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18. Journalists/editors should have better numeracy in a Fermi question type way.

Wed Mar 27, 2024, 09:19 PM

Mar 27

Just to work out errors -- like this presumably is -- without needing anything other than their own brain and a few minutes of reflection.

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And nearly all come from the US malaise Mar 27 #1

Right. elleng Mar 27 #3

More like centuries and add the French malaise Mar 27 #5

Yes, an utterly miserable LONG history. elleng Mar 27 #6

The RW Haitian community is embraced by RW Cuban and Ven communities. Marcus IM Mar 27 #12

They embraced the Jamaican RWs in the late 70s and 80s malaise Mar 27 #14

That's about 42 guns per person BeyondGeography Mar 27 #2

I don't think the numbers are accurate but there are a lot of guns malaise Mar 27 #7

The number that I see in this and other reports is half a million BeyondGeography Mar 27 #11

We're part of the illegal gun exports malaise Mar 27 #13

bullshit getagrip_already Mar 27 #4

Seems Suspicious To Me, Too ProfessorGAC Mar 27 #8

Exactly sounds like nonsense EX500rider Mar 27 #9

That is the more important point malaise Mar 27 #15

It is BS. former9thward Mar 27 #19

Lots of dead Haitians over recent decades. Marcus IM Mar 27 #16

Appears you double posted nt sarisataka Mar 27 #17