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- The Nitrogen Trap. People know the Strait of Hormuz carries 20% of the world's oil supply but a closed strait also endangers one-third to 50% of the world food supply because of fertilizer. Long but important read.
- Meet the real villain behind the death of Cinderella in the NCAA tournament. He's not wrong.
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- Exhibit B on why the Department of Education should just be ended. (Exhibit A is the fact that test scores have gone in the toilet since they were created.)
- Bridget Phetasy caught in the crossfire of the culture wars.
- Forecasting the future of the West. Another possibility is a big backlash.
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
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- Well, that doesn't sound like much of a "Cybersecurity Lab." But hey Georgia Tech won the football game this weekend.
- Ex-husband of CNN moderator Dana Bash signed infamous Hunter Biden laptop letter. I don't put a lot of stock into holding ex-spouses responsible for their actions but shouldn't this conflict have been revealed before now?
- Politically Homeless: I'm on team F You. "The Obama years started the national division, and now the Democratic Party is batshit insane."
- Jon Stossel on Kamala Harris. Worth a listen.
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- Tim Ferriss on You Don't Need More How-to Advice. Just do it!
- Bridget Phetasy on why the luxury life feels alien. Late to this by a week but worth a read.
- Don't feel bad for Eric Adams if he doesn't get re-elected. He's bound to get a high paying job from one of his scam boondoggle partners.
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- Elon Musk says he will pay lawyer fees of challenges to Ireland's new hate speech law. Irish lawyers cheer!
- Statement of Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
- Bridget Phetesay: Suburban woman voting for Trump. She makes some points that ar tough to argue against,
- They're black Democrats and they're suing Chicago over handling of illegal immigrants
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you would have received an email. Thanks!
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
"I too hated capitalism when I spent all my money on marijuana." - Bridget Phetesay
"The cash that comes from selling your labor is vulgar and unacceptable for a gentleman... for wages are effectively the bonds of slavery." - Cicero
"No, that is the great fallacy: the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful." - Ernest Hemingway
"What's the difference between misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation? Whether you've been illegally pressured by the White House, the State Department, or the FBI to take it down." - Marc Andreessen
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"The most valuable lessons are learned in tough times." - Howard Marks
"Style is doing things in a distinctive way without trying to. Trying to is affectation." - Paul Graham
"We're all still gonna call it Twitter so whatever." - Bridget Phetasy
"If you wish to improve, be content to appear clueless or stupid." - Epictetus
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- G7 vs BRICS comparison by GDP. Reminder that Russia was asked to join G7 in 2007 but was kicked out for invading Crimea in 2014.
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- Patriots reach 3-year extension for WR DeVante Parker
- Bridget Phetasy on how you can never escape the suburbs. Longish read but worth your time.
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- Before you go see the movie Flamin' Hot - read the article about the janitor at Frito-Lay who "invented" Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
- Speaking of - Bridget Phetasy on Why Pride lost the public.
- How to light and smoke a cigar. From the archives.
- Final Pride related article of the day - NHL cancels all remaining Pride nights for rest of the season. People are just growing weary of the distraction.
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
"You have an hour free. You can do whatever you want. Whatever it is you choose to do... at the end of that hour, will you feel you did the right thing? It's many of those hours that make a life." - Agnes Callard
"Men don't get periods. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk." - Bridget Phetasy
"Take responsibility for your life. Do not pollute your beautiful, radiant inner Being nor the Earth with negativity." - Eckhart Tolle
"I always spent money on books. I never viewed that as an expense. That's an investment to me." - Naval Ravikant
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"The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore." - Rumi
"Sometimes success is less about making good habits easy and more about making bad habits hard." - James Clear
"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." - Confucius
"Comedians didn't suddenly become 'right wing,' the left just went insane and the material is too good to pass up on." - Bridget Phetasy
Bridget Phetasy with a tremendous look at the narcissism and hypocrisy of elitist liberals and how it was laid bare by their actions during the pandemic. Bravo! Make sure to read the whole thing.
Think it was Naval Ravikant who observed that if politicians and journalists stopped getting paychecks - the lockdowns would end tomorrow. How true!
