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“It’s about ‘Fortress America’…, and much more.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Hypothesis: Both Donald Trump and Xi Jinping understand that the Thucydides Trap would represent a disastrous outcome for each country. President Trump appreciates that a Thucydides outcome...
“Because Strategy, Inc. is a significant investor in Bitcoin, Bitcoin’s price is being adversely affected by Strategy, Inc.’s price.” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... TLR wrote in December 2021 about “Bitcon,” using a label intended to highlight what at...
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“The Iran War has strengthened the Islamic Republic…, or has it?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... President Trump announced on May 23rd that a “PEACE Agreement” with Iran “has been largely negotiated” and that the details would be “announced...
“Will economic well-being matter in 2024?” – The Lonely RealistLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… This past October, TLR predicted that the 2024 Presidential election would be decided by “The Economy, Stupid,” noting that “James Carville’s memorable 1992 campaign quip was prescient then and
America’s economy is running on a belief in perpetual motion …, the reason being that the U.S. government is printing piles oodles of Dollars with the expressed intention of continuing to do so indefinitely … using those Dollars to fund America’s lavish military and entitlement
Kate SmithLoading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Kate Smith, known at various times as the “Song Bird of the South” and “the First Lady of Radio,” is best known today for her rendition of “God Bless America.” She also sang two songs that
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