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Saturday 22 February 2025
Sat. Feb. 22, 2025, News and CommentaryFrom Al Jazeera: It is not Trump that betrayed Ukraine. Those who set it on a path to full-scale war with Russia did. [Ed: agreed.] From Politico: China says it backs new US and Russian ‘consensus’ on Ukraine war. Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Johannesburg.
From Anadolu Agency: Elon Musk claims Ukrainian president ‘killed an American journalist’. [Ed: it is good to see that someone remembers Gonzalo Lira.]
From Love Laugh Woof: Babe and Dutch’s Doggie Daycare Interview
DOGE. From the Epoch Times: Federal Judge Allows Trump Admin To Continue Mass Layoffs Of Federal Workers. The suit was brought by federal unions seeking to preserve union dues and bargaining power. [Ed: this lawsuit was brought by unions. There will be more.] From ABC: Hegseth could soon fire or remove generals and senior officers, US officials say. From Zero Hedge: Musk: "Time To Begin Preparations For Deorbiting Space Station". "There is very little incremental utility."
Musk. From Zero Hedge: "We're Seeing Heavy Traffic": Musk's Grok Chatbot Tops No. 1 On App Store, Overtaking ChatGPT & TikTok. "...until our servers melt. [Ed: the people are speaking.]
Fort Knox. From ITM: Maybe the Gold’s There, Maybe It’s Not. [Ed: I remember Ron Paul making quite a push on auditing the gold.] From Gold Core: Trump To Verify The Gold In Fort Knox. Now What? From Axios: What to know about Fort Knox’s gold depository that Musk wants audited. From the Libertarian Institute: Auditing America’s Gold Isn’t an Option, It’s a Necessity.
From Axios: Commerce Secretary Lutnick: Trump’s goal is to abolish the IRS. [Ed: you go, guy!]
From I Heart Dogs: This Goldendoodle Had an Adorable Reason for Visiting the Neighbors.
From Wall Street Journal: X Hinted at Possible Deal Trouble in Talks With Ad Giant to Increase Spending. Interpublic recently signed an advertising agreement with the platform; other agencies are also in negotiations. From AOL: Peter Kafka: If Elon Musk’s X threatened a big ad company with government interference, that’s not OK. [Ed: If true, that's not OK. If true. I read the first article carefully and Musk's activity does not seem to amount to using gov....but it looks bad.]
From Purina Hall of Fame: Daisy
Israel-Gaza. From Haaretz: Netanyahu: Hamas Returned Body of Gazan Woman Instead of Shiri Bibas, They Will Pay a Price. [Ed: true? Or an excuse to break the agreement himself?] From Anadolu Agency: Netanyahu orders ‘intensive’ crackdown in occupied West Bank amid rising tensions. Israeli army 'to carry out an intensive operation' after explosions tore through 3 empty buses in Tel Aviv suburbs, no injuries reported. [Ed: the explosions could be a warning, of course, but it does not sound like HAMAS.]
From FOX News: Kash Patel lays out FBI's top two priorities in letter to subordinates.
Germany. From Spiked: Germany’s ban on nuclear is an act of self-harm. The Energiewende has led to sky-high energy costs and political instability – for no environmental benefit. [Ed: one of the key reasons there is such political unrest.] From Politico.EU: Friedrich Merz challenges Ursula von der Leyen for Europe’s crown. Ursula von der Leyen was Angela Merkel's protégé. Friedrich Merz was her rival. Who will lead Europe? [Ed: both are German politicians.]
From Axios: Malcolm X's Family to Trump: Release Files on Assassination. Attorney Ben Crump to make request of Trump administration on Friday, 60th anniversary of shooting.
From the Washington Post: Trump Is Planning Massive Change at USPS: Report. Sources say he plans to fire board, put service under control of Commerce Department. [Ed: reader friendly. Some sources say he wants to privatize it.]
All Things Crypto. From Zero Hedge: "A Great Day For Crypto" - SEC Set To Drop Enforcement Case Against Coinbase. “Our ending the case will offer a template for the SEC to resolve other cases as well,” From CryptoNews: Freed Ross Ulbricht Seeks Clemency for ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger Ver in Tax Evasion Case.
