TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.   INTRODUCTION

A. Art of the Day: Honore Daumier

B. Wisdom of the Day: Hubris of Empire

C. Cultural Recommendation: The War That Ended Peace

D. Appearances

II. THE EVIDENCE

A. Daily News of Interest

B. Daily Deep Dive: Recession Risk

C. Cases of Consequence

III.   THE CLOSING ARGUMENT: Wisdom from the Board on AI

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.   INTRODUCTION

A. Art of the Day

B. Wisdom of the Day

C. Cultural Recommendation

D. Appearances

II. THE EVIDENCE

A. Daily News of Interest: Curated from the Barnes Library

B. Daily Deep Dive: Budapest or No?

C. Cases of Consequence

III.    THE CLOSING ARGUMENT: The Message of Mamdani

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I.  INTRODUCTION

A. Art of the Day

The tall French doors, the sunlight slipping in amidst the shadows, the desk with files stacked, the overcoat and old school hat, awaiting thought or observing contemplatively, the true gentleman appears ready to soon take action in a time where men were men.

B. Wisdom of the Day

“The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.” Otto von Bismarck.

C. Cultural Recommendation

Surviving Hitler in St. Petersburg, a documentary detailing the shock and horror of the Great War, a generational-defining experience for Putin’s own parents.

D. Appearances

• Alex Jones
  

II. THE EVIDENCE

 *Note: A reminder — links are NOT endorsements of the ideas contained therein. The Library is big, and it mostly consists of ideas I do not personally share.  

A.  Daily News of Interest

1. Regional bank problems. https://x.com/HedgieMarkets/status/1978921640596590993
2. Trump-Putin Summit II. https://x.com/RusEmbUSA/status/1978923764642439213
3. Generational, regional & income gaps in spending. https://x.com/zerohedge/status/1978868455135736318
4. Anti-Trump card played by Mamdani. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/zohran-mamdani-andrew-cuomo-trump-debate_n_68f1af04e4b061265b2c62b1?origin=home-zone-b-unit
5. Argentina buy-in, not bail-out.

*Bonus:  Trans agenda origins.

B. Daily Deep Dive: China Trade War

1. Doomberg: China’s escalatory dominance w/ rare earths. https://newsletter.doomberg.com/p/gloves-off
2. Internal politics may drive China’s hawkishness. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/world/asia/china-trump-tariffs.html
3. The limits to China’s rare earth strategy. https://x.com/KrisPatel99/status/1976933835695698414
4. China’s debt problem limits their leverage. https://x.com/SantiagoAuFund/status/1978836532866711574 & https://x.com/SantiagoAuFund/status/1978831000298721743
5. China decoupling divorce defeats the CCCP. https://x.com/abcampbell/status/1978070295157096808

*Bonus: China debt bubble.

C. Cases of Consequence

1. Red flag searches at SCOTUS. https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/court-hears-arguments-on-when-police-may-enter-a-home-without-a-warrant/
2. SCOTUS; restitution debate. https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/justices-debate-whether-restitution-imposed-on-convicts-is-criminal-civil-or-perhaps-a-little-of-both/
3. Bolton indictment. https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/10/bolton-indictment.pdf
4. Prayer in public. https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-1261/363334/20250617093214428_24-1261%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf
5. Judge protects NYC as sanctuary. https://courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/kaplan-order-ny-terrorism-funding-southern-district-new-york.pdf
6. Dr. Bowden https://x.com/MdBreathe/status/1979149533314478394
7. Judicial & jury nullification in DC for attack on ICE. https://x.com/memeticsisyphus/status/1979193690519126329
8. 7^th Circuit invalidates national guard use. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26189193-trumpnguardilca7opn101625pdf/
9. Antifa indictment. https://www.foxnews.com/us/doj-brings-first-antifa-related-terrorism-charges-texas-ice-attack
10. Pentagon media rule controversy. https://www.axios.com/2025/10/16/pentagon-press-reporting-rules-restrictions-hegseth

*Bonus: More Ukraine property right violations. https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/m.s.l-tov-v-ukraine-echr-jugment.pdf