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Money for Nothing by Thomas Levenson: 9780812987966 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

Dec 17, 2020

For your next read, may I suggest Money for Nothing, a new book that connects the archetypal financial collapse (the South Sea Bubble of 1720) with the scientific revolution (and how Isaac Newton lost his shirt), and our own present-day financial dangers.

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The sweeping story of the world’s first financial crisis: “an astounding episode from the early days of financial markets that to this day continues to intrigue and perplex historians...

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Nathan J Robinson

@NathanJRobinson

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As a lawyer I would like to remind the public that "But other person X committed the same crime and got away with it" is not a viable legal defense.

Steve Silberman

@stevesilberman

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Pro-tip: Anybody who uses the phrase "Biden's DOJ" is bullshitting you.

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Steve Silberman

@stevesilberman

Jun 6

This tweet, just boosted by Elon Musk, is one of the most vicious online attacks on #autistic people I've ever seen. I honestly feel sorry for any autistic folks who ever took him as a role model. Not only is he not any kind of "savant," he's a standard-issue eugenicist.

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Nicola Sturgeon in custody after being arrested in connection with SNP investigation, police say

Brian Klaas

@brianklaas

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Amazing how here in the UK, when a former political leader gets arrested, there aren’t insane people who say it’s evidence of authoritarianism to be met with violence or a purge of law enforcement like in the US GOP…Democracies hold power accountable.

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Nicola Sturgeon is in custody after being arrested in connection with the investigation into the Scottish National Party's finances, police say.

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How Russia killed its tech industry

MIT Technology Review

@techreview

Apr 4

After it invaded Ukraine, Russia saw a mass exodus of IT workers—at least 10% of its tech workforce left the country. The war supercharged the decline of Russia's already struggling tech sector and undercut its biggest success story, Yandex.

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The invasion of Ukraine supercharged the decline of the country’s already struggling tech sector—and undercut its biggest success story, Yandex.

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So we know that despite Trump and leading GOP claims to the contrary, the boxes were real. NO HOAX!

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Patrick Monahan

@pattymo

I know nothing sums up the presidency better than the McDonald’s feast photo but this is getting close

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Why yes. The punctuation store had a sale on commas. Why do you ask?

It would seem that, despite the statements to the contrary by seemingly every prominent Republican, consequences for former heads of government are not, in fact, the telltale signs of despotism. They are, rather, an indication that the rule of law remains in force.

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philip lewis

@Phil_Lewis_

LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson says he's quitting as a UK lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament.

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Every GOPster who spent the last 18 hours attacking the rule of law to defend this guy: It's still true...#ETTD

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Nick Corasaniti

@NYTnickc

To state the obvious: With the unsealing of Trump's indictment, a whole bunch of top GOPsters, including many of his campaign rivals, are now on record defending a fundamental breach of national security. All have thus disqualified themselves for the offices they seek or hold.

Oliver Willis

@owillis

they would shamelessly lie about it anyways but its kind of funny to see republicans pretend that only undemocratic banana republics (aka countries not led by white people) convict former leaders for doing crimes👇🏾

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James Watt, sharp-tongued and pro-development Interior secretary under Reagan, dies at 85

Reagan Interior Secretary James Watt Dies, Pallbearers To Be A Black, A Woman, Two Jews And A Cripple

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Reagan administration Interior Secretary James Watt has died at age 85. The sharp-tongued Watt drew frequent criticism from environmentalists over what they saw as pro-development policies that...

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I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the folks shelling a rabbi doing rescue work have self-identified (again) as the neo-Nazis in this war.

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Defense of Ukraine

@DefenceU

Jun 8

.@RabbiUkraine went to #Kherson to help with evacuation of local residents. As you can see in this video, russian terrorists continue to shell residential areas of the city even while causing much damage to the civilian infrastructure after they blew up the #Kakhovka HPP.

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I have one piece of advice for Mr. Trump’s attorneys in the upcoming federal trial which I will offer free, gratis and for nuthin’: Get paid now. In full. The amount needed to present a defense from here through a verdict. No one to blame but yourselves if you don’t.

This is good news for John McCain. What? Too soon?

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Great story. I’ll briefly be in England this summer; I hope I can sneak away to see this on exhibit.

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Kate McCaffrey

@kateemccaffrey

Jun 8

We discovered Thomas Cromwell’s Book of Hours…and it’s the book painted on Cromwell’s desk by Hans Holbein the Younger in his famous portrait of Cromwell!! @hevercastle @DrOwenEmmerson Solving a 500 year old mystery - A THREAD (1/9)

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Florida Confirms Arranging Migrant Flights to California

Jun 7

GOP figures admit to human trafficking: nytimes.com/2023/06/06/us/ The alleged criminals claim their victims volunteered for their fate, but...

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et al. trade in human beings to make political hay. Treating people as things is a canonical definition of evil.

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A spokeswoman for the Florida Division of Emergency Management said that the migrants’ relocation to Sacramento had been “voluntary.”

