See details here.
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She's being diplomatic. These probably weren't "botched", but outright lies. The leftist media are a bunch of liars.
Never before in American history has so few deceived so many.
Al Fin: "Cowboy Commentary", aka "Eat your veggies" The Flag banner is posted in order to defy those who would make patriotic symbols illegal or disreputable.
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
US stocks outperforming the rest of the world
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2014: The Year The US Decoupled (Again)
By Tyler Durden
Created 12/31/2014 - 13:04
From the October 2007 highs in the US equity market, World Stocks (ex US) are down over 25%... while the US is now over 36% higher. That huge divergence, however, has only come about since The Fed unleashed QE3 and once again 2014 (with world stocks down almost 7% and US stocks up over 12%) shows the US (stock market) decoupling from the rest of the world...
Commodity Prices Are Cliff-Diving Due To The Fracturing Monetary Supernova—The Case Of Iron Ore
If Captain Picard was running this ship of state, he would issue a red alert. Oil is not the only commodity in a nose dive. We could be witnessing something here that I didn't even begin to anticipate--- global deflation. It appears to have arrived in the commodities.
What I figured was the opposite, which is hyperinflation. What if we get massive deflation instead? You don't want to be a debtor in that situation.
What I figured was the opposite, which is hyperinflation. What if we get massive deflation instead? You don't want to be a debtor in that situation.
Review of half of 2014 has been done ( corrected )
What did I find out?
Possibly the difference between thought and action. It is all well and good to think things, but eventually you have to DO things ( or NOT DO things).
I don't think I'm an indecisive person. If anything, I'm too rash. I had to install some "brakes" because they didn't come with the deal at the factory, so to speak. You may see stuff posted here and conclude that I cannot make up my mind. But that isn't the case. What is the case is that when I start to act, it will seem sudden and people will wonder what brought all that on. If you had paid attention, you wouldn't have to ask.
Possibly the difference between thought and action. It is all well and good to think things, but eventually you have to DO things ( or NOT DO things).
I don't think I'm an indecisive person. If anything, I'm too rash. I had to install some "brakes" because they didn't come with the deal at the factory, so to speak. You may see stuff posted here and conclude that I cannot make up my mind. But that isn't the case. What is the case is that when I start to act, it will seem sudden and people will wonder what brought all that on. If you had paid attention, you wouldn't have to ask.
GOP always loses these kind of fights ( repost )
Note: When something is really good, it stands the test of time. I think this post is definitely worth reposting. It has stood up to the test of time. The current fight over immigration WILL BE LOST because the GOP won't really fight it.
The original post follows immediately...
There's a reason. They accept the premises of their adversary. The kind of fight I'm referring to is the debt battle, which was discussed in a recent Ace of Spades post. Consider when Ronald Reagan was President. Back then, the Senate and the Presidency was controlled by the GOP, and the House was controlled by the Democrats. This is the reverse of the situation today.
You'd think Reagan won all those fights now wouldn't you? But he didn't. He compromised because "he had to". Yet, Obama doesn't think he has to, and his supposed opponents, the GOP, agree when they let Obama have whatever he wants. When Obama won't compromise, that's a victory for the Democrats. Reagan did compromise, which is also a victory for the Democrats. Then there should be no surprise that the march is continually towards the left when you declare unilateral disarmament before you start your war.
The so-called right is so brainwashed that they fight on the terms that their opponents set for them. They may not even know that they are doing it. Their acceptance of the premises of the left is so deeply rooted that they can't step outside of it and see what they are doing.
The offending quote on Ace
This is wrong as I have noted for these reasons:
The original post follows immediately...
There's a reason. They accept the premises of their adversary. The kind of fight I'm referring to is the debt battle, which was discussed in a recent Ace of Spades post. Consider when Ronald Reagan was President. Back then, the Senate and the Presidency was controlled by the GOP, and the House was controlled by the Democrats. This is the reverse of the situation today.
You'd think Reagan won all those fights now wouldn't you? But he didn't. He compromised because "he had to". Yet, Obama doesn't think he has to, and his supposed opponents, the GOP, agree when they let Obama have whatever he wants. When Obama won't compromise, that's a victory for the Democrats. Reagan did compromise, which is also a victory for the Democrats. Then there should be no surprise that the march is continually towards the left when you declare unilateral disarmament before you start your war.
