TECHNOLOGY: Comcast to begine the streaming content wars?

Monday, May 20, 2024
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/peacock-netflix-apple-tv-plus-bundle-streaming-comcast-1236002375/
 
May 14, 2024 5:28am PT
Comcast to Launch Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ Bundle at a ‘Vastly Reduced Price’ 
 
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Get ready for the next cable-like streaming bundle: Comcast later this month will launch a three-way bundle — with Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ — offered at a deep discount, Comcast chief Brian Roberts said.
 
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​Maybe time to inventory all the streaming services in prep for “better deals”.  I suspect that everyone will be scrambling to match so as not to be Comcast’s “lunch”.
 
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DISCOURAGING: “Altering the deal”

Sunday, May 19, 2024

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ECONOMICS: Rescue from “hoodoo” over Utah canyon — free?

Saturday, May 18, 2024

https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/crews-rescue-injured-man-trapped-on-hoodoo-towering-over-utah-canyon?ICID=ref_fark

Crews rescue injured man trapped on hoodoo towering over Utah canyon
By: Jeff Tavss
Posted at 3:04 PM, May 10, 2024
and last updated 7:55 PM, May 10, 2024

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GRAND COUNTY, Utah — Utah search and rescue crews put their lives on the line in some of the most treacherous conditions around the state, often helping those who bite off a little more than they can chew.

Grand County Emergency Medical Services shared photos from an incredible rescue last Saturday that found a man stranded on a hoodoo towering thousands of feet in the air over the canyon below.

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FROM FARK

Subby doesn’t subscribe to the notion that someone in danger should pay for their rescue, but, of course, there are exceptions 

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A rescue crew for 3 hours costs something.  Why should “rescues” be “free” except to the Taxpayer.

Maybe there should be a sliding scale for reimbursement based on “forseeability of requiring rescue” or total cost or some other factors.

One buys travel and medical insurance in connection with a cruise.  Why not something similar for venues like the Grand Canyon, National Parks, or ski slopes?

Maybe I’m a grinch but the Taxpayers should not be the stuckee.

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POLITICAL: Gooferment “infringements” are a feature; not a bug

Friday, May 17, 2024

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/05/no_author/state-intervention-and-anarchy/

State Intervention and Anarchy
By Wanjiru Njoya Mises.org
May 17, 2024

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In Against the State, Lew Rockwell emphasizes that the assault on our liberties from the state is not merely “the product of temporary malfunctions. To the contrary, the state is by nature evil.” Rockwell shows that the state is founded on coercion and maintains its power by use of force.

In recent years, following the rise of environmentalism, public health “safetyism,” and the war against “hate,” state interventions have encroached even further into private and family life. Against the State shows that these interventions are not only coercive but also antihuman in prioritizing their goals above human life. A striking example of this was the lockdown policy of closing schools and playgrounds, on the basis that children are resilient and so there is no reason why the state should not keep them under house arrest for several months of their lives.

Another example is the prioritization of the needs of the socialized medicine behemoths such as the United Kingdom’s cultish National Health Service: the British journalist Sherelle Jacobs comments that “with NHS spending now more than that for education, transport, the Home Office and defense put together, Britain is arguably now merely a health service with a state attached.” Similarly, in Canada, private healthcare is banned, and citizens struggling to cope with life are offered state assistance in killing themselves.

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As we all should know the Gooferment, its politicians and bureaucrats, as well as its accomplices (i.e., the media presstitures, the rich entitled, the celebrities, and the identiarians) are immoral, ineffective, and inefficient. As well as untrustworthy.

Hence, all we can do is be in what I’ll call “Always resist” mode.

There is no other way that to be a “stainless steel rat” a la James Bolivar diGriz, alias “Slippery Jim” and “The Stainless Steel Rat” — a fictional character and a series of comic science fiction novels written by Harry Harrison.

Just find your way thru the maze and never be fooled by the platitudes and preachings of these evil people.

Remember FDR’s “policies” lead to the improvishment of generations and millions of deaths in WW2 and beyond.

Argh!

