RIP Scott Adams. NYT obit gift link https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/arts/scott-adams-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFA.SuLG.fk_J3jikMa77&smid=url-share

Dalek poetry might be interesting.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly informed Trump on Sunday that the investigation “made a mess” and risked destabilizing financial markets. A source told Axios, “The secretary isn’t happy, and he let the president know.” Former economic government officials—including three former Federal Reserve chairs, four former treasury secretaries, and former Republican Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas—signed a statement describing the reported criminal investigation into Powell as an “unprecedented attempt to use prosecutorial attacks to undermine [the Federal Reserve’s] independence.”

@89th said in Hi Fi on the cheap...: Send links to what you got? It's on Amazon - DX5 II Reviews are all over YouTube - e.g. at Link to video

Unless it’s a dude in drag then it’s 10 crazy 0 hot.

https://x.com/robbysoave/status/2010820478185660701?s=46

Hard to lose money on real estate unless you are in California.

Yep. And it's also amazing the number of wrong answers it comes up with.

@jon-nyc said in What are you reading now?: I only just yesterday finished Chernow’s Mark Twain. While I liked the book and was never really tempted to put it down, it was definitely an endurance test. 1200 pages. I listened and the narration was 44 hours. I think they would do well to create an abridged version. Still a fascinating man and a fascinating life. I read/lillstened to that book as well - great listen - but you're right, lonnng.

These videos will become so much more valuable to high school kids in the near future. Similar to @mik 's post about missing decency with GHWB.

There was a guy who was famous for "walking" the entire earth. I believe he said Kazahkstan was the most beautiful place he had seen. I could see that, mountains and cold lakes are hard to beat.

Trump 4D chess. The name "Operation Mexico" is actually the code name to take over Greenland.

That looks like fun!

RIP

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@Horace said in McConnell gets one right: But one could have asked an AI to write that. As one probably did. And that one was probably not even Mitch. It was probably one of his handlers. So? I don’t anticipate him disputing its substance anytime soon. As to the substance, sure, let's explore this alliance that has historical relevance beyond that of NATO. Sounds good. Pointless if the people who should be learning refuse to listen.

I think UM will be preparing more after last night.

I think they’re running out of new things to say and the new things Loury is coming up with I’m not interested in. I rarely listen to his show anymore, the fact that much of it is paywalled doesn’t help.

A lot of insurance coverage follows official recommendations. Including Medicaid which covers about half of all children. (Though some states are making allowances for the kooks running policy these days). For your average kid in Mississippi for example, Kennedy just took away half your vaccines.