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“What we learn from History is that no one learns from History” ~ Otto von Bismarck, 1815-1898 "There are no solutions, only tradeoffs" ~ Thomas Sowell
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'Everything you think of as wokeness involves prioritizing the feminine over the masculine: empathy over rationality, safety over risk, cohesion over competition'

www.compactmag.com/article/the-...
The Great Feminization
In 2019, I read an article about Larry Summers and Harvard that changed the way I look at the world.
www.compactmag.com
Indian tariffs cause barrier to entry for Australian wine producers

'officials are battling it out over wine & dairy tariffs. Despite the challenges posed by high levies, is India still a market worth betting on for producers Down Under?'

www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/10/indi...
Indian tariffs cause major barrier to entry for Australian wine producers
Despite the challenges posed by high levies, is India still a market worth betting on for Australian wine producers?
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
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People often talk of tackling the “root causes of poverty”, but poverty doesn’t have a root cause; it is the natural state of existence. The real question is, what causes prosperity?
Europe's plan to ditch US tech giants is built on open source - and it's gaining steam | ZDNET

'One topic dominated the recent 2025 OpenInfra Summit Europe, and it wasn't AI'

www.zdnet.com/article/euro...
Europe's plan to ditch US tech giants is built on open source - and it's gaining steam
One topic dominated the recent 2025 OpenInfra Summit Europe, and it wasn't AI.
www.zdnet.com
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‘Heavy Soda,’ ‘Venus Tummy,’ and Other Gen Z and Gen Alpha Slang You Might Need Help Decoding - Entertainment

'Find out if you're a sigma who has aura or a delulu soyjack in danger of being mogged'

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‘Heavy Soda,’ ‘Venus Tummy,’ and Other Gen Z and Gen Alpha Slang You Might Need Help Decoding
Find out if you're a based chad who has aura or a delulu chud in danger of being mogged.
au.lifehacker.com
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Italian blasphemy and German ingenuity: how swear words differ around the world | Language | The Guardian

'nce dismissed as a sign of low intelligence, researchers now argue the ‘power’ of taboo words has been overlooked'
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Italian blasphemy and German ingenuity: how swear words differ around the world
Once dismissed as a sign of low intelligence, researchers now argue the ‘power’ of taboo words has been overlooked
www.theguardian.com
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KATAPULT German magazine drew a stark map: the area of Ukraine under Russian occupation laid over other countries. Put it on France — it blankets almost all of Normandy and part of Île-de-France. On Poland — about half of Mazovia. On Germany — all of Brandenburg and Berlin. 👇
'Everything you think of as wokeness involves prioritizing the feminine over the masculine: empathy over rationality, safety over risk, cohesion over competition'

www.compactmag.com/article/the-...
The Great Feminization
In 2019, I read an article about Larry Summers and Harvard that changed the way I look at the world.
www.compactmag.com