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Sunrise — 5:52, 6:10, 6:11, 6:14, 6:16, 6:17.
Use the comments section to talk about anything you want... including this TOP 1% sunrise that happened this morning.
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Sunrises don't get much better than that.
Big (for me) if true: "An Alignment Of Earth, Mars, Venus, Saturn And Jupiter (From Africa)"
Da-yum.
Planet Althouse.
Lee Zeldin says the EPA gave away 20 billion in grants to NGOs between the election and inauguration. That seems like a lot of money. Is it a lot in DC terms?
One of the NGO beneficiaries had former child star Liesl Pritzker on the board. She told us in the 1990s that all little girls were princesses. I suppose it doesn't hurt if their last name is "Pritzker." Stacy Abrams was another beneficiary. Zeldin is trying to claw some of the money back. Democrat judges are pushing back.
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I am now drunk watching "We Live in Time," a British film, and its special features. I type into google an obscene inquiry about Florence Pugh and her nose ring and find out that she fainted when her septum was pierced, something that less hardy or less foolhardy souls might have taken as an indication that a mistake had been made. Andrew Garfield tells us that he has lived much and loved much. Good for you, Andrew.
There are way that governments get the population to go along with a war. Usually people don't want to send their children to die in a foreign war, especially not based on some abstract theory about what *might* happen if the wrong guy ever got in charge in some other country, so governments engage in the propaganda of "threat inflation," they create a frightening boogy man with evil intentions out of the leaders of rival powers, and people go along.
This technique has now been applied to domestic politics, and the left is. using the same threat inflation technique to rally people against Trump, becuase nobody would go along with the stuff that the Democrats have done just because the Democrats are not controlling the spending instead of the Republicans. No! It has to be the conflict of good vs evil! So therefore Trump must be painted as evil. Of course the Democrats have the billionaires on board, and the billionaires own the press. Democrats have media superiority, to the point where many otherwise intelligent people think that any other side to these issues can not exist. Therefore "Trump is evil"
Just like they brought the color revolutions home, the Democrats have brought "threat inflation" home.
Now the Philippines is looking to buy ballistic missiles.
https://idrw.org/philippine-armed-forces-eye-indias-pralay-tactical-ballistic-missile-to-bolster-defense-following-brahmos-acquisition/
Im guessing these may be intended to shoot at those Chinese island bases in the Spratleys. The capped range of 290 km would preclude their use against Chinese airbases in South China, which given actual Chinese threats would be very useful.
Note: This is the traditionally pacifistic Philippines doing this, its an enormous change in outlook. Part of this is I think a loss of confidence in the US alliance founded on the 2014 bases agreement. Also a growing East Asian alliance independent of tbe US.
Move over, Meryl. Sidney Sweeney has arrived.
Just saw “Eden” with Sidney and Jude Law; Directed by Ron Howard.
Sidney has two scenes that are great. She even does a German accent.
It’s Survivor meets Neitsche meets Utopia.
I give it 9 stars. Almost as good as, “Frankenstein, Part II.”
Do not miss it.
"Part of this is I think a loss of confidence in the US alliance founded on the 2014 bases agreement."
Weren't we kicked out of bases?
YouTube: "The reason why you self-deluded is so that you can be truthful and deceive your opponent"
More from that Tucker podcast with the Cornell professor.
That was mostly the volcano, Pinatubo. The US could probably have held on to them if it really wanted to, especially as most of the Filipino population was in favor. But between the volcano damage, Filipino senators and the "Peace dividend" of 1991-92 there wasnt much point. The 2014 treaty is a different kettle of fish. The Philippines is a bad place for giant logistics bases anymore. Its well in range of Chinese IRBMs and fighterbombers now. The 2014 treaty anticipates using the whole country as a series of "fighting bases", the model is Henderson Field ("Cactus"), 1942-43.
Once NYC gets into the grocery store business, how much do you think they'll allow people to steal before doing anything about it?
The SpaceX Starship launch was scrubbed, TBD for the next launch schedule. SpaceX being extra careful I guess. The success of "Starship" is btw a huge deal for the US on many levels. A lot is riding on this, economically and strategically. Its not about Muskian bragging rights to Mars.
buwaya said...
Note: This is the traditionally pacifistic Philippines doing this, its an enormous change in outlook. Part of this is I think a loss of confidence in the US alliance founded on the 2014 bases agreement. Also a growing East Asian alliance independent of tbe US.
Good. They should get nukes next.
Wretchard published an article from 2021 when the Philippine Prime Minister used some less than prime language regarding China's occupation of the Spratleys.
The cost to the US is loss of control. The more players are in the mix the higher the likelihood the US will get dragged into something ugly due to some third parties decision. And the US cannot avoid these risks, its too big and so too much of a threat to China. The US cannot think like Costa Rica.
Once NYC gets into the grocery store business, how much do you think they'll allow people to steal before doing anything about it?
Easy I suspect. I’ve always assumed they’re another transfer payment scheme like the NGOs and never can we audit. They know US Congress believes spending is a bipartisan perk and since money is fungible…
"The SpaceX Starship launch was scrubbed, "
Watched the (non) launch.
It's important they get this one right.
Rotten Tomatoes hates it so it must be good…
The slogan- deceptive. Madison is a seat of government with all the associated blue place problems. Sure the weather is Hoth bit other than that…
"I’ve always assumed they’re another transfer payment scheme like the NGOs and never can we audit."
If they're going to allow people to steal from the government grocery, there'll be no need for food stamps, then.
Right?
…just back from dinner with Boston in the knows. Wgbh who produces much of your pbs programming plans to cut all lean and keep the propaganda. American Experience et al get tje axe. frontline descendants get the rest of the money. Some layoffs kinda sorta. I looked at NPR homepage on the plane- one or two non Trump stories out of ten..:
The US COULD think like Costa Rica, if it wants to go down that road. It will need to cultivate weakness though. I'd say it would have to split into 8-10 fully sovereign nations, get rid of all foreign bases, get rid of the bulk of the USN and USAF, all nukes and all foreign alliances. It may have to give Hawaii Guam and Samoa to someone, maybe also Puerto Rico. Unthreatening and irrelevant is the key, plus of course two convenient oceans and weak neighbors. For a while, anyway, it (its various parts rather) could then glory in splendid isolation.
Passed a MULX train car today. They always have graffiti on them but this one had a chimp’s face covering half the car. It was good but the rendering of cumulus clouds was brilliant…
Although I could imagine some people will still need those food stamps to sell so they have money to buy cigs and beer.
Once NYC gets into the grocery store business, how much do you think they'll allow people to steal before doing anything about it?
If Mamdani institutes Sharia law, the theft problem should go away, chop-chop.
I see Mamdani and his followers were thrilled with his bench press effort of 135#’s. Except when I watched it his spotter was helping with the lift. Typical Commie.
REPORTER: Will you take part in the FIFA events?
TRUMP: "I may PLAY. I see the money these players make. I am a very good athlete...I may put on shorts. I look EXTREMELY good in shorts."
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