From the Washington Examiner: Trump clears out Guantanamo Bay, flies immigrant detainees back to Venezuela. Nearly 200 illegal immigrants. From Red State: Holding Employers Accountable: ICE, HSI Charge Business in TX for Harboring 8 Illegal Alien Employees. [Ed: sorry to see businesses being dragged into the immigration issue.]
From the Mises Institute: Subprime Redux: Commercial Real Estate Bond Distress Hits Another Record High. If this sounds a lot like the subprime crisis of 2006-2008, that’s because there are many similarities...
From Pomsky Dog: Impatient Dog Gets Tired Of Sitting In The Car Waiting For Its Owners. Hilariously Takes Matters Into His Own Hands.
Political Insider Dealing? Of Course. From Moneywise: AOC rips into her colleagues for insider trading — says their hypocrisy ‘fuels the right’ and Republicans are ‘far more honest’ about it. [Ed: by "more honest" she seems to mean they are more honest about their dishonest financial dealings.] From One Safe: Nancy Pelosi's Stock Trades: Ethics, Market Integrity, and Fintech Insights.
From Politico: ‘Looks like that's that.’ Trump may have just ended the Florida governor’s race. [Ed: Di Santi's wife was being floated as a candidate because her husband is ineligible to run in this election.] From Tallahassee Democrat: Can DeSantis run for Florida governor again in 2026? What to know about term limits
From Anadolu Agency: Elon Musk claims Ukrainian president ‘killed an American journalist’. [Ed: it is good to see that someone remembers Gonzalo Lira.]
From Love Laugh Woof: Babe and Dutch’s Doggie Daycare Interview
DOGE. From the Epoch Times: Federal Judge Allows Trump Admin To Continue Mass Layoffs Of Federal Workers. The suit was brought by federal unions seeking to preserve union dues and bargaining power. [Ed: this lawsuit was brought by unions. There will be more.] From ABC: Hegseth could soon fire or remove generals and senior officers, US officials say. From Zero Hedge: Musk: "Time To Begin Preparations For Deorbiting Space Station". "There is very little incremental utility."
Musk. From Zero Hedge: "We're Seeing Heavy Traffic": Musk's Grok Chatbot Tops No. 1 On App Store, Overtaking ChatGPT & TikTok. "...until our servers melt. [Ed: the people are speaking.]
Fort Knox. From ITM: Maybe the Gold’s There, Maybe It’s Not. [Ed: I remember Ron Paul making quite a push on auditing the gold.] From Gold Core: Trump To Verify The Gold In Fort Knox. Now What? From Axios: What to know about Fort Knox’s gold depository that Musk wants audited. From the Libertarian Institute: Auditing America’s Gold Isn’t an Option, It’s a Necessity.
From Axios: Commerce Secretary Lutnick: Trump’s goal is to abolish the IRS. [Ed: you go, guy!]
From I Heart Dogs: This Goldendoodle Had an Adorable Reason for Visiting the Neighbors.
From Wall Street Journal: X Hinted at Possible Deal Trouble in Talks With Ad Giant to Increase Spending. Interpublic recently signed an advertising agreement with the platform; other agencies are also in negotiations. From AOL: Peter Kafka: If Elon Musk’s X threatened a big ad company with government interference, that’s not OK. [Ed: If true, that's not OK. If true. I read the first article carefully and Musk's activity does not seem to amount to using gov....but it looks bad.]
From Purina Hall of Fame: Daisy
Israel-Gaza. From Haaretz: Netanyahu: Hamas Returned Body of Gazan Woman Instead of Shiri Bibas, They Will Pay a Price. [Ed: true? Or an excuse to break the agreement himself?] From Anadolu Agency: Netanyahu orders ‘intensive’ crackdown in occupied West Bank amid rising tensions. Israeli army 'to carry out an intensive operation' after explosions tore through 3 empty buses in Tel Aviv suburbs, no injuries reported. [Ed: the explosions could be a warning, of course, but it does not sound like HAMAS.]
From FOX News: Kash Patel lays out FBI's top two priorities in letter to subordinates.
Germany. From Spiked: Germany’s ban on nuclear is an act of self-harm. The Energiewende has led to sky-high energy costs and political instability – for no environmental benefit. [Ed: one of the key reasons there is such political unrest.] From Politico.EU: Friedrich Merz challenges Ursula von der Leyen for Europe’s crown. Ursula von der Leyen was Angela Merkel's protégé. Friedrich Merz was her rival. Who will lead Europe? [Ed: both are German politicians.]