The so-called right is so brainwashed that they fight on the terms that their opponents set for them. They may not even know that they are doing it. Their acceptance of the premises of the left is so deeply rooted that they can't step outside of it and see what they are doing.
The offending quote on Ace
Charles is correct that defeating the debt ceiling hike was a losing game for the GOP. That’s why I opposed pretending to use it last fall. --- Drew M.
This is wrong as I have noted for these reasons:
- They are assuming that they are going to lose the battle even before they start.
- They are basing an electoral strategy of winning back the Senate based upon ObamaCare, when there's reason to believe that it won't be the savior of the GOP.
- The claim that there is no alternative but to cave in to the Democrats because of the threat of a default is also wrong because they could demonstrate that this is not true either. Default is a weapon that the Democrats are using. Why should the GOP concede that this is a weapon that only the Democrats can use? Why must it inevitably lead to conclusion that the GOP can't fight this?
The GOP will cave in on immigration ( repost )
Note: The immigration battle went on throughout the year, so to speak. Obama went over Congress' head, and imposed a unilateral amnesty. Now the GOP's response is to oppose Obama next year.
We'll see how that goes, but I strongly suspect that the GOP will still cave in. They have no stomach that would be necessary for them to be a true opposition party.
Count this prediction as a tie. Officially, the GOP didn't cave, but they might as well have.
the original post follows immediately...
All the signs point in that direction. They want to cave in, so they will.
Early in 2013, I predicted that the GOP will show itself to be a me too party or an opposition party. It took a little longer than I thought. They aren't an opposition party at all. The pretended opposition is a ruse.
In fact, my 2013 predictions stand. They look pretty good in retrospect.
We'll see how that goes, but I strongly suspect that the GOP will still cave in. They have no stomach that would be necessary for them to be a true opposition party.
Count this prediction as a tie. Officially, the GOP didn't cave, but they might as well have.
the original post follows immediately...
All the signs point in that direction. They want to cave in, so they will.
Early in 2013, I predicted that the GOP will show itself to be a me too party or an opposition party. It took a little longer than I thought. They aren't an opposition party at all. The pretended opposition is a ruse.
In fact, my 2013 predictions stand. They look pretty good in retrospect.
New Year's Eve
Well, I was asked yesterday if I would be available for work today. My response was I'd rather not, but if nobody else was, I would be available. I was told I was the first one asked, so maybe someone else stepped up, but I'm not sure, because I wasn't told before she left.
That kinda puts me in a quandary, drat her.
I'll have to keep myself available for work all day, but I won't have to go in to the office. That could mean I won't do a thing today, or that there may be a little work, but not much.
I'm going to research my blog for highlights of 2014, and maybe do some reposts. Otherwise, posting will be light.
That kinda puts me in a quandary, drat her.
I'll have to keep myself available for work all day, but I won't have to go in to the office. That could mean I won't do a thing today, or that there may be a little work, but not much.
I'm going to research my blog for highlights of 2014, and maybe do some reposts. Otherwise, posting will be light.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Can people really handle the truth?
You have to wonder.
You cannot make comparisons with the far left and the far right. I got on Rush's case about this a long time ago. He puts a lot of emphasis on "ideology", which includes calling himself a man on the right.
Ronald Reagan got it right. It's not about the right and left. It's about freedom and tyranny. But Rush and a lot of other people don't seem to get that. Instead of labeling themselves as being on the right, they should label themselves as freedom fighters. People are scared of right wingers. You should never in any way associate with the likes of Neo Nazis nor KKK sympathizers. Reagan didn't do that.
These cop killing episodes should not play out as a matter of the far left duking it out with the far right. This characterization doesn't favor conservatism, as I understand it; nor does to conform to how it was articulated by Reagan.
As I wrote before, people simply do not understand Reagan's success. If they did, they could emulate it and victory would be possible. This kind of stuff isn't going to make it.
One thing I noticed today was that the GOP is in panic for what one of their leadership did. That doesn't help either, for it makes them seem for guilty if even the dude didn't do anything. Unless some wrong can be demonstrated, there's nothing to regret, nothing to apologize for. He wasn't acting as a representative of the GOP, and not in the capacity as leader at that time. It is a smear intended to hurt the party and its capacity to govern.
Can people sort all this out and get the right response to this? I just don't know.
You cannot make comparisons with the far left and the far right. I got on Rush's case about this a long time ago. He puts a lot of emphasis on "ideology", which includes calling himself a man on the right.
