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RT @2018Ria: . Sometimes we are lucky enough to know that our lives have been changed, to discard the old, embrace the new, and turn

RT @RrjohnR: @NBarreyre @PikettyLeMonde @adam_tooze for more on Piketty on late 19th century US political economy see the upcoming _AHR _ f…

If Europe hits its climate targets there is a scenario in which emissions from agriculture are larger than those from industry by 2050! weforum.org/agenda/2020/12… https://t.co/o57tfE164b

How it started: EU emissions trickled down 1990-2017 How it needs to be going: precipitous downward path to hit 55% reduction by 2030 and net

Germany plans record public debt issuance in 2021. As it should. It currently gets 0.58% in negative interest on 10 year borrowing. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… https://t.co/qBSpds9Nne

Gearing up for the “tech war”” "China was the world’s largest market for semiconductor equipment in the third quarter with sales of $5.62 billion, a

@lauraabcarvalho @cacrisalves @DSAntiGlobalism @fabiobterra @mmartinsrocha @ellentristao @andreroncaglia @pedrolrossi @moreira_uallace @nelsonhbarbosa Thank you @lauraabcarvalho looking forward to reading this!

Surge in Chinese industrial production and trade spat with Australia -> power cuts and surging thermal coal prices. @SoberLook https://t.co/rU0rcGLEYH

RT @davies_will: Is it possible that we are now culturally/sociologically past the point of effective test and trace? What if people are si…

Happy Xmas Sunday … with old friends in Paris and California and Maine …. https://t.co/gWxeJFrptM

75ish yeArs ago … a bottle opened December 2019. https://t.co/iztazFuMns

Before times … 12 months ago in Paris. Wine from 194? https://t.co/c5HTYJMAgH

Sidecar racing in 2020. Still as bonkers as ever! This was at Hockenheim this year. @pedrosantos1958 https://t.co/BgMa77yiZ1

Gold and Freedom Delighted to see @PikettyLeMonde recommended @NBarreyre as recommended reading for Joe Biden nytimes.com/2020/12/20/boo… https://t.co/mHYTfbe5TT

Sidecar racing was surely one of the most bonkers, if not THE most bonkers, form of motorsport ever! https://t.co/ZE8Y8P5rmC

Despite plunging oil prices in 2020 and imminent peak in oil demand, without $100 bns in investment, the @IEA is predicting a considerable shortfall in

American per capita consumption of cheese has almost tripled since 1970 with mozzarella driving the growth. @foxjust bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… https://t.co/PVkRuRkvbE

DJI makes somewhere between 70 per cent and 80 per cent of the world’s commercial drones, and over three-quarters of those sold in the US.

One of ironies of 2020 is that, as the UK exits the EU, it has adopted a “European” model of short-time working @MESandbu in @prospect_uk

3M: "Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing company, est 1902 to excavate a mineral used in sandpaper, now spans industries from pet care to car safety, even

RT @PaulPage: @adam_tooze @scottlincicome @SoberLook Used to work in a tall building in Newark where you could see from above the outlines…

RT @kirstinferguson: Christmas 1918 vs Christmas 2020. Not so different at all. https://t.co/0BFvJLbOaa

One of most high profile trials of China’s leading Sinovac vaccine in Brazil will announce its results on Wednesday = huge test for China’s vaccine

RT @melissakchan: “Mother and Child” — Berlin street graffiti art version. An early Merry Christmas from the Berlin Wall! https://t.co/HECh…

RT @olgatuleninova: Egon Schiele (Austrian, 1890 – 1918) House Between Trees I 1908 oil on board 67.31 x 68.58 cm Private collection https:…

RT @KetanJ0: Mad Max sequel idea: everyone has electric cars and solar panels and water manufacturing systems, so there's no fighting over…

A map of abandoned railway lines across the US. By Andrew Grigg via @SoberLook abandonedraillines.com/p/the-map.html https://t.co/B9qGVt4fr2

@davidfrum Thanks David. Thats very generous of you.

There have been a lot of maps showing Chinese vaccine trials around the world. This is the first Ive come across showing PfizerBioNTech, Moderna, J&J,

@cacrisalves @DSAntiGlobalism @fabiobterra @mmartinsrocha @ellentristao @lauraabcarvalho @andreroncaglia @pedrolrossi @moreira_uallace @nelsonhbarbosa Indeed. In this format EVERY word counts. And my understanding, perhaps incorrect, is that this

The euro-area trade surplus is back near record highs. @SoberLook thedailyshot.com/2020/12/17/slo… https://t.co/OSut81ZU3U

If projected vaccine production for 2021 were optimally distributed, it should be sufficient to cover 85% of the world’s population. @GoldmanSachs via @SoberLook #vaccinepolecon https://t.co/4qdvKMikfl

Extend debt suspension Involve all creditors IMF SDRs Give greater relief from IMF World Bank Rope in private creditors Allow sovereign bankruptcy Very useful roundup

Offices in the UK in Dec 2020 are practically empty. @SoberLook #UKpolecon thedailyshot.com/2020/12/17/slo… https://t.co/uQ4EBmMB8d

Biggest risks to global financial markets in 2021 make for interesting reading! Virus mutations, vaccine issues, tech bubble bursts, too little stimulus, too much stimulus,