PoliMath

@politicalmath

Only marginally compelling and occasionally accurate, sometime writer, engineer, cake-baker. Writes Marginally Compelling newsletter

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    May 6

    OK, we're going to try something: I hate deleting tweets, but dishonest people refuse to look up the context. So if you search for "I'm putting down my marker", you'll find this. Where I say "I was wrong and here is why" Here's the original bad tweet.

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  2. Oct 30

    "No I'm not a racist, I really just mean the white people who catch it are idiots" No you don't. You really mean "everyone who isn't in my social group is an idiot". When someone in *your* social group catches it, it is everyone else's fault, never yours.

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  3. Oct 30

    just a reminder that when you say "Americans can't control the virus b/c they are idiots who can't follow instructions" you're calling poor black and Hispanic Americans idiots You don't realize it's racist b/c you are not smart enough to realize who you are calling an idiot

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  4. Oct 30

    I got today off which means I get to hang out with my guy and have some ice cream

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  5. Oct 30

    It remains to be seen how much the lockdowns impact the spread of the virus because it remains to be seen how the citizens respond to these restrictions This is, I think, largely a cultural issue and as such it is neither "good" nor "bad". Different cultures are different.

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  6. Oct 30

    Most impacted countries in Europe are re-enacting some kinds of restrictions, but it is important to note that none (that I know of) are cancelling school

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  7. Oct 30

    deaths in Europe aren't nearly as high as they were in the initial wave, however all the normal caveats about COVID statistics apply

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  8. Oct 30

    There are a few countries in which COVID positives are absolutely off the charts, but for the most part we're looking at countries that are getting hit about badly as our summer states Some countries are better than others but most really are seeing a substantial second outbreak

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  9. Oct 30

    For today's newsletter (subscriber only 🔒), I look at Europe's second wave COVID numbers and response in some detail

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  10. Oct 30

    Travel restriction policies around COVID are very odd The main reason to restrict travel is if your region *doesn't* have it but another region has a *lot* of it When both regions have a lot of it, it seems like the policy is just running on autopilot without any purpose

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  11. Oct 30

    I would end up between The New Standard and The Populist. I would be telling The New Standard that no one gives a shit about their lofty ideals but telling The Populist that all their policy ideas are dumb and unworkable.

    Proposed magazines: The New Standard (The Bulwark + The Dispatch) The Populist (American Affairs + Modern Age + The American Conservative) Contrary (Sullivan/Taibbi/Greenwald + The Tablet)
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  12. Oct 29

    Can anyone point me in the direction of a good overview of the policies and mitigations around COIVD taken by various EU countries?

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  13. Oct 27

    Note to self: Tonight I can write the saddest lines.

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  14. Retweeted
    Oct 27

    Dear liberals: The Lincoln Fund is dedicated to lying to you in order to take your money and funnel it to themselves. Do with that knowledge what you will.

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    Trump is calling for the assassination of his political opponent.
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    Oct 27

    Thanks to everyone who let my office know about 's situation. I sent this letter to and my office will continue to help on Rodney’s behalf.

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  16. Oct 27

    Current bid is $93K but it will probably go for over half a mil

    Being auctioned now at , the historic 1943-S Bronze Cent
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  17. Oct 27

    After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time

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    Oct 27

    After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time.

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  19. Oct 27

    I'm on a team of 8 people, 6 of whom are in CA and WA 4 of those are either in the middle of moving to or thinking of moving to a state in the southeast

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  20. Oct 27

    A LinkedIn recruiter pinged me today "hey, looks like your company is about to lay off a bunch of people! Need a job?" This is not an effective pitch unless your goal is to drive people to self-harm

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  21. Oct 27

    mood

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