Ronald Reagan got it right. It's not about the right and left. It's about freedom and tyranny. But Rush and a lot of other people don't seem to get that. Instead of labeling themselves as being on the right, they should label themselves as freedom fighters. People are scared of right wingers. You should never in any way associate with the likes of Neo Nazis nor KKK sympathizers. Reagan didn't do that.
These cop killing episodes should not play out as a matter of the far left duking it out with the far right. This characterization doesn't favor conservatism, as I understand it; nor does to conform to how it was articulated by Reagan.
As I wrote before, people simply do not understand Reagan's success. If they did, they could emulate it and victory would be possible. This kind of stuff isn't going to make it.
This is the problem with liberalism – they accept and entertain the ideas from their most radical members while Republicans would never entertain the ideas of the KKK and the neo-NAZIs.I hope this means that the liberals are wrong and the GOP is right. It could be interpreted that GOP needs to start considering the KKK and Nazis. Hello? Anybody home?
One thing I noticed today was that the GOP is in panic for what one of their leadership did. That doesn't help either, for it makes them seem for guilty if even the dude didn't do anything. Unless some wrong can be demonstrated, there's nothing to regret, nothing to apologize for. He wasn't acting as a representative of the GOP, and not in the capacity as leader at that time. It is a smear intended to hurt the party and its capacity to govern.
Can people sort all this out and get the right response to this? I just don't know.
For the Media, the Climate of Hate is Always on the Right
Clarice Feldman, American Thinker
comment:
Couldn't resist the comparison of this with the piece that I mentioned yesterday. ( De Blasio was being defended)
Hence, the left can spout off hatred, but that's okay. The hatred is always with the other guys. If they hate anybody, it is just and correct anyway.
comment:
Couldn't resist the comparison of this with the piece that I mentioned yesterday. ( De Blasio was being defended)
Hence, the left can spout off hatred, but that's okay. The hatred is always with the other guys. If they hate anybody, it is just and correct anyway.
Obama wants war with Russia
This may seem like a ridiculous charge, and I don't expect it to get anything but ridicule, but truth is truth.
Obama's pastor was Jeremiah Wright, who hated whitey with a white hot intensity. The anti-white people coalition of these types would like nothing better than the US, which is still majority white, engage in a ruinous war with another white majority nation. Each of these nations would destroy each other, which would supposedly benefit the non-white peoples of the world.
If you don't think the anti-white animosity exists, or exists to this degree as I have indicated, you haven't been paying attention.
Obama's pastor was Jeremiah Wright, who hated whitey with a white hot intensity. The anti-white people coalition of these types would like nothing better than the US, which is still majority white, engage in a ruinous war with another white majority nation. Each of these nations would destroy each other, which would supposedly benefit the non-white peoples of the world.
If you don't think the anti-white animosity exists, or exists to this degree as I have indicated, you haven't been paying attention.
Racial politics
It's seems that we are back to that again as the Democrats are ginning up the racial animosities. Looking at it in that way will help you understand what the cop killings are all about. This is about hating whitey. They have already admitted that they don't care about the truth of the matter, it's about the shake down of whitey.
Hey, the Democrats don't think they need the white vote anymore. They can give the white folks the finger all they want, they can count on that anti-white vote time and time again.
Contrast that with the GOP, who seem to think that they are going to get the black vote. The blacks will never vote for the GOP because of the indoctrination against whitey. So, the GOP panics when somebody is said to have spoken to a white supremacist gathering. Even if true, why the panic? As I said before, who benefits from race these days if it isn't the black people? The controversy with respect to the police is now nothing more than a shakedown for money, it is now being admitted. White people are punished for being white. White privilege my eye.
Once again, contrast that with the Democrats. Look, GOP candidates are expected to go grovel for support that they'll never get before such groups as the NAACP, but Obama can have connections with race baiters like Jeremiah Wright, and it doesn't matter.
It really shouldn't be about race, but the Democrats make it so. Somehow, when you notice that, you are a bad person. To me, whatever they say can be discounted as false. Especially on matters such as race. They aren't interested in good racial relations, but wish to exacerbate the racial divisions for political gain, for all they care about is themselves.
Hey, the Democrats don't think they need the white vote anymore. They can give the white folks the finger all they want, they can count on that anti-white vote time and time again.
