Tiring from the rigors of sun and surf, President Biden has taken a vacation from his St. Croix vacation to spend the next five weeks at Obama’s new seaside mansion in Hawaii.
STAND UP FOR DOWN TIME!
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Today’s Poser
With 2 million people packing Times Square to watch the New Year’s ball drop, I wonder how many pockets will be picked?
STAND UP TO THE ARTFUL DODGER!
Apt Analogy
A neighbor who dumps their leaves over the fence into your yard, doesn’t tell you about your misdelivered package to their house, starts the noisy lawn mower at 6:30 on a Saturday morning, doesn’t return a holiday greeting, steals your political yard sign, borrows your router and never returns it … and always invites you to their Tupperware parties.
That’s Mexico!
STAND UP TO BAD NEIGhBORS!
Headlines
Russia bombs cities across Ukraine in ‘massive’ overnight attack
Tech stocks just wrapped up one of the best years in the last two decades after 2022 slump
Ohio’s alleged Republican governor vetoes bill banning gender-reassignment treatments for minors, dudes in women’s sports
Europe on alert for New Year’s Eve terror …
Christie: Trump getting kicked off Maine ballot ‘makes him a martyr’
Prosecutors say they will not pursue second Sam Bankman-Fried trial
Gas stoves win war with gas stoves
Haley floats pardons …
Vivek Ramaswamy: TV ads are for ‘chumps’
SpaceX sets new record with 96 successful rocket launches in 2023
Biden admin sought FISA order to surveil Chinese spy balloon while downplaying significance
Update: Massive waves damage homes, cause injuries in California …
STAND UP FOR AMERiCA!
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Today’s Lesson
As found on 90 Miles from Tyranny blog, Victor Davis Hanson has some meaningful thoughts about American civilization. Test to follow …
STAND UP FOR CIVILIZATION!
Mail-in vs. In-person Voting
There have emerged some interesting polling data about the dangers inherent in unsolicited mail-in balloting as was done in 2020. See: Interesting Factoids.
For those who poo-poo these warning signs, please note that France has outlawed mail-in voting. Must be for a reason. Let’s investigate further.
Think about it … on election night poll workers can have a huge stack of mail-in ballot envelopes in front of them to process. To check postmark, signature, voter registration data, authenticity, etc. may take 5 minutes or more … so what happens? Rejection rates are lowered because of workload and shortcuts … whereas they should … due to the above survey and the result of the Maricopa County forensic audit of the ballot envelopes … be much higher.
And, if irregularities are found after the ballot is removed from the envelope … like in Maricopa County … tough darts, it can’t be fixed. Besides this does not even account for ballot harvesting which happens before the fact of this election worker screening.
If mailed-in voter rejection rates are the same here as for in-person voting … something is clearly wrong. They should be much higher.
But once the actual ballots are being processed, these rejection rates should be roughly the same … except in the case of counterfeit ballots … which might have happened in Pennsylvania when a truck driver testified he brought a whole truckload of completed ballots from Islip, NY the night before the election … see: RPW Media story.
Bottom line: Unsolicited mail-in voting has many more problematic nodes where mischief can be done … than in-person voting.
The French seem to know what they are not allowing … and why.
STAND UP TO RIGGED ELECTIONS!
America
America … Iran’s punching bag …
(And China’s, Cuba’s, Venezuela’s, Palestine’s and Mexico’s.)
STAND UP TO VALARIE JARRETT!
Headlines
Maine kicks Trump off ballot under 14th Amendment
Google settles $6 billion consumer privacy lawsuit
Seattle officially reconquers site of CHAZ/CHOP zone
Russia fires 122 missiles and 26 drones in what Ukraine says was the biggest aerial barrage of war …
Federal judge rejects Menendez’s request for a delay in his corruption trial
U.S. intelligence determines Chinese spy balloon used U.S. internet provider to communicate
Second American hostage dies in Hamas custody
[Israeli] Ultra-orthodox, exempt from military service, now enlisting …
U.S. Supreme Court officially asked to take up Trump’s 14th Amendment issue
Start-up bubble fueled by Fed’s cheap money finally bursts in 2023
NYC Mayor Adams announces emergency executive order to restrict incoming buses of illegals from Texas
Ohio GOP Gov. vetoes ban on gender-affirming care, trans athletes in female sports …
STAND UP FOR AMERICA!
Friday, December 29, 2023
The Odds
A habitable Earth has been around for hundreds of million years. The chance that it is going to commit suicide … for any silly made-up reason … over the next decade is infinitesimally small. — Fletcher
STAND UP FOR PROBABILITIES!
