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  • in reply to: Debt Rattle February 10 2021 #69503
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    Actually, the first Super Bowl wasn’t quite that long ago. It was filmed so that you could see the red of the Chief’s jerseys and the green of the Green Bay Packers. (Also a historic clash of two great quarterbacks, Len Dawson and Bart Starr.)

    I was never a big Springsteen fan. Here he plays–what, a hard-working, salt of the earth rancher? (ie, domesticated, white-collar cowboy. Yet in one shot, pre-hat, he looks almost Native American. ReUnite indeed.) His gravely voiceover may have some sonic gravitas, but his words are sentimental cotton candy platitudes. Not to mention part of the marketing speak of one of our political parties. Guess which one? Gotta think Jeep might just lose a few red state sales. Will the Insurrectionists put all their jeeps up for sale?

    I can’t really tell if Dr. D is agreeing or disagreeing with the idea that overpopulation is a problem. To the extent that it is a further drain on resources, definitely a problem, especially as more and more people are transformed from citizens into consumers.. No doubt China will once again be incentivizing baby-making in the coming years.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle February 9 2021 #69475
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    Regarding Vitamin D and its role in the immune system, I admit to missing something regarding the cytokine storm reaction–isn’t this caused by an overreaction of the immune response? Or is it a poorly timed response? In other words, I assume building a strong immune system would help fight off Covid 19, so A. how does that jive with the cytokine storm, caused by “too much” immune reaction, and B. isn’t the fact that we have NO immunity to this novel/new virus the main issue? So that having a strong immune system is not going to help much? Can John Day or someone comment on my lack of understanding here?

    It seems like individual genetics also plays the role of random fate in some of this, particularly those not in a known risk category getting extremely ill and or dying–though I notice the profiles of this type of victim have been largely absent from media reports these days.

    I also find it interesting that the fact that Trump and Giuliani basically shrugged it off and the media had no interest in determining why that might have occurred. After berating him for driving by supporters and ordering them pizza, the subject never seemed to come up again.

    As a 61-year old male who is very fit and has no known underlying conditions, currently taking 2000 IU of Vitamin D3 daily (also outside as much as possible, but it is winter in the Northeast US, so mostly covered up and sun is weak), I assume it does not make sense for me to take a prophylactic course of ivermectin. I would like to order some to have on hand, but skeptical of mail order drugs, particularly from overseas.

    in reply to: Forecast What? #69250
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    You can take these facts you have and fabricate any number of possible scenarios. What is the point though? Should we write letters to our congress members alerting them to this possibility? Isn’t there enough doom actually going on right now, today;’s reality, to discuss, or try to plan for, or look for solutions for (hah!)? There is nothing to do with conjecture of this magnitude other than try to dispel it for something more constructive. (I know, very simple, but very difficult.)

    in reply to: Debt Rattle February 3 2021 #69249
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    Based on the results and the constantly contradictory and conflicting information, I would put “Experts” in quotes, too. The medical system has become so rigid you conform or get the boot.Then among the various pundits and proselytizers, you have one faction saying Covid deaths are severely under-reported, while the other side claims they are absolutely over-reported.

    “’This wasn’t a keg party with Parler users: it was an academic conference,” Huff said. These are pioneering figures in critical media literacy scholarship.” That seems like a not very smart way to make your case, since isn’t the conference about the problem of censorship? This all looks to me like the Information Age coming under the spell of the collapse into chaos of complex systems theory.

    Then there is the silly idea that we will now attempt to shut borders to new variants. Uh-huh. Once that idea presents itself to little brains, the horse is out of the barn and into the next county. I’m guessing the Spanish Flu developed variants, but we did not have the technology to parse. Plus, instead of constantly freaking out, people were too busy doing what they had to do and then carrying on with life. Kinda simple.

    in reply to: Forecast What? #69220
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    Good grief! Bad enough to find out the Salmon aren’t getting enough Vitamin B. Now the Chinese have let slip that they are coming over to America to enslave us and eat all our wheat and corn! It’s been a gloomy week.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle January 30 2021 #69108
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    WES wrote: Don’t kid yourself, Tulsa is 100% part of the uniparty. 100%. She plays the role of foil.

    Well, yeah. We all have our roles to play in life, that is true.

    verb
    verb: foil; 3rd person present: foils; past tense: foiled; past participle: foiled; gerund or present participle: foiling

    prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding.
    “a brave policewoman foiled the armed robbery”


    @susmarie108
    What I like about Chapman is he also embodied all the contradictions of being human, particularly the American variety. A promotional biography on the website of his adopted State probably leaves some of this out. So while he preached religion, the appletrees he sold or gave away were not the cultivated trees made by grafting that orchards are made of today. Apple trees grown from seed are a genetic toss-up. Most of the time, the fruit was more like a crabapple of today.

