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Enduring stoic…wary of zealots & false prophets…the arc of history leads inexorably upwards
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Pay to play corruption, American style Donald Trump Jr. co-founds new private members club with a $500,000 fee

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Rip Chief Pontiac, Odawa leader, died this day 1769. "They came with a Bible and their religion, stole our land, and crushed our spirit, and now tell us we should be thankful to the Lord for being saved."

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An alternative to our materialistic culture… www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

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Ring Nebula snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope

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A sad effort to jump in front of the stupidity parade… Kevin O’Leary says US has to train China ‘like a puppy’

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Far from all-clear… 10-year Treasury yield tops 4.5% after surge this week that worries Wall Street

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Guess it’s not extortion when you do it publicly… Trump says 5 more law firms will provide $600 million total in free legal work for causes he supports

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When dumb trumps smart… www.cnn.com/2025/04/03/e...

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Bringing a casserole to a knife fight… www.cnn.com/2025/03/31/p...

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Protecting Teslas more important than Palestinians… ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/vancouv...

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Page One, FT: “.. Wall Street’s ‘American exceptionalism’ trade has been shattered in recent weeks as the fallout from Donald Trump’s tariffs and uncertainty over the economic outlook and geopolitics have fuelled an unusually prolonged and deep twin sell-off in the US dollar and equities.” 🇺🇸

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No grand plan, only ignorance and stupidity… www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Global outrage… www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...

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Counterbalance to US-China rivalry m.economictimes.com/news/economy...

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That was one costly salute. 🇩🇪 @electrek.co $TSLA electrek.co/2025/03/14/t...

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No shit Sherlock! www.cbc.ca/news/world/h...

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Don’t worry, be happy… www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Where is our outrage? Are we not complicit? www.cbc.ca/news/world/g...

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Elon’s false promises…Self driving cars! AI! Robots! Mars! Wonder what snake oil he’ll pitch next ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-s...

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Our silence is deafening… www.cnn.com/2025/03/02/m...

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Techniques to restore calm and retain perspective… www.webmd.com/balance/ss/s...

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“.. Tesla Inc.’s sales plunged 45% last month across Europe,” while “EV sales soared 37% for the overall industry ..” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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BESPOKE: “On a 12-month average basis, .. Housing Starts have completely rolled over from their peak .. “.. Recessions have always followed a rollover in Housing Starts, and the only question is timing.” 🇺🇸

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Why rich, egotistical narcissists never win… www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...

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Ready, fire, aim… www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...

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What US foreign policy has degraded to now… ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-a...

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Perfect. By @zezvaz.bsky.social

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Simple explanation of the essence of Buddhism by the Dalai Lama… www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment...

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Who knew it was so hard being an oppressor… www.cnn.com/2025/02/15/a...

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Could the last principled person leaving the Pentagon install a breathalyzer test to unlock our missile silos? Please and thank you.

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We kill others in the name of our religion, yet ignore the warnings of our own religious leaders… www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250203-pop...

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When you need a break from mankind’s stupidity, look at nature’s beauty that surrounds us…

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www.chathamhouse.org/2025/02/nego...

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The Art of the Deal - 1-shoot yourself in the foot, 2-declare victory and retreat cnn.it/40YbQ3e?cid=...

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www.cryptotimes.io/2025/01/31/c...

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“.. I leave you with this quote from former US Navy pilot Jack McCain, son of the late Senator John McCain:” (via @bloomberg.com)

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www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/24/o...

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