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The Essentials

1) Enrollment in vocational-focused community colleges increased 16% from 2022 to 2023, giving rise to what is being called the “Toolbelt Generation”. A pragmatic choice, or harmful short-term thinking?

2) In 2023, US births shrunk to their lowest level since 1979. Population in 1979 = 225.1 million. Population in 2023 = 334.9 million. Births in 1979 = 3.4 million. Births in 2023 = 3.59 million.

3) Argentina just logged its first quarterly budget surplus since 2008.

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The Extras

• Grindr is sharing its user’s HIV status with ad companies. Gross.

• The UK is planning to increase its defense spending by $90B over the next 6 years.

• California now has so much solar power that prices are going negative during the day.

• The FTC has booted noncompetes.

• A navy might not be as big an advantage as it used to be.

• Two SEC lawyers resigned after a federal judge sanctioned them for “gross abuse” of power in a crypto case.

• Maybe this can cure the housing crisis. 

• Biden, who just signed the TikTok ban, is going to keep campaigning on TikTok.

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