He's done and said more offensive stuff than I can remember without cue cards. Easy to hate? You bet! Despite this a few clarifications: Not a fan of his tariffs but that's hasn't meaningfully moved the inflation dial. You may be pissed that prices are high, however that occured during the previous administration (21% price increase). Inflation this term has been relatively low. If you think prices are likely to come down, you believe in the Easter Bunny. Whatever you think o

Whatever you may think of Voldemort, the media's assertion that his tariff policy (while admittedly badly deployed) meaningfully increased core inflation is complete hogwash. I had Gemini do a deep dive below (after the story). The actual amount after tariffs was between .3% and .8%. Insignificant to our economic large picture. Why does the media continually get it wrong? Because "man bites dog" stories get eyeballs and stories that portray anything normal or insignificant

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To put this in context, Kimmel and Fallon have 2.5 and 1.4 million nightly viewers on average compared to Joe's 28.4 million. Joe operates with a small staff of approx 5 people, costing $1-2 million per year. Fallon's operating costs (excluding his own pay) run about $75-%85 million, Kimmel $100 to $120 million. Joe Rogan Re-Ups Lucrative Spotify Deal Latest multiyear agreement comes as ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ remains No. 1 in U.S. listenership By Anne Steele, WSJ Oct. 8,

America's young love this guy (Claude analysis below). Talk about a massive failure of parenting. Polls don't break out "Gen Z" exactly, but the closest age brackets show him very popular with young New Yorkers: Job approval (Marist, March 2026): 60% of New York City adults between 18 and 29 approve of the job he's doing, while just 18% disapprove. That compared with only 37 percent of those between 45 and 59. Favorability (Siena, August 2026): Among those between the ages o

From Kalshi. Looks like Tracy is going down. U.S. Senate race: Stratton vs. Tracy By Monica Eng, Justin Kaufmann and Carrie Shepherd, Axios News Oct 8, 2026 Split image: left shows a woman in an orange-and-white striped sleeveless dress addressing reporters with microphones; right shows a man in a red polo and blazer being interviewed near patriotic bunting and a PROUD REPUBLICAN sign. Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (left) and Don Tracy (right) at the Illinois State Fair in Augu

Go ahead. Ignore this. It makes you feel better! Most Recycling Is a Waste Metals and some plastics are worth separating, but the rest of it is costly and can hurt the environment. By Bjorn Lomborg Oct. 7, 2026 4:00 pm ET I recently finished an ice cream in Copenhagen and found myself stumped at the trash bins, wrapper in hand. Denmark sorts its garbage into 10 official categories, so that throwing something away becomes a small bureaucratic exam. The bins embody an idea th

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I want to be crystal clear about this. Claude and I share a professional business friendship. We have not engaged in any clandestined relationship nor am I romantically involved with any Chatbot at OpenAi. I wonder when the humanoid robot version launches? Just asking! Middle-Schoolers Are Seeking Out AI Friends Instead of Real Human Ones Young adolescents who turn to chatbots for companionship feel more lonely, new study says By Julie Jargon, WSJ Sept. 26, 2026 Mileva Repa

And I thought Chicago's politicos are pond scum. Sorry I mean't toxic waste. Hey, that's ironic! Boulder Gives Away Its Climate Game in the Suncor Case There’s no limiting principle to its suit on harm from CO2. By The Editorial Board, WSJ Oct. 6, 2026 Oral arguments at the Supreme Court can be illuminating, and a classic was Monday’s in Suncor v. Boulder County concerning the constitutional limits to states and localities punishing companies for contributing to global warmin

There are plenty of bad cops and lots of room for improvement. What Chicago's Mayor and other socialists do doesn't help. If the DSA Gets Its Way, American Policing Ends – By Chief Tom Weitzel (Ret.) by Chief Tom Weitzel. Retired, Kass News Oct 7, 2026 I usually stay out of party politics. Thirty-seven years in this profession, thirteen of them as chief of police in Riverside, Illinois, taught me that a chief who picks partisan sides loses half the room before he has said a

Starting in January of next year, we will be launching the Spritzler Seniors Report, a tabloid specifically tailored for readers with advanced-onset dementia. High health spending fuels job growth By Caitlin Owens, Axios News Oct 7, 2026 The health care sector has added three times as many jobs as the rest of the economy over the past year, with growth outpacing all other economic sectors, according to a new KFF analysis. Why it matters: The big question is whether policymak

Wonder what Bernie's brand of Democratic Socialism looks like? French drain By Sam Sifton, NY Times Oct 7, 2026 It is an autumn of discontent in France. Students are demonstrating and workers are striking. Mariners have blockaded ports to protest surging fuel costs. Financial markets are rattled, and bond yields are soaring. The nation will replace a term-limited President Emmanuel Macron next spring, and its politics are turbulent. Mark Landler, our Paris bureau chief, puts

Ok, this needs to be unpacked and the misinformation put into context. First I had Gemini produce a chart to specify whether each administration was turning people away at the border or actually deporting them. Next I had the chatbot take a deeper dive. See below. Bottom line: While Voldemort's use of ICE recently has been colossally stupid, looking at the larger metrics; he isn't unique in turning people away. Gemini evaluates the graphic immediately above: 1. Conflating "R

I asked Gemini AI to review the map and add context. They did not mention Gov Fatso. The map reflects net domestic migration (people moving between U.S. states, excluding international immigration and births/deaths), where residents are primarily moving from high-cost, heavily populated coastal and Midwestern states into the Southeast and Mountain West. While political framing often simplifies this into "red states winning and blue states losing," the underlying drivers are

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I had Claude pull together some hard data. Looks like the RNC is going to outspend the DNC 8 to 1 going into the final weeks. BTW, I'm running a high tech protection ring for organized crime. I've never spent a day in jail. Apple News hid stories about how broke the DNC is ahead of the midterms, watchdog alleges By Ally Goelz, NY Post Published Oct. 6, 2026 Apple News allegedly failed to promote a single story about the Democratic National Committee’s financial woes among i

The Spritzler Report provides a valuable service, one that people are not willing to pay for? Hey WTF?