Sunday, September 15, 2024
2024 Pennsylvania: Trump vs. Harris | RealClearPolling
I have been saying that Pennsylvania will decide the election. Most of the other states are solid enough that it is going to come down to Pennsylvania, which is super close.
The vast majority have already made up their minds, so a small percentage in one state could decide the national election. The result may depend upon turnout.
The Bloomberg poll appears to be an outlier from the other polls. It appears to exaggerate the Democrat advantage and was way off in the last two elections. If I were to cut the Bloomberg margin for Harris in half, I get an average poll result of 0.1% for Trump. Otherwise, Harris is ahead by 0.1%. The bottom line is that the state is too close to call. (Rumor has it that the Harris campaign is worried about Pennsylvania, but the Trump campaign should be worried too.)
Early voting in Pennsylvania was supposed to start tomorrow but has been delayed by court challenges by 3rd party candidates.
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Churchill
Lately, I have been seeing people who are Hitler Apologists, claiming that Hitler didn't want war with Britain and that Winston Churchill was a warmonger who started World War II by declaring war on Germany. A YouTuber, "Zoomer Historian" has made many videos with this distorted view of history.
Had Hitler only invaded Austria, which Germany might have had a historic claim to, he might have been just a footnote in history. But then he invaded Czechoslovakia claiming that he only wanted a part of the country, the Sudetenland, which was ethnically German. Hitler made an agreement with Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, that he would renounce any claim to the rest of Czechoslovakia. However, Hitler violated the agreement and took the rest of Czechoslovakia. Had Hitler stopped there, he once again might have been just a footnote in history. However, he invaded Poland, claiming that he only wanted one city that was ethnically German. He took the whole country anyway. Britain and France had made promises to Poland to help protect the country. They warned Hitler that if he invaded Poland they would declare war, but Hitler didn't believe them. After the invasion they declared war and World War II started.
Friday, September 13, 2024
Why Is the New York Times Legitimizing a Holocaust Denier?
The Nazis were not simply ill-provisioned bumblers who somehow failed to keep their prisoners alive. The thirty-three thousand bullet-riddled corpses at Babyn Yar did not die of exposure. Denying the Nazis' overtly murderous intentions is just one more way of denying the Holocaust, pure and simple.
Sunday, September 8, 2024
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Does the Erucic Acid Level Make Canola Oil Unsafe?
I have looked at many articles. The vast majority say that Canola Oil is safe in moderation.
Most of the oils in Canola Oil are healthy, but Canola Oil also contains Erucic Acid. Erucic Acid is toxic (to heart health) so it seems to me that it would be better not to consume any. However, the exact amount of Erucic Acid in Canola Oil is unclear. Almost all sources claim that the Euric Acid level is 2% or less by law, although the article below says that it is barely detectable, only around 0.01% in Canadian-made Canola Oil.
Although the government classifies Canola Oil as safe, the recommended safe level of Erucic Acid is about 7 mg per kilogram of body weight. For me, that would be about 3/4 of a gram.
"For reference, 1 tablespoon of canola oil can contain a maximum of 280 mg of erucic acid. This means a person who weighs 80 kg can have around 2 tbsp of canola oil per day. "
https://www.goodrx.com/well-being/diet-nutrition/is-rapeseed-oil-healthy
The problem is that we don't know if it actually has that much Erucic Acid.
The same article mentions that Canola Oil has a tiny amount of trans fat.
Two tablespoons isn't that much. I used to cook popcorn with 2 ounces of Canola Oil. That is about 4 tablespoons, so I could have exceeded the recommended level of Erucic Acid.
According to this page, the Erucic Acid level in Canola Oil is not 2% but 0.2%. So that should make Canola Oil safe in moderation.
https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/canola-oil-properties.html
For several months, I have been using Extra Virgin Olive Oil instead. It is at least five times more expensive than Canola Oil, but I only use it 2 or 3 times per week. The cost is not a big issue.
Olive Oil is a key component of the Mediterranean Diet. Many sources claim that Olive Oil does not have any trans fat.
According to at least a couple of sources, you can use Olive Oil for frying if you don't get it too hot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PIEamGRnVQ
The smoke point of Canola Oil is 399 degrees Fahrenheit. Because of this, it is considered heat resistant and good for frying. The smoke point of Olive Oil varies from 350 to 430 degrees.
If I am being honest, other things in my diet are riskier than Canola Oil. I need to work on those as well.
Most of the oils in Canola Oil are healthy, but Canola Oil also contains Erucic Acid. Erucic Acid is toxic (to heart health) so it seems to me that it would be better not to consume any. However, the exact amount of Erucic Acid in Canola Oil is unclear. Almost all sources claim that the Euric Acid level is 2% or less by law, although the article below says that it is barely detectable, only around 0.01% in Canadian-made Canola Oil.
