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Nov 30, 2021

Study on Danish data finds that younger siblings have 2x-3x higher chance of being hospitalised with respiratory illness before age 1 - likely infected by older siblings - and that reduces their high-school graduation rates and age-30 earnings.

nber.org

Germs in the Family: The Long-Term Consequences of Intra-Household Endemic Respiratory Disease Spread

1:12 PM · Nov 29, 2021

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Oh no! Suddenly I’m more worried about our younger daughter’s runny nose.

Scott Greenfield@ScottGreenfield

It's almost invariably wrong for the judge to make a joke of a serious proceeding. Almost.

Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor

"I reject the authority of this so-called court over my Divine Self." Judge: so you're not gonna follow court orders "I, myself, am a Divine Self, judge." Judge: okay, we're gonna hold you pending trial, Your Holiness

3:11 PM · Nov 29, 2021

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This is a very serious proceeding guys.

Jordan Hoffman@jhoffman

3:17 PM · Nov 29, 2021

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So, travel bans will not keep out either of these mutants.

Meg Tirrell@megtirrell

One of the key scientists who warned the world about Omicron now warning researchers in South Africa are at risk of running out of supplies to do further research as planes aren't flying to the country:

Tulio de Oliveira @Tuliodna

Today, I spent a big part of my day talking to genomic and biotech companies as soon we will run out of reagents as airplanes are not flying to South Africa! It will be 'evil' if we can not answer the questions that the world needs about #Omicron due to the travel ban!

7:18 PM · Nov 29, 2021

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And some other downsides of travel bans.

David Weigel@daveweigel

Really interesting story. The "disinfo" conversation can get silly, but here you've got fake news informing Spanish-speaking voters that Biden personally ordered the arrest of a father angry about his daughter being raped

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Before last year’s presidential election, Facebook ads targeting Latino voters described Joe Biden as a communist. During his inauguration, another conspiracy theory spread online and on Spanish-language radio... https://t.co/r5EiUWyZ1Y

3:46 PM · Nov 29, 2021

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Reviewing ads properly is important I've heard.

Janelle Bitker@JanelleBitker

Have you noticed your favorite sandwich get more expensive, get smaller, or change ingredients? You're not imagining it. It's because Bay Area restaurants are grappling with costs rising like nothing they've ever seen before

sfchronicle.com

As costs rise, Bay Area restaurants weigh an unpopular step: raising menu prices

6:12 PM · Nov 29, 2021

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I opened this article thinking I'd see that labor was the problem, but no, they're seeing base ingredients massively increase in price, they've seen a doubling in the price of eggs somehow! They're also using software to track the cost of the ingredients going into each dish they're selling.

Jason Furman@jasonfurman

This is the opposite of what trade policy should be doing right now. This will raise costs for Americans and exacerbate supply chain problems in the construction industry. These sorts of tariffs are an even worse idea than usual in the current moment. https://t.co/8JtlChPG32

Jon Hartley @Jon_Hartley_

"U.S. hikes duty on Canadian softwood lumber to 17.9% — twice the old rate" via @CBCNews https://t.co/qhtDeRStMl

12:32 AM · Nov 30, 2021

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Aughhh, this is so dumb!

an english human@English_Channel

This painting is titled: Would It Hurt You To Put The Dirty Bowl In The Dishwasher?