https://t.co/jxO1Nn2Dl7 --- Why it is harder to shrink bloat than to expand it. So the bloat continues until it collapses upon itself.
— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) June 7, 2025
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.
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Student debt as an example of a phenomenon
The recent drone attack may tie into this
https://t.co/77KRo7LsN3 --- Globalists are losing, so their final resort could be World War III.
— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) June 7, 2025
Drones can deliver things besides bombs
https://t.co/gnOdn0zKw2 --- Drones have a range of 6 miles one way, and can fly 65 mph. Looks like you can get your order in minutes.
— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) June 7, 2025
FIB Director Patel on Joe Rogan Podcast
Conservative Treehouse
Why Musk seems to be backing off a bit
Another poll besides the one mentioned below, suggests that Musk is skating on some thin ice with the public. Musk seems to have made a blunder.
Friday, June 6, 2025
Read the riot act to the GOP
6/6/25:
So Elon Musk wants a new party. The old party isn't working out so well anymore, I suppose. Come to think of it, when did it ever work out at all?
With all his money, he could make a big splash. He thinks he provided the margin of victory for Trump in 2024. So this new party thing is a serious threat, I would think. But what would he accomplish with it? He would just be a spoiler, and turn the government back over to the Democrats.
Or he could work the system, and get involved in the primaries. Incidentally, his Twitter war with Trump isn't the ticket. He needs to keep the MAGA folk on board, or he will really not accomplish much.
12/22/20:If they won't support us, we should not support them ever again.
What would replace them? A new party.
I've written of this before, for all the good it has done.
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Matrix is breaking down; Nebuchanezzar needs somebody to tell him what's going on
The ship's name in that movie was called the King's name in the Bible. I didn't think of it until now. Dang, wtf.
Today, the Matrix is breaking down. The reality program has run amok, and what we've long believed to be reality is being shattered. Whether it's the Trump-Musk bromance break-up or National Review celebrating Harvey Milk, nothing seems real. I hear Twilight Zone music.
— Andrea Widburg (@Bookwormroom) June 5, 2025
The Democrats are hanging themselves. Don't take away their rope.
The Morning Briefing: Hear Me Out — Arrest All the Democrats https://t.co/eiCYrdkFZ4 --- It may come to that.. I have a hunch that Trump is too clever for that, though. Democrats are setting themselves up, why stop them?
— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) June 5, 2025
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Drones did this?
6/4/25:
Russia is going to retaliate. What would anyone expect? Anything else may be seen as weakness. Here's a thought I had recently. The only way this ends is for one of these leaders to die. Putin isn't going to give up, because if he does, he is conceding defeat. Only victory is possible for him to survive. Anything less will be catastrophe for him. I'm thinking that Zelensky cannot leave office, because as soon as he does, he will be taken out. Zelensky is a dead man. Perhaps it would've been better if Trump had not gotten involved.
6/3/25:
Somewhere on the web, which isn't being linked here, there was a mention that this tactic isn't new. There is a possibility, in the case of a major war, that there may be plenty of these nasty tricks lurking out there ready to be put into service. You could see some serious weapons being put into these containers.
As soon as that happens, international trade is finished until the duration, and maybe for good.
For how can anybody trust these things anymore when they could be full of weapons? Every shipping container will have to be vouched for. Shipping will be reduced to a standstill. International trade depends upon these things.
6/2/25:
It means that Russia can't defend themselves against it. I'm a bit surprised about that, to tell you the truth. These things wouldn't be that hard to shoot down. A shotgun blast could take one out.
6/1/25:
This means something...
Massive Ukrainian Drone Attack Deletes a Third of Russia's Bomber Fleet and Sends a Warning to the US https://t.co/dj7JC83SoI
— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) June 1, 2025
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
DINO mite
The most intelligent thing I have seen today. / wink
Donald Trump wants to use WHAT to enforce the border? Violent. Bizarre. Potentially unstoppable.