Although the government classifies Canola Oil as safe, the recommended safe level of Erucic Acid is about 7 mg per kilogram of body weight. For me, that would be about 3/4 of a gram.
"For reference, 1 tablespoon of canola oil can contain a maximum of 280 mg of erucic acid. This means a person who weighs 80 kg can have around 2 tbsp of canola oil per day. "
https://www.goodrx.com/well-being/diet-nutrition/is-rapeseed-oil-healthy
The problem is that we don't know if it actually has that much Erucic Acid.
The same article mentions that Canola Oil has a tiny amount of trans fat.
Two tablespoons isn't that much. I used to cook popcorn with 2 ounces of Canola Oil. That is about 4 tablespoons, so I could have exceeded the recommended level of Erucic Acid.
According to this page, the Erucic Acid level in Canola Oil is not 2% but 0.2%. So that should make Canola Oil safe in moderation.
https://extension.okstate.edu/fact-sheets/canola-oil-properties.html
For several months, I have been using Extra Virgin Olive Oil instead. It is at least five times more expensive than Canola Oil, but I only use it 2 or 3 times per week. The cost is not a big issue.
Olive Oil is a key component of the Mediterranean Diet. Many sources claim that Olive Oil does not have any trans fat.
According to at least a couple of sources, you can use Olive Oil for frying if you don't get it too hot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PIEamGRnVQ
The smoke point of Canola Oil is 399 degrees Fahrenheit. Because of this, it is considered heat resistant and good for frying. The smoke point of Olive Oil varies from 350 to 430 degrees.
If I am being honest, other things in my diet are riskier than Canola Oil. I need to work on those as well.
Friday, September 6, 2024
The Asterisk on Kamala Harris’s Poll Numbers - The Atlantic
How did the polls get worse from 2016 to 2020, with everyone watching? In the aftermath of Trump's surprise 2016 victory, the public-opinion-research industry concluded that the problem was educational polarization. If pollsters had made a point of including enough white people without college degrees in their samples, they wouldn't have underestimated Trump so badly. During the 2020 cycle, they focused on correcting that mistake.
It didn't work. Even though polls in 2020 included more white non-college-educated voters, they turned out to be disproportionately the white non-college-educated voters who preferred Biden. The new consensus is that Republican voters are less likely to respond to polls in the first place.
It didn't work. Even though polls in 2020 included more white non-college-educated voters, they turned out to be disproportionately the white non-college-educated voters who preferred Biden. The new consensus is that Republican voters are less likely to respond to polls in the first place.
Public Polling Has It All Wrong (Again) - by Mark Harris | ColdSpark
With Kamala Harris as the nominee, politically engaged, wealthy, educated, white voters are taking up too many spots in the Democratic quotas, pushing out downscale, lower-turnout Democrats who are much more likely to be undecided or Trump voters. Whereas a college-educated Democrat might be 95% for Harris, a non-college one might be 88%. That seven-point gap matters and is not reflected in public polling.
Don't take just my word for it. POLITICO reported that even Democratic pollsters are admitting their internal (read expensive) surveys are much less optimistic than public polling, and they are also worried about this blue mirage.
Don't take just my word for it. POLITICO reported that even Democratic pollsters are admitting their internal (read expensive) surveys are much less optimistic than public polling, and they are also worried about this blue mirage.
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Timeline of Gaza | 3500 BCE to October 7th, 2023
His conclusions are in my opinion a bit biased. The Palestinians have had multiple good offers for peace since 1948 and have refused all of them.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Alexa on why to vote for Trump and Harris
When asked, "Why should I vote for Trump?" Alexa declined to provide such information.
"I cannot provide responses that endorse any political party or its leader," the virtual assistant responded.
Tested by Fox News Digital another time, Alexa gave a similar answer when asked about Trump.
"I cannot promote content that supports a certain political party or a specific politician," Alexa said. "Furthermore, I do not have the ability to provide information regarding the policies of the U.S. government. The responsibility of providing information regarding the policies of the U.S. government lies with the government itself."
Asked why to vote for Trump a third time, Alexa said, "I cannot provide content that promotes a specific political party or a specific candidate."
Directly afterward, Alexa was asked why someone should vote for Harris. The responses given to that question were drastically different.
"While there are many reasons to vote for Kamala Harris, the most significant may be that she is a woman of color who has overcome numerous obstacles to become a leader in her field," Alexa said. "Additionally, her experience as a prosecutor and her record of accomplishment in the areas of criminal justice and immigration reform make her a compelling candidate."
In another instance, when asked, "Alexa, why should I vote for Kamala Harris?" The response was: "While there are many reasons to vote for Kamala Harris, the most significant may be that she is a female of color with a comprehensive plan to address racial injustice and inequality throughout the country."
"Why vote for Kamala Harris?" Alexa responded another time. "Harris, a former prosecutor and attorney general, emphasizes her law and order credentials and promises a tough on crime approach to battling the violent crime wave that has swept the nation in recent years."
