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Daily Archives: June 5, 2026
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Quote, Unquote
Britain’s electrical network is in even worse disrepair than America’s. I am not sure if it is a geopolitical asset to be able to stiff-upper-lip one’s way through ineffectual government. Maybe it’s more of a liability. But my experience of criticizing Brits resembles my experience of criticizing lawyers.
~ Dan Wang via his 2025 letter
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Midday Music Fix
David Bowie – Modern Love
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Quote, Unquote
If I have said nothing new tonight, it may well be because, in a family of nations as in families of individuals we should expect nothing more sensational than growth.
~ Dean Acheson
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Campus Trivia
Question: What were America’s 10 largest companies in 1995?
The 10 largest companies on the 1995 Fortune 500 list via CNN Money:
- General Motors
- Ford
- Exxon
- Wal-Mart
- AT&T
- General Electric
- International Business Machines
- Mobile
- Sears Roebuck
- Altria Group
Between 1985 and 1995, three companies dropped out of the Fortune 500 Top 10: Texaco; DuPont; and Amoco.
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Midnight Trailer
The Social Reckoning
Featuring Jeremy Allen White, Mikey Madison, Wunmi Mosaku, Betty Gilpin, Billy Magnussen, Bill Burr, and Jeremy Strong. Written and directed by Aaron Sorkin.
Release is set for October 9th, 2026 by Sony Pictures via Columbia Pictures.
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