— Maverick Alexander (@MaverickDarby) June 2, 2025
Unreal. pic.twitter.com/hlmQKPbbep
Elysium ---- Movie Review ( revisited )
6.3.25:
Now this movie is on Tubi. No need to pay to see it! Whatever anyone pays for it, they've paid too much. What a dreary concept. The creators of this had a very pessimisstic view, but a touching faith that things could get better... somehow.
You can analyze the crap out of this movie if you want. It's like all movies... a bad guy and a good guy. In this movie, the good guy wins. People like it when the good guy wins. Why not? Who wants the bad guys to win, eh? The bad guys do. But they don't really believe that they're bad, you see. What makes for a conflict is an argument about what is good and what is bad. Somebody has to be right, or so it would seem.
Whatever I wrote about it before won't matter though. If people knew and understood what they should do, and if people did the right things, then we'd have perfect lives. That's rather profound if you think about it. It implies that there is a good and there is a bad, and that you need to follow the good. The trouble is stupidity. I"ve tried to deal with that concept previously, but there's the problem. People insist upon doing what they're doing, and that breeds conflict, which breeds suffering.
You can't fix what's inside people's heads. Or can you? Can you end stupidity? Stupidity is nothing more than enforced ignorance. If you KNEW, then you wouldn't be ignorant anymore. Certain people want others to be ignorant though. They've become attached to what they believe is true. But there's not much excuse for ignorance as long as there's freedom to find the truth. When others try to prevent the discovery of truth, this must mean that the enforcers know that they're wrong. And that would have to be evil.
Ignorance is enforced, so that stupidity can reign. Try wrapping your head around that one.
Updated,
6.18.19:
It's amazing. I just rented this flick yet again. Why keep coming back to it? Unfortunately, the flick seems to demonstrate something active in the culture right now. It may explain the attempted coup.
The Marxist paradigm requires class conflict. Thus it requires an oppressor and the oppressed. This movie is based upon that paradigm. It is rather unfortunate that so many people fall for it. Not only that they fall for it, but those who should know better, don't seem to know any better themselves.
The movie had a coup in it, you see. These people may end up attempting a violent coup here, in this country, in the real world. One of these days, there will be an attempt. That is assuming that they don't succeed in a peaceful coup.
3.14.16:
I just watched the video and I have reconsidered my review here. Yes, there is possibility of people who would and do mistreat their fellow human beings. But that doesn't jibe with vast material progress that is depicted in the film. Instead of what's in this flick, you would get the decay of a civilization, not unlike Rome. As Rome didn't spin off another civilization that became even more advanced and "privileged", neither would any other civilization that mistreats a significant segment of its own population be capable of spinning off something better. It would destroy itself first, as Rome did.
This is what I've been trying to warn people about for the longest time here. If the powers that be won't allow basic material progress, and punishes anybody for coming up with an invention that would enhance human well being, it cannot continue for long.
The powers that be today are holding back the progress of humanity. They are doing it on the misguided notion that is depicted in the flick. The notion is that the resources of Earth can be depleted.
Those who think Earth's resources can be depleted do not understand basic concepts in science. Matter is not destroyed when you use it. It is simply put into another chemical state. That state is not permanent, as any chemical bond can be broken. You only have to supply sufficient energy to it.
Once the bonds are broken, they can be reassembled into useful items again. In other words, with sufficient energy, you can recycle everything an unlimited amount of times.
The trick is the energy. Where would you get it? Why from nuclear energy. Nuclear energy is a million times more powerful than chemical energy. It is easily seen then, that the altered chemical bonds mentioned can be restored to useful function with the enormous energy from the atom.
The problem is that the powers that be have decided that we cannot have nuclear energy. By taking this position, they are holding back the progress of humanity.
They'll say that they are doing it because radioactivity is dangerous. It's dangerous only if mishandled. Lots of things are that way. If everything that was potentially dangerous were to be banned, we would have to live at a much lower standard of living.
Ironically, the powers that be are the ones posing as our benefactors, but they are our oppressors. They are like the people of Elysium in this flick. They'll pose as good people, who bring us such ideas that are presented in this flick, but are evil instead because they are the same people who ban something like nuclear energy that would benefit mankind. I think the flick is such a pose, and it fools many.
The original review follows:
I went to see the movie last night at the IMAX on the west side of Houston.
The theater was about half full and there was a smattering of applause at the end. Some people seemed to like it.
As for me, it seemed to be entertaining, with plenty of action and things that go boom. If you accept the premises of the movie, you can enjoy it. If you don't, the movie looks rather flawed.
The main premise is that there can be such a place as this space station called "Elysium", at the same time that the Earth is really bad shape. For to construct such a place would require a technical competence far beyond anything that we have now. If such competence existed, why could it not be used to solve Earth's problems? It is that premise, that such competence would NOT be used for the greater benefit of humanity, that is the major premise of the movie. If you accept that, you can like this movie. If you don't, there's no doggone way that you can like this movie.
It has been said that the movie reflects our present more than it predicts the future. I would agree. It is basically a rather ignoble view of humanity that is offensive here. That there is something righteous and good about being poor, and something evil about being rich. That, by being rich, you can only take from others, or withhold from others, and not contribute something of worth for your prosperity. The movie doesn't even demonstrate that, it just presumes that people are that way. Again, I would agree that there are some people like that, but I would hope that it doesn't define humanity. For if it does, nothing like the technological marvel that is Elysium could ever be possible anyway. Why? Why invent something if you can steal it?
So, my verdict is this: If you want to be entertained, go see it. If you want to be informed, there are better ways to spend your time.
Now this movie is on Tubi. No need to pay to see it! Whatever anyone pays for it, they've paid too much. What a dreary concept. The creators of this had a very pessimisstic view, but a touching faith that things could get better... somehow.
You can analyze the crap out of this movie if you want. It's like all movies... a bad guy and a good guy. In this movie, the good guy wins. People like it when the good guy wins. Why not? Who wants the bad guys to win, eh? The bad guys do. But they don't really believe that they're bad, you see. What makes for a conflict is an argument about what is good and what is bad. Somebody has to be right, or so it would seem.
Whatever I wrote about it before won't matter though. If people knew and understood what they should do, and if people did the right things, then we'd have perfect lives. That's rather profound if you think about it. It implies that there is a good and there is a bad, and that you need to follow the good. The trouble is stupidity. I"ve tried to deal with that concept previously, but there's the problem. People insist upon doing what they're doing, and that breeds conflict, which breeds suffering.
You can't fix what's inside people's heads. Or can you? Can you end stupidity? Stupidity is nothing more than enforced ignorance. If you KNEW, then you wouldn't be ignorant anymore. Certain people want others to be ignorant though. They've become attached to what they believe is true. But there's not much excuse for ignorance as long as there's freedom to find the truth. When others try to prevent the discovery of truth, this must mean that the enforcers know that they're wrong. And that would have to be evil.
Ignorance is enforced, so that stupidity can reign. Try wrapping your head around that one.
Updated,
6.18.19:
It's amazing. I just rented this flick yet again. Why keep coming back to it? Unfortunately, the flick seems to demonstrate something active in the culture right now. It may explain the attempted coup.
The Marxist paradigm requires class conflict. Thus it requires an oppressor and the oppressed. This movie is based upon that paradigm. It is rather unfortunate that so many people fall for it. Not only that they fall for it, but those who should know better, don't seem to know any better themselves.
The movie had a coup in it, you see. These people may end up attempting a violent coup here, in this country, in the real world. One of these days, there will be an attempt. That is assuming that they don't succeed in a peaceful coup.
3.14.16:
I just watched the video and I have reconsidered my review here. Yes, there is possibility of people who would and do mistreat their fellow human beings. But that doesn't jibe with vast material progress that is depicted in the film. Instead of what's in this flick, you would get the decay of a civilization, not unlike Rome. As Rome didn't spin off another civilization that became even more advanced and "privileged", neither would any other civilization that mistreats a significant segment of its own population be capable of spinning off something better. It would destroy itself first, as Rome did.
This is what I've been trying to warn people about for the longest time here. If the powers that be won't allow basic material progress, and punishes anybody for coming up with an invention that would enhance human well being, it cannot continue for long.