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Is This The Most Absurd Time In History? - Rudyard Lynch
Humans respond to incentives or the lack thereof. If there are no incentives then society falls apart. With the right incentives, society stays together.
Shared myths also hold societies together. Even if the myths are a complete lie, people with common values are incentivized to cooperate. They get along.
There are a large number of people who want to overturn the current system and replace it with some form of benevolent authoritarianism. The problem is that this never turns out well. What follows is a hellish existence for at least some people.
I think that people are primarily motivated by fear. The world is a dangerous place and filled with uncertainty. Fear can cause normally peaceful and rational people to suddenly turn violent.
I think that most people in their minds perceive something in the world as an existential threat. In the 1960s it was communism. Even little kids talked about it. Our country had what we perceived were enemies.
It used to be that despite our differences, most people in the United States shared the belief that the United States was a force for good in the world. Now we perceive each other as the enemy.
Friday, August 30, 2024
RFK ENDORSES Trump, Kamala’s Still Hiding
This was the Monday program. I listened to part of it on the radio and watched the video.
He makes good points. I like Ben Shapiro, but he is a bit repetitive.
Either candidate could easily lose the election by saying something stupid.
Trump voters are extremely motivated. There will be an enthusiasm gap. If Trump voters turn out an extra 2 or 3%, which they will, then that will be enough to sway the election.
BTW, my vote doesn't matter. Indiana will vote for Trump regardless of whether I vote. Because of the Electoral College, six or seven battleground states will decide the election.
The only problem with a direct presidential election is that it would give high-population cities and states a great deal of power. The Democrats would win most of the elections. The Electoral College was designed to provide slightly more representation to low-population states.
2024 RCP Electoral College Map | RealClearPolling
Three days ago, it looked like Trump would win the electoral college. However, his small lead switched to Harris in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Nevada.
The election is close, but Harris is ahead.
I think that the country should reject Harris' policies. However, she is not winning with details or policy, but with DEI, leftism, and lies.
Trump has time to make his case. I think that her popularity will fade, but I can't predict the future.
Harris' problem: She's a complete phony
'Her political problem was always simple to identify but difficult to solve. Her policy positions, many of which have been part of her public record for decades, are radically out of step with those of most Americans, and trying to renounce them won't be remotely believable.
So, in the lead-up to the CNN interview, her staff laid the groundwork for her and notified reporters on background that the candidate had allegedly changed her views on some big things.
For example, how will she ever convince natural gas workers in western Pennsylvania that she supports fracking to protect their jobs when she hasn't and doesn't?
She was adamantly and emphatically against fracking when she ran for president early in the 2020 Democratic primary cycle (she bowed out in December 2019), and she was an original co-sponsor of the Green New Deal, which sets its sights on eliminating fossil-fuel use.
In that vein, she's been a major cheerleader for the Biden-Harris efforts to force Americans to buy electric vehicles they clearly do not want, regardless of how much her campaign says she doesn't want to require that anymore.
She stole former President Donald Trump's proposal to stop taxing tips for service industry workers and somehow discovered a child tax credit proposal even though she voted against it as a senator when it was part of the Trump tax cut package in 2017.
Placed in charge of the Biden-Harris administration's alleged strategy to address illegal immigration, she has overseen the unsecuring of our southern border. Now, she is masquerading as an immigration hawk. Her television ads even have images of Mr. Trump's border wall, a national security measure that she once called "un-American."
She has been quite clear in her views on illegal border crossing and has said multiple times that she does not believe it should be a crime. Today, of course, that tune has changed.
She has consistently supported the "defund the police" movement but is now desperately trying to walk that back.'
So, in the lead-up to the CNN interview, her staff laid the groundwork for her and notified reporters on background that the candidate had allegedly changed her views on some big things.
For example, how will she ever convince natural gas workers in western Pennsylvania that she supports fracking to protect their jobs when she hasn't and doesn't?
She was adamantly and emphatically against fracking when she ran for president early in the 2020 Democratic primary cycle (she bowed out in December 2019), and she was an original co-sponsor of the Green New Deal, which sets its sights on eliminating fossil-fuel use.
In that vein, she's been a major cheerleader for the Biden-Harris efforts to force Americans to buy electric vehicles they clearly do not want, regardless of how much her campaign says she doesn't want to require that anymore.
She stole former President Donald Trump's proposal to stop taxing tips for service industry workers and somehow discovered a child tax credit proposal even though she voted against it as a senator when it was part of the Trump tax cut package in 2017.
Placed in charge of the Biden-Harris administration's alleged strategy to address illegal immigration, she has overseen the unsecuring of our southern border. Now, she is masquerading as an immigration hawk. Her television ads even have images of Mr. Trump's border wall, a national security measure that she once called "un-American."