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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: The proper response to Gooferment diktats

Friday, May 17, 2024

https://www.fark.com/vidplayer/13247440

My neighbor has a sea-faring vessel which he parks on the side of his home. A few weeks ago, he received a letter from the city stating he needed to build a new fence to hide said vessel from view of the street. After reluctantly building the fence and driveway, he presented a sassy idea to me that would require my artistic skills.

So here it is…

A painting of boat in a driveway next to a house on a fence in front of a boat in a driveway next to a house!

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I love this response to a Gooferment diktat!

Argh!

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RELIGION: Teens kicked out of elite Catholic school for ‘blackface’ awarded $1M

Thursday, May 16, 2024

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/teens-kicked-out-of-elite-catholic-school-for-blackface-awarded-1m-by-jury-after-proving-it-was-just-acne-mask/ar-BB1m5VHV

Teens kicked out of elite Catholic school for ‘blackface’ awarded $1M by jury after proving it was just acne mask

Story by Isabel Keane

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Two teens kicked out of their elite California Catholic school while falsely accused of wearing blackface have been jointly awarded more than $1 million after proving it was just a green acne face mask.

The then-students at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View were just 14 when they took a photo during a sleepover in 2017 of them wearing the treatment in solidarity with a friend suffering from severe acne, their lawsuit said.

The treatment, bought by one of the boy’s moms, was light green when applied and turned dark green once dry.

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Over the years, I’ve come to believe that “organized religion” is yet another useless drone in humanity’s “beehive”.  

I guess these “Catholics” forgot all the admonitions about “suffer the little children to come unto me”,  the Good Samaritan, and “Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven.”.

Particualrly — “Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.”

It seems like the “Liberals” in the Catholic Church were so anxious to be “good guys” that they left their consciences at the convenience of the mob.

So sad.  And, congrats to that jury to show them the errors of their ways in a form they might understand,

Shame on them.

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INTERESTING: What’s the Roman dodecahedron but none found in Italy?

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

https://www.sciencealert.com/rare-roman-dodecahedron-found-in-england-baffles-archaeologists

Rare Roman Dodecahedron Found in England Baffles Archaeologists
06 May 2024
By Samantha Tipper, The Conversation

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There have been numerous suggestions by archaeologists and the public as to what dodecahedra could have been. Some theorise that they were religious objects, knitting tools, measuring instruments or stress toys. Due to the high level of skill involved, some have suggested that they were a way for a master craftsman to demonstrate their expert abilities.

There is no uniformity in the size or shape of the dodecahedra found so far, nor in their metal composition or even in the level of craftsmanship. If they were important objects, we would expect to also discover contextual evidence in the archaeological record, such as depictions in paintings or mosaics.

It does feel that this object will remain a mystery for some time – which might be why so many people are fascinated by it.

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I found this fascinating.  And never found in Italy, but seems to be Roman.

Your guess is better than mine.

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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: I’m for abolishing ALL foreign aid by the Gooferment; remember CARE packages, I do

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/05/jacob-hornberger/why-not-abolish-all-foreign-aid/

lewrockwell.com
Why Not Abolish All Foreign Aid? – LewRockwell
By Jacob G. Hornberger

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Here is the alternative: Abolish all foreign aid to every regime, including the Israeli government. Moreover, abolish the taxes that fund foreign aid. Then leave Americans free to donate their money to Israel or anyone else in the world.

Wouldn’t that be a more just system? Wouldn’t that system be more consistent with the principles of individual liberty, personal responsibility, and voluntary charity? Don’t care and compassion come only from the willing heart of the individual and not from than the coercive apparatus of the tax system, the brutal and tyrannical agency that enforces it, and the federal agency that distributes the loot?

Reprinted with permission from The Future of Freedom Foundation.

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Ron Paul says to cut foreign aid to all countries, even to Israel, because it essentially takes money from the poor in the U.S. and is given to the rich in poor countries.

I remember post WW2 when real people sent CARE packages to war torn Europe.

Let “real people” contribute “foreign aid” when they see fit in ways they see fit.  I like “DONOR SEE” for the way real people can help real people without force or fraud.