The powers that be today are holding back the progress of humanity. They are doing it on the misguided notion that is depicted in the flick. The notion is that the resources of Earth can be depleted.
Those who think Earth's resources can be depleted do not understand basic concepts in science. Matter is not destroyed when you use it. It is simply put into another chemical state. That state is not permanent, as any chemical bond can be broken. You only have to supply sufficient energy to it.
Once the bonds are broken, they can be reassembled into useful items again. In other words, with sufficient energy, you can recycle everything an unlimited amount of times.
The trick is the energy. Where would you get it? Why from nuclear energy. Nuclear energy is a million times more powerful than chemical energy. It is easily seen then, that the altered chemical bonds mentioned can be restored to useful function with the enormous energy from the atom.
The problem is that the powers that be have decided that we cannot have nuclear energy. By taking this position, they are holding back the progress of humanity.
They'll say that they are doing it because radioactivity is dangerous. It's dangerous only if mishandled. Lots of things are that way. If everything that was potentially dangerous were to be banned, we would have to live at a much lower standard of living.
Ironically, the powers that be are the ones posing as our benefactors, but they are our oppressors. They are like the people of Elysium in this flick. They'll pose as good people, who bring us such ideas that are presented in this flick, but are evil instead because they are the same people who ban something like nuclear energy that would benefit mankind. I think the flick is such a pose, and it fools many.
The original review follows:
I went to see the movie last night at the IMAX on the west side of Houston.
The theater was about half full and there was a smattering of applause at the end. Some people seemed to like it.
As for me, it seemed to be entertaining, with plenty of action and things that go boom. If you accept the premises of the movie, you can enjoy it. If you don't, the movie looks rather flawed.
The main premise is that there can be such a place as this space station called "Elysium", at the same time that the Earth is really bad shape. For to construct such a place would require a technical competence far beyond anything that we have now. If such competence existed, why could it not be used to solve Earth's problems? It is that premise, that such competence would NOT be used for the greater benefit of humanity, that is the major premise of the movie. If you accept that, you can like this movie. If you don't, there's no doggone way that you can like this movie.
It has been said that the movie reflects our present more than it predicts the future. I would agree. It is basically a rather ignoble view of humanity that is offensive here. That there is something righteous and good about being poor, and something evil about being rich. That, by being rich, you can only take from others, or withhold from others, and not contribute something of worth for your prosperity. The movie doesn't even demonstrate that, it just presumes that people are that way. Again, I would agree that there are some people like that, but I would hope that it doesn't define humanity. For if it does, nothing like the technological marvel that is Elysium could ever be possible anyway. Why? Why invent something if you can steal it?
So, my verdict is this: If you want to be entertained, go see it. If you want to be informed, there are better ways to spend your time.
Monday, June 2, 2025
This will be a big upgrade
My travels took me to Corpus Christi on a regular basis. But I'm retired now. I was unaware of this project, but as I review it, I think it is a big upgrade on access to the city. There will be an interstate all the way to Corpus Christi from Houston that didn't exist before. Quite a difference.
If you get the feeling you can't win, see this
Does it make you feel better? No, then lighten up!
Leaders want to cancel overtime pay #animations #manager #foryou https://t.co/lWqusOjObD via @YouTube --- Dude can't win.
— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) June 2, 2025
Sunday, June 1, 2025
In demanding an investigation by SpaceX into the Starship failure on this week's test flight, the FAA puffs up its chest and pounds it like a chimpanzee
Behind the Black blog
Comment:
There's this sense of frustration building up. Even though Trump won an undisputed victory, got a trifecta with control of Congress, there doesn't appear to be an end to the nonsense coming from the left. With respect to SpaceX and the FAA, I pretty much expected a mishap investigation. The question is how much of a delay will there be? I thought these delays were going to be addressed, but are they really? The ninth flight came nearly 3 months after the eighth. There's talk about the next flight in the middle of the month, yet they aren't really that close to another launch. If flight 10 comes before the end of the month, count me surprised.
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