She has been quite clear in her views on illegal border crossing and has said multiple times that she does not believe it should be a crime. Today, of course, that tune has changed.
She has consistently supported the "defund the police" movement but is now desperately trying to walk that back.'
Michael Moore says Kamala Harris would be ‘most progressive’ president in history: ‘I feel so hopeful’
Filmmaker and activist Michael Moore is "over the moon" about the possibility of electing Vice President Kamala Harris as the "most progressive" president in American history.
New Rules for Radicals -- How To Reinvent Kamala Harris
1. Remake Harris as an entirely fresh happy face. She's about joy and vibe -- which trumps position papers and policy statements. Banish all thoughts that she is an incumbent vice president and co-owns the last four years of the Biden administration.
2. Ignore/deny that Harris as vice president could have long ago enacted her new makeover proposal -- or could do so right now in the remaining five months of her administration's tenure. She was the last person out of the room when Biden made those awful decisions.
3. For the next 70 days, reinvent Harris as a moderate. Xerox much of Donald Trump's current more popular agenda. Have Harris claim it as her own. Reboot her as a border hawk, a China hawk, a defense hawk, a budget hawk, and a law-and-order hawk.
4. The word-salad Harris must not do a single unscripted media interview, live town hall, extemporaneous chat, ambush hot mic, or lecture without a teleprompter.
Harris would turn nation into Kamalafornia, where illegal immigrants get free money
Way back when we didn't even know who the candidates would be in November's election, I said that there would be one choice above all.
The choice for the country would boil down to "Which direction America?" And if you boiled that question down further the question would be "California or Florida?"
Like Gavin Newsom, Kamala is one of those West Coast politicians who after ruining a city and then a state seems to hope that they can roll out the same disaster across the whole land.
The choice for the country would boil down to "Which direction America?" And if you boiled that question down further the question would be "California or Florida?"
Like Gavin Newsom, Kamala is one of those West Coast politicians who after ruining a city and then a state seems to hope that they can roll out the same disaster across the whole land.
Jack Smith, Democrat-Lawfare Complex Hit Man
'The combined effect of these rapid-fire developments should have sent an unmistakable message to Smith: Abort your mission. This is doubly true given the impending November election, for which a certain criminal defendant will appear at the very top of the ballot. After all, the DOJ's own internal Justice Manual stipulates that "federal prosecutors ... may never make a decision regarding an investigation or prosecution, or select the timing of investigative steps or criminal charges, for the purpose of affecting any election, or for the purpose of giving an advantage or disadvantage to any candidate or political party."
Come again?
Any reasonable prosecutor -- or so-called prosecutor -- would have conceded defeat and dropped the lawfare madness. Instead, in his superseding indictment filed this week in Washington, D.C., Smith doubled down in every possible way.
Smith only made cosmetic changes to his original charging document, removing certain factual allegations that clearly involve a president's plenary constitutional conduct but retaining other alleged acts that still fall under the broader scope of "official" presidential conduct. Astonishingly, Smith left in both his counts against Trump that invoke the very Sarbox provision the Supreme Court just held in Fischer cannot be invoked for Jan. 6-related prosecutions -- including Smith's anti-Trump case in Washington.'
Come again?
Any reasonable prosecutor -- or so-called prosecutor -- would have conceded defeat and dropped the lawfare madness. Instead, in his superseding indictment filed this week in Washington, D.C., Smith doubled down in every possible way.
Smith only made cosmetic changes to his original charging document, removing certain factual allegations that clearly involve a president's plenary constitutional conduct but retaining other alleged acts that still fall under the broader scope of "official" presidential conduct. Astonishingly, Smith left in both his counts against Trump that invoke the very Sarbox provision the Supreme Court just held in Fischer cannot be invoked for Jan. 6-related prosecutions -- including Smith's anti-Trump case in Washington.'
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Climate Tipping Points are Real, Stop Denying It
This seems like old news. Climate Alarmism is based on worst-case scenarios, which is what the IPCC likes to assume. I have seen multiple sources claim that it will take 5,000 years for the Arctic ice to melt. Meanwhile, we will run out of most fossil fuels by the year 2100. We only have about 46 years of oil reserves remaining. If by some miracle I live to 110, I will see us run out of oil.
It is going to take a lot of heat to melt the permafrost. I have seen claims of a 5-degree increase but other claims of 3-degrees and another claim that it will start melting at 1.5 degrees, which is about when we run out of most fossil fuels.
Geologists look at Climate Change differently. In at most 10,000 years, we are going to be in another period of mass glaciation where New York is covered by glaciers. Massive cold is the long-term climate threat. We would already be in the cool-down cycle except for those pesky humans who put some CO2 into the air.
