Mike Norman Economics

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 Captions my own. Sand under a microscope. It makes me want to visit the seaside.My brother and me at Hastings, Kent UK. Taken a long time ago. I'm the older one. Stunning! Top view of a Mandarin Duck.What you got?What’s for dinner, Mum? The Blue Eye on Bude Castle, Budapest, Hungary Bolt City Silicon Valley 

 The past has a future we never expect. Exterminate All the Brutes is a four-part HBO documentary series from filmmaker Raoul Peck that challenges how history is being written. [embedded content]

The banner on the home page of the German citizens’ group – Bündnis Bürgerwille e.V. – says “Recht gilt auch in der EU” (Law also applies in the EU) and the sub-header “EU – Verträge müssen eingehalten werden” (EU treaties must be complied with). I have sympathy for that sentiment but not the politics of the so-called ‘Citizens’ Will Alliance’, which recently sought to block German government approval of the much vaunted, much delayed, fairly small recovery plan. The mainstay of the EU is...

ECB vs Fed in who will blink first.. in past it was always the Fed but Trump may have flipped the script... “MAGA” position would be to not disadvantage US firms with higher rates vs foreign competitors...The European Central Bank left its crisis-fighting tools unchanged, asserting that its current stimulus settings are powerful enough to put the economy on track for a rebound later this year https://t.co/q3cMfhg1nq— Bloomberg Markets (@markets) April 22, 2021

In a speech today Russian President Vladimir Putin says if the West crosses Russia's red lines, Russia will react harshly, swiftly and asymmentrically. Trade and invest using the concepts of MMT. Get a 30-day free trial to MMT Trader. https://www.pitbulleconomics.com/ Download my podcasts! New one every week. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105286 Mike Norman Twitter https://twitter.com/mikenorman

 Finland, for the fourth consecutive year, topped a list of countries evaluated on the well-being of their inhabitants. “Really?” Finns ask.But there is a lot about Finland that is, indeed, great. The country’s public school system, which rarely tests children, is among the best in the world. College is free. There is a good universal health care system and child care is affordable. And Finland has been one of the least affected European countries by the pandemic, which experts attribute to...

 My Honor 10 takes pretty good photos and I find it more fun to use than my Panasonic camera, although the zoom isn't as good. With its panorama mode I can some stunning photos. I use a little bit of the panoramic effect to get a nice wide angle. The photo below was with the panorama mode and I put it through some filters after. In night time mode it takes multiple shots over 6 seconds and then gives an image without camera shake. I remember years ago having to lug a tripod with me...

If these were isolated incidents, the matter could be ignored. But they are not. It fits pattern ("playbook") of journalism functioning as a key element in propaganda, disinformation, and narrative manufacturing. The other side of the page is marginalization of a counter-narrative and isolation of dissent through de facto censorship.It is telling that other than his own blog, Professor Robinson's available venue is RT when he can arguably be considered the successor to Stephen F. Cohen as a...