Contrast that with the GOP, who seem to think that they are going to get the black vote. The blacks will never vote for the GOP because of the indoctrination against whitey. So, the GOP panics when somebody is said to have spoken to a white supremacist gathering. Even if true, why the panic? As I said before, who benefits from race these days if it isn't the black people? The controversy with respect to the police is now nothing more than a shakedown for money, it is now being admitted. White people are punished for being white. White privilege my eye.
Once again, contrast that with the Democrats. Look, GOP candidates are expected to go grovel for support that they'll never get before such groups as the NAACP, but Obama can have connections with race baiters like Jeremiah Wright, and it doesn't matter.
It really shouldn't be about race, but the Democrats make it so. Somehow, when you notice that, you are a bad person. To me, whatever they say can be discounted as false. Especially on matters such as race. They aren't interested in good racial relations, but wish to exacerbate the racial divisions for political gain, for all they care about is themselves.
Monday, December 29, 2014
Is the truth always a slippery thing?
Maybe. That bit about the truth be slippery is one of my favorite sayings. It is because I know from my own experiences that it is so. A man ( or woman ) can be wrong. I was wrong about something, even though I believed very strongly that I was right. For me, in my own experience, I didn't have the truth, even though I really thought I did.
Now, one thing I notice amongst some people is what I perceive to be a lack of respect for truth. I will respect truth by admitting my errors when demonstrated that I'm wrong. But what about others? Be wary of someone who claims to be always right all the time. Such cannot be so, unless they have some special pipeline to truth, which I suspect is not so.
That lack of respect of truth can be seen in what the author of the Mahablog has to say. Will this person ever admit error? She is defending De Blasio, the mayor of New York. Now, I don't know all of the particulars there, but what I do suspect to be the truth of the matter is that he is a member of the left wing and the left wing is stirring up these protests against the police. Now, this author of that blog is saying that De Blasio is innocent. Really? He has no responsibility in any of this? The criticisms of him are unjust and unfair and wrong?
I have very strong doubts about his innocence. Yet, I am willing to look at all of the facts of the situation. But I've had my own experiences with the woman who writes that blog. I don't think she respects the truth. Hence, her defense of De Blasio is not reliable to me. I am inclined to not believe this woman.
Now, one thing I notice amongst some people is what I perceive to be a lack of respect for truth. I will respect truth by admitting my errors when demonstrated that I'm wrong. But what about others? Be wary of someone who claims to be always right all the time. Such cannot be so, unless they have some special pipeline to truth, which I suspect is not so.
That lack of respect of truth can be seen in what the author of the Mahablog has to say. Will this person ever admit error? She is defending De Blasio, the mayor of New York. Now, I don't know all of the particulars there, but what I do suspect to be the truth of the matter is that he is a member of the left wing and the left wing is stirring up these protests against the police. Now, this author of that blog is saying that De Blasio is innocent. Really? He has no responsibility in any of this? The criticisms of him are unjust and unfair and wrong?
I have very strong doubts about his innocence. Yet, I am willing to look at all of the facts of the situation. But I've had my own experiences with the woman who writes that blog. I don't think she respects the truth. Hence, her defense of De Blasio is not reliable to me. I am inclined to not believe this woman.
Going down the same road as Rome did
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Civil Asset Forfeiture: The Final Stage Of Collapse Of Empire
By Tyler Durden
Created 12/28/2014 - 11:17
This is the final stage of the collapse of the Roman Empire. When the state runs out of money, it historically attacks the people. In Rome, whole armies began sacking their own cities to get paid. The police are doing just that. Whatever they can confiscate goes to funding their own pensions. This is a national problem that will only get much worse going into 2020. We have nobody in Washington representing the people any more.
Source URL: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-12-28/civil-asset-forfeiture-final-stage-collapse-empire
Unanswered Benghazi Questions: Third in a Series
Sharyl Attkisson
There's a couple of pictures posted with the articles of Hillary and Hussein with their sardonic smiles. They need coaching on how to smile sardonically.
The late Ben Bradlee said that the Kennedys could smile sardonically. So, I noted that and noted these pics. Another unanswered question that begs an answer. Will we ever find out?
- Surveillance video never released, as promised
- Why jail the maker of the video if they knew the attack was a terrorist attack?
- Where was the President on that night? The administration wasn't reluctant to share info about the bin Laden raid. Why not share that type of info on this night? It might tell us a lot about this administration.
There's a couple of pictures posted with the articles of Hillary and Hussein with their sardonic smiles. They need coaching on how to smile sardonically.