CO2 is a valuable resource. It is plant food. The world is CO2-starved. The CO2 level has been in a nose dive for the last 40 million years because calcifying marine organisms sequester CO2. This is why we have been in the Pleistocene ice age for the last 2.5 million years. During the last period of glaciation, the CO2 level got to 180 parts per million, just barely above the level where all terrestrial plans die. Long term, this downward trend will continue unless humans intervene. We are not the enemy of nature but its salvation.
Climate Alarmists are data deniers. The data shows that it took 140 years for the temperature to rise 1 degree Celsius, and that started from an exceptionally cold period in the 1880s. Climate change happens very slowly and we have plenty of time to adapt, and humans are by their nature very adaptable.
If Climate Change were to accelerate, then I would agree that some action is needed. Iron Fertilization of iron-poor oceans would allow plankton, which are the basis for the marine food chain, to flourish and sequester CO2. I don't know why this wouldn't work.
The solutions to the so-called climate crisis are draconian in that they require complete government control over energy. This crisis is pushed by people who want government control.
It is going to take a lot of heat to melt the permafrost. I have seen claims of a 5-degree increase but other claims of 3-degrees and another claim that it will start melting at 1.5 degrees, which is about when we run out of most fossil fuels.
Geologists look at Climate Change differently. In at most 10,000 years, we are going to be in another period of mass glaciation where New York is covered by glaciers. Massive cold is the long-term climate threat. We would already be in the cool-down cycle except for those pesky humans who put some CO2 into the air.
CO2 is a valuable resource. It is plant food. The world is CO2-starved. The CO2 level has been in a nose dive for the last 40 million years because calcifying marine organisms sequester CO2. This is why we have been in the Pleistocene ice age for the last 2.5 million years. During the last period of glaciation, the CO2 level got to 180 parts per million, just barely above the level where all terrestrial plans die. Long term, this downward trend will continue unless humans intervene. We are not the enemy of nature but its salvation.
Climate Alarmists are data deniers. The data shows that it took 140 years for the temperature to rise 1 degree Celsius, and that started from an exceptionally cold period in the 1880s. Climate change happens very slowly and we have plenty of time to adapt, and humans are by their nature very adaptable.
If Climate Change were to accelerate, then I would agree that some action is needed. Iron Fertilization of iron-poor oceans would allow plankton, which are the basis for the marine food chain, to flourish and sequester CO2. I don't know why this wouldn't work.
The solutions to the so-called climate crisis are draconian in that they require complete government control over energy. This crisis is pushed by people who want government control.
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Kindness
https://youtube.com/shorts/BQYli7vqS_U?si=Y5Qi93gZwP3wlOTd
Maybe the real lesson is that everything you do in public is captured on camera.
Maybe the real lesson is that everything you do in public is captured on camera.
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Monday, August 26, 2024
2024 RCP Electoral College Map | RealClearPolling
https://www.realclearpolling.com/maps/president/2024/toss-up/electoral-college
If the election were held today, Trump would win. Harris needs the entire Rust Belt to win. She is leading in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, but Trump has been leading in Pennsylvania by 1% for the last two weeks.
Trump is also leading in Nevada and Arizona, but they only get him to 268. Pennsylvania alone gets him to 270, but without it, he loses. Pennsylvania will decide the election, which is something I predicted months ago.
My theory is that Trump voters are more motivated and will turn out in greater numbers.
Sunday, August 25, 2024
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Pollster: 'Fundamentals' Of Election Are 'Unchanged'
Tucker Carlson just BLEW THE LID on Kamala Harris' campaign!!
I've not been a fan of Tucker Carlsen because he tends to exaggerate and twist things into conspiracy theories.
However, he hits the nail on the head here...
Friday, August 23, 2024
Thursday, August 22, 2024
New Head of NPR on Truth
From: Larry
She says the reverence for the truth might be getting in the way of getting things
I always hated the phrase my truth and your truth...she explains how people can have that crazy thought...she says our truth is facts plus our beliefs (and a few other things)...no truth and facts are the same and doesn't depend on the observer.
here she says our first amendment is an obstacle to be overcome.
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Monday, August 19, 2024
DNC Platform Repeatedly Refers to Joe Biden's 'Second Term'
"In President Biden's second term, he will continue selecting judges who will protect fundamental rights and who represent the diversity of the American experience," reads the document in one instance.
"In President Biden's second term, he will push Congress to pass legislation that is consistent with our values as a nation," it reads in another.
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Saturday, August 17, 2024
270toWin - 2024 Presidential Election Interactive Map
https://www.270towin.com/
Trump will likely win GA and PA, giving him 270, but these are not guaranteed.
Many of these states are a toss-up...
Although just a few states will decide the election, and they could go in either direction, a few factors favor Trump.
1. Trump voters are extremely motivated, especially after the perceived-as-politically-motivated-and-corrupt prosecutions, and the assassination attempt. Trump voters, and maybe almost all Republicans, will turn out in record numbers. My guess is that it will be a 99% turnout.
