Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Karl Denninger analyzes the government's inflation calculations . . .

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. . . and finds them wanting in almost every respect. How do you measure inflation?   Well, the common claim ... is that you use the go...
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Monday, January 21, 2019

Heh

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Found on Gab , origin unknown: (For context, see here .) Peter
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Rigging the vote - soon in every state in the Union?

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The Wall Street Journal describes how the Democratic Party used a combination of shenanigans to dominate the recent elections in Californi...
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A ship tries to illegally immigrate???

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The 5,000-ton Panamanian-registered cargo vessel  MV Murueta tried to come alongside a quay in Barranquilla, Colombia last week.  It didn...
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Sunday, January 20, 2019

Sunday morning music

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The Swingle Singers were founded in Paris in 1962, and have been through several incarnations since then. Until 2011, the group consist...
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Saturday, January 19, 2019

Looks like we'll pay to have our privacy invaded - whether we want to or not

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Eric Peters points out the downside to all these new-fangled car gadgets and systems. There is a saying that goes, if you’re not paying...
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Some great Navy video

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Courtesy of Chant du Depart , here's a video clip of Navy aircraft landing on carriers. It's thought-provoking to realize th...
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Friday, January 18, 2019

A non-apology - and he's quite right, IMHO

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Matt Walsh is unapologetic about his views on the #MeToo brouhaha . I was invited on Fox this morning to discuss that now infamous Gille...
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Oh, well played, ma'am!

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This news is a few years old, but I only just came across it:  so, even if it isn't Halloween, here it is. We all have that one nei...
Thursday, January 17, 2019

The F word comes in for heavy play - but it's still very funny

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Friends recently introduced me to the song "I've no more F****s to give", by banjolele player Thomas Benjamin Wild.  It'...
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The downside of electronic drivers licenses

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Miguel at Gun Free Zone made a good point yesterday. Many states are now offering electronic drivers licenses, downloaded to your cellph...
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Subsidizing homelessness

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The late President Ronald Reagan famously said , "If you want more of something, subsidize it; if you want less of something, tax it....
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Close call!

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I received this video via an e-mail this morning.  It shows an encounter between a homeowner and a grizzly bear in Canada last October.  At...
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Focusing on the core mission - or losing a valuable capability?

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I'm puzzled by a report that the US Army is closing down many of its watercraft systems and units . U.S. Army Maritime capabilities ...
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Doofus Of The Day #1,034

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Today's award goes to a romantically challenged poacher in Oklahoma . Game warden Cannon Harrison probably wasn't expecting to m...
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A different perspective on the NRA

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I've long been an opponent of the National Rifle Association .  My reasons are many.  Boiled down to main points, they include (but are...
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Another great restaurant find

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Miss D. and I have found several very good restaurants by sheer happenstance during our travels, and enjoyed them immensely.  We ran into ...
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Monday, January 14, 2019

Kids earning pocket money?

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The Silicon Graybeard recounts the story of a nine-year-old girl who wanted to earn some extra money.  Her mother advertised her availabil...
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Another dose of economic reality

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Last week I published two articles examining the real inflation rate in the USA and its implications for your money's buying power: A...
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Tongue not necessarily in cheek?

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Found on Gab this morning, origin unknown (clickit to biggit): At least he didn't mention meteorology - frozen steel posts duri...
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