Being a homeowner feels so great.

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Biden Bails Out the Teamsters - WSJ Opinion

Democrats are calling Republicans stingy for refusing to spend more on Covid, including treatments for the uninsured. But Democrats appropriated a mere $24 billion for vaccines and treatments in last year’s Covid bill and none in the Inflation Reduction Act, which included $369 billion of climate pork.

$36B in tax dollars to bail out a retirement fund for a very small, specific group of Americans.

Three homeschool kids, a toddler, and a self-employed remote worker walk into a coffee shop…

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Morning prayer by the soft light of the tree.

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Russia Releases Brittney Griner From Penal Colony in Prisoner Swap Deal - WSJ

Women’s basketball star Brittney Griner has been released by Russia from a penal colony, President Biden announced Thursday, in a negotiated prisoner release deal that exchanged her for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout

Basketball player 95%+ of Americans had never heard of for arms dealer portrayed by Nicholas Cage in a major motion picture Lord of War.

Hostage diplomacy works!

Congressional Negotiators Start to Run Out of Time on Full-Year Spending Bill - WSJ

The National Defense Authorization Act bill, unveiled late Tuesday, would also rescind the  requirement that members of the military be vaccinated against Covid-19

Makes a bad decision, worse.

What about all of those troops we besmirched and discharged? The people we poured time and money into and then told them that we didn’t believe their religious beliefs were important? The careers we cut short, the talent we lost, all to make a stupid point?

Great message for the next “mandatory” thing… just wait it out.

I guess the lesson here is that intellectual colonization doesn’t work. Maybe next time, ask politely before pulling out the clubs?

Back at my desk, and way behind.

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Polar Express.

Here’s your first look at the new B-21 Raider stealth bomber - Task & Purpose

When the Air Force pulled the curtain on its new B-21 Raider stealth bomber on Friday, it became the first new bomber revealed since the B-2 Spirit was rolled out in 1988. 

The B-21 has essentially the same design as the B-2.

It’s unreal how wasteful the Department of Defense & Congress is in the world of procurement. We spend billions on these weapons programs, cut them short because they’re “too expensive,” then end up with not enough.

So we start another program, 34 years later, with essentially the same design. And we spend billions to develop that all-new platform instead of just tooling upgrades and reopening the assembly line with the proven design that already works!

Meanwhile, the B-52, many airframes that rolled off the assembly line in the 1950s, are scheduled to remain in service until 2050. A ONE HUNDRED YEAR OLD AIRFRAME!!

Freedom is not free, and maintaining a favorable world order cannot be done on the cheap. Invest in the program, see it through, and have a military equipped to do all of the jobs you ask them to do.

I think its incredible that no one on YouTube has ever paid interest on their credit cards.

Boeing Races to Win Congressional Reprieve for New 737 MAX Models - WSJ

Without a deadline reprieve, Boeing said in a securities filing that it might cancel both planes, resulting in further financial hits. Airlines have said they prefer common cockpit types for their 737 fleets. Carriers could instead buy already-approved MAX jets or planes from Boeing’s European rival, Airbus SE.

Failure to grant this waiver would have serious consequences for American workers and shareholders in one of our largest corporations. Boeing would lose market share and value that would take decades to recover.

We can always do more to improve safety, but the idea of having substantially different cockpit designs within the same family of aircraft is potentially a more dangerous proposition. The 737 is a safe, proven airframe.

End Vanguard’s ESG Meddling With Utilities - WSJ Opinion

Asset managers like Vanguard then use their clients’ assets—not their own—to “accelerate the transition.”

This is the real problem.

My son, on his own, decided to make a contribution to our Christmas decor.

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