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The question isn’t so much whether one would have bought it. It’s whether one would have tasted it after buying it. A chocolate bar sold at auction for almost $700. - Interesting Facts

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Of course he did: Biden Bans Oil and Gas Drilling in Federal Waters, Striking Final Blow against U.S. Energy on His Way Out | National Review

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When a national leader is undone by excessive gov't spending leading to inflation and high levels of immigration that became unpopular with the public. No, it's not Joe Biden; it's not even the USA: Canada PM Trudeau is likely to announce resignation, source says | Reuters

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Hamas isn't even in control of many hostages at this point. Hamas said to okay list of 34 hostages to be freed, but refuses to detail who's alive | The Times of Israel

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Terrible, infuriating, unforgiveable, especially for the military officers. Trump's team needs to find out who they are and tell them that they will never be promoted again. Opinion | I Audited the Afghan Reconstruction. It Was Doomed From the Start. - The New York Times (subscription may be required)

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When I saw the headline I thought this was going to be some woke nonsense, like banishing the word "men" or "white", but instead it's a much needed corrective to some of the excesses of our barely-literate culture: Banished Words | Lake Superior State University 2025

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The new oldest-living-person-in-the-world: LongeviQuest Confirms Inah Canabarro Lucas (Brazil) as the World's Oldest Person - LongeviQuest

See more at the bottom of Dan Flynn's note for American Spectator this morning: Spectator A.M. #1720 | Spectator A.M.

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In the end, maybe this was just a much more public version of a PTSD-related suicide. Colorado Green Beret intended Las Vegas blast as “wake-up call”

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Utter nonsense: Opinion | Judge in hush money case tags Trump for “continuous deception” - The Washington Post

But this is happening anyway: Judge sets Donald Trump's sentencing in hush money case but signals no jail time | AP News

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They should and they're right on the merits but I doubt a court will go anywhere near second guessing a president's claim of a national security reason for a decision even though it's an obvious lie: US Steel and Nippon sue Biden administration, USW and Cleveland Cliffs over decision to block their merger | CNN Business

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Some things I owe you from Friday:

We should be able to beat porch pirates severely about the head and neck without fear of prosecution: Denver couple sets out fake packages to deter porch pirates | FOX31

Lenore is still great: The 10 most infuriating challenges to free-range parenting in 2024

As a parent of teenagers I wonder about this: What Happens When a Whole Generation Never Grows Up? - WSJ

The one thing consistent about Trump is his inconsistency. Or, rather, his consistent lack of any underlying principle: Trump Tries to Save TikTok From the Law - WSJ

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Will Trump be able to stop this (if he really wants to)? Congestion Pricing Is Back. Can Trump Still Kill It?

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