A request for your consideration from Producer Dragon

My daughter-in-law's father (my grandson's OTHER grandfather) is in need of a bit of help.

He has a very rare condition called Loeys-Dietz that causes the thinning of artery walls. He currently has a brain aneurysm that needs to be 'clipped' as soon as possible. There are plenty of wonderful surgeons in Colorado that can do the procedure, but none of them are knowledgeable about performing it on someone with his condition. There is an amazing surgeon at the Mayo Clinic who is an expert in both Loeys-Dietz and vascular brain aneurysm surgery. Here's the catch, their insurance doesn't cover out of state procedures, so they need to come up with the money to pay for it.

Please take a moment to look over their GoFundMe, share the link, and if possible, please donate.

Thank you!

Dragon

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Just One Thing: Trump returns to rallies

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Here's the start of today's Substack note: Trump returns to rallies - by Ross Kaminsky

I think stories like this from Politico are missing the point: ‘Never going to be pitch perfect’: Trump loyalists see an imperfect messenger - POLITICO

Literally nobody other than political analysts or inexperienced political strategists cares about the content at a Trump rally. Sure, if somehow he were magically another person -- someone who gave specifics about what he’ll do about an issue such as “affordability” and stay on point -- then maybe people would care.

But the content of Trump’s rhetoric at rallies is meaningless in every way but one:

Trump returns to rallies - by Ross Kaminsky

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Today's Guests

Professor Vasant Dhar teaches business and data science at the NYU Stern School of Business. We'll discuss how humans can make themselves (namely their employment) AI-proof, or at least AI-resistant. (See second link below).

NYU Stern - Vasant Dhar - Robert A Miller Professor of Business

ChatGPT at three: How AI is changing work and productivity

Brave New World podcast series: https://bravenewpodcast.com/

His latest book, Thinking With Machines at: http://bit.ly/3Hjh96j

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Other Stuff

I know, it's an important bill with a lot of stuff, but really we should NEVER have a 3,000-page piece of legislation. I suspect there is literally not one person on earth who has read it, or has read even 20% of it. It's a bunch of various things cobbled together by lobbyists and a few politicians in leadership and then stuck together with Krazy Glue.

House passes NDAA, $900 billion defense policy bill, in 312-112 vote - CBS News

I think the arguments against this are nonsense, and it’s just defense contractors wanting to keep their right to bill $1000/hour for repair services. Congress quietly strips right-to-repair provisions from 2026 NDAA despite wide support

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Some sports stuff:

The new oldest player in the NFL: Philip Rivers trades retirement for Indianapolis Colts return - Axios Indianapolis

'I'm not here to try to save the day': Philip Rivers explains decision to rejoin Colts after Shane Steichen, Chris Ballard offer unusual opportunity - Yahoo Sports

Looks like the stadium is back on track: $50 million for Denver Summit stadium cleared by city council committee

Denver Summit FC stadium back on track to stay in Denver

Denver council committee advances Denver Summit FC stadium deal

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Clever, but evil: Denver man accused of spoofing state’s ID app to forge digital driver’s licenses, get lines of credit | 9news.com

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Should the US do this (putting aside questions of constitutionality)?

New Australian law restricts kids on social media

Australia’s social media ban is a flawed approach to protecting children

Age verification errors see some under-16s retain access to banned social media platforms - ABC News

As for Colorado, don't forget this: Court Blocks Colorado Law Requiring Social Media Warning Labels 11/07/2025

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Wow (in a bad way): Fired Michigan coach Moore in custody, suspect in alleged assault - ESPN

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Look at the incredible number of new humans predicted in poor countries. Europe better get a handle on their immigration policies or they will be overrun far more than they are already. I note also that 3 of the top 6 and 4 of the top 9 are Muslim countries.

Mapped: Global Births by Country in 2025

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Oh, you must be kidding: In-N-Out Removes '67' from Its Ordering System After Viral '6-7' Trend

JD Vance is sick of 67: ‘Ban these numbers forever’

Mandy Connell