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Acela Corridor Galaxy Brains

Acela Corridor Galaxy Brains is a phrase coined by the renowned economist and scholar in Sino-US-Europe study Christopher Balding to refer to people from Boston to the DC along the east coast who have never left their towns such as Cambridge, the borough of Brooklyn, or Georgetown but think they know enough to run the world such as journos or tankies. Acela is the "high speed" train line with a top speed around 90 mph for brief stretches.
China, with Acela Corridor Galaxy Brains' assistance, is pushing this nonsensical line that "let's repair the relationship but not talk about anything of importance."
by hongz February 12, 2021
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ACGB

ACGB is the acronym for Acela Corridor Galaxy Brain, a phrase coined by Christopher Balding, a renowned economist and scholar in Sino-US-Europe study, to refer to a journo or tankie from Boston to the DC along the east coast who has never left his town (e.g., Cambridge, the borough of Brooklyn, or Georgetown) but thinks he/she knows enough to run the world such. Acela is the "high speed" train line with a top speed of around 90 mph for brief stretches.
An ACGB Journo is basically a propaganda hack that rewrites press releases but the absolute silence on a major event is stunning even by their hackish standards.
by hongz April 25, 2021
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