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The WSJ is reporting that US intel did not believe that Iran hadn’t decided to build a nuclear weapon. Israeli intel was contra. If US goes in and things go badly, there will be a significant backlash against Israel, claiming that Israel pushed US into war.

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I've been watching the oral argument in the California challenge to Trump for invoking the use of the Cal. Nat'l Guard. The state's lawyer is simply awful.

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The decision-makers in Iran are people. Like other people, when under pressure, they can make rash decisions. DJT has, today, increased that pressure. Together with the fact that Israel has killed many of Iran's experienced leaders, the possibility of a rash decision has increased.

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The Trump Administration has proposed the abolition of the Tax Division of the Department of Justice. Presumably, this is intended as a cost savings effort since it will obviate the necessity and costs that would be incurred in the pardoning of all convicted tax evaders.

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A Father's Day song from Loudon Wainwright III. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKqs...

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I understand that at Trump's military parade there was a singing of the song "Happy Birthday" in honor of his birthday. No one will remember it. We still remember the rendition at Jack Kennedy's birthday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg5H...

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One thing I noticed from the No Kings demonstration at Patterson Park in Baltimore is that the median age of those attending was far older than what I remember the median age of attendees at anti-war demonstrations in the '60s and '70s.

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The relatively minor amount of property damage from the current demonstrations in LA belies the claim that massive military force (such as the nationalization of the Cal. Nat'l Guard & involvement of the Marines) was unnecessary. claude.ai/chat/ef3979c...

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This chart from the Yale Budget Lab shows the distributional effect of the combination of Trump tariffs and the proposed budget bill.

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All the best people. Head of RFK Jr.’s MAHA Institute believes the Protocols of the Elders of Zion are real www.timesofisrael.com/head-of-rfk-...

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Trump to restore names of traitors and racists to US military bases.

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Phil Ochs famously sang "I Ain't Marching Anymore." Well, on Saturday, June 14, I will be marching at Patterson Park in Baltimore. Hope to see some of you there. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRU_...

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Joyce Vance has perceptive comments on the events in LA. "It’s clear this administration wants the fight. They want the legal fight in court over presidential power and authority. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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From the great-grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.

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There is a website, death clock AI, that purports to predict your future life expectancy. Mine?: "You will live to be 88 years, 5 months and 24 days old!"

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Steven Vladeck, Law professor at Georgetown University and editor and author of the Supreme Court newsletter, "One First," explains the legal issues around Trump's use of the California National Guard. 156. Federalizing the California National Guard open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...

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There is a substantial body of evidence that Trump's anti-immigration program is stupid. One should not overlook the fact that it's rooted and driven by simple cruelty. Children zip-tied at San Antonio immigration court in new crackdown www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...

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Amazing. Respect the lede.

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Ouch. Just ouch.

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Tesla shares dropped over 47 points (14.26%) today. So, who's going to blink first, the drug addict or the TACO?

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Is there any small-medium size city in the US that has as vibrant online local news coverage? probono.slnews.us/InfoLinks/20...

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The US dollar: * worst performing G10 currency this year * tracking for its worst year-to-date performance since 1975. 🇺🇸

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Here's CBO's analysis of the budget bill passed by the House and now before the Senate. It concludes that the bill would add $2.4T to the deficit over 10 years. www.cbo.gov/publication/... Here's the CBO's prelim. analysis of the distributional effect of the bill. www.cbo.gov/publication/...

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The Trump Administration's pause on student visas means that hundreds of newly-minted M.D.'s likely won't be able to start their residencies--leaving hospitals with a critical shortage of doctors. www.forbes.com/sites/emmawh...

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The WSJ reported on an OECD report to the effect that growth in the US was going to slow. slnews.us/pbgl060325b Of course, the WSJ report doesn't link to the OECD report itself. I searched out the report and posted it on my server. Here's the link: slnews.us/pbgl060325a

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All too many of my friends think that FLA has a lower effective tax rate than MD. Krugman crunches the numbers as to FLA v. NY and finds that the lower tax rate only applies once one's income is above the 40th percentile. group in FLA. Hating New York open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

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I assume that Sen. Ernst will not be giving any lectures on ethics any time soon. www.propublica.org/article/joni...

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Trump on his Truth Social account reposted this:

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NIH insiders: Trump is ‘dismantling and destroying everything’ | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

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Dozens of active and planned NASA spacecraft killed in Trump budget request | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

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Final NSF budget proposal jettisons one giant telescope amid savage agencywide cuts | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

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‘Devastating.’ NIH cancels future funding plans for HIV vaccine consortia | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

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She is a moron. But only on good days. Most of the time, she's an imbecile.

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