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Notable Quote – Crony Capitalism: Both Loved and Berated

January 16, 2023 Skip

There are, of course, business organizations that do benefit from the power to restrict entry and competition. This power, however, is not a function of product differentiation, or of advertising, or of the “technostructure,” or of market concentration, but is a function of explicit favors and privileges obtained from government. The sole source of the … Read more

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Demand Spike for Unvaxxed Pilots From Private Jet Owners (And other COVID Vaxx News)

January 16, 2023 Steve MacDonald

On Saturday, NewsWars dropped a story about an interview with Alan Dana with US Freedom Flyers, whose mission is “to promote informed consent and defend individual medical freedom through preserving citizen’s rights to work and travel without governmental obstruction.”

Essential Driveway Maintenance Tips

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Guest Contributor

A new driveway can be a big expense if you opt for something labour-intensive like block paving. But even if you only have a concrete driveway, it makes sense to take care of it.

Data Point – How Secure IS Your Password(s)?

January 16, 2023 Skip

My “regular” formats are in 400+ million to 2 trillion years (rightmost column). And I rotate them. Your’s? (H/T Reddit)

3 Tips for Renovating Your Home This Year

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Guest Contributor

With property prices higher than ever, it often makes more sense to renovate a home rather than upgrade to a new one. If your home is a good fit for you, but you’d like a bit of extra room or the layout doesn’t work as well as you’d like, a renovation project could save you … Read more

Islam’s Code of Conduct

January 15, 2023 Amil Imani

All human groups live by codes of conduct and beliefs. The codes are far from uniform, either in context or formality. Yet they all serve the critical function of being a prescription of behaviors that enhance the welfare of the group and proscribe those that undermine it.

GOP Elitists Joe Sweeney, Joe Alexander and Ross Berry Haven’t Figured Out to Not Help the Democrats Dig a Hole

January 15, 2023 Skip

What a way to NOT provide a contrast. What were these three erstwhile “NH GOP Elitists” thinking? From a tactical and strategic standpoint, none of you should have opened your mouths.

This “Needs to Be Required Material in Every Classroom in the World.”

January 15, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Konstantin Kisin, in remarks credited to an Oxford University debate, has some life-changing truths for #woke university students and a lot of other folks on the issue of lowering emissions in the name of climate change.

So the Dems want to lower the Voting Age (Again) to 16?

January 15, 2023 Skip

This is yet more information for we Normal folks that the Left (re: Democrats) can’t stand the idea of losing any Power that voters take away from them as a result of elections. Thus, they are all in for idea that the British Labour Party started in on: change the electorate. Two mainstays of this … Read more

Cleric Claims Women’s Uncovered Heads Are Responsible for Drought

January 15, 2023 Steve MacDonald

In 1933 Moselm leaders in Syria blamed the nation’s drought on yo-yos. Our archive also has a story about how Pokemon is a Jewish plot to subvert Arab youth.

Democrats Are For the People, Just Not Babies

January 15, 2023 Ray Cardello

If you listen to Democrats, they will always decree that they are the Party of the people. They are convinced that every thought they have is to find ways to enhance our lives.

Survival Sunday – Sunday PREP Edition

January 15, 2023 NITZAKHON

First, I am merely an “enlightened amateur”. Please vet & check on your own. Caveat emptor. Consider these to be priming the pump for your own investigations. I know this is a long post; I am attempting to put out a lot of information as a resource. Read or skip sections depending on your interests.

Investors Pulled 1.5 Trillion in Assets Out of BlackRock® In the Past Year – Company To Lay Off 500

January 15, 2023 Steve MacDonald

BlackRock® invests other people’s money and a lot of it, but not everyone is happy about how. Its commitment to “Environmental, Social and Governance” (ESG) has become an albatross around the company’s neck.

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Sunday Spotlight: The Real Story About Those Big Yellow Buses

January 15, 2023 Ray Cardello

Next Friday is Day 90, which means 90 to go. We are at the halfway point in the school year and a good spot for reflection. Let’s take a look inside the iconic school bus.

German Doctor Made €28,000 Euros Selling COVID Mask Exemption Certificates

January 15, 2023 Steve MacDonald

We could call this putting other people’s money where your mouth is. A German physician was found guilty of violating German Law for issuing 4,287 mask exemptions to patients, none of whom had any medical records with the accused.

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Support the Iranian Protesters to Dislodge the Mullahs

January 15, 2023 Amil Imani

Historical precedent aside, present Shiite Iran is home to over 300,000 Mullahs. The most descriptive term for “Mullah” is “parasite.” A Mullah begins his career as a parasite, lives as a parasite, and dies as a parasite,

Data Point – Value of US Dollar 1913 – 2022

January 14, 2023 Skip

December 23, 1913 was the founding of the Federal Reserve. Here are the results so far … US dollar purchasing power down 97% (click to embiggen)

Palate Cleanser – How to Beat Arcades with Mark Roper Engineering!

January 14, 2023 Skip

Some people go to arcades to waste some time and have some fun. Others are deadly serious in that they want to win hundreds (if not thousands) of “tickets” to trade in for crappy prizes at “the counter” when your time in the arcade is done (Mom, Dad, Grammy, Grandpa are threatening to leave you … Read more

To Sun-King Sununu, “Local Control” Means He Controls The Locals

January 14, 2023 Ed Mosca

The latest manifestation of Sun-King Sununu’s insatiable narcissism … His Wokeness fostering the impression that he may run for President. The dipping of the royal toe toe in the Presidential waters, however, is all about “look at me!; everybody look at me!” At the most, Sun-King would play the role of hatchet-man for NeverTrump, with … Read more

By Their Vote, Chris Pappas and Annie Kuster Tell Us They Hate Churches and Pro-Life Centers

January 14, 2023 Skip

So, is part of your “RESIST” schtick, Chris Pappas? And is that mask hiding a broad smile, Annie Kuster? Leading up to and after the SCOTUS Dobb’s decision (that corrected the wrong decision that abortion was not part of the Constitution), there were a lot of attacks on churches and pro-life/pregnancy care establishments, many by … Read more