The late Ben Bradlee said that the Kennedys could smile sardonically. So, I noted that and noted these pics. Another unanswered question that begs an answer. Will we ever find out?
Sunday, December 28, 2014
For the record...
I will never vote for Jeb Bush.
Ever.
Never, ever, Never. It will be a cold day in hell if I vote for him.
Yes, and I will make that stick.
The Bushes have had their chance and they made a mess of things.
Ever.
Never, ever, Never. It will be a cold day in hell if I vote for him.
Yes, and I will make that stick.
The Bushes have had their chance and they made a mess of things.
Falling Down ( 1993 )
I remember Rush Limbaugh talked about this 1993 flick back then. It would be tempting to do a review of it, but then again, it's a really old flick now. Why would anybody care?
It makes a lot of good points that I can identify with. No, I'm not planning to shoot up a "Whammy burger" joint. The movie goes a little too far. You lose sympathy for the guy because he becomes a killer. People die in the flick, so the humorous parts are drowned out by the darkness of that.
Limbaugh gave it a bad review. I'd say it misses whatever mark it was trying to make. If it was about incompetence, then the film may have been better made as a dark comedy. If it was to be a social criticism, it may have been better if the "D-FENS" guy didn't kill anybody, because there needs to be some sympathy for his position for the social commentary to stick.
Instead, one is left to wonder what the film was really all about. Just to poke a finger in the eye of a whole bunch of different people?
It makes a lot of good points that I can identify with. No, I'm not planning to shoot up a "Whammy burger" joint. The movie goes a little too far. You lose sympathy for the guy because he becomes a killer. People die in the flick, so the humorous parts are drowned out by the darkness of that.
Limbaugh gave it a bad review. I'd say it misses whatever mark it was trying to make. If it was about incompetence, then the film may have been better made as a dark comedy. If it was to be a social criticism, it may have been better if the "D-FENS" guy didn't kill anybody, because there needs to be some sympathy for his position for the social commentary to stick.
Instead, one is left to wonder what the film was really all about. Just to poke a finger in the eye of a whole bunch of different people?
The Cowsills
The Cowsills had a few hits in the sixties. The following was one of them.
There was an appearance on the Mike Douglas Show, in which Susan ( pictured here ) sang the Beatles' hit When I'm 64. Frankly, I didn't like her version at all. For one thing, she was still a teenager. Somehow, it didn't go together.
They were better as a group, but they broke up.
There was an appearance on the Mike Douglas Show, in which Susan ( pictured here ) sang the Beatles' hit When I'm 64. Frankly, I didn't like her version at all. For one thing, she was still a teenager. Somehow, it didn't go together.
They were better as a group, but they broke up.
Larry King Live with Shirley Temple Black
This is in 1988, and she is 60 years old then. There was a mention of a movie with Ronald Reagan in it, so I checked it out. From what I can tell of it, it wasn't a good part for either of them. A long way from the good ship Lollipop.
The kind of parts that an actor or actress gets can determine their success. Don't think so? Think about Schwarzenegger. If not for the Terminator flicks, would he had been as big a star?
The kind of parts that an actor or actress gets can determine their success. Don't think so? Think about Schwarzenegger. If not for the Terminator flicks, would he had been as big a star?
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Recap of last week's posts
Breakdown by categories:
videos and movies 4
how to 4
sugar observation 3
energy 6
politics 7
misc 4
space 2
Seinfeld 1
Basic Concepts 3
A comparison week to week with last week suggests a turning of sorts. Back to the core principles, if it could be distilled down to its most basic elements.
New "Best of" finds:
3554 Amun, a $20 trillion dollar rock
videos and movies 4
how to 4
sugar observation 3
energy 6
politics 7
misc 4
space 2
Seinfeld 1
Basic Concepts 3
A comparison week to week with last week suggests a turning of sorts. Back to the core principles, if it could be distilled down to its most basic elements.
New "Best of" finds:
3554 Amun, a $20 trillion dollar rock
About that 5% GDP growth rate
It looks like a fake!
No! Say it ain't so! We really do have a boom going, don't we boss? Don't we??????????
The boss wouldn't lie to us, ever! It's all the GOP's fault for being such meanies.
Well, that's the state of this country right now. They really expect good things to result from this nonsense.
No! Say it ain't so! We really do have a boom going, don't we boss? Don't we??????????
The boss wouldn't lie to us, ever! It's all the GOP's fault for being such meanies.
Well, that's the state of this country right now. They really expect good things to result from this nonsense.
