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- How to win a space war. Long but interesting read that boils down to - first have a SpaceX.
- The economic costs of the Iran war. Not sure how this changes with a potential decrease in prices at the pump.
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The Iran peace deal is back on. Iranian representatives may have originally walked out but they quickly walked back to negotiations when informed if they left they and their whole country would be bombed. The terms included the strait of Hormuz being open, the sanctions against Iran being temporarily lifted, and inspections of the atomic program agreed to which was the whole point of the war in the first place.
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- DataRepublican: Our assassination culture - "Traitor for Israel." Hate has twisted many hearts.
- Jonathan Turley on things not going well for Dan Goldman. The left eating their own - kind of amusing.
- Alan Greenspan has passed aged 100.
- The Ramp: Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. Very different emotions from the ones I have of that night.
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Wait did Keir Starmer announce he was stepping down as PM before Iran pulled out of peace negotiations? Or the other way around? Perhaps the two are related? That's one way to explain things.
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- Unlocking the ocean's economy.
- If you made this self-driving you'd have the new mobile home office.
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Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. Today I plan on having a fire in the yard and watching some golf. Taking it easy as the Lord intended.
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- VDH: Iran War Misconception.
- America's biggest industries by economic output.
- "Truly Evil" FDA rejection of gene therapy after Trump official ousted.
"'If it weren't for the slaves, there'd never have been no war, now would there?'
'No,' Chamberlain said.
'Well then, I don't care how much political fast-talking you hear, that's what it's all about and that's what them fellas died for, and I tell you, Lawrence, I don't understand it all.'
'No,' Chamberlain said. He was thinking of Kilrain: no divine spark. Animal meat: the Killer Angels."
From Michael Shaara's The Killer Angels. Not sure if they sell this book at the Gettysburg National Military Park but they should stock it in the gift shop.
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- Two top senators urge Trump DOJ to prosecute Fauci despite Biden autopen pardon. Agree - Fauci should be in jail.
- Nathanael Greene was an underappreciated hero of the American Revolution.
- Jonathan Turley: Arkansas shows continued testing improvements from reforms.
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Thoughts on the big USMNT win over Australia, Joe Biden making the news for all the wrong reasons and some random observations. Meanwhile I'll start on my Father's Day festivities early with breakfast with my youngest today and going up to Maine to see my oldest and my new grandchild tomorrow.
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With Brendan Sorsby declaring for the NFL supplement draft - many may feel that the book has been closed on this sordid affair. But that's far from reality. If this was a Broadway play we'd just be about to start the third act.
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- Why 71% of Democrats are wrong not to be proud of America.
- Big 10 and SEC commissioners ripped by key Senator for opposition to Protect College Sports Act.
- Tulsi Gabbard released proof Anthony Fauci lied about Gain of Function on her last day on the job.
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Paid $4.15 per gallon of gas yesterday. This was already down $.30 from what I paid on Monday and I'm guessing next week it will be back down under $4 a gallon. When it is all said and done what the American people really care about is how any particular policy effects their family budget. As Bill Clinton put it "It's the economy stupid."
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- A serious paper about the path to super intelligence.
- Have federal regulations caused America to embrace liquid gas over nuclear power?
- One whiskey you should bring home from each state. My daughter distills the choice from NJ.
- Kevin Kelly on is AI conscious or not? Excellent point on the creation of language.
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There's a saying in sports that its not really a rivalry if only one side wins all the time. That's what comes to mind when I hear some asking if Iran won the peace deal. The US was basically bombing at will, controlled the air and the seas, the Iranian atomic program was halted, terrorism around the globe was wiped out, and the regime neutered. This was akin to the Black Knight saying "OK we'll call it a draw."
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The Vietminh did much to get rid of the colonial French from Vietnam after WW II while the politicians in the south did just the opposite. Many fought on the side of the French or profited from the war to expel them. Was it any surprise we would have an issue with "hearts and minds" when we appeared for all purposes to just be taking the place of France and installing our own politicians?
Under President Eisenhower when Dienbienphu fell to the Vietminh - bombing by US forces would rightly have been seen as an act of war. And Eisenhower rightly did not take the bait. President Kennedy opened that door a crack and slowly it swung wide open.
Those in power when the French again took over after WW II knew America should not get involved militarily. At best they'd be on the side of a colonial power when we were the poster child for anti-colonialism and the costs were likely to be more along the lines of the Philippines insurrection from 1899 to 1913 than the Korean conflict. Besides Americans were emotionally exhausted from both WW II and Korea.
By the time President Kennedy was elected - Americans were more rested, China had been "lost" to the Communists, and the US was now an acknowledged Super Power. Plus we were willing to believe in illusions. To paraphrase Richard Feynman, "The easiest person to fool is yourself." David Halberstam's The Best and the Brightest tells the story of how America fooled ourselves into the Vietnam war.
Dense history but worth the time.
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This Sunday is Father's Day so don't be surprised if you see a lot of dad's getting a jump on any yard work that needs to be done and for golf tee times to fill up pretty quickly. They know that the kids will insist they take it easy on Sunday with no work and to just do what they want. What many want is to play golf but they also know that lawn ain't going to cut itself.
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