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- The death of partying in the US and why it matters.
- Parkinson's link to gut bacteria hints at unexpected, simple treatment. (HT Instapundit)
- Gina Carano, Disney settle suit over Mandalorian firing. Good for her.
- Movie Ushers, Gas Station Attendants, and Other Jobs that Went Away. I still have trash truck guys - I know because I tip them every Christmas.
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- Good attitude and life advice from Gina Carano.
- VDH: The Frightening Dream House of Zohran Mamdani.
- Will Human-like Actors Replace Real Ones?
- They say nobody is above the law - until it's their judge. If it wasn't for double-standards some people would have no standards.
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- 10 unfair practices faced by American exporters. Th first step is to become aware of them and the next step is to make them go away or suffer reciprocal tariffs/
- Judge orders Disney to hand over record in Gina Carano lawsuit. 100% on team Carano here.
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- How much a case of beer costs in each state. New you can use!
- Rachael Zegler got a social media handler - Gina Carano got fired. I'm on Team Carano 100%.
- 7 Keys to not being poor any more. Most of them are common sense but often people need to hear them.
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- The tale of Sam/Oscar the cat.
- VDH on Coup after Coup after Coup.
- America's $175 Trillion Problem
- Gina Carano's lawsuit lawsuit against Disney is judged to proceed. Big legal victory for Carano in her quest for justice against Disney for firing her from The Malalorian
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- Tucker Carlson Episode 93 with Gina Carano
- From the archives: the four Buddhist mantas for turning fear into love.
- Also from the archives: Paul Graham on how people grow rich now.
- Steve Jobs email to Apple employees the day they passed Microsoft in market cap
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- Gina Carano sues Disney over firing from The Mandalorian. Don't think the Disney executive responsible for her firing has ever taken "credit." Tells you all you need to know.
- Rep Jim Jordan subpoenas National Science Foundation for its role in censorship of Americans.
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Curious to see if the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation retains its name after the divorce or if we get a separate Bill Gates Foundation and Melinda Gates Foundation's going forward. It would be interesting to follow which foundation supports which charities... Love this photo. In my mind I call it "Meanwhile in Biden's America" or alternatively "The Looming National Debt." Either one fits... Maybe it's still early or could be the pandemic or maybe a major switch to clear carbonated alcohol has significantly impacted the supply of summer shandy beers. I've yet to see a bar or restaurant carrying any and normally by now I'd be swimming in Del's Summer Shandy or Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy... Not for nothing but we still don't know specifically who ordered Gina Carano fired at Disney. That nobody has taken "credit" by now is a real indication that somebody messed up...
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Think one of the major reasons the interest in the Grammys was so low (TV ratings half of what they were last year) is because nobody has seen any live music for over 12-months now. It is the concerts and seeing performances in person that drives interest in albums and artists. That was completely missing this year... Night Soil would be a hilarious name for a cover band that was intentionally bad. Very few would get the joke... No doubt in my mind whatsoever that the virus originated in the Wuhan Institute of Virology... Correct me if I'm wrong but we still don't know the name of the Disney Executive who fired Gina Carano yet do we? Cowardice... UAW says Ford will move new production line out of Ohio and to Mexico instead. This will be interesting to watch. If Ford reverses course then it will be claimed as a victory for the Biden Administration. If the move to Mexico happens - the media will somehow try to blame Trump...
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- Interesting - during the pandemic year of 2020 fewer cars on the road led to higher vehicular deaths in the US. (HT Steve Layman)
- Seven Tips from Ernest Hemingway on Writing Fiction
- Modern Cancel Culture (Via Gina Carano's Twiiter feed)
- Culling 1,500 books from your stash
- A 10-count in honor of the late, great Marvelous Marvin Hagler
- Heh Heh
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Disappointed its taking so long for season two of The Witcher to come out on Netflix... I'm fascinated by the coming storm between Apple and Facebook. The plot of this tale has all the makings of a story told by Machiavelli... A very underrated movie is 1973's The Three Musketeers. Great cast and excellent dialogue and comedic hijinks. I was surprised to learn the screenplay was by George McDonald Fraser who is probably best known as the author of the Flashman series of books... This year for Lent I'll be giving up Stigmata. I hope to be Stigmata free for the next 40-days (starting Friday)... The Gina Carano firing remains in the news. Still don't know who pulled the trigger. "Lucasfilm executives" is pretty vague. If this was a 100% defensible move shouldn't someone be proud to take credit? Am I the only one curious to know who's in the Disney Social Media Star Chamber?... Gamestop stock was at $49.51 this morning. Wonder if the short-sellers are still feeling the squeeze?...
Bari Weiss: Gina Carano and Crowd-Sourced McCarthyism. Weiss writes "my baseline assumption is that 99 percent of cancellations are unwarranted." I think she's probably right.
I've followed the firing of Gina Carano but have yet to learn who at Disney authorized her termination. Something that has the capability of effecting subscriptions and quarterly revenues like this should warrant someone being held responsible. Right? Or if the move was morally defensible - shouldn't someone be taking credit for her departure?
The silence on that front is deafening. Isn't that something "journalists" should be inquiring about?