OxFam and other such charities are good ways to do it.

Just nothing with the Gooferment, the UN, or other NGO’s .

Argh!

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POLITICAL: Voting for crime?

Monday, May 13, 2024

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/05/retail_theft_ring_busts_reveal_some_hard_truths.html

americanthinker.com
Retail Theft Ring Busts Reveal Some Hard Truths
By John F. Di Leo

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Los Angeles County Sheriff Department detectives proudly announced a complex and successful sting this week. 

A retail theft ring has been caught red-handed, with millions of dollars’ worth of make-up, perfume, pharmaceuticals, and more, stolen from stores in and around California, much of it still bearing store tags.  

Product has been recovered; at least a dozen locations have been revealed. Multiple fences have been identified, with eight arrests announced at the start, and likely more to follow. They will prove that shoplifting rings were organized to hit the stores that had what the fences wanted – from pharmacies like CVS to big box stores like Walmart.

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One of the hallmarks of today’s progressive prosecutors – the many Soros-funded district attorneys of cities and counties like Los Angeles – is the public declaration that police resources are too valuable, and capitalist retailers too unimportant and undeserving of protection, to waste time on prosecuting “minor crimes” like retail theft valued under some arbitrary figure of $800 or $1,000. This position has always been shameful and indefensible, but is all the more so in light of organized theft rings like the one in today’s news. 

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If the police are doing their jobs and the criminals are back on the street before they finish the paperwork then why are we surprised as crime wipes out society.

When we “vote” for these politicians and bureaucrats, then we are accepting the moral decline of our country.

Murders get a slap ion the wrist and thieves get a free pass.

It is the voters fault!

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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: California mocked over $11 billion high-speed rail bridge to nowhere

Sunday, May 12, 2024

https://nypost.com/2024/05/04/us-news/california-mocked-over-high-speed-rail-bridge-to-nowhere-that-took-9-years-to-build/

California mocked over $11 billion high-speed rail bridge to nowhere that took 9 years to build
By Rich Calder
Published May 4, 2024, 5:17 p.m. ET

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California is taking of heat for celebrating the completion of an high-speed rail bridge that has cost taxpayers $11 billion and took nine years to build — and clearly goes nowhere.

Critics — including Tesla founder Elon Musk and Dogecoin creator Billy Markus — are ripping the California High Speed Rail Authority after it boasted about last year’s completion of a “Fresno River Viaduct,” a mere sliver of the state’s long-delayed, bullet-train project attempting to link San Francisco to Los Angeles

“This is the most remarkable human achievement ever,” joked Markus, the creator of the jokey cryptocurrency, on X Friday. 

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If this wasn’t so sad and frustrating, then it might be funny ha ha.

As it is, it is evidence that the political class of the Pepuls Republik of Kaliforkneeah need to be replaced by nothing,

11 BILLION dollars to go no where?

Who’s brother-in-law got that contract?

If nothing else, the time value of money is ignored.  And, by the time something connects with it, it’s going to be obsolete or decayed.

Argh!

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DISCOURAGING: Addicted to Sports Gambling? Does NOT sound like a good trend

Saturday, May 11, 2024

https://newrepublic.com/article/180373/ohtani-sports-gambling-addiction-crisis

Alex Shephard
April 3, 2024
Bad Bets

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Our Entire Society Is Becoming Addicted to Sports Gambling

Athletes are being caught in scandals, yes, but the bigger scandal is that the ease and prevalence of betting is driving a huge rise in addiction—and neither the leagues nor our politicians care.

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Whenever I watch professional sports on TV, I’m always dumbfounded when I see online gambling sites as sponsors of the NFL, NBA, and MLB. If I remember my sports history correctly, we used to keep a significant distance between sports leagues and gambling to avoid scandals like the 1919 “Black Sox.” In this article, Alex Shephard argues that a partnership between professional sports and gambling has given rise to an even bigger scandal than thrown games: a huge rise in gambling addiction, particularly among young men. We’re already seeing an increase in bankruptcy and relationship problems due to online gambling. I suspect we’ll be reading more about the problems of online sports betting in the coming years. 