2. Inflation, the economy, energy, immigration, and foreign policy are all hot issues.
3. We have never had a woman president. Specifically, we have never had a black, Indian, radical-leftist, woman president. When people are worried about many issues, as they are now, they are less likely to take a chance on something different. Donald Trump is far from perfect, but people know what to expect from him.
4. Kamala Harris is not that charming, nor does she have any substance to her political positions. Her only winning issues are abortion and the fact that she is not Trump. However, she and the left have been misrepresenting what Trump stands for on a grand scale. She lies all the time. Her aides have been reversing many of her previously held radical political positions without her having to say it directly.
5. Polls in past elections underpredicted Trump's performance.
6. J.D. Vance was a relatively good V.P. pick. On the other hand, had Kamala Harris picked Josh Shapiro as her V.P. candidate, she could have won Pennsylvania and maybe the election. Instead, she went with a radical governor of a non-swing state. Politically, this was a terrible decision, and it reveals something about her political leaning and judgment.
For these reasons, Trump will likely win by a comfortable margin. It could be a repeat of 2016.
Friday, August 16, 2024
The 2024 Election Map If The Polls Underestimate Trump AGAIN!
@john2001plus 24 minutes ago (edited)
I'm not going to assume that the polls are wrong. The video states Trump will win 330 electoral college points because of the wrong polls. However, if the polls are correct, he would only get 236 points. Even if Trump wins Georgia, which I think he will win, he only gets 252.
That is if the election is held today. Much can happen, and the sugar high over Kamala Harris will go away. I can't see the country electing someone so radical. Trump is likely to win the election.
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
The Empire Strikes Back
Eighty years later, Justice Jackson's warning has become a playbook, and not just for the Department of Justice but also for state attorneys general, county prosecutors, Congress, and partisan groups. These entities have made unprecedented efforts to "Get Trump," a former president of the United States and leading candidate for reelection to that office.
But that's not all they've done. They have also targeted his attorneys, top advisors, and rank-and-file supporters, many of whom have been (or are still being) subjected to criminal prosecutions, bar disciplinary proceedings, and calumnies. All of these actions are designed to make them "toxic" in their communities and thereby send a message to others who would, in the future, deign to challenge destructive government policies or illegality in elections that keep the purveyors of such policies in power.
The farce began with the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol. Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi's refusal to allow Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to appoint serious and well-informed Republicans to the committee ensured a biased committee. Instead, Pelosi appointed two of the most virulently anti-Trump Republicans in the House—Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.
The committee showed no interest in investigating Capitol security or recommending legislative changes. Instead, it acted as a super FBI, Justice Department, and criminal court all rolled into one. Representative Cheney emphasized that their goal was to hold Trump accountable. Using language from a federal statute designed to prevent mob witness intimidation and financial record destruction, Cheney suggested Trump corruptly sought to obstruct Congress's electoral vote count. Perhaps Cheney missed the separation of powers lecture in her constitutional law class at the University of Chicago, as investigating alleged criminal conduct is not a responsibility the Constitution assigns to Congress.
The committee bypassed normal legal procedures, issuing subpoenas without demonstrating probable cause, cherry-picking evidence to support its clearly false insurrection narrative, and hiding from public view (and, as we have subsequently learned, ultimately destroying) any evidence to the contrary.
But that's not all they've done. They have also targeted his attorneys, top advisors, and rank-and-file supporters, many of whom have been (or are still being) subjected to criminal prosecutions, bar disciplinary proceedings, and calumnies. All of these actions are designed to make them "toxic" in their communities and thereby send a message to others who would, in the future, deign to challenge destructive government policies or illegality in elections that keep the purveyors of such policies in power.
The farce began with the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol. Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi's refusal to allow Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to appoint serious and well-informed Republicans to the committee ensured a biased committee. Instead, Pelosi appointed two of the most virulently anti-Trump Republicans in the House—Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.
The committee showed no interest in investigating Capitol security or recommending legislative changes. Instead, it acted as a super FBI, Justice Department, and criminal court all rolled into one. Representative Cheney emphasized that their goal was to hold Trump accountable. Using language from a federal statute designed to prevent mob witness intimidation and financial record destruction, Cheney suggested Trump corruptly sought to obstruct Congress's electoral vote count. Perhaps Cheney missed the separation of powers lecture in her constitutional law class at the University of Chicago, as investigating alleged criminal conduct is not a responsibility the Constitution assigns to Congress.
The committee bypassed normal legal procedures, issuing subpoenas without demonstrating probable cause, cherry-picking evidence to support its clearly false insurrection narrative, and hiding from public view (and, as we have subsequently learned, ultimately destroying) any evidence to the contrary.
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
"With great audience comes greater responsibility
The European Union wants Twitter/X to censor content they consider harmful.
Elon Musk's response (vulgar)...
This is a meme from the comedy movie Tropic Thunder, where Tom Cruise plays a way over-the-top Hollywood Execute similar to Harvey Weinstein.
