September 12th, 2024 • 3h 19m
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Debate
Debate thoughts
First of all, I never underestimate President Trumps ability to effectively communicate to the American people.
He's a UFC showbiz guy.
This however was not his arena - This was a courtroom drama
If you've ever been in court, it is a very uneasy experience when the other side makes their case. Even if they aren't lying, it can even make you question yourself
That's why many felt so uncomfortable, we were the jury, told to sit silently and watch Prosecutor Harris make her case.
I had this with the MTV domain case and other copyright disputes
When the truth is bent or outright lied about, you cannot help but respond, this is the trolling that she is expert at, making him protest too much.
VP Harris' gestures, her glances, looking straight at the 'defendant', was all courtroom drama
But this isn't Judge Judy.
This was not a debate, it was a representation of the US legal system as it is today, with two judges instead of moderators and us, the neutered jury sitting on the sidelines.
All the discussion that ensued afterwards is just part of the Culture War Economy, that includes cable news, big podcast names like Kelly, Bongino, beck etc. They felt gypped, but I believe the American people, who are struggling, heard his repeated messaging about the economy, immigration and war.
Springfield BOTG report from Texas Junta
I went to
Springfield on Tuesday to see for myself if the hype held any water.
HOLY COW IT DOES! The Haitians were everywhere. I went to an auto parts
store so I could run errands while I was in town and also scope things
out. There was a line of Haitians getting things for their cars for some
reason. I noticed that the first guy in line had to activate the card
he was using before he made a purchase, so it stands to reason he had
recently been set up with an account. I was very annoyed to see a couple
of them wearing their work clothes from F&P which is an automotive
parts manufacturing factory. F&P survived the exodus of GM and
Delphi from the region and I know a lot of people who got through some
awfully hard times from the hard and dirty work yet fair pay and
benefits F&P provided. The kicker is that F&P isn't even in
Springfield - it is a solid 30 to 45 minute drive through the
countryside away in the town of Troy. That's especially interesting
because the school bus that was ran off the road by a Haitian was in the
Northwestern school district which serves that countryside between
Springfield and Troy. The school bus incident is the main thing that has
the locals very riled up. My friends and family in that area haven't
stopped talking about it since last year when it happened. After
the car parts store I went and parked at a gas station and simply
observed for about an hour. Almost all of the traffic was Haitian. And
yes, they are terrible drivers. I've driven in Arab areas and these
Haitians make the Arabs look like Nigel Mansell.
I
didn't take the time to try to chat anybody up. I'd say pretty much
what you think is going on is what appears to be going on. Somebody is
hauling them in, somebody is setting them up with housing, somebody is
placing them into jobs, etc etc. It's the same thing over and over again
and a lot of people are making money by what amounts to human
trafficking at best and slavery at worst. It is incredibly galling to me
as a local that this is happening here after the things the natives
have been told throughout my life.
Gripe
"You
have to go to college so you don't have to work in a factory" -> The
degree turns out to be a financial black hole with no benefit, and you
end up wishing you could get on at a factory
"Economic
realities have changed, and we are shifting into a services based
economy" -> The services industry has never been more lacking for
ability, value, and availability because nobody has practical skills to
provide services with thanks to a public education system focused on
feeding into a useless collegiate system
"You
have to move where the jobs are, your homes just aren't valuable in
this marketplace" -> People lose their homes with no equity, declare
bankruptcy and have to start new in Texas, Colorado, etc yet now all of
the sudden there is skyrocketing demand for housing in the area because
of a subsidized migrant population
"The
unions got too greedy and forced the jobs away" -> Again, the
subsidized foreign population is shipped in to compete in the job market
against non-subsidized locals
Kamala
Kamala's Laugh in Malaysia BOTG
In Malaysia you think about Kamala you think about the laugh. I think most of the world knows it including the Russians
On Russians hearing Kamala’s laugh BOTG
Hi!
I live in Latvia, but Russian is my native tongue.
Regarding John’s comment that Russians wouldn’t hear Kamala. They most definitely have heard. Russia as a country and people are very outward focused. They are and were always interested in what happens in “the west” and how “the west” sees them. On federal channels they are showing America and election news all the time.
When someone goes to America to visit or to live, the most common question from Russians to them would be “so, what do Americans think about Russia?” And when they answer “they mostly don’t”, they wouldn’t believe “yeah, right!”.
It’s of course is used by propaganda – focusing on all the problems America has, instead of internal ones. Wouldn’t be surprised to learn that every Russian thinks about America at least once a day.
Regards
Vitaly
Biden put on Trump hat on the campaign trail
Big Tech Ai and Socials
Apple Event
Everything we make is Gorgeous!
Our new chips will help you find, fix and fake pictures and videos of your otherwise boring life and make you feel like you are awesome and gorgeous!
Our AI will help you "get things done" as soon as we release it, which is soon!
