every aspect of this product is still very early in the planning stage. But I can assure you that the name will probably be something fun and catchy, like Zoinks or Floop. Now that I hear it out loud, we’ll probably end up closer to Zoinks than Floop on the Zoinks-Floop Spectrum.

The transmission channels of geopolitical risk

https://bankunderground.co.uk/2024/04/04/the-transmission-channels-of-geopoliti…
Created
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 19:00
Samuel Smith and Marco Pinchetti Recent events in the Middle East, as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have sparked renewed interest in the consequences of geopolitical tensions for global economic developments. In this post, we argue that geopolitical risk (GPR) can transmit via two separate and intrinsically different channels: (i) a deflationary macro channel, … Continue reading The transmission channels of geopolitical risk →

All eyes on Coffs Harbour as 132 female golfers compete at Bonville

https://www.newsofthearea.com.au/all-eyes-on-coffs-harbour-as-132-female-golfer…
Created
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 16:07

132 FEMALE golfers from 28 countries arrived on the Coffs Coast this week in preparation for the sixth Australian Women’s Classic at the idyllic Bonville Golf Resort. The 54-hole tournament will run from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 April. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone...

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Bipartisan support for Jetty Foreshores revitalisation on show

https://www.newsofthearea.com.au/bipartisan-support-for-jetty-foreshores-revita…
Created
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 14:31

NSW MINISTER for Lands and Property Steve Kamper declared on Tuesday the State Government is “standing shoulder-to-shoulder” with Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh to deliver plans for the revitalisation of the Jetty Foreshores precinct. Despite intense opposition from the City of Coffs Harbour in recent months, including an attempt to purchase the foreshore land,...

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What is responsible government spending?

https://billmitchell.org/blog/?p=61663
Created
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 13:00
Today, I am fully engaged in work commitments and so we have a guest blogger in the guise of Professor Scott Baum from Griffith University, who has been one of my regular research colleagues over a long period of time. He indicated that he would like to contribute occasionally and that provides some diversity of…

“Let People Eat”

https://digbysblog.net/2024/04/03/let-people-eat/
Created
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 10:30
Jose Andres in the NY Times today: In the worst conditions you can imagine — after hurricanes, earthquakes, bombs and gunfire — the best of humanity shows up. Not once or twice but always. The seven people killed on a World Central Kitchen mission in Gaza on Monday were the best of humanity. They are not faceless or nameless. They are not generic aid workers or collateral damage in war. Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha, John Chapman, Jacob Flickinger, Zomi Frankcom, James Henderson, James Kirby and Damian Sobol risked everything for the most fundamentally human activity: to share our food with others. These are people I served alongside in Ukraine, Turkey, Morocco, the Bahamas, Indonesia, Mexico, Gaza and Israel. They were far more than heroes. Their work was based on the simple belief that food is a universal human right. It is not conditional on being good or bad, rich or poor, left or right. We do not ask what religion you belong to. We just ask how many meals you need. From Day 1, we have fed Israelis as well as Palestinians. Across Israel, we have served more than 1.75 million hot meals. We have fed families displaced by Hezbollah rockets in the north.