RANT: Let the research begin on what was on the laptop,

Thursday, March 31, 2022

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/matt-gaetz-enters-hunter-biden-laptop-data-congressional-record

Matt Gaetz Enters Hunter Biden Laptop Data Into Congressional Record
BY TYLER DURDEN
WEDNESDAY, MAR 30, 2022 – 04:20 PM
Authored by Ken Silva via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

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“I seek unanimous consent to enter into the record on this committee the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop, which I am in possession of.”

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I look forward to the “muckrakers” exposing all the corruption to the light of day.

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HEALTH: Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

https://costplusdrugs.com/

I sent this to a few friends.

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I don’t know how you feel about high drug prices, Mark Cuban, or ​trying anything new.

BUT, (and there is always a BIG butt), here’s a new offering by Mark Cuban of discount generic drugs.

I’m trying it and will let you know how it works for me.

On the surface, it appears to be a big cost saving even over my insurance’s drug plan.

Not all my drugs are there, but enough to give it a try.

Let me know if you’re interested in my experience with it or not.

FWIW YMMV

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I think it’s worth trying and it MIGHT save a lot of money.

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ECONOMICS: The economy has yet to recover from covid, but the stock market is being inflated

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/nothing-has-changed-except-everything

Nothing Has Changed, Except For Everything
BY TYLER DURDEN
MONDAY, MAR 28, 2022 – 09:30 AM

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The signs and symptoms I’m paying attention to are as follows (read this list slowly, and take it all in):

  • We have a market that saw the NASDAQ (an index) rise about 120% in less than 2 years off its March 2020 lows, despite the fact that our economy never materially recovered during the same period of time.
  • Our money supply (M2) rose between 21.7% and 26.92% year over year, between April 2020 and February 2021. Its long term YOY average rise, including this data, is just 7.16%. Prior to 2020, most YOY growth was between 3% and 5%.
  • Our inflation rate is at its highest point in about 30 years, and that is using a totally different method for measuring inflation than we used to. If we used the standards for measuring CPI in the 1980s, inflation would likely be at all time record highs for our nation.
  • We have the most material hot war in Europe since World War II taking place, with little visibility on how it will end. At the same time, relations with Russia and China have not been this contentious in decades. Russia and China also look to be posing a serious, calculated challenge to the U.S. dollar’s reserve status.
  • As I pointed out days ago, stocks relative to GDP are also in uncharted territory, where reversion to the mean would mean a minimum of a 40% drop from here.

But hey, Jim Cramer says he thinks “the bear market is over”. He’s on CNBC. I’m not.

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Hard to imagine what will happen when the politicians and bureaucrats have “managed” the US into a horrific depression.

Sigh!

It’s not going to be pretty for the non-rich.

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RANT: Don’t punish the dogs for weather

Monday, March 28, 2022

https://nypost.com/2022/03/26/iditarod-race-punishes-mushers-for-sheltering-dogs-from-storm/

Alaska’s Iditarod race punishes mushers for sheltering dogs from storm
By Rich Calder
March 26, 2022 2:21pm  Updated

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Iditarod rules say dogs cannot be taken inside shelters except for race veterinarians’ medical examination or treatment. However, cruel or inhumane treatment of dogs is also prohibited during the event.

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I suggest that rule writers be kept outside.  The humans and dogs should be inside.  Then let’s see if the “rules” change.

Sorry but the dogs should be inside and the humans outside.

Argh!

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We’ve Defined ‘Woman’ for You

Sunday, March 27, 2022

Over the last few days, there has been much “debate” over the word “woman” and how to define it. The discussion over the proper definition of the word erupted across social
— Read on townhall.com/columnists/townhallcomstaff/2022/03/25/we-know-the-definition-of-a-woman-n2605031

# – # – # – # – #

Why did the nominee tiptoe around an easy question?

Perhaps to avoid a discussion of the “trans” issue?

Dumb.

Hit it head on. “There is a difficult issue but courts don’t make public policy. We interpret laws based on specific facts of a case.”

Or at least we should.

Argh!

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HEALTH: Wayne Mackie dead at 62 — why?

Sunday, March 27, 2022

https://nypost.com/2022/03/26/longtime-nfl-official-wayne-mackie-dead-at-62/

SPORTS

Longtime NFL official Wayne Mackie dead at 62
By Ryan Dunleavy
March 26, 2022 2:24am  Updated

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Longtime NFL official Wayne Mackie died unexpectedly Thursday night in Florida. He was 62.

Mackie, a Brooklyn native and Colgate graduate, was described by those who knew him as a “New Yorker through and through.” He worked a 20-year career at New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development, serving as director of operations and inspecting homes to make sure they met residential code.

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Requiescat In Pacem, good sir.

I read recently that a way to recover the public’s trust in the Covid “vaccine” would be to autopsy all premature unexplainable deaths.

