Daniel McDowell
@danielmcdowell.bsky.social
Family man | Professor @Syracuse | Sr. Fellow @Atlantic Council | Fmr. China Fellow @TheWilsonCenter | Geoeconomics, Finance, & Cleveland sports | www.danielmcdowell.org
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Republicans increasingly oppose requiring healthy kids to get MMR vaccines to attend public schools
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
November 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Republicans increasingly oppose requiring healthy kids to get MMR vaccines to attend public schools
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
There are too many alternate uniforms in sports.
November 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
There are too many alternate uniforms in sports.
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US stocks are feeling very iffy. We're only down 5% from the all-time high in October, but the narrative around the AI boom has definitely changed. I'm getting more and more questions if Fed rate cuts can bail out the market, which tells you something...
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/can-the-fe...
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/can-the-fe...
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
US stocks are feeling very iffy. We're only down 5% from the all-time high in October, but the narrative around the AI boom has definitely changed. I'm getting more and more questions if Fed rate cuts can bail out the market, which tells you something...
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/can-the-fe...
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/can-the-fe...
Cool research!
NEW -
Hide and Seek: Offshore Financial Centers and Targeted Sanctions - https://cup.org/4i925GJ
- Menevis Cilizoglu & Chelsea Estancona
#OpenAccess
Hide and Seek: Offshore Financial Centers and Targeted Sanctions - https://cup.org/4i925GJ
- Menevis Cilizoglu & Chelsea Estancona
#OpenAccess
November 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Cool research!
That's 100% a goaltend.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiTq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiTq...
LEBRON JAMES | JUST DO IT | NIKE
YouTube video by Nike
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November 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
That's 100% a goaltend.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiTq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiTq...
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Great headline. Echoing the famous Clausewitz witticism: "The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
US and Russian officials draft new peace plan based on capitulation from Ukraine
US and Russian officials draft new peace plan based on capitulation from Ukraine
Unclear if Trump administration backs deal that would mean Kyiv giving up territory and slashing size of military
US and Russian officials have quietly drafted a new plan to end the war in Ukraine that would require Kyiv to surrender territory and severely limit the size of its military, it was reported on Wednesday as Russian drone and missile strikes killed at least 25 people in the city of Ternopil.
. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Great headline. Echoing the famous Clausewitz witticism: "The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
"Hear me out now."
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
"Hear me out now."
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We're the sidekick.
As I said to @juliaradio.bsky.social and Anthony Kuhn "What America does is part of the story—it's not the main part of the story, it's a cute side character. #China is now the main character in the story of fighting #climatechange."
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
As I said to @juliaradio.bsky.social and Anthony Kuhn "What America does is part of the story—it's not the main part of the story, it's a cute side character. #China is now the main character in the story of fighting #climatechange."
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
As China becomes the global leader in renewable energy, the U.S. is falling behind
China is expanding renewable energy exponentially while the U.S. is going backward. How China became the global leader, why the U.S. falling behind and what it means for these countries' economies.
www.npr.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We're the sidekick.
As I said to @juliaradio.bsky.social and Anthony Kuhn "What America does is part of the story—it's not the main part of the story, it's a cute side character. #China is now the main character in the story of fighting #climatechange."
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
As I said to @juliaradio.bsky.social and Anthony Kuhn "What America does is part of the story—it's not the main part of the story, it's a cute side character. #China is now the main character in the story of fighting #climatechange."
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
Stardate 2003
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Stardate 2003
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Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
November 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
If you like Death by Lightning...
The Garfield Memorial @ Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, OH, is stunning, befitting a great man (it also provides a lovely panoramic view of the city)
I hope the show means more people visit this special place. Afterward, go to Presti's bakery for treats.
The Garfield Memorial @ Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, OH, is stunning, befitting a great man (it also provides a lovely panoramic view of the city)
I hope the show means more people visit this special place. Afterward, go to Presti's bakery for treats.
The book is well worth reading. open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
November 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
If you like Death by Lightning...
The Garfield Memorial @ Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, OH, is stunning, befitting a great man (it also provides a lovely panoramic view of the city)
I hope the show means more people visit this special place. Afterward, go to Presti's bakery for treats.
The Garfield Memorial @ Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, OH, is stunning, befitting a great man (it also provides a lovely panoramic view of the city)
I hope the show means more people visit this special place. Afterward, go to Presti's bakery for treats.
