TECHNOLOGY: Pay attetnion to your dreams?

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

https://youtu.be/oXSFKcACs1g?si=un_vSQ__55Tc1PIF

What’s the Grappler Police Bumper?
FOX 10 Phoenix  — Sep 2, 2023 

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Police pursuits are unpredictable, dangerous, and in some cases, even deadly.

These pursuits put not only officers’ lives in danger, but also innocent people who happen to get caught up in the chaos.

Until recently, there was no safe way to bring them to an end. Officers would have to rely on something called a ‘PIT Maneuver’ (PIT, according to an article on the U.S. Department of Justice’s website, stands for Precision Immobilization Technique) to try to stop the vehicles they were after by forcing a vehicle to spin out and come to a stop. Another option is to lay down spike strips to deflate the tires, but even then, the suspects would often keep going on the rim only.

Five years ago, however, a new option emerged in the form of the Grappler Police Bumper.

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What a great idea!

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TINFOILHAT: 9/11 Will We Ever Get the Truth?

Monday, September 11, 2023

https://www.theburningplatform.com/2023/09/04/9-11-22-years-later-will-we-ever-get-the-truth/

9/11, 22 Years Later: Will We Ever Get the Truth?
Guest Post by Kevin Barrett

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Carlson built his career by cultivating a reputation for straight talk, unfazed by political correctness. But as he suggests, straight talk about 9/11 in general, and WTC-7 in particular, is unwelcome in today’s USA. In mainstream media, even asking questions in unacceptable.

Why can’t we ask questions about Building 7? Because the answers are all-too-obvious—and all-too-embarrassing to the rulers of the intertwined American and Israeli empires.

World Trade Center Building 7, a 47-story high-rise, collapsed into its own footprint at 5:21 pm on September 11, 2001, seven hours after the Twin Towers were destroyed. Numerous witnesses reported police and emergency personnel announcing that WTC-7 was about to come down. Seconds before it fell, witnesses overheard a countdown to demolition (“five-four-three-two-one”) on police radio, followed by the massive explosion that precipitated the “collapse.”

The building fell at absolute free-fall for the first two-and-a-half seconds, and near-free-fall thereafter. That means that all of WTC-7’s vertical supports had somehow been simultaneously and completely removed. The only known mechanism that can do that is professionally-prepared-and-timed explosives.

The obvious controlled demolition of Building 7 threw a monkey wrench into the US government’s official 9/11 narrative. WTC-7 had been one of the most important buildings in America. It housed the CIA’s second-largest headquarters after Langley, Virginia, as well as the Secret Service, the Securities and Exchange Commission with its Enron files, the Internal Revenue Service, and many of America’s biggest corporate heavy hitters. What’s more, WTC-7’s 23rd floor was the home of New York’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), where the local and federal governments would manage their joint response to any major disaster—like 9/11.

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Bottom line: NO!

Like the JFK assassination, RFK, MLK, Malcom X, etc. etc., the “truth” is that the tyrants seek to control “We, The Sheeple” and this is all kabuki theater.

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POLITICAL: What Federal Gooferment agencies would you shut down?

Sunday, September 10, 2023

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/09/trumps_movement_transcends_politics.html

Trump’s Movement Transcends Politics
By Matt Kane

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But the gloves are now off. So much about the American political system is rooted in precedent, and a precedent has been set that will allow Trump to open investigations into the many troubling actions taken by his predecessors. Another Trump election could bring true generational change to America for the better. He has vowed he would quickly bring down inflation and gas prices, strengthen the economy, secure the border, and reintroduce a strong America on the global stage in just months. But taking on the Deep State is most important now, and he has demonstrated that he understands how vital this task is for America’s long-term future by recently urging Republicans in Congress to “fight fire with fire.” He also referenced “an eye for an eye” when asked, if re-elected, if he would “lock up” those in government who commit crimes.  

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Recently I read someone complain that calling Washington DC a swamp it really unfair to swamps everywhere.  A better adjective would be a sewer.  Like the old joke about calling politicians “morons” was unfair to real “morons”.

That being said, Vivek Ramaswamy has at least begun to address the list of Federal Gooferment agencies that he would shutdown.  Desantis has four.

