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- China is killing the fish. And not in China either (you'd think they'd learn after their killed all the birds in their own country).
- From the archives: Letter from a self-made merchant to his son.
- New investigation launched into Epstein's 7,600 acre Zorro Ranch.
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- The coming revolution down south. "Will Cuba be Libre soon, and if so what happens next?"
- Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest unwittingly reveal the severity of the US surveillance state. Admit I fell for the dog trick.
- Sports court rules disqualification of Ukrainian athlete justified.
- As strengths grow and erode. Good points.
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- New FAFSA updates flags colleges with 'lower earnings' for graduates. Would like to see colleges fight to have better tuition vs graduate earnings ratings as much as they fight for Newsweek ratings.
- TIME's top 100 photographs of 2025.
- Interesting - Find My Tax Breakdown. How your taxes are spent.
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- Why we need the Office of Crisis Identification now more than ever.
- From the archives: Karl Popper and the line between science and pseudoscience.
- The effectual truth about AI chatbot. (HT Steve Layman)
- Have drones made traditional warfare obsolete? The US Civil War provided lessons to European nations about the birth of trench warfare and the astronomical number of killed and wounded in battle modern warfare inflicts but they did not learn - so we got WW I. Are nations likewise dismissing lessons being taught in the Ukraine war?
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- Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Society.
- Marco Rubio is not wrong - the State Department needed to be reformed.
- Bill Clinton is an awful person.
- We Shall See. I too am curious how this turns out. My guess is Russia gets to keep Crimea, the Donbas has elections to see if they remain with Ukraine or join Russia, and Russia get entry into the 2026 World Cup.
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- Trump's first 100 days victory lap.
- VDH: The Trump Counterrevolution and the Moral Ledger.
- Information on the US and Ukraine mineral resources deal.
- Abrego Garcia case keeps getting worse for the Democrats, Are the Dems finally the first rule of holes? Think the damage may already be done.
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- Elon Musk risked Tesla's health to help our country. We should thank him, not hate him.
- The corporate media was being paid to be biased. The Pulitzer Prize is basically an award for propaganda.
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- Biden lied about everything, including nuclear risk, during Ukraine war. It's revealing that a story of how the American people were lied to and nuclear war was risked remains behind a paywall for the NYT and Matt Taibbi's Racket makes the story free. It's as if one is prioritizing dollars over journalism.
- Will antiviral chewing gum replace vaccines?
- VDH explains the Liberation Day tariffs. He's not wrong.
- The Oval Office meeting - the other 40 minutes. Combining this with the first link gives a very different perspective.
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- Modern war tells us to get used to disappointment. "The best Ukraine can hope for is a result similar to the deal Russia reportedly offered before all the killing started: Crimea and the Donbas to Russia; no to Kyiv joining NATO; yes to Ukrainian membership in the European Union."
- 5 Reasons Men Spend so Much Time Thinking about the Roman Empire. I don't have any Raman themed T-shirts but I do like reading books about Rome.
- Great work by Data Republican on how politically connected NGO's are taking 90% of the tax dollars. I've been following her for a while - she does great work.
- ACC nearing resolution with Clemson and FSU to end litigation.
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- VDH on Silicon Valley's moral bankruptcy. Long but worthwhile read. (HT Execupundit)
- The Daily Coach on the brilliance of Jason Kelce's retirement speech.
- Didn't realize the Tom Cotton Op-Ed was a "how-to" article. The NYT is garbage.
- VDH on the Ukrainian Verdun. A VDH two-for today.
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- 23 books everyone should read once in their life. Love book lists. I've read all but 9 of the titles. (HT Wally)
- German defense chat on Cisco Webex overheard by Russians confirmed as legitimate. How can it be disinformation if it is true? (HT Borepatch)
Many a truth is said in jest.
- Great now I keep wondering about this.
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- Biden quietly sells off border wall parts to thwart GOP plans. Is there any doubt that the Biden Administration hates America?
- Even the Washington Post admits that Ukraine's counteroffensive isn't working. Where did all the money go?
- Noah Smith on why China's economy ran off the rails. To give Smith credit - he has been pointing out for years (as have I) that China's economy was in trouble. Of course you can no longer get any negative economic news out of China at this time (another indicator of how bad things are).
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- Sabrina Pasterski has been called the "next Einstein and is definaely a name you should know. Sorry about how the article repeats itself but still a name you should be aware of.
- Podcast on Jordan Peele. Worth a listen.
- The Free Press says the NCAA has a "hot girl" problem. No they have an NIL problem. Now that the Cavider Twins are no longer playing basketball they're not making NIL money - they're just making money. That's the problem.
- Vindman pitched $12 million scheme to profit off the Ukraine war. As Glenn Reynolds would say. "Tar and feathers is too good."
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- NFL fans become nervous after YouTube TV has issues during final minutes of NBA game. There will be issues. There always are.
- National security experts: War in Ukraine an "unmitigated disaster."
- Chris "the Bear" Fallica's Preakness picks.
- Tesla wins big Supreme Court case. Big win for consumers.
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- Consumer Price Inflation by type of goods or service (2000-2022). Notice the more government involvement - the higher the price to the consumer.
- Webb telescope discovery so shocking astronomers thought it was a mistake - "let go of your expectations and be ready to be surprised." Much of what we think we know will later prove to be wrong.
- China goes all-in on Russian war effort. We send Ukraine tanks and China figures OK then we'll sell Russia weapons too. Where does the escalation end?
- Morgan Housel with a few short stories on "How It All Works"
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- Eric McErlain and the tradition of the gnomes.
- How the War in Ukraine ends. Interesting read but Ukraine is not getting Crimea back. We have to be realistic about that.
- Is God really visiting a two-stoplight town in Kentucky? I'm honestly jealous of people who believe they've been touched by the Holy Spirit.
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- Ukraine - the View from Poland
- Heh Heh
- Matt Ridley on why Global Warming is actually good for us. (From the archives)
- Woke ChatGPT is concerning. But I think it's bias is actually its undoing. It will be replaced by something that doesn't have bias built into its algorithm.
