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Given how much attention British education and public historians lavish on WWII, this misestimation of Britain’s ro… https://t.co/bBWOnxBh2X

Now this does look interesting …. https://t.co/EytARF1zcx

Mining accident statistics worldwide grossly understate the rate of mortality in one of most dangerous occupations.… https://t.co/lKJn7RqRDD

@BadStairlift @jacobbunge "White revolution" perhaps …

"Roundup revolutionized farming when, combined with seeds genetically engineered to tolerate the spray, it vastly s… https://t.co/SMOtDVw2tO

In 1945 57% of French people thought the USSR had contributed the most to win WW2, vs. 20% the United States. In 20… https://t.co/ZGwOITnLk2

Louisiana’s Cameron #1 train May Texas’s Freeport LNG Train 1 Sep Train 2 Dec Corpus Christi LNG #2 train July Ge… https://t.co/fRHLjP2yxs

It's British sculptor Barbara Hepworth's birthday. She was a key figure in the development of abstract art. Explore… https://t.co/3XMQscrVLa

Threat of 100% tariffs in response to French digital taxes hangs over the wine trade in US, which is heavily depend… https://t.co/frmahNsEPo

Rediscovered tinned Sardines recently. Taste of childhood. But so good. https://t.co/ErSiRsOs4T

"EMDE banks are highly vulnerable to stresses in FX swap market, transmitted frm repo market. Fundamental vulnerab… https://t.co/qEKnpWSE7g

@ntsafos Hi Nikos thanks for this fantastic commentary. Especially like your accounting breakdown. Note to self ALW… https://t.co/AYDpYTKrkj

The number of jobs held by women in US economy —not counting the self-employed and farm laborers—could surpass the… https://t.co/XFwbZ6jCZG

"Much attention has been focused on potential stresses in the US repo market. More attention should be paid to the… https://t.co/gbPSGgFwiD

Multipolar finance: As European and U.S.-headquartered banks have downsized their EMDE operations, cross-border ban… https://t.co/FvEILtBec8

The U.S. population is growing at the slowest pace in about a century. Dragged down by falling fertility and immigr… https://t.co/Us1etsQwrr

Latest generation of EM fx management involves not selling reserves but swaps. Doesnt change supply of physical $ i… https://t.co/yufBFsh0y3

“Some people in Sweden shouldn’t expect to feel at ease after hurting the feelings of the Chinese people and the in… https://t.co/HFHAotUQEO

Around 2001 EM and developing economies had a higher debt burden than now. But in wake of debt write downs of early… https://t.co/ZILOVird1d

Surging Chinese meat imports driven by the swine fever epidemic and high incomes in large Chinese cities are reshap… https://t.co/r3dQESCbsN

Do it with swaps: “Fx interventions are not meant to establish floor for e.r., but to provide liquidity for depreci… https://t.co/LGZn0OKVGt

Once … England was a Republic. In the 1650s … & the Third civil war raged in Ireland and Scotland. Fascinating revi… https://t.co/YULKLUHG6z

The US has a ruinous system of state-level tax incentives for investors -> in unfavored states like West Virginia t… https://t.co/Ezpy4rQ2lh

In Britain’s wars “soldiers died for “king and country” — but that country had no name. No one died for “the United… https://t.co/LtOkmAqKYi

Coal killer: “Natural” gas prices are close to historic lows and this changes the economics of electricity generati… https://t.co/f8nbfWNydu

Hedger of last resort – if there is an emerging consensus that EM central banks should moderate spillover from glob… https://t.co/j32BRRlEAk

'In 2008, VW & Tennessee came to an agreement. VW would locate a new factory in Chattanooga, hire 2,000 employees &… https://t.co/Qwa5aGKuCl

"Scotland suffered a process of deindustrialization similar to northern England’— but it voted to remain. Post-Brex… https://t.co/TPMQ2cCDKr

The contemporaneity of the uncontemporaneous: TRADITIONAL OLD-STYLE WOODEN FISHING AND CARGO SHIPS AND EU WARSHIP F… https://t.co/9U05vL3MrI

In 2015, the UK was the first country in the world to announce an explicit coal phase-out. Since then 14 European c… https://t.co/KAgwS4Jdio

@rofitz77 @IronEconomist Hi you might find this comparison of UK and Germany energy transitions of interest. https://t.co/fHXaXACcCu

@ntsafos Hi Nikos writing from US I appreciate your point of view on rhetoric of Germany-bashing on nuclear shutdow… https://t.co/HyXaiZwhLz

Xi proclaimed a toilet revolution in 2015 -> $260m spent on new toilets in rural areas and tourist sites 2015-7 and… https://t.co/dirx9lPPTI

Crude oil prices inside US and on world markets 1949-1980 by @RLifset This is a CRUCIAL graph for understanding his… https://t.co/FvLygFmX3z

"For decades, membership in the European Union helped glue together a fragmenting United Kingdom; now Brexit is tea… https://t.co/k0gOKyjNxY