01:00 Fewer but better immigrants
03:00 NYT: Migrants and End of Covid Restrictions Fuel Jump in U.S. Homelessness, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/us/homelessness-hit-record-level-in-2024.html
04:00 WP: A MAGA ‘Civil War’ on X between Musk and the far right over H-1B visas, https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/27/h-1b-visas-elon-musk-trump-immigration/
06:00 The Dooovid question,
18:00 NYT: Why the U.S. Could Come Out Ahead in a Tariff War, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/opinion/trump-tariffs-china-europe.html
55:30 WSJ: What Your ‘Face Age’ Can Tell Doctors About Your Health, https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/face-age-test-health-medicine-6ca1a4c5
1:18:45 NYT: How a Consulting Firm and Trump’s I.R.S. Pick Pushed a Problematic Tax Credit, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/business/billy-long-irs-tax-credit.html
2:22:00 Constitutional Dictatorship: Its Dangers and Its Design, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/curtis-yarvin-the-edgelords-guide-to-monarchy-40k
2:25:00 Elon Musk, Laura Loomer Space, https://x.com/Ronxyz00/status/1872610152165388425
2:33:40 Kip joins to talk Laura Loomer
2:35:00 WP: For Laura Loomer, a Trump comeback is everything, https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2024/05/02/laura-loomer-donald-trump/
2:37:00 Dennis Dale, Kevin Michael Grace
2:40:00 The rise and fall of the AR
2:52:00 A history of my online personae
2:55:00 My key compatriots in my blogging & livestreaming
3:08:00 My greatest hits, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=143746
3:21:00 The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=158424
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