Optimism for the New Year?
There's a poll out saying that optimism is running a bit high about the New Year.
These people need to get away from the propaganda. Well, that's one of our problems.
On the other hand, they might be like me. I'd say this past year for me personally wasn't all that bad, but I don't measure my life in dollars. If I did, I'd say 2014 was a really bad year. In sum, I'm working harder and getting less to show for it.
But I feel good that it could have been much worse and wasn't. Perhaps that is too rosy scenario-ish.
I don't think the political situation is anything to be optimistic about. In fact, things have taken a turn for the worse.
Economically, things look like they're getting better, but I think that is an illusion.
People will likely think I'm a grumpy old man, but I think it is only because I don't fall for the bullshit.
These people need to get away from the propaganda. Well, that's one of our problems.
On the other hand, they might be like me. I'd say this past year for me personally wasn't all that bad, but I don't measure my life in dollars. If I did, I'd say 2014 was a really bad year. In sum, I'm working harder and getting less to show for it.
But I feel good that it could have been much worse and wasn't. Perhaps that is too rosy scenario-ish.
I don't think the political situation is anything to be optimistic about. In fact, things have taken a turn for the worse.
Economically, things look like they're getting better, but I think that is an illusion.
People will likely think I'm a grumpy old man, but I think it is only because I don't fall for the bullshit.
Friday, December 26, 2014
The unsustainability of the current economic and political paradigm
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Guest Post: We Just Enjoyed the Last Christmas In America
By Tyler Durden
Created 12/26/2014 - 17:00
Why will Christmas 2014 be the last Christmas in America? It's simple: declining wages cannot support an ever-expanding mountain of debt. The Federal Reserve has played a game for six long years of lowering the cost of debt (i.e. the rate of interest borrowers must pay), which has enabled stagnating wages to support ever heavier debt loads. There is an endgame in sight to this financial trickery...
Source URL: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-12-26/guest-post-we-just-enjoyed-last-christmas-america
Low cost producers will win a price war
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Saudi Arabia Ready For $20, $30, $40 Oil
By Tyler Durden
Created 12/26/2014 - 19:20
It's unclear whether or not OPEC and Saudi Oil Minister Naimi are simply trying to put a scare into markets long enough to defend their market share – and if they can even keep up in this game of chicken – but the scare is there and the advantage is theirs.
Kirk Sorensen: An Update On The Thorium Story
China sprints while the West slumbers
Not much that's new here. What didn't get mentioned was that our government suppresses this research. It is suppressed by the regulatory regime. If that were to change, it may be possible to get investors interested in this. As it stands, it is too risky.
It is not risky because the tech is risky. It is risky because the government is making it impossible to do business. It is risky in terms of business risk. The tech is good, but it cannot be developed as long as the regulations remain as they are.
Update:
Our regulators need to be more like Canada's.
Kirk Sorensen: Oh yes, I can give you a great update because I was at a conference in Nashville just two weeks ago and one of the representatives from the Chinese Academy of Sciences was there. He gave a presentation, showed us where they were at, what was going on. It was really clear to me that they are making tremendous progress. I saw pictures of test loops. I saw pictures of lithium separation cascades. I saw pumps and heat exchangers and fuels and all manner of things under development. So yes, I mean, they are—...Energy is the master commodity. Everything else depends on energy. And if you do not have an energy supply that is reliable and sustainable, you are putting your entire nation at risk...Other people are doing it. The United States—we have discovered every part of this. We really, really ought to be at the forefront.
Not much that's new here. What didn't get mentioned was that our government suppresses this research. It is suppressed by the regulatory regime. If that were to change, it may be possible to get investors interested in this. As it stands, it is too risky.
It is not risky because the tech is risky. It is risky because the government is making it impossible to do business. It is risky in terms of business risk. The tech is good, but it cannot be developed as long as the regulations remain as they are.
Update:
Our regulators need to be more like Canada's.
Ginned up hysterias
parapundit
If this is true, you have to ask yourself how did these people manage to reach elite status? People who would do such things belong in jail.
I suspect that there is a pattern to the hysterias that suggests a deeper motive. What's the motive? Break down bonds of groups. Cops are a distinct group, well trusted by most people. The cops have emotional bonds to each other and to the larger public. Those bonds are inconvenient to our elites. Our elites are certainly trying to reduce the legitimacy of cops in the eyes of the public.