This fellow was probably in great shape for his age after being an NFL official for years.

So, what caused his death?

Not to invade his, or his family’s, privacy, but this is an important public policy question that needs to be answered.

(IMHO)

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RANT: Madeleine Albright says 500,000 dead Iraqi Children was “worth it” wins Medal of Freedom

Saturday, March 26, 2022

https://youtu.be/omnskeu-puE

Madeleine Albright says 500,000 dead Iraqi Children was “worth it” wins Medal of Freedom

# – # – # – # – #

I try never to speak ill of the dead.

BUT, (and there is always a BIG butt), I’ll make an exception.

As a little L libertarian, I am ashamed at this video … … … over and over again.

Killing little children is a national disgrace.

And, it continues in Yemen and scores of other places.

Like Gandhi, Lennon, and Jesus … suffer the little children.

Shame on us!

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VOCABULARY: “SLUDGE” — the administrivia that make getting things done near-impossible

Friday, March 25, 2022

https://bigthink.com/smart-skills/sludge/

Sludge: How paperwork, wait times, and confusion degrade our well-being

  • Sludge may be inevitable, but there are better ways to manage such frictions in our daily lives.

with Cass Sunstein

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As defined by Harvard law professor Cass Sunstein, sludge is the amorphous accumulation of daily frictions that separate people from the things that can make their lives easier or better. Think tedious paperwork, long wait times, and bureaucratic procedures to fulfill simple requests. If you’ve ever navigated the layers of an automated answering system to speak with a human representative only to be put on hold for hours listening to public-domain slow jazz, then you know the pains of sludge.

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Just yesterday, I called Walgreens about an OTC item that ordered on their website.  I had it confirmed then canceled.

I called three times.  Navigated phone choices.  Got a person each time who asked my name and birthdate — despite it wasn’t about a prescription — and they “transferred” me to a number that rang innumerable times then “transferred” me to survey “in order to give you outstanding service”.  Regardless if you took the survey or not, it hung up on you.

So I went to the store — ready for war — a nice lady took my name and birthdate — I have no idea why — and my order number.  She also said that they would fill my order but it would take an hour.

Argh!  So I left to do errands and came back,

New lady.  Took my name and birthdate — Argh! — and had no idea why order was cancelled.  Or why my order wasn’t ready.

Earlier lady returns equally clueless.

Then the pharmacist gets involved.  Also clueless as to why.  (It is an OTC item.)

After another hour, I get my order.  No apologies and no explanations.

SLUDGE in inaction.

Argh!

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INSPIRATIONAL: Strollers at the border

Thursday, March 24, 2022

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/strangers-are-leaving-strollers-diapers-and-toys-at-the-border-for-ukrainian-refugee-moms-look/

Strangers are Leaving Strollers, Diapers, and Toys at the Border for Ukrainian Refugee Moms (LOOK)
By  Andy Corbley – Mar 18, 2022

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An image recently shared around social media of empty strollers on a Polish rail border crossing has inspired a mountain of donations for Ukrainian refugees.

Now at Przemyśl Station, women, children, and infants fleeing the war are being greeted by mountains of clothes, stuffed animals, strollers, diapers, and more after they step off the train.

ABC reports that the number of spare carriers and strollers from Polish mothers have been particularly inspiring, with many donators leaving handwritten notes behind, with words of support.

“We see on the television and hear on the radio what happened, and we say ‘okay we can help,’” one Polish mother and volunteer told ABC.

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The beauty of the charitable spirit brings one to tears.

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TECHNOLOGY: Twitter, LinkedIn, and Medium deplatforming — are they declaring they are NOT a “common carrier”?

Thursday, March 24, 2022

https://stevekirsch.substack.com/p/the-final-word-from-twitter-on-my?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0MTQyNTAzMCwicG9zdF9pZCI6NTA3OTYwMjIsIl8iOiJ3dWtjQSIsImlhdCI6MTY0Nzk1Nzc3NSwiZXhwIjoxNjQ3OTYxMzc1LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNTQ4MzU0Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.q2jPYmNmrf7OZUiHun3q4AojKCwAdEBBdJr06q7nO5s&s=r

The final word from Twitter on my account (after 13 years): we’re deleting you and everything you ever wrote

  • After 13 years on Twitter, I was suspended for life a second time on Feb 6, 2022 and I was just notified today that there is no appeal. It took them 6 weeks to review my appeal.

Steve Kirsch

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Summary

Twitter, LinkedIn, and Medium all believe deplatforming me (and others who share my beliefs that early treatments work and the vaccines are dangerous) is a service to their community.

The message these companies want to send to everyone is that if you stick to the popular narrative, you will not be punished.

This is a new America where you need to conform or you will be deplatformed.

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I guess it’s time for me to leave ANY platform that “deplatforms” ANY ONE for anything other than a “free speech violation”.

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