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Cake day: June 16th, 2023

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  • Also a majority of Americans are fucking straight up dumb and not engaged in politics or news at all. Last study I saw Americans average a 6th grade reading level. What this looks like in practice though is:

    • Can read: Straightforward, informational text like food labels, bills, and basic news articles.
    • Can understand: Stories with plots, character changes, and a clear point of view.
    • Likely needs help with: Texts that use a high degree of academic vocabulary, complex sentence structures, or highly abstract concepts, as found in high school or college-level material.

    So until the Dems can also narrow and dumb down their messaging they won’t gain ground. It’s why when Walz called them weird it worked so well because everyone understands that.







  • Most economists I was reading when trump put the tariffs on in April said those would happen as it worked through the supply chain most likely by Q4. He just started and paused it near the start of a month so there lagging data shows favorable. The larger companies had the cash flow to front load incoming inventory and the smaller companies got hit hard. Now that companies have burned through initial stock and tariffs are being figured for a 10-20% baseline instead of being removed completely prices will go up. No company is going to eat that much in additional cost and now that things are set companies will plan accordingly. Aug should see a rise in inflation since tariffs kicked in Aug 4 and you’ve already seen companies say prices will rise because of tariffs.




  • It’s an old drama series from the late 70s. Essentially it’s an exclusive private island. Guests were granted so-called “fantasies” on the island for a price. JD Vance portrayed as Tattoo. Tattoo would run up the main bell tower to ring the bell and shout De plane! De plane! to announce the arrival of a new set of guests at the beginning of each episode. In later seasons, he arrives in his personal go-kart, sized for him, and recklessly drives to join the host for the visitor reception while the staff scramble out of his way.

    So the parallels between Epstein island and other things lined up so well overall.