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  • HOW BAD CAN IT GET

    Most of what we read and hear is news about lies and false news. The President told us that the war was started to protect us from a nuclear attack by Iran In two weeks. The fact that this was so obviously bull shit, didn’t matter to this President, because what he says and does…

  • A TIME OF AWAKENING

    There will be a morning when you will wake up to realize that the President that you voted for is a two faced charlatan with possibly no redeeming values. Many of us already know this and some have known it for a long time. But you will say how can that be. He sounds like…

  • AYN RAND ON STEROIDS

    There have always been those individuals who would put making money and/or attaining power above all else. Even going so far as to sell their souls. The difference between then and now, is that now it is considered the right thing to do. “Greed is good”, the underlying philosophy expounded by Gorden Gekko in the…

  • THE TRUTH ABOUT THE TRUTH

    History is a set of lies agreed upon.- attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte What is history, but a fable agreed upon? – attributed to Fontenelle. History is written by the victors- Winston  Churchill/Walter Benjamin A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.-attributed to Winston Churchill…

  • SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT VENEZUELA

    By the time the second or third boat was bombed to smithereens, certain questions became very obvious. Why have these alleged smugglers not put covers on the boats. The boats all look the same. All have between two and five men on them. We assume they have not seen any news regarding the fates of…

  • A DISCARDED PAST OR A MORE NOBLE FUTURE

    Excerpt from the Secret Of Secrets By Dan Brown As the ferry churned closer, Katherine began to see details in the statue’s verdigris copper-the broken chains of bondage around her sandaled feet, the delicate folds in her robes of justice, the tablet in her left hand bearing the nation’s birth date, the steadfast gaze and…

  • IN A TIME OF PEACE OR WAR

    When coming to that fork in the road, when nations have the opportunity to prepare for peace, or prepare for war, they have almost always chosen the latter. Throughout history, man has learned to distrust his neighbors. It is said that the best way to achieve peace is to be prepared for war. But eventually,…

  • Maximize Your Defense with Laser Power

    IRON BEAM is a 100kW class High Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) that is expected to become the first operational system in its class. It quickly and effectively engages and neutralizes a wide array of threats from a range of hundreds of meters to several kilometers. Engaging at the speed of light, IRON BEAM has an unlimited magazine, with almost…

  • THE GREAT TRUMP DEFLECTION

    Trump’s latest series of deflections came at a time when he badly needed to control the narrative in the news cycle. Epstein, food prices, alienation of friends around the world, an unpopular deportation policy, tariffs, retribution, Democratic victories in recent elections, a self aggrandizing ballroom, were all you heard about at a time when Trump’s…

  • TRUMP PREPARING FOR HIS OWN TIANANMEN SQUARE

    Trump has encouraged a base of fringe elements, including white supremacists, racists, and other militia type groups, that he could call upon for violence, as he did on January 6, if that serves his goal. Trump would have no compunction to shoot protesters, as he already asked General Milley and Defense Secretary Esper in 2020…

  • High-power microwave ‘force field’ knocks drone swarms from sky

    In the mix of counter-UAS systems under development today like kinetics, lasers, and jamming, only one technology, high-power microwave (HPM), is specifically designed to take out swarms of drones all at once. Attacking swarms have become a common feature in Russia’s war on Ukraine. Defensive systems, however, can only shoot down one threat at a…

  • Transcript: Here’s what Bruce Springsteen had to say about Trump in Manchester, UK

    I’ll have more to say about this after it sinks in. But I will say that no one does righteous indignation like Bruce Springsteen. And he is certainly indignant about what he feels like the Trump administration is doing to the country he loves. Judging from the fact that his people have already edited together…

  • INSIGHT INTO TARIFFS

    David R. Kotok DT 2.0 used a formula to calculate tariffs based primarily on the trade deficit between the US and each country as a trading partner. The formula converts the trade deficit into a percentage. That is how it gets to tariff rates with a floor of 10% and no ceiling. Essentially, the larger…

  • A RARE KIND OF INSANITY RULES THE DAY

    "Insanity in individuals is something rare but in groups, parties, nations and epochs it is the rule."—Friedrich Nietzsche

