Monday Open Thread
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Some Thoughts On Ukraine
As the Trump administration pauses military aid to Ukraine and western liberals continue their shrieking meltdown over Trump hurting Saint Zelensky’s feelings, it’s probably worth reminding everyone that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was indisputably provoked by western aggressions. That’s why so many western experts and analysts spent years warning ahead of time that western aggressions were going to provoke an invasion of Ukraine. Now, some may hear this and say “Okay but Russia still shouldn’t have invaded even though our western leaders were […]
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Jail Time for Cheap Rides?
Empower, a ride reservation service, has been hounded by Washington, D.C., regulators since it began its operations in 2020. CEO Joshua Sear will be arrested on Wednesday for violating the Department of For-Hire Vehicles’ (DFHV) cease and desist order if the app doesn’t shut down by then. Mayor Muriel Bowser has the power to direct the DFHV to rescind its order, which would allow Empower to continue operating in the city. Sear founded Empower in 2019, not as […]
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DOGE vs the Deep State
“Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.” ~ Doug Casey, Crisis Investing (1979) Joel Bowman with today’s Note From the End of the World: Buenos Aires, Argentina… Vroom… Vroom… VROOM! What’s that we hear, dear reader? Could it be the sweet euphony of gnarled chainsaw teeth ripping into the flabby underbelly of the Leviathan? Yesterday, greasy-palmed grifters at the United States Agency for International Development […]
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Hey DOGE: If You Want To Make Yourself Useful, Kill the Federal Energy Loan Program
Since its inception over a month ago, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has identified cost savings of $105 billion—which may be an overestimation. Regardless of the exact figure, DOGE has brought to light some (of the many) layers of wasteful spending within the federal government, which includes the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO). The LPO was created in 2005 to finance high-risk, first-of-a-kind cleantech projects. Since its founding, the office has funded $43.9 billion worth […]
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Secession: Why Redrawing US State Borders Makes Politicians So Mad
Over the past five years, 33 counties in Illinois have voted to secede from the state, presumably to either form a new state or join another state. In most of these counties, the voters were given the option to vote yes or no on a ballot question that looked generally like this: “Shall the board of (the county) correspond with the boards of other counties of Illinois, outside of Cook County, about the possibility of separating from Cook County to […]
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Big Changes Are Coming to Medicare in 2025
With James J. Puplava, CFP®, CTS™, CES™, CIS™, CFS™, CAS™, CSS™, FPWM™ Feb 10, 2025 – Big changes are coming to Medicare and Social Security in 2025, and if you’re on Medicare—or soon will be—you need to know how these updates could impact your costs and coverage. Today, we cover rising premiums, deductible increases…
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Ukrainians are protesting Trump at an emergency rally in New York City today
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