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Mar 03, 2023
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Vacation is over, which is no fun, but there continues to be some good news in the world.

Substack as a whole seems to be thriving and passed two million total paid subscriptions this week. The new Kansas City airport looks really nice. The first solar peaker plant is now under construction. Insulin is getting cheaper, under pressure from new competitio…

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