Interesting Links for 22-09-2026
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andrewducker- 1. The government wants UK households to stock up on food in case of extreme weather, cyber attacks, and war
- (tags:UK food war doom OhForFucksSake )
- 2. Men aren't lonelier than everyone else. Poor people are.
- (tags:inequality loneliness society usa )
- 3. U.S. small biz can't ship to the EU anymore
- (tags:trade usa Europe )
- 4. Astley Ainslie hospital is being sold off - Consultation on the draft plan
- (tags:Edinburgh hospital planning consultation )
- 5. Has inequality ever been worse? (with lots of stats)
- (tags:video inequality economics history )
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Date: 2026-09-22 11:58 am (UTC)Which is only fair, as the US eliminated de minimus shipping from everywhere to the US.
*chortles in new Associate EU Member-ese*
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Date: 2026-09-22 01:08 pm (UTC)Unfortunately, it's not just the US this applies to. Also applies to people sending items from the UK. Lots of UK small businesses now can't send packages to the EU.
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Date: 2026-09-22 03:16 pm (UTC)(1) seems prudent. But we live in a place that gets hit by nor’easter and hurricanes.