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(Our World in Data) $3 a day: A new poverty line has shifted the World Bank’s data on extreme poverty. What changed, and why?
In June 2025, the World Bank increased its extreme poverty estimates by 125 million people. This doesn’t mean the world has gotten poorer: it reflects a new, higher International Poverty Line of $3 a day, up from $2.15.
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(QC RSS) Sticker Shock
stick to the plan
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(xkcd.com) Where Babies Come From
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Inside ball
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Phantom, 8/10/25 One of Phantom‘s many charms is its meticulous attention to aviation history. That doomed B-17F Flying…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Water sports
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Marvin, 8/9/25 Sincere thanks to the editors who demanded that Marvin‘s creative team add the garden hose, change…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Beach troubles
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Family Circus, 8/8/25 The whole gimmick of “NOT ME” is that the Keane Kids say “not me!” when…
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(QC RSS) Office ASMR
ker-chunk
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(xkcd.com) Disclaimer
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
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