    Which was fine, because the orchards served two main purposes: providing the main ingredient the hard cider consumed in quantity by early frontiersmen and women, and to fulfill a requirement that land given away or sold cheaply by the government had to be “improved” to prove the intent of permanent settlement within a certain time period. So at the same time he was spreading the word, he also helped spread the hootch, and was a land speculator. He would go to the fringes of the westward push and plant orchards in places that were likely to develop into towns. And while he was respected and left alone by Native Americans, he also famously warned of an attack during a period of heightened hostilities. Underlying all this was his faith in the Swedenborgian religion, and his consideration for others and his generosity seemed to be his overruling drive.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle January 30 2021 #69082
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    She served in a medical unit in the field in Iraq. Her current rank is Major. I have a feeling the experience was not like a Hawaiian vacation. She has more cajones than 99% of the politicians out there, period, for saying and doing what she believes in. And you are holding it against her because she believes in God? Or because the belief is not through a religion you approve of? What is your objection? Do they sacrifice virgins at the tops of volcanoes? Will she become president and make you a member of a cult? Freedom of religion, does it ring a bell? Johnny Appleseed was a Swedenborgian, spreading the gospel according to the New Church. It’s as American as… Chevrolet. And I suspect it could be at least part of the source of her forthrightness and clarity.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle January 30 2021 #69080
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    Dr D Rich wrote: However, your postings help explain the reappearance of another scam called Tulsi Gabbard. Look no further than Gabbard’s declaration of her original position, that the January 6th insurrection was a riotous attack on the Capitol, is simply a signal to her minders/betters she is down with their program. When in fact, the HRC-Pelosi-Milley-Led Insurrection 4+ years in the making unseated, disempowered, and silenced President Trump two weeks before the end of his term.

    I don’t think a person can be a scam. They can be a scammer, or if really good, a scam artist. But Gabbard is not a scammer. She voted “present” for the Trump impeachment vote, which, as a Democrat, took a good deal of fortitude and independence. She also spoke out against his removal from the twitterverse. Of course she called the riot at the capitol a riot. Because it was.

    A tweet by Gabbard:
    “The mob who stormed the capitol to try to stop Congress from carrying out its constitutional responsibilities were behaving like domestic enemies of our country. But let us be clear, the John Brennan’s, Adam Schiffs and the oligarchs in Big Tech who are….. trying to undermine our constitutionally-protected rights and turn our country into a police state with KGB-style “surveillance” are also domestic enemies—and much more powerful, and therefore dangerous, than the mob which stormed the capitol. …”

    Note that she says they were “behaving like” domestic enemies. She did not actually say that the members of that violent, rag-tag band were terrorists. I’m in agreement with her basic stance here. Where exactly is her scam? Of course unless things change drastically, she will never get further because she makes too much sense.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle January 30 2021 #69053
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    -Madamski wrote: God bless Tulsi. She’s cute. She also legitimizes a corrupt institution. Well, two: Congress and the military.

    She legitimizes these institutions by being a member? But if not, she would then do what? Join a riot? Write op-eds? Comment on TAE? Not sure I get this criticism.

    I’m also failing to understand why you think her comment about the social town square is ludicrous. Again, it appears you are expecting her to act from some perfect place. Yes, a real local town square or small town newspaper or whatever you might be thinking about is wonderful. But at the moment, many hundreds of millions of humans do use these various platforms (which she is using “social” as a shorthand for). So until we see these massive internet communication companies disappear, it would seem like not such a bad idea to spend some energy attempting to keep them from becoming even more evil. I don’t see this as the moral equivalent of voting for the lesser evil (not least because who is in office is not very pertinent these days), but more practical. I don’t see too many other politicians with at least some ideas that make sense that are as clear and straightforward as Gabbard. And yeah, she’s kinda hot. Hmmm.. Maybe she is the devil.

    I also did not get our host’s referring to her as Tulsi Huckabee. I know who Mike Huckabee is, but I’m failing to make the connection in this context. Can someone clue me in?

    in reply to: Debt Rattle January 13 2021 #68244
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    Nice juxtaposition: “Ghastly Future of Mass Extinction” and “Be Cool. Be Happy.” Even if you “believe” the first, it’s still entirely reasonable to attempt a life of cool and happy. (Just make sure to limit your doses of TAE!;^)

    Great photo of Elvis. Looks like a homage to Edward Hopper.

    in reply to: It’s The Virus, Stupid #54399
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    I would go with toilet paper and rice over Vitamins, which just get pissed out.

    It will be a real balancing act between containing the virus as best as possible while still carrying on with life–which includes of course, work and the economy. Certainly non-essential gatherings like the Olympics and other sporting events, while important to economies, will likely start to be cancelled if the situation continues to progress. The organizer of Milan San Remo, a fabled spring classic bicycle race in Italy, is worried about the event.

    Meanwhile, on Linked In, you would think they were getting paid by the CPC, as one of their “stories” consists of a series of very positive, upbeat posts from people in trenches over in China–with one or two slightly negative posts to keep it “real.” Boosting morale is one thing, but this seemed excessive.