From Axios: Malcolm X's Family to Trump: Release Files on Assassination. Attorney Ben Crump to make request of Trump administration on Friday, 60th anniversary of shooting.
From the Washington Post: Trump Is Planning Massive Change at USPS: Report. Sources say he plans to fire board, put service under control of Commerce Department. [Ed: reader friendly. Some sources say he wants to privatize it.]
All Things Crypto. From Zero Hedge: "A Great Day For Crypto" - SEC Set To Drop Enforcement Case Against Coinbase. “Our ending the case will offer a template for the SEC to resolve other cases as well,” From CryptoNews: Freed Ross Ulbricht Seeks Clemency for ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger Ver in Tax Evasion Case.
From the Washington Examiner: Trump clears out Guantanamo Bay, flies immigrant detainees back to Venezuela. Nearly 200 illegal immigrants. From Red State: Holding Employers Accountable: ICE, HSI Charge Business in TX for Harboring 8 Illegal Alien Employees. [Ed: sorry to see businesses being dragged into the immigration issue.]
From the Mises Institute: Subprime Redux: Commercial Real Estate Bond Distress Hits Another Record High. If this sounds a lot like the subprime crisis of 2006-2008, that’s because there are many similarities...
From Pomsky Dog: Impatient Dog Gets Tired Of Sitting In The Car Waiting For Its Owners. Hilariously Takes Matters Into His Own Hands.
Political Insider Dealing? Of Course. From Moneywise: AOC rips into her colleagues for insider trading — says their hypocrisy ‘fuels the right’ and Republicans are ‘far more honest’ about it. [Ed: by "more honest" she seems to mean they are more honest about their dishonest financial dealings.] From One Safe: Nancy Pelosi's Stock Trades: Ethics, Market Integrity, and Fintech Insights.
From Politico: ‘Looks like that's that.’ Trump may have just ended the Florida governor’s race. [Ed: Di Santi's wife was being floated as a candidate because her husband is ineligible to run in this election.] From Tallahassee Democrat: Can DeSantis run for Florida governor again in 2026? What to know about term limits
Friday 21 February 2025
Recognize this line from The Godfather?
Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, News and CommentaryBREAKING. From Newser: Budget Framework Passes After All-Night 'Vote-a-Rama'.
Rand Paul was the only Republican to vote against measure supporting Trump's agenda. [Ed: remember that a "framework" is not the budget itself. Lotsa hoops are left to jump thru, as spelled out here.]
DOGE. From the Post Millennial: IRS to lay off 6,000 employees starting Thursday. The IRS workforce had expanded under the Biden administration, reaching around 100,000 employees. [Ed: I am still amazed (and delighted) that this purge is really happening.] From X: The US government currently has ~4.6M active credit cards/accounts, which processed ~90M unique transactions for ~$40B of spend in FY24. From Reason: Rand Paul Wants DOGE To Build a $500 Billion Rescission Package for Congress To Approve. "The only way you get less waste is to give them less money to spend," says the libertarian-adjacent senator from Kentucky.
From Sunny Skyz: Hero Dog Saves Firefighter From Suicide With A Simple Lick.
From New Atlas: France Runs Fusion Reactor For Record 22 Minutes. [Ed: a new record.]
Big Picture Economics. From International Man: Doug Casey on the Coming Monetary Reset and Trump's Impact on Gold and the Dollar. From Of Two Minds Blog: The Problem With Money Isn't Money.
Personal Finances. From Mish Talk: Housing Starts Drop 9.8 Percent, Unable to Retain Any Traction. From Armstrong Economics: DeSantis Considers Removing Property Taxes. [Ed: a must read.]
Julian Assange. From the Guardian: Truth review – Julian Assange play is hard going, with flashes of brilliance. [Ed: I didn't know there was a play.] From Reuters: Assange visitors' lawsuit against CIA dismissed by US judge. [Ed: ..."said the intelligence agency illegally spied on them when they visited Wikileaks founder Julian Assange while he was holed up at Ecuador's embassy in London."]
From the Legal Insurrection: The Only “Constitutional Crisis” is That Democrats Lost, Now They’re Trying To Govern from the Courtroom.
From Hot Air: When Reality Meets the Babylon Bee.
