Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

India changing its name to Bharat will be tougher for most than Twitter changing its name to X... Speaking of X, if YouTube censors videos on diet or Covid and the creators move those videos to X instead will that shift in revenue become a snowball going downhill that causes a downward spiral for YouTube? Seems like the classic hubris goes before a fall example... Doesn't get much press but Trump's tariffs on China (which were decried by the press and DNC) were kept in place by the Biden Administration. This seems similar to me to Obama's pledge to close Gitmo if elected only to keep the prison open. The reason for keeping both in place is because they work... The Buddha first taught about generosity and morality before he taught students anything about meditation because people truly need the first two firmly in place before meditation can become a useful act by anyone... If the election was held today... Scary stat: reportedly Autism has gone from a prevalence of 1 in 1.000 kids to 1 in 36. Occam's Razor would suggest perhaps modern vaccines are the culprit. How many cases of Autism existed prior to modern vaccines?... Should people who purposefully set wildfires to try to prove global change be charged with hate crimes?  What else are these political arsonists doing if not a hate crime?... Tribes that helped one another were more successful than tribes that were selfish or autocratic. Nature it turns out rewards both the fittest and the kindness... Elon Musk says that a new Twitter Files showing the support of censorship by the ADL and others will be released shortly. Get your popcorn ready... How could Amazon Prime not be a primary sponsor of Deon Sanders. Seems like such a natural... Perhaps the funniest meme about Duke beating Clemson... People who are happier release more cortisol which helps lower incidence of heart disease and diabetes, cancer and depression. Helps explain why happier people tend to be overall healthier than unhappy people. Makes sense... Perhaps my favorite quote about Duke whooping Clemson by 21 from RedditCFP, "Duke up 21 points on Clemson like they're comparing ACT scores”... Who knew? It wasn't till after World War II that Americans started brushing their teeth daily. The military was concerned about dental hygiene and had soldiers brush regularly. The habit stuck. Remember in the 1970's and people got into the habit of jogging or body buildings. These habits didn't stick... Heh Heh... 

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