The plebs have been buying bitcoin for Christmas.

Looks like Ross is going home.

A little political hopium.

Paul Kingsnorth has some interesting things to say. Check out his newsletter : Abby of missrule.

America as the fall of Numenor, not just Rome with worse roads: https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/commentary-the-downfall-tolkiens-warning-against-a-corrupted-empire-and-what-the-american-right-can-learn-from-it

The best youtube channel I've seen I a long time:

A wide ranging and excellent listen.

I just discovered this gem. An archive of CS Lewis' work. He was a very clear thinker, and his work is very relevant for us today. Well worth listening to. https://youtube.com/@CSLewisessays?si=vkUDotmtov2T-5s2

Per Mark Yusko, Gentler didn't make any negative comments about the cannabis ETF, which lost 90 percent of value. He didn't mention that criminals use the dollar or that the triple levered short ETPs have lost 99.99 percent of value. He didn't mention that bitcoin can bank the unranked or enable fast and secure cross border commerce. He just said ORANGE COIN BAD because he is paid to do so by his wealthy backers.

I could imagine a thriller about WW3 that starts with Iran seizing a US oil tanker and escalates from there. Iran did just that at 3am today. What will be the US response? They can't just ignore it.

Note to self: Don't sell your bitcoin at the start of a bull run! There will be days when it goes up thousands of dollars, but 2024 is a year to hodl, not to sell. 2025 is just around the corner.

I see Boeing has a vibrant diversity department.