Friday, March 22, 2024

A Few Bits of Significant Info



A Few Bits of Significant Info


Thousands of Chinese workers have left Africa over the last seven years.

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The Smithsonian Institution announces that “emphasis on the scientific method” and an interest in “cause and effect relationships” are part of totalitarian whiteness.

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Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism, but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice; all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things.--Adam Smith

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A comprehensive review suggests that contrary to the forbidden-fruit belief, "parents imposing strict rules related to adolescent alcohol use is overwhelmingly associated with less drinking and fewer alcohol-related risky behaviors".

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Electric vehicles use six times more metals and minerals than traditional vehicles, but permits for the mines needed to produce these minerals in the U.S. are hard to get.

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85% of Palestinians support the October 7th attack.

2 comments:

Custer said...

Why are the Chinese leaving Africa?

jim said...

Chinese infrastructure investments are down, partly from the decline in Chinese success but also the caution in the Chinese economy---or so it's said