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There is an excellent reference called The Civil War Day by Day, a detailed register of episodes from Fort Sumter to Appomattox.
Someday there will be an equivalent for this administration. It will be America's shameful Gibbonesque chronicle, a book of darkness and deep sorrow.
So, the *inflation-adjusted* loss in the 1929 stock market crash was . . . about a third of the amount wiped out today. 🙃
I've also sold items on eBay to Michiko Kakutani, Mark Mothersbaugh, Jay Yuenger, Victor Garber, Gary Portnoy (composer of "Cheers" theme), AbEx artist Kenneth Noland (I asked for a drawing in lieu of payment!), Simpsons producer Richard Sakai, and Chris Sununu (before governor).
Went to a 2008 NH Hillary event (Dem primary), got a spot in the greeting line, pulled out a baseball for her to sign, Secret Service agent told me to put it away (potential projectile). When she got close I whipped it out anyway and she laughed, then signed. (Later sold for 💰.)
If you're wondering about the baseball: A work colleague, a longtime in-person collector, advised that signed baseballs, even from "civilians," have a premium for collectors over more common photos, books, etc. I was gonna have her sign a $5 bill but one of her people said no.
This is genuinely awful, but I have to confess to using a Sharpie to draw a ring around one eye of the yellow Labrador retriever I grew up with to make him Petey from Our Gang for Halloween.
Anyone who thinks that this is a real comparison should listen to the AI "completion" of Beethoven's 10th—some of the most embarrassing dogshit I've ever heard: flat-footed, dry, and at times outright illogical, incompetent, and aggressively unmusical. (Link in replies)
'A new internet radio station is asking listeners to judge music without knowing whether it was created by humans or artificial intelligence'
The entrepreneurial @_Spinflight_'s new project 'AI Slop FM' - covered in @RadioToday
@AramintaMooncr1
radiotoday.co.uk/2026/10/ai-…
Here's the link, if you're feeling especially masochistic:
youtube.com/watch?v=Rvj3Obls…
Noice. Glass can be tough, but rarity and aesthetics win the day!
Plated amberina art glass water pitcher by New England Glass Works, 7¼" x 7" x 6¼", 2.3 lbs., ex-Douglas Millhoff collection, sold for $5750 (est. $3000/5000) at Woody Auction #antiques #antique #artglass #art #Americana #glass #Amberina #glass
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RFKJr. convinced he has the perfect closing argument for the GOP on Tuesday
Nutritious cockroach milk could be next superfood - and you'll never believe how it's extracted trib.al/W2FGJob
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Cockroach "milk" is a protein crystal secretion nourishing embryos inside one cockroach species; it is not practically harvestable, scalable, or shown safe for human consumption, contrary to superfood hype.
healthline.com/nutrition/cock…
m.economictimes.com/us/science-tec…
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He literally did EXACTLY what President Rip Van Winkle boasted of to Billy Bush on that bus. Where's your messiah now, Nate?
The only thing that will really bother the Secretary of Scotch about this post is that it refers to him as "fruit" 🍌🍇🍏🍍🤡😂
If their party flips the chamber, Democrats on the House and Senate Armed Services Committees are planning wide-reaching investigations into the US war with Iran and lawmakers are coalescing around Hegseth as their top target.
“He is the lowest hanging fruit because of the animosity that seems to be both from Republican and Democratic senators and staff,” a Democratic aide told CNN. “He is going to be investigated."
w/ @AnnieGrayerCNN
cnn.com/2026/10/30/politics/…
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While I don't casually bet $1 million on things, turns out @ClayTravis was cocky and wrong once again, this time on oil prices. Today Crude Oil Futures are at $102.95, well above $84.
Maybe a donation to a group that is struggling to make ends meet in this economy is in order.
