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Harvard loses no time in calling attention to the loophole saying they will comply with it.
"The court also ruled that colleges and universities may consider ... 'an applicant's discussion of how race affected his or her life, be it through discrimination, inspiration, or otherwise.' We will certainly comply with the Court's decision."
Or, "they gave us a loophole!"
Here's the full statement from Harvard.

harvard.edu/admissionscase…
The rest of the statement reiterates and repeats the credo:
"people of many backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences"
"diversity and difference"
"a vibrant community whose members come from all walks of life"

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May 29
Conspiracy theory is an under-appreciated element in Russian official thinking.

Moldovans or Ukrainians want independence?

The REAL reason is that a powerful and nefarious force planned it that way - the West's "anti-Russian project".
Putin probably decides to invade in early 2021 when UA closed pro-Russian Medvedchuk's TV stations.
Summer 2021 Putin puts out an essay "On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians" to justify his decision.
He complains many times of an "anti-Russian project". Image
A western "anti-Russian project" controls Ukraine, according to Putin. Classic conspiracy thinking.
Read 4 tweets
May 29
Amusing that while most countries call it Myanmar, the US continues to use the name Burma.

Just because a dictatorship decrees a re-branding, doesn't mean we all have to go along. Image
However, the Associated Press, which likes to think of itself as employing proper and progressive usage, is not in the Burma camp. Image
What should we call this country?
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May 26
There's some evidence that areas next to former Gulags are better off today.
This short article explains: Stalin targeted the elite, so Gulags were smarter than society, some people stayed and made those areas more prosperous. Image
I wouldn't say the evidence is decisive, but who knows it could be true.
Night lights per capita near former Gulags and their share of "enemies of the people" (i.e. politicals, not ordinary criminals). Image
The idea is that some Gulags were a bit like remote college towns (plus brutal slave labor) which collected smart people.

The family of one of the authors suffered this fate. They remained there until 1989.

Enemies of the People:
freepolicybriefs.org/2021/05/24/ene…
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May 26
YouGov took various conspiracy theories, mostly right-wing ones, and asked people in several countries if they believe them.

As you would expect, Danes are the most reasonable and people in developing countries are the least. Image
These are the conspiracy theories they asked about. Mostly considered right-wing.
(There are plenty of left-wing conspiracy theories but they get less attention.) Image
It's a general rule that all across countries all negative things are correlated.
So, tendency to believe in conspiracy theories is correlated with levels of corruption.
People in more corrupt countries believe in conspiracies (maybe they have good reason to think this). Image
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Apr 25
What's it like being an anarchic failed state, like Haiti?

1. Transit hub for the drugs trade.
Via ports as well as airports and clandestine runways. Image
2. Private security.
Perhaps 100 private security companies, with 75-90,000 personnel. Hired by foreign embassies, NGOs, businesses.
3. Gangs.
Around 150-200. Control large parts of the country.
4. Crime.
Homicides, kidnapping, extortion, etc.
5. Politicians and officials: corruption, fraud, money laundering, supporting gangs. Government = rent-seeking and clientelism.
6. A handful of family dynasties control most of the businesses.
7. Smuggling firearms and ammo into Haiti from South Florida. Image
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Apr 25
We shouldn't be too surprised that a militia is currently trying to seize power in Sudan.
Sudan has had around 30 attempted and successful coups 1945-2022.
One of the highest of any country.
clinecenter.illinois.edu/project/resear… Image
It's debatable what should get counted as a coup.
Looks like this group takes a broad definition and includes Jan 6th as an attempted coup.
Absurd that Jan 6th counts the same as a Sudanese militia warlord attacking the army and seizing large parts of the capital city.
Apparently, the warlord Hemedti controls gold mines and has a militia of 70,000. He got his start in the warlord business doing genocide against Darfur rebels for the government. Joined with the army in a 2019 coup and they jointly ruled. Now he wants it all.
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