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A lot of the discussion about the depreciation of/undervaluation of China's real effective exchange rate takes for granted that this is about the currency. After all, it's called the "exchange rate"! But it's actually not. Mostly, it's about prices. A rant 1/
China's real effective exchange rate (REER) is a composite of two things, each themselves a composite: 1) an index of the renminbi's exchange rate against a group of its trading partners, weighted by trade, 2) an index of China's prices relative to its trading partners. 2/
The standard reference for the REER is the calculation by the BIS. Its numbers show the pure currency part, the nominal effective exchange rate, is now right back at the recent peak of March 2022. The CFETS index, the trade-weighted exchange rate targeted by the PBOC, is not too different. 3/
Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "There Is No Such Place Called Palestine.
Yes, I know this will be controversial and, frankly, I do not care.
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Yes, I know this will be controversial and, frankly, I do not care.
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@rlefraim I think the world desperately needs accuracy and fact, not terms created for political preference, by individuals or nations wanting to control the narrative.
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@rlefraim After Rome destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem and murdered close to 1 million Jews through outright murder and starvation, forced the exile of close to 500,000, and took another 240,000 as slaves, leaving a Jewish population of around 50,000 alive,
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Have you heard the theory that the Chernobyl disaster was sabotage by Chabad? 👀
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The man tasked with shutting down the generator on that fateful day was the only Jewish engineer at Chernobyl. His coworkers were not in the shielded room with him, so they died while he survived
Interesting.
So the Hasidim had largely been driven out of Chernobyl before the disaster and Chabad centers were not welcome.
BUT.. as soon as the nuclear disaster happened Rebbe Schneerson & Chabad enacted a 'massive humanitarian response' called Children of Chernobyl .... but how was there a massive evacuation program if there were almost no Jewish families left in the area?
So the Hasidim had largely been driven out of Chernobyl before the disaster and Chabad centers were not welcome.
BUT.. as soon as the nuclear disaster happened Rebbe Schneerson & Chabad enacted a 'massive humanitarian response' called Children of Chernobyl .... but how was there a massive evacuation program if there were almost no Jewish families left in the area?
Three veterans shaped my whole career before I ever played a real snap. 2010 Lions locker room. I can still name them.
That league is full of talented guys who never made it, because nobody showed them how to work. Mine found me early.
Dominic Raiola. Cliff Avril. And most of all, Kyle Vanden Bosch. They took me under their wing my rookie year and showed me how to be a pro. I've said that publicly for over a decade because it's true.
Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Make the Palestine (Terrorist) Flag Illegal.
Those flying this flag would in many places be arrested. It would be really simple. If people paraded the Nazi flag, in many places they would be arrested and the flag destroyed.
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Those flying this flag would in many places be arrested. It would be really simple. If people paraded the Nazi flag, in many places they would be arrested and the flag destroyed.
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@rlefraim The Palestine flag may be worse, as it represents terrorism, murder, rape, hijacking, burning babies, kidnapping, and hostage taking worldwide. It appears to have been adopted by every far left, violent organization worldwide.
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@rlefraim So, it is time that nations should ban this sign of hate and horror.
And groups that use it need to be investigated as to who is financing them, and what kind of activities they are engaged in."
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And groups that use it need to be investigated as to who is financing them, and what kind of activities they are engaged in."
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Israel Isolated? The facts show a different picture.
If you listen to the media, in the USA, in Israel, in Europe, you would almost have to believe that Israel is being isolated and hated worldwide.
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If you listen to the media, in the USA, in Israel, in Europe, you would almost have to believe that Israel is being isolated and hated worldwide.
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@rlefraim That is all one hears - Israel is isolating itself, an international pariah.
Some nations in Europe have threatened to stop trade with Israel. Some have threatened to cut diplomatic relations.
So, what is the truth?
The truth is a lot different from the media assumptions.
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Some nations in Europe have threatened to stop trade with Israel. Some have threatened to cut diplomatic relations.
So, what is the truth?
The truth is a lot different from the media assumptions.
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@rlefraim First of all, Israel has actually improved trade with a whole list of nations during this period and improved relations in general, with most of South Asia - with the exertion of Islamic State of Pakistan and Iran, of course.
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@heartsofpa1m Philly one still operating far as I know.. haven’t visually seen office building though
Did notice they changed their description in filings to include anyone new to Philly recently from just immigrants drive.google.com/file/d/1aKi_x9…
Did notice they changed their description in filings to include anyone new to Philly recently from just immigrants drive.google.com/file/d/1aKi_x9…
@heartsofpa1m Shipyard careers in #PHILLY 👀🫣🧐and AFL-CIO
Immigrants at our ports? Sounds like a national security issue possibly @DHSgov
Unions @FBIDirectorKash & @SecMullinDHS are clearly involved in hiring/training immigrants . @AFLCIO needs to be investigated.. taking citizens jobs
Immigrants at our ports? Sounds like a national security issue possibly @DHSgov
Unions @FBIDirectorKash & @SecMullinDHS are clearly involved in hiring/training immigrants . @AFLCIO needs to be investigated.. taking citizens jobs
@heartsofpa1m @DHSgov @FBIDirectorKash @SecMullinDHS @AFLCIO This is at the @welcomingcenter in Philly .. look at all their donors, govt contracts and funding for immigrants
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Defending Dr. Anthony Fauci does not require believing he was infallible.
It requires judging him as we should judge every public servant: by the complete record, the evidence available at the time, the limits of his authority—and not by a conspiracy narrative constructed backward from political resentment.
A thread on a lifetime of public service:
#AbthinyFauci
Defending Dr. Anthony Fauci does not require believing he was infallible.
It requires judging him as we should judge every public servant: by the complete record, the evidence available at the time, the limits of his authority—and not by a conspiracy narrative constructed backward from political resentment.
A thread on a lifetime of public service:
#AbthinyFauci
2/11
Anthony Fauci grew up in a working-class Italian-American family in Brooklyn. His father was a pharmacist, and as a boy Fauci delivered prescriptions by bicycle.
After Regis High School, he studied classics and premedicine at Holy Cross, earned his medical degree from Cornell in 1966 and joined the NIH in 1968.
He would remain in federal service for 54 years.
Anthony Fauci grew up in a working-class Italian-American family in Brooklyn. His father was a pharmacist, and as a boy Fauci delivered prescriptions by bicycle.
After Regis High School, he studied classics and premedicine at Holy Cross, earned his medical degree from Cornell in 1966 and joined the NIH in 1968.
He would remain in federal service for 54 years.
3/11
Long before COVID made him a household name, Fauci was an accomplished physician-scientist.
His early research helped develop highly effective treatments for devastating inflammatory diseases, including forms of vasculitis that had frequently been fatal.
He was not merely a television spokesperson. He was a practicing clinical investigator whose work changed patient care.
Long before COVID made him a household name, Fauci was an accomplished physician-scientist.
His early research helped develop highly effective treatments for devastating inflammatory diseases, including forms of vasculitis that had frequently been fatal.
He was not merely a television spokesperson. He was a practicing clinical investigator whose work changed patient care.
1/ Russia's Navy, Marines, and non-strategic nuclear forces are in a dire state, according to Russian warbloggers. They are angry that the Navy has announced a huge, expensive, and likely useless unmanned surface vessel (USVs) while ignoring many other problems. ⬇️
2/ The USV announcement by Admiral Aleksandr Moiseyev on Sunday has caused widespread confusion and criticism among warbloggers, who point to the more urgent need to develop large numbers of capable USVs to counter those of Ukraine.
3/ 'Mine Division', a Telegram channel which focuses on the Russian Navy, demands to know:
"A logical question arises: what could Moiseyev have done as Supreme Commander? Actually, a hell of a lot (and some had an "unhealthy optimism" about him)..."
"A logical question arises: what could Moiseyev have done as Supreme Commander? Actually, a hell of a lot (and some had an "unhealthy optimism" about him)..."
It's nice to see the US National Security establishment in July 2026 _FINALLY_ getting around to putting in print what I was writing about between April 2023 and Nov-Dec 2024.
Drone Revolution vs DC elites 🧵
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Drone Revolution vs DC elites 🧵
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April 2023:
How drones have made Western intervention light infantry obsolete.
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How drones have made Western intervention light infantry obsolete.
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January 2024:
“Distributed computing means distributed area denial military power in the age of drones.
We saw this in Armenia in 2020… Ukraine since Feb 2022… and… Yemen in 2024.”
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“Distributed computing means distributed area denial military power in the age of drones.
We saw this in Armenia in 2020… Ukraine since Feb 2022… and… Yemen in 2024.”
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