The 'Curly Bill Spin' in Shadow Ticket is Pynchon directing the reader to this lunar scene in Tombstone which reveals something important about Lew Basnight and Hicks. It's also TRP joining Bob Dylan in the highest rankings of Tombstone nuts https://t.co/B2Qp9BnljF
@AaronBastani It's ridiculous to say this when Hitler was brought to power by German industrialists backed by American and British bankers. And again in Spain the UK and France embargoed the country while allowing Germany and Italy a free hand to ensure a fascist victory. Long Barbarossa
@MatthewJDalby The climate and latitude definitely plays a part. As soon as the clocks change and we get less and less daylight in Scotland I immediately start craving carbs. Physical activity is also a huge factor as well. Hard work demands a full belly
@KellMorrHK@GlumBird 'Combination of education with industrial production' doesn't mean children working while being educated. It means ongoing education for adult industrial workers
@seeley_nigel With the group stage being basically meaningless for the strong nations the friendlies are now absolutely pointless. No one is taking them seriously.
@andoniAmu@CarterRoutes The West is a single economic zone, Europe is ruled by the Federal Reserve. On British tax I suspect that the talk of raising tax rates is mainly being pushed by those who benefit from accounts who are able make large propotions of their real income deductible or exempt
@andoniAmu@CarterRoutes It's better to compare within the UK eg decline in the labour share of GDP since the peak in the 70s, the degradation of the public realm not seen anywhere else in Europe, declining healthy years of life and the widening of educational stratification. Brazilifaction is happening
@TheeJonFields@kirkkinsey It's not their physical profiles that make them excel or African nations would be as good as France. It's the fact that small children grow up in an intense football culture which then feeds into a highly technical coaching system from age 9 or 10.