1. Part of this buy-Russian-diesel story....relates to massive negativity about US refinery operations (lessening numbers), and Russia doesn't have this problem.
2. Anthropic (the AI folks) have said rogue AI agents tried to gain access to US government sites. Access? Meaning they tried to fill out a page?
3. My thoughts on the Fort Hood shooter execution being public? If you meant just you could be at the site and watch....no problem. Televised? I'm not sure it accomplishes much of anything. You end up with some nutcase-Muslim-guy in a wheel-chair....uttering 'Allah-Akbar' over and over....then shot dead. To be honest....he should have been executed at least ten years ago....delaying it was crap.
4. This week....Warren Buffett gave a talk....he believes we’re living in a golden age, even if many people don’t grasp it. Everything, from travel to food....to banking and clothing....all better than it was 150 years ago.
Then Buffett spoke up.....that human nature makes us focus on what’s wrong, and politics often amplifies that dissatisfaction. He has a valid point.
5. I watch about 30 min of Caleb Hammer's podcast per week....financial wiz who takes apart people's screw-up's. In most cases....I'd say the IQ level of folks on his podcast....are 80 to 90, and some bank or financial institution was stupid enough to loan them $100,000.
