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People are being "disappeared." www.aclu.org/press-releas...

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An enlightening synopsis of the Trump economic plan: www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

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Gee. And to think that people were afraid of the, ever elusive, "Deep State." No need for fantasy anymore. www.wired.com/story/doge-h...

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Kudos to Representatives Collins (ME) and Murkowski (AK) for voting no on Patel along with every democrat and independent.

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Is this true? I hope our CIA spooks data isn't in there. www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...

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I wish Chubawamba's live recording of Nazi were public domain.

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Propaganda - Elon shows off his son when on television to indicate what a nice family man he is. I wonder how conservative Americans view his propagation scheme: people.com/all-about-el...

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Now this is just sad... apnews.com/article/cali...

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Great article summarizing a lot about Deepseek. stratechery.com/2025/deepsee...

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Companies that spread fear of AI most likely do it because they want regulations in place to hinder competition in the field while they develop the next big version. Otherwise, why would you want to cripple your own corporation?

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Remember those YouTube videos a few years ago about hunter killer military drones? Imagine a future with AI powered, nuclear tipped, hypersonic weapons. www.npr.org/2025/01/22/n...

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The U.S. has about 1/4 the number of people that China has. If 10% of each population is brilliant then they have a lot more people to bring their semiconductor industry up to date. Should be soon folks. cset.georgetown.edu/article/the-...

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What have they done to the Whitehouse website? Try finding the constitution in it: www.whitehouse.gov?s=Constitution

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Woah! Meme coins sound like a great way to launder money to your favorite politician! www.investopedia.com/meme-coin-67...

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Good to see more education on critical thinking in education. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0svP...

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H.L. Mencken was a controversial figure. However, I do love this quote: For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. H. L. Mencken Perhaps we in the US should do as the Finnish people and have classes that teach them to identify misinformation. (NYT-1/10/23)

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Propaganda works. A good, though complicated, book to read is "Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst" by Robert M. Sapolsky. Simple propaganda that instills fear, anger, and a division of us vs them seems to work best.

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Why so much US debt? Let's blame the switch between Keynesian economics to supply side economics put into place by Ronald Reagan. It is based up on a theory by Arthur Laffer that there is an optimal taxation level that will maximize tax revenue. The birth of Reaganomics! They decreased taxation.

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People are being "disappeared." www.aclu.org/press-releas...

An enlightening synopsis of the Trump economic plan: www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Gee. And to think that people were afraid of the, ever elusive, "Deep State." No need for fantasy anymore. www.wired.com/story/doge-h...

Kudos to Representatives Collins (ME) and Murkowski (AK) for voting no on Patel along with every democrat and independent.

Is this true? I hope our CIA spooks data isn't in there. www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...

I wish Chubawamba's live recording of Nazi were public domain.

Propaganda - Elon shows off his son when on television to indicate what a nice family man he is. I wonder how conservative Americans view his propagation scheme: people.com/all-about-el...

Now this is just sad... apnews.com/article/cali...

Great article summarizing a lot about Deepseek. stratechery.com/2025/deepsee...

Companies that spread fear of AI most likely do it because they want regulations in place to hinder competition in the field while they develop the next big version. Otherwise, why would you want to cripple your own corporation?

Remember those YouTube videos a few years ago about hunter killer military drones? Imagine a future with AI powered, nuclear tipped, hypersonic weapons. www.npr.org/2025/01/22/n...

The U.S. has about 1/4 the number of people that China has. If 10% of each population is brilliant then they have a lot more people to bring their semiconductor industry up to date. Should be soon folks. cset.georgetown.edu/article/the-...

What have they done to the Whitehouse website? Try finding the constitution in it: www.whitehouse.gov?s=Constitution

Woah! Meme coins sound like a great way to launder money to your favorite politician! www.investopedia.com/meme-coin-67...

Good to see more education on critical thinking in education. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0svP...

H.L. Mencken was a controversial figure. However, I do love this quote: For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. H. L. Mencken Perhaps we in the US should do as the Finnish people and have classes that teach them to identify misinformation. (NYT-1/10/23)

Propaganda works. A good, though complicated, book to read is "Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst" by Robert M. Sapolsky. Simple propaganda that instills fear, anger, and a division of us vs them seems to work best.

Why so much US debt? Let's blame the switch between Keynesian economics to supply side economics put into place by Ronald Reagan. It is based up on a theory by Arthur Laffer that there is an optimal taxation level that will maximize tax revenue. The birth of Reaganomics! They decreased taxation.

Let's keep looking at the CPI as those promised tariffs come rolling out. www.bls.gov/cpi/ www.factcheck.org/2024/11/trum...

Should be an interesting watch! halflifeofmemory.com

A great read to get your blood aboil.