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I too see all the ads and know that someone is paying for the advertisements.  And they are not cheap.  And not run by someone with innocent motivations.

That’s all you need to know to see where this is going!

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ENCOURAGING: Let’s redeffine “juvenile” — from age to something more reasonable

Friday, May 10, 2024

FROM FARK

What does it take to get certified as an adult in Missouri? Well, a year-long crime spree is a good start 

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/17-year-old-certified-as-adult-charged-with-53-crimes/?ICID=ref_fark

Missouri
17-year-old certified as adult, charged with 53 crimes
by: Kevin S. Held 
Posted: May 2, 2024 / 04:51 PM CDT 
Updated: May 3, 2024 / 08:53 AM CDT 

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A juvenile accused of a year-long crime spree will stand trial as an adult.

The St. Louis County Family Court certified Juanell Carter, 17, as an adult on Thursday. He faces 53 criminal charges for allegedly breaking into dozens of cars across the region and stealing purses, credit cards, firearms, and motor vehicles.

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“I told you that ‘juvenile delinquent’ is a contradiction in terms. ‘Delinquent’ means ‘failing in duty.’ But duty is an adult virtue—indeed a juvenile becomes an adult when, and only when, he acquires a knowledge of duty and embraces it as dearer than the self-love he was born with. There never was, there cannot be a ‘juvenile delinquent.’ But for every juvenile criminal there are always one or more adult delinquents—people of mature years who either do not know their duty, or who, knowing it, fail.” ― Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers 

Clearly, when one choses “the dark side”, society must protect itself. 

This person is no longer a “child” deserving of special status. 

Time to redefine our society’s paradigm on criminal responsibility.

Immediately.

Here’s the wake up call.

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HEALTH: Why can’t we use the Amish as a “control group”?

Thursday, May 9, 2024

https://sharylattkisson.com/2024/05/the-verdict-is-in-the-amish-approach-to-covid-was-superior-2/?vgo_ee=h3CVXY2Rsw1eCUV9Fgmm%2BkEtH8zVLtsVvf5yc%2BHf7Co%3D%3A77PJPPB5Djc0Aj7xhvoEoMy%2FG6Z2rqcF

The Verdict is In: The Amish Approach to Covid was Superior
By Sharyl Attkisson | May 1, 2024

  • So why don’t our public health officials seem interested?

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It could be one of the most important lessons learned for the next pandemic. And it should make international headlines.

But it seems like those who made the mistakes during Covid aren’t very interested.

The Amish population that largely rejected public health recommendations fared no worse in terms of health impact than the rest of the country that masked, isolated, and vaccinated. That’s according to available data and a federally-funded study that attempted to evaluate the Amish approach.

These findings imply the US could have avoided experimental vaccines that have serious side effects; and circumvented costly shutdowns that devastated the economy, travel, businesses, mental health, and education at the expense of trillions of US tax dollars.

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The Amish quickly demonstrated that the US “Health Establishment” were full of <synonym for excrement>!

With this powerful piece of evidence, why were all the politicians and bureaucrats reluctant to revise their faulty thinking about this “PLAN DEMIC”?

Cui Bono?

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RANT: What happened to the anit-KKK law that said you could not hide your face?

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

https://nypost.com/2024/05/02/us-news/nypd-officer-fired-gun-during-raid-on-columbias-hamilton-hall-that-was-illegally-taken-by-anti-israel-protesters-da/

NYPD officer ‘accidentally’ fired gun during raid on Columbia anti-Israel protesters inside Hamilton Hall
By Kyle Schnitzer, Larry Celona, Katherine Donlevy
Published May 2, 2024, 7:24 p.m. ET

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Interesting how diktats are enforced?

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NEWJERSEY: Remember the infamous movie Nazi demand: “Your papers!”

