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"The River House Broke. We Rushed in the River."

I finished watching, too. Overall, I liked it better than I thought I would--even the Cousins stuff. And I agree with you, Lost, he's kind of vanilla and boring. But I think that one characteristic of all these guys is that to achieve the levels they have, they need to be laser-focused on their craft. My biggest takeaway from this show was this dichotomy: They have to be mature and careful because of their high profiles. But, after all, they are mostly just kids and regular young adults looking to find their way like the rest of us have had to do.

America's Budget Blinders and Blunders - James K Galbraith

I just watched the first two episodes. Overall, I enjoy the insider peeks; I liked the Goff parts but not so much the Cousins parts. Plenty of coverage of Joe and while I really liked what I've seen this far, it's a little bittersweet to be reminded of all the shortfalls last season had. Thankfully, not much mention of the anemic defense, but still, it's a reminder. Looking forward to seeing some more. Interested in what other people think.

A view from Europe: Across Europe, the financial sector has pushed up house prices. It's a political timebomb

Good points. Yet, what I was driving at was something underlying it all--political will and culture. After all, we decide what the zoning laws are, as well as the other requirements for ordering our society. In the link I posted, it wasn't only the housing parts that made me think it worth passing on, it was the little middle section where he listed all kinds of developments that the Chinese have undertaken in the past 30 years. It's fairly astounding, if you think on it. (And not unlike the post-Civil War industrial progress of the U.S.) And the truth of it all is this: our culture is rotten. We've forgotten who we are and what we are capable of accomplishing. As T-Dub said, we prefer building Alcatraz Alley in a hurry to actually doing things motivated by the general welfare. Related reading from earlier today: BRICS in 2025 Managers and Clowns What Can Zohran Accomplish?

The world's most affordable homebuilders? Worth a watch (or a read) to see what is possible. The which of course begs the question--how come we aren't doing this sort of thing here in the U.S.?

Food for thought... The Ascendance of Algorithmic Tyranny

Click through to listen to the conversation. It's disgusting. And people like this--whose day-to-day job is to deny claims on the most specious grounds--ought to be doxxed, ostracized, and generally treated like the shits that they are. I would say send them into exile, but if that happened, they would end up with better health care than you can get here in the good ole U.S.A.

‘Looking Backwards’ and Forward: How Democrats Who Voted for Iraq Cashed In and How It Ensured the Rise of the Imperial Uniparty

The Key Nuclear Allegation that started the Iran-Israeli War was Coaxed from a Palantir Counter-Intelligence Algorithm The AI That Triggered a War: How Palantir and the IAEA Fueled Israel's Strike on Iran

Lol. That's funny. I also worked at a paper in the deep past. One of the memories that really sticks with me, even today, is this: I never saw a newsroom so shook up, jolted, discombobulated, as when the news broke about Stevie Ray Vaughn's death in that copter crash.

The Heresy of Americanism

Richard Murphy Gets ChatGPT to Describe How It Inherently Makes Shit Up