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		<title>Foolish</title>
		<link>https://aplebessite.com/2026/11/04/foolish-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[And contradictory. The Trump administration wants Europe to go back to buying Russian natural gas, only do it through the pipelines running through Ukraine (and relying on Russia to deposit the proceeds in an escrow account run by a third &#8230; <a href="https://aplebessite.com/2026/11/04/foolish-7/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>I Have a Question</title>
		<link>https://aplebessite.com/2026/11/04/i-have-a-question-6/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[eehines]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In his article centered on the right-next-door-to-a coup d&#8217;etat playing out in Poland and by extension in Europe, the news writer likened both situations to the 11th century Investiture Controversy, a kerfuffle over who got to appoint Bishops in the &#8230; <a href="https://aplebessite.com/2026/11/04/i-have-a-question-6/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Go Vote</title>
		<link>https://aplebessite.com/2026/11/03/go-vote-2/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[eehines]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I said this a bit ago, and it bears repeating. It&#8217;s important that all of you—each of us—go vote regardless of which candidates or party you favor. It&#8217;s not only our individual civic duty. Keep in mind that not voting &#8230; <a href="https://aplebessite.com/2026/11/03/go-vote-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Broken LA</title>
		<link>https://aplebessite.com/2026/11/02/broken-la/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[eehines]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In his WSJ piece about the mayoral race in Los Angeles between a hard core Progressive-Democratic Party incumbent and a dual member of the Democratic Socialists of America and the Progressive-Democratic Party upstart, Karen Bass and Nithya Raman, respectively, the &#8230; <a href="https://aplebessite.com/2026/11/02/broken-la/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Naïveté and Arrogance</title>
		<link>https://aplebessite.com/2026/11/02/naivete-and-arrogance/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[eehines]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Holman Jenkins had this bit in his Friday WSJ op-ed: Until he [President Donald Trump (R)] threw down a regime-survival gauntlet before Iran&#8217;s leadership personnel, under no other circumstance did it make sense for them to close the Strait of &#8230; <a href="https://aplebessite.com/2026/11/02/naivete-and-arrogance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letitia James, the Cornell Seven, and Rule of Law</title>
		<link>https://aplebessite.com/2026/11/01/letitia-james-the-cornell-seven-and-rule-of-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[New York&#8217;s Progressive-Democrat governor Kathy Hochul has appointed fellow Progressive-Democrat State Attorney General Letitia James to oversee the reopened criminal investigation of a Cornell University seven then-student frat boys and their…encounter…with a then-student young woman. The frat boys&#8217; behavior was &#8230; <a href="https://aplebessite.com/2026/11/01/letitia-james-the-cornell-seven-and-rule-of-law/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Assumptions</title>
		<link>https://aplebessite.com/2026/10/31/assumptions/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[eehines]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In their article centered on the domestic woes of the People&#8217;s Republic of China&#8217;s automobile industry, the news writers had this claim: Beijing shows little sign of doing anything about its car mess, partly because it doesn&#8217;t enjoy full control. &#8230; <a href="https://aplebessite.com/2026/10/31/assumptions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nice Facility Ya&#8217;s Got There</title>
		<link>https://aplebessite.com/2026/10/30/nice-facility-yas-got-there/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Maritime Association is planning to strike the two largest West Coast ports, Los Angeles and Long Beach. Talks haven&#8217;t gone as favorably toward the union as it wishes, so…. The union laid bare its attitude toward port management &#8230; <a href="https://aplebessite.com/2026/10/30/nice-facility-yas-got-there/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Some Crime Statistics</title>
		<link>https://aplebessite.com/2026/10/30/some-crime-statistics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here are some crime statistics, courtesy of the WSJ&#8216;s James Freeman. These are national level, and it&#8217;s true that there are distinct local pockets of crime that are significantly higher than these national numbers. The national numbers tell the larger &#8230; <a href="https://aplebessite.com/2026/10/30/some-crime-statistics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8220;Media Bias&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://aplebessite.com/2026/10/29/media-bias-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In his WSJ op-ed regarding Effective Altruism and media bias, Andy Kessler had this remark: Mr Stewart says he isn&#8217;t a journalist, but he and others like him helped kill media&#8217;s credibility. Not at all. Journalists—the &#8220;media&#8221;—killed their own credibility, &#8230; <a href="https://aplebessite.com/2026/10/29/media-bias-4/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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