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- How Trump's own appointees furthered Russiagate. Curious how may of these folks were recommended VP Mike Pence.
- Trump and Musk seem poised to reconcile.
- Economists are shocked by who is paying for the tariffs.
- What the X-37B really does. Fascinated by the X-37B.
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- Reforming Social Security: A how to guide.
- It's still the economy, stupid. The Trump Administration should meet with industry leaders and ask two simple questions: how do we make your product priced less for the public and how can we help you maintain profitability?
- Are we about to see a flood of Russiagate conspiracy subpoenas?
- Did we have the secret to cheap energy for decades? And did China find it in our archives?
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- The drone canary in the M.I.C. coal yard. I'm reminded how Germany was forced to disarm after WW I but rearmed using the newest technology for WW II. Sure we did this to ourselves but who's to say we can't rearm better and stronger with the latest technology?
- Russiagate releases lifting the veil on surveillance state abuses. It's pretty damning.
- Igor Babuschkin on his last day at xAI.
- VDH: Who has been destroying Democracy? He's not wrong.
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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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- The federal government can once again judge applicants on merit. A return of common sense.
- They've got great jeans stock - American Eagle stock jumps 23%.
- The Power of Shared Adversity.
- Russia Collusion Grand Jury is ON! So it begins!
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- Peter Attia - is the data on dieting and depression deceiving us?
- Tracking efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce. Interesting comparison between Donald Trump and Bill Clinton.
- "It was a cover-up plain and simple:" the Russian collusion hoax explained.
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- VDH: The Cincinnati Cop Outs.
- From the archives: Schopenhauer's Strategy Against Clickbait.
- Jonathan Turley: The public is finally learning how the Democrats pulled off greatest political trick in history. (HT Cultural Offering)
- Matt Taibbi: New whistleblower's report drops as pressure mounts on Russia case.
Remember no one is above the law.
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- Did the FBI and the Mueller team hide Russiagate documents? Very damning.
- Why America needs its myths. "Perhaps we moderns lost something along the way." Amen.
- Reforming Naval Shipbuilding. Good suggestions.
- Will the House reconciliation bill wreck Trump's dreams of nuclear power?
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- Russiagate - slight of hand disguised as transparency. Like the idea of calling "redacted documents" as "selective transparency" instead.
- From the archives: In praise of slowness. Slow down. Read more books and watch less TV and for God's sake stop multi-tasking!
- VDH: Trump, Tariffs, Trade - and a Taboo? Wasn't aware of the Canadian oil sulfur content.
- It was an open secret. The Biden administration CHOSE not to do anything about it. And the corporate media CHOSE not to do any reporting on it.
Are the Russia hoax's 'big fish' finally in John Durham's crosshairs? The author doesn't think so.
Sadly I'm also in the "I'll believe it when I see it" camp. Really hope to be wrong though.
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- Matt Taibbi: Russiagate, More Like Watergate. The big difference is that in Russiagate the role of G. Gordon Liddy was played by CNN and other media outlets.
- Not sure if this is the stuff of nightmares or potentially a cute Pixar character.
- Paper problems plague publishing: Scary shortfalls seen soon. (alot of alliteration)
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- Glenn Greenwald: The Indictment of Hillary Clinton's Lawyer is an Indictment of the Russiagate Wing of the US Media. Once can only hope that this is the first of many indictments.
- Milley's Mutiny? Execupundit makes an excellent point - why hasn't General Milley issued an immediate blanket denial of these charges?
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- Matt Taibbi vs Joe Scarborough in a Russiagate debate? Yes please!
- Understand that the remake of Don't Mess with the Zohan already has its new lead actor
- When Feynman Met Dirac. Seems appropriate as today is the anniversary of the Pocono Conference.
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- The Spies Who Hijacked America. Must reading for anyone who has followed Russiagate. More background from Matt Taibbi here.
- SpaceX deserves to be celebrated. Agree 100%! Elon Musk and astronauts Bob Behken and Doug Hurley all deserve to be awarded th Presidential Medal of Freedom for this accomplishment.
- The mechanics of President Trump's Payroll Tax Deferment Memorandum
- Niall Ferguson makes a good point about China and TikTok
- Funny because it is so often true! Consulting Firm Recommends Keeping Consulting Firm on for 6 More Months
- Wow - for every 3 Covid-19 deaths in England, lockdown may have caused an additional 2