From I Love My Dog: Dog Was Home Alone When Doorbell Rings And Owner Returns Later To Checks Footage
From antiwar: Greenlandic Grievances With Denmark and Trump’s Annexation Plan. [Ed: a fascinating piece by an expert on Greenland.]
From Zero Hedge: US Designates Mexican Cartels As "Foreign Terrorists," Signaling Financial Warfare Looms. "Foreign Terrorist Organization Designations of Tren de Aragua, Mara Salvatrucha, Cartel de Sinaloa..." [Ed: U.S. apparently sending drones into Mexico to spy on cartels.]
Ukraine. From antiwar: Why It’s Crucial To Expose US Provocations in Ukraine. From France24: Baltic region prepares for war as Russia and US debate Ukraine's fate. [Ed: I don't really believe anything written about Ukraine. I read with a lot of salt.] From Gilbert Doctorow: Transcript of ‘Dialogue Works’ edition of 19 February. [Ed: a must read.] From Moon of Alabama: A Left Behind Europe (And Ukraine) Will Fall Into Chaos. From Simplicius the Thinker: Rift Grows into Chasm as Trump Lays Final Nail in Zelensky's Casket. [Ed: a must read.]
From Freight Waves: For Nikola, the writing was on the wall. "Nikola Corp. — once a darling of the electric vehicle industry — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection." AND Nikola files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
From Pawbuzz: A Dog’s Purpose According To A 6 Year Old
From Axios: Trump targets U.S. Institute of Peace and other federal boards. [Ed: the executive order doing so was signed Wed. night.]
South Korea's Yoon. From France24: South Korea's Yoon becomes first sitting president to stand trial in criminal case. Impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol went on trial on Thursday. The former prosecutor has been behind bars since January on charges of insurrection, for which he could be sentenced to life in prison or face the death penalty. [Ed: the Korean people are so angry at him that the death penalty is possible.] From the Associated Press: Yoon appears in 2 different South Korean courts while defending his martial law decree.
From ANI: Indian-origin Kash Patel confirmed as FBI Director by US Senate
Mainstream Media. From Zero Hedge: MSNBC Asks "Who's Going To Take A Shot" At Trump? [Ed: amazing how they get away with calls for assassination.] From Newsmax: Fox News Heir Vows to Radically Change Network. [Ed: could be going liberal.]
From Sunny Skyz: 'Your Rescue Just Rescued A Life': Dog Becomes A Hero, Saves Nearly Frozen Man
From Unherd: Why NYC Mayor Eric Adams will survive. [Ed: common sense analysis that is probably correct.] From NBC: Hochul Keeps Adams in Office but Adds Curbs. Governor announces steps to impose greater oversight
Rand Paul was the only Republican to vote against measure supporting Trump's agenda. [Ed: remember that a "framework" is not the budget itself. Lotsa hoops are left to jump thru, as spelled out here.]
DOGE. From the Post Millennial: IRS to lay off 6,000 employees starting Thursday. The IRS workforce had expanded under the Biden administration, reaching around 100,000 employees. [Ed: I am still amazed (and delighted) that this purge is really happening.] From X: The US government currently has ~4.6M active credit cards/accounts, which processed ~90M unique transactions for ~$40B of spend in FY24. From Reason: Rand Paul Wants DOGE To Build a $500 Billion Rescission Package for Congress To Approve. "The only way you get less waste is to give them less money to spend," says the libertarian-adjacent senator from Kentucky.
From Sunny Skyz: Hero Dog Saves Firefighter From Suicide With A Simple Lick.
From New Atlas: France Runs Fusion Reactor For Record 22 Minutes. [Ed: a new record.]
Big Picture Economics. From International Man: Doug Casey on the Coming Monetary Reset and Trump's Impact on Gold and the Dollar. From Of Two Minds Blog: The Problem With Money Isn't Money.
Personal Finances. From Mish Talk: Housing Starts Drop 9.8 Percent, Unable to Retain Any Traction. From Armstrong Economics: DeSantis Considers Removing Property Taxes. [Ed: a must read.]
Julian Assange. From the Guardian: Truth review – Julian Assange play is hard going, with flashes of brilliance. [Ed: I didn't know there was a play.] From Reuters: Assange visitors' lawsuit against CIA dismissed by US judge. [Ed: ..."said the intelligence agency illegally spied on them when they visited Wikileaks founder Julian Assange while he was holed up at Ecuador's embassy in London."]
