Saturday, August 1, 2026
Bill Gates donated $60 billion — and lost $356 billion.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bill-gates-donated-60-billion-143500991.html
I read somewhwere that Bill Gates plans to donate the rest of his fortune by the year 2045.
Gates developed such a bad reputation as a ruthless businessman, I wonder if part of his motivation is to improve his image?
Friday, July 31, 2026
U.S. asylum approvals hit two-decade low under Trump changes
"All of these individuals are trying to open up, share the traumatic events of where they were persecuted or have a future, and have a fair and honest review of their matter. But the rules have changed and very few are going to see approvals," she said.
President Trump's focus on immigration enforcement was clear when he returned to the White House last year: within hours of taking office, he declared a national emergency over what he described as an invasion at the southern border
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/30/nx-s1-5891889/trump-asylum-program-changes-charts
President Trump's focus on immigration enforcement was clear when he returned to the White House last year: within hours of taking office, he declared a national emergency over what he described as an invasion at the southern border
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/30/nx-s1-5891889/trump-asylum-program-changes-charts
Why Fauci's Pardon Won't Protect Him From This
Rand Paul is using Fauci as a punching bag, trying to implicate Fauci for the pandemic, implying that it was created in a lab, to which Fauci provided a modest amount of funding to catalog bat viruses. However, none of this is supported by evidence, so this is just a witch hunt.
Many conservative commentators that I like regularly make statements about the pandemic that aren't supported by research. The truth is that masks and the vaccines slowed the spread of the disease. I have read the studies. The truth is that the vaccines reduced overall mortality at all ages.
Fauci deserves at least some credit for dealing with a major crisis under difficult circumstances. Instead, people want to condemn him over actions they find questionable. It is easy to second-guess people when you are not the one facing tremendous responsibility.
Many conservative commentators that I like regularly make statements about the pandemic that aren't supported by research. The truth is that masks and the vaccines slowed the spread of the disease. I have read the studies. The truth is that the vaccines reduced overall mortality at all ages.
Fauci deserves at least some credit for dealing with a major crisis under difficult circumstances. Instead, people want to condemn him over actions they find questionable. It is easy to second-guess people when you are not the one facing tremendous responsibility.
Thursday, July 30, 2026
The toll of the UK heatwaves has been revealed
@john2001plus
The lesson to learn is not that the temperature is one degree celsius warmer. The lesson to learn is that Europe shuns air conditioning, sometimes because of Climate Alarmism. People need to be responsible for their lives and cool their homes, and if they can't afford it, then their governments have a responsibility to take action.
Cold kills far more people than heat. About a hundred times as many people in Europe die from cold each year.
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
What Happens When All the Baby Boomers Are Gone?
The bottom line is that the video predicts that 95% of the Baby Boomers will die in the next 20 years. Since this is the largest generation by population, with the most wealth by generation, and reportedly the generation with the most real world experience, he argues that this will have a profound effect on society, even in just the next decade.
Maybe we should be concerned about the demand on health care during the next two decades.
I think that the changes will be less sudden than he predicts and more gradual.
I'm more concern about the political upheaval in just the next few years. We have seen the rise of the socialist if not communist left. This support comes almost entirely from the young, who seem to me to not know their ass from a hole in the ground.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Monday, July 27, 2026
Rand Paul releases over a thousand pages of Anthony Fauci's diary entries
“There have been everything from harassments by emails, texts, letters of myself, my wife, my three daughters,” Fauci told Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.). “There have been credible death threats, leading to the arrests of two individuals — and ‘credible death threats’ means someone who clearly was on their way to kill me, and it’s required my having Protective Services essentially all the time.”
- Fauci
https://thehill.com/homenews/5992015-fauci-diary-entries-released/
To be clear, Rand Paul is using Fauci as a punching bag to blame for the pandemic. It's easy to score political points by turning a person or a group into a boogeyman.
I just heard a talk show host claim that Fauci should be sentenced to life in prison. For what, exactly? He went on to describe Fauci as a megalomaniac.
I give Fauci credit for dealing with the pandemic under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. I believe that is the objective conclusion.
I have tried to be as informed as possible on this issue. Based on what I have read, I believe the following points are supported by the available evidence:
- Fauci
https://thehill.com/homenews/5992015-fauci-diary-entries-released/
To be clear, Rand Paul is using Fauci as a punching bag to blame for the pandemic. It's easy to score political points by turning a person or a group into a boogeyman.
I just heard a talk show host claim that Fauci should be sentenced to life in prison. For what, exactly? He went on to describe Fauci as a megalomaniac.
