<![CDATA[Chris Riback's Newsletter]]>https://www.chrisriback.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!C7sw!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08ae4d38-5c4a-476f-9ccd-76761a57f2de_256x256.pngChris Riback's Newsletterhttps://www.chrisriback.comSubstackSat, 01 Aug 2026 23:46:46 GMT<![CDATA['Territorial Integrity']]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/territorial-integrityhttps://www.chrisriback.com/p/territorial-integrityFri, 31 Jul 2026 17:54:29 GMTYou received this week’s Trial Balloon this morning. Today’s episode: ‘Escalation Nation’: We discuss Trump’s deepening war with Iran and how inflation and an economic slowdown threaten Republicans in the midterms.

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]]><![CDATA[Trial Balloon: Escalation Nation]]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/trial-balloon-escalation-nationhttps://www.chrisriback.com/p/trial-balloon-escalation-nationFri, 31 Jul 2026 10:30:31 GMTWe discuss Trump’s deepening war with Iran and how inflation and an economic slowdown threaten Republicans in the midterms.

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]]><![CDATA['Borrowing Costs']]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/borrowing-costs-cdchttps://www.chrisriback.com/p/borrowing-costs-cdcThu, 30 Jul 2026 11:02:41 GMTYou can add my audio features to your favorite podcast app — they will automatically appear once published.

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]]><![CDATA['Joint Strikes']]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/joint-strikes-b1fhttps://www.chrisriback.com/p/joint-strikes-b1fWed, 29 Jul 2026 11:03:12 GMTYou can add my audio features to your favorite podcast app — they will automatically appear once published.

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]]><![CDATA[‘AI Warning Shot’]]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/ai-warning-shot-abbhttps://www.chrisriback.com/p/ai-warning-shot-abbTue, 28 Jul 2026 11:03:15 GMTYou can add my audio features to your favorite podcast app — they will automatically appear once published.

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]]><![CDATA['Growing Pressure']]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/growing-pressure-ef1https://www.chrisriback.com/p/growing-pressure-ef1Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:02:58 GMTYou can add my audio features to your favorite podcast app — they will automatically appear once published.

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]]><![CDATA[‘Chatbot Therapists’]]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/chatbot-therapists-aa3https://www.chrisriback.com/p/chatbot-therapists-aa3Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:09 GMTYou can add each my audio features to your favorite podcast app — they will automatically appear once published:

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]]><![CDATA[‘Tariff Wall’]]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/tariff-wall-16bhttps://www.chrisriback.com/p/tariff-wall-16bFri, 24 Jul 2026 11:02:23 GMTYou received this week’s Trial Balloon this morning. Today’s episode: ‘Mid-Summer Mailbag’: You’ve got questions; we try to offer answers.

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]]><![CDATA[Trial Balloon: Mid-Summer Mailbag]]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/trial-balloon-mid-summer-mailbaghttps://www.chrisriback.com/p/trial-balloon-mid-summer-mailbagFri, 24 Jul 2026 10:30:25 GMTYou’ve got questions; we try to offer answers.

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]]><![CDATA['Surging Forces']]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/surging-forces-fd0https://www.chrisriback.com/p/surging-forces-fd0Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:01:26 GMTYou can add my audio features to your favorite podcast app — they will automatically appear once published.

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]]><![CDATA['Generational Shift']]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/generational-shift-764https://www.chrisriback.com/p/generational-shift-764Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:05:31 GMTYou can add my audio features to your favorite podcast app — they will automatically appear once published.

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]]><![CDATA['Revolving Door']]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/revolving-door-b33https://www.chrisriback.com/p/revolving-door-b33Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:02:11 GMTYou can add my audio features to your favorite podcast app — they will automatically appear once published.

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]]><![CDATA['New Flashpoint']]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/new-flashpoint-243https://www.chrisriback.com/p/new-flashpoint-243Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:00:13 GMTYou can add my audio features to your favorite podcast app — they will automatically appear once published.

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]]><![CDATA['Collective Spirit']]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/collective-spirithttps://www.chrisriback.com/p/collective-spiritSun, 19 Jul 2026 14:40:38 GMTYou can add each my audio features to your favorite podcast app — they will automatically appear once published:

  • Chris Riback’s Newsletter (audio version): Audio reads of the daily Newsletter.

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]]><![CDATA['Grocery Slowdown']]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/grocery-slowdown-f2bhttps://www.chrisriback.com/p/grocery-slowdown-f2bFri, 17 Jul 2026 11:03:15 GMTYou received this week’s Trial Balloon this morning. Today’s episode: ‘No Calculator Needed’: Aging politicians, the backlash against AI data centers, and the political costs of a prolonged war with Iran.

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]]><![CDATA[Trial Balloon: No Calculator Needed]]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/trial-balloon-no-calculator-neededhttps://www.chrisriback.com/p/trial-balloon-no-calculator-neededFri, 17 Jul 2026 10:31:49 GMTAging politicians, the backlash against AI data centers, and the political costs of a prolonged war with Iran.

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]]><![CDATA[‘Orange Skies’]]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/high-t-force-065https://www.chrisriback.com/p/high-t-force-065Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:01:17 GMTToday’s posts that caught my eye:

  1. Warren Buffett said that Kevin Warsh was a “good choice” to lead the Federal Reserve.

  2. The District of Columbia Council unanimously passed legislation that would enact the most stringent anti-scalping laws in the nation for concert tickets.

  3. Korean researchers have developed an AI framework that lets a robot dog autonomously…

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]]><![CDATA['Trading Boom']]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/trading-boom-4b3https://www.chrisriback.com/p/trading-boom-4b3Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:03:47 GMTToday’s posts that caught my eye:

  1. OPEC cut its growth forecast for world oil demand this year by 20% in its third straight downward revision.

  2. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son predicted that one billion humanoid robots equipped with AI will be created by 2040.

  3. A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil nicknamed “Gus” was sold at auction for a record $50.1 million, beating a rec…

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]]><![CDATA['Multiday Wave']]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/multiday-wave-e06https://www.chrisriback.com/p/multiday-wave-e06Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:02:31 GMTYou can add my audio features to your favorite podcast app — they will automatically appear once published.

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]]><![CDATA['Knives Out']]>https://www.chrisriback.com/p/rocket-shortage-0a6https://www.chrisriback.com/p/rocket-shortage-0a6Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:03:30 GMTYou can add my audio features to your favorite podcast app — they will automatically appear once published.

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