I. INTRODUCTION

A. Appearances

B. Art of the Day 

C. Wisdom of the Day

D. Cultural RecommendationII. THE EVIDENCE

A. Daily News of Curated Interest

B. Daily Deep Dive: Casualties in Ukraine

C. Cases of Consequence

III. CLOSING ARGUMENT: Security Guarantees —Real & Fake

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Appearances

• Viva w/ OKeefe
• Barnes Brothers MEGA Soccer Preview
  
• NFL Preview.
  
• NCAAF Preview
  
• Betting w/ Barnes: LIVE at 11 am eastern Saturday https://sportspicks.locals.com/post/7217415/live-betting-w-barnes-saturday-august-23-2025

B. Art of the Day: Cigars, cognac, top hats, in the shadows, feeling like a secret meeting discussing who will take control of the docks, who gets the unions, and who gets the politicians. An era of real power by real men, good or otherwise. 

C. Wisdom of the Day: “Ask for no guarantees, ask for no security, there never was such an animal.” Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451. 

D. Cultural Recommendation: Two of the best sports preview writers are Phil Steele & Warren Sharp for those who enjoy learning about America’s favorite sport, American football. https://philsteele.com/product/2025-phil-steele-college-football-preview-magazine/ & https://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com/

*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.  

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I. INTROUDCTION

A. Appearances

B. Art of the Day 

C. Wisdom of the Day

D. Cultural Recommendation

II. THE EVIDENCE

A. Daily News of Curated Interest

B. Daily Deep Dive: Pay For Play Pam Hit List

C. Cases of Consequence

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I. INTROUDCTION

A. Appearances

• Viva w/ OKeefe
• Barnes Brothers MEGA Soccer Preview
  
• NFL Preview.
  

*Bonus: Happy Anniversary to Mr. & Mrs. Peoples Pundit. https://x.com/LauraBaris2/status/1958179805951607124

B. Art of the Day: The solitary gentleman at the end of the bar, to his lonesome, a smoke in hand, a drink, and a water, against the wooden bookcases holding their whiskey and rum bottles, embraced somewhere in thought in the inner world of the imagination and contemplation. 

C. Not-So Wise Wisdom of the Day: “I think the future takes care of itself.” Pam Bondi. 

D. Cultural Recommendation: Taibbi’s entrance to investigative journalism from a left populist critique. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7897556-griftopia

*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.  

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I. INTROUDCTION

A. Appearances

B. Art of the Day 

C. Wisdom of the Day

D. Cultural Recommendation

II. THE EVIDENCE

A. Daily News of Curated Interest

B. Daily Deep Dive: Peace Possibilities

C. Cases of Consequence

I. INTROUDCTION

A. Appearances

• Viva w/ OKeefe
• Barnes Brothers MEGA Soccer Preview
  
• NFL Preview.
  

B. Art of the Day:  Pushkin’s desk in the center of his Victorian style library where he penned great works of Russian literature, and ever since seeing his library have wanted to recreate it myself some day as a place for inspired contemplation. 

C. Wisdom of the Day: “Many agree that the worst thing that could ever happen is if Russia and China get closer.” Donald Trump. 

D. Cultural Recommendation: The Apartment, an alternative view of history akin to the film Russian Arc, tracing history through a single place, the prism of an apartment in Moscow across a century of time. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43483939-the-apartment?

*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.  

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