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We cannot know until we look and when we look we set the thing in stone.
That cat is dead in any case- it’s stuck inside that box, and all alone.They say they want transparency.
I think that you will find
They WILL not see, apparently:
Their hatred makes them blind.As long as smoke is coming out their ears
They’ll be diverted, wasting time on jeers.
And things will plug along without their say,
And they’ll stay useless, safe outside the fray.Stats on Somalis in Minnesota.
fwiw.On deepfakes again: like a most pertinent question asked about taking off from the moon….WHO is taking the picture?
I’ll bet there is a filter that would indicate that something is probably a deepfake…but then there would be people messing with the filter.
Shibboleths work until they don’t, and then they are worse than having never existed.He was blind because there was nothing to see.
He was deaf because there was nothing to hear.
He was dumb because there was nothing to say.
Now he’s dead because he had nothing to fear.and yet…
Slowly but surely we’re chipping away
At the marble that hides the deep sculpture called “they”.WOW.
That’s for you, Ilargi.
Happy New Year!
And Happy New Year to you all out there in digital land.Well worth a watch: the Netherlands are banning fireworks next year, so it’s all out in Zandwoort this New Year’s eve.
Some serious private fireworks shows. Just wow. Just WOW.
(Start at about 3:57.30), local time in the upper left hand corner.)I think Ilargi might have included this yoga dog at the end of a post….
The optimists say that Venezuela is about attacks on the world cartels’s hub. The hub of crooked elections (why the majority populists never win). A black market of drugs, weapons, and human trafficking (sex, slaves, and organs). A center for rogue intelligence, international interlopers, and globalist dreams.
Trump is playing fizzbin with them.Many people think they’ll be Rhett Butler,
Stashing all their wealth in some dim vault.
Many think they’ll ride out Armageddon,
Living large when most are in default.They will emerge with wealth clutched in their hands
While standing lonely on their poisoned lands.I want the word “pedophilia” changed to “pedomisos”.
Under no circumstance does “philia” have anything to do with these creeps.When you’re reared to think you’re privileged,
And your gifts are not your own-
And you’re taught that you should die before you kill-
You will learn to under-value what you hold: it’s just a loan.
You will give up your self-interest and free will.Your empathy will take you to the cleaners
You’ll fall victim to their crimes and misdemeanors.I saw that silver video.
The government presumes it can steal anything anytime from you if they say it is in the national security interest.They are the cause of many tragic boating accidents.
; )Bret Weinstein tells Joe Rogan he was working with Charlie Kirk to get the covid shots pulled from the market; that Kirk had the President’s ear and it was going well. 1:46:07
So now we can add pharma to the list of potential suspects.
The luddites say “whoa!
“Just hit the damn brakes!
“We have to rethink where we’re headed.”
The luddites say “Woe!
“Just look at the stakes-
“Let’s not seek the future we’ve dreaded!”I see your face, but you are gone,
And once this summoned tears.
But now I smile and thank the Lord
I had you all those years.Here’s a pleasant surprise: Assange files a criminal complaint
Tom, Alex, and EM.
Heavy.
Very, very heavy.I was just watching that bandana wearing CIA guy on Tom Bilyeu’s show. He thinks that Venezuela is about China and its presence in the Caribbean.
He basically said your government never tells you what’s really going on, and it has always been so.
To which I say: duh.
If the Venezuela/voting machine thing is real, I’d add that in, because it’s personal to Trump- like Iraq was personal to W.From a commenter on zh, a feel-good story about a raccoon.
The comments are pretty good, too.This is worth looking at when considering Venezuela. It is Elizabeth Nickson’s comments on election theft.
For fans of Luongo and/or Krainer, here is a new video (I am about to watch).
I’m waiting for Luongo, etal to talk about the Lone Ranger’s horse.
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Japan.Twenty-five is near the end,
And still we are all here.
One more month to round the bend.
And laugh at our past fear.It’s good to hear from you, WES.
It’s a little melancholy to put summer to bed, but I’ve come to like winter more as I’ve gotten older.This is for WES, if you’re out there.
I think that fish inches and snow inches are similar.
What do you think?Why does AI all read the same?
After listening to and reading the hours of AI Spartacus used to drive himself nuts, it all sounds alike.In a world of accelerating AI usage- essay tests, office write-ups, blog comments- AI is turning the world of writing into a PowerPoint-like nightmare. Users ignore the cadence that is so characteristic of AI generated text, not to their own embarrassment, but too often to applause: when commenters, teachers, and bosses praise the clarity of the text, genuine writing is pulled down in the ranks….
See? I can do it without “help”. (But you know it was I who wrote it because I used a regular dash instead of an em dash. ; )
Impunity: that with which James Comey and Letitia James acted.
Impunity: that with which Blondi appointed an illegitimate prosecutor.Maxwell Quest- my husband wants to say “thank-you” for your thoughtful and thought-provoking post (#210648).
He lurks. : )Army men and baby dolls;
Loyal dogs and fickle cats
I shall rule, or I shall nurture-
Boys and girls wear different hats.When women come to love the reins of power,
And men love comfort more than self-control,
The faster humans near the final hour,
Where we are shattered, and bereft of soul.I have gone from believing that governmental charity removes the shame of begging, to despising mandated charity. That’s a hard right, I guess.
I used to figure there would be about a 10% overhead of fraud and grift in such programs, and that legitimate users would eagerly find and bounce the cheats.
Boy, was I wrong.Two hypotheses I’ve been holding back on….
Would “they” resurrect Charlie Kirk and turn him into an “antichrist”? Are dispensationalism and other apocalyptic beliefs that popular?
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The Netherlands didn’t do the digital services act until feb 2025. What if RIM headed back to Amsterdam and was detained for comments on his blog? And we are left here to “draw the attention of those who occupy a higher plane?”Speculation fills the void of not knowing what’s up.
A little closure would be nice-
A bit of some assurance.
The void we have does not suffice-
It’s taxing our endurance.Although, not so much, as indicated by the life support we are providing for ourselves.
: )He sits among his things-
The pieces of his past.
They clip his hidden wings
And promises he cast
Among the useless things.Very different.
I like The Optimists, too, Maxwell Quest.
In westerns, the good guy often comes off as pretty bad. He uses trickery and lies; he waits to catch the bad guys in the act (and people die!) and shoots them without trial. But in the end he cleans up the town and they make him the sheriff. He doesn’t make a very good sheriff, though, because he tends to shoot people without a trial.
She sits among her things-
The pieces of her past.
They clip her hidden wings
And promises she cast
Among the useless things.Tell a liar the truth and it will come back to you twisted and and toxic, and you will be cited as the source.
On a (sort of) different topic:
“The largest funder of Al-Shabaab is the Minnesota taxpayer.”
From a commenter over at ZH. Al Shabaab is ISIS.
