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Singapore’s Foreign Minister on why he cannot accept negotiating with Iran for safe passage of ships. Definitely worth listening to:

So - definitely a threat. Imminent, even. Put a nuke on it and you can see why Trump has been right about this all along.

New: CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil drew 6.4 million viewers on Monday night — largest audience since 2021.

Yale “chose to return the gift rather than commit the enormity of teaching students about their own civilization.”

An unconventional adventurous career path that most people are probably unaware of is attending the United States Merchant Marine Academy as prior enlisted in the military. You can enroll in the academy up until age 25, and the admissions process is the same as Annapolis or West Point except that it's open to all branches. So you can enlist out of high school and complete whatever military training appeals to you, including longer commitment contracts such as attending nuclear power school (possibly also high speed SF stuff). After that you apply for a conditional release to attend USMMA. From USMMA you can either commission into the reserve component or go active duty in any branch of the military, and graduate with a Merchant Marine Officer's license and Bachelor's degree in either Marine Transportation or Engineering. The benefits of an engineering degree are self explanatory, and the transportation degree is a good foundation to go to law school for maritime law. If you decide to ship out in the merchant fleet, junior officers make about $150-225k per year. Senior officers make about $250-300k. You also only work 6 months out ot the year, and you are free to do whatever you want with your time off. Engineers typically get paid more than Deck officers because they are more in demand. You can also go active duty in any branch and pursue whatever kind of career in the military you want (aviation, infantry, surface warfare, etc). This is also one of the few ways to become an officer in the Coast Guard. So now you graduate with veteran status, a college degree from a federal service academy, an officer's commission anywhere you want, and a high paying job you can fall back on at any time. Escape the permanent under class.