Headlines
Boebart switches Congressional districts, avoiding a Democrat opponent who has far outraised her
China’s Xi unveils its first EV as it seeks to compete with Porsche, Tesla
CIA sued over allegedly hiding payments to bury COVID lab leak theory
Stocks hit another record high …
Mayor Adams announces executive order aiming at restricting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant bussing
Two U.S. Senators call for Tesla recall after Reuters investigation
Israel to block UN visit requests
Russia, Iran officially ditch U.S. dollar for trade …
New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft over use of its stories to train chatbots
Michigan court rejects appeal to disqualify Trump from 2024 ballot
Three times Biden defied the Supreme Court’s ruling on student debt
Jack Smith asks judge to bar [Trump] from making ‘political attacks’ in trial …
STAND UP FOR AMERICA!
Thursday, December 28, 2023
In a Perfect World
End-of-the-world hysteria mongers would be ridiculed into submission.
STAND UP TO HYSTERIA MONGERS!
Headlines
John Fetterman isn’t the politician you thought he’d be — and he doesn’t care
Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign stops all TV ad spending less than a month before Iowa and New Hampshire
Tax brackets to shift 5.4% hinger in 2024
Israel in war on 7 fronts …
Europe is spending millions to trap carbon. Where will it go?
2024 is shaping up to be the year of the streaming bundle
U.S. airports saw 19 almost catastrophic near-misses in 2023
U.S. shoots down 12 suicide drones, 3 anti-ship missiles, 2 land arrack missiles fired by Iran-backed rebels …
Police investigating incidents involving Colorado justices after Trump removed from state’s ballot
Israeli military says ground offensive has expanded into urban refuge camps
Massive migrant caravan of up to 15,000 heads to U.S.-Mexico border
Holiday retail sales grew 3.1% …
STAND UP FOR AMERICA!
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
My 2024 Predictions
* Republicans impeach Biden late in ‘24, but decline to send it to Senate for trial
* Stock market soars because no recession … yet Fed still cuts rates at least three times
* Trump’s running mate is Elise Stefanik. When they win election, Dems cancel inauguration.
* Trump also wins popular vote … gets more than 300 electoral votes in contest with Joe Biden and Kamala
* Israel eliminates Hamas … starts to make Gaza into a protectorate … vows to turn it into a seaside gambling resort like Monaco.
* Argentina flourishes under Milei … becomes model for other South American countries
* Ukraine truce is reached after Trump is elected … but before he takes office
* AI is recognized as an elaborate parlor trick. AI stocks tumble.
STAND UP FOR PREDICTIONS!
Headlines
3 American service members wounded in Iraq
Inflation has created a dark cloud over how everyday Americans view the economy
Chris Christie off presidential ballot in Maine after failing to get minimum number of signatures
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupt traffic to Chicago's O’Hare; riot in NYC
Georgia expanded public health insurance. Few have signed up.
U.S. retaliates in Iraq after three U.S. troops wounded in attack
Americans tire of Biden’s ‘retiree’ lifestyle
Ukraine destroys Russian warship … Significant strike …
Imprisoned Russian opposition leader, Navalny, located in penal colony.
With hopes of victory fading, Ukraine’s fight against Russia could get even harder in 2024
Ramaswamy dismisses the idea of joining Trump administration
What recession? Why so many economist got it so wrong …
STAND UP DOR AMERICA!
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Apt Analogy
Having allowed Anthony Fauci to set public health policy during the COVID pandemic was like making Jeffery Epstein the headmaster of a young girls’ prep school.
STAND UP TO ANTHONY FAUCI!
Xi Jinping’s Revenge
Gin = Xi Jinping
Goose = free-market capitalism
Gold eggs = China’s accumulated wealth from capitalism
STAND UP TO KILLING CAPITALISM!
Headlines
Trump asks appeals court to block 2020 election prosecution
Netanyahu vows to fight on in Gaza as Islamic Jihad joins talks in Cairo
School districts rush to spend billions in unused COVID-era relief funds
Battle for Gaza could take months, Israeli military says … Five hostages found dead in tunnel …
Pope says ‘our hearts are in Bethlehem’ at Christmas Eve mass
Tech giants like Google and Meta slashed DEI programs in 2023
FBI stats: DC takes the crown as the nation’s petty crime capital
[Putin] Quietly signals he’s open to a ceasefire …
Iran summons Russian envoy over disputed Persian Gulf islands
Shipping giant Maersk prepares to resume operations in Red Sea
National debt has increased twice as fast under Biden compared to Trump
Two firms to launch spacecraft to moon within week of each other …
STAND UP FOR AMERICA!
Monday, December 25, 2023
Little Drummer Boy
Found this on Stilton’s Place blog … For King and Country version. It’ll get your blood moving!
STAND UP FOR TALENT!
Apt Amalogy
Those who would believe the media spin without question might as well be enjoying a repast prepared by Lucrezia Borgia.
Actually … I suspect many know they’re being hoodwinked … but they like the lies. “But that pudding she made looks so good!”
STAND UP TO GULLIBILITY!
Obvious Truth
First read his demands: PJ Media story … then understand why Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is not our friend.
(And why Cuban-born DHS Secretary Mayorkas isn’t either?)
STAND UP FOR BORDERS!
Headlines
How marijuana legalization failed communities hit hardest by the drug war
Twitter violated contracts by failing to pay millions in bonuses, U.S. judge rules
Report: Biden admin first hoped to cover up Chinese spy balloon incident
On Christmas Eve, Bethlehem ghost town. Celebrations halted due to war …
Israel strikes 2 homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians, Biden says he didn’t request a cease-fire
U.S. tensions with China are fraying long-cultivated academic ties. Will the chill hurt U.S. interests?
Bitcoin rebounds 169% in 2023
Biden convinced Bibi to halt preemptive strike against Hezbollah…
Newsom pans efforts to block Trump from California ballot
Israel pushes for control in northern Gaza; Biden, Netanyahu discuss outlook
Numerous states sue Biden administration over highway emissions rule
Iran threatens to close Med Sea … Tanker hit by drone off India …
STAND UP FOR AMERICA!
Sunday, December 24, 2023
Trump on Jan 6
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| From Mostly Cajun blog |
“He sat watching TV and did nothing,” say his enemies.
STAND UP TO THE NARRATIVE!
Energy Legacy Project
I have a simple request. Of the billions we spend every year on research. .. could someone or ones figure our how much of our sun’s energy had been captured by the Earth’s plant life over the 700 million years of our benign existence… our “energy legacy” … allowing for ice ages and warm periods … and likely stored as hydrocarbons somewhere underground?
Next calculate how much hydrocarbon energy we are currently using per person over the world. Then, using various demographic projections … including decreases … and various hydrocarbon recovery projections … come up with a rational notion of what the world’s energy future might look like. Is it 50 years … 500 years … or even 5,000 years? This research should also include analysis focused on how we keep feeding our plants with carbon dioxide.
All this research should express clear confidence intervals and intense peer review.
I suspect such real research of this nature … stripped of all the political bullshit might paint a much rosier picture of our future than currently exists at the World Economic Forum. After all, 700 million years is almost an unimaginative long period to be socking away our energy legacy!
STAND UP FOR REAL SCIENCE!
More on Newspeak
Even Fox News likes the language of the left. They just used the phrase “Trump trying to OVERTURN the election” … presupposing the election was legitimate.
He did no such thing. He was CONTESTING the election … with plenty of reason to do so.
Lazy news media who adopt such partisan language are showing they never read George Orwell or understand “newspeak.” Or, then again, maybe some do.
(Should I also inspect the word “insurrection” which our mindless media is maliciously promoting?)
STAND UP TO NEWSPEAK!
Headlines
In Trump’s legal drama, ‘the campaign will be conducted in a courtroom’
Fed’s favorite inflation gauge shows prices rose at 3.2% annual rate in November, less than expected
Rand Paul releases annual ‘Fwstivus Report’ — exposes $900 billion in government waste
Netherlands prepares to hand over F-16 jets to Ukraine
Supreme Court won’t decide for now if Trump is immune from prosecution
UN urges more Gaza aid, UN chief says Israel creating distribution ‘obstacle’
Biden pardons all federal marijuana charges
At least 10 dead, several more injured in Prague shooting
Republicans are inching towards trying to impeach Mayorkas
Tencent loses over $43 billion in market value after China proposes new online gaming rules
Republicans draft bill to remove Biden from ballot in Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania
Mickey Mouse enters public domain; Disney loses hold of mascot …
STAND UP FOR AMERICA!
Saturday, December 23, 2023
Cajun Christmas
I found the following Cajun takeoff in the “Twelve Days of Christmas” imaginative, educational and charming … The Cajun Twelve Days of Christmas.
I hope you do too.
STAND UP FOR LOUISIANANA!
Prejudice
Like many Americans, I have spent much effort to purge my soul of any overt prejudge … believing the prejudging of people based upon generalizations I may have drawn about any population of people should not be thoughtlessly applied to anyone.
However, the Islamist and LBGT+ communities, of late, have been doing their level best … with their over-the-top obnoxious and threatening, even violent behavior … to dissuade me of this effort of tolerance.
Should I report myself to Pope Francis?
Afterward: Although I do find humor imagining the outcome when they glue themselves to a road or doorway.
STAND UP TO PREJUDICE!
