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How Countries Go Broke
By Ray Dalio
389ppg, 2025
Avid Reader Press
Ray Dalio has shared a lot of smart things. The smartest by far is how he tackles complex and uncertain situations:…
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(1) Imminent Risk
Israel-Iran: Last Friday, an Israeli strike on Iran was moved from Elevated to Imminent Risk due to the growing likelihood. Last night, Israel…
How should the Trump administration combat the LA riots, especially if/when they spread to other cities?
In short: RICO, RICO, RICO.
The problem: You will never run…
CNN is now confirming what I posted on Saturday night -- that an active duty…
US SECRET SERVICE: DEPLOYING THOUSANDS OF AGENTS, OFFICERS AND SPECIALISTS FROM ACROSS COUNTRY
US SECRET SERVICE: PREPARING FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES AT JUNE 14 ARMY PARADE IN WASHINGTON DC
The Trump Resistance 2.0 movement achieved sustained protest momentum heading into the summer, starting from their 05 April 2025 "Hands Off!" protests, which mobilized an estimated 3 million protestors in…