Notes in the Margin

With Charlie Kirk out of the way, TPUSA which he co-founded, is now  lobbying for a US war with Iran. 

Europe’s leaders apparently learned nothing from Napoleon’s disastrous 1812 campaign, and they now seem determined to pursue war with Russia. 

The White House and Pentagon can’t seem to get the story straight on the “double-tap” murder of survivors of a US extrajudicial killing off the coast of Venezuela.

The city's capture would represent Kiev's greatest setback on the front line since the fall of Avdiivka in February 2024.

The recent "protests" against Scheinbaum were astroturfed. Why? It may be that Scheinbaum's efforts against the cartels are upsetting the CIA which has long allied itself with drug lords. 

In the end, Fedgov will just print more money and raise taxes. Social security will be preserved by politicians to ensure that  elected officials don't lose the votes of pensioners. 

New WaPo piece is a tour de force of bad economics on the "dangers" of deflation. 

CBS: The cryptocurrency dropped more than 8% in the last 24 hours alone, falling to $84,096 as of 11:15 a.m. on Monday.

According to Australia's Sky News, Donald Trump told Nicolás Maduro in call he must leave Venezuela in order to save himself and his family.

Likely: if a tick "accidentally" escapes from the US lab, then the federal government will mandate mRNA vaccines for all US livestock.