Welcome to Trifle Thursday Conversation on May 28

On this date in 585 BC a Solar eclipse, as predicted by Greek philosopher Thales, occurs while Lydians are at war with the Medes and leads to a truce. It is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates are calculated.

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A brief while ago Jeff Bezos wrote a piece on raising wealth taxes. Basically, he did not complain about the possibility. His basic response was; “If the government has yet to master the art of even running a beneficial program, why bother flooding it with more money?

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