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

https://nj1015.com/people-hate-this-at-nj-mvc-how-it-could-change/

By Eric Scott

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🚗 New Jersey may make it easier to complete in-person transactions at the MVC

🚗 The changes would impact REAL ID in New Jersey

🚗 Legislation would let you leave with your license, instead of waiting for it to be mailed

On the long list of frustrations many have with New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission, not leaving with what you went there is for is near the top.

If you make an in-person appointment for a REAL ID driver’s license, for example, you won’t be able to take it with you when you leave.

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Personally, I see no need for “real id”. Why the Pepuls Republik of Nu Jerzee is cooperating with the Federal Gooferment makes no sense. Maybe people will remember the infamous movie Nazi demand: “Your papers!”. Time to push back on intrusive Gooferment. Not like id is required to vote!

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FUN: “That’s the biggest chicken I’ve ever seen.”

Monday, May 6, 2024

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-derbyshire-68931938?ICID=ref_fark

Repton: Rhea on the run in village shocks driver

A rhea on the run left a driver in shock after it jumped out in front of his car.

The large, flightless bird was seen running down Main Street in Repton, Derbyshire, on Sunday afternoon.

Robert Jay, a window cleaner in the village, was driving with his wife when the rhea suddenly appeared.

Mr Jay shared a video, which was filmed by his wife, on social media with the caption: “That’s the biggest chicken I’ve ever seen.”

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I just found this video funny and can not imagine that I’d have thought it was chicken.

Laugh!

Not every story has to be a serious Debby Downer.

Poor “chicken”.

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JOBFINDING: Remember your real job is finding your next job

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Google has laid off its Python Foundation team (1 minute read)

Google has asked its recently laid-off Python Foundation team to train its replacements, who will be in the Munich office. The company similarly laid off its finance department a few weeks ago, moving positions outside of the country where they are cheaper. The Python Foundation team maintained a stable version of Python within Google, tools to keep thousands of third-party packages constantly updated from their open source versions, highly customized tools, and much more. It also acted as a help desk for Python users at Google. The team performed its duties for years with fewer than 10 people. 

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Anyone, who thinks that by doing a “good job” their employment is “safe”, here’s a wake up call.

Remember your real job is finding your next job.  Ignore this at your own peril.

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INTERESTING: When an elephant returns toddler’s shoe, does that demonstrate an essence of humanity?

Saturday, May 4, 2024

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13358837/Adorable-moment-elephant-toddlers-shoe-falls-zoo.html

Adorable moment elephant returns toddler’s shoe after it falls into zoo enclosure
by Shannon Mcguigan
Published: 04:33 EDT, 28 April 2024 | Updated: 04:33 EDT, 28 April 2024

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This is the adorable moment a clever elephant returned a toddler’s tiny shoe after it was dropped into a zoo enclosure.

In the cute clip, the huge creature can be seen gently scooping up the tiny blue and yellow shoe using its enormous foot and lengthy trunk.

Slowly grasping the minuscule footwear, the friendly giant delicately returned the shoe dropping it back into the young visitor’s hand.

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But the kind elephant’s good deed didn’t go unnoticed as a zookeeper later rewarded Shanmai a watermelon for their kind gesture.

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Glad the act was rewarded.  I am always fascinated when “animals” demonstrate human-like qualities.

Perhaps us humans are too egotistical to recognize that life is precious.

Remember the gorilla that protected the injured child, kept him safe, and herded his family inside so the keepers could rescue him?

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MONEY: Use the two spot to be remembered?

Friday, May 3, 2024

https://www.fark.com/comments/13229234/169639654?f=Fbfk8hp58iagSRQf806IOS7POTFNsWMDwq52f#c169639654

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In years past, when the commanders of a US military base would feel like the locals were becoming less than appreciative of their presence, particularly local law enforcement, they would order up a huge stack of $2 bills and pay the lower-ranking soldiers in cash that pay period. And they did it precisely for one of the reasons on this list. There’s no real place in the cash drawer for them, so they stick out like a sore thumb when doing deposits. And since those local shop owners all knew the source of those $2 bills, it served as a stark reminder of how dependent the local economy was on the base for income. 

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I love the concept.

