History has shown that when there is a lot of conflict it is easy to slip from orderly democracy into disorderly anarchy and then into autocracy. For example in the 1930s, four major democracies—Germany, Japan, Italy, and Spain—all went down that path. (1/2)
For those who are wondering why so much attention has been focused on the response of the Capitol Police to the Trump-inspired riots, here’s a data-driven article that provides some useful frame of reference.
https://t.co/MAdlWGRd23
The mRNA vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) are kind of brilliant at a science level. I’ve had a few people in my real non-Twitter life ask me to explain how it works so I’m going to try my best here in this thread while I’m waiting for a patient to show.
Under Shi Yongxin, the 1,500-year-old Shaolin monastery has opened international branches, licensed its name to movies and made plans to list on the stockmarket https://t.co/9TXOWs7lu8
Market cap of all U.S. stocks (just under $37 trillion) now amounts to 190% of GDP (as of Q2) ... eclipses previous high of 167% reached in March 2000 @Bloomberg@W5000
When I see things happen, my thinking always goes to principles. When I see what is now happening in politics, the principle that comes to mind is “When the cause that you are behind is more important than the system that binds you together, the system is in jeopardy.”
Just crossed 450 books read 📚
The result of Consistency, Focus, Patience, Persistence & deep reading over 10 yrs
The journey started w/ my desire to escape poverty by taking my education into my own hands
Each Decade adds a Column
🧵45 lessons on Becoming a (Better) Reader👇🏾
Supply chains are shifting away from China. Beijing is pushing for more dependence on domestic buyers & less focus on exports: https://t.co/Lv46C4XxRl Foxconn is moving manufacturing out of China, saying the nation's “days as the world’s factory are done.” https://t.co/zLnuBhu0oS
Data collected by @Bloomberg show 48% of school districts are going all remote, while only 28% are returning to in-person learning ... rest are either adopting hybrid approach or remain undecided @educationweek