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  "path": "/2026/04/09/upside-or-downside-risk-to-threat/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-09T20:06:44.000Z",
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  "textContent": "A friend who read my column this morning—America’s Epistemic Crisis— just sent me this. I wonder if anyone trading on the stock exchange in Coruscant—the capital and seat of the Galactic Empire in Star Wars—purchased short term OTM put options on companies doing business on Alderaan. Subscribe now Share",
  "title": "Upside or Downside Risk to Threat to Destroy Civilization?"
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