Michael Malik

Father to triplets. Nonprofit fundraiser. Cubs. Bears. Liverpool. Unapologetically liberal. Opinions are my own.

[Michael Malik @michaeljmalik]

@darrenrovell love your content! Need some advice. I have signed Jordan memorabilia all Tops authenticated: jersey, ball, signed piece of the old Chicago stadium floor. I heard GOAT memorabilia is spiking across all sports. Sell or hold? Any good websites to check their value?

[Jeremy Horpedahl 🥚📉 @jmhorp]

Four charts to overcome your pessimism about how recent generations are doing economically

[molson 🧠⚙️ @Molson_Hart]

The White House has put itself and the country in a bad situation but doesn’t realize it yet.

Around April 10th China to USA trade shut down.

It takes ~30 days for containers to go from China to LA.

45 to Houston by sea, 45 to Chicago by train.

55 to New York by sea.

That means that there are no economic effects of what was done on April 10th until about May 10th.

Around that time (it’s already started to happen) trucking work is going to dry up. Warehouses will start doing layoffs because no labor is needed to unload containers and some products will be out of stock, reducing the need for shipping labor.

All this will start in the Los Angeles area.

After about 2 weeks, it’ll start hitting Chicago and Houston.

Let’s say the White House, after 3 weeks, changes its mind, on May 31st.

“This isn’t working out like we thought it would. Tariffs back to 0.”

Let’s say China says “bygones be bygones, we’ll go back to how things were”.

Let’s say every factory in China that got screwed by their orders being cancelled says the same thing “no problem, we’ll make and ship”.

The problem is, even under the most favorable conditions of China and the factories restarting economic ties as though nothing happened, it will be at least another 30 days before economic activity is revived.

And that’s just in LA.

In Chicago/Houston, you’ll need to wait another 45 days.

New York, at that point, will still be getting containers from before April 10th, they will then have 50 days (May 31 minus April 10) of zero economic activity at the ports, in trucking of Chinese goods, in warehousing.

The whole situation is a bit like lockdowns. Once you shut down, it takes a long time to get economic activity back to where it was, if you ever can.

And again, this assumes, that China and its factories, which make things you can’t buy elsewhere, will start right back up again as though nothing happened, which is unlikely.

It’s almost like we’re speeding towards a brick wall but the driver of the car doesn’t see it yet.

By the time he does, it’ll be too late to hit the brakes.

[Pete Dominick @PeteDominick]

Holy shit. This is awesome

[Michael Malik @michaeljmalik]

@coreymcpherrin @fox32news And that’s the way it is. Congrats, my friend!

[The Hoarse Whisperer @TheRealHoarse]

I grew up in this building. In 1983, our rent was $315 a month. It costs $4,200 a month now.

Today, more adults aged 18-29 are still living at home with their parents than at any time since World War II.

I wonder why.

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[Michael Malik @michaeljmalik]

@juliecheka When you start seeing sounds and hearing colors.

[Michael Malik @michaeljmalik]

@xCaliGrrlx I’m a random dude on the internet. Hope this helps. My triplets were born at 32 weeks weighing ~ 3lbs, 3lbs, & 2lbs. They’re perfectly healthy. Our good friends, also a triplet family, were born at 28 weeks. Perfectly healthy. NICUs are great & so are the people working there.

[Andrew Pekosz @andrewpekosz]

A snapshot of 2022-23 influenza testing at the Johns Hopkins Hospitals compared to the previous 5 influenza seasons... #influenza

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

A magical sunset over a sea of clouds filmed in timelapse by Tristan Heth.

[Michael Malik @michaeljmalik]

@juliecheka Uh oh.

[Eric Bohl @EricBohlMO]

Unbelievable... drone video of the approach to the #Sanibel causeway. This is going to be a long recovery.

[Michael Malik @michaeljmalik]

@juliecheka Yay for making it home and congrats on the new phone. 😆

[Michael Malik @michaeljmalik]

@juliecheka It’s only like a day’s drive ;-)

[Michael Malik @michaeljmalik]

@juliecheka And if the pilots time out then at least they’re required to put you up in a hotel for free. Not great, I know. Beats being in the airport or paying for it yourself.

[Michael Malik @michaeljmalik]

@juliecheka If your plane is on the ground where you are or on its way, then there’s a good chance you make it.

[Michael Malik @michaeljmalik]

@LynnWin27 @nichoky So many of these videos definitely hit a little too close to home.

[Michael Malik @michaeljmalik]

@juliecheka @LynnWin27 @nichoky Facts.