Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Jessica Tarlov accidently admits the Democrats biggest secret. Joe Biden was never sharp as a tack.
- The luxury-belief class has a new word for stealing.
- Jonathan Turley on court halting Kennedy Center renovation and name change.
- Forget Waste, Fraud, and Abuse. Focus on Improper Payments.
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- VDH: Confronting anti-Ellis Island immigration.
- 10 Other Other Commandments That Did Didn't Make the Cut.
- Every SNAP recipient needs to reapply to show their need. This is after hundreds of thousands of checks going out to dead people or fraudsters double dipping.
- The quest to reinvent anesthesia. Could this become the new "it" drug? (HT Tim Ferris)
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Why is cutting 0.1% of the federal budget so hard?
- From the archives: Guy walks into a bar.
- Plans vs Planning. Good business or life advice.
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- Science won't save itself - we have to make it personal. Stand up for science. (HT Cultural Offering)
- Glenn Reynolds: How Democrats used NGO's to end-run voters.
- Former Patriots TE Don Hasselbeck dies of cardiac arrest at 70. RIP to a good man.
- This includes an estimated $1.1 billion in funding for NPR and PBS.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share,
- VDH with Reflection on the Counter-Revolution in America. I hope it works.
- Is it time for Old School? Some good recommendations though I fear it may be too late for some.
- From the archives: EB White's beautiful letter to someone who had lost faith in humanity.
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- The world's 50 most valuable brands.
- Waiting for the Chainsaw. If DOGE had a fan club I'd be charter member.
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- Ukraine agrees to a 30-day cease fire. Now the ball is in Russia's court. We live in interesting times.
- From the archives: Peter Attia on the epidemic of Martiomania. It's that time of year again!
- USAID official tells staffers "Shred and burn your documents."
- Douglas Murray wins lawsuit against The Observer. Good for him!
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- All 50 states ranked from best to worst. Florida gets top makes in both the economy and education. Someone should do a ranking that includes Greenland and Alberta, Canada.
- From the archives: The case for reading fiction. Agree but it's even more important to read for pleasure.
- Excess savings and putting away what you don't spend. I was not a fan of the book Die with Zero and seems those recommending the book are all super wealthy. For myself I prefer the Edward Gibbon's quote, "I am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expenses, and my expense is equal to my wishes." (HT Steve Layman)
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The Top 10 States by Average Net Worth. Ironic that these are all "blue" states where the taxes are also probably the highest and where people complain about income inequality the most.
- How "Crisis of the Day" became "Crisis of the Moment." Think part of Trump's strategy is to maintain a pace so fast that even clickbait media can't keep up.
- Pentagon officials caught using taxpayer funded credit cards at casinos, bars, and clubs. If there's proof someone was misusing a government credit card - that person should be fired. No exceptions.
- Three more topics President Trump will probably speak about tonight: this investment by TSMC - campus protests - and how unfair restrictions and tariffs on US products will no longer be tolerated.
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- Why cutting government spending is so tough in the first place. Sadly true.
- The USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) got bumped (ugly). I agree both that it's worrying that a new low-tech targeting method may have been revealed and that even if they are targets we need more aircraft carriers.
- The leadership grace of coach Buzz Williams. Good advice!
- Jonathan Turley: Critics prove Vance's point on anti-free speech movement. The pro free speech message needs to be repeated as often and as loudly as possible.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The Jokes Liberals Used to Make. Proof of the facts that celebrities should never read the comments and if you try to go woke there's no lengths you can go to please some people.
- The utility of math. Hope this link works. Fan of math (not very good at it but wanting to be better).
- Argument that DOGE is good but not good enough. I argue that DOGE is a great start. A good plan executed today is always better than a perfect plan executed sometime in the future.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Glenn Reynolds: Using existing protocols and common sense to stop fraud.
- From the archives: Andrew Huberman's 10 step workout program
- Anduril takes over $22 billion Army contract. The backstory is fascinating.
- Space junk is a problem that's just going to get worse. Cleaning up junk in space is much more needed than cleaning up garbage in the ocean (though both are needed).
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- DOGE is basically using AI as a force multiplier. No wonder the Biden Administration wanyed government control of AI.
- Elon Musk proposes some common sense changes to the government payment system. These are common sense but question is why they haven't already been implemented.
- Jonathan Turley: Elon Musk and how the left makes monsters of us all. (HT Steve Layman)
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- The best antidepressant. We all know we need to exercise more often.
- Congress funded $516 billion on expired programs in 2024. And there's 251 more that are set to expire in 2025.
- Look at the wasteful spending to universities. That's almost 26% of the grant money and you can be sure all of these universities receiving grants were towing the government lines across the board.
Many a truth is said in jest.
- Hmmm...
- And just like that Tina Smith begged for someone to primary her.
Much of the news has been tied up with the Trump Administration and DOGE cutting programs or finding taxpayer waste but sometimes you also have to spend money in order to set things to right. Some examples:
