A Discussion with the Woke
Woke Person: LL, Global warming is real. The southern ice pack is melting. I've seen videos of massive icebergs breaking from Antarctica.
LL: Yeah, cool, huh? You know that West Antarctica is geologically very active and there are active volcanoes under the ice, right? In fact, it's one of the most int...
Don't Fall
Wich-of-the-Day
Bullet Points:
** Democrats, if 20 million Russians entered the US illegally to vote for Donald Trump, would that be ok?
** Two illegal aliens having a baby should not produce an American Citizen.
** "Philadelphia police responded to reports of popular stores like the Apple Store, Lu...
The Old "I was there" Thing
One disconcerting thing about getting older is that nobody tells you how weird it is to receive a passionate lecture that is totally wrong, from a much younger person, about verifiable historical events that you were a party to.
There I was and for some reason, the topic below came up. Said younger pe...
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Bullet Points:
** Those who want us to work to 70 but won't hire us after 50, are the same people.
** Jules checks in with castles, cake, and cultivation. More art philosophy!
** Another T-90 bites the dust. An AFU T-64BV tank destroys a RuAF T-90S tank in close combat. Note that the RuAF tank's gun is poi...
Bullet Points:
** Jules Smith on fading splendor. I imagined a bygone era of extravagance, where nobles waltzed beneath the chandeliers and laughter echoed in the moonlit gardens. Now, silence reigned, punctuated only by the distant cry of birds and the rippling of water against weathered stones.
** Who listens to ...
Bullet Points:
** "Phasing out fossil fuels is unrealistic as oil, natural gas, and coal will continue to play a crucial role in global energy supply and energy security, China’s special climate envoy Xie Zhenhua said this week in a speech obtained by Reuters.
“It is unrealistic to completely phase out fossil f...
I believe in Climate Change
I am not a Climate Denier
Europe, 20,000 years ago. It warmed up since then.
Human beings were not involved.
Bullet Points:
** Will the Norks send troops to Ukraine? I strongly doubt it. Russia has not expended everything that it has, but it should have been able to go through Ukra...
https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1705337258688069784
A couple of Days Ago
(Christian) Armenia went to war with (Muslim) Azerbaijan yet again. Then it stopped two days later.
On 19 September 2023, Azerbaijan launched a military offensive against the self-declared breakaway state of Artsakh (also known as Nago...
Waiting for a Coyote
(Geococcyx californianus or Velocitus Incredulous)
They like Hebrew National hot dogs (cut up).
Do you need lettuce on your bacon and tomato sandwich?
Bullet Points:
** The problem with natural immunity is that it's free.
** Napoleon, in theaters November 22 (Tha...
Bullet Points:
** FBI Senior Executive Service employees (Special Agents-in-Charge, Deputy Directors, and Associate Directors, for example) receive significant bonuses based on their employees meeting quotas. It can be $30K-$50K per year.
** 10% - It’s hardly a surprise that the corporate media have rushed to th...
Bullet Points:
** 56 million years ago a period of abrupt global warming known as the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), was caused by a massive release of greenhouse gases, likely triggered by volcanic activity. Climate activists (yes, Mike_C, they are oppressed) equate that with backyard BBQs, lawnmowers, and automobiles - ...
Leftists
One of the oddest things about leftists and progressives is their unreasoning fear of death. Nobody courts death but that we will die is certain. How you die, and even more how you live is important. When you have no faith and you live in a dark place, death holds an icy grip on your heart. DFTR!
Poignant last w...
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(For those of you who weren't in the Navy)
Bullet Points:
** America’s urban woes aren’t limited to the West Coast, of course. But the decline there has generally been steeper than elsewhere. Why? How did such golden cities get so tarnished, so quickly? Unlike in the tragic case of the Midwest, the answe...
There is a battle for the hearts and minds of America's Children and the FBI has picked a side.
(Link) The FBI is hiring credentialed teachers (K-12) to work as special agents. It's obviously not a secret—just Google FBI hiring teachers. The obvious question is why the Federal Bureau of Investigation would be hiring teachers. I have th...
Bullet Points:
** Florida has been impacted by 119 hurricanes since 1850, but the last one was due to climate change.
** Richard Feynman: “Science alone of all the subjects contains within itself the lesson of the danger of belief in the infallibility of the greatest teachers in the preceding generation ... When someone says, ‘S...
How to be a Leader for Climate Justice
(TED) Join the global conversation by hosting your own TEDx Countdown event and sharing the inspiring work taking place in your community. You can also find existing events near you, where you’ll have opportunities to engage with climate leaders who are working towards a cleaner, greener...
Don't Cry for Them
Argentina is a developed country, with an educated population, a huge middle class, and tremendous natural resources. But when you look at it closely...you learn quickly why its nationals want to flee, and why anti-establishment "anarcho-capitalist" Javier Milei is leading in the polls and likely to win Argentina's p...
Bullet Points
** Mining News - Lithium - The deposit exists in the McDermitt Caldera, a caldera approximately 28 miles long and 22 miles wide. It is believed that the caldera contains around 20 to 40 million metric tons of lithium – a figure that would dwarf deposits in Chile and Australia.
** Pedo Joe is mulling (whic...
The Doomsday Clock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1e5HAZo4iw&t=1s
US Fisheries
The Fisheries Service is empowered by a statute known as the Magnuson-Stevens Act, an old statute enacted by Congress, of course. This empowers the agency to regulate the nation’s fisheries, which are divided by region.
What the Mari...
Russo-Ukrainian War
A new video of a UK-made Challenger 2 tank**, which was destroyed by Russia last week shows the exact moment when Kornet anti-tank missile struck the British tank. The UK has admitted to the loss of one among the 14 tanks sent to Ukraine and has indicated that London has no intention to replace the tank. A...