New York City has ranked choice voting? If this remains in place at the general election, then Mamdami could be elected mayor with less than 40% of the votes.
Saturday, July 12, 2025
Mamdami cannot win a majority--- not even in New York City
Despite what you may be thinking, this could work
Big: Treasury Posts Unexpected Surplus for June, Thanks to Tariffs https://t.co/aXdCegudPw --- If greenbacks ( like Abe Lincoln did ) were used to pay off ALL DEBT, America could save $1.2 trillion in useless expenditures. With DOGE cuts, yields balanced budget. Dream on.🤣
— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) July 11, 2025
Yes, but he should include a mandatory federal balanced budget.
— Peter Williams (@petevwilliams) July 12, 2025
Swamp's gotta swamp
https://t.co/tZg6aqyqaF --- Hey, if you going to go for the win right now, put Gaetz in there. But Gaetz cannot get confirmed, that's why Blondi's is there. Big no-no on Paxton, he's gotta get Cornyn out of the Senate. Bongino must've blew a gasket to cause this sheetstorm.
— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) July 12, 2025
Friday, July 11, 2025
The plot thickens?
While I was rasslin' with my scooter yesterday and this morning, a thought occurred to me. It was related to a poll of expat Americans who were thinking of ending their citizenship. What a bunch of ingrates!
The world is full of ingrates... The world should be THANKING America, not condemning it. If it wasn't for America, the Nazi's and the Japanese would've have won the war. America made the difference. No way Russia could defeat Nazi Germany. Even with a lot of help from us (even before the entry of the USA ), the Russians got the benefit of Lend-lease. The Brits couldn't have beaten them by themselves, nor with the help of Russia. The best that they could've done was another World War I type of war with a stalemate.
As for the Japanese, the Chinese could NOT have defeated them at that time. America got a little help with the Japanese, but essentially we whipped their Navy by ourselves.
Imagine what the world would've been like without America... Especially in the aftermath with the Marshall Plan. Especially after the victory in the Cold War. Of course, our own internal enemies are present with their propaganda and such. They've managed to get the entire country so down on itself that the Red Chinese could win the next war without having to fire a shot! By the way, this has always been a goal of the commies. People these days simply do not know the misery they're setting themselves up for if the commies pull that off. They need to appreciate this country. What a bunch of ignorant ingrates and fools for falling for commie propaganda.
It wouldn't have happened just a couple generation ago. We need to firm things up at home. People need to reminded of how blessed they are to be in the good 'ol USA.
7/10/25:
Methinks this is a plot to depress Trump's approval numbers in the polls. It's always about the next election.
7/9/25:
It may be a bunch of weasel words, but if the DOJ found no evidence, then that is all that they have to say. The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
If you can't prove the charges then what are you supposed to say? You can run hearings until you're blue in the face. If someone is determined enough, they can whitewash the thing so clean that you'll never find it. It seems ridiculous to sit there and claim that the Trump DOJ is withholding evidence, or covering up anything unless you can prove it. On the other hand, if the client list does exist, an innocent explanation for its absence could exist too. Not defending any true mis-steps that may well be. But what do you expect from a corrupt government? They're not going to confess any crimes, you know.
7/8/25:
Obviously the Epstein investigation is holding back something. Obviously, Bannon has some connection with Epstein. Obviously, Bannon has a connection with Trump.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Starbase Update, 7/9/25
@6:22 mark, there's the ship static fire adapter--- not enough info here on how that is going to be worked out
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Say it ain't so Mr. President
Sometimes you can get stuck on a set of assumptions that may prove to be wrong. The assumption that MAGA is really about what it says its about, and Trump is following that without fail. Is MAGA being sold out, and is just another con job? It says so here.
I warned people for months that the MAGA influencer crowd would degenerate into another Con Inc scam where people would take money from the GOP establishment & corporations & foreign governments to sell out the movement.
— Emerald Robinson ✝️ (@EmeraldRobinson) July 9, 2025
Who was right and who was wrong?
Elon Musk's X won't let me embed this
Supposedly, X has become some sort of right-wing extremist haven. Well, if this cannot be embedded, then they've still got censorship over there.
— Greg Mamishian (@GregMamishian) July 8, 2025
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Somebody left the cake out in the rain...
Remember the Time LA Mayor Karen Bass Barged Into MacArthur Park and Ordered the MS-13 to Leave? https://t.co/3SaUYnfBx9 --- Wow, the so-called "racist" Trump actually cares about McArthur Park. It's only full of gangs and such. Why can't Trump leaves the gangs alone???
— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) July 8, 2025
The political left is just plain crazy
11:25 AM:
Just to illustrate how crazy they are, they are leaving themselves open to an accusation of sabotage in the drowning deaths of those girls in Kerrville Texas.
There's a story right here, which says that the officials in that area can't or won't answer questions about what was happening at that critical hour in which the waters were rising rapidly.
