49 BC
Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.
1962
Apollo Project: NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket launch vehicle. It became better known as the Saturn V Moon rocket, which launched every Apollo Moon mission.
1999
Sanjeev Nanda kills three policemen in New Delhi with his car, an act for which he was later acquitted, resulting in a sharp drop in public confidence in the Indian legal system.
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“America always does the right thing after exhausting every other option.”--Churchill
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The Miami game was very good, but whenever you watch Miami play, you always walk away wondering the difference between a team and a gang.
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The stats in the Indiana-Oregon game were a lot closer than the score but the turnovers just killed Oregon. Both teams are great to watch, and it was too bad Oregon appeared so outclassed.
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Michael Burry, of The Big Short, has a newsletter called Cassandra Unchained. He's shorting AI.
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Michael Burry, of The Big Short, has a newsletter called Cassandra Unchained. He's shorting AI.
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How could anybody take anything seriously that comes from the mouthpiece of the Minnesota government when one thing is certain: the government was an integral part of a huge defrauding criminal enterprise? How could anyone believe the moralizing, the platitudes? How could anybody wake up, drop the kid off at daycare, and go downtown to confront a group of armed, harassed men at the encouragement of those unindicted criminals?
Are these people any more attached to reality than the random subway crazy?
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The esteemed Gov. Walz wants to call out the Minnesota National Guard to confront the federal cops in Minneapolis. That this idea has even the most casual acceptance in conversation points to a rift that threatens the very social fabric: the insinuation of morons into the normal bell-shaped curve of citizens.
Defiance of Federal law in favor of local decisions is a constant, abrasive debate in any thoughtful, reflective political society. Free societies are particularly prone to these discussions. Active rejection of Federal law is called 'nullification', a favorite in American history as the internal battle cry of the old South.
Its legacy is destruction and death.
If that happens, be assured that the political leaders of Minnesota will be able to watch the battle from the safety of their hideouts, funded by their success in their fraud ventures.
Appalling.
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SatStats
SatStats
An oilfield project started today will not yield oil for seven years.
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The Cartels are the fifth-largest employer in Mexico.
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The price of a Melania coin is just under 14 cents; people paid as much as $8.48 for each one less than a year ago.
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In the UK, more than half of crimes are estimated to be caused by alcohol consumption.
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Therapy and companionship were the top reported uses of generative AI in 2025
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Venezuela has 17% of the world's oil reserves and 1% of its production.
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US wealth in stocks is greater than in real estate for the first time ever.
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Values survey:
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The lack of grid capacity means there is a green-energy bottleneck. It takes 5 to 10 years to get a grid hookup in the UK.
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An equal-weighted basket of 11 global alcoholic beverage producers has lost a third of its value in the past five years, including dividends. A dollar invested in the S&P 500 nearly doubled.
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U.S. Debt
As of January 2, 2026, the U.S. Treasury’s official figure for the debt of the federal government is $38.4 trillion, or more precisely, $38,422,818,570,607. This equates to:
$112,002 for every person living in the U.S.
$285,057 for every household in the U.S.
88% more than the combined consumer debt of every household in the U.S.
6.9 times annual federal revenues.
127% of annual U.S. economic output (GDP).
The Cartels are the fifth-largest employer in Mexico.
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The price of a Melania coin is just under 14 cents; people paid as much as $8.48 for each one less than a year ago.
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In the UK, more than half of crimes are estimated to be caused by alcohol consumption.
Therapy and companionship were the top reported uses of generative AI in 2025
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Venezuela has 17% of the world's oil reserves and 1% of its production.
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US wealth in stocks is greater than in real estate for the first time ever.
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Values survey:
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The lack of grid capacity means there is a green-energy bottleneck. It takes 5 to 10 years to get a grid hookup in the UK.
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An equal-weighted basket of 11 global alcoholic beverage producers has lost a third of its value in the past five years, including dividends. A dollar invested in the S&P 500 nearly doubled.
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As of January 2, 2026, the U.S. Treasury’s official figure for the debt of the federal government is $38.4 trillion, or more precisely, $38,422,818,570,607. This equates to:
$112,002 for every person living in the U.S.
$285,057 for every household in the U.S.
88% more than the combined consumer debt of every household in the U.S.
6.9 times annual federal revenues.
127% of annual U.S. economic output (GDP).
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