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ENCOURAGING: Comedian Bill Maher went on a blistering tirade against “child abuse”

Thursday, May 2, 2024

https://nypost.com/2024/04/22/media/bill-maher-rips-dems-in-quiet-on-set-rant-says-left-will-overlook-child-sex-abuse-if-guy-from-the-wrong-party-calls-it-out/

Bill Maher rips Dems in ‘Quiet on Set’ rant, says left will overlook child sex abuse if ‘wrong party’ calls it out
By Alexandra Steigrad
Published April 22, 2024, 12:01 p.m. ET

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Comedian Bill Maher went on a blistering tirade against “woke” ideology, saying that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “wasn’t wrong” when he called out Disney for sexualizing children, and that liberals were willing to “overlook” it because it was a Republican who spoke out.

The host of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” delved into the shocking revelations from Max documentary, “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” during his latest episode Friday.

“OMG. Nickelodeon? It wasn’t a studio, it was Neverland Ranch with craft services,” Maher said.

Bill Maher said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “wasn’t wrong” when he criticized Disney for sexualizing children. 

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Maher said Nickelodeon isn’t all that different than Disney, citing a report that showed a slew of workers at the Mouse House, too, had been arrested for sex crimes against kids.

“A 2014 CNN report discovered that at least 35 Disney employees had been arrested for sex crimes against children. And in 2021, Disney child star Alyson Stoner confessed she only narrowly survived the toddler-to-trainwreck pipeline. The next year, child star Cole Sprouse told The New York Times that young actresses at the Disney Channel were heavily sexualized from an early age,” he said. 

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“Oh, for pedophiles in Hollywood. It’s a small world, after all,” the comedian deadpanned. “DeSantis wasn’t wrong! But we’re so tribal now, the left will overlook child-f—ing if the guy from the wrong party calls it out.”

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Bill Maher is like Piers Morgan in my book.  I don’t always agree with their politics, but I listen when they “hit one out of the park”.

In this case, Maher is “right over the target” to chastise those who would absolve child predators because they are of the correct party.

Sounds like Nickelodeon, Disney, and Hollywood in general need a “colonoscopy” level investigation of all the allegations and convictions.  

Some long prison sentences and “banishments” need to be handed out with lots of publicity.  

Argh!

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RANT: Once again, Piers and I agree — calls for violence against Jews crosses the live from protest to crime

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

https://nypost.com/2024/04/30/opinion/where-the-hell-are-the-parents-of-these-deluded-columbia-students-chanting-about-attacking-jews/

Where the hell are the parents of these deluded Columbia students chanting about attacking Jews?
By Piers Morgan
Published April 30, 2024, 11:15 a.m. ET

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How on Earth has it come to this?

I’m all for the right to peaceful protest — it’s the bedrock of any democratic society.

And I’m all for university students vociferously expressing themselves about world events.

But when they make direct calls for violent action against Jews, that doesn’t just cross my red line, it tramples all over it.

And if this were one of my kids, I’d be headed straight up to Columbia faster than Usain Bolt on Adderall to drag them out of that hateful tented tinderbox.

Not least because I suspect many of these protesters don’t really understand what they’re doing and have been swept along on a wave of virtue-signaling peer pressure to show how much they “care” about Gaza.

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I’m always amazed when I agree with any pundit.

In this case, calls to violence are just criminal.

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NEWJERSEY: Some May Fools’ Day “laws” — seriously

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

https://wobm.com/stupid-laws-new-jersey/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

Did You Know About These 5 Stupid Laws in New Jersey
Sue Moll (for WOBM)
Published: April 22, 2024

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#1 – It’s illegal to frown at a New Jersey Police Officer

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Aside from the fact that it probably violates the First Amendment, which arguably because of the “incorporation doctrine” of SCOTUS,  it trivializes what police officers have to endure.  It the worst is a “dirty look”, I am sure that that all cops would rather face that then a weapon in some crazy or drugged up person.

Also, I really object to using the word “law” for anything that the Gooferment at any level does.  The word “Law” is for things decreed by the Universe, or I dare say God.  The Law of Gravity, the Law of Unintended Consequences, or even the Law of Karma.  Those are real laws.

