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What They Don’t Tell Us About Climate Change | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

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Home insurance in California and Florida is up big thanks to climate change. Polluters get a massive subsidy through their pollution’s negative externality, and they spend the big bucks on lobbyists and propaganda to prevent environmental protection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHTDDJtuWv4

Stop Subsidizing the ‘Sport of Kings’

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“There are federal tax benefits for racehorses (although there’s a chance they might soon expire) and some states exempt racehorses from their sales taxes. Other states own the racetracks.”

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“”The obvious solution here is also the simplest: Just stop,” Shachtman wrote. “Let the sport stand on its own and dwindle to whatever size its fan base supports. Instead, state legislatures keep funneling money to it.””

https://reason.com/2025/04/29/stop-subsidizing-the-sport-of-kings/

AI Bots in California Steal Over $10 Million in Federal Financial Aid

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“Bots create AI-generated student profiles, apply for enrollment, and submit minimal online coursework—often AI-generated—to stay enrolled long enough to receive federal and state aid disbursements intended for low-income students. The scammers are known as “Pell runners,” who disappear after collecting the $7,400 federal grant.”

https://reason.com/2025/04/30/ai-bots-in-california-steal-over-10-million-in-federal-financial-aid/

Leaked Tucker Chats Expose MAGA CIVIL WAR

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Tech moguls planned in private Signal chats how to turn the culture right and support Trump. This is closer to a secret group of powerful people trying to control society than anything the left does or the “deep state”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF4qM3hkECQ

Fireside Chat With Stephen Kotkin & US House Select Committee on China | Hoover Institution

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Asking what Xi wants is the wrong question because the appetite grows in the eating. Even if Xi just wants to dominate East and Southeast Asia right now, once China has gained that, their appetite will grow and they will want more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aQfzDs7RzI