Dr. Titanium & Zirconia
@drryanlee.bsky.social
Healthcare exec. Implant dentist. Reserve army officer. Exhausted dad to 3 amazing daughters. Mediocre husband. Struggling Christ-follower...... My musings on geopolitics do not represent organizations with which I'm affiliated.
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The public's trust of professionals continues to decline across the board. Between 2019-23, trust in dentists decreased from 61% to 59%, nurses 85% to 78%, bankers 26% to 19%, and Congressmen 12% to 6%. The only increase (by 1%) was for labor union leaders. Distrust exists everywhere in society.
Military service is one of the best ways to "better" one's career path. One of the ways that makes the US a true land of opportunity, even for those w/o means, money, connections. I sincerely hope it stays this way, despite the ridiculous speeches from last week.
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This Program Rescued Army Recruiting
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October 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Military service is one of the best ways to "better" one's career path. One of the ways that makes the US a true land of opportunity, even for those w/o means, money, connections. I sincerely hope it stays this way, despite the ridiculous speeches from last week.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...
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When comedians and talk show hosts no longer feel free to criticize politicians, that means other professionals ALREADY feel reluctant to exercise their freedom of speech.
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David Letterman, speaking on his career as a comedian mocking presidents, tells Jeffrey Goldberg: “Beating up on these people, rightly or wrongly, accurately or perhaps inaccurately, in the name of co...
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September 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
When comedians and talk show hosts no longer feel free to criticize politicians, that means other professionals ALREADY feel reluctant to exercise their freedom of speech.
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A lose-lose situation for both the US and an ally nation who had committed to investing in many hundreds of BILLIONS into our country. Shame. www.kedglobal.com/business-pol...
September 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A lose-lose situation for both the US and an ally nation who had committed to investing in many hundreds of BILLIONS into our country. Shame. www.kedglobal.com/business-pol...
This is one of the most depressing, sobering articles I've ever read in my 44 years of existence on this planet.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
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Opinion | You Are Contaminated
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August 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
This is one of the most depressing, sobering articles I've ever read in my 44 years of existence on this planet.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
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Our closest neighbor to the north: almost as many Canadians consider the US to be the top threat (59%) than those who see us as the top ally (56%).
Our closest neighbor to the south: almost twice as many Mexicans (68%) see us as the top threat than as the key ally (37%).
Worrisome.
Our closest neighbor to the south: almost twice as many Mexicans (68%) see us as the top threat than as the key ally (37%).
Worrisome.
July 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Our closest neighbor to the north: almost as many Canadians consider the US to be the top threat (59%) than those who see us as the top ally (56%).
Our closest neighbor to the south: almost twice as many Mexicans (68%) see us as the top threat than as the key ally (37%).
Worrisome.
Our closest neighbor to the south: almost twice as many Mexicans (68%) see us as the top threat than as the key ally (37%).
Worrisome.
It is worth asking whether any credible analysis was done by DOGE to determine WHERE and WHAT fraud, waste, and abuse was even determined to exist.
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Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.
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June 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
It is worth asking whether any credible analysis was done by DOGE to determine WHERE and WHAT fraud, waste, and abuse was even determined to exist.
www.npr.org/2025/06/02/n...
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"It's time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don't know how to organize a group chat."
May 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"It's time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don't know how to organize a group chat."
Keys. Wallet/purse. Phone. Got em.
Passport?
Do US citizens need to carry passports on them at all times now?
Passport?
Do US citizens need to carry passports on them at all times now?
April 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Keys. Wallet/purse. Phone. Got em.
Passport?
Do US citizens need to carry passports on them at all times now?
Passport?
Do US citizens need to carry passports on them at all times now?
Elon Musk, DOGE claim to have achieved $150B in savings, a figure that isn't verifiable.
Even if we believe the $150B savings, it hasn't even made a dent in federal gov't spending.
In fact, Trump'25 is outspending Biden'24, even with all of the so-called cuts.
BTW, this is from the WSJ.
Even if we believe the $150B savings, it hasn't even made a dent in federal gov't spending.
