Sunday Reads...
- Greg McNeilly
- 23 hours ago
- 5 min read
An irregular roundup of thought-provoking reads. Most made me go “hmm…”
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“For those who think it important for the Nation to impose more tariffs, I understand that today's decision will be disappointing. All I can offer them is that most major decisions affecting the rights and responsibilities of the American people (including the duty to pay taxes and tariffs) are funneled through the legislative process for a reason. Yes, legislating can be hard and take time. And, yes, it can be tempting to bypass Congress when some pressing problem arises. But the deliberative nature of the legislative process was the whole point of its design. Through that process, the Nation can tap the combined wisdom of the people's elected representatives, not just that of one faction or man. There, deliberation tempers impulse, and compromise hammers disagreements into workable solutions. And because laws must earn such broad support to survive the legislative process, they tend to endure, allowing ordinary people to plan their lives in ways they cannot when the rules shift from day to day. In all, the legislative process helps ensure each of us has a stake in the laws that govern us and in the Nation's future. For some today, the weight of those virtues is apparent. For others, it may not seem so obvious. But if history is any guide, the tables will turn and the day will come when those disappointed by today's result will appreciate the legislative process for the bulwark of liberty it is." - Justice Neil Gorsuch Learning Resources v. Trump
On today’s date in history - on a Sunday in 1770 - remembering the eleven year old boy who was the first casualty in America’s War of Independence.
George Washington’s Birthday is here and he’s remembered by another George.
Shipwreck hunting in the Great Lakes.
Dating recession: Why younger Americans are choosing narcissistic singlehood.
Obama pontificates that aliens are real.
News’d-out: Americans claim they are overwhelmed by news overload.
Frank Sinatra’s sex pad revisited.
Clinton brags about Obama’s deportations of illegal aliens.
The anti-semitism of pseudo-science psychology rears its head.
Nations with the most and fewest public holidays, here.
How to network when you’re anxious.
Michigan’s Governor biffs on the international scene, ill prepared for prime time.
ICE under federal investigation for an alleged beating.
Fort Gaza? The US is apparently planning a 5,000 person garrison in the Israeli terrority of Gaza.
OUTSTANDING: In a promising start to some accountability, UK authorities have arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Winddsor
Yes!. FDA commissioner advocates for broader consumer access to over-the-counter non-addictive pharmaceuticals.
An insightful look at the “freakish” world of non-conservative authoritarian Nick Fuentes.
Reflection on the Fall of Europe.
A rant against optimization.
Study notes the link between spouses and their job satisfaction.
Rut-roh, Coca-Cola caught showing its misandry.
A deep dive into American attitudes regarding transexual public policy.
Goldman Sachs signals it is moving away form Marxist DEI policies.
Airborne nuclear reactors, now a thing.
Remembering Robert Duvall.
Debunking some “longevity” scams.
Top 30 Bourbon brands to try.
FOMA-No More. A new tool to track releases of your favorite seasonal TV shows.
Reflecting on a world after reading.
Andrew Sullivan: On the insanity of radical transexual anti-science ideology.
Reflecting on Jack Kerouac’s Catholicism.
A list of the purported top 50 Jazz albums (something before CDs, preceded by tapes) of all time.
A new dinosaur species discovered estimated to be larger than the T-Rex.
Reeses-mad: Grandson of treat inventor is upset.
Reflections on the failures of “Gentle Parenting.”
Motor City Embarrassment: Detroit cop suspended for calling immigration officials.
The role of “newsletters” via email to people’s information diet.
Good news: Parents are opting kids out of computers and moving toward pen-and-paper.
Islam is what America needs preaches one cleric.
AI:
Big government advocates are already angling to use AI to optimize “nudge” what we do.
Hacking AI in 20 minutes.
Some things, apparently, a robot cannot do, like close a door.
Big Tech is nearing an overextension point on data centers a report suggests.
CHINA & RUSSIA, IRAN & TERROR:
How the DPRK is funding its nuclear program.
Putin used frog toxin to kill political rival per research.
Russia needlessly raises tensions in region by announcing joint naval exercises amidst U.S. force build-up near Russia’s drone supplier.
China is flexing near the Philippines, America responds.
Smart. Poland bans a Chinese cars from entering military facilities.
Russian fighters intercepted off the U.S. coast.
Listen: How Putin’s background drives his operations.
COURTS:
ECONOMY:
Wendy’s is shuttering several hundred stores.
Trump’s tariff taxes are eroding support amongst blue-collar workers.
Japan announces investment in U.S.
The Saudi’s invest $3 billion into xAI.
Walgreens is laying people off.
The decline of restaurant chain Red Robin.
Good News: Inflation has cooled. Reality apparently disproves 16 “experts.”
POLS BEHAVING BADLY:
Dems
Mandami attempts to blackmail state leaders for class-based higher taxes.
AOC embarrassment on an international stage gets note.
Brennen resumes role as perp in the manufactured “Russiagate” hoax.
Local Dem allegedly funneled federal tax funds into campaign coffers.
Reps
The circus that is Kristi Noem.
Pro union Secretary Cahvez-DeRemer’s husband apparently has issues.
Trump pulls a Biden after SCOTUS ruling and issues tariff taxes under a different theory.
More immigration agents engage in questionable violence that proves fatal.
TRAVEL:
California is importing oil because its state policies have diminished its own refining capacities.
Another transexual shooter/murderer.
Disgusting: Canada killed a 26-year old because he had seasonal depression - in a place that gets less sunlight by design!
How owning a house helps build wealth.
Sleepmaxxing tips from Olympians.
Unpacking the unconstitutionality of some ICE warrant practices.
PEW unpacks what drives a people’s pride in country.
Nostalgia: A look at 1980s city logos.
A MUST-MUST-MUST WATCH conversation with Ben Sasse:
