Limit the War Powers

13 Thursday Feb 2020

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That odd instance when one agrees with Tim Kaine.

“We should not be at war with Iran unless Congress votes to authorize such a war,” Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, who introduced the resolution said, according to CNN. “While the President does and must always have the ability to defend the United States from imminent attack, the executive power to initiate war stops there. An offensive war requires a congressional debate and vote. This should not be a controversial proposition.”

It should not, but it’s not all that relevant anymore. It’s the age of the Empire and the Empire is almost finished. I smell another veto. But, the vote was nice.

When Money is Tight

12 Wednesday Feb 2020

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It’s their fault, the millions of Amerikans who chose to be something other than central or commercial banksters. Now, 1/3rd of them complain about the choices they made.

About 31% of respondents earning over $100,000 also regularly experience a budget shortfall before payday.

Kids, go to banking school. It’s as simple as that. Those at the head of the through get more of the slop. The rest, $100Kers included, get priced out for their hard work. The article mentions educational expenses, so let’s compare those to a $100k income. The web says that the average in-state college tuition today is about $10,200. A generation ago, it was one-quarter of that price. Now, $100K today is about the same as $56,000 back then. A doubling versus a quadrupling. Again, it’s not that hard – be a bankster. That, or continue to buy used food and toilet paper. The Republicrats will be all over this issue by October.

The CIA was Listening

12 Wednesday Feb 2020

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Big surprise there. The CIA owned the sole provider of encryption technology for decades. It’s called spying and they do it (did it) very well. Tom Ironsides mentioned something about this a few meetings ago.

Things are changing, with the Chinese poised to start doing the mass listening. That might be better for average Americans, as the Chinese, even with they hear your private conservations, etc., won’t be in much of a position to do anything about it other than target you with ads.

Musical Elections – From TPC

11 Tuesday Feb 2020

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PERRIN’S Music Minute!

-Or, As Musical As We Can Get The National Affairs-

Warning! This one may wander all over the place like a glaucomic old man ensconced behind the wheel of a gracefully-aging Fleetwood. Feel free to sing along.

 

So! One thing led to another and last week I came across a superb edition, extended and rare, of a 1983 Berlin song. Thinking about it now, I can’t ever remember hearing Masquerade played on the radio (if it happened, it was campus rock radio back in ‘83); still, for my money, it’s some of the band’s best work, perhaps my favorite. For those who either remember or who never knew, please click that link and listen. The magnificent intersection of new wave and rock comes in hard around 6:19 with a rolling, pounding guitar riff which mingles perfectly with the lasting general melody, which itself is upbeat if thought-provoking – bordering on somber at intervals. (Note: MB actually plays and understands the music, PL merely rambles…)

The tune is-

Oh yeah, and Terri Nunn is forever HAWT!

The tune is about, so far as I can tell, the shattered dreams and hopes of aging or failed actors of the screen or the stage. The business, regarded with suspicion since ancient times, has a reputation for being rather harsh on potential talent. The lyrics speak to that darker side of entertainment, hauntingly and beautifully. The refrain is what landed the song at TPC this week:

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When you hear the price they paid,

I’m sure you’ll come and join the masquerade…

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I’m no expert, but I take that to mean that, despite everyone knowing how Hollywood, Broadway, etc. chew people up like hor d’oeuvres at a Harvey Weinstein party, people still keep patronizing the shows, with many intrepidly venturing into the fray, hopeful of professional success.

And, that is exactly the same kind of circus spectacle we witnessed in Iowa last week with the 2020 Hawkeye Cauc-eye: those zany Democrats and their presidential show. With my only paying nominal attention to practical politics and with November’s outcome being as clear as the recent Impeachment trial outcome, I devoted maybe .2% of my energies to analyzing what happened. Is “trainwreck” the word I’m looking for?

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READ THE WHOLE THING AT TPC

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Math in Washington

11 Tuesday Feb 2020

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Never adds up. After Iran dealt the Empire a crimpling pinpoint blow in Iraq, the initial lie was that there were no casualties. 0

Then it started creeping up, with brain injuries from the concussions being reported. That number now stands at 100. In DC, 0 = 100. The same government pushes math education, with similar results. Vote harder this November!

Decisions, Decisions

11 Tuesday Feb 2020

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So many rats and so little intelligence. NH Democrats just can’t decide on who will lose to Trump in November.

“In the past couple months, I’ve made a decision, then changed my mind, then made a decision, then changed my mind,” she said. “So, honestly, it’s right down to the wire.”

That’s the gist of the whole article and debacle. I’m sure they’ll get it right. Democracy and so forth.

Maxed Out Credit Cards

11 Tuesday Feb 2020

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During the best economy ever. What will happen when the bottom falls out? That, we already know.

To that point, more than 1 in 3 Americans — or 91 million people— said they’re afraid they’ll max out their credit card when making a large purchase, according to a new WalletHub credit cards survey. (Most of those polled considered a large purchase as anything over $100.)

“A healthy amount of fear is justified,” said Odysseas Papadimitriou, CEO of WalletHub. “Issues stemming from large purchases more often concern people making too many of them, for the wrong reasons.”

More than one-third, or 37%, also said they have already maxed out their credit card and 14% said they have maxed it out more than once. WalletHub polled more than 700 people in January.

Still, most Americans continue to take on ever-increasing amounts of debt. According to data from the Federal Reserve, the U.S. surpassed $1 trillion in credit card debt — the highest level since the Great Recession.

There’s a difference between being wary of something because it’s bad and being fearful of it, fear coming unnaturally and in defiance of man’s Spirit. Thus, it does go hand in hand with the satanic practices of sorcery and usury. Thus, the predation continues during what are allegedly good times. Your righteous Romans 13 government would cancel the debts and ban the evil. If you had one.

State of Emergency = One Mile of Wall

10 Monday Feb 2020

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That’s all we have to show, o far, for all that chanting.

The White House budget document estimates the money would pay for approximately 1,000 miles.

Much of the construction would be slated for 2021 and beyond, presuming Mr. Trump wins a second term in office.

The administration has concentrated its construction efforts on federally owned land, where it faces the fewest legal hurdles. Across swaths of the border, particularly in Texas, the administration is meeting resistance from private landowners unwilling to forfeit their property so that new sections of wall can be built on it.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said that through the end of January it has erected 104 miles of new fencing, though only one of those miles covers a portion of the border where no barriers previously existed. The administration has said it hopes to have 450 miles built or under construction by the end of 2020.

One down, 1,999 to go! I suspect the whole thing will be completed by the time Hillary is checking into the NY MCC.