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From Newser: How to Watch Today's Attempted Lunar Landing. Odysseus is in orbit, will attempt to touch down at 5:30pm Eastern time

From HuffPo: Puppy That Went Viral For His Cheesy Grin Charms His Way To A New Home

Julian Assange. From the Mises Institute: Day Two Of Julian Assange's Last Stand In British High Court. Today marks the final day in what could very well be Julian Assange’s last extradition trial... [Ed: the most important freedom of speech trial in my time.] From Reason: The Biden Administration Is Bent on Setting an Alarming Precedent by Prosecuting Julian Assange. "The WikiLeaks founder already has spent as much time in a London prison as DOJ lawyers say he is likely to serve if convicted in the U.S." [Ed: yes, but I do believe he would be literally tortured and die in the U.S.] From the Associated Press: Assange Won't Learn His Fate for Weeks. Judges reserve decision on last-ditch push to avoid extradition

Trump Persecution. From ABC News: NY AG: Trump Better Pay Up, or We'll Seize His Properties. Letitia James specifically names the Trump Building on Wall Street. [Ed: this is one of the most outrageous political persecutions I've ever seen.]

From the Epoch Times: Elon Musk Is Right And The NY Times Is Wrong About Illegal Voting By Non-Citizens

Big Economic Picture. From Zero Hedge: Nvincible Nvidia Surges After Smashing Estimates, Guiding Sharply Higher. Another stellar - if perhaps not too stellar - quarter from the company that some call the "most important stock on planet earth." From CNBC: Nvidia Posts Record Revenue Up 265% On Booming AI Business

From the Bored Panda: 50 Of The Most Heartwarming Pics And Stories Of Happily Adopted Pets (Best-Of-All-Time Edition)

Digital $ and Cryptocurrency. From the Brownstone Institute: American Totalitarian 'Crypto Dollar' May Come Before The Election. [Ed: it is a digital $, not crypto.] From Bomb Thrower: The Mantra For The Next Cycle: Allocate 1% To Bitcoin. “Nobody got fired for buying IBM” …but you might get fired for not buying Bitcoin...

From Coin Telegraph: ChatGPT Had A Public Meltdown But OpenAI Says It's Fine Now. "Chatgpt is apparently going off the rails right now and no one can explain why..."

Everyday Finances. From Zero Hedge: Supermarket Scramble: Food Spending's Share Of Disposable Income Hits Highest Level In Three Decades. "If you look historically after periods of inflation, there's really no period you could point to where [food] prices go back down." From the Activist Post: The Average U.S. Household Is Spending $1,019 More A Month Just To Buy The Same Goods And Services It Did 3 Years Ago

From Babylon Bee: Massacre As Great White Shark Allowed To Compete In Women’s 500 Freestyle [Ed: and, yes, satire. I *still* get asked whether the Bee's stories are real.]

From the London Standard: Meet the very special hero dogs being recognised by Crufts. The four dogs’ bravery and loyalty have helped their owners achieve things they couldn’t have done without them

Migrants. From the New York Post: Jackpot: NYC Mayor To Give Migrants Pre-loaded Debit Cards Worth Up To $10,000. "It's better to be an illegal immigrant than a US citizen these days." From Zero Hedge: Executive Order On Border? Biden Team Freaks Out, Mulls Desperate Pre-Election Hail Mary. Just in time to claim credit? From the Epoch Times: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Sending National Guard To Border 'Warzone'. "The border in a warzone, so we’re sending soldiers..." [Ed: states v. feds.]

From Techxplore: A novel elderly care robot could soon provide personal assistance, enhancing seniors' quality of life [Ed: hat tip to Brad.]

From Reason: Lawmakers Want Pause on Federal Funds for Predictive Policing. The dangers inherent in targeting criminals-to-be have yet to be addressed. [Ed: by J.D. Tuccille. Good news if the lawmakers follow thru.]

Gaza-Israel. From Politico.EU: British parliament plunged into chaos over Gaza cease-fire vote. Scottish National Party accuses the Commons speaker of tipping the scales in favor of Labour. [Ed: angry MPs staged a walk-out.] From Zero Hedge: China Blasts US For Giving Israel "License To Kill" After UN Veto. Linda Thomas-Greenfield's ill-chosen words spoke of finding "final solution"... [Ed: the US vetoed the measure.]

From the DoDo: Woman Looks Up And Sees Her Dogs Suddenly Frozen In Place Like Statues. "It was like time had stopped ..." [Ed: very cute pics.]

Hunter Biden. From Politico: Hunter Biden mounts legal offensive against tax prosecution. Defense lawyers for the president’s son contend the charges against him are a product of political pressure. From Jonathan Turley: Hunter Biden Goes Full Trump in a Flurry of Court Filings. From the Epic Times: Hunter Biden Says DOJ Misrepresented Sawdust As Cocaine To Make Him Look Bad. ...no, this is not The Babylon Bee!

From Telegraph: Biden is realising just how unpopular green EVs are – with help from the unions From Mish Talk: The CBO Revised the Cost of Biden’s Energy Policies Up by $466 Billion

Ukraine-Russia. From Gilbert Doctorow: “Nord Stream Three” and the Russian capture of Avdeevka. [Ed: a must read.] AND Postscript to the taking of Avdeevka.

From the India Times: Heroic Dog Saves Family From Fire: Superhero Pup's Brave Act Leaves Netizens Impressed. There's a reason why dogs are often called man's best friend, and this video exemplifies it.