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My extroverted child, the day after Christmas, when all the people have left.
He’s surrounded by new toys but keeps saying, “I want people.” 😭
Meanwhile, the rest of us...
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“I’m Still Here” by @austinchanning. (Runners up: “Educated” by @tarawellman, “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee, “Less” by @agreer.)
Did “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” come out this year too? (Man, it’s been a long year.) Because that would be at the top of the runner up list for me.
Oops. @tarawestover, I mean.
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Happy Christmas! A lot of folks are sending me this story, so a few quick thoughts. First, I’m honored and pleased that Bishop Budde quoted me in her (excellent) sermon. She’s one of the best preachers I know. chasingchurches.com/2018/12/25/pre…
Second, I’m glad she didn’t change her message of God’s love for the marginalized, and specifically refugees (among whom are counted the holy family), just because the president was in the room. That takes courage.
Third, as @jackmjenkins notes, this message was not inappropriately political. There are millions of Christians in this country who believe the Bible teaches hospitality to refugees & immigrants and who see in the incarnation God making a home among the marginalized.
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I keep reminding myself it won’t be as satisfying as I think it will be to watch Trump and his family (hopefully) pay for their crimes. Justice and change will bring relief to many, certainly, but if we’re counting on their downfall to bring us joy, we’ll be disappointed.
(I say this as someone who prays for the end to this administration and will absolutely celebrate if/when that happens. Just hedging against that tendendeny to feel gleeful about a situation that is, ultimately, very sad. Lasting justice & healing will require more from us.)
(I also say this as someone who literally stood on the couch and fist-pumped when Littlefinger got his comeuppance on GOT and am trying to be less indulgent of my retributive impulses when it comes to real people. 😉)
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#Christmas is a day of remembrance and strengthening family bonds. The border wall behind me cuts those bonds. It disintegrates families seeking inalienable dignity.

It is a monument to bigotry, a piece of physical xenophobia.
The picture is from my trip to Tijuana in August when I spent a few days advising asylum seekers. I am standing on the Mexican side, but technically inside the US.

Here, hope and despair run feverishly as two turbulent rivers, each vying for victory in these roaring rapids.
Tonight, entire families hunker down in a tent city not a hundred yards from where this picture was taken, their futures deliberately made cruelly uncertain, and still our government throws up more walls of bureaucracy designed to break the spirit under a huge "closed" sign.
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Americans want to be popular & on the edge of fashion / technology etc . That people will bring devices into theirhomes 🏡. Allowing themselves to be listened too at will .
Facial recognition selfies. Now we all know the reason behind them.Yet no one will stop using them .
People are so consumed with LOOKING good to others .. never realizing they fall into the trap of what society deems ... right .
#clothes - #homes - #cars - #schools - etc

Who are the #people telling the rest of us how & what we should have to look like we are successful.
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People call use names bigot - racist - sexist - etc

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#New Traders, Understand #Mathematics Of #Profit In Market Before You Put Hard #Earned Money On Risk.

Expectancy = Success Rate x Reward Risk Ratio

Lets Talk About Expectancy Of Short Term Directional Trading System.

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Success Rate = No Of Profitable Tades/ No Of Loss Making Trades

Reward Risk Ratio = Average Profit Per Trade / Average Loss Per Trade

If Success Rate is 0.5 and Reward Risk 2, Then

Expectancy = 2 x 0.5 =1

For Making Profit, Expectancy Should Be Positive Number (2/n)
To Calculate Expectancy, You Need Defined System With Rules To Get Success Rate and Reward Risk. If You Have No System To Take Decisions, You Are Hanging In Thin Air and Will Never No Whether You Will Keep Making Or Loosing Money In Future (3/n)
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#NEW on ARC2020: #CAP & #MFF | Eco-Spin without Public Goods Substance.
Its been 2 weeks since the MFF proposals, here's our round up of some of the perspectives so far.
All perspective-givers tagged in picture.
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What's needed?
@davidbaldock & Allan Buckwell of @IEEP_eu:
1: Sufficient funding for environmental measures in Pillar 1
2: Specifics for New Delivery Model
3: Flexibility for Pillar 1 to 2 transfers
4. Fund ANCs under Pillar 1
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And who said: "unconditional direct income support to farmers is manifestly absurd in today’s world when it maintains uncompetitive farming practices that have negative implications for the climate, the environment or people’s health"?
Why @AnnikaAhtonen of @epc_eu
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#New PA cong. map increases D chance of winning the House majority by 4%. They only need a 6.8% generic ballot margin now (down from 7.7) to be favored.

Diff. will be closer to 10% in Nov when uncertainty from polls is ⬇️. Redraw is a very big deal.

One major reason the new PA map is such a big gain for Democrats is that it solidifies, not just tips, PA districts in Philly burbs. Also creates one additional vulnerable R district. (Easily seen in this map made by @JMilesColeman)
My forecasting model will have new PA map in the near future. This is not just a simple switch; it’s a coding redesign, restructuring of input, & drawing new geographic files. Takes a while (for me, a student).

In the meantime, just add 3-4% to the model: bit.ly/2018_house
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