Everything is the same price, but 20% bigger and 20% more gorgeous
Yes, all our men here at Apple are still disturbingly bow legged, but rt least they are gorgeous!
Dumbphones and Fax Machines Are the New Boss Flex - WSJ
Stop the Steal
Electoral College vote count designated as special national security event by DHS - Washington Times
Employer Identification Number BOTG
Dear Adam and John,
In the last
episode you brought out how the claim of an increase in businesses is
attributed to an increase in Employer Identification Numbers. I've
recently found out that to open a bank account for a deceased person's
estate, one needs to get an EIN number from the IRS. I think that a
possible correlation is amusing.
Hope you and your families are doing well.
Greg
Big Pharma
Brain fog from GLP1 injectable BOTG
Hey, it’s not just weight loss injections that are dangerous. My wife took one for migraines and almost immediately had brain fog. Her doctor was sure it wasn’t from the drug so she kept taking, big mistake. The day after her 4th (monthly jab) she thought and EMS thought she had a stroke. She was admitted to icu and later found no stroke. A neurologist in hospital said I wouldn’t take that shot anymore. They called it a complex migraine. It was scary. She wasn’t able to communicate when I arrived at ER. They thought we were druggies at first.
Spencer
Something's up with antimicrobial BOTG
Pandemic Prevention Communist take over Canada
So this passed in our House of Commons and now on just to the formality vote of our Senate. See key points noted below taken from the Bill
- Whereas a One Health approach — a multisectoral and multidisciplinary collaborative approach that focuses on the human, animal, plant and ecosystem health and welfare interface — is central to preventing the risk of future pandemics;
- provide for the establishment and interlinking of surveillance systems for infectious diseases in Canada and for infectious diseases of concern outside Canada;
- **after consultation with the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Minister of Industry and provincial governments, provide for measures to**
- **(i) reduce the risks posed by antimicrobial resistance,**
- **(ii) regulate commercial activities that can contribute to pandemic risk, including industrial animal agriculture,**
- **(iii) promote commercial activities that can help reduce pandemic risk, including the production of alternative proteins, and**
- **(iv) phase out commercial activities that disproportionately contribute to pandemic risk, including activities that involve high-risk species;**
- after consultation with relevant provincial ministers, a summary of changes in land use in Canada, including in relation to disturbed habitats, that could contribute to pandemic risk, such as deforestation, encroachment on wildlife habitats and urbanization and that were made
- a summary of the measures the Minister of the Environment intends to take to protect global biodiversity and to halt and reverse global deforestation
- summary of key cooperative measures or agreements on disease outbreak prevention and preparedness between the Government of Canada, other foreign governments and key international organizations, including the World Health Organization, the United Nations Environment Programme
Aviation
Delta A350 knock tail off other plane BOTG
You probably saw that a Delta CRJ-900 regional aircraft going to Lafayette, LA had its tail knocked off by a Delta A350 bound for Tokyo on an Atlanta taxiway. Here is what happened.
First, the Delta A350 usually takes off on a longer runway that was closed due to construction so the Captain was likely not super-familiar with the taxiway he was using. The CRJ-900 was cleared to hold short of the runway for takeoff. The A350 was taxiing past perpendicular en route to another takeoff point to get maximum takeoff length on this runway. The A350 was cleared by the tower to taxi past the CRJ-900, but there were no specific instructions or cautions regarding the CRJ-900, although that is not common anyway at an airport as busy as Atlanta. They just don't have time for that.
The CRJ-900 was not flush against the hold short line and had its tail partially extending into the taxiway parallel to the runway the A350 was taxiing at 15 mph. As the A350 passed it clipped the tail of the CRJ-900 pulling the tail off and then the pilot contacted the tower saying it had hit something not knowing what. The tower contacted the CRJ to tell them the tail had fallen off. It was all very calm and the CRJ Captain asked for a tow back to the gate on the news not realizing it was that bad.
This is not a DEI situation. The A350 should not have passed the CRJ-900. The CRJ-900 was not required to be flush to the line. A larger plane would have extended even further into the taxiway, so the A350 Captain just took a risk and misjudged it. The call to the Tower saying they hit something tells me he didn't even notice it was that close further putting the blame on the A350 captain. The runway the A350 usually takes off from has a different hold short configuration where the planes fully block the taxiway as the hold line is at the edge of the taxiway. I think the Captain didn't understand the change in distance clearance on this not usually used runway for that large A350 widebody plane.
Season of Reveal
Replacement Migration
Employer Identification Number BOTG
Dear Adam and John,
In the last
episode you brought out how the claim of an increase in businesses is
attributed to an increase in Employer Identification Numbers. I've
recently found out that to open a bank account for a deceased person's
estate, one needs to get an EIN number from the IRS. I think that a
possible correlation is amusing.
Hope you and your families are doing well.
Greg
