Other Stuff

Let's start with nerdy stuff: Saturn’s iconic rings will disappear in a few months — here’s why (nypost.com)

OK, more nerdy stuff...isn't it weird that people were allowed to catch "the Carrot"? World's BIGGEST goldfish dies: Tributes flood in for ginormous orange carp nicknamed 'the Carrot' after her death aged '20' | Daily Mail Online

Wow, this is really really bad: Covid Deaths: Andrew Cuomo Accused of Personally Editing State Report to Hide Nursing-Home Covid Deaths | National Review

Can Flavor Flav save Red Lobster? Flavor Flav Celebrates After Red Lobster Says It's Exiting Bankruptcy (people.com)

Red Lobster Receives Court Approval of Chapter 11 Plan; Nears Exit of Bankruptcy (prnewswire.com)

So the business Kamala decides to visit is...Penzey's Spices? (The place famous for publicly hating Republicans.) What a brain-dead choice...

Kamala Harris’s choice: Divisiveness, spiced up - Washington Examiner

A reminder of Penzey's political history: Penzeys Spices calls Republicans 'racists' in email to customers | FOX6 Milwaukee (fox6now.com)

America’s Wokest Company | City Journal (city-journal.org)

Merlin's grave? Evidence of Merlin's grave unearthed in Scotland (nypost.com)

Europe has been on a slow, and now somewhat faster, slide into economic oblivion and arguably the most influential person in Europe in terms of economics, Mario Draghi, doesn't seem to realize that the cause is massive overregulation and overtaxation. So he wants to solve the problem by apparently doing more of what got them here, namely massive government spending that is inevitably funded by massive innovation-killing taxation: Draghi's Report: A force for reform - Groupe d'études géopolitiques (geopolitique.eu)

Econ stuff I owe you from yesterday:

Not surprising but worth mentioning: Amateur Hour: Majority of Biden/Harris Appointees have Zero Years of Business Experience - Unleash Prosperity (committeetounleashprosperity.com)

Biden, Harris, Trump, Vance and the Dumbest Economic Idea - WSJ

And a new one...Kamala has an additional stupid idea: Kamala Harris Corporate Tax Hike Plan Would Hurt All Americans | National Review

Trump's pushing of tariffs is every bit as stupid. Trump is more locked in on tariffs than ever before (axios.com)

Imagine figuring this out after 180 days: Colorado Powerball ticket worth $500,000 still remains unclaimed | 9news.com

The Miami Dolphins are NOT happy with the Miami Police Dept. Seems to me that that the officer who dragged Hill out of the car and slightly later put Hill (briefly) in a choke hold needs punishment. The rest of them also seem to have power issues...and I say that while understanding (as best a non-cop can) that they have to deal with difficult characters and real risks all day long.

Video shows officers dragged Tyreek Hill out of his car after he put his window back up | AP News

Paul Mauro is much more sympathetic to the police officers: The Tyreek Hill Incident (OpsDesk.substack.com)

Mandy Connell