Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
If the Democrats would say, "We'll have Joe Biden resign because of signs of dementia and age but only if you do the same for Mitch McConnell" - I’d be 100% fine with that trade... Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX has had all campaign charges against him dropped. Here's a list of the politicians SBF or FTX donated money to. Curious to see if any return his stolen money. And people wonder why there's a perception about unequal justice in the US... The Roman emperors after Augustus not only adopted the name Augustus but used his signet ring as proof that thy were now the emperor. Seems strange today... Albert Einstein once said, "The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think." Modern education seems to consist in mainly getting the student not to think for themselves but to obey. Gigantic difference which will cause great harm... So what makes you tougher - Krav Maga or Ultimate MAGA? Asking for a friend... Who knew? The name Caligula is actually an embarrassing nickname meaning "Bootikins." Not Latin for sadistic, sodomizing, power mad emperor as we have been led to believe... If I had a Tesla Roadster I'd definitely drive around wearing a space suit... There's still a planned Sherlock Holmes 3 but no plot or release date has been announced. Starting to feel a little like waiting for Guns and Roses supposed next album... Whenever a player switches teams in the NFL at his first training camp he'll always say his new QB is very intelligent and perhaps the hardest worker on the team. The local reporters then report it. Happens every year... The Latin saying "Pecunia non olet" could be modernized to say "Bitcoin doesn't smell" and it would work just as well... A historical note that may only interest me but when Oliver Cromwell came to power he ensured that any trade by England or Scotland would not be subject to any tariff or government roadblock. This economic benefit later even helped cause the Acts of Union which formally brought together England and Scotland as one. Likewise, Donald Trump's favorite tool of Free Trade Agreements may now be quietly protecting the US from recession even while he's out of office. Historically "It's the economy stupid" it seems has always been a valid statement...
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