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My book threads: 1 Harper's End of Empire nitter.cf/__earth/status/9536130… 2 Roff's Origins nitter.cf/__earth/status/9770079… 3 Mahathir's Malay Dilemma nitter.cf/__earth/status/9444874… 4 Ariffin's Bangsa Melayu nitter.cf/__earth/status/9013073… 5 Winsdtet's Malaya nitter.cf/__earth/status/8788508… (Others weren't in threads)
__earth (@__earth) profile picture__earth@__earth25 Jun 2017
The latest acquisition
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Current read How Africa Works by Joe Studwell So far, he’s been less critical of economists than he was in How Asia Works Maybe because he has become one hahaha
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In How Asia Works, Studwell was critical of Malaysia-Indonesia-Thailand for incomplete/limited land reforms But these SEA economies were so successful in terms of broad-based growth versus African economies that they are seen in largely positive light in this book
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But to contextualize, African economies had greater challenges that East Asia/SEA Studwell cites: Low population Low-cost colonialism that led to low educational investment White settlers legacies Weak national identities Weak central govt
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[3033] That’s quite a strong chai at Cinnamon Gardens substack.com/@hafiznoorshams…
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Krispy Kreme supplies glazed donuts to DC workers
Polymarket (@Polymarket) profile picturePolymarket
@PolymarketNov 6
BREAKING: Krispy Kreme officially outperforms NVIDIA over the past year.
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Fake news. Singapore is better
Mike Bird (@Birdyword) profile pictureMike Bird
@BirdywordNov 5
I believe there is a very strong case that Kuala Lumpur is the best city for food in the world. Fundamentally slept on because it's so good that Malaysians don't leave and take it with them
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This is a stunning upset for so many reasons. Members of UofM Board of Regents are typically from the state’s richest families and biggest party donors. Amir not only unseated a regent in the primary who went after pro-Palestinian student protestors hard but now the lawyer who represented these students sits on the board of a major university. That’s a first.
Niraj Warikoo (@nwarikoo) profile pictureNiraj Warikoo
@nwarikooNov 4
Dearborn attorney Amir Makled, who represented pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Michigan after they were charged, was elected to the board of the university.
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umichvoter
@umichvoterNov 4
3 Most Jewish towns in Michigan West Bloomfield: (Harris +11) 🔵 El-Sayed 14,772 (52.3%) 🔴 Rogers 12,916 (45.8%) Huntington Woods: (Harris +62) 🔵 El-Sayed 2,971 (65.3%) 🔴 Rogers 1,509 (33.2%) Franklin: (Harris +23) 🔵 El-Sayed 1,044 (51.4%) 🔴 Rogers 956 (47.0%)
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A common misconception. Only the males are Michiganders, the females are Michigeese and children are Michigoslings.
hunter harris (@hunteryharris) profile picturehunter harris
@hunteryharrisNov 2
if nothing else i’ve learned that they’re called “michiganders”
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🚨ABDUL EL-SAYED TROLLS JD VANCE AND TRUMP IN HIS VICTORY SPEECH: EL-SAYED: JD. Habibi. There is this delicious irony in the fact that you're constitutionally obligated to swear me in in January. So you know what that means, Wolverine one, Buckeyes zero. Donald, look, I, I know you, you struggle with my name, so after JD swears me in in January, you can just go on and call me Senator.
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Do I sell AI now?
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Netanyahu says Texas is two weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon
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James Talarico defeats Republican Ken Paxton in Texas Senate race, becoming the first Democrat to win statewide office in over 30 years. apnews.com/live/midterm-elec…
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Projection: Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is the Projected Winner in the Michigan Senate election. He will defeat Republican Mike Rogers. Democratic Hold #Election2026 #ElectionDay #MISen
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@VoteHubNov 4
Michigan U.S. Senate 35% Reported: 🔵 Abdul El-Sayed – 870,875 (50.2%) 🔴 Mike Rogers – 829,930 (47.9%) Results per AP
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Ezra Klein
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This final effort to other Abdul El-Sayed is appalling, and a good antidote is to listen to the way he speaks about what being an American means to him. This is from our interview in September:
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Vice President JD Vance (@VP) profile pictureVice President JD Vance
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We got your back, New York!
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Several figures here aren’t federal results or NY-specific. The $472B combines US wide pledges: Micron's $250B is nationwide (NY site $100B) Anthropic's $50B covers TX and NY. The 48% murder drop is from NY's state run GIVE program (28 departments, Jan – May 2026). arkolith.com/news/news-micr… therepublic.com/?p=843020 governor.ny.gov/news/safer-str…
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i enjoy dunking on economists as much as anybody but the reason economists do this is because the innumerate wordcels in other disciplines have often never actually written down a real quantifiable model you have these sprawling theoretical edifices where nobody ever actually put it into logical terms you can test
Daniel McDowell (@daniel_mcdowell) profile pictureDaniel McDowell@daniel_mcdowellNov 2
Economists waking up in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six to discover international relations.
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“Amid industry’s shift towards digital platforms” What is this? The 2010s?
BFM News (@NewsBFM) profile pictureBFM News
@NewsBFMNov 2
Nearly 100 Media Mulia employees will be placed on paid leave as part of a business rationalisation exercise. The publisher of Utusan Malaysia and Kosmo! said the move was aimed at ensuring long-term sustainability amid the industry's shift towards digital platforms. However, it remained committed to publishing print newspapers for its loyal readers. utusan.com.my/berita/2026/11…
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Media Mulia rombak semula model perniagaan menghadapi perubahan besar industri media

Media Mulia Sdn. Bhd. sedang melaksanakan penilaian strategik terhadap model perniagaan, struktur operasi dan hala tuju syarikat bagi memastikan kelangsungan serta kemampanan perniagaan dalam...

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