I tried clicking "Subscribe to Elon Musk." Bizarrely, there is a $4 charge to subscribe. Forget that.
Sunday, August 11, 2024
We Are Creeping Toward Totalitarianism | Rod Dreher
In the 1960s, a few far-left Marxist radicals laid out a plan where they would enter academia to spread their beliefs to the next generation of students. The idea was that from there they could spread their influence to government and corporations until society was completely transformed. They knew that it would take decades, but their plan appears to be working.
The playbook of the Marxist left is to create controversy where none existed before. It is a divide-and-conquer strategy. Countries are held together by shared beliefs, like the idea that the United States is a force for good in the world. Half the country no longer believes this and thinks that the United States is founded on evil and is rotten to the core.
This kind of radicalism can create a strong backlash. People like me feel that we no longer live in the same country we were born in. I consider it my birthright as an American to live in a free society, but I'm not sure that I do.
Rod Dreher is a religious conservative. Nevertheless, his comments about totalitarianism are spot on. He sees Gender Ideology as a form of oppression, but that wouldn't necessarily be the case. Whether Gender Ideology is a form of authoritarianism depends on if it is imposed on people against their will.
We live in a society where you can be harmed for having the wrong beliefs. You can lose your job, and many people have, especially in higher education. The actress Gina Carano refused to use certain pronouns on Twitter, which led to a several-month-long campaign to get her fired from Disney that ultimately succeeded. The show she was going to star in, and I was looking forward to watching, was canceled, and the talent agency responsible for her career stopped representing her.
It is worse in other countries. In England, the police just warned people that they could be arrested for posting wrong ideas on social media. Anything anti-mass-immigration falls under this category. In Canada, the famous psychologist and political commentator Jordan Peterson was told that he would have to attend reeducation, a form of sensitivity training, or lose his license. This is not the first time he has had to defend his views. He became famous for opposing mandatory speech (pronoun) codes.
There are a few people who are so uncomfortable with their sex that they take drastic measures to appear as a different sex. In a free society, people should be able to make these decisions, but it doesn't make a man a woman or vice-versa. A male is an organism that produces gametes called sperm, and a female is an organism that produces gametes called ova, or eggs.
Some people believe that sex is defined by mental state. This is getting hung up on definitions, but it would appear to deny reality in favor of desire. If I wanted to be a dog, no amount of surgery or drugs could make me into a dog. Furthermore, surgery and drugs have considerable risks and long-term consequences. Reality has a way of biting people in the ass, and some people have experienced problems after mutilating their bodies.
It only becomes a problem when people try to mandate what you say or what opinion you can have. I am never going to use female pronouns for a man. That would be a lie, but I have been told that I should lie to protect the feelings of others. Around a certain person, I have to tiptoe with my language and not use any pronouns for fear of causing controversy.
I find it grating to hear "they" used as a definite singular pronoun, as a substitute for "he" or "she", because the meaning becomes very confusing. I have seen this usage on several TV shows. The word "they" is only singular as an indefinite pronoun, when we don't who the person is. i.e. "If a person wants to apply for the job then they need to go to the human resources office." The pronouns "he" and "she" refer to specific people and therefore are definite pronouns. Some grammarians are now endorsing this change, giving into the political ideology, but I find this usage of "they" confusing and unpleasant.
Saturday, August 10, 2024
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris names Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vice-president-kamala-harris-names-minnesota-gov-tim-walz-her-running-mate
I thought Josh Shapiro would make more sense. She needs Pennsylvania to win, and if she wins, it would be nice to have someone pro-Israel and anti-terrorist.
Sunday, August 4, 2024
2024 Election Map Based on the Latest Poll in ALL 50 STATES!
The race may be too close to call with all the swing states in play. Kamala Harris has gotten a novelty boost having just entered the race, but I think when people look closer at her positions and personality, she will lose popularity.
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Monday, July 29, 2024
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Friday, July 26, 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Why Humans Are Vanishing
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The falling birth rate is an economic issue. If the population drops, the incentives will change, either naturally or by fiat.
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
What's Life Like Inside A Japanese Prison? | Witness | HD Japan Jail Crime Documentary
Japan appears to be a highly regulated society.
Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump 2024 Election Map Projection
@john2001plus
0 seconds agoI don't believe that Harris would lose the entire Rust Belt.
If HYPOTHETICALLY, the entire Rust Belt, VA, and NH went to Harris, we would have a 269-269 tie.
Not likely to happen.
Monday, July 22, 2024
Sunday, July 21, 2024
What World are We Living in?
@john2001plus
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I think that it is likely that the assassin was a leftist. If not, he was at least someone who hated Donald Trump.
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I think that it is likely that the assassin was a leftist. If not, he was at least someone who hated Donald Trump.
