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The 18th of October

Prof. Heather Cox Richardson’ brief rundown on what took place on October 18 “No Kings” rally all over the United States. Thousands or as Prof. Heather called it, millions of people turned out in the United States and globally in support of Democracy. Texas Governor deployed the National Guard JIC he could find a way […]

Get the shingles jab, peeps!

Folks who had chicken pox as a child are at risk for shingles. In its extreme manifestation, shingles patients suffer pain to the point of suicidal ideation. The good news is that there’s a vaccine for that. And it not only prevents shingles. “Having shingles boosted the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) such […]

New Deal Democrats Weekly Indicators for October 13 – 17

– by New Deal democrat My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha. About 90% of the high frequency data comes from non-Federal government sources and so is unaffected by the shutdown. It continues to signal no particular stress. But there is no denying that the loss of the monthly official data series (for things like […]

Immigrants and Crime in the United States

Brief article on authorized and unauthorized Immigrants to and in the United States. Much of which the article states they are less likely to be involved in criminal activity. “Immigrants and Crime in the United States” Migration Policy Institute Immigrants in the United States commit crimes at lower rates than the U.S.-born population, notwithstandingthe assertion […]

Earth crosses first climate tipping point as coral reefs die off

I do not believe this requires much of an introduction or explanation. This event has been discussed and warned about for decades. Mankind does not appear to want to pay attention to the warming of the Earth. We can stopped the severity of what we are doing and take a lesser path. Or we can […]

Why are “Mikie” Johnson and Eli Crane Robbing Arizona of Congressional Representation?

New elected Arizona Congressional Representative Adelita Grijalva is blocked from taking office due to Mike Johnson delays in swearing her in to office. Republican Eli Crane is my representative. His lack of support for Representative Adelita Grijalva is causing Arizona to lose representation in the House. At what point does the political party politics stop […]

Unstable coins

Cryptocurrencies are a manifestation of The Greater Fool Theory of investing. A justification for cryptocurrencies is that they are unmoored from any government-regulated currency. Their primary utility, it turns out, is funding criminal activities. Stablecoins are a form of cryptocurrency linked to a government currency (the dollar, the rouble, etc). Of course, tethering the value […]

The U.S.-Born labor force will shrink over the next decade

“Immigration, Population, Replacement, Politics and the Economy,” Angry Bear. Immigration, Population Replacement, Politics, and the Economy are what comes together to ensure national growth. In 2006 the rate of population growth was 1 percent. Since then and in 2021, it has decreased to 4 tenths of 1%. With the present administration removing legal and illegal immigrants, […]