Today's Tids Issue 6,108
Friends are good:
How can you not think of beauty,
The rush of autumn air
Yet the glistening summr sun
To dream.
Of cool breezes.
Of wind-blown hair,
Of rolling hills.
In a world,
That's still a lush green
Well, it looks like an All American election less than four months away, gambling and all. Yes, Kalshi the prediction giant has just set up a new election's central called "Midterms Hub".
My wife thinks I care more about gambling than our kids. That isn't true at all. I am going to stay in this casino until I win our son's tuition back to prove it.
The Question:
What are America's Largest communications companies?
The Headlines
--Trump Says Finger on Trigger to Launch massive Attack on Iran.
--Techs Look to Rebound After Mag 7 Sheds $800 Billion Yesterday; Oil Price, Tech Profits, War, New Tariffs Also Weigh on Wall Street.
--DoJ Drops Subpoenas Against NY Times Reporters.
--Temporary Tariffs End; Trump Orders "Sweeping" New Tariffs on 60 Countries.
--Australia Echo's Thoughts of Leading US Trading Partners Calling New Tariffs "Completely Unjustified."
PROMISE stands for a congeressianl act called Protecting Retirement Opportunities and Maintaining Income Security for Everyone. In six years it is projected that the Govv will be forced to cut monthly SS checks by 22%. Congress wants to fast track this legislation which toy say will extend SS solvency another 50 years. AARP says, not so fast. This is too impotent to rush. But Congress will rush it.
Actually, I can vouch for AARP's concern... I appear quite stupid when I rush things.
It doesn't take much to make me happy, and little thoughtful things make me happiest.
Who says you can't buy happiness. You can get a Happy Meal for about $6 bucks and change,
If software companies spokein people English I might know what they are asking me to upgrade. Or to what questions I am agreeing
I'm proud to make myself appear gauche by using smiley faces.
If we are using so many missiles in Iran, is China thinking it's a good time to go after Taiwan? Nah, they have too many other things to do first.
Life has 3 levels of existence... Pain and pleasure in the physical plane. Enlightenment in the spiritual plane. And no leg room in the airplane.
I remember back about 65 or so years when it seemed there was a Raytheon plant on every corner of Massachusetts, but employees were advised not to bring their lunch. Yes, it was a foerunner, but unstable. Now it is the leading War Weapons Manufacturer in the US.
One thing about continuing great weather is that you feel pressured to do something with it.
Yesterday I promised a Happy Tids but its tough to feel happy when most of our former great allies are screamignat us.
I received a flier on anger management the other day. I lost it
Today and tomorrow, we will see dozens of "What If" columns about what may or may not happen, and who may or may not be superstars as the NFL training camp season begins. And in the weeks just beyond we will also be seeing "What If" columns about who may or may not ger the Senate and the House. These will be the dominate news cycles for a while.
I'm girding myself for change. It's the kind of change that can occur when one big company buys another. In this case it is Charter Commiserations buying Cox for $21,8 Billion. I have Cox and it works. What is Charter goign to do with them? What are they going to do to me? If Charter says, "Nothing will Change" expect massive changes,
The Answer:
The Largest Communications companies are AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Comcast, Charter and Lumen. But they are big in different aspects of the business. My guess is that there will be a lot of repositioning and merging as they prepare for a complex future. Will Starlink buy them all?.
I communicate through music.
Here's a little love song which was shot theoretically off the coast of Newport RI while making the movie High Society.
