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Liberals Beware!

And RINOS and journalists.

That is the proud message from rootin’ tootin’ GOP Senate candidate Eric Greitens and his comical sidekick, Donald Trump Jr.

It is the presence of “leaders” like these two deplorables which has caused decent people to abandon the Trump Republican Party en masse.

I wonder if Elon Musk will allow overt threats of political violence on the new and improved Twitter?

Heavy weaponry pours into Ukraine as commanders become more desperate

Source: Politico.

I detect a slight change in tone in recent U.S. media reporting on the war in Ukraine. Whereas for weeks the Ukrainian fighters have been portrayed as heroic underdogs (and winners), suddenly we are seeing and hearing hints of desperation, as in the Politico story: “‘I don’t know how much strength we will have,’ [First Lt. Ivan Skuratovsky] said, adding that the troops under his command around the city of Avdiivka, near Donetsk, have gone without rest since the start of the war. At least 13 of them have been wounded in recent weeks, he said, and they are running dangerously low on ammunition, reduced to rationing bullets.”

Politico holds out hope of Ukrainian victory, but begins to acknowledge — as did UK’s Borris Johnson last week — that Ukrainian defeat is a real possibility.

Should Groceries Be Exempt from Sales Taxes?

Source: National Review.

Well, should they?

The question, “What should be taxed, and why?” is one of the most basic questions in economics. My own view is that a government which can create money out of thin air doesn’t really need to impose taxes, it can just create the money it wants to spend (within limits, of course). The source article, however, challenges a different assumption that some economists make: The idea that taxing groceries harms the poor more than it harms the rich.

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How the West Was Won: Counterinsurgency, PSYOPS and the Military Origins of the Internet

Source: Mises Institute.

Part 1: Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

Part 2: The Military Origins of the Internet

Part 3: The War is Over, The Good Guys Lost

The author explains the purpose of this brief series:

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Florida follows science on gender

Florida Dept if Health on Gender Dysphoria

Citing actual experience and data, the Florida Dept of Health has issued guidance to physicians on early treatment for gender dysphoria.

“The Florida guidance states: “A paper published in the International Review of Psychiatry states that 80 percent of those seeking clinical care will lose their desire to identify with the nonbirth sex. ” Hence, early hormonal or surgical intervention is not indicated, and can be permanently destructive.

No surprise in my view, puberty generally resolves that confusion.