Notes from a retired newspaper publisher
  • History is full of useful lessons, and individuals of great character.#
    • Individual excellence led to the best American Christmas present ever. ��� The Most American Christmas Ever, by @donsurber https://t.co/VFS8NZiY6N [Link]#
  • In telling the story, perhaps Pagels misses the story.#
    • Fascinating! By “not taking sides” the author shows that taking sides is part of rational exploration. Religion is meant to be examined. — Trouble in paradise: the gospel according to Pagels https://t.co/suu02Y1I5y [Link]#
  • Carter made any number of serious blunders.#
    • Jimmy Carter should have made some wiser decisions — Nuclear Waste could be the game-changer to Unlimited Electricity https://t.co/j0h0n9QfjI via @wattsupwiththat [Link]#
  • If only they would think about what matters and why.#
    • A damning indictment of mediocre congresscritters. — ROGER SIMON ON MUSK DERANGEMENT SYNDROME: “On one level, it’s pretty laughable–a bunch of medioc https://t.co/1c35ttOmp2 [Link]#
  • Consequences?#
    • RT @visegrad24: BREAKING:... ... The undersea power cable Estlink 2 between Finland and Estonia has been destroyed.... ... The Chinese vessel Xin Xin T… [Link]#
  • And a translation in the responses.#
    • RT @TopGunOptionsHQ: An accounting from the Ripper Pilot shot down by the USS Gettysburg, pilot’s callsign “Fig”:... ... We fly, front side tank… [Link]#
  • Noone ever said Bill Gates was smart, principled, or showed any character.#
    • RT @ScottAdamsSays: I‘d like to withdraw every positive comment I ever made about his philanthropic work. [Link]#
  • Economics 101.#
    • RT @ThomasSowell: "Well, first of all, tell me, is there some society you know that doesn‘t run on greed...?... ... — Milton Friedman... ... https://t.… [Link]#
  • It’s his job to run it well. Congress meddles.#
    • RT @BasedMikeLee: The president of the United States should be able to fire any person employed in the Executive Branch—with the sole excep… [Link]#
    • RT @VivekGRamaswamy: If someone works for you & you can’t fire them, that means they don’t really work for you. It means you work for THEM.… [Link]#
  • More Economics 101.#
    • RT @elonmusk: The “fixed pie” fallacy is at the heart of much wrong-headed economic thinking. ... ... There is essentially infinite potential for… [Link]#
  • Follow the trail.#
    • RT @billysandytodd: Biden didn’t pardon them, the DOJ’s pardon department was in charge of picking the pardons.... Elizabeth G. Oyer is in cha… [Link]#
  • Better than Jimmy Carter every step of the way.#
    • RT @elonmusk: Very wise words ... https://t.co/5yH99l3kId [Link]#
  • Houthi interference.#
    • RT @cdrsalamander: Maybe this time the Saudis with Gulf Arab allies can pound them from landward, and we will pound them from sea as we emb… [Link]#

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