More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The comparison between AOC and Marco Rubio is pretty stark. I really want AOC to run for President now just for the unintentional comedy of her debate appearances.
- How Carthage challenged Rome with economics.
- From the archives: Matt Ridley - Why global warning is good for us.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Peter Attia on REM sleep latency and Alzheimer's disease. More reason to get a good night's sleep.
- The Grand Encyclopedia of Eponymous Laws. Some of these are pretty good.
- Jonathan Turley - why the Biden tapes with Hur are virtual racketeering indictments.
- There's been a huge jump in violent crime in AOC's District since she took office. Elections have consequences.
Many a truth is said in jest.
- The Internet today. Look for the ads on TV reminding everyone of the facts.
Stuff I found interesting and thought I'd share.
- Shakespeare and Company. Sadly many of the used bookstores in my area are closed because of lack of patronage.
- Former AOC aide now head of NYC Communist Party. Is anyone surprised? My only surprise is that she's not Chinese.
- Jonathan Turley on America's Pravda-like corporate media. The only solution is to make them irreverent by not reading or watching them. What America should do to corporate media should make what's happening to Bud Light look like a walk in the park.
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
"Science begins with a vision. Scientific thought is fed by the capacity to 'see' things differently than they have previously been seen." - Carlo Rovelli
"Your task, Romans, will be to govern the peoples of the world in your empire. These will be your arts - to impose a settled pattern upon peace, to pardon the defeated and to battle down the proud." - Virgil
"Some things are hurrying into existence, and others are hurrying out of it." - Marcus Aurelius
"You're just mad you can't date me." - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Generally not a fan of movie remakes but doesn't the time seem right for remakes of both John Carpenter's Escape from New York and maybe more appropriately Escape from LA. But who would be the new Snake Plisken? How about Joe Rogan? He did escape LA and we could use the line, "Joe Rogan? I thought he was dead (from horse de-wormers)"... Have a feeling this bumper sticker may make a comeback... AOC keeps getting more ridiculous but the caricature won't be complete until she releases a manifesto... Did you know that Johnny Cash is the only person inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame?... "Say to those that are of a fearful heart, 'Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God. He will come with vengeance, with terrible recompense. He will come and save you.'" Bible verse or Trump 2024 campaign slogan? (Actually Isaiah 35:4)... Question has to be asked - will future historians dub the period known as the Biden Presidency as "the Quagmire?"...
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
If I were a billionaire I'd hire the actor from Game of Thrones to follow Nancy Pelosi around at all public appearances, ringing her bell and saying, "Shame! Shame!"... I may be an awful person but I thought this was hilarious... Have you ever noticed that the same people who say they would never step foot in a Walmart because of how Walmart treats their employees, "the people of Walmart" or what Walmart did to small businesses in small towns also seem to be the same ones who get almost daily deliveries from Amazon Prime? Some serious cognitive dissonance... Sacred Drunkenness would be a good name for a band (or a new religion)... Here's a business idea for Big Pharma - why not just combine the COVID vaccines with heroin? Really get people addicted to "booster shots." Imagine what that would do for the bottom line... Random admission from a middle-aged guy: all my FaceTime calls from my iPhone are either butt dials or calls with tech support... BTW I have nothing against either Walmart or Amazon - just not a fan of hypocrisy
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Hypothesis: if AOC hadn't chased away the proposed Amazon East Coast HQ and the 25,000 plus jobs it would have brought many people would have moved to or stayed in NYC and New York wouldn't be losing a Congressional seat. Just saying... Really enjoyed the Marvel series Falcon and the Winter Soldier but I kept having the thought how amusing it would be to print up bumper stickers that replaces the Flag Smashers logo with the DNC logo to re-use the "One World. One People." catch-phrase... Heh Heh... Explanatory Knowledge would be a good name for a blog... Truth be told - I'm a little disappointed 2020 didn't actually give us murder hornets... So the Oscars were watched by just 9.85 million people. That means Hollywood's signature event now just has ratings slightly better that this year's Peach Bowl which "pitted" Georgia against Cincinnati (hardly a marque bowl game). That game was watched by almost 9 million...
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
There should be blue colored MAGA hats for Democrats who are sick of the "Progressive" tilt of their party... Reminder that Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez directly help cost tens of thousand of well paying jobs in her District by running off Amazon's plans for a new HQ. She's never paid a political price for that... Even though I no longer attend mass this post resonated with me for many reasons. There's a backlash coming including for the Catholic Church. The idea of a Holy Day of Obligation has gone out the window. And those who don't uphold the lessons of the Saints and Martyrs are not worth listening to... Really like the idea of stakeholders of public companies holding management responsible for "woke" decisions that negatively effect stock picks. Get a bunch of these CEO's fired and more companies will become less likely to virtue signal at the cost of long-time investors. One can only hope... The last time I attended mass was for my brother's funeral. As a divorced man they technically don't want me and I unequivocally don't want them...
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Leon Black (who gave Jeffrey Epstein $150 million) has stepped down from Apollo Global Management. Getting ahead of the game let me just say that I don't think Leon Black killed himself.
- Well turnaround is fair play.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Matt Taibbi - "Amazing" Hypocrisy: Democrats Make Wreck of Covid-19 Relief Negotiations
- If you're wondering what to get me for Christmas
- New Yorkers should be still angry with AOC over Amazon (but not angry enough to vote her out I guess)
- Trump's peace deals mean the anti-Israel boycott movement is dead. One can only hope so.