I give Fauci credit for dealing with the pandemic under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. I believe that is the objective conclusion.
I have tried to be as informed as possible on this issue. Based on what I have read, I believe the following points are supported by the available evidence:
- The EcoHealth Alliance grant to the Wuhan Institute of Virology was relatively small and did not describe gain-of-function research. I read the grant myself. Despite Rand Paul's repeated claims, there is no conclusive evidence that Fauci was funding this type of research. That said, I do not trust the Chinese government; for all we know, they could have been conducting bioweapons research.
- If COVID-19 had originated from work reportedly conducted at the Wuhan lab, many scientists argue that the virus would likely have looked considerably different based on the techniques and types of viruses known to have been studied there.
- Many scientists maintain that the available evidence is consistent with a natural origin for COVID-19, despite frequent claims to the contrary.
- Although the lab leak hypothesis is plausible, I believe support for it is often politically motivated. There is also evidence linking the earliest known cases to the Wuhan seafood market. Approximately 30% of the initially identified cases had connections to the market, and viral genetic material was detected in environmental samples collected there.
- Diseases regularly spill over from animals to humans, and such zoonotic transmission has occurred multiple times in China. One contributing factor is the sale and consumption of a wide variety of live and wild animals in markets where sanitary conditions are often poor.
If the evidence supported a different conclusion, I would say so.
Scammed Twice
This is alarming. Scammers are impersonating the FBI itself, specifically the people who handle Internet Crime Complaint Center reports. And they hunt one group above all others: Americans who already lost money to a scam. |
The pitch sounds like mercy: We recovered your funds. We can help you file to get them back. Simply cover the fee. https://thecurrentalerts.komando.com/p/scammed-twice?_bhlid=4eaa234680798ad3bdb45514b5705f029891f88c |
Sunday, July 26, 2026
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Lawyer Explains why we should NOT vote for U.S. Senators
I am inclined to agree. It can't be any worse than what we have now.
This is a lengthy video, but the bottom line is that the Senate was originally designed to represent the interests of the states, serving as a counterbalance to the House of Representatives, which represents the people. Since our government was founded on a system of checks and balances, having institutions with different interests makes it less likely that extremist ideas or factions will gain complete control.
Many people may disagree with this, but the goal should be to have less power in the federal government. Making the Senate accountable to the states shifts some power back to the states.
Nearly 50% of U.S. consumers use TikTok as a search engine
https://www.thekeyword.co/news/nearly-50-of-u-s-consumers-use-tiktok-as-a-search-engine
TikTok is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ByteDance Ltd., a private multinational technology company. While ByteDance's corporate structure includes global institutional investors and founders, a domestic Chinese subsidiary of ByteDance includes a "golden share" held by Chinese state-affiliated entities.
TikTok is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ByteDance Ltd., a private multinational technology company. While ByteDance's corporate structure includes global institutional investors and founders, a domestic Chinese subsidiary of ByteDance includes a "golden share" held by Chinese state-affiliated entities.
Friday, July 24, 2026
What’s the only country in all four hemispheres??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE_oLmpXpO8
@john2001plus 1 minute ago
@john2001plus 1 minute ago
Why are there 4 hemi-spheres?
I was guessing the United States, because we have 14 official territories in the world.
What about the British Empire? Does it still exist?
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Data Center water usage, according to Google AI
Nationally, golf courses use significantly more water than data centers. U.S. golf courses use about 2.08 billion gallons of water per day, compared to approximately 449 million gallons per day for U.S. data centers. [1]
However, the comparison is nuanced:
- Regional Clustering: While golf courses are spread out, data centers cluster in specific metros (like Northern Virginia or Phoenix). This means a server farm can drain localized watersheds much faster than a distributed golf course. [1, 2]
- Exponential Growth: Golf course water use has slightly declined, but data center water usage—driven by cloud computing and AI—is growing by roughly 20% each year, with projections suggesting data centers could rival total golf consumption in the coming years. [1]
- Economic Value: Data centers generate far more tax revenue and economic output per gallon of water used compared to golf courses. [1]
For a deeper dive into regional impacts, check out the Montgomery Advertiser or read the full analysis on Buttondown. [1, 2]
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Watergate | 5 Minute Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgOGDAfSUZc
This reframes the Watergate Scandal as a political struggle between President Nixon and leftists. This is partially correct, but Nixon illegally tried to cover up the scandal, and this was worse than the original crime.
This reframes the Watergate Scandal as a political struggle between President Nixon and leftists. This is partially correct, but Nixon illegally tried to cover up the scandal, and this was worse than the original crime.
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