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December 14 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/december-14?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2025-1213-12132025

Maybe this belongs in the investment thread. A good Atlantic article about the financing involved in the A-I industry. It's literally a house of cards with credit due in the next couple of years. I'm not sure if the link works https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/2025/12/nvidia-ai-financing-deals/685197/?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share Basically it's an interconnected web among nearly all the big producers, especially those that want to build data centers financed mostly by private lenders. Most of the outstanding money is due within the next few years. With the President's change in IRA rules to allow the holding of things like bitcoin, when the bottom falls it's liable to make the 2008 banking crisis look like a Sunday School picnic. Meanwhile I think I may start investing in mini turtle figurines.

My grandson’s jr high QuizBowl team just qualified for Nationals. We may be spending Mother’s Day weekend in Chicago

I know the Warner Brothers and Sister Yacko, Wacko and Dot are not I read most of Trump’s postings in the voice of The Brain

December 13

The Atlantic has become one of the few must reads for me

In his fantasies

Snopes posted an update on this today. Just as we thought In short, Snopes found no evidence that the image of Trump using a walker as a mobility aid was authentic. It was created using artificial intelligence software; therefore, we have rated it as fake.

Tis the season. Time to watch what I consider the ultimate Christmas movie. Lion in Winter. It came out in 1968. Peter O'Toole, Katherine Hepburn, a very young Anthony Hopkins. It's a period piece set in 1183. King Henry II gathers the family to name his successor to the throne. Three sons, all are vying for Henry's affection. Elenor his wife who spends most of the year imprisoned. They all spend their time together plotting to force him into a decision. Some great quotes

December 12

Same old, same old MAGA whataboutism. They can't help it, they're wired that way, No interest in serious or semi serious discussion. No desire even try to find a middle ground

Maybe our resident Trumper can enlighten us. There has to be a silly meme out there somewhere,

Sleepy Grandpa Trump yelling at clouds again Three cognitive exams? Why so many?

They'll never get the votes to impeach. Just round them up and set them adrift in a Venezuelan cargo vessel.

Not surprising.

Also today, Gen. Washington issues orders to officers that they should "put themselves in proper uniform." This should consist of "by no means...costly or expensive Regimentals, but uniforms in their Colour, Cut and Fashion...no matter how plain or coarse." 2/2

The plan is to cut two minutes off the clock. Will probably be added to commercial time for betting folks

So I took the bit went to ChatGPT...recommendations. I included a new AD

December 11 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/december-11?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2025-1211-12112025

Just give him a shiny object and your wishes will be granted