Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- The thing about Letitia James mortgage fraud charges.

- Glenn Reynolds: The Insurrection Act.

- At What Price? At What Reward? A piece of US history I was unaware of.

- Tesla still dominates with nearly 50% of US EV sales.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Rob Henderson: We Act Before We Understand. Lots of evidence of "nature" and very little for "nurture."

- VDH: Reactionary, neo-confederate Portland. He's not wrong.

- The Robot Revelation.

- Bari Weiss' letter to CBS News employees.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Oregon Governor sues Trump Administration in bid to stop National Guard deployment in Portland. Think its misleading to say "Oregon" as if all citizens in the state are pro Antifa or crime.

- How to respond to China's growing nuclear capability. Quickly becoming my "go-to" source for all things US Navy related.

- Matt Taibbi's Senate testimony on surveillance. Agree that ending Quiet Skies should just be the beginning.

- Is this satire?

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- I laughed.

- I like puns

- Real man of genius.

- Now the Musk-Trump spat is getting out of hand.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Nike permanently closed iconic Portland store because of "theft and safety" issues. Hard not to laugh at the irony,

-  Florida State professor fired after it was found he was faking data about racism. Hard not to laugh but I'm sure Harvard would still hire him.

- Reminder not to sleep on RFK Jr. 

- Jonathan Turley on New Mexico's anti second amendment governor. This should also be noted: New Mexico sheriff refuses to enforce Governor's order calling it unconstitutional. Impeach!

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Truly believe that NBA TV ratings have been declining for years in large part because seeing a game in person has become too expensive for the average fan. Is it any wonder that these fans lose interest in a sporting event they can't afford? And if average fans aren't bringing their kids to games - that just means fewer new fans in the future... NFL betting note for the upcoming season - despite a 5-11 record the Carolina Panthers only lost 2-games by 8 or more points. Carolina may be worth a few bucks if they are ever getting 7+ points this season (of course if Sam Darnold starts seeing ghosts then I may rethink this idea)... All Aboard Heaven's Choo-Choo... What ever happened to Beto O'Rourke? Remember when the media tried to make Beto a thing? Maybe open borders and taking people's guns wasn't such a good message from the DNC (Beto was poster boy for both issues)... Still say Portland should be re-named New Detroit... Cool news - Walter Isaacson is working on a biography on Elon Musk. Isaacson's past biography subject's included Leonardo Da Vinci, Ben Franklin, and Steve Jobs...  

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Isn't about time to start calling what's happening in Portland and Seattle a quagmire? There seems no end in sight and more cops are quitting in both cities every day... What are we doing to our kids?... History fact for the day - in 1910 there were 8,000 automobiles in the US but only 10 miles of paved road... Always surprises me that George Brett is not the all-time batting average leader for the Kansas City Royals. Brett's .305 average is second to Jose Offerman's career .306 average... Just saying but "Stoink" would not be a good nickname for a field goal kicker... Today's word for the day is "holoholo" which is Hawaiian for "to ramble for pleasure"... When I was growing up Dan Marino was the gold standard for passing yards. Number one in career passing yards by far. This season Marino should be passed by Ben Roethlisberger and slip all the way down to seventh place on the all-time list. It's a different game today...