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• Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Penn State University • Research Fellow, Ohio River Valley Institute https://davidpassmore.net Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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STOP IT! GET UP! STAND UP! Break away to enjoy Lala Hathaway and Snarky Puppy do "Something." By the 4th minute, you, too, will clap and move. You are welcome. youtu.be/0SJIgTLe0hc

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RUBBER BABY BUNKER BUSTER "No conventional bomb except a MOP has a chance of finishing off Fordow, and only America can supply them. But even if Donald Trump decides to drop one (or even several), it is not assured to succeed." www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

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NO FOREIGN DOCS? "The American medical system relies heavily on physicians from other countries. One in five U.S. physicians was born & educated overseas." "New doctors from other countries account for 1 in 6 medical residents & specializing fellows at U.S. teaching hospitals." bit.ly/44jV54l

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Another face in black in our political theater. Acting as a Kuroko in Donald Trump's Kabuki. In Kabuki, the audience treats the Kuroko as invisible. Silent. Setting the props. Moving the story forward. The Kuroko makes it easy for the actors to perform. Trump stagehands for the apocalypse.

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Hey FIFA Welcome to the World Cup!

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VACCINE TROJAN HORSE “Some people believe that the term anti-vaxxer is a pejorative,” the physician Robert Malone wrote on June 9. “I do not — I view it as high praise.” Two days later, he was appointed to the advisory board that steers America’s vaccine policy. bit.ly/442yHep

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IMPORT SUBSTITUTION? USUALLY NOT A WINNER Mr.T "has used tariffs to try to force Americans to buy more domestically made goods....[T]his strategy threatens many jobs that Americans hold now...without much indication that manufacturing could thrive again in the United States." bit.ly/4jV6I6k

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REAL PUNISHMENT IS INVESTIGATION "The Trump administration has declared war on a number of enemies. The tools vary, but so far the administration seems to be using the power of investigations more than criminal charges." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o...

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US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )

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UNDER THE MOB'S PROTECTION At G7, President Donald Trump told reporters: “The UK is very well protected. You know why? Because I like them, that's why. That's the ultimate protection.”

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BARRIERS TO EXPORTS TO U.S.? A solvable problem. China is redirecting its exports to Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Europe. The U.S. is not the only customer, but it might be the most costly to serve. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/b...

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EV BATTERY FIRES Transporting EVs poses unique challenges due to the flammability of lithium-ion batteries. Extinguishing EV fires is difficult. Traditional CO₂ suppression systems cannot extinguish EV battery fires. bit.ly/EVcargFires

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IMPEACH TRUMP A THIRD TIME? "Democrats are slightly favored to retake control of the House in 2026. If they do, they would have the votes to impeach Trump, and it is quite possible that they will do just that." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/o...

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RUSSIAN LNG DOWN; USA UP EU purchases of LNG from Russia help Russia finance its war with Ukraine. Now, Russian imports are down. The EU is combining transforming energy production, and new LNG sources are sought. rbnenergy.com/turn-the-pag...

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Interesting paper. "Our framework also suggests that as barriers to building become more important and heterogeneous across place, the positive connection between building and home prices and the negative connection between building and density will both attenuate. "

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GOLDEN SHARE ARRANGEMENT... ...used by governments in privatized companies to maintain control over strategic decisions, which can affect the interests of other shareholders. A state intervention in free markets. An archetypal true Trump move. "U.S." Steel now. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...

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Good golly, don't look brown, whatever you do. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...

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These marches inform and persuade people about the existential threat that Trump et al. pose, but resistance will require action. Creativity will help. Civil action required. Disobedience is a strong option.

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A JUDGE ASKED... "Are the precise terms of the deals cut with the law firms and President Trump written down or memorialized in some way? [a judge] asked. The lawyer...said he did not know much beyond “what I have read in the papers.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...

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A tired celebration of 79 years

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REBELLION IN LA? Judge Breyer defines core attributes of a rebellion: - armed, - organized, - open and avowed, - aimed at overthrowing the government as a whole, not merely protesting a law or disrupting an agency’s operations. michaeldsellers.substack.com/p/federal-ru...

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“Prayer is invalid with the presence of dog hair."

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"We will sell the capitalists the rope with which they will hang themselves" (often attributed to Lenin)

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