We should use the word “diktat” for what the Gooferment pretends is a “law”.  It would be so much more honest. The Gooferment co-opts words like “voluntary compliance” for income tax, “contribution” for social security, or “welfare” aka freedom to starve.

And, finally, we should recognize that social norms  — stop at a red light, yield to pedestrians, and hold the door for others  — are for our own good and ensure that we have a safe society,

Argh!

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DISCOURAGING: ‘Conspiracy Theories’ are not longer imaginary rantings of loonies, but warning signs of a downward trajectory

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/04/conspiracy_theories_aren_t_theoretical_anymore.html

‘Conspiracy Theories’ Aren’t Theoretical Anymore
By John Green

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The national mood in the mid-twentieth century was very different from now.

  •     The United States was respected around the world — even if not necessarily liked.
  •     Technology was advancing faster than at any time in human history.
  •     Our cities were mostly orderly, safe, and clean.
  •     We believed there were few hardships which couldn’t be overcome with hard work. Opportunities seemed endless, as was our optimism.
  •     We were completely naïve about the danger posed by our own government.

Not everything was sunny. We had problems that needed attention. That is the nature of human existence after all. But when Ronald Reagan said, “Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem,” we just thought he was promoting self-reliance and highlighting government inefficiency. As I said, we were naïve.

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As we watch all this unfold, we know that vast government criminal conspiracies are no longer theoretical. There is nothing demented or delusional about believing our government would willingly facilitate the murder a political threat. The actions of the DoJ in conjunction with the legislation proposed by the Democrats makes that perfectly clear.

The plot to place Donald Trump at the tender mercies of a prison’s “genpop” is not the only evidence of government criminal conspiracy.

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Things have changed a lot since the mid-20th century. The children of the 21st century have a completely different worldview.

  •     The United States is a corrupt and impotent international laughingstock.
  •     We’ve become technically stunted. Replacing the Francis Scott Key bridge is expected to take three times longer than building the Golden Gate bridge almost a century ago.
  •     Our cities are becoming unlivable post-apocalyptic hellscapes.
  •     “Living the American dream” is no longer a middle-class expectation.
  •     We know that fear of our own government is a prudent mindset.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. doesn’t sound so crazy now that the conspiracies are no longer theoretical.

John Green is a retired engineer and political refugee from Minnesota, now residing in Idaho. He spent his career designing complex defense systems, developing high performance organizations, and doing corporate strategic planning. He is a staff writer for the American Free News Network and can be reached at greenjeg@gmail.com.

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And lest we forget that JFK was killed by the Deep State to prevent him from ending the Vietnam War and sending LBJ to prison.

Can the USA ever return to its former greatness?

Not very likely,  Argh!

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HEROIC: Good Samaritans save driver from buring car

Monday, April 29, 2024

https://nypost.com/2024/04/21/us-news/good-samaritans-save-driver-trapped-inside-car-engulfed-in-flames-on-minnesota-highway/

Good Samaritans save driver trapped inside car engulfed in flames on Minnesota highway
By Fox News  — Published April 21, 2024, 10:32 a.m. ET

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A group of good Samaritans saved a driver in Minnesota after he crashed and became trapped inside his car as the vehicle burst into flames along I-94 on Thursday.

The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. near Snelling Avenue in St. Paul, when a Honda SUV went off the road and hit a light pole before catching fire, the Minnesota Highway Patrol said.

Kadir Tolla, one of the good Samaritans who ran toward the spurting flames to help, told FOX9 Minneapolis that he was on his way to meet clients when he passed the burning wreck.

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“… … and this is a weaker argument that is stronger than it appears. Chinese Obligation. The Chinese have a saying that saving a life incurs a two way debt. The one saved owes their life to their savior; doing less would be ungrateful. The one saving owes the saved their continued help lest the save be in vain; doing less would be wasteful of the original act.” — brainy character “Brian” in CHURCH 10●19●62 Volume 1 Page 223

I always admire those that can disregard their own safety to save a fellow human being, 

I don’t understand why every driver doesn’t have a window punch on their keyring.  For a couple of bucks it enables you to punch out a window and cut a seat belt.  Seems a life saving essential.