Today’s Poser
Pilgrim, do you, like me, get the feeling that things around the world are coming unglued … on purpose?
STAND UP FOR STABILITY!
Friday, December 22, 2023
Headlines
Crisis communicators face blowback after disastrous college hearing
Container rates hit $10,000 as ocean freight inflation soars in Red Sea crisis
House Republicans threaten to subpoena Jack Smith
Biden-Harris 2024 campaign links Trump to Hitler
More Adams donors with ties to Turkey emerge amid FBI corruption probe
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy, lists more than $100M in debts
‘Defund the police’ advocate demands more cops around his home
NH Republican party poll: Trump 33%, Haley 29% …
Sen. Menendez blocks two ag-related nominees at the 11th hour
Boening hands over first 787 Dreamliner to China since 2019
ICE tells illegal immigrants to check in with them sometime between now and … 2031
New audio reveals Trump pressured Michigan election worker not to certify … RNC Ronna McDonald complicit?
STAND UP FOR AMERICA!
Firing Line
Screw firing Harvard President Claudine Gay … fire the whole fucking Board of Trustees AND all the signers of the letter supporting the PIC (Plagiarist in Chief)!
Afterward: Again silently behind the scenes of this debacle slithers Barack Obama who helped select Claudine Gay for POC … as Penny Pritzker, Obama’s second-term Secretary of Commerce and $100 million donator to Harvard, is the new head of Harvard’s board.
STAND UP TO INCOMPETENCE!
Headlines
‘The opposite of politics’ : A conservative legal scholar says kicking Trump off the ballot is ‘unassailable’
Warner Bros. Discovery merger talks with Paramount Global may draw out NBCUniversal
Illegal aliens entering U.S. at a rate of nearly 5 million a year under Biden
Poll: 54% of Americans approve throwing Trump off ballot …
Republicans’ headache: Cutting a border deal with a DHS chief they loathe
Kremlin reportedly prepares list of firms for privatization: Kyiv hit with overnight drone attack
Vivek Rameswamy says he doesn’t want to be on Colorado ballot if Trump is excluded
MAGA nightmare before Christmas …
Quinnipiac, Support for Israel down as Gaza war rages on
UK and Switzerland to sign post-Brexit financial services deal
RFK Jr. blasts Colorado court’s decision to bar Trump from ballot
Second Capitol sex tape scandal … House quietly investigating …
STAND UP FOR AMERICA!
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Today’s Poser
All the cockamamie never-Trumpers who support or perform all the heinous lawfare actions to keep Donald Trump from possibly resuming his presidency in 2025 … there must be good people among them. How have they been led astray?
STAAND UP FOR GOOD PEOPLE!
Interesting Factoid
When I was deep into computers … some 28 years ago … their performance was measured in MIPS … millions of instructions per second. Now Nvidia has a chip that performs 30 trillion instructions per second!
And quantum computing is said will dwarf that!
STAND UP FOR COMPUTERS!
Funny …
How that 9-carat “headlight” diamond she wore on her finger … didn’t keep her from dying …
STAND UP FOR DESTINY!
Interesting Factoid
The three year student loan forgiveness hiatus expired this past October … signaling payments were to begin. However, 40% of those payments did not happen … an astounding default rate!
The default rate in November was even higher … encouraged by the Biden coddling …
STAND UP TO DEADBEATS?
Headlines
Colorado Supreme Court rules Trump is ineligible to run again … ruling previews a 2024 campaign entangled in Trump’s trials
Tesla drivers had highest accident rate, BMW drivers most DUIs study finds
VP Harris launches pro-abortion tour across U.S.
First time in history Section 3 of 14th Amendment used to ban presidential candidate …
Trump repeats anti-immigrant tirade, denies reading Hitler
UK inflation slide fuels rate cut bets and jolts markets
Biden shatters new border record — 14,509 illegals encountered in a single day
Proud Boy leader who cooperated with Feds gets 3 years in Jan 6 attack …
GOP hardliners learn to love Biden-McCarthy debt deal — as a weapon against Dems
Zelensky says Ukraine army wants up to 500,000 more people mobilized, foreign aid wobbles
CBO: Sen. Sanders’ minimum wage bill would kill 700K jobs
118th Congress most unproductive in modern history …
STAND UP FOR AMERICA!
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Contortionists
Biden voters in 2020 … legal and illegal … alive and dead … are twisting themselves into pretzels attempting to justify their selecting this corrupt buffoon.
STAND UP AS PRETZELS!
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Babylon Wasp
The recent huge Iceland volcano eruption is now claimed by over 97% of all lepidopterists to be the result of anthropogenic climate change!
STABD UP FOR ICELAND!