#Omicron is challenging our collective intelligence and abilities to plan ahead. Our hospital systems are close to the max, esp b/c staff is getting sick.
Re-upping from Fall 2020 ππ»
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Sadly weβre as collectively clueless as the 1918-19 folks who were told to wear masks and did not. Until a large metro area or state sustains a large scale hospital breakdown eg hospital closure b/c of sick nurses/doctors, nothing will change.
Slowest Growth on Record for Americaβs Population βcan be attributed to decreased net international migration, decreased fertility&increased mortality due in part to COVID-19.β
my take: population crash=πin hard&soft power for America
https://census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2021/2021-population-estimates.html⦠via
Jen Psaki Accuses Manchin of Betrayal, 'Breach of His Commitments' in Scathing Response to Senator's Build Back Better Opposition https://mediaite.com/a/lwgiv via
Set a reminder for #FrenchElectionTwitterSummit w @ClaireBerlinski@ArunInParis@jclavel2003@MoniqueCamarra@NTenzer@cosmo_globalisthttps://twitter.com/i/spaces/1yNGaYEbgvlGjβ¦
Traditional Left=unable to coalesce because it too is fractured and itβs devolved into personal postures vs true ideas confrontation. Jadot should focus 100% on climate and is unable to be more than a Hollande clone. Hidalgo showed she is NOT a national politician&will bow out
His entire 17 pitch:those most comfortable w βglobal Franceβ vs βles souverainistesβ. His βbilan for 22β: he hasnβt pursued this diligently and LREM is not ideologically strong enough. Pecresse will resurrect βdroite contre gaucheβ&opinion polls to date=she has a real chance
#perspectiveπ§΅: #Presidentielle2022 still lacking confrontation of visions/ideas/projects, still at process stage,partly due to #COVID but also to π«π·political fault lines in flux. 92 Maastricht+05 European constitution referendums modified Right/Left&Macron 1st Pres. benefited
#2yearslater IMO roots of Trumpism=media/political class didnβt properly atone for 2 gigantic fuckups since 2000: the βwar of choiceβ in Iraq&inaction post-08. votersβ cynicism is as massive as the elitesβ despicable attitude. This will happen again&again until itβs too late. twitter.com/fredericg/statβ¦
reminds us fossil subsidies totalled 5.8T$ according to IMF and #COP language to end subsidies incl βinefficientβ subsidies, w/o defining what is inefficient.
Regulators warned for the 1st time in report to Congress climate change=βemerging threatβ to U.S. financial system:costs associated w πhurricanes, wildfires&floods caused by global warming could lead to a cascade of damage throughout the economy.
SCOOP: At-risk House Dems are privately fretting that the DCCC under @RepSeanMaloney's leadership is hurting them more than helping them w/ their re-elects -- an extraordinary suggestion abt the panel charged w/ keeping the majority
In @playbookdchttps://politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2021/12/17/this-is-a-real-f-ing-problem-495509β¦
SCOTUS=100% politicalβ‘οΈDemsβ project to change πΊπΈat federal level is over&needs to pivot to large states where max GDP is located: CA, NY, IL, MA-CT-NJ. THATβs where Demsβ focus on the future should be, not DC.
GOP=100% culture war&unwilling to govern. They will spend 22-24 w impeachment+hearings to try and fail Fauci et al. Dems are underselling this b/c they are the worst at messaging. DC = toast as governing entity. States shld be focus now&allowed to issue debt eg provinces in π¨π¦
dubbed it her βMarie Antoinetteβ moment&heβs π―. IMO this, like HRCβs Wall St speeches will discourage key voting blocs in 22. McCarthy=Speaker β‘οΈBiden will be impeached as revenge for DJT
There are other obvious parallels between the 1850s and today but one worrying me is how convinced some congressmen are they can prevent democratic collapse through bipartisan compromise. I wrote about that β¦