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This one is a hit piece on T, make of it what you will.

Donald Trump's 'shameless' response to being booed in public shows true colors​

Donald Trump should have been embarrassed when fans started booing him at Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday evening. However, the President didn't seem fazed by the unwelcome reception.

Profanities were hurled towards the motorcade, followed by cries of "f*** Trump, go Knicks" ringing out around New York City's iconic Madison Square Garden. Many held signs expressing their distaste, and at least two people flipped the President off.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...hows-true-colors/ar-AA25b2nO?ocid=socialshare
 

How sporting crowds are turning on Donald Trump​

Crowds at major US sporting events – usually comprised of men between the ages of 18 and 49 – match up nicely with Donald Trump’s core voting bloc.

These are often many of the people who propelled Trump into the White House twice. But his popularity seems to be dropping with this demographic.

This was on display on Tuesday in Trump’s home town of New York City, when the President was heavily booed when he was shown on the big screen during the national anthem while attending game three of the National Basketball Association (NBA) finals series between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...-on-donald-trump/ar-AA25a04z?ocid=socialshare
 

Carpet cleaning, cash, and bar tabs: FOP bills taxpayers for questionable funeral expenses​

After a tragic and unprecedented spike in officer deaths, Philadelphia’s police union made an emotional plea for help: Its charitable organization was running low on funds and struggling to give fallen officers the respectful burials they deserved.

City officials stepped up, agreeing in 2014 to significantly boost how much they would pay to cover funeral expenses. Since then, for each officer who died in the line of duty, the city has contributed up to $75,000 in tax dollars, up from $15,000.

But an Inquirer investigation found that the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 has billed the city for an array of expenses that are far outside the scope of funeral home and cemetery costs. The union has asked to be reimbursed tens of thousands of dollars for bar and restaurant tabs, alcohol, catering costs, car repairs, carpet and upholstery cleaning, socks and underwear, garbage bags, and paper towels.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/c...funeral-expenses/ar-AA25mHH5?ocid=socialshare
 
rollcall.com

Top GOP appropriators dominate earmarks in House bills

ANALYSIS — When it comes to congressional earmarks, the big dogs usually eat first. So it’s no surprise that House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., leads the pack on “community project funding” included in his panel’s fiscal 2027 spending bills, with $188.4 million. The No. 2 House...
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Doug Casey's Take

Nothing to see, can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab.

SpaceX Rings the Bell While Gold Hits Zero​

Jun 12, 2026 Doug Casey's Take
SpaceX IPO Surge, Gold & Oil Capitulation, Fed/Inflation Fears, and Tokenized Gold Q&A
Matt and Doug discuss SpaceX’s IPO jumping from 135 to about 171 a share and compare the frenzy to the dotcom era, noting its importance for broader market sentiment and Elon Musk’s reported trillionaire status. They mention reading Peter Thiel’s Zero to One, then pivot to extreme bearish sentiment in gold miners (a bullish index falling from 100 in January to 0 on June 10) and argue this may be a buying opportunity, alongside unloved oil despite ongoing Strait of Hormuz disruptions and prices around $80 WTI/$84 Brent. They cover rising inflation (CPI 4.2%), skepticism about official numbers, and expectations for new Fed chair Kevin Warsh. Subscriber questions include Costa Rica as a destination, tokenized gold’s practicality and redeemability, whether to short markets, Ebola risk to Ivanhoe Mines, China’s reduced oil imports, distrust of Howard Lutnick/Trump-linked trading dynamics, and whether humanoid robotics could extend the AI bull run.

SpaceX Rings the Bell While Gold Hits Zero
 

Food & Energy Is What Really Matters Right Now​

Jun 12, 2026

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Teaching an old don new tricks: How ‘Skinny Joey’ Merlino went from wiseguy to influencer​

At noon on a bright June Tuesday, the scene at Skinny Joey’s Cheesesteaks & Pizza on the Wildwood boardwalk felt more like a South Philly block party than a soft opening.

Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino worked the crowd at his new shop — hugging, shaking hands, posing for photos — moving easily among his friends and admirers. At 64, five years removed from the criminal justice system, the onetime alleged head of Philadelphia’s underworld is enjoying a second act that few could have predicted: cheesesteak entrepreneur, podcaster, and social-media personality.

Orbiting him with a phone and a grin was Joe “Lil Snuff” Perri Jr. — 30 years his junior — Skinny Joey’s collaborator and the man who helped set him up with a new career. While customers lined up out front for steaks, slices, photos, $35 hats, and $25 T-shirts, Perri was shooting clips for social media.

Their partnership has transformed Merlino from a flashy, polarizing tabloid fixture into a flashy, polarizing Instagram-age brand. Merlino provides the mythology, while Perri supplies the algorithm.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crim...uy-to-influencer/ar-AA25GjZz?ocid=socialshare
 

Is It All About The Views?​

Big Herk 916 examines how social media platforms often elevate content depicting harmful behavior or poor role modeling among youth. This commentary explores the societal impact of viral trends that lack intellectual substance, urging viewers to reflect on personal accountability and the importance of fostering a more positive, legacy-building environment for the next generation.


