<![CDATA[Hey there! Welcome to Wednesday, June 10, 2026. I'm glad you're here. Today is National Iced Tea Day. It's also National Black Cow Day (Nod to Steely Dan!). It's also National Ballpoint Pen Day and National Abolition Day, which commemorates June 10, 1794, when France formally abolished slavery for the first time. That intersects in an interesting way with today's topic. We'll get to that. We have much to discuss, but first, let's go with the usual daily data.]]>