Um. roadriverrail points out, via the community the_recession, that Sweden has just set new interest rates.

New negative interest rates.

They're charging people money for the privilege of keeping their money in the banks.

This happens in a week. Original data here. The money(!!) quote is: The deposit rate is at the same time cut to -0.25 per cent and the lending rate to 0.75 per cent.

Some commentary here.

I am a feminist.

That said, if you go out of your way to look for misogyny, you will find it just everywhere.

I don't often link to jokes, and blond jokes in particular generally make me yawn, but theweaselking just linked to one that had me in stitches, so I thought I'd share it with you.

Q: Why did the tachyon cross the road?

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