zafrada (78)in #health • 22 hours agoFDA has approved the updated COVID vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer.Everyone is eligible for it and should get it. We are in the middle of a summer surge in the virus. The new vaccines…zafrada (78)in #housing • 2 days agoIncreasing housing supply.You can make our housing situation more complicated, but at the end of the day the bulk of it is that we just have…zafrada (78)in #musk • 3 days agoSkin in the game.When a ketamine addict in a manic phase has $44 billion of skin in the game they probably have a better idea of what…zafrada (78)in #nebraska • 4 days agoNebraska second district poll.Excellent. First poll of Nebraska's second district since Harris became the nominee. Harris up 8 points. This would…zafrada (78)in #dobbs • 5 days agoThe DNC tonight will feature three women with pregnancies affected by Dobbs.Zurawski nearly died after she developed sepsis after going into premature labor. It affected her future fertility.…zafrada (78)in #trump • 5 days agoThe desperate reek of flop sweat.To be clear, every one of these “photos” was created with a generative AI. Trump’s claim that the photos of the…zafrada (78)in #ukraine • 6 days agoConvicts in military service.The Economist interviews one of the new Ukrainian units that is composed of some convicts under a new law that…zafrada (78)in #siena • 7 days agoFresh battleground polling from Times/Siena.They now are polling North Carolina. Among likely voters, Harris up by 5 in Arizona. Harris up by 2 in North…zafrada (78)in #us • 7 days agoCompetent central bank.I understand the political realities that make it fairly hard for Biden and Harris to do victory laps, but I'll do it…zafrada (78)in #harris • 8 days agoHarris will probably get a convention bounce that will revert to her baseline by Labor Day.In recent cycles the convention bounce has been pretty muted. National polling error at this point is fairly close…zafrada (78)in #election • 9 days agoFiveThirtyEight polling update.National: Harris up 2.7. Arizona: Harris up 0.7. Georgia: Harris up 0.1. Michigan: Harris up 3.4. Nevada:…zafrada (78)in #political • 10 days agoLibertarians and progressives.Libertarians have opinions, but don’t want to force them on other people and/or get involved in politics. They end up…zafrada (78)in #crosstabs • 10 days agoCrosstabs still wacky.Just a reminder the crosstabs for the most part are still extremely wacky even with Harris replacing Biden. So gonna…zafrada (78)in #health • 10 days agoVaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 was detected in the wastewater samples in Gaza.With the way polio operates, you can get a lot of cryptic transmission as most infections don't cause paralysis.…zafrada (78)in #tolerance • 11 days agoWhat it means to be tolerant.Many people think they are tolerant, but aren't. You don't tolerate things you are indifferent to or things you…zafrada (78)in #politics • 11 days agoFiveThirtyEight polling update.Harris leading by 2.8% nationally. Harris leading by 0.3% in Arizona. Trump leading by 0.1% in Georgia. Harris…zafrada (78)in #political • 12 days agoThe fantasy of American military power.I see a lot of chatter by Trump supporters that if Trump were to get us into a war (with Iran is the normal fantasy)…zafrada (78)in #economy • 12 days agoDeflation vs disinflation.I want people to understand, prices (in general) will never "come back down." It's the difference between…zafrada (78)in #olympic • 12 days agoAbout "Breaking"Does anyone reading this know much about breaking? I admittedly don't, but while I'd rather compliment than criticize…zafrada (78)in #market • 13 days agoOn investing.So after the “huge crash” the stock market is “only” up 15.27% YoY, which is about over 50% higher than your average…