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AI prompt: Friday night. Time for some music.
Is it just me or is there a lot of similarity between "I'd Rather Go Blind" (Etta James) and "Tennessee Whiskey" (Chris Stapleton)? When you know the history, this was pure genius.
Trump:
- last week the opposition tried to stick the "sleepy Joe" moniker on Trump -- that did not age well.
- the "would-be" meme lasted five days at best.
- Hegseth didn't wait around to take out Isis in Syria; Obama would have been drawing lines in the sand.
- after all, Syria was the 57th state.
- Venezuela all of a sudden, we've gone from shooting boats out of the water, to keeping boats out of the water.
- I wonder what Maduro would prefer; an occasional lost boat or complete isolation?
- marijuana: finally. Period. Dot. Why didn't Biden get this done?
- young adults living in their parents' basements wondering why it took so long?
- Epstein files. Finally. Why didn't Biden get this done?
- Medicare drug prices = European drug prices. Why didn't Biden get this done?
- a penny for your thoughts. That's what Biden's were worth. With change back.
- border security: haven't heard much about this lately.
- removed taxes on social security. Why didn't Biden get this done?
- inflation: drops unexpectedly. NYT says it's an anomaly. 9% under Biden; 3% under Trump.
- all of a sudden the opposition has changed the jargon; it's no longer inflation; it's affordability.
- Starbucks and $9 lattes seem affordable to teenagers if not their parents.
- Brown University: investigation "saved" by Trump's FBI. Period. Dot.
A musical interlude -- link here.
Copper:
Reiner double-murder: son needs to make a plea deal -- crime of passion. In exchange, the Reiner son should be offered no further prison time; no restitution; no inheritance from parents; and, probation for twenty years.
Brown University / MIT shooter: relieved that killer was trapped; killed himself. By the end of the month, this story will be forgotten.
Oracle: owns a piece of TikTok. Oracle up $12 today; up almost 7%. See blog's disclaimer.
MMFs: another big week for money market funds. Link here.
Flu: 2025 - 2026 season is tracked last season's flu season exactly.
Syria / ISIS: US strikes back -- link here.
Hope springs eternal: the Dems keeping hoping the Epstein files will be incriminating ... in fact, there's no there there. Most relieved? Bill Clinton.