Wayback Machine: In 68 I left on a jet plane, a Boeing 707 to San Diego. A few busses were waiting for us. They took us to Recruit Depot for a rude awakening. Written by John Denver in 1967, “Leaven on a Jet Plane” was also sung by Peter, Paul, and Mary. We were in […]
– by Alan Collinge Medium The taxpayers have been repaid. A federally owned student loan, in fact, could be cancelled at little- or no actual cost to the taxpayers. Over the past two years, beltway defenders of the federal student loan program have overwhelmed the mainstream media with articles and essays nearly shrieking that student […]
– by New Deal democrat Since I posted earlier about why I follow jobless claims so closely, let me briefly restate why I pay a lot of attention to real retail sales. Retail sales have been tracked for over 75 years. When they are lower YoY, that has historically been a good (not perfect) indicator […]
For much of the world, simply getting enough calories to sustain life is a daily challenge. Among the relatively affluent citizens in the west, wave after wave of dietary fashions encourage us to medicalize food. A recent example is the demonization of “processed” and “ultraprocessed” foods. This has been validated by the Trump nominee for […]
A Refresher on Why I pay so much attention to them . . . – by New Deal democrat This might be a good time to reiterate why I post each week on jobless claims, and what my system is. Initial jobless claims in particular are a recognized leading indicator. In fact, they are one […]
The Russians are using an amazing approach to drone warfare in Ukraine — fiber optic controlled drones. They are avoiding radio detection and jamming by using drones which play out and communicate through an optical fiber. “Russian forces are using explosive-packed drones connected to their operators by fiber-optic cables to deliver unjammable precision strikes on […]
Why So Much Deficit Spending by the nation? This is here for another reason. The big issue I saw in the last election was the deficit spending by government. Much of it was due to the 2017 Tax Breaks put in place by then President Donald Trump 10 years earlier. This was passed by Republicans […]
This article discusses the bad mouthing of California during the fire storm. Some politicians masquerading as Senators and Congressional Representatives do not want to help California. The claim being they bought this fire storm on themselves. So, the politicians do not want to “pay in $dollars for the repair of California. $83 billion in 2022 […]
My track record in prophecy is certainly mixed, but based on what I’ve seen so far, RFK Jr will be the next HHS secretary. He’s certainly no more unqualified than Pete Hegseth is to be secretary of defense, and it looks like Hegseth is headed for approval. “Amid reports that the adults in Donald Trump’s […]
Joyce is giving a good take down of the Trump story. The not-so-funny thing about this, I do not hear or see any commotion by people in general. Trump does not give a damn. For him, this is water under the bridge or this ship has sailed. All we or you are getting is a […]