Congress needs to pass a new spending bill before March 14th to avoid a government shutdown. The Republicans have put forward a bill that they think is going to pass, since they control both the House and the Senate. Trump approves of the bill, so we will likely avert a shutdown. The only way we’re…
Donald Trump just signed an executive order making English the official language of the United States. We’ve never had an official language before, at least not formally. Yes, English has always been the de facto official language, but it’s never been the official official language before now. According to NPR, this erases a Bill Clinton…
In Star Trek, the Borg have a saying, “Resistance is futile.” No exclamation point, they say it matter-of-factly. The Borg are a cold, calculating collective. They care nothing for individual life, species, or civilizations. Their goal is to extract whatever they can from whomever they meet and move on to the next victim. They are…
According to WorldAtlas, there are four criteria that make a nation a pariah state. The United States meets all four criteria. “The first category is nations that acquire, own, or utilize weapons of mass destruction with disregard for current international treaties. The second category is nations or governments that support acts of terrorism or terrorist…
I saw a headline from Barron’s that read “The L.A. Fires Have Edison Stock Plunging”. I can’t link to it because it’s behind a paywall. But it got me thinking even though I couldn’t read the article. It’s really messed up that utilities have stock prices. Utilities are necessities in modern society. Traditionally, they are…
Reuters had a headline today “Biden commutes sentences of 37 of 40 inmates on federal death row”. This is good news but not perfect. It’s three short. He should have commuted the sentences of all of them. The three that he did not commute are the Boston Marathon bomber, the shooter at Emanuel African Methodist…
Donald Trump said on Truth Social, “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t!” Taking him at his word, which is always dangerous with a BS artist like Trump, I agree. We should end Daylight Savings Time. In other words, we…
Today, December 5th, is Krampusnacht, World Soil Day, National Repeal Day, World Trick Shot Day, National Sacher Torte Day, Internation Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, International Ninja Day, and Bathtub Party Day. It’s a weird mix. Krampusnacht translates to Krampus Night. It’s the night when Krampus shows up to punish bad girls and…
It’s funny, when I first heard about Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, my initial reaction was, “Good.” Then, when Signature Bank failed, I also thought to myself, “Good.” And, when it looked like Credit Suisse was about to fail, I said, “Good.” Of course, the Swiss arranged for Credit Suisse to be absorbed by UBS creating…
There has been a balloon floating over the US and Canada for the past week or so. Many are calling it a “Chinese Spy Balloon”. The Chinese are calling it a weather balloon. I’ve heard of weather balloons before. Spy balloons are a new one on me. Anyway, it was shot down today by US…