Could there have been a refusal to inform based upon malicious incompetence? In other words, did somebody refuse to raise the alarm when it was appropriate to do so?
This may be dismissed as conspiracy theorizing, but wait. Didn't the Democrats say that there needs to be BLOOD or VIOLENCE or something like that?
This isn't a direct accusation. Just using the situation to illustrate how foolhardy they are to talk the way they are talking. Anything that happens can caused suspicion to be directed towards them. If that happened, who would be the fault for that, hmmm????
6:59 AM:
Let's see: by her calculations, only white folks should care about other white folks, because white folks don't care about any colored folks. If everybody thought that way, there'd still be slavery in this country. Seems like loss of life is a universal tragedy, unless we have something like separate but equal again. If she's claiming that they're white supremacist, what is her evidence?
Dem Houston Mayoral Appointee, Princeton Fellow, Slams Girls Killed in Texas Flood for Going to 'White Only' Camp via @WestJournalism https://t.co/SE81pKb9Di -- Wasn't Princeton supposed to be one of those prestigious institutions? The quality of their alumni needs improvement.
— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) July 8, 2025
7/7/25:
No way the system is rigged against them. They're the ones setting up drum-head courts and such. Sheesh.
Democratic Lawmakers Disturbed as Their Own Voters Demand Violence: 'There Needs to Be Blood' via @WestJournalism https://t.co/nH6r3LMzTj --- The article says that some Democrats think that the system is rigged against them. That's really crazy. The system is rigged FOR them.
— BootsandOil (@BootsandO6892) July 7, 2025
Flooding down in Texas
You cannot move out of the area. Any new areas have their own issues. California has fires and earthquakes. Not so much here, but we do get floods. It goes with the territory. If you've got a thing about it, then you can roll the dice elsewhere. You pays your money and you takes your chances. It's life.
Monday, July 7, 2025
Elon Musk's Third Party
Trump calls third party bid "ridiculous".
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Up the proverbial crick without a paddle
Let's get personal
This is going to be a bit of a personal post. Why make one? Well, it is being mentioned as being a personal type of post because this isn't really supposed to be Facebook. There is no need to share every damned thing with every damned body. However, that may be a bit of a flawed attitude. One thing that it could definitely be is dysfunctional. There are times when you must mention something. The trick is to know when to say when.
That time may be now, as far as this blog is concerned. So here goes.
There have been other times when I mentioned personal stuff on this blog. I shared the fact that I got diagnosed with cancer, and it was life-threatening. It might be useful to the readers to know if I should not blog anymore. On this side of eternity, one is able. On the other side, it is no longer possible. As of now, I am still around. That isn't going to be a permanent situation. Everybody has to go through this little bit of reality at some point.
There is no mention here of impending doom. However, the progress of things are in an unfavorable direction, which is unavoidable. It may be delayed for awhile, but it is inevitable at some point that it will no longer be delayed. Although doom is not imminent, at least not to my knowledge, there are some issues that are making themselves known.
One issue is a lack of mobility. It's getting harder and harder to get around. To that end, I've been casting about for solutions to this issue. There's solutions out there, but those solutions are on a continuum of feasibility.
It is always handy to have someone around. There's Wishbone, who is right next door. But he's got his problems too. Everybody does. You can ask for favors from folks, but let's face it. If you ask for favors, you will be called to do a favor from time-to-time. I don't really like to ask, but there are times. If I need a ride, I can ask. While I was still in Houston, I could get Uber to take me somewhere if I didn't want to ask. Or a cab. However, out here in the Hill Country, Uber isn't really available. Maybe that would be a possible solution if a request to send an Uber all the way out from Austin to come pick me up, but that would seem absurd. Indeed it would be.
What other solutions are available?
Personal transportation is pretty handy. I can still drive. My van is still operational. But what if it breaks down? You can get help from the insurance policy with a road service contract. In case of a breakdown, just call the service, and if you need a tow, then it is possible to use that means to get around to a repair shop. Indeed, I've done that before.
This post is getting long, so maybe I'll shorten it up a bit. There are times when you can't drive, and somebody may not be handy. Then what? If all other solutions won't work, then try a motorized device. With that in mind, I purchased a small scooter. I had one of these back in Houston. I decided I couldn't keep it anymore, and gave it away. Now I can use one again, so here we are. A small scooter may have enough range to get to a nearby grocery store. Or around this property. Actually, this property is rather large. Not large if your mobility is still good. But mine isn't.
E-bikes are a popular item these days. The scooter wasn't all that much, but it may not be good enough for all possibilities. An e-bike would have greater range than this electric scooter. It can go faster, too. Maybe a scooter would be better for really short trips, and an e-bike with a top speed of 30 mph could be good enough for longer trips.
Next up is the problem of storage. Where do I keep these gizmos? It's a bit too crowded in here for all of them, but perhaps one can be inside, and one could be in the van.
But what if the scooter breaks down? Use a cell phone, I suppose. Geez, I think I worry too much.