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January 10,2025
Trump Becomes First Former President Sentenced for Felony - WSJ
Donald Trump was sentenced Friday to no punishment
True poetry; a non-sentence for a non-crime.
“This defendant has caused enduring damage to the public perception of criminal justice,” Steinglass said.
The prosecutor gets this fact exactly backwards.
What a fantastical waste of prosecutorial resources in a city so dangerous that the state National Guard has to be deployed to the public transit system to maintain order.
But those business records, tho.
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January 7,2025
The robot vacuum’s work here is done.
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Catholic Husband
January 6,2025In Rome, the Pope has opened the four Jubilee doors at the basilicas, and although most of us will be unable to walk through them this year, our participation in the Jubilee is not diminished. This is the year, our year, for us to finally lay down the sins that have been holding us back, and run through the wide open gates of God’s mercy.
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January 6,2025
And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming
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Knives
Icefall Topographic Rockwall
January 3,2025Magnacut Steel | Titanium Liner Lock | Made in 🇺🇸
Tactile Knife Co. is a relatively new brand, with a machining shop located in Dallas. They have a growing stable of models, some of which they treat to special editions each year through their Seasonal Releases.
I’m a big fan of Tactile’s Winter 2024 Icefall collection, which added a marbled Cerakote finish of grey, white, and blue to their knives and pens.
This knife, in many ways, represents the growing manufacturing prowess of Tactile. Not only did they machine the topographic pattern into the full titanium scales, but they then added this truly unique finish. The result is a knife that truly resembles a winter landscape. The Magnacut tanto blade is equally unique, giving the knife a perfect cutting profile and striking profile.
I would love, and use, this knife more if the jimping on the liner lock was less sharp. It’s not a good match for dry thumbs in winter. Otherwise, it’s a very good cutting tool.
Purchased in 2024 | ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
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January 3,2025
Biden Blocks Sale of U.S. Steel to Japan’s Nippon Steel - WSJ
In an order Friday, the White House required the companies to abandon the deal within 30 days unless Cfius agrees to extend the timeline.
We spend a lot of time posturing.
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January 3,2025
New chair day.
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ChetCast
Episode 271: Snow Day
January 3,2025Benedict is back from his friends’ house and has some war stories for us.
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Knives
Benchmade 575GY-2001
January 2,2025M4 | Burnt Bronze Aluminum Axis Lock | Made in 🇺🇸
One of the few knives I’ve purchased off the secondary market. This knife was Benchmade’s 2021 SHOT Show knife and I bought #779/1000. That’s a cool number! The Presidio II/Mini Presidio II are not flashy knives and they get little attention, but the design is just about perfect. Awesome materials, very solid in the hand, and perfectly balanced. I like this one, not just for what the model is, but for the grey cerakote M4 blade. The colors are awesome and M4 is one of my favorite steels. This is a great knife!
Purchased in 2024 | ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
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January 2,2025
It took me three years, but I’ve finally implemented a cable management system for my desk that works.