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Meanwhile, as Taco is 'sweating bullets' over the new evidence that he was more than familiar with the Epstein's girls. And our 'use to be best friends' are playing Taco for a fool over trade deals. Venezuela teaches him a lesson in 'hard ball' by releasing ten detained Americans for the return of over 250 Venezuelans deported by the U.S. to El Salvador.

[Does Taco have too many DIY distractions that he has
forgotten the art of the deal?]

Picked up my new books on the walk this morning. Benson was a good boi inside the bookstore and politely demanded treats from the woman behind the counter.

Then we had coffee and a burrito at Philz.

The walk home was a journey of wrestling due to the Geneva Dog Convention violation of having to wear a muzzle and how dare I stop him from inhaling foxtails and eating bird poop.

At one point, back home, Benson's zoomies and back wiggles resulted in a back kick straight into my fupa and environs.

It was at that point I resolved to take a nap later.

How's your #Saturday?

Happy Caturday from Riley! We're pretty sure he's a boy. His eyes are opening nicely and he's crawling/semi-walking pretty well. His brother Pepper is faster and more agile, but is having issues with his eyes, especially the right one. We may have to take him to the vet. The kittens are now 18 days old.

A bit of fun for the weekend, I found the article for ohai.social/@MeanwhileinCanada

According to Figure1 of this paper there's a definite moose probability in #toronto

0.001-0.039 mooses, haven't spotted one yet but there was a suspiciously large dog that def could have been 0.4 moose!!!

Here's the paper: semanticscholar.org/paper/EXPA

"Travelers to the U.S. Must Pay a New $250 ‘VISA Integrity Fee’" -CNBC

- will be AT LEAST $250 .. on top of other visa fees & MAY BE reimbursable.
- was enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
- applies to nonimmigrant visas, like tourists only from Africa, Latin America & select countries in Asia and Middle East.

When it starts & how to get a refund, remain unclear.

[Expecting a rush of tourists coming back after summer? Don't hold your breath]

Saturday Macro: Fed Independence as Your Screentime-Limit Phone App
I laugh at a metaphor from Joe Weisenthal. Legal independence is no shield against political winds—but so far this is one of the very few things Trump is doing that is still benign...
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2025-07-19 Sa #saturday-macro-fed-independence-as-your-screentime-limit-phone-app

Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality · Saturday Macro: Fed Independence as Your Screentime-Limit Phone AppBy Brad DeLong