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> But the damage extends far beyond falsified price signals into the moral fabric of civilization itself. Inflation “constantly reduces the purchasing power of money,” and “the consequence is despair and the eradication of moral and social standards.” Through debt-based policies, “Western governments have pushed their citizens into a state of financial dependency unknown to any previous generation.” This dependency corrodes character... End the Fed. Starve the beast. https://mises.org/mises-wire/road-de-civilization-inflation-and-moral-erosion-society

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Christmas zaps activated.

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"Cook's been great for massively scaling Apple (and its stock price) up, but the art, vision, and soul of the company is gone. It's just a stock price maximizing lawnmower now, just like every other corporate stock price maximizing lawnmower. If that's what shareholders want, fine, I guess. But I'd be bored just manufacturing the same boring rectangles every year. I think Steve would have been, too."

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Mike Patton. Hell yes.

Consequence

The Avett Brothers and Mike Patton Announce AVTT/PTTN 2026 US Tour

The unlikely pairing of The Avett Brothers and Mike Patton as the project AVTT/PTTN have announced an extensive US tour. Get ticket information.

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The Magician #tunestr

Whither wind farms?

Tom

Silicon Valley data centers totalling nearly 100MW could

Two major facilities built for AI-era workloads remain unpowered while the city races to expand its electricity supply.

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