Todd’s Substack
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All about the ups and downs, thrills and spills, and worn out shoes of going carless in a car centric world.

Went to the grocery store today. First time I ever paid more for eggs than for bacon. Way to go, Trumpy.

An apt quote for our times, attributed to Clarence Darrow:

I am not a socialist, I don't believe the government should tell Standard Oil what to do. But I also don't believe that Standard Oil should tell the government what to do

Trump wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. I guess we're lucky he didn't decide to name it the Gulf of Trump. Or maybe he's saving that for the Caribbean.

One of my favorite lines from a movie has become very apt these days. It's from the 1973 version of The Three Musketeers. Milady asks Cardinal Richelieu if he will take revenge on the Musketeers and he replies:

I think not. Revenge is an expensive luxury. Statesmen cannot afford it.

Remembering John Lennon -

Have a very merry Christmas
And a happy new year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear.

The word for rule by the wealthiest individuals is plutocracy. What is the word for rule by a single wealthy individual? It is an elonocracy.

Trump won't really be a dictator on day one. Elon Musk will be.