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'We asked 100 people to name a famous sexual predator?....Our survey said..'

An IOC spokesman said, 'We know, in sport, that if you don't keep pushing and coming up with new ideas, then you get left behind, so well played FIFA.'
Speaking from - checks notes - Abu Dhabi, F1 press officer said, 'We've still got money laundering going on, but you have to hand it to FIFA.'

It'd never have happened if Blatter - or Havelange - had still been in charge...

...oh, wait.

'Twas ever thus. Hahahaha.

Pretty funny to see the US lose its collective mind over Trump saying American 'Football' might have to be called something else.
The rest of the world thinks, 'Yeah, OK, there's only one global game called football and the world knows which one it is. But, aye, whatever, makes no difference to us.'

Burning $140 billion dollars to churn out 'A.I. slop' deep fakes, and hallucinating software that just makes. shit. up.

Who is buying into this!?

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Strikes me that "rel(ying) on simplistic sloganeering to spread the gospel" is exactly what neoclassical economists and politicians have done since the 1980s.
That's no excuse for repeating the sin of course, but how do you explain (and sell) economics to dim journos and the wider public?

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What he said.

A.I. software 'makes things up and gets facts flat-out wrong,' so tech companies call these instances 'hallucinations.'
If there's a better illustration of language used to mask what's really going on, I've yet to hear it.

No concerns about teams rather indiscriminately hoovering up young, cheap talent and basically taking a punt on a youngster who may or may not work out?

'Espouse'? I don't know about that, but Stephanie Kelton, Kate Raworth, Mariana Mazzucato, Steve Keen might be considered 'adjacent,' perhaps.
Now, your turn.
Which economists do you read?

Donny's comedy gold! Look at the expressions of the clowns surrounding him. Even they know this is *not* a good line.

Point me at a few who you would consider credible economists then, heterodox or Classic, could you?

(Seriously)

I did put the word in single quotes, I'm aware it was fraught.
But not seeing Noel and Liam as 'authentically' working class seems absurd, so I'm not sure where the act comes in. At what point in their career did they just start 'acting' working class?
Are we at cross purposes here? I'm no fan.

There are plenty serious, credible economists ready to promote MMT theories. He might have his foot in his mouth here, but if nothing else, he's moving heterodox economics into the mainstream.
Who can look at the last 50 years of post gold-standard economics and think it doesn't need revision?

Are you seriously arguing that the brothers from Burnage were not of authentic 'working class stock'? It's fine not to like the ultra-derivative music, but having a go at 'fake working class' clothes is a bit wide of the mark.

Seems harsh criticising the book for pointing out weaknesses in the System of National Accounts which, while the book was being written, were still in place. Weaknesses in the System of National Accounts that have only just been rectified ("...the latest 2025 updates integrate new tools.." no?

If you don't *need* to work in a soul-crushing enterprise, why the fuck would you?!
If you are lucky enough to be able to retire from *paid work* you'll find there are plenty oldsters doing unpaid and voluntary work. Work can be as much about fulfilment, learning and sociability as salary.

Asking AI software what to buy your close friends or 'significant other' for a Christmas present?

That feels like a major fail.

The older I get the more fearful I am when riding in Glasgow traffic. I don't know whether this is a function of getting older (now mid 60s) or whether there simply are massively more cars on the roads I've been riding for 40 years.
Possibly a bit of both!

No doubt filed under: 'If you didn't laugh you'd cry.'

Anyone from @washingtonpost.com on the list?

If not, why not?

Huh, who knew? AWS does the Mossad's and Shin Bet IT support. Have you tried switching it off and just not switching it on again?

I dunno, I just think we’ve lost sight of the true meaning of Black Friday.

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As in, give some money to poor people who will spend it rather than save it? And finance infrastructure to improve productivity, create some jobs and stimulate demand in various supply chains?
Outrageous! It might lead to a forecast of 2.9% annual GDP growth.

Welfare spending is currently 1.2% of GDP *lower* than in 2012-13.

Abolition of two-child cap is best viewed as a correction than an increase.

If Sopel was made of chocolate he would eat himself. He also seems so detached from the world of, I dunno, 'real life and normal people.'