    It’s interesting that during the Spanish Influenza citizens were told to avoid gatherings, sleep with bedroom windows open, gargle with salt, and wear masks. One hundred years later, not much to add except wash your hands frequently–and yeah, the masks, de rigueur back then, are more for not spreading it if you have it, or for health workers, so they don’t spread it.
    Spanish Influenza palliative

    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 17 2019 #52198
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    Uh, yeah. I’ll stop my enabling of the elites with my comment here on TAE.
    I’m fully on board with the Hunter Biden connection–it’s the other three connections that are unsubstantiated, and in fact the actual available information would seem to contradict that graphic. I would say it is 25% correct until proven otherwise.
    I am not a main stream media consumer. Again, my issue is, why be intemperate and blithely throw around any old thing? Isn’t that exactly the problem? From what I can see, the Biden connection is well-documented at this point. But by making unsubstantiated claims in the same context, more harm than good comes out of it because it makes it too easy for people to now dismiss the case that has been made. Beware of confirmation bias, and of doing exactly what you have a problem with other people doing, that’s all.

    in reply to: Debt Rattle December 17 2019 #52184
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    I appreciate your mostly excellent aggregation of alternative news, as well as your justifiable criticism of mainstream media sources. That’s why it’s disheartening to see you throw up the end graphic, which appears to have zero substance. The only function it serves (unless you have reporting to back it up?) is to undermine your entire body of work here, by indulging in exactly the kind of misrepresentation and false information you accuse others of.
    https://www.politifact.com/facebook-fact-checks/statements/2019/oct/10/facebook-posts/pelosi-romney-and-kerry-dont-have-sons-working-com/

    I’m not saying this source is unbiased, but it certainly seems to debunk your graphic information, and unless you have something to back yours up to the extent that the politifact site has, you are spreading misinformation at best with this.

    in reply to: Anonymous Gate #51170
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    I feel the opposite way about that flippant exaggeration. I get it’s a joke, but in these times, it’s best to avoid writing stuff that people can use to dismiss your ideas. And there are many examples of vigorous, healthy 77-year-olds (of course genetics and wealth play roles.) I did enjoy Kunstler’s take-down this morning.

    Can you imagine if a book by Anonymous was published about Obama claiming he abused houseplants and had poor table manners? Rachel Maddow would go apoplectic, possibly having a heart attack on screen that the book would even be allowed to see the light of day. By all accounts Trump is a boorish lout. But I don’t think impeachment is designed to deal with that.

    As for the rest of the “charges”, they are ridiculous to anyone paying half attention. That is, if they hadn’t already lost their minds, which describes most Democratic liberals. After the last decade, I now consider myself a recovering liberal. I read somewhere that, paraphrasing, details of situations were purposely left out to protect the identity of the author. Yeah. So we get vague, meaningless stuff like people waking in the middle of the night panicked over tweets, and “can you cancel your afternoon.” Give. Me. A. Break.

    What’s most scary and disappointing and frustrating is the continuation of the Russian bogey man thing. Here was a president who was looking to work with a country that could help us, a country that has as many nuclear weapons as we do. And so we get this:

    “In Russia, for instance, the president was reluctant to expel so many of Mr. Putin’s spies as punishment for the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain. He complained for weeks about senior staff members letting him get boxed into further confrontation with Russia, and he expressed frustration that the United States continued to impose sanctions on the country for its malign behavior. But his national security team knew better — such actions had to be taken, to hold Moscow accountable,” the person wrote last year.

    First, not even sure what “In Russia, for instance, the president was reluctant to expel so many of Mr. Putin’s spies” even means. (And of course it was in retaliation for a mysterious “poisoning” that makes little sense in terms of the President of Russia being behind it, or the salient details of the event itself.). “Sanctions” against Russia are basically a joke. What do they really need from us at this point? Ask Mr..Orlov.

    I get a lot of flak for expressing my loathing of the behavior of the Democrats. As you know, if you are not all in for rousting Trump, you are a hat-wearing lover of The Donald, shut up, go home. The other day when a friend insisted there was major Russian interference with the 2016 election, I was astounded.

    There is no understanding of statecraft left in this country. There is no nuance in public discussion, never mind the editorial pages. And now we are taking seriously all this ado about nothing, written by nobody. Ilargi is right, this is about the most dangerous thing going. Who would have thought it would have arisen straight from the so-called “intelligentsia”? John Michael Greer is currently running an interesting series of posts exploring some of the factors behind this mass psychosis. Meanwhile, thank you for all the work you do here.

    in reply to: Renewables Are Dead #47211
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    I think I paraphrase Nicole Foss who said that a civilization capable of renewable energy sources at scale can’t be run on them. In other words, renewables are similar to our financial system — kind of a ponzi scheme in the end, that doesn’t really produce much when all the subtraction of costs is accounted for. And of course they are highly entwined in that system right from the get go.

    I will say though, that arguing against renewables is not a way to win friends and influence people.Gail Tverberg, who I think writes well about this subject, has softened her stance a tiny bit, but only in the sense that these projects create some jobs. And aren’t most of our jobs pointless at this point anyway?

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