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Trade can be mutual
I’ve been trying to track the Russian/US alliance before we went permanently crazy in 1946. It’s frustrating! Clearly there were commercial connections after the Revolution, but official documents and most online info either miss or downplay the commercial side, emphasizing our undying hatred for Russia whether it’s called “communist” or “authoritarian”. We hate Russia because…
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Keeping up a tradition
Keeping up a tradition of commenting on big frauds and thefts. Most sources seem to be missing the best explanation of last week’s Louvre job. They think the thieves will melt down the gold and diamonds to sell the raw materials. Highly unlikely. Diamonds like these are well documented and recognizable. The amount of gold…
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Loyal campaigners, continued….
Continuing from a few days ago…. All ‘mainline’ institutions are making a basic mistake in advertising and messaging. They claim to be appealing to Da Yoots, the supposedly valuable 18-34 demographic. In fact they are only appealing to one particular type of 70-year-old. After 20 years of bankruptcies, why do they still hold this weird…
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Unsurprising discovery
Well, it’s unsurprising in one way. It’s also distinctly fascinating, possibly starting a revolution in the scientific understanding of brains and nerves. Bacteria and other one-celled critters often use wires to connect with each other. Now some brain researchers have found that neurons use the same type of tubes to pass atoms directly. This is…
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Carney keeps doing the right thing
Carney has proposed a major reform to criminal law. First, the law would make it harder for crime-loving “prosecutors” to release criminals on recognizance. The new law would switch the default preference from release to hold. A prosecutor would have to show specific proof that the criminal wouldn’t be a danger. If the US had…
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Godularity
Somebody online observed that sports teams thank God for their victories. Why is God only on our side when we win? The same thing happens on a much larger scale when imperial nations attack other nations in the name of God. No matter how we interpret a god, I’m pretty sure the universe doesn’t appreciate…
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Loyal campaigners
Democrats are working for the Trump campaign as always. When normal people can’t run a business downtown because of homeless criminals, they think “If this is democracy, we need a king.” When normal people have to fix vandalism caused by homeless criminals or evacuate from fires caused by homeless criminals, they think “If this is…
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Foy and 1906
The Soviet auto podcaster did a noble tribute to the Renault taxis that helped to win a crucial battle in WW1. These Renaults were the standard Paris taxi at that time. From airplane surveillance, army commanders realized they had an opportunity to defeat a Kraut attack on Paris if they could move troops fast enough…
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Halfway Fairness Doctrine kudos
The local newspaper has done a halfway decent job of exposing the crime-loving city’s fraudulent fakery. Unfortunately the headline doesn’t match the article. The headline would lead you to think the city is doing something about the homeless mess: City reports street outreach has closed nearly 100 homeless encampments in 10 days When you read…
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Useful vs useless infrastructure
NewScientist has an unusually well-balanced take on the Altman Bubble. They are more balanced than usual because some of the Bubble Lords have gone over to the Official Dark Side, but nevertheless the article is fair. It points out that most of the data center investment is happening in unregulated “shadow banking” circles, so the…
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Speaking truth to Zappone
Spokane COUNTY has issued an official tonguelashing to the CITY idiots (mayor and council) who insist loudly that they can’t possibly control crime and homelessness because “the jail is full”. Idiot Zappone has been among the loudest supporters of crime. The county’s press release is worth a long quote. = = = = = START…
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Good idea, can’t happen
Compact Mag has a good idea. Because it’s a good idea, it can’t happen. Defense contractors deal only with the government. All of their income and business comes FROM the taxpayers, but their profit goes TO the executives and Larry Fink. This is the worst of both worlds. They take from the taxpayer and give…
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I’m slow.
After 25 years of using AOL mail, I just now realized that it’s possible to BLOCK a repetitive spammer instead of marking it as spam or attempting to unsubscribe.
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Carney is the master.
Carney understands, better than anyone else in the world, how to deal with psychopaths. He’s not alone; even the Canadian journalists at CBC appear to grasp the problem and the solution. Our politicians and journalists continue to score a solid ZERO on this test. They can’t pull their brainless heads out of their own asses,…
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Aphid Day 2025
Aphid Day is Oct 9, 2025. I’ve been seeing a few aphids in previous days. Today they gave a nice clear signal that summer is over, swarming as soon as the sun came over the horizon. I’m especially glad to see them. This summer wasn’t hotter than average but it was harder than average on…
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