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Daily Archives: October 26, 2025
America’s biggest institutions back off from challenging Trump (10-26-25)
01:00 Why Are People So Emotionally Invested In Trump’s White House Renovations? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16446105:00 Democrats in Uproar Over Trump’s White House Renovations, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhtwH_WYFx819:00 Left loses its mind over Trump’s ballroom, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27LCqYzXX_U28:00 Trump Slams “Third Rate Reporters” Criticizing His Ballroom As Democrats … Continue reading
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My Favorite Dream
My happiest periodic dream is getting swept away on a hot air balloon. Any interpretations? ChatGPT: That’s a beautiful one. Dreams of rising or drifting in a hot air balloon often point to wanting perspective, freedom, or transcendence. Being “swept … Continue reading
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How Do You Touch The Face Of God?
It’s hard to feel like you’re touching the face of God in traditional Orthodox Judaism, outside of Hasidism. You have to work for your spiritual highs, there’s little cheap grace. Most Orthodox Jews can’t just accept divine love and ride … Continue reading
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Just An Intellectual Gigolo
I might be a bit of an intellectual gigolo — falling in love with every beautiful idea that comes along but ultimately staying loyal to none. This has been hell on my friendships and social life. When I converted to … Continue reading
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The Washington Post’s Op/Ed Section Has Shifted During 2025
In February 2025, Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos issued a memo to staff saying the Post’s opinion section will now “write every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets.” He added that viewpoints opposing … Continue reading
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WP: Nation’s biggest law firms back off from challenging Trump policies
Through the mid-2000s, surveys showed Republicans and Democrats had similar confidence in science and scientists. The divergence started when “Science Inc.”—the institutional complex of universities, public health agencies, journals, and major foundations—moved into overt cultural and political advocacy. Climate change … Continue reading
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Why are there more criminal elements in pro basketball, including with gambling, compared to say hockey or golf?
The WSJ reported last week: “But basketball has proven especially susceptible to foul play.” Why? ChatGPT says: A few converging reasons explain this pattern. Socioeconomic pipeline. Basketball draws disproportionately from poorer urban backgrounds where exposure to crime, gambling, and hustling … Continue reading
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NYT: Can Anyone Rescue the Trafficked Girls of L.A.’s Figueroa Street?
This story is so horrifying that my first reaction was — is this fabricated? Read it yourself: Can Anyone Rescue the Trafficked Girls of L.A.’s Figueroa Street? Throngs of young girls are forced to sell sex along a 3.5 mile … Continue reading
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Why Are People So Emotionally Invested In Trump’s White House Renovations?
What matters most to me is outside of me. I largely matter to the extent I am part of something bigger than myself — such as being a part of the Jewish people, the American people, and a certain traditional … Continue reading