Us little L libertarians, have an inexhaustible list: Federal Reserve, FBI, AFT, DHS, IRS, HHS, D of Education, D of Energy, Agriculture, … … and on and on and on. 

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Money: The Cantillon Effect

Saturday, September 9, 2023

A Cantillon effect is an uneven change in relative prices resulting from a change in money supply, which was first described by 18th-century economist Richard Cantillon (who inspired political economists like Adam Smith and David Ricardo).

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/biflation.asp

This is what we are experiencing today.

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INSPIRATIONAL: Usign “e-waste” to revive an electric scooter

Friday, September 8, 2023

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-used-80-discarded-vape-batteries-to-power-an-electric-scooter-proving-the-importance-of-e-waste/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_medium=weekly_mailout&utm_source=05-09-2023

Man Used 80 Discarded Vape Batteries to Power an Electric Scooter Proving the Importance of E-Waste

By Good News Network – Sep 2, 2023 

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A clever graduate has used 80 discarded vape batteries to power his e-scooter—and to make a point about waste.

The 23-year-old Brit says disposable vape devices are marketed as expendable, but still have plenty of power—and people need to know that.

It didn’t cost any money to pick up 80 discarded vape batteries and he wired the lithium-ion batteries to a scooter purchased on eBay for $37 (£30).

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Wow.  Now there’s an “injineer”.  

I’m more impressed with scooters when I see them in use.  While I’m too old and heavy for one, and they really are only for “fair weather”, there is a lesson for “youngsters” who can’t drive yet that there are alternatives to “shank’s mare” aka walking.

It also demonstrates the value of “lateral thinking”.  

Wish I was young again, there seems like there are MORE opportunities for youths to succeed in unconventional 9-5 wage slave jobs.

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TECHNOLOGY: ​Score one save for what3words.

Thursday, September 7, 2023
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/farmer-nearly-crushed-huge-bale-hay-saved-father-two?utm_campaign=USA B2C Newsletter 2023
 
​Score one save for what3words.  Everytime I read one of these stories, I think how valuable a (FREE) tool it is.  I then share these stories on social media to encourage others to download it and have it when needed.  Forewarned is forarmed. IMHO
 
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JOBFINDING: Your “job” is to “find your NEXT job”

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

FROM REDDIT

I was fired by my employer today. They wouldn’t let me collect any personal belongings from my desk except my wallet, my keys and my own personal phone. Can they do this and if so how long are they allowed to keep my things?

# – # – # – # – # 

MY CONTRIBUTION

On Wall Street, it was “common practice” for brokers (aka “financial consultants”, :”wealth managers”, etc. etc.) to keep a duplicate “shadow book” at home. This would be all their contacts and their information as well as portfolio holdings record. When they were “walked out”, their ”significant others”, who were not covered my NDAs or non-competes, would be on the phone letting “their Customers” know the news. Usually in a day or two, they were hired by a competitor and “their Customers” would be transferring their account to the new firm. Often, before a replacement was found for the departed, the Customer were already gone. That’s called “job security”. Brokerage house were always trying to discourage that “personal relationship” by inserting “assistants” into the process and relationships. But “high net worth” individuals want that “personal high maintenance touch”.  

The lesson I learned was to keep duplicate files offsite and always remember that my “job” was to always be looking for my “next job”. Once, I had an offer in hand and resignation letter written, when I was fired as “surplus” about 2PM on a Friday afternoon. I was prepared to hand it in at 4PM and be “walked out”. Thanks to the timing, I was walked out with a very nice severance check which I wouldn’t have gotten if I’d quit. Started my new job on Monday with a renewed outlook to find my next job.  

TL:DR Always be looking for your next job and plan / act accordingly!

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JOBSEARCH: Corporate mergers ALWAYS result in LAYOFFS

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

https://www.androidauthority.com/t-mobile-layoffs-2023-3357846/?utm_campaign=dailyauthority&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=Daily%20Authority 

📞 T-Mobile keeps doing the thing it said it wouldn’t do

When T-Mobile acquired Sprint, it promised to keep employee count higher than pre-merger. Yet, here we are with more T-Mobile layoffs. 

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Corporate mergers ALWAYS result in LAYOFFS. (Regardless of what “they” say!)

