Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Glenn Reynolds: The Clock Strikes Thirteen.

- Preemptive Pardons are a Terrible Idea. If it wasn't for bad ideas Joe would have no ideas at all.

- VDH: Biden's Paranoid Pardons and Leftist Morality. Hunter's pardon begs the question, "At long last have you no decency?"

- Suspected shooter of UniterHeathcare CEO nabbed at PA McDonald's. An ex-Ivy Leaguer and fan of the Unabomber if his first public words weren't "I'm a patsy" he missed a big opportunity.

Link Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share,

- Niall Ferguson on why the world is lucky Kamala Harris didn't win the election..

- Wow - Marslink is a real thing. I know I wouldn't bet against it.

- Noah Smith: The educated professional class is out of touch with America.

- RFK Jr. already had a plan for MAHA. Agree 100%!

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- Eli Lake: How Donald Trump won the election. Spot on.

- Possibly lost in election news - Mitochondrial imbalance linked to 90% of chronic diseases.

- VDH on the 2024 election.

- Jonathan Turley on the 2024 election. We've had lame duck presidents before but never lame duck special prosecutors.

More Linky Links

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- Cal Newport: After you vote - unplug. Good advice. (HT -A Layman's Blog)

- Be remiss if I didn't mention that legendary music producer Quincy Jones passed away aged 91. His death was overshadowed by all the hubbub surrounding the election.

- VDH: From "Clingers" to "Garbage" - why the 16-years of vilification?

- Safe spaces for college students. I weep for our future.

- Bonus: Why the year 2027 keeps coming up for the Chinese

Linky Links

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- From the archives: The biological Chernobyl.

- The five hour rule. Good life advice.

- The Free Press: Seven items - and what they say about the election.

- TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy. Can't forget that the original TGI Fridays in Times Square originally started as a singles bar.

Linky Links

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- The 3 characteristics of an educated man. Article is a couple years old but new to me. (HT Some Its Just as Well)

- Michael Wade: The Brunacini Way. Worth a read. A life worth emulating.

- Glenn Reynolds on what might happen after the election.

- Freddie deBoer on the election of Bill Clinton

So Very True

Linky Links

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- Will the China Cycle come for Airbus and Boeing? Never forget what China did to one-time giant Nortel.

- Philosophy explained (with donuts)

- This is what a preference cascade looks like.

- Climate Journalism Done Right.

This Election

Via

Linky Links

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- NASA looks to be moving away from Boeing and going with SpaceX

- VDH on Election 2024: Those who lecture vs those tired of being lectured

- Gallup poll shows public trust in media matches record low.

- Countries ranked by GDP by hour worked. This skewers towards European counties because thei work fewer hours. Could also be an argument to work smarter not longer.

Linky Links

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- VDH on Israel unbound.

- Writing history to avid repeating it. Agree - never forget what they did. (HT Cultural Offering)

- Michael Wade: Cultural Revolutions in the Police Departments. DEI by another name.

- With Biden and Harris MIA after Helene's devastation, Donald Trump steps up.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- How Mike Tomlin is managing expectations. Have grudgingly come to respect Mike Tomlin over the years.

- Did Kamala just implode her campaign with another disastrous interview?

- VDH on the October September Surprise.

- Strategies to secure America's supply chain. Long but interesting read.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- James Clear on Dreams.

- Ross Dellenger on the effect the transfer portal has had on college football starting QB's

- Interesting: Ivermectin should be given to all advanced breast cancer cases.

- Latest poll from Nate Silver has Dems nervous. Maybe they'll be so disheartened they'll stay home on election day.

Linky Links

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- VDH on the myriad projections of the 2024 election. Projections in the psychology sense.

- The Daily Coach on Tom Hanks 3 pieces of advice. Good advice.

- Organic farming activism threatens millions - and the environment.

- X's Grok is the unwoke solution to Google's Gemini.

Linky Links

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- VDH on the weird, creepy, surreal - and dangerous - 2024 campaign. I've wondered many of the same questions.

- Jonathan Turley on CNN losing another motion in a defamation case.

- How to overhaul the US education system

- Apocalypse Now came out 45-years ago. 

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Roman roads reimagined as subway lines.

- Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Harris can't rely on identity politics this election.

- Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every single American. We are in the best of hands.

- VDH on Our Three Silent Mice. It's turtles all the way down. 

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Glenn Reynolds on Our Crisis of Institutional Competence. He's not wrong.

- Morgan Housel with A Few Little Ideas and Short Stories. Good life advice.

- VDH on Harris' big gift to Trump - if he uses it.

- CNN reviews Starlink. They insist on comparing it to fiber companies - they just don't get it. These companies just don't build to most rural areas because the density to too low there. CNN just hates Elon Musk (and they don't get it).

Some Memes You May Enjoy

 Many a truth is said in jest.

- This question will keep me up at night.

- October surprise?

- Taxes explained

- This is NPR

Linky Links

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- Fast Food top 50 ranking for 2024

- Ron DeSantis destroys Tim Walz

- Politically homeless: I'm not telling my Liberal friends unless they ask. 

- Eli Lake on All the Wrong People are Celebrating Tim Walz. 

Presidential Void

What's the reason that Joe Biden hasn't stepped down from the office and made Kamala Harris President yet?

I give a list of possible reasons why. May be a combination of reasons or maybe something totally unrelated.