  • MEANS TESTING

    Means Testing was always a good idea to cut Social Security costs. Those very wealthy individuals who are collecting, in many cases around $5000 a month,  are legally entitled to receive their payouts, but most muti millionaires and all billionaires, do not need the monthly payouts. If the law was established to allow Means Testing, …

  • Elon’s Grok Chatbot Calculates Probability That Trump Is a Russian Asset

    Elon Musk's supposedly "anti-woke" chatbot, Grok, keeps spewing outputs that are hilariously opposed to the billionaire's views — including that newly-minted President Donald Trump is likely a Russian asset. Responding to a prompt from Arizona Republic columnist EJ Montini, Musk's "maximally truth-seeking" AI, which is built into X, said after an analysis that the probability of the president being in the pocket…

  • HISTORICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PARTIES

    The Democrats tax and spend. The Republicans borrow and spend. The American people love Republican's levels of taxation and Democrat's levels of spending. Fareed Zacharia The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt too. Oscar Levant in the 1950s   Some Thoughts on Politics,…

  • SOME ROBERT KENNEDY QUOTES

    ON HOPE:“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest…

  • LEMMINGS, LEECHES AND MISANTHROPES

      Hanging on the coattails of a man who would rather lie than tell the truth is a slippery slope. For all of the Trumpified followers who think his style will catapult them to higher ground — caveat emptor. These are the politicians, election workers and followers that get more involved with the campaign than…

  • DANGEROUS AND DELUSIONAL

      Trump’s long list of failed businesses began with the Taj Mahal Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This was the first of many bankruptcies declared by his companies. In 1987, Trump was accumulating stock in the unfinished hotel and told New Jersey State Regulators that he could finance the $1 billion of…

  •  THE GREAT WITCH HUNT HOAX

        The Attraction of a Dangerously Damaged Individual                     From Socialite To Comic Book Villain I really don’t want to spend any more time, emotional capital or energy writing about D. J. Trump.  I wrote extensively about him from 2015 through 2020, when I felt…

  • The Israeli Calculation

    As Israel debates what to do next in Gaza, I hope Israel’s political-military leadership will reflect on the adage often attributed to Confucius: “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves” — one for your enemy and one for yourself. Wise man, Confucius. The reason I was so wary about Israel invading Gaza with…

  • AI and the Financial System

    A financial regulator issues a warning on A.I. Gary Gensler, the chairman of the S.E.C., has been studying the potential consequences of artificial intelligence for years. The recent proliferation of generative A.I. tools like ChatGPT has demonstrated that the technology is set to transform business and society. Mr. Gensler outlined some of his biggest concerns…

  • WHAT JUST HAPPENED

    All is not what it seems with this Prigozhin led Wagner revolt.  Why did Prigozhin lead his mercenary convoy north to Moscow?  What did he intend on accomplishing? Surely he knew that Russian war planes could destroy an exposed convoy with relative ease. What was it that stopped this convoy dead in it's tracks?  Why…

  • WHEN THE ENVIRONMENTALLY AWARE SET THEIR OWN SET OF PERSONAL PRIORITIES

      The Superyachts of Billionaires Are Starting to Look a Lot Like Theft April 10, 2023 Video Give this article By Joe Fassler   If you’re a billionaire with a palatial boat, there’s only one thing to do in mid-May: Chart your course for Istanbul and join your fellow elites for an Oscars-style ceremony honoring the…

  • DOES THIS MAKE ANY SENSE

    DeSantis previously said that he'd support open permitless carry of firearms because "if it's concealed, it makes it easier for somebody to potentially do a crime." He added that he wouldn't veto a permitless concealed carry bill from his legislature if it didn't have open carry. He signed the bill into law on April 3, 2023.…

  • THE FAILING TWENTY FIRST CENTURY

    As we turned the corner into the 21st century, things went south in a hurry. We let our guard down and experienced a vicious attack on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and  thanks to the heroic bravery of the passengers of United Flight 93, another attack was averted.  Going back to the 1990’s and…

