Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Billionaires and Traditional Media
Have a new post up on Substack about billionaires buying stakes in traditional media outlets.
Just because they're rich doesn't mean that their goal is to make money on their investment. Or that they care about the truth.
Milton Friedman
The return of inflation in 2021 - increasingly understood as the result of a textbook Friedman-style "helicopter drop" of money - suggests the time is ripe for another rethinking of his legacy.
Friedman was fearless in his intellectual quest - never afraid to be wrong and, more important, never afraid to be unpopular.
As it did for many American Jews, the Holocaust loomed large in Friedman's imagination. Characteristically, Friedman took this awareness in an unusual direction seeing anti-Semitism as a ready lesson in the dangers of the state.
But why do I call Friedman the last conservative? I settled on the title with some trepidation, as I am well aware that Friedman himself rejected the label. He preferred to call himself a liberal - meaning the classical sort, a believer in limited, representative government, free trade, and individual rights.
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
As an aside the ratio of brown UPS trucks to blue Amazon Prime vans seems to be growing every day in Amazon's favor. It shouldn't be that surprising that UPS has to lay off so many of its union drivers but not a good sign nonetheless. Please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thanks in advance!
Quotes for Today
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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Tucker Carlson Episode 69 - War with Iran?
- Israel's PM urgent warning to Americans.
- Sports Illustrated announce layoffs days ago but is still around. Some are claiming this is a clear case of union busting.
- VDH on Trump having reason to be enraged. Get even rather than mad.
Look Sharp by Joe Jackson
Released on this day in 1979. Remains one of my favorite albums. Still say that Joe Jackson is wildly underrated.
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Somehow was able to hold off posting anything even close to being Super Bowl related until the very end. I tried. As always - please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thanks!
Quotes for Today
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Monday, January 29, 2024
Some More Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- Sometimes it's not even jest.
- Have to laugh or you might cry.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Ukrainian officials found guilty of embezzling $40 million. From the article, " Ukraine is the second most corrupt nation in Europe behind Russia."
- Paul Graham on the Acceleration of Addictiveness. From 2010 but new to me.
- The Republicans are quickly becoming the men's party. "The party of strong men and the women that love them."
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Too bad that yesterday's games will be viewed by some as proof that Lamar Jackson can't win the big game while overlooking both the bonehead plays of Zay Flowers and the great defense played by the Chiefs. While others will focus on Dan Campbell not kicking a field goal. What they really should be focused on is the greatness of KC and of 49ers. One of these teams is going into the record books. As always - please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thanks!
Quotes for Today
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Sunday, January 28, 2024
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Today is Championship Sunday with two of the final three games in the NFL. The season is almost over and it will be interesting if people jonesing for football will boost the ratings of spring college football or XFL games to fill their needs. Others are just fine with the flow of the calendar. Please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thanks!
Linky Links
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- The 15 best all-time selling cell phones ranked.
- Why there are so few blimps around. I always wanted to own a blimp.
Quotes for Today
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Saturday, January 27, 2024
Grant
"The South understood the portentous meaning of Grant's promotion to lieutenant general: the North would have a fearless, aggressive commander who would ferociously exploit the North's full resources in manpower and material...
Still his failure to pursue [Robert E.] Lee after Gettysburg revealed that [George] Meade was not a bold, enterprising leader in the mold of either Grant or Lee." - Grant by Ron Chernow
Ulysses S. Grant was the first person to hold that rank since George Washington. It wasn't lightly given.
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
The fact that Bill Belichick did not find something that matched what he was looking for in a job opportunity should not be viewed as negative or a bad thing but as an example of the idea not to compromise. He knows what he's looking for and has more than earned the right to be selective about what job to take next. As always - please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thanks!
Quotes for Today
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Friday, January 26, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Why do dogs seem to sometimes bark at nothing?
- PA Republican legislators sue President Biden over what they call unconstitutional election interference. Will be interesting if other states join in,
- Douglas Murray on Biden's border dereliction.
- The Great Westerns. I've seen 21 of the 38 movies ranked (most multiple times). Have to think if there are any I would add to the list.
Some More Memes You May Enjoy
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required
Released on this day in 1985. I didn't appreciate it enough when it was released but it's a great album. I have two ears and a heart don't I? Can't think of any place today that even requires a gentleman to wear a jacket anymore.
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Friday's Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
It's been pointed out that all the Governors that are standing with Texas Governor Greg Abbott are Republicans and not a single Democratic Governor has broken ranks to join with him. If you wanted proof that politics remains more important to some than people's rights or safety - here it is. Gift wrapped by the Biden Administration. Please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thanks!
Quotes for Today
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Thursday, January 25, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Elon Musk says he will pay lawyer fees of challenges to Ireland's new hate speech law. Irish lawyers cheer!
- Statement of Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
- Bridget Phetesay: Suburban woman voting for Trump. She makes some points that ar tough to argue against,
- They're black Democrats and they're suing Chicago over handling of illegal immigrants
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- An important statement on the latest tea controversy
- Heh Heh
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Tell me Clarise, do the snozberries smell like snozberries? As always - please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link (it's the main way to get new people to see my efforts). Thanks in advance!
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Harvard's reputation takes another hit - experts hardest hit.
- Uncommon Knowledge with Niall Ferguson
- The team behind Band of Brothers and The Pacific come out with WW II movie misfire.
- Tucker Carlson Episode 68 - whatever happened to the Canadian truckers?
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
They say that South Carolina, where she was once the governor, may be Nikki Haley's last, best chance to win a Republican primary over Donald Trump. Keep in mind that it's not unusual for a politician to actually lose votes from their home state as they widen their wings to more national posts or aspirations. Do you think Pete Buttigieg could win a state-wide election in Indiana there days? Please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thank!
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
More Linky Links
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Tucker Carlson Episode 67 with Catturd
- Navy releases names of Seals lost at sea. Where do we find such men?
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and wanted to share.
- Niall Ferguson and the Adam Smith House speech.
- CMD Salamander on where is Taiwan's Cherbourg? Admit to being largely ignorant of this bit of D-Day history.
- Cool - a free collection of digital classical and modern art.
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Up early this morning. Can't explain it. Fell asleep in the second half of the Celtics-Dallas game after watching the Bruins beat Winnipeg. Should be still asleep in bed but instead providing you with some miscellaneous thoughts and observations for your morning coffee. Enjoy! And as always - please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link.
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Monday, January 22, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The real reason for climate change is not CO2.
- The truth about Vladimir Lenin a century after his death. He truly was a monster.
- Election expert hacks into Dominion voting machine in Georgia court in front of judge. The truth will set you free!
- Sad - two Navy Seals presumed dead after 10-day search fails.
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
The Detroit Lions beat Tampa Bay 31-23 yesterday but for a hot second some bettors who took the Bucs were very interested in the final score. Tampa Bay scored to make it 31-23 and went for the 2-point conversion which would have cut the lead to 31-25. Bettors who took the Buccaneers were getting either 6 or 6.5 points and would have been very happy. I didn't take either side on that one but was interested nonetheless. Please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thanks!
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Sunday, January 21, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Whiskey on the American frontier. (From the archives.)
- VDH: What are "they" afraid Donald Trump might do?
- When a captive shark vomited up a human arm and sparked a murder investigation. (Article couple years old but new to me.)
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Have to admit that I'm feeling a little under the weather today. Maybe overdosing on pro football? If you Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link I'm sure that would help me feel better. Thanks!
Quotes for Today
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Michael Crichton
...The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality from fantasy, truth from propaganda. Perceiving the truth has always been a challenge to mankind, but in the information age (or as I think of it, the disinformation age) it takes on a special urgency and importance. We must daily decide whether the threats we face are real, whether the solutions we are offered will do any good, whether the problems we're told exist are in fact real problems, or non-problems.... Michael Crichton (from a 2003 speech)
Saturday, January 20, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Douglas Murray on Argentinian prez Javier Milei scolding the elites at Davos.
- Every EV qualified for a US tax credit in 2024. Strange how all the top models have an MSRP of $80,000. All of them.
- Tucker Carlson Episode 66 with Tony Robbins.
- Victor Davis Hanson on the hysterical style in American politics.
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- Great now I keep wondering about this.
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Billy O'Brien moving to Ohio State without winning a championship for either the Patriots or Alabama reminds me that as great as Randy Moss was - he never won a championship either. As always - please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thanks in advance!
Quotes for Today
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Friday, January 19, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Iceland taps into volcano for power. Is it bad that my first though was unlimited power could make Iceland a Bitcoin haven?
- Hard to believe Harvard was once a leader in biology.
- Morgan Housel on Information That Would Get Your Attention
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Have no trouble raising the idea of offering the Province of Alberta, Canada the chance to be the US's 51st state. They have an estimated population of about 3.7 million people which would place it somewhere between Kentucky and Oregon as far as people go. Why not? Could be a wake-up call for Ottawa and the rest of Canada. As always - please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thanks!
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Thursday, January 18, 2024
More Linky Links
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Jordan Peterson: Bureaucrats will rue the day they tried to shut me up. I'm on Team Peterson on this matter.
- The Tablet: America works. DEI doesn't. Amen!
- Why American cities are squalid. But what's the solution?
- The Milei speech to the WEF in English. Worth a listen.
Lost Horizon
The whole game was doubtless going to pieces, but fortunately the players were not as a rule put on trial for the pieces they failed to save. In that respect financiers were unlucky.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and wanted to share.
- Uber incenting drivers to switch to Teslas. Curious how drivers would make out on a per mile basis. Know independent cab drivers make more per mile driving an EV.
- How AI could save (not destroy) education. (Ted video)
- 10 movie actors who served in combat. I agree - Jimmy Stewart should have been on the list.
- Amazon takes minority stake in Bally sports - will stream many games on Amazon Prime.
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Before anyone goes there - I know the people who both chose the voting machines or "count" the votes are either elected or "volunteers" and their jobs depend on the outcome and are not to be trusted. But would it be too much to ask for a simple receipt to be spit out after you vote to make sure who and what you voted for was properly recorded? Like how you get a Keno ticket showing the numbers you picked. Please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thanks!
Quotes for Today
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- The truth about Covid regulations.
Clear Thinking
"Good judgement is, above all else, about being effective at achieving what matters - not what matters at the moment. In the moment, but what matters in life." - Shane Parrish
"[Steve] Jobs had a daily ritual. Every morning he would look in the mirror and ask himself, 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' Whenever the answer was no too many days days in a row, he said, he knew needed to change something. At one point in my own life, I began performing the same ritual. It was part of the reason I eventually decided to leave the intelligence agency."
The book Clear Thinking by Shane Parrish is a good read.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Tucker Carlson Episode 65 on the Iowa Primary results.
- Nick Saban's 4 essentials for improvement
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Just a little something to read and think about while you wait for the football coaching carousel to stop and as a break from the never-ending political ads. If anything made you think or smile please Subscribe, hit the Like button or share the Link. Thanks in advance!
Quotes for Today
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Some More Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- Heh Heh
- Where the industry is going.
- No he wasn't defeated - his government gave up on him!
- Genius!
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Mike Lombardi on what Bill Belichick and Nick Saban share in common.
- The state of the British Royal Navy.
- VDH on Lawfare against Trump is running out of gas. He's right - this has been the most transparent and inept political hitjob I can remember. And the timing was the most inept thing about it!
- Interesting: Here's how much 20 common appliances add to your electric bill each month.
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- And now he wants to do the same for the country.
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
The Iowa primary is mercifully done. Just 49 more to go then we get hit with all the rest of the election campaign ads. Can't wait. Please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link to help me deal with it. Thanks!
Quotes for Today
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Monday, January 15, 2024
Some More Links You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- If you don't see the humor in this I question if you ever really had a "guy friend.
-Shouldn't laugh at this but I did.
- Shouldn't laugh at this either (but its true)
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Biden DHS sued over documents showing "border crisis" intentional.
- Interesting: the history of the Ping Eye 2 (HT Dan)
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Still left scratching my head on how DEI supporters celebrate MLK Day without being hypocrites. That whole "Content of their character not the color of their skin" idea and all. Please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thanks and remember the purpose of the day.
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Sunday, January 14, 2024
Tt's a Shame About Ray - The Lemonheads
Clear Thinking
In life, we experience regret over both things we've done and things we failed to do. The worst regret is when we fail to live a life true to ourselves, when we fail to play by our own scoreboard." - Shane Parrish
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observation post up on Substack.
Went out to a bar that had the Chiefs-Dolphins game playing on three large TV's last night. One of the TV's just quit working while the other two kept freezing up. Did others have a similar experience with Peacock? As always - please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thanks!
Linky Links
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- Tesla stock price drops 3.5% amid concerns.
- VDH on Hunter and his Doomsday bomb
- Heh Heh (HT The View from Lady Lake)
Quotes for Today
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Saturday, January 13, 2024
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Enjoy your Saturday! I'm going to spend mine reading about the new Patriots coach Jerod Mayo. Maybe watch the NFL playoffs later. One thing I will not be doing is spending any money on Peacock. As always - please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thanks!
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Friday, January 12, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- What's the problem with Gen Z?
- Fauci admits that "6-foot" rule was completely made up. Follow the science my ass!
- Don't sleep on the German farmers protest. And don't sleep on the corporate media's refusal to cover the story.
- Mozilla: cars are the worst new products you can but when it comes to privacy and security.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Plucking the Peacock. Excellent background and history to NBC's money grab to try and force people to sign up to Peacock this weekend too watch the Miami-Kansas City game. Really hope they lose money!
- SpaceX and T-Mobile send their first text messages via satellite.
- Tucker Carlson Episode 63 - when do the architects of COVID go on trial?
- Press release from the New England Patriots agreeing to mutually part ways with Bill Belichick.
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
This was supposed to be the quiet part of the news cycle but it's crazy. One can only wonder - what possibly could be next? As always - please Subscribe, hit the Like button, or share the Link (it helps new people to find my offerings). Thanks!
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Thursday, January 11, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Jonathan Turley on why Democratic politicians need to re-think supporting Hunter Biden. They are handing Republicans a devastating ad that a vote for a D is a vote for Biden. To paraphrase - it's the corruption stupid!
- Dan Wetzel on this weekend's Rams vs Lions game. Easily the Stafford vs Goff storyline is the most compelling in the NFL playoffs at the moment. Hard to mention one without mentioning the other at this point.
- You want proof of Hunter Biden's corruption? Hunter's art dealer contradicts White House claims over art sales.
- Dan Wetzel with an appreciation of Bill Belichick.
A Turley/Wetzel double-header today. Just the way it worked out.
Bill Belichick
Multiple sources are saying Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick have mutually agreed to part ways which will be announced at a press conference at noon. Did not want to believe this was true but I guess Tom Curran was right all along.
Nothing can take away from Belichick's success in New England or the 9 Super Bowl appearances or 6 victories the Patriots had with him as head coach. God speed!
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new Miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Still surprised that Nick Saban decided to step down from Alabama. Also surprised Pete Carroll is out as coach of the Seahawks. Retirement was one person's idea but not the other. Please Subscribe (I'd like to retire too), hit the Like button, or share the Link. Thanks!
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