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laurent pelletier @appsych106

AP teacher in Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, & Psychology

Joined August 2015
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Tell the SDUSD Board of Trustees that this Resolution is important in affirming the District’s commitment to teaching ethnic studies while fighting back against antisemitism to make our schools more welcoming for students of all backgrounds and faiths action.adl.org/qWjNWrx
#apecon via @NYTimes I take umbrage w the title but a succinct summary of fiscal vs monetary policy in action nytimes.com/2021/03/09/upsho…

Move Over, Nerds. It’s the Politicians’ Economy Now. (Published 2021)

Leaders of both parties have become willing to act directly to extract the nation from economic crisis, taking that role back from the central bank.

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#appsych optical illusions are rad. Ship appears to float through sky in photo taken off England's Cornish coast - apple.news/AcfZXHa9qRk6kT8g7…

Ship appears to float through sky in photo taken off England's Cornish coast

A man in England taking pictures of Cornwall's coastline, snapped a photo this week of what at first appeared to be a ship floating through the clouds.

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#appsych gender roles, gender scripts, sexualization, and society’s role in it. nytimes.com/2021/02/23/opini…

Opinion | The Lies Hollywood Tells About Little Girls (Published 2021)

Britney Spears and I learned the same lesson growing up: When you’re young and famous, there is no such thing as control.

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#apecon monetary policy in action ! nytimes.com/2021/02/23/busin…

Powell Focuses on Economic Need at Key Moment in Markets and Politics (Published 2021)

The Federal Reserve will continue to support the economy, its chair, Jerome H. Powell, pledged, even as concerns about inflation rise.

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via @NYTimes #apecon nytimes.com/2021/02/15/busin…

Biden and the Fed Leave 1970s Inflation Fears Behind (Published 2021)

Administration and Fed officials argue that workers not getting enough stimulus help is a larger concern than potential spikes in consumer prices.

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via @NYTimes #appsych nytimes.com/2021/02/14/world…
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#apecon here’s what gdp looks like adjust for inflation Did gdp fall two points to unemployment’s 1? nytimes.com/live/2021/01/28/…
#apecon Who’s ready for macro economics!?
Ayanna Pressley
@AyannaPressley
24 Jan 2021
Let's be clear: banking policy is a racial justice issue and no one knows that better than @mehrsabaradaran. From strengthening the Community Reinvestment Act to advancing robust consumer protection, Mehrsa would lead the OCC powerfully & with intention.
#apecon derived demand - isn't limited to the Gold Rush in the US economist.com/middle-east-an…

In Congo’s gold rush, the money is in beer and brothels

Pop-up entrepreneurs sell services to miners

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#apecon who’s ready for macroeconomics?! Biden to unveil emergency coronavirus and stimulus plan, with major focus on vaccines - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/us-policy…
#appsych #apecon misinformation from the gov't, echo chambers, and the freedom of speech... economist.com/graphic-detail…

A growing number of governments are spreading disinformation online

Such campaigns are becoming more sophisticated and harder to stop

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via @NYTimes #appsych so cool! nytimes.com/2020/12/11/scien…

In Life, She Defied Alzheimer’s. In Death, Her Brain May Show How. (Published 2020)

A woman in Colombia with a rare genetic mutation recently made the ultimate donation to science.

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#appsych wonderful gift from my students today. Perfect way to end a (tough, rough, different, awkward, weird, exhausting) semester!
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#apecon
Marketplace
@Marketplace
11 Dec 2020
An average single white man under the age of 35 is 224 times as wealthy as the average single Black woman the same age, according to a new report. So what do these numbers mean for people of color as they struggle through this pandemic economy? mktplc.org/3oGBeEL
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
@neiltyson
11 Dec 2020
You learned science in school from this guy. Now learn about the science behind COVID masks. Unless learning isn’t your thing. [Video: 3m 20s] fb.watch/2bWqWYGTFF/

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NowThis - Bill Nye is Here to Set the Record Straight on Masks | Facebook facebook.com/NowThisNews/vid…
#apmicro npr.org/2020/12/09/944073889…

48 AGs, FTC Sue Facebook, Alleging Illegal Power Grabs To 'Neutralize' Rivals

The state and federal officials say Facebook's acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram violated competition laws and served to stifle rivals by giving the social network an unfair advantage.

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#appsych some serious phi going on here!
Chaz Firestone@chazfirestone
25 Nov 2020
I'm getting e-mails about this lovely new illusion that appears to show cognitive penetration of perception! Could it really be that these little arrows completely change our perception of motion and size? 1/ x.com/jagarikin/status/13314…
#GivingTuesday #sandiegofoodbank #YNaught #AlohaExpedition
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