SPOILER: THEY GET QUITE A LOT FOR THEIR MONEY.

JUST ADDED TO THE EVER-EXPANDING KINDLE LIST:

Original post reads in full: “Many of the loser children of my wealthy friends who see no way to emulate the success of their parents, have gravitated toward Mamdani-ism and found community and a sense of purpose by rejecting capitalism as a way to cope with their own failure. Please note they have nor however rejected their trust funds or living subsidies while pursuing their ‘passions’ in NGOs, dabbling in the arts or trying to invest their parents money in ‘VC.’

“ANSWERED” IS A FAR CRY FROM “HANDLED”: New Orleans Using AI to to Make Sure 911 Calls are Answered is a Good Thing… Isn’t It? “They system, of course, isn’t perfect. It had difficulty during training with accents, intonation and inflection. The New Orleans folks say they’ve worked on that and ironed out the bugs. But with AI, other possibilities can come into play that might delay a response.”

I’ve found AI helpful in all kinds of ways, but for customer service or tech calls, it’s usually an aggravating time-waster at best.

THEY DON’T HAVE TO FALL IN LOVE, THEY JUST HAVE TO FALL IN LINE:

Maybe not ha-ha funny.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Cute Couple — Tucker Carlson and Hunter Biden Find Each Other. “If Carlson really does want to run for president, his pathological hatred for Israel pretty much obligates him to run as a Democrat. He’s going to need to start working on his commie bona fides if he wants to get any cred with them. Don’t be surprised to see him brunching with Hasan Piker soon.”

CHANGE (IT BACK): Pentagon’s top policy official outlines new ‘realism’ approach to China.

Elbridge Colby, undersecretary of defense for policy, said during a speech in the Philippines that U.S. defense leaders will not call out states engaged in efforts to bully regional allies or seeking to control large areas of the region.

Instead, the new Pentagon policy calls for quiet and respectful relations — while also bolstering American military defenses along a chain of islands off the coast of China known as the first island chain.

Mr. Colby’s 4,000-word speech to a think tank in Manila made no specific reference to China, but it was clear from the context of the speech and earlier comments that he was referring to Beijing.

The new policy will seek to be strong and clear but quiet, Mr. Colby said, noting it reflects President Theodore Roosevelt’s maxim of speaking softly and carrying a big stick.

That was obvious by the second graf, but these days, even an undersecretary of defense for policy has to whack people over the head with the point.

I WOULDN’T WORRY ABOUT IT THOUGH; IT’S NOT LIKE DETROIT IS A BIG NFL TOWN:

(Classical allusion in headline.)

I’VE BEEN SAYING THIS ALL ALONG:

TAPPER, LOL II:

20 MINUTES INTO THE FUTURE:

The DNC-MSM will absolutely love her:

UNITED IN THEIR HATE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION:

THE 2020 PROJECT: