Sunday, August 31, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Brittle systems. "Short-run efficiency rarely aligns with long-term resilience." (HT A Layman's Blog)
- Countries with the largest Christian populations.
- Daniele Bolelli a how-to guide for dictators and cult leaders.
- Jonathan Turley on second DOJ employee fired after abusive treatment of federal employees.
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
John Wayne once said that every young man needs to let the badger loose every once and a while. Well I let the badger loose down the Cape but I'm no longer as young as I once was. Still haven't drank. The hangover was that bad.
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Saturday, August 30, 2025
More Linky Links
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- Glenn Reynolds with a report from the other side. I hope I'm even close to the shape he's in when I reach his age.
- Last Japanese soldier on island warns against extremists claims that the war is over. Excellent metaphor for the Covid situation.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Montana picks Starlink and Project Kuiper over fiber. Broadband has become a requirement of modern life and fiber is only economical with a density of homes per mile. With satellite service users can get service almost right away.
- From the archives: Sherlock Holmes read by the late great Christopher Lee.
- This was a surprise: Patriots release S Jabrill Peppers
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Funny how it works out but some days there's little or no links and today's offering is chock full of them. I never plan it that way - it's just totally random (though I do try to space out the links if possible).
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Not a Good Trend
You should read for pleasure and to your kids so they too develop a love of reading. (Via)
Friday, August 29, 2025
Take Action
The habit of taking action is one of the most important habits one can develop in life.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- 4 CDC leaders resign. This its safe to assume these folks were all in favor of the lockdown.
- Texas AG Ken Paxton claimed 3 homes as a "primary residence." What is it with politicians and mortgage fraud?
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Stayed up to watch the Nebraska-Cincinnati game last night and am looking forward to a full weekend of football with Texas-Ohio State Saturday, Notre Dame-Miami on Sunday, and capping the weekend off with UNC-TCU Monday night. Are you ready for some football?
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Thursday, August 28, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Science policy without science or policy. I'd like to see a DOGE-like accounting of what made up all those cuts. I want more science but not tax dollars spent of excessive university overhead in grants, DEI related studies, or funding putting beagles in cages to be eaten by fleas.
- Ross Dellenger on Bill Belichick at UNC.
- Ultra processed food may not be the real dietary villain. Should be pointed out that food ingredients in the UK are different to what's allowed in the US. Think good advice is just to shop on the outside of a supermarket. (HT Newmark's Door)
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Played golf, swam in the ocean and drank too much yesterday down the Cape and am paying for it today. The schedule has been messed today. It was wort it though.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- I only recently started reading Discourse and I'm sad to learn it's ending its run.
- People who can't understand a biscuit. I feel seen.
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Personally I am against flag burning but I don't think there should be a law against it. It's a free speech issue. There's a reason why Rick Monday is viewed as a hero and the people who tried to burn a flag as doucebags.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Linky Links
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- Can everyone in the Caribbean just chill for a while?
- Jonathan Turley: DNC criticized over agreement to pay Kamala Harris's debts after election. Democrats continue to pay price for last 4-years.
- VDH: What made the Democratic Party go crazy?
- Three reasons the Dems are doomed. Only three?
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- Funny because it could be be true.
- Heh Heh
- He died doing what he loved.
- Heh Heh
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Football is upon us! Have to hand it to college football as they really make this Saturday's slate which includes Texas at Ohio State and Notre Dame at Miami really exciting. I have to wonder if they are intentionally trying to grab people's attention this week as they know next weekend is the NFL opener and people's attention may be elsewhere.
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Monday, August 25, 2025
The Liberation of Paris and the Ritz Bar
I'm a big fan of Ernest Hemingway and if you were to mention to me the liberation of Paris in WWII (August 25, 1944) - the first thing I would think of is Hemingway "liberating" the bar at the Ritz Hotel that very same day.
Jokes from the Week in News
Have to look at the humorous side of the news - else you might go crazy.
- Think good use of AI would be to cover the plays of Neil Simon as if written by William Shakespeare. How cool would it be to have a version of the Odd Couple in iambic pentameter. What would an “odd couple” be called in Elizabethan England?
- Think John Bolton's casting as a Deep State villain would be more perfect if he had an eyepatch. But perhaps that would be over the top? “Who does John Bolton work for?”
- Hope some state opens an Alligator Alcatraz of their own but leaves the naming of the facility up to the Internet. I'm looking forward to a Jaily McJailface
- Admit it that if the Cracker Barrel marketing team's goal was to get people talking about Crack Barrel then they succeeded. When's the last time Cracker Barrel entered your consciousness before this rebrand?
- I might be in the minority that’s not upset about Cracker Barrel’s new logo. Then again I ate there once and would not eat there again, If Spirit Airlines were a restaurant...
- Bed Bath and Beyond says the chain will not open any stores in California because the state makes it impossible to do business there. Many Americans say "Wait Bed Bath and Beyond is still in business and trying to make a comeback?"
- Rumor is that if Lisa Cool resigns from the Federal Reserve the Democrats plan to try and name Adam Schiff as a replacement
- Amused by MSNBC being forced to change their name and them choosing MS Now. This is the worst branding I can remember since the diet pill AYDES came out in the middle of the Aids crisis
- It's interesting that a TikTok influencer known for doxxing ICE agents didn't know their locations when they came to arrest her. Kind of like a psychic getting arrested for fraud and not seeing it coming
- How soon before you start seeing the Gavin Newsom stickers saying “I did that” on gas pumps in California?
Jokes from the past week's news offerings. At least they were funny to me.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Rob Henderson on Orwell in the Gutter.
- Jonathan Turley on the Judicial Calvinball of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
- RIP Flight Lt. John Cruickshank. (HT Borepatch)
- Workplace cast of characters. Think we recognize most of these from personal experience. I would add the misplaced genius - the one who should have to job but is doing something else instead.
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Going to the eye doctor later this morning and that means dilated eyes. Good news is I have plenty of posts scheduled so check back on the regular. Meanwhile I'll do some yardwork or maybe nap till my eyes return to normal.
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Today Would Have Been Sir Sean Connery's 95th Birthday
Sunday, August 24, 2025
The New Family Ties
I have no trouble either race or gender swaps. In fact two of my favorite movies were race swaps - Denzel Washington in Man on Fire and Pam Grier in Jackie Brown. In fact like both movies so much I also read the books (the second one was based on Elmore Leonard's Rum Punch).
Straight up gender swaps can be more problematic because so many studios try their hardest to be woke but at the same time are out of original ideas (take the gender swap Ghostbusters as perfect example). What I'd suggest would be slightly different and not woke driven.
How about a new Family Ties? What I propose is a reboot but with the mom working for Fox News or some conservative podcast and the dad is a liberal stay at home dad. Instead of a Michael J. Fox you could have a female Axela who also conservative, hot, and in to the NRA. Mallory could now be a liberal boy which could set up some interesting girls vs guys situations. The youngest Jennifer could now be a boy who is interesting only in gaming and the online world which gives the show appeal to younger audiences and interesting sponsors. He could become a living product placement.
Why not give it a shot?
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Even the NYT is calling out Adam Schiff. He's toast.
- Peter Attia on determining optimal protein intake. Bottom line - you probably need to be eating more eggs or red meat.
- Kansas City ends free bus rides experiment over budget woes. I disagree with the premise that this is proof Mamdami's proposal won't work for NYC. They are a totally different city than KC and free rides could reduce traffic congestion and save the working person from paying ridiculous rates for parking.
- Jonathan Turley: California Democrats seek to prevent voters from approving new taxes.
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Think people are too worried about who will be the Democratic candidate for president in 2028. Doubt it will be Gavin Newsom or any of the front runners right now. Remember that at this point in the election cycle back before they were elected - nobody was really aware of Bill Clinton or Barack Obama. We probably aren't aware of the profile of who will be the Democrats candidate for 2028 either.
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Saturday, August 23, 2025
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Happy week zero in college football and Farmageddon from Ireland. I'm probably going to miss much of that game as today is perhaps one of the last beach days of the summer. Enjoy!
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Friday, August 22, 2025
Some Memes You May Enjoy
More Linky Links
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- Psilocybin reschedule petition now with HHS.
- Micah Parsons scrubs social media of all mentions of Cowboys. Hope Parsons files his retirement papers and says he'd consider returning to play if he's traded to a team that's owner or GM isn't a drama queen.
- This explanation of why the FBI would raid John Bolton's home makes sense. If he kept secret information in order to publish a book and get paid it's really no different from someone robbing a convenience store to get money.
- Jonathan Turley: Judge Ergoron's half billion dollar miscalculation. Now Trump should sue to get the interest paid on his huge bond back plus maybe some criminal charges.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Great ads and sketchy explanations. Thoughts on Cracker Barrel's change.
- Jalen Hurts and the rent of greatness. Excellent life advice.
- DOJ to start giving Congress the Jeffrey Epstein files.
- Bolton raided - leak probe widens. Instead of Deep Throat maybe his codename could be Deep Mustache?
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack,
Since John Bolton's home is in the Washington "area" can the FBI include the raid in the DC statistics? The involvement of the federal forces has clearly decreased crime in the Capitol but what happens when the 30-day are up? Will residents stand for a return to the way things were?
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Thursday, August 21, 2025
More Linky Links
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- Jonathan Turley: Biden DOJ official raised concerns about pardons. New questions raised about the use of the autopen.
- VDH: What is the Democrat alternative to Trump? He's not wrong.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- A takeover of the IPCC. "When an assessment is taken over to serve politics it ceases to be an assessment and turns into something else."
- From the archives: Paul Graham on how to think for yourself.
- Former Red Sox TV voice Don Orsillo is ranked first among MLB's broadcast teams. Letting Orsillo go was a Mookie Betts type mistake.
- The walls are closing in on Adam Schiff and he knows it. Love that they used that phrase in the headline.
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- The more things change the more thy stay the same.
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack,
Tonight is the final preseason game for the Patriots and this weekend is week zero in college football. Know that going to buy beer is on my to do list today. Are you ready for some football?
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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Why I care about history. It's not just about who did what on what date - it's about why people did what and why.
- Can "NATO like" Article 5 promise promise protect Ukraine from Putin? Changed the headline because the "promise would not include US boots on the ground.
Elon Musk, Donald Trump, JD Vance and Presidential Politics
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- RFK Jr. on the American Academy of Pediatricians and vaccines. "First do no harm" has been replaced by "show me the money" even by doctors who treat children.
- Are utility company middlemen the villains behind higher electric bills? Not AI datacenters as reported.
- Agree 100% that security clearance is a privilege and not a right. No reason for anyone to still have clearance after leaving the job or retiring.
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Today's offering may more correctly be labeled miscellaneous questions and observations as I have lots of questions like will Elon Musk form a third party or endorse JD Vance? Or will there be peace in Ukraine? Plus many others. It's quiet out there - too quiet.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The Emperor's New Clothes, 2025.
- From the archives: Sam Altman on how to be successful.
- VDH: Putin, Trump, and the elusive peace. He's not wrong.
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Many people are using AI to do medical diagnoses, including some doctors using it to help with diagnosing their patients. This made me wonder if AI companies have to carry medical malpractice insurance? How soon before we see the first lawsuits against an AI firm because of a wrong medical diagnosis?
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Monday, August 18, 2025
Jokes from the Week in News
Have to look at the humorous side of the news - else you might go crazy.
- Vladimir Putin says point blank that there would have no war in Ukraine if Donald Trump had been President. Putin, without saying it outright, clearly lays the blame on Joe Biden and the Democrats. People who put up Ukrainian flags in solidarity and voted Democrat last election hardest hit.
- For those keeping score - the Democrats have now come out as pro-crime, pro-illegal immigration, pro-Hamas, and pro-higher prices at the pump. When someone tells you who they are - believe them.
- Getting to the point where stand alone small AI that don't need to be connected to the outside world will be incorporated into most devices instead of IOT. This will be the latest attempt to fool proof devices but never underestimate the ingenuity of fools.
- Beyond Meat files for chapter 11 bankruptcy. I really hope someone has a headline for this story saying "Beyond Bankruptcy".
- The latest rumor is that California Governor Gavin Newsom may name Grima Wormtongue to preplace Adam Schiff.
- It's getting to the point that companies announcing investing less than $10 billion don't even make the news anymore because it's getting dwarfed by other investments in America. In the Bidenomics days that would have been huge news.
- There no doubt in my mind that Adam Schiff will be going to jail for his well documented wrongdoings. He doesn’t get how disposable he is to those he’d seek to serve. An interesting wrinkle would be if the Democrats vote to expel him from the party and California Governor Gavin Newsom moves to replace him with himself since Newsom may feel he has a much better chance of being elected Senator than President.
- Sad that Washington DC was better run when the mayor was on crack than it is under the present administration
- A good nickname for Donald Trump would be President Midas both because of his love of everything colored gold and because he’s dong such a great job with the economy he’s making all the working men and women rich
- Even though officially it’s the Honest Act you know everyone will think of it as the Pelosi Act. It’s also a genius trap - if you vote against the Pelosi Act that means you are for insider trading. I can almost see the campaign commercials now
Jokes from the past week's news offerings. At least they were funny to me.
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- The Robot in the Mirror. Slightly disagree - think if you are able to produce both speed and quality you have a big advantage in today's environment. And well crafted emails can give you a leg up in most organizations and can become part of your permanent record.
- Monty Python's Life of Brian came out 46-years ago.
- Jonathan Turley: Washington DC and retrocession. But then what would they complain about?
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Farnam Street's Mental Models - the best way to make intelligent decisions. Good to review from time to time.
- Peter Attia: Are weighted vests good for weight-loss maintenance? I've heard good things about them and rucking but I'm more into the hike just for the sake of the hike.
- Scottie Scheffler with an incredible shot! Of course he won again.
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Queue the meme of the couple laying in bed with her thinking, "He's probably thinking of other women" and him thinking, "I wonder if today is the day we see peace between Ukraine and Russia?" I'm wondering the same thing.
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Sunday, August 17, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- DARPA creates crewless warship. Interesting.
- 4,000 US troops deployed to South America and the Caribbean. Have to think this may be more for live fire military exercises than for show.
- 4th Anniversary Review: This is what a whole of government epistemic failure looks like. Failure in Afghanistan is the only way to put it but where is the accountability?
- Jonathan Turley: Students pretending to be liberal to get good grades? This is nothing new but it has become way more pronounced.
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Today's a beach day which means that posting this afternoon may be a little wonky. Normally leave for the beach mid-morning and spend about 3 hours in the sun. That's enough for anyone. Reading a new book and should be able to decide by the end of my time at the beach if I'll finish it or move on to a different book. Obviously on the fence about it.
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Saturday, August 16, 2025
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Sad example of why DC's crime statistics are so low. It's worse than you thought.
- Jonathan Turley: Melania Trump threatens Hunter Biden with $1 billion lawsuit. Delicious.
- Why are jeans making progressives blue? (HT Execupundit)
- RFK Jr. comes right out and says he's not running for President in 2028. Of course this just makes him even more attractive as a candidate (I kid - he is 71-years old).
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Constantly amazed how some seemingly insignificant issue can grip the nation. Like Sydney Sweeney in a jeans commercial or a song like Try That In a Small Town. Makes you wonder what may grip the national consciousness next? As Donald Rumsfeld might put it - the unknown unknowns.
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Friday, August 15, 2025
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- Using scare economic projections to push a climate change hoax? How dare they!
- A YouTube education. I would add Richard Feynman's lectures on physics and historian Sarah Paine.
- The Varsity takes the field. Keeping Hegseth in reserve allows Trump to keep military retaliation on the table without anyone asking Hegseth directly. He could be the bad cop.
- Jonathan Turley on the Clinton Foundation. Don't think there's any statue of limitations on RICO charges.
Linky Links
Stuff I fund interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Senseless. Slow down and get off your phone! For the love of God!
- Command of the seafloor is the new naval challenge.
- 13 tried and true decision making questions. Measure twice and cut once is also tried and true advice.
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
First it was Jon Gruden and now it is Brian Flores. The US Court of Appeals rules that Flores case against the NFL can be heard in court and not in NFL's arbitration. Meanwhile I keep having the song The Walls Come Crumbling Down playing in in head. Crumbling, crumbling.
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Thursday, August 14, 2025
Alternate History - USSR vs China
We often engage in historical "what if's" such as "what if Robert E. Lee had won at Gettysburg?" Or "what if Hitler had never opened a second front against Russia in WWII?"
One of my favorite historical "what if's" has aways been "what if Nixon had never gone to China?"
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- The drone canary in the M.I.C. coal yard. I'm reminded how Germany was forced to disarm after WW I but rearmed using the newest technology for WW II. Sure we did this to ourselves but who's to say we can't rearm better and stronger with the latest technology?
- Russiagate releases lifting the veil on surveillance state abuses. It's pretty damning.
- Igor Babuschkin on his last day at xAI.
- VDH: Who has been destroying Democracy? He's not wrong.
Linky Links
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- What Americans can learn from hyperinflation in Weimar Germany. Those who don't learn from history are often doomed to repeat it.
- The dawn of play. Long but interesting read - what is the link between play and society? Is play necessary for creativity? What happens if play is repressed?
- Think the idea of media ride-alongs on DC patrols is genius.
- Glenn Reynolds on the next target for our arrogant, ignorant, "experts:" organ donors. RFK Jr. is right - this is horrifying.
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Think future historians will describe what President Trump is doing as a "political blitzkrieg." He's not giving Democrats time to breathe and making them defend wildly unpopular positions on crime, illegal immigration, gangs, spending waste and fraud as well as censorship. It's literally one thing after another. This mid-term election is not gearing up to be like other elections.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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- Dying to set a good example. He's not wrong.
- Jonathan Turley: Democrats face costly calls on Texas redistricting bluffs. He's not wrong.
- Newly released FBI files uncover Comey's plot against Trump. There needs to be jail time.
- Is the left learning the error of its woke ways? For people who say they're "woke" they never seem to "wake" up to how wrong they are.
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- New Jersey's electric bills tripled and could cost Democrats the state. And if they rely on corporate media they may not realize that prices and taxes are going down in the rest of the country.
- Trump take-over renews questions over DC crime data. The numbers are shameful.
- Sad but true!
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Recently the NFL's deal with ESPN, the WWE's deal with ESPN, and the UFC's new deal with Paramount (CBS) were all announced. Only the recent UFC deal makes me wonder if I should get another streaming service - Paramount+. I'm fine not having ESPN+ for with the NFL or WWE. That's what the money was for I guess.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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- Trump suggests plan to fully privative Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac. Don't know enough about the situation to have an opinion.
- RFK Jr. claims food stamps are fueling diabetes in America. He said 18% of food stamps are spent on soda and candy and that has to stop.
- VDH: Disinformation and the dropping of the atomic bombs. If you know the facts - there's only one conclusion.
- Gravity, Momentum, and the Potential Energy Field. Won't lie - it will take some work for me to come close to grasping this concept. But like many things it could be perception altering.
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
As an aside - Unanimous Polarizations would be a good name for a blog, X account, or Substack about political thoughts that you know would make one side of the aisle happy and the other side upset. Or it just could be another name for the corporate media.
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Quotes for Today
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
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Monday, August 11, 2025
Jokes from the Past Week in News
Have to look at the humorous side of the news - else you might go crazy.
- Think an image of Donald Trump as Jesus Christ with his arms outstretched and a halo around his head could be the new Pepe the frog. People on the right could nod approvingly and say, "See that's what I'm talking about." People on the left could look at it and disgustedly say the same thing
- People upset that Tim Cook seems to have rolled over for Donald Trump should remember that Cook was also ultimately responsible for approving that bizarre iPhone cat lady ad. Who was that ad supposed to appeal to?
- Think a good idea for a video series would be to get the rights to all of the old In Search Of shows and to intersperse updated new information disproving most of what was being presented. You could call it In Search Of (Updated).
- Part of me wishes Micah Parsons or Trey Hendrickson files their retirement papers and says they will come out of retirement only if either the Cowboys or Bengals trade them to teams without dysfunctional owners
- If you lived in Alaska wouldn't you be in favor of global warming? Just saying.
- Think the current political situation can be summed up as the Democrats sticking with the phrase "stuck on stupid" while Donald Trump and the Republicans are in full FAFO mode
- In the not too distance future think people looking to move states will first asks, "How are the schools around here?" quickly followed by "Does your state have a DOGE/FAFO board?"
- Gentil reminder that some of the Democrats about to be investigated have no moral qualms with having people murdered. Just saying.
- When Elizabeth Warren says the people she knows want radical leftists running the country, I really hope she calls these people her tribe
- Nothing makes you feel older than realizing you are actually older than the Corporation for Public Broadcasting which was "born" in 1967 and is now appearing in the obituaries
- Learn something new every day: the movie The Big Lebowski was loosely based on the writings of Raymond Chandler. Never noticed that before or that Chandler had a rug that really tied things together.
- Any company that makes big green dildos is missing a huge opportunity if they immediately don't brand themselves as "the official dildo of the WNBA"
Jokes from the past week's news offerings. At least they were funny to me.