May 3, 2023
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Onward —
drones, prediction markets, and starlink terminals are redefining war, right now, in ukraine. if america wants to win the battles of the future, we have to go there and see it for ourselves.
mehdi hasan claims 'muslims built america' and frames the transatlantic slave trade as uniquely bad, ignoring the fact that arab slaveholders have existed for millennia and still do
the 'overpaid ceo act' jacks up gross receipts tax on the biggest sf businesses. we tried this during the pandemic and it forced them to leave, triggering a doom loop. get ready for part two?