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"Tehran is deploying its forces, dispersing decision-making authority, fortifying its nuclear sites and expanding its crackdown on domestic dissent. The moves reflect its leaders’ belief that the survival of the regime itself is at stake."
wsj.com/world/middle-e…

"The elderly are physically and financially healthier than ever. So why do their needs keep taking priority over younger generations?" @WSJ's @greg_ip asks.

Good question.

My answer: the elderly vote 🤷‍♂️
wsj.com/economy/over-6…

"The constraint in the world is not that we don’t have enough resources. It’s that we don’t have enough character."
Bookmark for when you have an hour. Wait, no, take the hour now - an incredible interview 👇 x.com/p_m_robinson/s…

How to fight the California billionaire's tax on the ballot?

Building a Better California said Tuesday it is supporting three ballot-measure campaigns.

1) "ballot measure that would bar retroactive taxes, as well as banning new taxes on personal property, including retirement

Mamdani suggests boosting property taxes by 9.5%: “We do not want to have to turn to such drastic measures to balance our budget...but, faced with no other choice, we will be forced to.”
Um, there's the expense side of the budget that could be cut?! 🤷‍♂️
wsj.com/us-news/mamdan…

The secret to dominating the Olympics? Have fun at what you do, don't specialize early, have sports accessible.

There are lessons here way beyond the Olympics or even sports...
wsj.com/sports/olympic…

At the Munich Security Conference, Germany’s @_FriedrichMerz warned that the gap between moral posturing and real action is widening — and pledged to close it by giving Germany the means to back its words. In other words: a major military buildup. 1/