Gylfi M.

Ertu samt ekki feginn að fjölmiðlar birta fréttir sem eru sérsniðnar að áhugamálum okkar sem eru 50+?

Left-handed people earn 10% less than their right-handed peers according to Harvard professor Joshua Goodman study.

You broke it, you bought it.
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Stafrófsröð landa - miðað við heiti þeirra á frönsku

“I did not think he would get this authoritarian this fast.” Jon Stewart

It is becoming unbelievably difficult to stay both informed and sane

A photo of a bunch of Nike shoes.

How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?

Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵

The White House crafting its economic policy

“Mistaken”

To be clear: a tariff is a tax.

BREAKING: irony dead.

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.

Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.

We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

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"Seðlabanki Íslands framfylgir stefnu sinni í peningamálum einkum með því að hafa áhrif á vexti á því, sem kallað er peningamarkaður." Gylfi Magnússon, prófessor í hagfræði við HÍ, svarar: Hvernig hefur peningastefna Seðlabankans áhrif á verðbólgu og efnahagsvöxt?

We are one news cycle away from Trump giving military aid to Russia.

They don't want to teach history so they can repeat it.

Europe’s population crisis: see how your country compares – visualised How anti-immigration politics across the EU clashes with demographic reality

Europe’s population crisis: see how your country compares – visualised

We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.

Trump’s Ambition to Redraw the World Map Ignores Those Affected Most President Trump’s approach to foreign policy deals is reviving a bygone imperial approach that may backfire, experts say.

President Trump’s approach to foreign policy deals has ignored the priorities of those who would be most affected, including Palestinians, Afghans, Greenlanders and Panamanians — reviving a bygone imperial game of influence that may backfire, experts say.

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

Arithmetic is a form of radical left-wing Marxism that hates America www.reuters.com/markets/us-l...

Hver vinnur tollastríð? Tæki og tól leikjafræðinnar (e. game theory) eru oft notuð til að greina mögulegar niðurstöður hernaðarátaka. Tollastríð felur í sér valdbeitingu af hálfu þess sem byrjar og varnarviðbrögð þolanda, þó...

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"Nærtækast er að líta á tollastríð sem eitt form svokallaðs skræfuleiks (e. game of chicken), sem er vinsælt þema í amerískum kvikmyndum."

Þórólfur Matthíasson útskýrir hver vinnur tollastríð.

#tollar #tollastríð #skræfuleikur

Danes offer to buy California to spite Trump’s Greenland aims: ‘We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’ Satirical petition from Denmark, which owns Greenland, racks up 200,000 signatures as Trump eyes Arctic island Since returning to the presidency last month, Donald Trump has called for Canada to become the 51st US state, suggested he might take over the…

Danes offer to buy California to spite Trump’s Greenland aims: ‘We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’

Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate | CNN A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.

A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.

Hvar finn ég sundurliðaðar upplýsingar um erlendar skuldir þjóðarbúsins í hlutfalli við verga landsframleiðslu? Upprunalega spurningin hljóðaði svona: Hversu hátt er hlutfall erlendra skulda þjóðarbúsins, ríkis og sveitarfélaga, í prósentum talið miðað við verga landsframleiðslu (enska: GDP) Íslands á ári?...

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Það er ekki hægt að fylgjast endalaust með veðrinu - eitthvað annað verða landsmenn að fást við. Þá er tilvalið að átta sig á sundurliðuðum upplýsingum um erlendar skuldir þjóðarbúsins í hlutfalli við verga landsframleiðslu.

#skuldir

Trump has done more damage to CIA in 24 hours than I've managed in 25 years.

Perfectly captured.

Costco shareholders voted strongly against a proposal requesting a report on the risks of maintaining its diversity and inclusion initiatives, the US company said, sending a message running counter to the intense scrutiny many such corporate policies face. cnn.it/3PQdvlo

Amazon Closes Operations in Quebec, Laying off 1,700 Workers Unions had gained a foothold in one of the company’s warehouses in the province, though Amazon would not say if there was a connection.

Amazon on Wednesday said it was closing all of its warehouse and logistics operations in Quebec, the Canadian province where unions gained a foothold in one of its facilities, and would lay off 1,700 employees.

As D.E.I. Programs Come Under Attack, Companies Like Costco and Microsoft Forge Ahead As racial and gender equity programs come under attack, many companies have scaled back. But Costco, Microsoft and others have forged ahead.

As racial and gender equity programs come under attack, many American companies have scaled back. But Costco, Microsoft and others have forged ahead.