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- When in doubt - ram!

- Jack Smith is evil.

- Al Can't Hang - poker's legendary wingman.

- The case for the American manufacturing asset class.

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- Dolly Parton - a saint? Never thought of it that way but I've also never heard of anyone who more closely matches the criteria.

- The Mount Rushmore of Nuclear. History everyone should be aware of.

- LSU poised to sign former NFL players after SEC agrees to comply with court order. Lane Kiffin really leaning into the black hat.

- John Deere's revenues boosted by datacenter construction. Orders are full for the rest of the year.

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- Pilgrimage to viking Bjorko. Interesting look at Viking history.

- The Trap Needs No Trapper. I stand with DataRepublican.

- Yikes! Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100 meter world record.

- Zelenskyy rejects wartime elections. Just like Abraham Lincoln did - oh wait.

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- Interest rate surge? Wait - what?

- From the archives: Why I care about history. From the Nomad Historian.

- Building not predicting.

- OK - this is funny.

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- Dan Wetzel: Mike Lombardi leave the latest cloud for Bill Belichick at North Carolina.

- VDH on Fauci's diaries.

- Russ Roberts: Will We Ever Lean?

- The lab leak theory was always correct. No matter how much Fauci and others lied. (HT Cultural Offering)

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- Three authors who should be better known.

- Many a truth is said in jest.

- Tax Increment Financing (TIF) FAQ.

- Niall Ferguson on the Death of History. Think Ferguson is wrong and anti-Semitism is more on the left - look at how its become almost a plank of the DSA. Also think he's fallen into the trap of looking for history in TikTok. He should know better.

Gommateshwara Statue

Was not even aware this 42 foot granite statute even existed before hearing the Gommateshwara statute discussed on the latest Joe Rogan podcast. If you enjoy Graham Hancock type history - this is a podcast for you.

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- Matt Ridley on the most important thing to happen in 1776. Being English I'm not surprised he picked James Watt's steam engine but he does have a point.

- Great lawn for the 4th of July. How about a great lawn year round!

- DataRepublican: On the History Jefferson warned us not to forget

- Classic comedy bit.

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- Why 71% of Democrats are wrong not to be proud of America.

- Big 10 and SEC commissioners ripped by key Senator for opposition to Protect College Sports Act.

- Tulsi Gabbard released proof Anthony Fauci lied about Gain of Function on her last day on the job.

- Converting Coal Plants to Natural Gas.

Lessons of History

It was well reported that The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman was one of JFK's favorite books. But it was also reported in David Halberstam's The Best and the Brightest that JFK may have sent those 18,000 "advisors" to Vietnam as a direct result of the bullying treatment he received from Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna. It's as if he didn't lean anything from Tuchman's book.

"Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it." - George Santayana

I've also long held that much of the tragedy of WW I was because military leaders failed to learn from the lessons of the American Civil War where trench warfare had it's seeds.

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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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- The Master List - good advice. No multitasking and write everything down.

- Was China's military just hacked? If true this is a huge blow to the CCP.

- History's Personally Revealing Anecdotes.

- Great Britain is a warning. Sadly true.

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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.

Ancient Roman Timeline

The USA is often compared to the Roman Empire. That means in comparison we'd just be up to the birth of Christ. 

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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.

- What will you be selling in the AI future?

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- The coming revolution down south. "Will Cuba be Libre soon, and if so what happens next?"

- Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest unwittingly reveal the severity of the US surveillance state.  Admit I fell for the dog trick.

- Sports court rules disqualification of Ukrainian athlete justified.

- As strengths grow and erode. Good points.

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- The financial origins of the United States.

- Bad Bunny and the SCOTUS precedent that denies Constitutional rights to Puerto Ricans. Knew they were considered US citizens but article does not mention that Puerto Ricans do not pay taxes.

- The hardest part of a task.

- The greatest tension within 21st century Progressivism remains unresolved.

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- The financial historian. Will have to check this channel out.

- To Democrats the Save Act is political kryptonite.

- The sanctioned / stateless tanker nabbing gives - if we are willing to take.

- Newsweek: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell faces calls to be fired. People calling for Goodell to be fired are painted as fringe but as I've pointed out an empty suit could do a better job with less controversy.

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- Jonathan Turley on Jack Smith and Smith's disdain for the 1st amendment.

- Is the Iranian regime about to collapse?

- Some Americans say they will go without healthcare as Obamacare costs spike. First it was "If you like your doctor - you can keep your doctor" and now its "If you like your plan you can keep your plan." It was a lie all along.

- Burke's revolutionary reflection.

Sadly True