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viejo gambler @viejogambler.bsky.social · 5h

The Chief Justice is having some fun with friends...

viejo gambler @viejogambler.bsky.social · 5h

My mother also worked in one during the Great Depression. When she got married, after WW2 she made bespoke dresses for wealthy children and a matching dress for a doll. She worked hard.

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viejo gambler @viejogambler.bsky.social · 5h

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viejo gambler @viejogambler.bsky.social · 6h

AmeriStarRail unveils $2.4B plan to transform Amtrak - Railway Supply share.google/8IaEDcMx1MHU...

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viejo gambler @viejogambler.bsky.social · 6h

All boys like to play on a mountain of dirt.

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viejo gambler @viejogambler.bsky.social · 6h

BTW I agree. It's only dark chocolate for me.

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viejo gambler @viejogambler.bsky.social · 6h

It seems to be climate change, deforestation, etc. not just one thing.
Crazy how the mind works. My wife and I are having a healthy brownie right now! 🟫

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viejo gambler @viejogambler.bsky.social · 6h

Good chocolate was once a treat for the masses but since more and more people can afford it, the law of supply and demand came into play. Then, if I remember correctly Ivory Coast didn't plant for some reason (I'll look it up) and here we are.

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viejo gambler @viejogambler.bsky.social · 6h

Chocolate prices remain high...
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Chocolate prices set to remain high this Halloween in the US, report says

U.S. chocolate consumers will face elevated chocolate prices this coming Halloween period as cocoa costs have more than doubled since early 2024, according to a report released on Thursday by Wells Fargo's Agri-Food Institute.

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viejo gambler @viejogambler.bsky.social · 6h

Hike brings U.S. tariffs on China container cranes to as much as 270% and the U.S. has no other place to buy them from... share.google/MQDsYosSO9r7...

Hike brings U.S. tariffs on China container cranes to as much as 270%

The United States Trade Representative has added new tariffs of 100% on Chinese-made ship-to-shore container cranes and 150% on cranes used to move containers around terminals.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h

“.. a nagging worry is beginning to grow louder on Wall Street: What if these kinds of collapses, capable of taking bonds from par to cents on the dollar in a matter of days or weeks, are not an aberration after all?” 👀

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viejo gambler @viejogambler.bsky.social · 7h

Yep. As usual he's showing his hand once again.

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viejo gambler @viejogambler.bsky.social · 7h

As someone who has been in the "gambling" business - in one form or another - since 1968 - this is not going to end well.

Marketplace @marketplace.org · 1d

Sports betting is taking off, even in places where it's not exactly legal. That's thanks to the emergence of prediction markets, where users can place bets on anything they can come up with.

Prediction markets are playing sports, but don't call it betting

Sports on prediction markets are not subject to regulation from state sports betting authorities, but that could change.

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Marketplace @marketplace.org · 13h

The Essential Air Service program provides critical transportation assistance to rural communities, but its over $550 million per year cost has been the subject of recent debate. Some transportation experts say the money could be better spent on bus routes.