My goodness.
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If you solve the downtown SF problem, I bet you also solve at least half the BART problem.
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I for one think that Jason Priestley is recovering nicely from his fiery race car crash and has benefitted greatly from donor hair
βThe situation had worsened just last week: uniQure disclosed that the FDA was requiring a large late-stage trial in which some patients would have to undergo a sham procedure.β
Good grief. Is this what weβre now calling the control arm of an RCT?
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As soon as the H word (βhubrisβ) makes an appearance, itβs hard to continue
But thereβs a gulf between folks who believe in a rules-based international system β with respect for democracy, borders, and the rule of law β and folks who do not, the Thucydides of today
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Go Journal, go
Report this outrageous behavior by ICE.
That division of DHS needs to be disbanded, retrained, rehired if warranted, into a brand new agency
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A little more detail in the NYT piece about Vinay Prasadβs leaving. Second timeβs the charm?
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"It's a little too late for TACO...the President's agenda is in big, big trouble."
Oil & gas prices are on the rise amid the war in Iran, posing a serious political threat to Trump and Republicans ahead of midterms. @johnjharwood.bsky.social and @justinwolfers.bsky.social discuss on the #11thHour.
Iβm definitely ready for the only thing connecting Kristi Noem with DHS to be βStreets of Minneapolisβ by Bruce Springsteen
βwith Mr. Schweitzer pointing to a decade-old comment of his: βI am not goofy enough to be in the House, and Iβm not senile enough to be in the Senate.ββ
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Nine years ago Paul Ryan was the speaker and the House was focused on the big tax cut and attempting to repeal Obamacare. Today the speaker appears to view the House as a Capitol Hill wing of the White House
Because not blundering by raising rates will have be costless, just like it was in the early 1980s
An unreal dad joke in the title of the 2016 paper. Awesome!
The replication games: what are they, and how they may help solve a crisis : Planet Money
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βEasy. The Congress, the Senate, and the states.β
We were literally watching our community provide a ceremony at the Whipple building.
Hennepin County Sheriffβs then began to escalate tensions. This was disrespectful to our community, our culture, and our ancestors.
This created fear and was an attack on our right to peacefully assemble.
Inspiring story of perseverance. And you just know that the next Quentin Tarantino movie is going to include Lillard, Dano, and Wilson. It now has to
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Like clockwork, world events hit during an exam period. Again. Give us a break, 2020s.
βTrump is not to be defended, but he's never completely wrong.β
Or almost never. Thereβs often a shadow of reason, except when thereβs not
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There is a deliberate project to make people only remember mitigation measures from 2020.
What actually happened is totally unmentionable. It never gets discussed.
2/2
And, just for the record, eat very little meat these days.
But the "let them eat cake [liver]" aspect of this, from someone born rich and forgiven so much because of his name, drives me nuts.
Given the structure of the FOMC and the countermeasures in December about reappointments, itβs easy to become complacent. Thank goodness retiring Senator Tillis is demonstrating courage and wisdom
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βIn the Nationβs Disserviceβ
to paraphrase Princeton
βThe menagerie at the Department of Health and Human Services keeps getting stranger,β writes the WSJ Edit Page, in this scathing column about the crank who could become our next surgeon general.
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βThe Math Behind Trumpβs Eye-Catching Economic Ideasβ
Why publish an article that quietly reveals how itβs all smoke mirrors, even as itβs not actually saying that itβs all smoke and mirrors?
Welcome to the WSJ, 2026 edition
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Six pieces of bacon
"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.
She really understands elder millennial dudes.
The WSJ editorial board beats the drum on FDA some more
Orphan drugs are tough. Itβs not obvious what FDAβs testing principles are with them now
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It would be super if somebody with standing could sue and the courts could rule quickly on this instead of taking another 10 months
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Deep breath.
I'm honored and excited to join the faculty of America's oldest research university, Johns Hopkins.
I'll start this summer as a full professor, one of the founding faculty at the brand-new School of Government and Policy.
We're building something unique & important, even historic.
A crystal-clear explanation for why our scientific knowledge in exercise research is limited due to omitted variable bias and selection.
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