In fact, Trump'25 is outspending Biden'24, even with all of the so-called cuts.
BTW, this is from the WSJ.
April 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Elon Musk, DOGE claim to have achieved $150B in savings, a figure that isn't verifiable.
Even if we believe the $150B savings, it hasn't even made a dent in federal gov't spending.
In fact, Trump'25 is outspending Biden'24, even with all of the so-called cuts.
BTW, this is from the WSJ.
Even if we believe the $150B savings, it hasn't even made a dent in federal gov't spending.
In fact, Trump'25 is outspending Biden'24, even with all of the so-called cuts.
BTW, this is from the WSJ.
Dow fell 1000 yesterday.
Most major indexes resumed their slide.
"Upswing" from tariff pause news lasted <1 day.
Last week's sell-off in the bond market was already concerning.
Dow futures down 200 as we speak.
Dollar at decade low vs. other currencies.
Where do we go from here?
Most major indexes resumed their slide.
"Upswing" from tariff pause news lasted <1 day.
Last week's sell-off in the bond market was already concerning.
Dow futures down 200 as we speak.
Dollar at decade low vs. other currencies.
Where do we go from here?
April 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Dow fell 1000 yesterday.
Most major indexes resumed their slide.
"Upswing" from tariff pause news lasted <1 day.
Last week's sell-off in the bond market was already concerning.
Dow futures down 200 as we speak.
Dollar at decade low vs. other currencies.
Where do we go from here?
Most major indexes resumed their slide.
"Upswing" from tariff pause news lasted <1 day.
Last week's sell-off in the bond market was already concerning.
Dow futures down 200 as we speak.
Dollar at decade low vs. other currencies.
Where do we go from here?
Did a few/some/many politicians or others connected with the current administration buy stocks *minutes* before Trump announced the tariff pause?
Minutes before. Think about that.
Who would know that the tariffs would he paused, minutes before they are announced by Trump?
Minutes before. Think about that.
Who would know that the tariffs would he paused, minutes before they are announced by Trump?
April 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Did a few/some/many politicians or others connected with the current administration buy stocks *minutes* before Trump announced the tariff pause?
Minutes before. Think about that.
Who would know that the tariffs would he paused, minutes before they are announced by Trump?
Minutes before. Think about that.
Who would know that the tariffs would he paused, minutes before they are announced by Trump?
What is the end game to these tit-for-tat tariffs between the US and China?
If American corporations somehow build factories overnight and bring jobs back, and the tariffs somehow end, why won't executives then move jobs back overseas where wages are lower?
We all will pay the price.
If American corporations somehow build factories overnight and bring jobs back, and the tariffs somehow end, why won't executives then move jobs back overseas where wages are lower?
We all will pay the price.
April 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
What is the end game to these tit-for-tat tariffs between the US and China?
If American corporations somehow build factories overnight and bring jobs back, and the tariffs somehow end, why won't executives then move jobs back overseas where wages are lower?
We all will pay the price.
If American corporations somehow build factories overnight and bring jobs back, and the tariffs somehow end, why won't executives then move jobs back overseas where wages are lower?
We all will pay the price.
The public's trust of professionals continues to decline across the board. Between 2019-23, trust in dentists decreased from 61% to 59%, nurses 85% to 78%, bankers 26% to 19%, and Congressmen 12% to 6%. The only increase (by 1%) was for labor union leaders. Distrust exists everywhere in society.
April 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The public's trust of professionals continues to decline across the board. Between 2019-23, trust in dentists decreased from 61% to 59%, nurses 85% to 78%, bankers 26% to 19%, and Congressmen 12% to 6%. The only increase (by 1%) was for labor union leaders. Distrust exists everywhere in society.
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“I think we’re all familiar with the old adage, 'When the going gets tough, the tough get going to Florida for a Saudi-backed golf event'...”
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Amid turmoil, Trump heads to Florida for a golf event (again)
After setting much of the global economy — and retirement accounts — on fire, taking a golf trip isn’t a great look for Trump.
