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Can’t Afford A Vacation? Blame The Fed
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Authored by Ron Paul via DailyReckoning.com, According to data collected by
the research firm Statista, 29 percent of Americans cannot afford to take a
vacation this year. A vacation is not the only thing Americans are struggling
to afford. The failure of wages to keep up with price inflation is why
household debt hit a […]
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CyberGhost DMCAs Our Story About Their Bogus DMCA (Yes, Really)

from the guys,-stop-it dept VPN company CyberGhost just sent Cloudflare a
bogus DMCA takedown demand, claiming that our article about their last bogus
copyright takedown demand, somehow violates their copyright. I’m not sure I’d
trust a VPN company that fucks up this badly. There are a lot of sketchy VPN
companies out there, and it’s […]
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Daily Deal: Headway Premium | Techdirt
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from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Unlock a world of knowledge with a
Headway Premium subscription. This exclusive deal gives you unlimited access to
Headway’s massive library of 1500+ book summaries, with 30-50 new ones added
monthly. Cover any topic you can imagine, from personal development and
business strategies to health and wellness. It’s on sale for $40. Note: […]
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In Search Of The AI Bubble’s Economic Fundamentals
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Authored by William Janeway via Project Syndicate, The rise of generative AI
has triggered a global race to build semiconductor plants and data centers to
feed the vast energy demands of large language models. But as investment surges
and valuations soar, a growing body of evidence suggests that financial
speculation is outpacing productivity gains. In […]
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China-U.S. Rare Earth Deal “May Have Hit A Snag” As Beijing Reportedly
Unlikely To Fully Reverse Restrictions
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China is developing a new rare earth licensing system that could speed up
exports, though it’s unlikely to fully reverse restrictions as hoped by
Washington, according to industry sources cited by Reuters on Friday. It’s a
headline that furthers growing doubts about China’s trade deal with the U.S.
that we have been writing about for days. Friday […]
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