Those "stressed travellers" will be on a plane so fast they won't know what hit them!
Just two more weeks, my fren!
I had a related thought recently:
If Congress spent their days working for the people who elected them instead of working tirelessly to bring down those they don't like.
If I were in charge, I would want to live in some clean air. Ideally that clean air would be in a country that opted out of all wars claiming neutrality and, even if it was attacked, the terrain would make it very difficult to invade.
So, somewhere with mountains would be nice: good air, great views, suitable amount of isolation, never take part in any wars.
How is Switzerland this time of year?
Oh, and if I could somehow centralise the world's financial transactions here then I would never be short of money.
Sorry, I just made it up. I am trying to get a job at the Babylon Bee.
Oh dear, I just made that up as well!
I am not a financial expert, as may shortly become apparent, but if income tax is reduced it will leave the income earners with more money. As long as they spend that money and it incurs sales tax then the necessary amount of money could still be raised.
Remember, taxes are when the government thinks it can spend your money better than you can!
I hear it is still ongoing. They have not found any gold yet but they feel sure it is in there somewhere. They will keep looking until they find it.
I think you are wrong about that.
The tool will be based on a criterion like: Murder prediction over and above the norms for their peers.
For instance, if you are a member of a certain murderous gang or ethnic group the criterion for being murderous will be much higher than for any law-abiding citizen.
That will mesh nicely with the two-tier policing already in place in the UK.
Maybe she needs a reminder:
- Alcohol
- Cigarettes
- Opening a bank account
- Apply for food stamps
- Apply for welfare
- Apply for Medicaid/Social Security
- Apply for unemployment or a job
- Rent/buy a house, apply for a mortgage
- Drive/buy/rent a car
- Get on an airplane
- Get married
- Purchase a gun
- Adopt a pet
- Rent a hotel room
- Apply for a hunting license
- Apply for a fishing license
- Buy a cell phone
- Visit a casino
- Pick up a prescription
- Hold a rally or protest
- Blood donations
- Buy an "M" rated video game
- Purchase nail polish at CVS
- Purchase certain cold medicines
I think we just discovered where all the illegal immigrants were coming from!
I did see a video earlier today which was an interview with Yannis Varoufakis. He said that because of the recent trade imbalances countries like China and Japan would have acquired a $trillion or so in dollars but nothing like the $500 trillion mentioned above.
The tariffs meant that some of that money could be returning to the US, Varoufakis said.
I wonder about the idea of flying cars ...
Imagine the works car park at ten minutes to starting time. Two thousand flying cars are all converging on a few small acres of car park at the same time. We know how busy Heathrow in the UK or Atlanta in the US get but imagine that with no air traffic control.
I saw a good interview with Yannis Varoufakis, former Greek Finance Minister, today.
Yanis Varoufakis Explains Trump’s Tariffs
He made the point, among others, that if you are on the wrong side of a trade balance and if you really need those imported goods then the people suffer but if you can source those goods locally instead then the country benefits.
Does anyone ever look at the automatic sub-titles when people are speaking in videos?
According to the sub-titles, Elon Musk said that the Trump golf cart would, hopefully, be operational in the next week or so.
Go to 1:25 ==> https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1910456558992953344/vid/avc1/884x504/RdPNpgkoPuF0xTnw.mp4
Oh dear, climate science data is much more accurate than that. 97% of their data is made up. That is 26 percentage points better than the average!
All we need to do is look at history. When something new is invented the first thing that happens is someone investigateswhether it can be made into a weapon.
If it is not useful in that regard then the peasants are allowed to use it.
Excellent video. it explains a lot.
For instance, it says that the Ukrainian Constitution is clear about presidential election cycles. Having a war in Ukraine does not provide an exception to the regular elections. Consequently, that "100 Year Deal" which the Brits think they have with Zelensky might be worthless because the person who signed it, Zelensky, had no authorisation to do so.
So, the Brits think they already have all the natural resources of Ukraine after the conflict but that may not be the case. It could be why Putin is pushing the illegitimate president idea as well.
It also explains why Trump favouring a credible Russian leader against all the snakes in Europe, especially including the UK, and Ukraine is not as far-fetched as it seems.
That is a "self-fulfilling prophecy" if ever I heard one!
In other news:
Judge Boasberg ruled today that before a Russian soldier can shoot or harm anyone in any way they must first gather the proposed victim's details and forward them in triplicate to himself, personally, to see if their harm is justified.
OK, I made that up ...
That can happen, ask Ukraine. They provoked Russia by killing Russian speakers on the border for eight years killing 14,000. Russia tried to negotiate several times. Finally, when Russia intervened they were accused of starting the war. Completely unprovoked, they said!
A similar thing happened in Poland in the 1930s. They started killing and torturing the Germans who, after WW1, now found themselves living in Germany. Germany tried to negotiate several times but eventually decided to send in the military.
The question to ask is: "Why are there separate men's and women's events in the first place?
If there is no good reason then just amalgamate them. If there is a good reason then surely allowing people to take part in the "wrong" category matters?
No, but Elon has just offered to buy Greenland for a $trillion!
Maybe the Executive Branch should send an invoice to the Judicial Branch every month to cover the salaries?
By the way, did that court have "standing"?
I agree, mainly.
This is a good documentary series if you have the time: The Greatest Story Never Told Strangely, it keeps getting removed from websites and this archive edition took quite a long time to load - a minute or so.
It covers all of WW2 and the rise of the National Socialists and their leader comes out of it better than one might expect.
I think Germany had collated a list of people to "investigate" when they had come to the US so I suspect their interest was more than passing.
Have another list: