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Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - April 21st

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Journalism has reached such a sad state. I mean, we keep hearing nonsense on every front. But I thought I’d take a moment and share something I saw that was more trivial, and try to explain why it’s so misguided.  The headline read Costco hit with class action over unexpected membership renewals .  The stories on the topic all repeat the same thing. Costco is doing something and consumers are upset and Costco could be in a lot of trouble over the way they treat their customers! And on the heels of other ongoing lawsuits (and the ongoing stupidity about DEI) this will affect them! ...
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Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - April 14th

Given rising gas prices, a supply issue, and the want to build more things that need to tap into electricity (like data centers), it's amazing to me there isn't more coverage of the topic.  Americans are getting squeezed at the pump and in their utility bills. And it barely registers.  So here's a bill that was introduced to help Americans. The energy bills relief act would address some of this and might actually help.  Is it perfect? No.  Does it address the broad problem and make some reasonable tradeoffs to help? Yes.  ...
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Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - April 7th

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As I've noted many times in the past, it is nearly impossible to know what "truth" is, and the media is no help in finding it.  On that topic, I have rather a lot to say about the ongoing military action in Iran.  I won't bore you with all of that here, but you are more than welcome to read what I have to say about it . The quick summary is that facts matter, and we need to look beyond the traditional media to get a better feel for wha...
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