myra239.bsky.social
@myra239.bsky.social
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.

Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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It's wild to see that the anti vaccine experts of 2020 are also the pro tariff experts of 2025. Such vastly different fields of study rarely overlap with such confidence.
April 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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In business and in many other areas of life, a lot of confusion comes down to correctly distinguishing the difference between selection and treatment effects.

I couldn't find a good explainer today, so I made one.
March 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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The line is not between left and right, liberal or conservative.

The line is between democratic citizens and a fascist movement, between defenders of an evidence-based worldview and people who try to replace it, between human rights and human atrocities, between freedom for all and serfdom for most
March 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Donald Trump is embarrassing the United States on the world stage. We are a country that stands up to dictators and fights for democracy.

Minnesota stands firmly with our allies in Ukraine.
February 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY!

If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK!

Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore.

JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺

#24HourEconomicBlackout
February 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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February 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM