South Carolina resident here - there is a sizable Ukrainian community in the area where most of the measles cases are concentrated. The "I did my own research" crowd have scapegoated them since the beginning of the outbreak. The ignorance and bigotry of this state knows no bounds.

Cautionary Tales – The Company That Cancelled Christmas More than 100,000 families – many of them amongst the poorest in Britain – put money aside for Christmas gifts and other seasonal treats in a savings club called Farepak. It wasn’…

One of my favorite episodes from one of my favorite podcasts (Cautionary Tales with @timharford.ft.com). Always worth another listen at this time of year.

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This was a difficult listen. How should we navigate relationships with loved ones who are so far down the rabbit hole of mis/disinformation?

In the crushing anger, anxiety, and sadness of the past couple of weeks, I dusted myself off and pulled this sweet old lady from the local shelter. We can all use some extra kindness and a soft place to land right now. Trying to do a small bit of good in an increasingly hard world.