I'm old enough to remember when tariffs didn't raise prices. 😀
November 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I'm old enough to remember when tariffs didn't raise prices. 😀
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Sisypheus hauling services. You’ll keep calling us back.
This is a real flight school, teaching people to fly planes!!! Like????
November 14, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Sisypheus hauling services. You’ll keep calling us back.
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Levada Center Russia survey: "Would you be more likely to approve or disapprove if a member of your family or loved one signed a contract to participate in the special military operation?"
May 23: 52% approve, 41% disapprove
Apr 24: 47% app, 44% dis
Oct 24: 40% app, 42% dis
Oct 25: 30% app, 55% dis
May 23: 52% approve, 41% disapprove
Apr 24: 47% app, 44% dis
Oct 24: 40% app, 42% dis
Oct 25: 30% app, 55% dis
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Levada Center Russia survey: "Would you be more likely to approve or disapprove if a member of your family or loved one signed a contract to participate in the special military operation?"
May 23: 52% approve, 41% disapprove
Apr 24: 47% app, 44% dis
Oct 24: 40% app, 42% dis
Oct 25: 30% app, 55% dis
May 23: 52% approve, 41% disapprove
Apr 24: 47% app, 44% dis
Oct 24: 40% app, 42% dis
Oct 25: 30% app, 55% dis
Evidence that new US sanctions on Russian oil are starting to bite:
"China's state oil companies and some Indian refiners are avoiding buying Russian oil due to concerns about falling foul of secondary sanctions."
Link: www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
"China's state oil companies and some Indian refiners are avoiding buying Russian oil due to concerns about falling foul of secondary sanctions."
Link: www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Evidence that new US sanctions on Russian oil are starting to bite:
"China's state oil companies and some Indian refiners are avoiding buying Russian oil due to concerns about falling foul of secondary sanctions."
Link: www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
"China's state oil companies and some Indian refiners are avoiding buying Russian oil due to concerns about falling foul of secondary sanctions."
Link: www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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Imagine being told in 1987 that this headline would exist in 2025
President Donald Trump has pardoned Mets great Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion and drug charges, citing the his post-career embrace of his Christian faith and longtime sobriety.
President Trump pardons New York Mets great Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion and drug charges
President Donald Trump has pardoned New York Mets great Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion and drug charges, citing the his post-career embrace of his Christian faith and longtime sobriety.
trib.al
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Imagine being told in 1987 that this headline would exist in 2025
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Brazilian beef is tariffed at 76.4%
November 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Brazilian beef is tariffed at 76.4%
Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick (Video)
YouTube video by DireStraitsVEVO
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November 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Reminder that China wants to be a gold hub because it has absolutely no desire for the RMB to rival or replace the dollar as the dominant international reserve currency, since that would require it to reverse literally every one of its macroeconomic policies:
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Cambodia will be the first country to store gold reserves in China. www.businesstimes.com.sg/internationa...
Cambodia to store gold in China, boosting Beijing’s bid to build global bullion hub: sources
The deal with Cambodia involves storing new purchases of bullion, rather than relocating metal from existing stockpiles Read more at The Business Times.
www.businesstimes.com.sg
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Reminder that China wants to be a gold hub because it has absolutely no desire for the RMB to rival or replace the dollar as the dominant international reserve currency, since that would require it to reverse literally every one of its macroeconomic policies:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Cambodia will be the first country to store gold reserves in China. www.businesstimes.com.sg/internationa...
Cambodia to store gold in China, boosting Beijing’s bid to build global bullion hub: sources
The deal with Cambodia involves storing new purchases of bullion, rather than relocating metal from existing stockpiles Read more at The Business Times.
www.businesstimes.com.sg
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Cambodia will be the first country to store gold reserves in China. www.businesstimes.com.sg/internationa...
There's never been a baseball game that did not involve my team that I've thought about the following day as much as that game last night.
November 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
There's never been a baseball game that did not involve my team that I've thought about the following day as much as that game last night.
Poor Toronto. Man.
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Poor Toronto. Man.
I've had at least three heart attacks in the last 5 minutes.
I just can't with this WS right now!
November 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I've had at least three heart attacks in the last 5 minutes.