AlecPow

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Even if you earned $1 million every day, you would have needed to start in 713 BCE to reach $1 trillion today.

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Do toilets really flush in opposite directions north and south of the equator? The Coriolis effect gets blamed for this constantly.

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#Science #CoriolisEffect #Myth #FactCheck

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1990 parking meter: $0.75.

What’s it now?

If your guess is off by 50%, you’re not alone.

Try the daily inflation challenge: https://t.co/Y1tcMF54yD

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Iran strikes → oil jumps → gas follows.

The real question: how much per gallon?

We ran the numbers instead of doomposting.

Here’s the likely range: https://t.co/vTfxEL7Jnp

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I thought I was good at “remembering prices.” I’m not.

Today’s first item is a Starbucks latte (grande): $1.75 in 1990.
Guess today’s price in our daily 60-second puzzle (5 items).
If you play, reply with your score out of 5.
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I keep realizing my “price memory” is stuck in the past.

Today’s first item: bacon was $2.11 per lb in 1990.
Guess today’s price in our daily puzzle. 5 items, about 60 seconds.
If you play, reply with your score out of 5.
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Quick game: we show 1990 prices, you guess what they cost now.
Takes 60 seconds. It is on the homepage.
Bring it on: https://t.co/Y1tcMF54yD

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If a new global security forum costs $1B for permanence, what is the real price of staying out?
Tariffs? blocked contracts? lost access?
Cost breakdown + who’s in/out: https://t.co/MdjHF4EiS7

#trade #foreignpolicy

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Two numbers get mixed up in every Greenland thread:

Direct ops (lift, basing, sustainment)

All-in year one (direct ops + sanctions/risk/financing fallout)
That’s why estimates can swing wildly without anyone “lying.”
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#Defense #Economics

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If detention averages longer than ~3 weeks, paying $3,000 to leave can cost less than holding someone in custody.
I broke down the claimed ~$17,000 forced-removal average. Charts + scenarios: https://t.co/NiqglGkWjo
#Policy #Immigration #Taxpayer #Economics

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The hidden bill in a Venezuela trusteeship is not just payroll and fuel:
- payment rails and bank de-risking
- war-risk and political-risk coverage
- monitoring, audits, compliance overhead

That’s where costs quietly compound. https://t.co/tq2jzwauib
#NationalSecurity #Economics

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Why oil markets can “barely blink” while Venezuela’s oil value collapses inside the country:

✅global benchmark may move modestly
❌local realized price can crater via discounts + storage
The chokepoints are the story. Charts + math: https://t.co/y5r5K9JM0N
#GasPrices #Oil

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🚨 2026 budget reset: most people pay $0 in new direct “law fees”… unless you’re in one of these buckets: ACA marketplace, NYC driving, Hawaiʻi lodging, Illinois groceries, EV registration.
I did the math from the official tables:
https://t.co/jfEaWP1c3Q
#Money

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Cost framing: “purchase price” is the smallest part of the model. The recurring baseline and annual hurdle are the real story.
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Global gift math (ages 0–14, 2024): estimate recipients, multiply by per-gift cost, then stress-test delivery/handling assumptions.
Full assumptions + sources: https://t.co/Rdoa2WDiQD

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6/ Full breakdown with all citations:
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1/ ACA costs in 2026: the headline isn’t “premiums up.” It’s “net premiums can jump even if you keep the same plan.”

Chart + sources here:
https://t.co/s2225EbWUk

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5/ Tax-time reconciliation is another sleeper issue: advance credits get reconciled using 1095-A + Form 8962, and income changes can trigger repayment.