OJ Simpson juror says something shocking...

 ..but not so shocking at the same time.

Read Bugliosi's book on the subject.

What this juror in that trial said matches up with the book. That is to say, Bugliosi believed that at least a hung jury was possible if the case was tried properly.  The OJ juror just gave proof of that by what she says in the tweet below:

A juror from the O.J. Simpson trial said 90% of the jury believed he was guilty but acquitted him anyway as ‘payback’ to White people. pic.twitter.com/CHZgIIZ53i

— Taya (@travelingflying) February 4, 2026

Deregulation unleashes "David"...

... as in the "Army of Davids?"

So it seems that Insty's creator may be right about something...

SpaceX: The Smart Money Was Always on David by Rod D. Martin

Elon Musk has collapsed the cost of space travel by doing things his stodgy, "we've always done it that way" competitors could not, and still won't. The smart money knew that from the first.

Read on Substack

Quick take on the news; 2/6/26

 

1)  Sen. Tuberville says 6 members of Congress weren't legitimately elected, revolver link. Heh. The Democrats spent all that effort to make the fake accusation that Trump colluded with the Russians. That fraud was to keep the spotlight off their own fraud.

2) Could the following story be proof positive that the left-right Marxist Paradigm is exactly what Ronald Reagan said it was:  a non-starter of an ideology.   The ideology was the false choice between the left and the "right".   In other words, think for yourselves.  You don't have to mindlessly join up with a phony construct such as the Marxist Paradigm of the left v the right.  Furthermore, to disagree with both doesn't put you in the "middle".  It merely says that you don't agree with either their notions of the "left", "middle", and "right". The left uses this false construct to squelch opposition.  By labeling all disagreement as "fascist", the leftists seek to end all opposition to their phony assertions.

3) Instapundit.  Winning the battles, but losing the war?  Instapundit has a lot of hyper optimistic posts, lately.  Is it justified when Rasmussen's Presidential approval poll for Trump is down to 41%?!  What the bleep, Insty?  If things are going so well, why aren't Trump's numbers in the stratosphere?  They're not.  I must be missing something, or Instapundo is.

  Okay, but there's this; which is more in line with what I think. Which is, why the disconnect between results and Trump's lack of popularity?  Is there something wrong with the Rasmussen poll?  The direction of the country polls seem better than previously; but if so, why doesn't Trump's numbers reflect that?

Rossi's Self Sustaining One Megawatt Reactor

Update, 2/5/26:

Whatever happened to cold fusion? It's a sad story.  Indeed, the whole story may have been a big hoax, but I'm not so sure.  The world can be a very cruel place sometimes.  Do not jump to the conclusion that those who were discredited (Flieshman and Pons) really deserved that fate.  It could well be that their discovery was suppressed at the behest of some very powerful interests.

So many of the links below, if not all, no longer work.  Someday, cold fusion may rise again.

7/22/11:

by Hank Mills Pure Energy Systems News (was a link, but no longer available)

I think that a self sustaining reactor should be the final "nail in the coffin" for the skeptics.  Where does the energy come from if all other sources have been eliminated?

The fact that the one megawatt plant will use no input power (the vast majority of the time) is very important. This will be absolute -- beyond any doubt -- proof that the technology works as claimed. Simply put, the pathological skeptics and naysayers will not be able to refute that cold fusion is taking place.  [emphasis added]

As for why it could work, the Bose Einstein Condensate Theory may check out.  Several weeks ago, I recall seeing this observation about the phenomenon known as "cold fusion"

"cold fusion is a surface effect phenomenon", http://youtu.be/gGJiLrG3fLY Note: no longer available, but one substituted in its place, at 46 minutes into video

Now, let's look at the Bose Einstein Condensate Theory, put forth by Yeong Kim, Purdue Nuclear and Many Body Theory Group (PNMBTG) Preprint PNMBTG-6-2011 (June 2011)

(1) additives used (not disclosed in the patent application) form Ni alloy and/or Ni metal/alloy oxide in the surface regions of nickel nano-scale particles, so that Ni atoms/nuclei become mobile with a sufficiently large diffusion coefficient and (2) local magnetic field is very weak in the surface regions, providing a suitable environment in which two neighboring protons can couple their spins anti-parallel to form spin-zero singlet state (S=0). Relatively low Curie temperature (nickel has the Curie temperature of 631 oK (~358 oC)) is expected to help to maintain the weak magnetic field in the surface regions  [emphasis added]

 There may be some objections to the Bose Einstein Condensates forming at these temperatures, but the others who say it can happen.  The theory has to be experimentally tested.

Returning to Mill's article:

Secondly, the nickel powder is processed in such a way that tubercles or protrusions form on it. After this processing, the nickel may resemble filamentary nickel.  (previous 2 words was a link, but no longer available) 

This further supports the notion that it is a surface phenomenon.  Filaments mean more surface area, I gather.

The high surface activity of T255 nickel powder's fine filamentary structure facilitates diffusion during sintering, ensuring high porosity with good strength, superior conductivity and long battery life.[http://www.incosp.com/products/type_255/ --- link broken 

In a Bose Einstein Condensate, the coulomb barrier is suppressed, which allows the "cold fusion" reaction to take place.

This is a crock, as usual

  The funding of the government, and deficit spending, does not necessarily cause inflation.

  That isn't my opinion, it is the opinion of the late Milton Friedman. The article mentioned on Free Republic conflates government spending with inflation and it just isn't so, according to Friedman.   According to Friedman, inflation is a monetary phenomenon.   Consequently, there could be inflation when the gold supply increases and the country is on the gold standard.

  Deficit spending climbed faster during the Reagan years, but inflation WENT DOWN from double digits to single digits.  So, there is no connection to deficit spending.

  What makes deficit spending so bad is that the government finances spending with DEBT.   There is no need to finance government with so much DEBT.  But that is how it is done, and the deficits are being aggravated by the high cost of debt.

  Stop giving excuses for hating on Trump.  Let him do the job he was elected to do, and wait until something happens before you start complaining about it.  Inflation didn't go up because of tariffs, either.  These people...

Ann Barnhardt

  People seem to be clicking on that for some reason.

  Is something going on with her that I don't know about?

  I have no news on that subject.

  If people want my reaction, there does seem to be quite a few posts on the subject of Ann Barnhardt on this blog.

  If there's anything new besides what's already here, all I can mention is that I don't know exactly what to think about her.

  Here's a link to one of the posts I dredged up on a search.  Nothing much different today than it was back then in 2015.

  She's got a relatively new page called BarnhardtMemes.  You can try that link if you haven't tried it before.

Today's quick takes, 2/5/26

The Epstein drama

 

  A Seinfeld drama extravaganza of nothingburgers; total waste of time and effort.

  This looks like another defeat for the GOP to me.   All predictable, but the GOP did it anyway.

  The list is short.  Just revving things up for today, bear with me.