Reported here.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Monday, November 13, 2023
America is the way it is because half the people are off their rocker
The other half are men.
All the pet psychics and all the customers in this story by a woman are women.
One guy gets in his two cents though:
"Animal communicators and the people who use them tend to have a personality type that’s prone to fantasy. Pet psychics work much the way human psychics work, he says."
Sunday, November 12, 2023
Farts in space
This story was a real eye-opener for me.
The adverse health consequences of long term deep space travel make it a non-starter.
Sad.
LOL Democrat James Clyburn still blames Jill Stein and Gary Johnson for Hillary's loss, not the blacks who stayed home in Milwaukee, Detroit, and Philadelphia
Hillary Superpredators Clinton remains the elephant in the room of the Congressional Black Caucasians. And Hillary The Anointed And I Don't Need To Campaign in Wisconsin Clinton shall not be mentioned either.
From the story here:
Jill Stein and Gary Johnson ran third-party campaigns in 2016 that arguably siphoned off enough votes to cost Hillary Clinton the states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania — and with them the presidency. I don’t remember all that they promised, but I know what they helped deliver: the disastrous presidency of Donald Trump.
Clyburn predictably also blames Ralph Nader's 97k votes in Florida for Bush's victory in 2000. He doesn't want to talk about the 180k spoiled ballots in Florida, 54% of which were cast by black folks.
Getting on the ballot everywhere is RFK Jr's big problem as an independent
“I wondered if they had thought it all through before making the switch over,” said Michael Arno, a ballot access expert who’s firm was working with No Labels until April of this year and devised the independent ballot access plans for Howard Schultz in 2020 and Michael Bloomberg before that. ... Kennedy’s decision to run as an independent after competing for four months as a Democrat is a more spontaneous approach to the race than most independent candidates typically take. ... The first deadline is Jan. 6, 2024, in Utah with a named vice president required.
Read the whole thing here.
Saturday, November 11, 2023
Ahead of another government funding deadline November 17th, Moody's lowers its US government ratings outlook
Moody’s Investors Service on Friday lowered its ratings outlook on the United States’ government to negative from stable, pointing to rising risks to the nation’s fiscal strength.
Five bank failures in 2023 to date costing the DIF $35.569 billion
11-3-23 Citizens Bank of Iowa: cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund is $14.8 million
7-28-23 Heartland Tri-State Bank of Kansas: cost to the DIF is $54.2 million
5-1-23 First Republic Bank of California: cost to the DIF is $13.0 billion
3-12-23 Signature Bank of New York: cost to the DIF is $2.5 billion
3-10-23 Silicon Valley Bank of California: cost to the DIF is $20.0 billion
Friday, November 10, 2023
The poor dears: Survey of millionaires says a third feel only middle class
Same as it ever was.
From the story:
Even among millionaires, only 8% would characterize themselves as wealthy these days.
Roughly 60% of investors with $1 million or more of investable assets said they are more likely upper middle class, according to a recent Ameriprise Financial survey of more than 3,000 adults.
To that point, 31% consider themselves decidedly middle class.
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Joe Manchin won't seek re-election to the US Senate from West Virginia in 2024
From the story here:
Manchin’s commitment to staying active in politics, meanwhile, fuels further speculation that he could be considering a presidential run.
“Nothing is off the table,” a source with direct knowledge of Manchin’s plans told NBC News when asked if Manchin is considering a White House bid.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
It's officially a moderate El Niño
It's officially a moderate El Niño with five consecutive overlapping 3-month measuring periods averaging between +1.0 to +1.4, now averaging +1.04 after the fifth measurement in August-September-October.
It began with the April-May-June measuring period.
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Democrat Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) censured for anti-semitism in bipartisan House vote 234-188
From NBC News, here:
WASHINGTON — House lawmakers on Tuesday censured Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the sole Palestinian American in Congress, over her remarks and actions in response to the Israel-Hamas war.
The censure resolution, authored by Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., passed 234 to 188, with 22 Democrats voting for it and four Republicans opposing the measure. A censure vote only requires a simple majority to pass.
The resolution censures Tlaib, D-Mich., for “promoting false narratives regarding the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and for calling for the destruction of the state of Israel.”
"It is a sad fact, but this type of antisemitic hate is being promoted by a small group of members in this body, chiefly Rep. Tlaib," McCormick said on the House floor before the vote. "We must hold her accountable."
WeWork, which once pretended to be worth $47 billion, files for bankruptcy protection
From the story here:
WeWork has struggled in a commercial real estate market that has been rocked by the rising cost of borrowing money, as well as a shifting dynamic for millions of office workers now checking into their offices remotely.