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- VDH on the Odyssey Hullabaloo.

- Matt Ridley: Why our public sector is so unproductive.

- Modern time began in 1883.

- Jonathan Turley on NY losing billions as millionaires flee NYC. 

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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.

- Sounds about right doesn't it.

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- Everything, Everywhere is Compliance.

- NYC has deeper problems than its current mayor.

- The Real AI. So true! (HT Steve Layman)

- Jonathan Turley on the return of standardized testing in colleges.

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- VDH: Why exactly did they destroy the border?

- Jonathan Turley: Mamdani and other people's money. "The greatest exodus since the Red Sea crossing."

- Steven Spielberg becomes latest billionaire to flee California. Well he is a well-known conservative - oh wait.

- NASA chief classifies Starliner flight as "Type A" mishap. Isaacman wants to fix the problem - not the blame but does not hide from taking responsibility.

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- The Global Population Crisis that Never Was. Mark Twain, "I have had many troubles, but most of them never happened."

- But is it really satire?

- From the archives: Neil Gaiman's 8 rules of writing.

- The Strap Rail and the history of early railroads in the US.

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- New York City's Mayor Problem. He's not wrong.

- Good Advice

- All LLM attacks are trivially easy. Long been of the opinion that LLM's are faulty because they are based on what people wrote and people are faulty to begin with.

- Tell Me What This Story Looks Like to You. Waiting for 50 Intelligence professionals to sign a letter saying this is true.

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- Even the NYT is calling out Adam Schiff. He's toast.

- Peter Attia on determining optimal protein intake. Bottom line - you probably need to be eating more eggs or red meat.

- Kansas City ends free bus rides experiment over budget woes. I disagree with the premise that this is proof Mamdami's proposal won't work for NYC. They are a totally different city than KC and free rides could reduce traffic congestion and save the working person from paying ridiculous rates for parking.

- Jonathan Turley: California Democrats seek to prevent voters from approving new taxes.

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- Jerome Powell not lowering interest rates is purely political. Remember he lowered rates just before the election because he wanted to help the Democrats.

- The truth about Israel and Palestine.

- Tyler Winklevoss on the NYC election. I can see him saving his money and moving to Miami instead.

- What happens next in the NFL collusion story?

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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.

- Weighing in on the new weight loss drugs.

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- The real Hunter Biden scandal. Tough to argue he's wrong.

- Mike Schmidt is the best 3rd baseman of my lifetime. Want to see this documentary.

- Mayor Adams now wants illegal immigrants charged with crimes deported from NYC.

- Meanwhile California and Gavin Newsome doubles down on being anti-Trump. Prediction - Newsome will be removed from office before the 2028 election.

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- Jonathan Turley on Trump's new trial in NYC. The real victim here is justice.

- Graham Hancock on Gobekli Tepe. Solid evidence that climate change has always existed.

- Matt Taibbi on NPR's CEO Katherine Maher

- NPR: as if Air America was funded by taxpayers

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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.

- Javier Milei and the Spanish tradition of Liberty

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- What some bands cost in England in 1969.

- Pat Riley on the remarkable power of getting 1% better.

- Ichiro was my favorite non-Red Sox player

- Jonathan Turley on the Democrats weaponization of the justice system in NYC. One has to wonder if the ruling by Judge Engoron should now be an automatic appeal for any client he's ruled against in the past as proof of his bias.

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- 20 Tips for a Positive New Year (from last year but still great advice)

- They are all gross hypocrites. She's only remorseful about getting caught. Their cure is worse than the disease and those like her are part of the problem not part of the solution.

- Andrew Yang has filed paperwork to run for NYC Mayor

- VDH on China being happy to see Trump go. This is not good for America. Don't trust China - China is asshole!

- The "Value" of Christmas. Well said!

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- NYC restaurant owners ban Andrew Cuomo. Restaurant owners in Mass should do the same to Charlie Baker.

- Physicists measure the shortest unit of time to date - just 247 zeptoseconds. That's the time it takes for a photon to cross a hydrogen molecule.

- Researchers have achieved sustained long-distance quantum teleportation. One of the fist steps in the future of computing.

- Multi-screening may mess with your memory. Multi-tasking is an awful habit.

- Found myself fascinated by this new car. But at about $200,000 I had no desire to own one or even drive one. (HT Execupundit)