If this is true, you have to ask yourself how did these people manage to reach elite status? People who would do such things belong in jail.
What makes something popular, revisited ( part 4 )
This isn't a series, by the way. Or maybe it is, in an informal way.
On this subject, as well as just about any other, have you ever wondered why a thing was the way it was? The same is true about popularity.
I think that people don't care about principles. They don't care about being right or correct about anything. This must be true. I know there are people who I'll lose with that statement, but screw it! People just don't give a shit. ( excuse my French ) That's the dirty rotten truth.
There was this girl that caught my eye. She was with the pop group ABBA.
So, I studied this pop group ABBA. There was someone who stated on a video about them that very few can make it on their talent alone. In other words, it's about gimmicks. They showed all the gimmicks that ABBA used to make themselves successful. Not that they lacked talent, but their talent wasn't overwhelming nor would just stand out on its own. They needed something extra.
As I mentioned, I got interested in ABBA today because I noticed one of the girls who fronted the group. Actually, the thing that got said about her ( Frida ) was that she was a "natural", and it was the other girl ( Agnetha, I think, the blonde ) who was a bit shy and reserved and needed to be boosted up a bit. Anyway, I thought about this and how Frida seemed to be shunted to the back, and the other girl boosted up front. Why? I think it was because Frida would dominate too much if this wasn't done. By equalizing them a bit, this helped the group work better than it would have if Frida had dominated it the way that she could have. I think Frida could have been sensational, but she was held back.
They spent a lot of time on their costumes and presentation, too. This is the kind of thing that I would totally ignore. I think of it as irrelevant, but no. For some people, this matters more than the content itself.
This reminds me of what Terry Knight, manager of the 70's rock group Grand Funk Railroad, once said. He said that there's no such thing as bad publicity. Bad publicity can get you out there and known. If you relied solely on your talent alone, you'd never make it. Grand Funk made it for being a "bad" band. Supposedly, they lacked talent. The critics hated them. Parents hated them. I know my Dad did. Terry Knight didn't care about stuff like this. He used this to help propel them to the top. The bad publicity didn't hurt Grand Funk. It might even had made them.
I think I'm learning, albeit at a very slow pace. But it won't likely do me much good. I care about principles and truth. Not necessarily a thing that can be made "cool", unless somehow something changed. Don't bet on it. You will need the gimmicks.
On this subject, as well as just about any other, have you ever wondered why a thing was the way it was? The same is true about popularity.
I think that people don't care about principles. They don't care about being right or correct about anything. This must be true. I know there are people who I'll lose with that statement, but screw it! People just don't give a shit. ( excuse my French ) That's the dirty rotten truth.
There was this girl that caught my eye. She was with the pop group ABBA.
So, I studied this pop group ABBA. There was someone who stated on a video about them that very few can make it on their talent alone. In other words, it's about gimmicks. They showed all the gimmicks that ABBA used to make themselves successful. Not that they lacked talent, but their talent wasn't overwhelming nor would just stand out on its own. They needed something extra.
As I mentioned, I got interested in ABBA today because I noticed one of the girls who fronted the group. Actually, the thing that got said about her ( Frida ) was that she was a "natural", and it was the other girl ( Agnetha, I think, the blonde ) who was a bit shy and reserved and needed to be boosted up a bit. Anyway, I thought about this and how Frida seemed to be shunted to the back, and the other girl boosted up front. Why? I think it was because Frida would dominate too much if this wasn't done. By equalizing them a bit, this helped the group work better than it would have if Frida had dominated it the way that she could have. I think Frida could have been sensational, but she was held back.
They spent a lot of time on their costumes and presentation, too. This is the kind of thing that I would totally ignore. I think of it as irrelevant, but no. For some people, this matters more than the content itself.
This reminds me of what Terry Knight, manager of the 70's rock group Grand Funk Railroad, once said. He said that there's no such thing as bad publicity. Bad publicity can get you out there and known. If you relied solely on your talent alone, you'd never make it. Grand Funk made it for being a "bad" band. Supposedly, they lacked talent. The critics hated them. Parents hated them. I know my Dad did. Terry Knight didn't care about stuff like this. He used this to help propel them to the top. The bad publicity didn't hurt Grand Funk. It might even had made them.
I think I'm learning, albeit at a very slow pace. But it won't likely do me much good. I care about principles and truth. Not necessarily a thing that can be made "cool", unless somehow something changed. Don't bet on it. You will need the gimmicks.
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