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That is Pepper, my cocker waiting for the mailman.
I just discovered Amazon that is having massive cyber problems that are being attributed to Iran hackers and destroyed data centers in the middle east. I tried to put through a small buy at Amazon and, indeed, the buy step errored out. This is what …
Maybe I am the one becoming demented. Seems to me that, if Iran developed a nuclear weapon, it would aim it at Israel first, risking retaliation from the US of sufficient nuclear weapons to terminate Iran and the middle east. Haven't nuclear weapons…
Thanks David and chip. Wasn't quite time for the ides of March so maybe things will get better. You don't know how much we, the helpless but hopeful, appreciate you.
A bug has invaded my brain for a few days so, this morning, I decided to ask Google AI for a quick description. Forgive me for sharing an AI response but it aligns with what I thought I remembered from high school. My question was "How did the first…
I'm just wondering what will become the thing that takes attention off this war if it turns really bad and gets bad press or protests. What's bigger WWIII with the US vs the rest of the world?
When is everyone going to recognize that the chip on the shoulder points at America. Destroying the advancement of the dirty working class is goal one. That is why evangelicals, white supremacists, and the like fit in so well as they agree with the …
From the CBO summary linked above we can find the real explanation of the marked change in the projection. Note this is a change from the March 2025 projection, not a change from past decades.
Changes in Our Projections Since March 2025
The year in …
Inflation was dropping at the end of Biden’s term as were border crossings. Trump has not lowered inflation and has put an additional tax in the form of tariffs on all of us. He has killed people on the high seas and in our streets with no legal ju…
I was curious about the unnamed "landlords" in the article and did a google that AI pointed to another article at Forbes. Forbes let me read it as my last allowed article but, those that can access this and might help me, it only raised the next que…
Well, of course. That was a goal of Project 2025. The gutting of the revenue stream with the illusion of putting money in the pocket of current retirees was an enabling feature born of pure genius (and evil).
Just making sure the next coup attempt has better and more organized troops with access to unlimited armaments. (Note; since the super-rich got tax breaks and most of the base doesn't pay much tax [except tariff type], people like you and me will ha…
At the end of the night, after all the lies and bullshit,, he still is the dictator. Nothing has changed.
Which is why I fixed myself a nice dinner (with dessert) last night. Enjoyed a little Britbox mystery series and went to bed. I probably feel…
No need to even check the law. Just do it and see if you get away with it. After all, it takes a year to many years to finish taking it through the courts. If you do it right, when you lose, everyone except you pays the price. (e.g. a consequence of…
From bankrate: Many credit card issuers offer zero-liability fraud protection if you report unauthorized charges within 30 days, meaning you won’t owe anything. Under the Fair Credit Billing Act, your liability is capped at $50 if you report the fra…
Not meaning to keep repeating myself but here it goes:
Human is not a viable species. I will add - a viable species does not look for ways to eliminate its pursuit of survival; it survives. The flaw in human is that it cannot see that AI is a path t…
Well, the space can be subdivided into offices and cubicles. Offices lining the periphery and cubicles and waiting area toward the center. Perhaps a second-floor balcony could be devised for small offices or meeting rooms with an inner hallway/overl…
The number of times my name is mentioned in the Epstein files is an accurate measure of just how important, rich and/or powerful I am in the Epstein class.
That's clever. I wish I could come up with such long-term schemes. So, Japan invests in keeping the US deeply involved with old dying enterprises while they, themselves, develop an increasing lead in new technologies. That $36B investment might turn…
Well, poo. I had a small 403b from my days in Texas. It was VALIC-AIG which went to Corebridge, one of the Sven five, a few years ago. A tad over 1% of my savings in a guaranteed 4% or more money market so I just let it be. They have handled my RMDs…
Just another, albeit small, step in the rape of the working classes of the developed and developing world. Devolution continues without any means of abatement. Is evil peaking or are the things we are seeing just the beginning? Will my 77-year-old b…
Should the evolution of human partnership with smart technology be allowed to proceed naturally or should it be under continuous analysis and human refinement and guidance? Who or what (e.g. culture, religion, ideology, creativity, emancipation, etc…
I am in one of those states. How can they charge me the same as other states and then use me in a service denial that might jeopardize my well-being? Shouldn't Medicare be state invisible?