While NOT ALWAYS true, it’s usually the ACQUIRED company that gets laid off.  

Occasionally when the ACQUIRER wants a particular aspect of the ACQUIRED company, that “team” will be spared.

Typically layoffs occur in the duplicate functions like HR, Finance & Accounting, mid-level management.

Be always prepared for it.  You should always be in “job search” mode.

REMEMBER:

Success for your generation is: (1) ruthless financial discipline — no bad debt; (2) a life long interest in learning — education — a degree — they can’t take it away from you; (3) a NON-OFFSHORABLE white collar job in order to save big bux; (4) a blue collar skill for hard times — never saw a poor plumber; (5) one or more internet based businesses — your store is always open; (6) a free time hobby that generates income; and (7) a large will-maintained network of people who can “help” you.

If you’re “surprised”, then you have failed at your most important job!

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MONEY: “Labor Day” is a reminder of the effect of fiat money on the labor wage rate — Where is the $ 22-per-hour minimum wage?

Monday, September 4, 2023

https://schiffgold.com/commentaries/we-dont-need-better-government-policies-for-workers-we-need-better-money/

We Don’t Need Better Government Policies for Workers; We Need Better Money
August 31, 2023 by Michael Maharrey

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Labor Day is coming up. That means we will hear a lot about the plight of American workers. And we will undoubtedly hear calls for new policies to help make their lives better. But we don’t really need more government policies to help workers.

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When he announced the closing of the gold window, Nixon said, “Let me lay to rest the bugaboo of what is called devaluation,” and promised, “Your dollar will be worth just as much as it is today.”

This was also a lie.

The dollar has lost more than 85% of its value since Nixon’s fateful decision, based on the CPI calculator. The purchasing power of a 1971 dollar is equal to less than 14 cents today.

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Johnson promised removing silver would have no impact on the value of US coinage. “[The] Treasury has a lot of silver on hand, and it can be, and it will be used to keep the price of silver in line with its value in our present silver coin,” he said.

He was lying, just like Nixon.

When LBJ signed the 1965 act, the value of a dollar was almost exactly the same as it had been in 1792—0.77 ounces of silver. By 1980 the dollar had plunged to 0.02 ounces of silver. Today, a dollar today is valued at about 0.06 ounces of silver.

What does this have to do with the minimum wage?

Consider this: In 1964, the minimum wage stood at $1.25. To put it another way, a minimum wage worker earned five silver quarters for every hour worked. Today, you can’t even buy a cup of coffee with those five quarters at face value.

But today, the silver melt value of those five quarters stands at over $22.

That’s a $ 22-per-hour minimum wage.

Now flip things around. Today, it takes 88 quarters to pay a $20 minimum wage. If you paid that in 1964 silver quarters, the value of the metal would be something in the neighborhood of $390!

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That’s a $ 22-per-hour minimum wage.

So it you’re asking for a higher “minimum wage”, remember that the same Gooferment asking is the one that screwed you in the first place!

Focus on the true cause of “inflation” and why you can’t make ends meet.

Argh!

Happy “Labor” day, suckers.

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RANT: Voting reasons?

Sunday, September 3, 2023

https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2023/08/26/dont-vote-democratic-n2627551

Don’t Vote Democratic
Alan Joseph Bauer | Aug 26, 2023

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  • If you don’t want a completely open southern border, don’t vote Democratic.
  • If you want cheaper energy, don’t vote Democratic. 
  • If you want a strong military, don’t vote Democratic. 
  • If you want better and safer cities, don’t vote Democratic. 
  • If you want your children to have a healthy and normal childhood, don’t vote Democratic.

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  • If you want a safer America with less crime, don’t vote Democratic;
  • If you want a more prosperous America, don’t vote Democratic;
  • If you want a more united America without endless focus on racial and other needless divisions, don’t vote Democratic;
  • If you want a stronger military, don’t vote Democratic;
  • If you want a more confident America with less governmental interference in your life, don’t vote Democratic; and,
  • If you want a better future for your kids, don’t vote Democratic.

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Seems pretty obvious to me.

Not that the R’s are “saints” and there really is a “uni-party”!

Try Libertarian?

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