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The Duchy of Lancaster<\/a> is \u201ca portfolio of lands, properties, and assets held in trust for the sovereign<\/a>.\u201d The Duchy dates back to 1265 but in 1461 Edward IV<\/a> made it a distinct and private inheritance of the reigning monarch. As such the reigning monarch is not allowed to sell the Duchy but is due any returns. To be clear, this is all different from the Crown Estate<\/a> which are a bunch of land and property nominally owned by the monarch and dedicated to funding the monarchy but yet not owned by the monarch privately. Having fun yet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The whole thing was a set-up<\/a>. The point was to dump a bunch of opposition research on us and give us no time to respond, and then use my wild youth to sink Brett. My book was my final word in that trauma, but out of morbid curiosity I dove into Marcus\u2019 account. This was shortly after I learned that Christine Blasey Ford is coming out with her own<\/em>book next year. Grifters gonna grift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commercial.<\/strong> Where to start? After years of beating up their supplier base<\/a> (another gift from Jim McNerney that keeps on giving), building jets is a problem for some reason. The production ramp has been a series of disappointments. Worse, Calhoun continues to deny that they need a new jet anytime this decade, which means every airline on the planet has no choice but to get in line for an A321neo (5,530 sold, or about the same as all MAX variants together). As a result, they\u2019re heading from a 50-50 market share with Airbus to 65-35. The absence of a new jetliner also means they\u2019re at risk of losing their engineering core; they haven\u2019t launched a clean-sheet design since 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tesla\u2019s refusal to sign a collective agreement in Sweden<\/a> risks undermining the long-term future of the Swedish model that has underpinned decades of economic success in the Scandinavian country, according to the union leader taking on Elon Musk\u2019s carmaker. Marie Nilsson, the head of the IF Metall union behind the strike against Tesla<\/a>, told the Financial Times that the famed Swedish model \u2014 developed in the 1930s \u2014 was at the heart of the country\u2019s prosperity, with employers and unions taking joint decisions on the labour market. \u201cIf you look at this in a long-term perspective, it could be a threat to the Swedish model. It\u2019s really important for us,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n

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"What I care about is the reality of goodness, not the perception of it. And what I see all over the place is people who care about LOOKING good, while DOING evil. Fuck them." <\/p>\n

–@elonmusk<\/a> at NYT Dealbook Summit pic.twitter.com\/aZ18D7dbXg<\/a><\/p>\n

— Alec Allen (@S3XYstarship) November 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n