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The Trigger of Everything.

216 implied HN points • 12 Oct 23
🌍 World Politics Middle East United States Iran Saudi Arabia Israel
  1. The world is facing erratic water cycles due to climate change, with extreme flooding and drought becoming more common.
  2. An attack by Hamas militants on Israel has the potential to escalate into a wider conflict in the Middle East, impacting regional power dynamics.
  3. The conflict between Israel and Hamas poses challenges for President Biden's reelection campaign, complicating the geopolitical outlook in the Middle East.

90 Percent of Everything.

275 implied HN points • 01 Sep 23
💼 Business Shipping Globalization Supply Chain Geopolitics ESG
  1. Shipping is responsible for transporting 90% of everything, making it extremely efficient and cheap, which has changed the world economy.
  2. The supply of container ships and oil tankers is extremely tight, with high rates and very few new deliveries coming online, potentially leading to future disruptions and inflation.
  3. Global shipping is a critical indicator of economic activity and can be impacted by geopolitics, ESG trends, and global trade patterns like deglobalization.

Run With The Pack.

78 implied HN points • 08 Jan 24
🎶 Music Social media
  1. Taylor Swift has ~535 million followers on social media.
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  3. John Ellis is the author of this post.

An Overwhelming Success.

78 implied HN points • 06 Jan 24
📰 News
  1. The post is about an overwhelming success
  2. It's by John Ellis on substack.news-items.com
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Black Rainstorm.

216 implied HN points • 08 Sep 23
🌍 World Politics China Xi Jinping Economy
  1. China's jobless college graduates are causing embarrassment to Xi Jinping due to high unemployment rates among the youth.
  2. The China model, a mix of liberalization and state control, is facing severe economic challenges that Xi Jinping may have failed to address in time.
  3. If current trends continue, China may not surpass the United States as the world's dominant economy.

Reminder.

39 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
  1. The post is a reminder about content on substack.news-items.com by John Ellis.
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State of Emergency.

58 implied HN points • 10 Jan 24
📰 News Current Events
  1. The Bat is Back - a new post by John Ellis is available on substack.news-items.com
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Strategery.

294 implied HN points • 04 Feb 23
  1. Nowadays, everyone is considered a "strategist."
  2. The term "strategist" is used widely across different fields, such as finance and economics.
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Are They Better Off?

255 implied HN points • 21 Feb 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Social Security Policy Making Debt Ceiling Congress
  1. Key Census data may undercount the retirement income of older Americans by hundreds of billions of dollars a year.
  2. America needs to address the unsustainability of the Social Security program through benefit reductions, tax increases, or a combination of both.
  3. Recent data suggests that American retirees, on average, are wealthier than commonly believed, which may impact policy decisions regarding Social Security reform.

Lincoln's Birthday.

255 implied HN points • 12 Feb 23
💾 History American history
  1. President Abraham Lincoln focused on healing a divided nation in his second inaugural address.
  2. Lincoln's second inauguration was only 41 days before his assassination.
  3. The speech is engraved on the north interior wall of the Lincoln Memorial.

Just One Case.

216 implied HN points • 07 Feb 23
  1. The importance of addressing the influence of public employees' unions on state and local government
  2. Concerns about the impact of collective bargaining agreements on government productivity and reform
  3. Considering legal challenges based on constitutional provisions to address issues related to public employee unions