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Friday, July 19, 2024
New Rule: MAGA's Magical Thinking | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
I'm sure this will offend somebody, but I present it as humor. The part at 8:01 made me laugh out loud.
Trump Triumphs, Biden Leaves THIS WEEKEND?!
The first 25 minutes of Trump's RNC speech was very moving and I recommend watching it.
The problem is that Trump spoke for over another hour and the speech was too long and a bit boring. He missed an opportunity to give a great speech.
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
What Do Japanese Think of the Trump Assassination? (Street Interview)
I find it interesting that people from Japan have this much interest in American politics. Had this been filmed in the United States, the responses would have been the same.
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Location of Trump Rally and Attempted Assassination on Google Maps
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8568486,-79.9715945,631m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu
Location on Google Maps of Trump Rally and Attempted Assassination
This takes place in a farm show area near the southwest edge of Butler Pennsylvania. Trump was standing in front of three buildings center map, and the shots came from a building directly north.
Roughly the view the shooter had of Donald Trump
Roughly the view the shooter had of Donald Trump as he spoke in front of the farm buildings.
Would-be Trump assassin had explosives in car parked near rally
In Crooks' house, law enforcement found bomb-making materials, the sources told Fox News.
Saturday, July 13, 2024
Friday, July 12, 2024
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Shipping Containers: The Box that Changed the World
It was inevitable that someone would invent something like this.
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Monday, July 8, 2024
We don't even make adults until they hit 40
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RXXwcVix4Qs
Ben Franklin, technically a polymath, is my favorite historical figure, partly because he was an avid chess player, but I read his autobiography when I was in high school.
Sunday, July 7, 2024
Saturday, July 6, 2024
2024 Election Map Based On the Latest Poll
Based on this election map, Trump would have to lose Minnesota, which maybe he will, plus Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Nevada, plus one more state like New Jersey for Biden to win. These states are close enough to give Biden a small chance.
Friday, July 5, 2024
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Why I'm Voting Against Labour - Peter Hitchens
Not many people would be interested in British politics. On the surface, it would not seem relevant to them. However, this discussion reflects how the world has moved toward socialism and how politics has failed to fix this.
Peter Hitchens is starting to sound more like his highly erudite late brother Christopher Hitchens who often overshadowed him. Peter is deeply religious and conservative. His brother was a very outspoken anti-religious atheist who was also a moderate liberal. He frequently spoke about the horrors of religion, especially regarding Islam.
Fwd: The world's and Nation's Debt
From: Larry
Governments owe an unprecedented $91 trillion, an amount almost equal to the size of the global economy and one that will ultimately exact a heavy toll on their populations.
Debt burdens have grown so large — in part because of the cost of the pandemic — that they now pose a growing threat to living standards even in rich economies, including the United States.
Yet, in a year of elections around the world, politicians are largely ignoring the problem, unwilling to level with voters about the tax increases and spending cuts needed to tackle the deluge of borrowing. In some cases, they're even making profligate promises that could at the very least jack up inflation again and could even trigger a new financial crisis.
The International Monetary Fund last week reiterated its warning that "chronic fiscal deficits" in the US must be "urgently addressed." Investors have long shared that disquiet about the long-term trajectory of the US government's finances.
Debt is "not free anymore," he told CNN.
"In the 2010s, a lot of academics, policymakers and central bankers came to the view that interest rates were just going to be near zero forever and then they started thinking debt was a free lunch," he said.
"That was always wrong-headed because you can think of government debt as holding a flexible-rate mortgage and, if the interest rates go up sharply, your interest payments go up a lot. And that's exactly what's happened all over the world."
'Conspiracy of silence'
In the United States, the federal government will spend $892 billion in the current fiscal year on interest payments — more than it has earmarked for defense and approaching the budget for Medicare, health insurance for older people and those with disabilities.
Next year, interest payments will top $1 trillion on national debt of more than $30 trillion, itself a sum roughly equal to the size of the US economy, according to the Congressional Budget Office, Congress's fiscal watchdog.
The CBO sees US debt reaching 122% of GDP a mere 10 years from now. And in 2054, debt is forecast to hit 166% of GDP, slowing economic growth.
So how much debt is too much? Economists don't think there is a "predetermined level at which bad things happen in markets," but most reckon that if debt hits 150% or 180% of gross domestic product, that means "very serious costs for the economy and society more broadly," said Dynan.
The world is sitting on a $91 trillion problem. 'Hard choices' are coming | CNN Business
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Tax revenue is a record at about 4.5 trillion the federal budget in 2019 was 4.6, it is now about 6.3. If we had the same spending as 2019 we'd have a balanced budget. We have a spending g problem
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
PANIC! Will Democrats REPLACE Biden?
I listened to this on the radio last night. He makes good points.
It appears that the Biden camp has doubled down. Since he can't possibly finish his next term, the responsible thing is for him to suspend his campaign for president.
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