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- Senate adjourns without scheduling vote on Protect College Sports Act.
- From the archives: Schopenhauer's strategy against clickbait.
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- Senate adjourns without scheduling vote on Protect College Sports Act.
- From the archives: Schopenhauer's strategy against clickbait.
The No Kings rallies basically turned into a joke. Hope you enjoy:
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- Rob Henderson on Why Cancel Culture is Fading. Disagree with his takes on DEI and Cracker Barrel but his overall premise is correct.
- Glenn Reynolds from Rabble Rousing to Rabble Snoozing. The corporate media is evil.
- Why Washington's panic over Kennedy tells us he's close to the truth. Think it's a mistake to pair RFK Jr. with President Trump. His active allies are doctors the establishment tried to censor or cancel because they were speaking the truth about Covid.
- Trump's national Guard deployment and the art of the 80/20 issue.
Many a truth is said in jest.
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- What Americans can learn from hyperinflation in Weimar Germany. Those who don't learn from history are often doomed to repeat it.
- The dawn of play. Long but interesting read - what is the link between play and society? Is play necessary for creativity? What happens if play is repressed?
- Think the idea of media ride-alongs on DC patrols is genius.
- Glenn Reynolds on the next target for our arrogant, ignorant, "experts:" organ donors. RFK Jr. is right - this is horrifying.
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- JD Vance predicts a lot of people will get indicted over Russiagate. Good!
- From the archives: Habits vs. Goals.
- Mystery of Atlantis deepens as discovery on ocean floor hints at ancient catastrophe. The Younger Dryas!
- Jonathan Turley: Media outlets criticized for false story on JD Vance. Compare this false story to the amount of space spent by the media on an actual bag of cocaine found at the Biden White House.
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- Obama Admin hid information to create Trump-Russia conspiracy, Democrats "should be scared."
- In response to those wonderful people who gave us "Chatbots." He's not wrong - they call it people skills for a reason.
- Why would media report on public broadcasting funding and ignore their financial records? I think I know why.
- Australia is going Japanese. I really think so - think so think so.
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- AI is polytheistic, not monotheistic. 10 thoughts on AI.
- VDH: Trump's Unknown Frontiers. He's not wrong - Trump is boldly going where no man has gone before.
- Obama's own words are the most damning evidence against him.
- The corporate media's coverage of the Russia Hoax is just unbelievable.
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- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's remarks at the Federal Reserve capital conference.
- Jonathan Turley on the media refusing to cover the Russia Hoax proof. Whoever came up with the headline "The Silence of the Lambs" deserves a raise.
- From the archives: 100 Tips for a Better Life.
- US to leave UNESCO. Are we leaving the UN piece by piece? First WHO and now UNESCO.
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- RFK Jr. on Big Pharma and Corporate Media. Punching back twice as hard - with facts!
- Jonathan Turley: Democrats embrace socialist for new mayor of NYC.
- Are Gavin Newsom's policies leading to $8 per gallon gas prices in CA? I paid $2.99 the last time I filled up.
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- How the Red Sox-Rafael Devers situation get so messy. Good (and lengthy) explanation. Keep in mind that owner John Henry is the one common factor to all the dysfunction.
- Why the Minnesota assassin story disappeared from the media.
- Reminder that the NFL's Sunday Ticket lawsuit is still ongoing.
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- President Trump to sign order extending TikTok deadline another 90-days. On the fence about the sale but approaching the enough is enough point.
- Glenn Reynolds on the diminishing influence of corporate media. (HT Cultural Offering)
- Public skepticism toward LA riots narrative further erodes corporate media believability.
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- Russ Roberts on possible Israeli war plans. Hmmm...
- The Red Sox got a C on the trade of Rafael Devers. And I think that was generous.
- From the archives: Why greatness is more important than fame.
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- NY Dems support of Letisha James keeps getting more bizarre (and more costly).
- Mike Rowe makes a lot of sense.
- Informal, Hyperlocal History. Can't help but think of Louis L' Amour who grew up in the west and used local stories known to the "old timers" as the basis of many of his books.
Many a truth is said in jest.
- I'm an awful person for laughing at this