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As with so much of America’s radical right (which includes a subsantial, perhaps a majority of elected GOP figures)—and with apologies to Adam Serwer, the anti-Semitism is the point: independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

Hope Restored In DFW

@Kennymack1971

Jun 2

When they come for POTUS about his age understand who the real target is, was and has always been. They're shook.

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Andrew Leyden

@PenguinSix

Jun 2

The @VP receives a rock star welcome at John Lewis High School in Virginia where she spoke on the need for common sense gun reform.

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S Sebag Montefiore

@simonmontefiore

What a crazy transcontinental voyage. And tonight join us at my last talk in Seattle with the famous

@ElliottBayBooks

at Town Hall to talk #TheWorldaFamilyHistoryofHumanity

@AAKnopf

If true… Roll, roller, rolled. That would be the Freedom Caucus, not McCarthy. Couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of fascists. twitter.com/AndrewSolender

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Deep thought: I’m beginning to think that

@POTUS

is good at this politics thingy.

This phrase alone is worth the price of admission: DeSantis is “The Gramsci of Tallahassee.” I laughed. I howled.

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Alec MacGillis

@AlecMacGillis

May 31

This, by Janan Ganesh, may be the best piece yet on why Trump is so far dominating DeSantis. ft.com/content/f0cf9c

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I have now submitted my MS to my NY (Random House) and London (Head of Zeus) editors. A milestone. In some weeks I will learn if I can hope to eat lunch in this town (these towns) again. (Spoiler: they've already seen the first 1/2 and liked it.) #amwriting @amwrittenout

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I get email from

@nytimes

. Today's tells me that my rate is going up by 600% on 7/11. I will decline. For all my criticism of the Gray Lady (all amply justified) it has many brilliant journalists doing important work. I will continue to subscribe, but through my institution.

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I'm very pleased to see that my grammar checker is getting rid of just about every adverb in my So Very Small MS. I am. Really!

Good choices. For me: Newton and the Counterfeiter. Einstein in Berlin would be good too.

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S Sebag Montefiore

@simonmontefiore

Young Stalin. & Sashenka twitter.com/AspectsHistory…

Inevitable soundtrack: youtube.com/watch?v=IUZEtV Alternate, equally inevitable soundtrack: youtube.com/watch?v=ufS8-z I was today year's old when I learned that Elvis had covered this song. Had to share. You're welcome.

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--30-- Just typed that at the end of my MS. Old newspaper hacks will know what that means. My book, So Very Small, is done, to a certain value of [done]. Next: it's off to its editors. It will get to be done again 3-5 more times before publication. But today...it's done

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Ron DeSantis’ Florida. And what he wants for America. Anyone Jewish who votes Republican at any level is enabling a party that is increasingly permeated with anti-Semitism.

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Jacob Remes

@jacremes

May 25

God, this headline. jta.org/2023/05/24/uni

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UNITED STATES
The Florida mom who sought to ban Amanda Gorman’s poem says she’s sorry for promoting the Protocols of the Elders of Zion
BY ANDREW LAPIN MAY 24, 2023 7:28 PM

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After auditing that fiasco, I can only wonder if any of the elite media reporters who touted

@RonDeSantis

‘ awesome strength as a candidate ever listened to him. Leave aside his Orban-lite fascism, that voice and intonation could be marketed as a melatonin-free sleep aid.

Did DeSantis just take credit for people enjoying FL vacations? That would be taking credit for the weather and… … wait for it… … Disney?

I want to thank America’s white-bootie‘d Orban,

@RonDeSantis

himself, for giving Donald Trump and, frankly, all of us, an endless trove of twitter burns to mine tonight and for months to come. It takes true skill to turn your big night into a Guinness-level self-own.

I do like that

@RonDeSantis

just called out the GOP for its culture of losing. That’s your guy, calling you a bunch of luuuuzers. Are you going to sit there and take it, Republicans?

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I have to say, I take second place to no one in my contempt for @GovRonDeSantis, but I have to say that his performance in this Twitter Space fiasco is truly impressive: I have never heard a less charismatic or persuasive campaign announcement—at any level.

I have to say, I take second place to no one in my contempt for

@GovRonDeSantis

, but I have to say that his performance in this Twitter Space fiasco is truly impressive: I have never heard a less charismatic or persuasive campaign announcement—at any level.

So—

@POTUS

got me with his “this link works” tweet re DeSantis’ bravura disaster here on Mr. Musk’s ever shrinking playpen. Just ten bucks this time, but you gotta reward such fine social media game.

S Sebag Montefiore

@simonmontefiore

One of the delights of Dallas was to finally meet the superb spy thriller writer of #DamascusStation and discuss his next Moscow thriller and my latest #TheWorld. Such a great chat

@mccloskeybooks

3/ But I guess DeSantis has to go with what he's got, and that ain't charisma or a credible policy agenda.

2/ I still think it's a terrible strategy. If you don't give anyone a better reason to vote for you than I'll be just like the guy who lost the popular vote twice only even nastier, well...