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  1. jD Vance speaking at the American Dynamism summit today:

    “he history of American innovation is we tend to make people more productive and we increase their wages in the process.”

    I’d note also that they higher wages *drive* higher productivity..there are productivity investments that make sense when you’re paying $20/hour that don’t make sense when you’re paying $7/hour.

    https://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/vice-president-vance-remarks-at-american-dynamism-summit/657367

    Katherine Boyle of Andreessen-Horowitz, which sponsored the summit, says: “The Great American Manufacturing Comeback is here”

  2. Dr. Vinay Prasad dives into a recent JAMA study (completely worthless) on seed oil vs butter (who knew olive oil was a seed oil?); how DEI grants get canceled and how Trump should deal with universities.

    He mostly talks about the government medical establishment and medical research. Entertaining and informative. Language alert needed.

    I think he does this weekly (semi-monthly?).

    Seed oil vs butter; DEI grants get canned; Universities versus Trump
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyAPgbQ6qw4

  3. Kate,

    Small world. I spent several years at 2 different startups on that old, Westinghouse campus. The city Fetterman was mayor of is very near, as is a Primamti bros. satellite location.

    Really cool campus. Still lots of old, Westinghouse stuff around.

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