Actor James Woods didn't lose house after all

 

 

A miracle has happened. We managed to get to our property and our home, that we were told is gone forever, is still standing. In this hellish landscape “standing” is relative, but smoke and other damage is not like the utter destruction around us. The view from our deck area: pic.twitter.com/JZU2kTJC52

— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) January 10, 2025

 

 

...how D.E.I. destroyed LA Fire Department’s ability to deal with the LA fires

Odds of 3 lesbians being qualified for their top jobs was near zero, he says.

This is how D.E.I. destroyed LA Fire Department’s ability to deal with the LA fires. pic.twitter.com/2a8Fo3fA79

— Kaizen D. Asiedu (@thatsKAIZEN) January 11, 2025

Asteroid Bennu sample return results

Don't ever recall what happened after the return of the sample from the asteroid not that long ago. A little research answered that question, and here it is.

Looks like a good source of materials if someone decided to mine the darned thing.

Asteroid (101955) Bennu in the laboratory: Properties of the sample collected by OSIRIS‐REx - Lauretta - 2024 - Meteoritics & Planetary Science - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/XjVIE5nD7P

— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) January 11, 2025

Odds and Ends

A few thoughts about whatever

1. Greenland. Supposedly it is important. Perhaps because of "climate change". But what if the climate "changes" back? Don't laugh. It has happened before.

2. Canada... Are you kidding? They make Collyfornia look sane.

3. Panama... We stole it before, we can do it again. But why?

4. Ukraine... No more money down the drain in Ukraine.

5. The UK. If they want to end the "special relationship", then go ahead. As goes NATO, so goes the UK, and vice versa. Fine with me. We were worried about them going commie, but they managed to do that on their own. Why are we still there?

6. If we want a 51st state, let Elon Musk build his colony on Mars.

That's all I can think of.

Awkward

Awkward: Mourners At Jimmy Carter Funeral Place Flowers On Biden https://t.co/oafKSPCT0a via @TheBabylonBee

— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) January 10, 2025

More questions about wildfires: "Global warming" ain't gonna fly

Some stories related to the wildfires

1. L.A. Fire Chief warned L.A. mayor Karen Bass that budget cuts would leave them unprepared for wildfires.

2. Firefighters were fired for refusing the covid-shot.

3. Thieves stole fire hydrants by the hundreds.

4. Arsonists seen setting fires.

5. Not to mention that the hydrants don't work. This is being denied in some quarters, but it rings with a certain amount of truth. The left has screwed up priorities.

6. This is the worst wildfire in their history. (read deep into US News story to see the citation)

 

 

 

 

Insane policies and the LA Wildfires

Ace of Spades blog

 

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It really does look like the politicians and bureaucrats have dropped the ball in Collyfornia.  The "Governator" really did fix them up pretty good.   But why pick on Arnuld?  Because he talked big and delivered little.

Snow storm

Looks like it will miss this area, but we're getting plenty of rain.

Texarkana will get their share, and so will most of Arkansas.

Not a choice between left and right

How Trump "Won"  Commie "analysis"

With the commies, it's their way or the highway. There are no other permissible arguments. Consequently, if you strongly disagree, you MUST be a fascist. There can be no other explanation. That's why you can vote your way into communism, but you'll have to shoot your way out. First and foremost, the commie view of things must be the only one permitted. Hence, the propaganda and the censorship. The deeper their tentacles are sunk in, the more difficult it would be to cut loose. We were right on the edge, I believe. We're not out of the woods yet.

The link above is to a Free Republic post, that prints out the article in full. I only put up the link because I won't dignify it with anything more. Very fascist of me, no doubt. Funny how being "fascist" is so much like being communist, now isn't it? Well, it used to be considered (fascism) as an ideology of the left. Funny how it is now an ideology of the so-called right.

As I've written so many times before, the premise is what I reject. The premise is of the "political spectrum" of the left v right. Consequently, if that argument is the only one permitted, and if strong disagreement must mean fascism, then you cannot win that argument. Another one of those funny things. That is to say, how all arguments must be on their terms and with their premises, or it's fascism.

A libertarian is also a fascist, by the way. That's because a libertarian disagrees with communism. That is, unless the libertarians have become commies too. That's possible, by the way. Commies love to pretend to be what they're not. They're naturally attracted to trans-sexuals in that way.

Let's face it. A commie cannot get on in life without hating others. That's why they seek to put everyone in chains. How close we came, and we're not out of the woods yet.

Jackson Browne -- Doctor My Eyes

Facebook decides not to go commie any more

Yay, Facebook! /not

How could I forget this story? It musta been because Facebook still tracks the sheet out of joo main. So does all the Big Tech a-holes. So I'm really not impressed that they got the real religion, and decided that censorship wasn't their bag after all. But tracking your ass still is. So, they still on the fecal roster around these parts. Know what I mean, Vern?

 

Mike Pence's Role in J6 by Jeff Carlson & Hans Mahncke

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It made absolutely no sense whatever to have a riot or an "insurrection". The riot gave Nancy Pelosi the excuse to declare an emergency, and thus ended all challenges. This was a factor in the Supreme Court's refusal to hear the case. Even if Trump lost the challenges, a case filing would then have legal standing. No standing was possible after the riot and the "emergency". Read the last post by CTH for a full discussion of the scheme to put Joe Biden in the White House.

Fedsurrection Anniversary Day ( aka "Insurrection" narrative debunked)

CTH blog



The insurrection narrative never passed the smell test on this here blog. If the Dems want to keep talking about it, then let's talk about it.

An Elon Hit Piece

But I'll embed it anyway...

Killing off your offspring is a decidedly leftist idea..., they are straining themselves here. Why post it? I'll look at developments critically. I don't think anyone should be raised up on a pedestal.

Behold the future

There's no stopping this

Superfast diamond-laced computer chips now much closer to reality thanks to 'quantum breakthrough' https://t.co/mXZMalUHvT

— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) January 6, 2025

Wile E. Coyote vs. Gravity

It's analogous to artifical intelligence and virtual reality, but can you tell the difference?

If you depend too much upon computers, we will all become like Wile E. Coyote. Chasing an illusive goal and always failing because the rules will get changed up on you right in the middle of whatever you're doing. Don't think so? Why else would Big Tech invent it! That is to say, they'll fool ya in order to screw ya.

 

 

Forget about H1-b taking jobs

AI is the culprit; computers doing the code writing and more

This was being warned about over 40 years ago ( in a class I was taking). Just thought I'd throw that one in.

Even the best Computer Science graduates with a 4.0 GPA can't get a job in tech pic.twitter.com/9sqzJznEV7

— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) January 2, 2025

 

Obligatory, 1/5/25

Posting is light

Scanning the webs, and...

Nothing appeals to me today. The tank is still dry. That was a Mark Twain reference, in case you were wondering. The tank goes dry, and you have to wait till it fills up again. So the old tank needs filling. Fill 'er up.