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The vet will be coming tomorrow between noon and 1:00 to usher Phoebe across the Rainbow Bridge. She's been a loyal companion to me (and two dogs) for almost 20 years. I'm going to miss her terribly. There are paintings and sketches for her all over the house.

China is cracking down on one of the internet’s most addictive drama formulas: The rich CEO who falls in love with the poor girl. These ultra-short “micro dramas” have exploded across Chinese apps, with episodes designed to be watched vertically on phones. And the plots are usually insane. A billionaire CEO secretly falls for a struggling waitress. A poor girl marries into a powerful family. An evil mother-in-law tries to destroy everything. A hidden heir gets revenge. A cold tycoon suddenly becomes obsessed. But Chinese regulators say the trend has gone too far. Authorities have pushed the industry to move away from what they see as vulgar, unrealistic, wealth-worshipping storylines that promote distorted ideas about love, marriage, and success. They’ve already removed tens of thousands of micro dramas in wider crackdowns. So yes, the “rich CEO saves poor girl” fantasy is officially under pressure. Not because people stopped watching it. But because too many people were.

This is a remarkable photograph-not a woman in sight. China & US -not a single woman in the room.

Elon Musk is joining President Trump on a major trip to Beijing, signaling a notable shift after the pair’s well-documented falling out in 2025. The Tesla CEO will be traveling alongside other corporate heavyweights like Apple's Tim Cook and BlackRock’s Larry Fink as part of the U.S. delegation, as more than a dozen business leaders from Wall Street to Silicon Valley join the trip. Trump is preparing for a high-profile meeting with President Xi, with economic cooperation and corporate ties expected to take center stage in a rare show of business alignment alongside a presidential visit. The trip could shape the tone of economic relations between the two countries going forward, as U.S. officials say the president wants to discuss the creation of a board of investment and a board of trade with China, as business leaders may prove to be just as much in the spotlight as the bilateral meeting itself.

Taiwan is the wild card at the Beijing Summit. Vital that President Trump holds to our half century policy—the U.S. will proceed with major arms sales to Taipei and not undercut its government in any way.

Trudeau is a youngish man in good shape. He’s going to live rent-free in many of your minds for quite some time!

"There's one thing that's worse than being uneducated and it's being badly educated. And Mr. Carney is very badly educated on economics." -- Pierre Poilievre says, as water dribbles down his chin