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    A history of the “Butlerian Jihad,” the fight against AI that resulted in the world in “Dune.”

    in reply to: Debt bubble – Will the American government default? #7237
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    in reply to: Bay Area Exodus #7236
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    Newsom scaled his policies up from San Francisco to all of California. Now he wants to scale up again to the entire country!

    in reply to: 51 mediocre bureaucrats. The banality of evil. #7211
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    in reply to: 70% Think Biden Shouldn’t Run Again #7204
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    I found this useful when trying to define fascism. Uses primary source material and traces the philosophical evolution that lead to fascism in Italy and the version in Germany. Trigger warning for those who can’t handle mentioning or quoting “Mein Kampf,” even in this context.

    If you counter with Jason Stanley or Ruth Ben-Ghiat, I don’t see how their claims to understand fascism differ from a teenage Lister from “Red Dwarf,” linked below. Their refusal to acknowledge authoritarian acts by Justin Trudeau or Jacinda Ahren, are just some recent examples of their lack of credibility.

     

    in reply to: Quinnipiac poll has Biden at 33% approval #7182
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    https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president-biden-job-approval-7320.html

    First tracking poll I’ve seen in a while where he has positive approval.  Interesting data point (considering it’s a daily tracking poll).

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    https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/254239/hhs-orders-catholic-hospital-to-snuff-out-chapel-candle-or-lose-its-accreditation

    Did we figure out who burned down Notre Dame? If you blame a worker’s cigarette, I don’t find that credible given the history of France.

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    The move is to always blame the adults in the room who ask for austerity. Happened in Greece, Spain, etc., and the UK. Let’s see, out of control spending caused inflation, which causes the Fed to (belatedly) raise rates, which caused bank failures. And now the government wants to spend even more.

    Because of inflation, my savings are worth 1/3 less, and I need to generate higher returns to keep pace. In all likelihood, Gen Z may not get to retire if current trends continue. Also, it is draining Social Security at a faster pace. Not to mention that debt service by the federal government will triple (at least) because of the combination of more debt and higher interest rates. The average mortgage is no longer affordable to an average family. 24 months of real wages decline has families under financial stress. All of this from fiscal irresponsibility (and the Fed’s addiction to easy money since 2008). Might as well rip the band-aid off so we learn a lesson.

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    Scott Adams has a theory that AI can create what humans consider beautiful, but will have a hard time determining what people find funny.

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    Trigger warning. Don’t look at this guy’s feed if you don’t want to see pictures of atrocities. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of reporting about what’s going on.

    70 dead in clashes between rival bands in Haiti

    This is as much as I can find.

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    The French and the Italians (and Jordanians, Spanish, Germans and Greeks, among others) will have to evacuate Americans.

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    in reply to: Anyone else concerned? #7103
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    It just took a bit longer for these “conspiracy theories” to become reality. The internet claims it takes six months.

    in reply to: Quinnipiac poll has Biden at 33% approval #7100
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    https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president-biden-job-approval-7320.html

    In general terms, he’s doing fine.  I’m amazed the economy / stocks are doing fine.  Look for record earnings this past quarter (in inflated dollars).  Real world conditions are bad, and financial stress is everywhere.  Yet….

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