Unhinged opening rant from the good people at Profit-Driven Pharmaceuticals, followed by a mention of this very funny animation of Joe Rogan and I having a picnic together, this article about the parallels between the fall of Rome and right here right now. Then a mention of Kyle Thiermann's chat with his dad, this conversation with psychologist Dan Ariely, a few Tiny Desktop Concerts I really enjoy, and the beauty of Tobias Wolff's writing and Dispatches, by Michael Herr.

Music:

• Watch It Fall, by Billy Strings
• 8 Años, by Hermanos Guitierrez
• How the West Was Won (And Where it Got Us), by REM
• Time After Time, covered by Miles Davis (written by Cindy Lauper)

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