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Virtual civil wars continue to be waged on social media since Brexit and Donald Trump’s victory more than two years ago.
by MathPlus January 10, 2019
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With so many topics to cover and so little time to master the concepts, teachers and parents have come to terms that the only way for students to minimize failure and to maximize success is to reluctantly embrace made-in-Singapore math.
by MathPlus November 4, 2020
Get the Made-in-Singapore Math mug.When you are faced with a bigly debt, exposed for adultery or sexual assault, or charged with corruption, collusion, or treason, embrace the mindset of the Liar-in-Chief or Commander in Cheat to get out of trouble.
To minimize the odds of being fined or jailed for your financial, political, or sexual crime, ask yourself the question, “What would Trump do?”
by MathPlus May 8, 2021
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Mandating a mask-lite strategy in public places, where social distancing is impossible to implement, is likely to be the new normal habit post-pandemic.
by MathPlus June 9, 2021
Get the Mask-lite mug.When non-Western home-grown—half-baked or partially trialed—vaccines are shunned even by locals, which are often donated or exported at a discounted price to developing countries that can’t afford the “safer” ones produced by the West—the top three countries involved in this vaccine diplomacy game are China, India, and Russia, whose “cheap-and-cheat” vaccines do not exude much confidence among millions of targeted recipients.
Although the Chinese, Indian, or Russian vaccines are offered free of charge to them, millions of people in the developing world refuse to be jabbed, because they know too well that not all vaccines are created equal.
by MathPlus January 24, 2021
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Unlike Muslim-majority countries that ban Halloween because it is against Islamic teachings, a number of Western nations are allowing the “infidel“ festival to proceed provided the organizers strictly enforce Covid-👻 rules.
by MathPlus October 30, 2020
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What percentage of the predictions of Trumpstradamus have turned out to be true? Or is he just another politician-turned-astrologer trying his luck at divining the rise and fall of his critics?
by MathPlus October 29, 2018
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