I hope that the Karmic wheel rewards these brave people.

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SECURITY: PASSKEYS appears to be NOT the secuirty “silver bullet””

Sunday, April 28, 2024

https://fy.blackhats.net.au/blog/2024-04-26-passkeys-a-shattered-dream/

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The Enshittocene Period

Since then Passkeys are now seen as a way to capture users and audiences into a platform. What better way to encourage long term entrapment of users then by locking all their credentials into your platform, and even better, credentials that can’t be extracted or exported in any capacity.

Both Chrome and Safari will try to force you into using either hybrid (caBLE) where you scan a QR code with your phone to authenticate – you have to click through menus to use a security key. caBLE is not even a good experience, taking more than 60 seconds work in most cases. The UI is beyond obnoxious at this point. Sometimes I think the password game has a better ux.

The more egregious offender is Android, which won’t even activate your security key if the website sends the set of options that are needed for Passkeys. This means the IDP gets to choose what device you enroll without your input. And of course, all the developer examples only show you the options to activate “Google Passkeys stored in Google Password Manager”. After all, why would you want to use anything else?

A sobering pair of reads are the Github Passkey Beta and Github Passkey threads. There are instances of users whose security keys are not able to be enrolled as the resident key slots are filled. Multiple users describe that Android can not create Passkeys due to platform bugs. Some devices need firmware resets to create Passkeys. Keys can be saved on the client but not the server leading to duplicate account presence and credentials that don’t work, or worse lead users to delete the real credentials.

The helplessness of users on these threads is obvious – and these are technical early adopters. The users we need to be advocates for changing from passwords to passkeys. If these users can’t make it work how will people from other disciplines fare?

Externally there are other issues. Apple Keychain has personally wiped out all my Passkeys on three separate occasions. There are external reports we have recieved of other users whose Keychain Passkeys have been wiped just like mine.

Now as users we have the expectation that keys won’t be created or they will have disappeared when we need them most.

In order to try to resolve this the workgroup seems to be doubling down on more complex JS apis to try to patch over the issues that they created in the first place. All this extra complexity comes with fragility and more bad experiences, but without resolving the core problems.

It’s a mess.

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So this ends my interest in “passkeys”.  Too bad.  It had a lot of promise.

Argh!

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HEALTH: Novo Nordisk stops making Levemir

Sunday, April 28, 2024

https://www.foxnews.com/health/utah-mom-fights-daughters-access-discontinued-diabetes-medication-life-saving

Utah mom fights for her daughter’s access to discontinued diabetes medication: ‘Life-saving’

  • Family found the ‘ideal’ drug for managing diabetes — then it was abruptly discontinued

By Melissa Rudy Fox News
Published April 19, 2024 5:00am EDT 

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Smart has now made it her mission to convince Novo Nordisk to continue making Levemir — or to find a pharmaceutical company to create a biosimilar (generic) alternative.

Levemir is a long-acting basal insulin that’s injected once or twice a day to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes, according to Novo Nordisk’s website.

For Smart’s daughter, an active athlete who plays on the tennis team at Woods Cross High School, Levemir has enabled her to continue with her regular activities while controlling her diabetes.

While there are a couple of other types of basal insulin on the market, Smart said Levemir is best suited to her daughter’s needs.

“Levemir is unique in that it is a relatively shorter-acting basal insulin, making it ideal for those with fluctuating basal insulin needs, including teenagers, menstruating women, pregnant women and athletes,” she said.

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Doesn’t Novo Nordisk’s decision make Levemir an “orphan drug”?

If it’s not worthy of the Federal Gooferment’s support, then at least it should become unpatentable and free to generic makers.

I don’t understand how patent and copyright holder can hold things “hostage” and still get “protection”?

Sorry, society’s grant of these privileges is subject to them being made reasonably available.

IMHO 

Argh!

Gooferment is always at the root of problems.

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