Author: Tom Faranda
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Donor who gave $130 million to pay troops is …
Timothy Mellon a “reclusive” billionaire and Trump supporter. Virtually impossible to find a current or recent photo of him. That’s him in the blue shirt receiving a photograph in 2015 of USCGC Mellon, a ship named after his grandfather, Andrew. https://nypost.com/2025/10/25/us-news/deep-pocketed-donor-who-gave-130-million-to-pay-soldiers-is-identified-to-be-billionaire-heir-timothy-mellon President Trump announced this week that “a friend” who “loves the military and loves the…
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Investing – “The AI Bubble is a Rational Bubble”
On the face of it, if you’re a stockholder it’s full speed ahead. Another CNBC interview –
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Friday cocktail (Yes it’s back!) – The Alaska
Delicious – if you like gin martini you should try this. The trick is finding yellow chartreuse. We like the recipe exactly as Steve the Bartender shows, but with two dashes of orange bitters instead of one. You can experiment with proportions; maybe 2 oz. of gin or a bit more than half an ounce…
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“Scenes from the Final NYC Mayoral Debate”
This is from the (perhaps aptly named?) website HotAir. Small excerpt below the link, but lots more fun stuff if you hit the link. And Curtis Sliwa was on CNBC’s early morning Squawk Box program. I will post it if I can find it. Scenes from the Final NYC Mayoral Debate (Plus a Big Endorsement)…
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Elie Wiesel’s son speaks out about Mamdani’s anti-semitism.
From the Wall Street Journal – Wiesel’s son is Elisha Wiesel. This is an excerpt of his op ed in which he describes a conversation he had with a friend – who see things as Israel being “as bad as Hamas.” A Mamdani Mayoralty Threatens New York’s Jews By propagating lies about ‘occupation,’ ‘apartheid’ and…
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Billionaire Bill Ackman on NYC Mayor race & the economy
Ackman the founder of Pershing Square Management. A New Yorker and frequent commentator on the intersection of politics and economics. And here’s a bonus on the economy