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Trump's court jesters are even color coordinating now
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02:15 PM - May 14, 2024
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Russia has talked a lot about historic territorial claims in the last few years, which is interesting since China has a historical claim to large portions of the Russian Far East. Of course, Putin doesn’t like to talk about that. . .
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02:59 PM - May 13, 2024
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When you break down data by country subdivision, you get interesting results. The highlighted areas together account for 50% of global GDP.
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02:55 PM - May 13, 2024
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I’m supposed to be worried about Biden being senile and this dude goes off and says stuff like this
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10:53 AM - May 12, 2024
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Fun science fact: different elements emit light at different frequencies (i.e. colors) when their electrons are energized. This is how you get the different colors in the aurora.
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11:49 AM - May 11, 2024
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Parking garage views are underrated, especially in south Florida.
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09:10 PM - May 07, 2024
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What he's basically saying is some of the money being created to pay for the massive federal deficits over the last few years needs to be parked in capital goods (i.e. equipment, land, buildings, etc...) to avoid massive inflation.
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US inflation will soar if America doesn't undergo reindustrialization, investment manager says

By clicking "Sign Up", you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time. Inflation will climb higher if the US economy doesn't reindustrialize its economy, according...

10:55 AM - May 07, 2024
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Whether you like it or not, this was the inevitable result when a terrorist group decided that massacring civilians in a nuclear-armed state supported by the United States would help them achieve their goals.
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Visualizing what an attack on Rafah means for civilians

Gaza crisis: In the Gaza Strip, Israel has waged one of this century's most destructive wars, killing tens of thousands and plunging at least half of the population into "famine-like conditions." F...

02:16 PM - May 06, 2024
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I grew up on a cattle ranch in Texas, and I've spent a lot of time with livestock. Cattle definitely have an inner life, and individuals have obvious personalities. If there is a good way around raising them just to be rounded up, shipped to an industrial facility, and slaughtered, we should take it
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Lab-Made Meat? Florida Lawmakers Don't Like the Sound of It.

Legislators there and in several other states want to restrict the manufacture or sale of meat made in a laboratory, even though it barely exists. The space industry disagrees. Lab grown meat. It...

01:40 PM - May 04, 2024 (Edited)
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New post explaining why China hawks who think we should abandon Europe are narrowly focused on one threat to the exclusion of others, and fail to see the connections between them.
#foreignpolicy #ukraine #russia #china

https://currenthistory.sub...
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03:06 PM - May 03, 2024 (Edited)
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thread 5 Threaded Spouts
When I migrated by blog over to Substack, not all of my posts made it (in fact, nothing from after April of last year did). That was annoying, but it was also an opportunity to revisit these old posts.
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"Democracies vs. Autocracies" Can Be a Useful Framework for American Foreign Policy

Critics Miss a Fundamental Aspect of Leadership

01:24 PM - May 01, 2024
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In 2016, we knew he had authoritarian tendencies, but the GOP ignored it.

In 2024, the Supreme Court is debating whether presidents have lifetime legal immunity even if they attempt a coup

Life comes at you fast.
10:45 AM - Apr 25, 2024 (Edited)
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Campus protests are going national (photo from the University of Texas at Austin). Can’t just use them as culture war fodder against the Ivies anymore
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10:41 AM - Apr 25, 2024
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One of the notable things in the first $1 billion aid package to Ukraine is the supplying of long-range ATACMS missiles that can strike deep into Russian territory. Signals an end to self-deterrence by the U.S., and that is great news.
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03:03 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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For anyone who wants to watch, President Biden is speaking right now on the Ukraine aid bill
https://www.youtube.com/li...
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President Biden Delivers Remarks on H.R. 815, the National Security Supplemental - YouTube

The White House

11:04 AM - Apr 24, 2024
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I love #spoutible because of the great community that actually engages with you. Huge contrast with Elmo's site.
06:48 PM - Apr 23, 2024
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We're getting closer to treating Trump like any other citizen. Still a ways to go.
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Prosecutors on Tuesday alleged that former President Donald Trump violated a gag order imposed by Judge Juan Merchan in his New York criminal trial, saying Trump's "attacks" have "willfully and flagrantly" violated the order.
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Prosecutors argue Trump "willfully and flagrantly" violated gag order, seek penalty - CBS News

Trump made 10 social media posts that were "threatening, inflammatory," prosecutors said, arguing he should pay a fine for each post.

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Conservation is a hugely important issue (and a bipartisan one).
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03:33 PM - Apr 23, 2024
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Most people discussing these protests at #Columbia only care about them insofar as they can use them. With that in mind, here is what I think:
1. Law enforcement should ensure Jewish students feel safe.
2. Columbia should tell outside political interests to shove it.
03:17 PM - Apr 22, 2024
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In a follow-up to my thread yesterday, wanted to share a piece I wrote this week on America’s different approaches to supporting #Israel and #Ukraine .

https://open.substack.com/...
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Considering Israel and Ukraine - by Ken Briggs

Explains the different approaches by the United States toward Ukraine and Israel.

12:01 PM - Apr 21, 2024
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Looks like #Ukraine aid will finally pass the House today. Going to start a live thread of the House votes on the national security bills today, including military aid to Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel, and the bill banning TikTok.
01:20 PM - Apr 20, 2024
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Texas is over here doing violence to political narratives. Why is this?
1. Lots of empty land
2. Little to no red tape
3. Lots of sun and wind

The right-wing government wants to subsidize natural gas, but they won’t keep west Texas ranchers from making money on leases for wind/solar
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11:15 AM - Apr 14, 2024 (Edited)
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I’m not a Reagan stan, but the modern GOP is objectively worse on this issue.
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10:22 AM - Apr 14, 2024
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Just saw a breaking update that Iran has launched a drone attack on Israel. There is a strong danger of this escalating out of control.
04:42 PM - Apr 13, 2024
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Weird that the Speaker of the House is using Mike Johnson as a spokesperson.
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Voter data expert hired by Trump on Johnson election claims: 'He should know better'

A voter data expert who was hired by the Trump campaign in 2020 to look for voter fraud criticized claims by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) about election integrity Friday. "Speaker Johnson is...

11:11 AM - Apr 13, 2024
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The House schedule next week. This is not a serious country.
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09:33 AM - Apr 12, 2024
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To my progressive friends: convincing everyone the economy sucks despite all evidence creates a scarcity mindset that encourages people to look out for number 1 and to care less about helping others.
10:24 AM - Apr 11, 2024
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Here is another path that might be more realistic. Let’s say you’re 25, making 40k/year. Money is tight. You went to community college, so no debt. You sock away $1000/month, and do this every month for 10 years as your income grows.
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See folks talking about not being able to retire and I have a formula for you:
1. Keep your living costs as low as possible
2. Figure out how to sock away 2000 per month by the time you’re 25
3. Do that for five years, invest it in an index fund, and you can retire at 65 easy.
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No kidding. We can’t ask Ukraine to tie a hand behind its back in an existential war.
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Estonian president: Ukraine's right to attack military targets in Russia 'entirely legitimate'

Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight. During a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Tallinn on April 3, Estonian President Alar Karis reaffirmed suppo...

10:12 PM - Apr 03, 2024
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It’s getting spicy in the House 🍿
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Greene says Speaker Johnson is a 'Democrat,' comparable to Nancy Pelosi

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday likened Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to a Democrat as she doubled down on threats to push forward with an effort to oust him from his post. In a ph...

10:09 PM - Apr 03, 2024
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