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Noosphere--a philosophical construct that I have not encountered since my college days, er, some time ago. Intriguing then, more so now. open.substack.com/pub/joetripp...

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Agree with this. (Having lived in China for four years, and been based in Asia for nearly a decade since the 1980s.) And it's not just "world cop." It's "overall leader"—via universities, openness to outside people and ideas, info-flow, flawed-but-better-than-nothing advocacy of rules, etc.

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Welcome to Dave-Land, where federal budget proposals make so much sense that they are unlikely ever to be enacted. thebahnsengroup.com/dividend-caf...

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“.. these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

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"The market is providing a clear narrative if you listen, and I’m certainly listening. I don’t want a lot of exposure if it plays out like I think it may." Kuppy steps away. pracap.com/taking-my-ba...

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Two weeks and too weak.

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Save these headlines for when we replace 'Musk' with 'Trump.' Coming soon.

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Yesterday, T-A-C-O. Today, 'moron premium.' www.ft.com/content/d9c7...

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"Six months ago we had a dead country..."

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Need to add a fast lane up the Hilary Step. [gift link:] www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/w...

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The 'way to play it' is to get admitted to Trump's inner sanctum, then front-run his tweets. It ain't complicated.

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the 7th Apollo launch successfully carried a crew. the 8th took people to lunar orbit. the 11th landed people on the moon. "starship" has launched 9 times and each one has exploded. at this point, they're just very expensive fireworks.

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Taxpayer subsidies up in smoke.

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No comment. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...

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ICE tactics under public scrutiny. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/w...

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Good luck.

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFpm...

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Here we go again.

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Fuck Donald Trump. Fuck JD Vance. Fuck Elon Musk. Fuck David Sacks. Fuck every sack of shit supporting Putin. www.wsj.com/world/russia...

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"Protein may be hot, but it’s fiber that Americans need to eat a lot more of." "To get the full health benefits of fiber, it’s important to eat a variety of naturally fiber-rich foods and not rely on supplements...could actually lead to health problems..." gift link www.wsj.com/health/welln...

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Had he followed tradition the way he shakes hands, the strain might have ended with the much anticipated coup de grâce.

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Hard to believe they’re talking about the same event.

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFpm...

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kotokreport.com/poppies/

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Let's check back in ten years and see how many of these projects are financially viable. Our task right now is to make sure that U.S. taxpayers are not funding the development.

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Herb's piece here: www.herbgreenberg.com/p/whats-goin...

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Has to keep that hairpiece on somehow. Tacky beyond measure.

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...in the turf near the first tee at Bedminster. ChatGPT: "Reports from August 2023 indicated that the site had become overgrown with grass and weeds, rendering the headstone barely visible."

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Black Is White, and other truisms from Chairman Don.

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Seems like real terrorists could crash the party, mixing in with ICE to dial up the mayhem. Just wear khaki, a mask, and shades--and you're in!

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MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND STORY: French caretakers take the sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy and scrub it into the letters to give them the brown/gold coloring. They do this for all 9,386 soldiers who died. France also gave us this land as American soil.

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“Let’s see, higher prices as a result of tariffs, and millions of Trump voters losing their Medicaid-funded health care. I think even the Democrats might be able to do something with that.” --Republican pollster Whit Ayres [gift link:] wapo.st/4k5yBti

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Seriously.

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An all-purpose riposte that I shall use from now on.

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Can you imagine Ike, JFK, LBJ, pick-any-Prez doing this? Extremely uncouth.

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"[Trump] clearly understands the immense suffering of this war, and he has repeatedly pledged to end it. But his scattershot diplomacy has led to a series of false starts...[his] opinions can spin 180 degrees in a matter of days." [gift link:] wapo.st/44S1mVF

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👇 👇

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"The guy promised to make American families more prosperous. He just decided to start with his own." --David Axelrod

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