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April 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
“I think we’re all familiar with the old adage, 'When the going gets tough, the tough get going to Florida for a Saudi-backed golf event'...”
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On the morning after the election, my 8-year-old daughter had tears in her eyes and asked if I would be deported back to Korea. This is the new reality.
March 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
On the morning after the election, my 8-year-old daughter had tears in her eyes and asked if I would be deported back to Korea. This is the new reality.
Apparently, personal data and passwords for Hegseth, Waltz, Gabbard, etc. are easily obtainable on line. How can we childproof their cell phones and computers? Serious question for our national and global security.
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Top Trump Security Advisers’ Private Info Now Available Online
Contact information and even some passwords for members of the war plans group chat can be found online.
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March 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Apparently, personal data and passwords for Hegseth, Waltz, Gabbard, etc. are easily obtainable on line. How can we childproof their cell phones and computers? Serious question for our national and global security.
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Didn't a young enlisted soldier get 15 years in prison for sharing classified military intel on unauthorized social media? What is the appropriate punishment for Hegseth et al.? www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/f...
Former Air National Guardsman Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Unlawfully Disclosing Classified National Defense Information
BOSTON – Jack Douglas Teixeira, a former member of the United States Air National Guard (USANG) stationed in Massachusetts, was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for retaining and transmittin...
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March 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Didn't a young enlisted soldier get 15 years in prison for sharing classified military intel on unauthorized social media? What is the appropriate punishment for Hegseth et al.? www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/f...
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Happy One Month Anniversary to this story.
March 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Happy One Month Anniversary to this story.
If the Department of Education is actually shut down, will student loans be eradicated? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/b...
What Happens to Student Loans if the Education Dept. Closes?
The White House released an executive order instructing the secretary of education to begin shutting down the department — but not to cancel your debt.
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March 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM
If the Department of Education is actually shut down, will student loans be eradicated? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/b...
"The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
James Madison
James Madison
February 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
James Madison
James Madison
The # of people unexpectedly losing their jobs is staggering. So many are sharing their unfortunate situations on LinkedIn. Scientists, diplomats, lawyers, doctors, engineers, military servicemembers.
You don't enter public service to maximize earning potential. Does MAGA understand this?
You don't enter public service to maximize earning potential. Does MAGA understand this?
February 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The # of people unexpectedly losing their jobs is staggering. So many are sharing their unfortunate situations on LinkedIn. Scientists, diplomats, lawyers, doctors, engineers, military servicemembers.
You don't enter public service to maximize earning potential. Does MAGA understand this?
You don't enter public service to maximize earning potential. Does MAGA understand this?
A 2014 publication stated that the US was basically an oligarchy. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
How much more of an oligarchy is America today? Is there such a thing as an "oligarchy index"?
How much more of an oligarchy is America today? Is there such a thing as an "oligarchy index"?
Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens - Volume 12 Issue 3
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February 22, 2025 at 3:16 AM
A 2014 publication stated that the US was basically an oligarchy. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
How much more of an oligarchy is America today? Is there such a thing as an "oligarchy index"?
How much more of an oligarchy is America today? Is there such a thing as an "oligarchy index"?
Is it now a fact of life that a social media app that's too large, too universal will start to lose its attractiveness and utility?
Too many scammers on FB, Insta, even LinkedIn. Never tried TikTok. Rarely check Twitter/X or Threads.
We shall see when I will return here to babble, post, engage.
Too many scammers on FB, Insta, even LinkedIn. Never tried TikTok. Rarely check Twitter/X or Threads.
We shall see when I will return here to babble, post, engage.
February 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Is it now a fact of life that a social media app that's too large, too universal will start to lose its attractiveness and utility?
Too many scammers on FB, Insta, even LinkedIn. Never tried TikTok. Rarely check Twitter/X or Threads.
We shall see when I will return here to babble, post, engage.
Too many scammers on FB, Insta, even LinkedIn. Never tried TikTok. Rarely check Twitter/X or Threads.
We shall see when I will return here to babble, post, engage.