Chris Lynch's slanted view on sports, politics and entertainment. Please send thoughts or comments to chris.lynch@gmail.com
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- The Missiles to Diego Garcia Subtext. The key takeaway - Europe is "naked without an American shield."
- Jonathan Turley: USC cancels gubernatorial debate due to absence of candidates of color. California is a national joke,
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- The war in Iran is threatening the worldwide supply of helium.
- Many a truth is said in jest.
- A Danish fix for US mortgage lock-in. Be sure to read the comments. Not sure if society is ready for "bond burning" parties.
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- Significance greater than success.
- Expectation, policy, and and the anatomy of recent inflation.
- Matt Ridley: The gas price shock will expose Britain's catastrophic energy misjudgment.
- Will Scandinavian and Baltic Europe lead our European allies to the Strait of Hormuz?
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- Rory McIlroy spares no expense with Masters Champions dinner.
- Matt Ridley: Ehrlich's anti-human legacy. Ehrlich was the opposite of a rational optimist.
- Glenn Reynolds: Don't drone me bro! "Trump loves tariffs, maybe an 'oil security fee' on each barrel of oil exiting the Gulf will appear." Like that idea!
- Notre Dame announces that any family making less than $150,000 a year will pay zero tuition.
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- VDH: What is actually happening in Iran is not being reported. He's not wrong.
- The companies shipping the most humanoid robots. Surprised China has 90% of the market and Tesla is so far down the list.
- Data analysis of the state of the Iranian conflict.
- Warriors Casino: The people making a killing gambling on war.
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- A Mine Threat? Where are the Minesweepers? A question that will bother me as well as the question of why this dog hasn't barked?
- From the archives: Brewing tea removes lead from water.
- A surge in taxes on high-earners is leading to a mass exodus. Some people never learn.
- Kevin Kelly - How to Future. When knowing history is particularly useful.
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- Rational Optimist on Everything's AI.
- One Battle After Another wins Best Picture plus other Oscar winners.
- Strait of Hormuz planning was built in from the start. Of course it was - I'd be more surprised if it wasn't.
- Pokémon Go had players capturing more than they realized. Amused at the tactic but could turn scary if it was revealed it was AI's plan to get humans to work for it.
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- Micro-targeting Iran's secret police.
- Kevin O'Leary on the importance of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Jonathan Turley on the decline of Antifa. Liked the comparison to J. Edgar Hoover denying the mafia existed.
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- Monitoring the situation in Hormuz.
- From the archives: The surprising reason writing remains essential in an AI-driven world.
- Musing about emergent biology. Interesting question of how we go from non-alive atoms and molecules to alive cells?
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- Institutional AI vs Individual AI. Excellent points about productivity and revenue.
- SciFi and Fantasy recommendations. I'll second the Discworld series.
- Ukraine is getting its revenge on Iran. Interesting but still wary of Zelensky.
- On the Old Dominion shooting. Bravo Zulu indeed.
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- The Democrats war against Operation Epic Fury. He's not wrong.
- President Trump urges college sports leaders to return to pre-NIL days.
- Russ Robert: Chabad and the war with Iran.
- Romans had Horatius at the bridge - the Americans had Ripley at the bridge. Where do we find such men.
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- Paul Graham: The brand age. Interesting but long look at the lessons from the history of Swiss watchmaking.
- Senate Democrats block bill to fund DHS (while Iran war is going on).
- Revised nuclear safety rules are made public. The rules book was reportedly cut by two-thirds. Good!
- Niall Ferguson: Khamenei joins Saddam in hell, but Iran 2026 is not Iraq 2003.
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- Iran can neither be appeased or postponed.
- Kevin Kelly: Three modes of cognition.
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- Mass vs RFK Jr. over Dunkin' Donuts. Think a Kennedy would know enough not to mess with Dunkin's in Mass.
- The sinking of the Dena was textbook.
- The hidden insurance rules keeping MLB star from the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
- Sebastian Junger: What it feels like to get blown up. Some thoughts on the US military involvement in Iran.
Many a truth is said in jest.
- Makes sense.
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- Russ Roberts: The head of the snake - life in Israel during the Second Iran War.
- Nations have agency and sovereignty over their territories. And elections have consequences a reminder to those touting free cheese.
- House oversight Committee concludes Tim Walz administration knew about fraud but failed to act.
- Paramount Skydance debt downgraded to junk bond status by Fitch.
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- LUCAS's coming out party. Keep thinking of the Bill Hicks bit about Desert Strom "Let's see what this can do."
- One buyer dominated Iran's oil exports.
- Admiral Brad Cooper's message to the soldiers and sailors of Operation Epic Fury.
- Trump moves to cut all trade with Spain. Actions have consequences. Not sure how to translate FAFO into Spanish.
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- Supreme Court skeptical of law banning drug users from possessing firearms.
- More than 550 CDL Schools Shuttered. Is it too much to ask that ICE is working in conjunction with this news?
- The problem with Iran. To me the real problem is the Hippocratic oath supposed to be for doctors not military leaders. Those are taught to inflict maximum damage to their enemies (HT A Layman's Blog)
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- Jonathan Turley: MLB pitcher turned down Padres offer due to California state taxes. This will not be the last case of this happening.
- Good news: AI will eat application software. A look at some of the "moats" some companies have created.
- The Rise of the Punitive Expedition. He's not wrong.
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- Jonathan Turley: How Trump boxed Congress in on War Powers.
- 117 AD - the maximum extent of the Roman Empire.
- VDH: Is there a Trump great game? He's not wrong.