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jacobtothe (76)in Anarchism • 8 hours ago
Empire as the Price of Bureaucracy
Empire as the Price of Bureaucracy 03/12/2025 • Mises Wire • David Brady, Jr. • CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 William F. Buckley, Jr. wrote in 1952, “We have to accept…
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jacobtothe (76)in LeoFinance • 3 days ago
Scam Ads and Gullible Buyers
Sometimes it seems like the internet has always been awash in advertisements, but we're seeing a new change in recent years. A brief history The first unsolicited mass…
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jacobtothe (76)in #ramblerant • 7 days ago
The Real Scandal Behind the Signal Leak
A few days ago, news of a comically bad security failure in the Trump administration hit the headlines. Senior Trump administration officials were holding a meeting in the Signal…
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jacobtothe (76)in The Man Cave • 11 days ago
What is a "Possibles Bag," and Should You Make One?
Before getting into the tantalizing question of the title, I should cover some background information. First, if you've followed my account for any length of time, you've…
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jacobtothe (76)in FreeSpeech • 15 days ago
Trump Adopts the Democrats’ Terrible Yemen Policy
Trump Adopts the Democrats’ Terrible Yemen Policy 03/19/2025 • Mises Wire • Connor O'Keeffe • CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Over the weekend, President Trump ordered…
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jacobtothe (76)in Magic: The Gathering • 18 days ago
Magic Monday: Modern Horizons III Play Booster
I've been pretty well knocked out by illness and subsequent slow recovery for the last couple weeks, but I'm getting back on my feet bit by bit. While on a recent trip into…
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jacobtothe (76)in FreeSpeech • 19 days ago
COVID-19: Five Years Later
Five years ago, the world went mad. We can't forget what really happened as the court historians scrub the record and continue their eternal campaign to make the political class…
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jacobtothe (76)in Economics • 20 days ago
Closing Signs Are Signs of the Times
Closing Signs Are Signs of the Times 03/14/2025 • Mises Wire • Mark Thornton • CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 It was not long ago when signs for “Help Wanted” seemed to be…
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jacobtothe (76)in Economics • 22 days ago
Who Gets the Blame for the Upcoming Recession?
Who Gets the Blame for the Upcoming Recession? 03/12/2025 • Mises Wire • Connor O'Keeffe • CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Over the weekend, President Trump made headlines…
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jacobtothe (76)in Economics • 26 days ago
The Hidden Cost of Tariffs: A Lesson from Bastiat’s Seen and Unseen
The Hidden Cost of Tariffs: A Lesson from Bastiat’s Seen and Unseen 03/08/2025 • Mises Wire • Richard Martin • CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Tariffs are often portrayed…
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jacobtothe (76)in FreeSpeech • 29 days ago
The Other Thing Zelensky Got Called Out On
The Other Thing Zelensky Got Called Out On 03/05/2025 • Mises Wire • Connor O'Keeffe • CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 The heated exchange that broke out between…
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jacobtothe (76)in Outdoors and more • last month
1963 Scoutmaster's Handbook: Hiking and Camping
A couple years ago, I wrote about a library program with a backpacking expert. While going through my personal library, I came across this 1963 printing of the…
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jacobtothe (76)in FreeSpeech • last month
Artificial Intelligence, Spam, & Dead Internet Theory
It's been well over a decade since I noticed something was amiss online. Neither Hive nor its predecessor existed yet. Web2.0 juggernauts Twitter and Facebook had not yet…
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jacobtothe (76)in #hive • last month
Identifying and Addressing Spam
No, I don't mean saying, "Hello, can of Hormel-brand tinned meat, I recognize you because of your trademarked label." I mean recognizing and responding to a specific form of…
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jacobtothe cross-posted @jacobtothe/friday-night-magic-unboxing-the-golgari-guild-kit
jacobtothe (76)in Magic: The Gathering • last month
Friday Night Magic: Unboxing the Golgari Guild Kit!
Back in November of 2018, Wizards of the Coast launched a series of Ravnica Guild Kits including cards from previous sets in their popular Ravnica setting where a…
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jacobtothe (76)in Magic: The Gathering • last month
Friday Night Magic: Unboxing the Golgari Guild Kit!
Back in November of 2018, Wizards of the Coast launched a series of Ravnica Guild Kits including cards from previous sets in their popular Ravnica setting where a…
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jacobtothe (76)in Economics • last month
A Penny For Your Thoughts?
About a week ago, Donald Trump announced the US would stop producing the penny (pictured at right) . According to The US Mint, it costs 3.69 cents to mint a 1-cent coin.…
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jacobtothe (76)in FreeSpeech • 2 months ago
Political Centrism vs. Principles
The United States is an incredibly politically polarized society with much of the population divided between the Republican and Democrat parties. Political discourse is split…
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jacobtothe (76)in Outdoors and more • 2 months ago
Snowshoe Trial Run
This may be a trial run, but there was no running. More like plodding. Whatever. I believe it was Spring of '23 when I bought a set of snowshoes at an end-of-season sale at the…
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jacobtothe (76)in FreeSpeech • 2 months ago
More Idaho Authoritarianism
The Idaho legislature is proposing a minimum $300 fine for marijuana possession. Neighboring Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and Montana have almost entirely decriminalized…
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