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Steve Burtch
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Trying to not exceed whatever rate limits exist on this app. Hockey. Science. Politics. Education. Other BS. In whatever order occurs to me at the time. Just sharing my opinions.
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NHL points forecast. Boston and Toronto locking in that first round matchup.

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@calder12.bsky.social you were unable to read my private comments on Twitter apparently. LoL

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Look everyone, the S&P 500 and DJIA are doing great, it's a bull market and everyone should be happy. Also, tech companies have already laid off 9% of the staff they laid off in 2023 in only 25 days of 2024. Picking up the pace a bit. Just keep smiling!

262,595 Reported US Tech Industry layoffs in 2023.
23,670 reported US tech industry layoffs in the first 25 days of 2024.
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So Tesla is down 56% from its peak share price on Nov 5th 2021. Elon Musk has probably lost over $200B from his peak net worth, and remains one of the richest 3 people on the planet. The absurdity of that can't be overstated.

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So 5 former Team Canada Junior players from 2018 have now taken indefinite leaves of absence from their clubs. Cal Foote and Michael McLeod left NJD today. Alex Formenton left his Swiss club today. Carter Hart left PHI yesterday. Dillon Dube left CGY 2 days ago.

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Expect the right to push this ignorant anti-climate change narrative increasingly. The fact humans began a number of the fires that raged out of control last summer isn't abnormal. Nobody thinks climate change *started* all of the fires. The issue is the forests are like kindling due to drought.

True North (alt-right rag) story on how our of control forest fires from last summer weren't a result of climate change, just some stupid humans.
Approximately 40% of forest fires *every year* are caused by humans. Lightning causes 50-60%.

Arsonists are part of it, along with other careless individuals.

None of this changes the climate change issues that make them worse.
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Just going to leave these here for the next time anyone mentions how *surprising* the drop off from David Kampf has been.

The TOI that Leafs C David Kampf has spent alongside Pierre Engvall at 5v5 since 2021-22.
David Kampf's xGF% alongside Pierre Engvall at 5v5 since 2021-22... and his 5v5 xGF% without Engvall alongside him since 21-22, which is almost 15% worse.
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So, the main reason inflation is under control is because the absurd price gouging has slowed down. Which is why the economy seems "resilient" to economists. The inflation isn't caused by classic supply/demand concerns. Corporations can absorb higher interest rates because of their excess profit.

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I grow increasingly tired of the Matthew Knies stans shitting on Holmberg getting an opportunity on the top line. Knies has played vastly more TOI in the top 6 so far in the NHL than Holmberg and produced considerably less. Knies *might* be good. Awesome. He is being out produced. Cope.

Goals, Assists and Points per 60 in the regular NHL season for Matthew Knies and Pontus Holmberg since entering the NHL.
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Steve Burtch
@stephenburtch.bsky.social
Trying to not exceed whatever rate limits exist on this app. Hockey. Science. Politics. Education. Other BS. In whatever order occurs to me at the time. Just sharing my opinions.
473 followers226 following2.6k posts