  • LIES ARE SO MUCH MORE FUN

    NEW BEST SELLER- [HOW TO ATTAIN PROFIT AND POWER BY LYING AND COMMITTING FRAUD]   Written by George Santos, with a forward by Donald Trump and pictures supplied by Marjorie Taylor Greene BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE IN PRODUCTION WITH CAMEOS BY JIM JORDAN AND RAND PAUL CLASSES START IN THE FALL AT ALL MAJOR UNIVERSITIES

  • Lawyers and Presidents

    He sends everyone to the Capital to start an uprising, and he tells them" Let's go"  I'm putting on my Riotin' shoes and I'll be right there with you. Now you know who I mean. I have just one question: Do you really think he wanted to go there. I mean,  Where's Trump going to…

  • THE 1860s

    Lincoln's achievements  were many.    Events that Lincoln was directly involved in: Lincoln penned the Homestead Act of 1862, which expanded settlement of the west and allowed for poor people to own land if they improved upon it . Initiated construction of the Transcontinental Railroad that would eventually connect the East and West Coasts.1863-1869 Land Grant…

  • GOVERNMENT IN CRISIS

    If there is anything the last few years have shown us, it is that the Federal Government needs to implement changes, so that it may function effectively, justly, and in the interests of the American people. I point to five areas that need to be reviewed and strengthened, in order to initiate a stronger, more…

  • Remote-controlled armed robot to patrol borders and battlefields unveiled by Israeli firm

    SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 / 7:51 AM / AP Lod, Israel — An Israeli defense contractor on Monday unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot it says can patrol battle zones, track infiltrators and open fire. The unmanned vehicle is the latest addition to the world of drone technology, which is rapidly reshaping the modern battlefield. Proponents say…

  • BIDEN’S BLUNDER

    The honeymoon is over. There is no doubt that Biden really missed the mark with his withdrawal from Afghanistan. The U.S. public is pretty evenly divided over leaving a small, but effective military force in Afghanistan indefinitely, vs. a total evacuation. After all, we have had much larger troop deployment in Japan, Germany, and South…

  • China Doesn’t Respect Us Anymore — for Good Reason-We’ve stopped following our formula for success.

    Sometimes a comedian cuts through foreign policy issues better than any diplomat. Bill Maher did that the other week with an epic rant on U.S.-China relations, nailing the most troubling contrast between the two countries: China can still get big things done. America, not so much. For many of our political leaders, governing has become…

  • Recent Bitcoin News

    GUANGZHOU, China — China’s Inner Mongolia region plans to ban new cryptocurrency mining projects and shut down existing activity in a bid to cut down on energy-consumption. Bitcoin mining consumes an estimated 128.84 terrawatt-hour per year of energy, more than entire countries such as Ukraine and Argentina, according to the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index,…

  • THE BLOCKCHAIN REVOLUTION

    What is the blockchain? Blockchain is one of the biggest buzzwords in technology right now. But what is it? And why are all your friends and family talking about it? Let’s start from the beginning. The first major application of blockchain technology was bitcoin which was released in 2009. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and the…

  • MTG

    MTG ( that's Marjorie Taylor Greene), The latest non-productive member of Congress to seek her 15 minutes of fame and beyond. In case you missed the news about the latest representative member of Congress to rise from the bog. Here are a few of her better known hits: Hillary Clinton sacrificed and ate a baby. …

  • THE SAD TRUTH

      The founding fathers and early Presidents left a revered legacy that has endured through today. Added to by Lincoln,Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin Roosevelt, the foundation of our country was established, with an unfaltering determination and resilience. Fast forwarding to the Trump era, we have seen the Republican Party become a nest of self serving,…

  • Who Can Win America’s Politics of Humiliation?

    About four years ago, without asking anybody, I changed my job description. It used to be "New York Times foreign affairs columnist." Instead, I started calling myself the "New York Times humiliation and dignity columnist." I even included it on my business card. It had become so obvious to me that so much of what…

  • A True Sportsman

    Golf is the ultimate gentleman’s game, played with honor, nobility and pride. It is a game that tests a person’s mettle, examines their character, shows how they handle adversity and what they do when a bending 30-footer somehow finds the hole. Want to find the true makeup of a person? Take them to the golf…