War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives. Author US Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler
Europe says it is getting off the needle of Russian oil and gas. And it risks getting impaled by an aspen stake, which [the US] is actively sharpening for the Europeans. Author Sergey Lavrov
The work of science has nothing whatever to do with consensus. Consensus is the business of politics. Author Michael Crichton
The cease-fire will be violated after market close on Friday. It will be renegotiated and reestablished by early Monday morning – before markets open. Author anon
The goal of AI is to put as many people out of work as possible while using all the electricity. Author anon
Trump is destroying Iranian critical infrastructure because he cares for the Iranian people. Author anon
Sounds frightening. Is there a tax I can pay to fix this?