Many a truth is said in jest.
Friday, June 19, 2026
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- 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.
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
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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Thursday, June 18, 2026
Soldiers in Jetpacks
The above video has been circulating for a number of years. But were you aware that way back in October of 1961 at Fort Bragg at what is now the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare School a demonstration was held showing a soldier with a rocket on his back crossing the water to land on the other side?
Not to mention the opening scene from the 1965 James Bond thriller Thunderball which showed Bond escaping in a jetpack.
We've been promised the ubiquity of jetpacks for a long time now.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- 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.
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
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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Wednesday, June 17, 2026
The Best and the Brightest
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.
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
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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Tuesday, June 16, 2026
More Linky Links
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- Can America build nuclear again?
- Fox to acquire Roku in $22 billion deal.
- Billion dollar recissions won't fix the trillion dollar debt problem.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- SpaceX and the Sentient Sun. Like a condensed history of SpaceX and the possible future of SpaceX.
- Is there nothing he can't do?
- Brendan Sorsby saga abruptly ends. But is it really over?
- UFC boss Dana White, "I hate that kind of nonsense." There is a simple way to end this controversy.
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
President Trump is on his way to France for the G7 summit. On the Air Force One flight think it's a given that he'll be asked more questions about the wars in Iran and Ukraine than about world economies but what's the odds he also faces more questions about the Obamas or the SpaceX IPO than the actual reason for the trip?
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Monday, June 15, 2026
The Killer Angels
"To be a good soldier you must love the army. But to be a good officer you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love. That is... a very hard thing to do. No other profession requires it. This is one reason why there are so very few good officers. Although there are many good men." - General Robert E. Lee
Linky Links
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- Countering Indoctrination and Deception on Campus. He's not wrong.
- The transformation of AT&T Stadium into Dallas Stadium for the World Cup.
- 84-year old Senator Mitch McConnell admitted to hospital. He should retire.
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Yesterday was President Trump's 80th birthday and you have to think he had quite a day. A peace deal was reached with Iran and the night saw the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House. You have to think the timing of that event was not coincidental.
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Sunday, June 14, 2026
Linky Links
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- Jonathan Turley: Post-Platner Democrats must ask "Are we the baddies?"
- Data Centers in Space are Going to Happen. Why the SpaceX IPO was so successful.
- How the UFC built an octagon on the White House lawn.
- You knew this was bound to happen. Edit: That video is actually from Iraq.
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
What do you get for the President who has everything? Well how about a peace deal with a defeated Iran and a UFC event at the White House? Happy 80th birthday to Donald Trump.
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Saturday, June 13, 2026
Linky Links
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- Glenn Reynolds: Elon Musk is a Genius and a Litmus Test. Elon should be held in the highest of regards.
- More Pritchett, Less Piketty. The economics are clear.
- Our Achilles Heel. The point about college admissions will stick with me.
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Tonight is game 5 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio and the Knicks have the chance to win their first championship since 1973. Have the feeling the Spurs (and maybe the NBA) won't let that happen which would set up a potential ratings bonanza game 6 in NY. Just saying.
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Friday, June 12, 2026
Linky Links
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- ESPN created this monster. "TV money and legalized gambling ruined college sports."
- Dan Wetzel: Sorsby ruling a temporary injunction that will cause permanent damage.
- What would it look like if the AI bubble burst?
- How three economists built blueprints for taking your stuff.
Filling the Ocean
Isaac Newton once said that what we know is a drop but what we don't know is an ocean. He's right of course but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try in our own small way to fill that ocean.
That - in part - is what I try to do with trying to absorb some of the lessons from the quotes I examine and try to take to heart each day. And also with my thoughts on what's going on in the world and what they may mean. Not to mention the reading I try to do each day.
In the movie The Shootist John Wayne buys a newspaper the day he learns he has terminal cancer and is intent of reading that paper cover to cover so he knows what happened on that particular day. I don't have terminal cancer (thank God) but death does come for all of us - memento mori. Shouldn't we use the time allotted to us in our short span and try to fill the ocean of what we don't know but at the same time enjoy the fact we are alive and appreciate the present moment?
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
A cease-fire /peace deal was reportedly reached between the US and Iran. Again. The nuclear details are to be announced. Most of the details so far seem to favor Iran especially they part where their leaders get to finally come out of their caves and they won't get bombed.
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Thursday, June 11, 2026
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- How America could become a high trust society again.
- Jonathan Turley: Democratic leaders swap "Me Too" for Maine.
- Man-Bear-Pig's Al Gore's inaccurate untruths distorted policy. It was always a hoax.
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
The two big stories this morning are the Knicks amazing comeback to win game 3 of the NBA Finals and the war in Iran devolving to just the US taking target practice. That the NBA Finals seems the top story shows just how little regard the average American is giving to Iran's military at this point.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
College Football Thoughts
Was having these anyway and figured may as well jot them down and post on Substack.
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
The Brendan Sorsby ruling continues to soak up all the oxygen in the room when it comes to college football. I plan to have a separate post dealing with that situation later today.
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Tuesday, June 09, 2026
The Killer Angels
"'This is a different kind of army. If you look at history you'll see men fight for pay, or women, or some other kind of loot. They fight for land, or because a king makes them, or just because they like killing. But we're here for something new. I don't... this hasn't happened much in the history of the world. We're an army going out to set other men free.'" - Col. Joshua Chamberlain
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Big 12 discuss options as Brendan Sorsby trial gets February date. What a mess!
- And if anyone questions the results they're racist!
- From the archives: Karl Popper on the line between science and pseudoscience.
- Is the SpaceX IPO the reason for the $2 trillion stock market sell-off?
