GIVEN A MODICUM OF FREEDOM, IT ALWAYS DOES:  How Capitalism Beat Communism in Vietnam. It only took a generation to go from ration cards to exporting electronics.

HUMANS ARE NOT WIDGETS:  On not being a widget and the rise of corporatism.

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GOOD:  Pleased to report that the defensive provisions of the GRANITE Act have been adopted as model policy by the American Legislative Exchange Council. I am told the vote was unanimous.

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ON SUNDAYS I DO A PROMO POST FOR (MOSTLY) INDIE AUTHORS:  Book Promo And Vignettes By Luke, Mary Catelli and ‘Nother Mike.

There is also a fun vignette challenge.

THIS WEEKEND IS A BIT INSANE: I’ll do my regular posting tomorrow, but I forgot to post the meme post here earlier, and I know a lot of you like it.  So:  Meme Days Of Summer.

COOL STUFF:  Crater impact in the ice sheets of the northern Martian lowlands.

THOSE VIOLENT AMISH!  NYC attacker yelled ‘Allahu Akbar’ as he randomly stabbed two men near Central Park, according to victim, witnesses: commish.

THAT’S WHY THE FIRST THING SOCIALIST DO WHEN THEY GAIN POWER IS START REWRITING HISTORY:  Mamdani Says Most of Our Lives Are Already Socialist and Ends Up Tripping Over History.

THAT’S BECAUSE THE LEFT IS VIOLENT:  Secret Service Director Says Threats Against Trump and Other Protectees Are ‘Off the Charts’.

THAT’S THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE REPORTERS:  Sophie Cunningham Shuts Down Reporter Over Her Stance on Transgender Athletes in Women’s Sports.

FUNNY, ISN’T IT?  DSA: Trump doesn’t respect political norms. Also DSA: Let’s abolish the current system.

TL:DR, REGULATIONS DON’T PROTECT CONSUMERS:  Your Favorite Regulation Is Probably Hurting You. Most people think regulations protect the poor. The data says the opposite.

LET’S NOT:  Candidate who wants to abolish the Senate, arrest Netanyahu offers DSA shot at swing-seat breakthrough. The Democratic Socialists of America-endorsed candidate is challenging Rep Jared Moskowitz in next month’s Florida primary.

HOW EVEN?  State School Board Allows ‘Groomer’ To Keep Teaching License. (Video.)

ABOUT TIME:  New EPA Proposal Could Roll Back Some DEF-System Requirements For Diesel Engines.

THE PROBLEM IS THEY’VE BEEN INDOCTRINATED AND BELIEVE THEY WERE EDUCATED:  The people who know nothing know everything. At an insufferable anti-Israel dinner party, a masterclass in dealing with pro-Palestinian idiocy.

YOU’D THINK THEY WOULD ALREADY BE DOING THAT?  GOP Rep. Kat Cammack pitches mandatory background checks for Congress staffers over claims foreign agents running wild.

YES:  I’m convinced the Founding Fathers created the closest thing to a godly government on Earth which was: a government explicitly based on preventing humans from gaining power.

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GOOD:  US Treasury Department Prevents Almost $100 Million From Going To Dead People.

FROM JEFF DUNTEMANN:  Morning Man.

When Wisconsin farmer Nelson Threader inherits his late father’s estate, he dreams of being a DJ and buys the nearby town’s little two-DJ dawn-to-dusk AM radio station from its retiring owner. He then buys an AI DJ as a spare to allow the human DJs to take time off. The bottom-of-the-line AI appliance comes with just one voice personality, and can “wear” only one voice at a time. When WXQJ’s beloved morning man leaves on a long-overdue vacation, AI DJ Mike Noon quickly gets on the town’s nerves, especially the station’s advertisers. Nelson realizes he can either run his voice ragged DJing full 16-hour summer days or go broke. The AI offers to help him, but Nelson is definitely of two minds about the help he gets.

TUESDAY’S PRIMARY RESULTS:  Trump-backed candidates, including ex-Giants, Jets kicker Jay Feely, easily win Arizona primaries — socialist House hopeful gets smoked.

WELL, DON LEMON …  Watch Don Lemon Immediately Undercut His Own Talking Point in the Same Sentence.

HE’S PROGRESSIVE, HE’S JEWISH, HE ISN’T HAPPY WITH  THE PARTY’S NEW, SOCIALIST, ANTISEMITIC LEADERSHIP:  There’s Another Reason Why This Dem Rep Won’t Seek Re-Election, but, of Course, CNN Buried It.

ABOUT TIME:  Elite universities face federal cash squeeze over millions tied to China-linked entities. Donors include firms tied to the Chinese military and a Beijing research institute appearing on two government watchlists.

I LIKE IT:  Business idea – socialist-themed holiday camp.