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ritholtz.com

Serendipity: The Role of Luck in Your Life and Career - The Big Picture

Since it’s commencement time, I wanted to share a few thoughts on serendipity. I have been working in finance since 1996 — three decades. My views on nearly everything have evolved over that time: Indexing, crowd behavior, trading, media, hedge funds, fixed income, private equity, technology...
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G7 promises to support Ukraine and sanction Russia in joint declaration​

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — G7 leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump have backed a joint declaration promising to boost military support to Ukraine and to strengthen sanctions against Russia.

"We, the Leaders of the G7, stand united in our unwavering support for Ukraine in defending its freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity," they said in a declaration published on Wednesday shortly after midnight.

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www.politico.eu

G7 promises to support Ukraine and sanction Russia in joint declaration

U.S. President Donald Trump signed the common statement after leaders in Evian unexpectedly converged on backing Kyiv.
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Trump insiders know the reckoning is coming — and this confession proves it | Opinion​

Donald Trump is already telling us he’s going to try to steal the 2026 election, and the fact that he’s saying it now, months in advance, is the whole tell.

Back in February, he stood up and declared that “Republicans ought to nationalize the voting,” floated taking over the vote in 15 states his party doesn’t control, and returned to the lie he’s been pushing for a decade, that mail-in ballots are crawling with fraud.

Read the rest here:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...roves-it-opinion/ar-AA25RF55?ocid=socialshare
 

‘I’m the president and you’re not’: Trump tests his power and frustrates the GOP​

President Trump has delivered the same retort to political allies who have offered him strategic advice in recent weeks, according to people with knowledge of the conversations: “I’m the president and you’re not.”

Seventeen months into his second term, Trump is increasingly relying on his own gut instincts, dismissing the counsel of aides, conservative lawmakers and longtime associates. The result has been a series of decisions that have confounded and frustrated Republicans—heightening fears that voters will punish the GOP in the November elections and testing Trump’s iron grip on the party.

Trump drew the ire of hawkish conservatives and some Republican lawmakers this week when he agreed to a preliminary peace deal with Iran that they argue offers a financial lifeline to Tehran without doing enough to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...ustrates-the-gop/ar-AA260XuV?ocid=socialshare
 
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Miriam Adelson - Wikipedia

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www.aljazeera.com

Who is Miriam Adelson, the pro-Israel donor Trump lauded at the Knesset?

Trump says the mega-donor, who spent more than $100m to help him win the 2024 US presidential election, 'loves Israel'.
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Trump blasted in newspaper owned by top donor: 'You betrayed us'​

A newspaper owned by a billionaire Republican megadonor has published a blistering opinion piece accusing President Donald Trump of betraying Israel over his deal with Iran to end the war.

In the column, Israel Hayom journalist Danny Zaken praised Trump’s past support for Israel but said the president had made a “colossal mistake” by signing what he called a “surrender agreement” with Tehran.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...-you-betrayed-us/ar-AA262RcU?ocid=socialshare
 

A bunch of internal documents just leaked about Peter Thiel’s secret society and there’s some bizarre stuff in there​

A leak has revealed new details about Dialog, a secret society started by billionaire Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel — and man, does it sound weird.

Dialog, an exclusive group cofounded by Thiel back in 2006, convenes yearly for an off-the-record retreat at which “leaders” discuss “topics,” according to the organization’s extremely vague website. But as Wired reports, a leak — first exposed by a Swiss hacker known as maia arson crimew, stylized with all lower case — sheds light on what this year’s event will cover, as well as who plans to be there.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...e-stuff-in-there/ar-AA263rUA?ocid=socialshare
 
searcher said:

‘I’m the president and you’re not’: Trump tests his power and frustrates the GOP​

President Trump has delivered the same retort to political allies who have offered him strategic advice in recent weeks, according to people with knowledge of the conversations: “I’m the president and you’re not.”

Seventeen months into his second term, Trump is increasingly relying on his own gut instincts, dismissing the counsel of aides, conservative lawmakers and longtime associates. The result has been a series of decisions that have confounded and frustrated Republicans—heightening fears that voters will punish the GOP in the November elections and testing Trump’s iron grip on the party.

Trump drew the ire of hawkish conservatives and some Republican lawmakers this week when he agreed to a preliminary peace deal with Iran that they argue offers a financial lifeline to Tehran without doing enough to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

More:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...ustrates-the-gop/ar-AA260XuV?ocid=socialshare
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The President is concerned about a Mid-terms rout, as well we should be.
 
searcher said:

A bunch of internal documents just leaked about Peter Thiel’s secret society and there’s some bizarre stuff in there​

A leak has revealed new details about Dialog, a secret society started by billionaire Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel — and man, does it sound weird.