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Even with the Spurs beating the Knicks last night the big story of the day was Brendan Sorsby being ruled eligible for Texas Tech by a local Lubbock District Court despite being banned for life by the NCAA for gambling. You have to wonder if all the sports books will be pulling Texas Tech games from betting in response?
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Monday, June 08, 2026
Lessons of History
It was well reported that The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman was one of JFK's favorite books. But it was also reported in David Halberstam's The Best and the Brightest that JFK may have sent those 18,000 "advisors" to Vietnam as a direct result of the bullying treatment he received from Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna. It's as if he didn't lean anything from Tuchman's book.
"Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it." - George Santayana
I've also long held that much of the tragedy of WW I was because military leaders failed to learn from the lessons of the American Civil War where trench warfare had it's seeds.
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Tonight is game 3 of the NBA Finals and the first finals game at MSG since 1999. Look for any celebrity from New York or any who have shows on ABC or Disney to attend and get plenty of air time. If you did a drinking game of having to take a sip every time a Ben Stiller, Spike Lee, Timothy Chalamet, or other luminary appears on screen - you might be drunk by halftime.
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Sunday, June 07, 2026
Take Action
The habit of taking action is one of the most important habits one can develop in life.
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More Linky Links
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- 11 Kettle Bell Exercises to Level Up Your Workouts.
- Jonathan Turley: Virginia Governor may prove greatest gun influencer since Charlton Heston.
- It's hardware's turn to eat the world.
- This summer's sleeper hit is about a man who can't ask a woman out.
Linky Links
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- 8 Best Exercises to Help You Sleep at Night. Especially in older adults.
- Iran stops negotiations with US.
- Just learned of the heroics of General Teddy Roosevelt Jr. On D-Day. Where do we find such men?
- From the archives: Dan Carlin on D-Day.
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Each day I try to have at least 10 items to discuss in my Flotsam and Jetsam posts. Some days I breeze right past that number. Other days I struggle to get to 10. This was one of the latter days.
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Saturday, June 06, 2026
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Today is the anniversary of D-Day and I admit this day always makes me think of Band of Brothers and their buildup and portrayal of the Day of Days.
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Friday, June 05, 2026
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Glenn Reynolds: Scott Pelly is out. So what? He's not wrong.
- From the archives: Naval Ravikant - 15 timeless Naval thoughts and 50 quotes.
- New Testament clues hidden in the Old Testament.
- Beauty and the beastly. He's not wrong - there's a marked difference.
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Carolina may have beaten the Golden Knights 4-3 in OT to even the series but the important thing to remember is once again the Stanley Cup will not be going to a team from Canada. The last time the Cup was won by a Canadian franchise was 1993 when Montreal beat the LA Kings.
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Thursday, June 04, 2026
College Football Thoughts
Was thinking these these things anyway so figure may as well jot them down and place upon Substack.
Linky Links
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- Tell me your first thought wasn't of CHUD.
- When History Lovers are Replaced by History Haters.
- This is why America can't have robots and other nice things.
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
The Knicks won game one of the NBA Finals and I don't have a prediction on the outcome of the series though I will predict that another New York win will come and many will blame the Spurs loss on Victor Wembanyama fouling out of the game.
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Battle of Midway
Today marks the anniversary of the Battle of Midway - a battle sited by most historians as the turning point in the Pacific in World War II. Below is a good article on the history of the Battle of Midway and its significance.
Wednesday, June 03, 2026
Halberstam Upper Level History
Just a thought but you could make a whole year of college upper level modern history classes from some of the books of David Halberstam. For example:
History 301: From World War II to Vietnam. The class would be based on Halberstam's book The Fifties and his book The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War.
History 302: The start of the Vietnam War to Japan taking over the US auto market. This class would be based on Halberstam's The Best and Brightest and his book The Reckoning.
These two classes would span the better part of four decades of US history over a single college year. There would be plenty of historical details to review and Halberstam is considered liberal royalty by many - so that should ease the courses being adopted by various universities. Halberstam has become more controversial as the years go by so all of the items from the books should give plenty of subjects and differing takes for historical papers.
So let it be written so let it be done.
Linky Links
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- Anthropic files a potentially $1 trillion IPO.
- American Nuclear Renaissance. Faster please!
- Trump names housing director Bill Pulte acting intelligence director replacing Tulsi Gabbard. This was surprising - not sure what to think about it.
- DataRepublican: Which NGO's are organizing the Newark protests and how.
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
The NBA Finals between the Spurs and Knicks open tonight in San Antonio. Could be an interesting series and with ABC carrying both the NBA and NHL Finals guessing you probably won't have to decide each night which game to watch.
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Tuesday, June 02, 2026
College Football Stadiums
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
With AJ Brown being traded to the Patriots look for some to start saying he's the best receiver New England has had since Randy Moss. Then if Brown or the Pats get off to a slow start look for many of the same to note that Moss only cost a 3rd rounder. Some people already have their columns written, That's how it goes in Boston.
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Monday, June 01, 2026
Linky Links
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- Trump's coalition of the Gulf states. He's not wrong.
- Meteor explodes off coast of Massachusetts causing loud boom.
- I'm an awful person for laughing at this.
- Really looking like the Bears may move to Indiana. This isn't calling a bluff - this is being stupid.
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up Substack.
President Trump has been emptying the strategic oil reserve trying to keep the price of gas at the pump at a reasonable level. He's also been been selling that oil at top of the market prices because of the war in Iran. If that war ends and the price of oil drops - will he then start refilling the oil reserve by buying at much lower prices? Did the US government just make a huge windfall? The art of the oil deal?
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