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Update 05/03/2026
A great businessman? Ars Technica reported on the issues swirling around Trump’s meme coin, including suspicions of insider trading and a 93% drop in value from last year that’s led to billions of dollars in investor losses. The Trump family and insider trading? Heresy! ………………….. One result of the attack on the dinner in DC… Continue reading
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Update 03/15/2026
Have you seen images of Obama’s presidential library? The main building looks like an obelisk to me; very strange. I am sure it has some meaning to him, but . . . have a look online. If I find a picture that I can copy in I will. Here: ……………………. From The Atlantic: Gullible, Cynical… Continue reading
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Update 02/15/2026
Author’s note: I will be on a little trip later this week and will NOT post next Sunday, the 22nd. Should resume the next week. ………………………. Nothing makes Americans want to gamble like the Super Bowl. Every year, the game is reliably the biggest day for sports betting: On platforms such as FanDuel and DraftKings,… Continue reading
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Update 02/08/2026
The Trump family business is all on the up-and-up, right? This: Emissaries connected to a royal in Abu Dhabi discreetly signed a deal to buy a 49% stake in a Trump family cryptocurrency company for $500 million four days before Trump’s 2025 inauguration, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. And: $500 million investment for 49%… Continue reading
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Update 01/25/2026
Oh, how awful for them: Some of California’s richest residents are threatening to leave the state. Why? In protest of a proposed wealth tax. Anger at the proposal, a one-time 5% tax on the assets of residents worth more than $1 billion, has been simmering among the elite set. I’ve said it before, that the… Continue reading
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