Dialog, an exclusive group cofounded by Thiel back in 2006, convenes yearly for an off-the-record retreat at which “leaders” discuss “topics,” according to the organization’s extremely vague website. But as Wired reports, a leak — first exposed by a Swiss hacker known as maia arson crimew, stylized with all lower case — sheds light on what this year’s event will cover, as well as who plans to be there.

More:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...e-stuff-in-there/ar-AA263rUA?ocid=socialshare
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Nothing seems to entice those in positions of power as much as secret societies. Nothing seems to reek of corruption more than secret societies. And nothing seems to capture public attention like secret societies. That is why Peter Thiel’s “secret society” leak is a confirmation that there’s a new class in the upper echelons of the system. Not because the “secret society” exists, but because it has been “leaked” that it does.

From Bilderberg to Dialog: How Peter Thiel’s ‘Secret Society’ Signals a New Elite​

 
Nothing to see, can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab. Remember this is an opinion piece, take it for what it's worth, dyodd & make of it what you will.

Doug Casey's Take

Trump’s Peace Deal: “It’s Going to Blow Up”​

Jun 19, 2026 Doug Casey's Take
Matt and Doug discuss the proliferation of U.S. holidays, including Juneteenth and Martin Luther King Day, before turning to the opening of Obama’s presidential library and Trump’s competing, highly theatrical library renderings, comparing modern presidential libraries to pyramids and noting Biden’s reported difficulty raising funds. They debate Trump’s showmanship around his birthday and a ceasefire/peace deal they expect won’t hold, citing Iran’s improved position, unresolved issues, disrupted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and risks to oil prices. They then address Ukraine’s drone attacks on Moscow and concerns about an escalating, lingering war. Doug shares his positioning in gold miners, energy, uranium, and a corn ETF, answers subscriber questions on filmmaking/royalties, the FIFA World Cup and U.S. border hassles, trade blocs like Mercosur/EU, recommended books, and impressions of Malaysia and Penang.


42:33
 

From Trump whisperer to Trump basher: Meloni takes on US president​

ROME, June 19 (Reuters) - When Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term as U.S. president in 2025, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was the only European leader invited to attend, promising the start of a golden age in relations between Washington and Rome.

A year and a half later, their personal relations appear to be in tatters, leaving Meloni exposed on the foreign stage with her international strategy seriously compromised, analysts said.

Tensions between the two right-wingers surfaced at the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, which damaged Europe's economy and re-awakened strong anti-war sentiment within Italy.

More:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...-on-us-president/ar-AA264qgy?ocid=socialshare
 
Copycats: How big a problem is plagiarism? Perhaps most complicated of all is the plagiarizing of ideas. On some rare occasions two people—one thinks here of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace on evolution—will come upon the same or a highly similar idea at roughly the same time. Others are only too pleased to take up the ideas of someone else and claim them as their own. (Commentary)
 
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Copycats: How big a problem is plagiarism? Perhaps most complicated of all is the plagiarizing of ideas. On some rare occasions two people—one thinks here of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace on evolution—will come upon the same or a highly similar idea at roughly the same time. Others are only too pleased to take up the ideas of someone else and claim them as their own. (Commentary)
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Often it's not copying an idea, or even a process or device/invention...but that the time was right.

That takes explanation: Knowledge feeds on what was previously learned. There are few sudden breakthroughs of radical new truths or ideas; but there's constant building on what was already, recently, learned.

The Wright Brothers were obviously not alone in creating powered flight. They were just the first (DOCUMENTED) successful experimenters. Remember, Samuel Langley and many others were doing the same thing, and failing...Langley with government money, yet.

That last was part of why the Wrights' achievement was first denied; then minimized, for ten years. It didn't happen, said skeptics. Then, It might have happened, but it didn't matter. Then, It's not clear if they were the first.

Edison was not alone in working on the incandescent electric lamp. In fact, facts now suggest he was NOT the first - only that he won, fairly or not, in a patent lawsuit.

And, of course, the petrol motorcar. It had a dozen pioneers, all across the (Caucasian) world...from Gottlieb Daimler, to Ransom Olds and Henry Ford. ALL were making progress; most of them refused to share with each other what they learned.

So, for two theorists to come up with the same scientific theories...is not (proof of) intellectual plagiarism; it's simply how great (or significant) minds, using the same recently-accepted facts/premises, came to the same conclusions.
 
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Just a little food for thought, nothing more. Take it fwiw, dyodd and don't go crazy if you love T.
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Trump's already made me crazy.

The proof of the pudding is the tasting. And I've been tasting fecal matter since March of last year.

I'm tired of worship, and I'm tired of eating his schitt.

I'm not from Missouri, but I'm still mostly a Midwesterner (with some NeYawk attitude mixed in).

Like they say, though...you have got to SHOW ME.
 
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