Sunday, April 27, 2025

"What if everything we’ve come to think of as American is predicated on a freak coincidence of economic history? And what if that coincidence has run its course?"

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This was first posted 2013 and it may have been prescient. Since January 2020 the U.S. economy has been propped up by trillions (approaching...
Saturday, April 26, 2025

10 Million Pakistanis Currently At Risk Of Acute Food Insecurity; Pakistan - India Trade Rifle Fire, India Sends Floodwaters Downstream, More

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First up, from the World Bank via Pakistan's The Tribune, April 24. a study conducted before the terrorist attack and India's suspe...

Rotherham This Ain't: Vigilante Justice In the Bronx - Rapist Ends Up In Hospital

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One thing I never understood about the British gang-rapists is you never read about them being beaten or worse. Didn't the girls have br...

"Tariffs Job Cuts Are Coming. Watch the Shipping, Retail Industries."

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Two from Barron's. First up, April 25: If you’re looking for a canary in the economic coal mine, check the freight business. Trucks, tr...

Trade: "The rise and fall of the Hanseatic League"

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From Works in Progress, March 13, 2025: The Hanseatic League united merchants to bargain with kings, blockade cities, and even win wars. But...

Ancient History of Great Britain

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It was raining, people were crabby. And they wouldn't stop talking about it. If the reader desires more, here is the journal Nature , Oc...

The Good Old Days At The CIA

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From the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, October 31, 2024:  Smoke and Mirrors: The Magic of Spycraft In magic, as in spycraft, nothing is ...
Friday, April 25, 2025

"47 earthquakes strike Istanbul in 3 hours"

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Let us hope they stop or this could end very badly. From Türkiye Today, April 23:  A series of earthquakes have rattled the Istanbul region ...

Another One: "Amgen to expand Ohio biotech manufacturing plant"

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From Reuters, April 25: Amgen (AMGN.O) , on Friday announced a $900 million expansion of its Ohio biotech manufacturing facility, becoming ...

"World’s First Catastrophe-Bond ETF Falters in ‘Crazy’ Market"

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No good can come of this product. Retail investors might see a year or two of dandy "uncorrelated" returns, the other Wall Street ...

Hurricane Update: Chimney Rock North Carolina

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From Matt Van Swol :  🚨 #BREAKING : Chimney Rock NC officials have confirmed that a mind-blowing 2,000 members of the Pennsylvania Amish C...

Data Centers: "Google admits depreciation costs are soaring amid furious bit barn build"

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From The Register, April 25: Still plans to invest $75B in CapEx this year as unable to meet capacity demand Google says the mega capital sp...

"India may be first to sign trade deal, says US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent"

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Vice-President Vance and wife Usha were in India a few days ago, she was the star: JD Vance says his wife Usha has received ‘celebrity’ trea...

What Milei Hath Wrought: IMF Growth Projections

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From the International Monetary Fund: IMF Growth Projections for 2025: 🇦🇷Argentina: 5.5% 🇧🇷Brazil: 2.0% 🇨🇳China: 4.0% 🇪🇬Egypt: 3.8%...

Media: "The Washington Post partners with OpenAI to bring its content to ChatGPT"

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From engadget, April 22: ChatGPT Search will display summaries, quotes and links from the publisher.  The Washington Post is partnering wit...

Alex Soros Mocks Self-Made Billionaires

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As introduction, an observation from a post fourteen months ago: Ray Dalio: "Are We In A Bubble?" He says no but he was also...

Inside the $1 billion berry startup backed by Ray Dalio’s family office

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From CNBC, April 22: Fruitist, known for its jumbo blueberries, has surpassed $400 million in annual sales and received backing from Ray D...
Thursday, April 24, 2025

"Alphabet shares rise on stronger-than-expected revenue growth" (GOOG)

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Our interest is in the non-voting class C shares, the GOOG, which ended the after-hours session up 7%. * From CNBC, April 24: Alphabet repor...

"Former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin Joins Ramaco Resources Board"

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From Cowboy State Daily (Wyoming and the world), April 22:  The company developing a rare earth element mine in Ranchester added former Wes...

China: There Might Be Something To This Humanoid Robot Stuff

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From The Diplomat, April 21: China’s Humanoid Marathon Signals a New Kind of AI Race Beijing’s robot half-marathon wasn’t just spectacle – i...