From the Legal Insurrection: The Only “Constitutional Crisis” is That Democrats Lost, Now They’re Trying To Govern from the Courtroom.
From Hot Air: When Reality Meets the Babylon Bee.
From I Love My Dog: Dog Was Home Alone When Doorbell Rings And Owner Returns Later To Checks Footage
From antiwar: Greenlandic Grievances With Denmark and Trump’s Annexation Plan. [Ed: a fascinating piece by an expert on Greenland.]
From Zero Hedge: US Designates Mexican Cartels As "Foreign Terrorists," Signaling Financial Warfare Looms. "Foreign Terrorist Organization Designations of Tren de Aragua, Mara Salvatrucha, Cartel de Sinaloa..." [Ed: U.S. apparently sending drones into Mexico to spy on cartels.]
Ukraine. From antiwar: Why It’s Crucial To Expose US Provocations in Ukraine. From France24: Baltic region prepares for war as Russia and US debate Ukraine's fate. [Ed: I don't really believe anything written about Ukraine. I read with a lot of salt.] From Gilbert Doctorow: Transcript of ‘Dialogue Works’ edition of 19 February. [Ed: a must read.] From Moon of Alabama: A Left Behind Europe (And Ukraine) Will Fall Into Chaos. From Simplicius the Thinker: Rift Grows into Chasm as Trump Lays Final Nail in Zelensky's Casket. [Ed: a must read.]
From Freight Waves: For Nikola, the writing was on the wall. "Nikola Corp. — once a darling of the electric vehicle industry — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection." AND Nikola files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
From Pawbuzz: A Dog’s Purpose According To A 6 Year Old
From Axios: Trump targets U.S. Institute of Peace and other federal boards. [Ed: the executive order doing so was signed Wed. night.]
South Korea's Yoon. From France24: South Korea's Yoon becomes first sitting president to stand trial in criminal case. Impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol went on trial on Thursday. The former prosecutor has been behind bars since January on charges of insurrection, for which he could be sentenced to life in prison or face the death penalty. [Ed: the Korean people are so angry at him that the death penalty is possible.] From the Associated Press: Yoon appears in 2 different South Korean courts while defending his martial law decree.
From ANI: Indian-origin Kash Patel confirmed as FBI Director by US Senate
Mainstream Media. From Zero Hedge: MSNBC Asks "Who's Going To Take A Shot" At Trump? [Ed: amazing how they get away with calls for assassination.] From Newsmax: Fox News Heir Vows to Radically Change Network. [Ed: could be going liberal.]
From Sunny Skyz: 'Your Rescue Just Rescued A Life': Dog Becomes A Hero, Saves Nearly Frozen Man
From Unherd: Why NYC Mayor Eric Adams will survive. [Ed: common sense analysis that is probably correct.] From NBC: Hochul Keeps Adams in Office but Adds Curbs. Governor announces steps to impose greater oversight
Shaking it up with a cat photo for a change
Thursday 20 February 2025
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, News and CommentaryUkraine. From Gilbert Doctorow: ‘Dialogue Works’ edition of 19 February: Trump OBLITERATES Zelensky with SHOCKING Comments. [Ed: I agree. Trump trounced him, contrary to most media reports.] From the Babylon Bee: Zelensky Allowed Into Peace Talks But Must Sit At Kiddie Table. [Ed: yes, satire.] From BBC: Jeremy Bowen: No sign of a quick peace dividend for Trump in Ukraine
From the Bored Panda: Paul Guilbeault Never Gave Up On His Lost Dog, And After 8 Years They’re Finally Together Again.
Freedom of Speech. From Jonathan Turley: “Listen Carefully it’s Actually Much Darker”: How the Left is Framing Free Speech as a Front for Fascism. AND The American Moment: Critics Prove Vance’s Point on the Threat of the Anti-Free Speech Movement. From Reason: CBS Is Wrong About Free Speech in Germany and the Rise of Nazism. Margaret Brennan should immediately Google the Weimar Fallacy. [Ed: theory that censorship can prevent destructive ideas and atrocities.]
From Off the Press: Another One: Deadly Aircraft Collision In Arizona. [Ed: two confirmed dead.]
Cutting the U.S. DOD Budget. From Antiwar: Hallelujah! President Trump Actually Wants To Give Peace a Chance. [Ed: yes. It looks like the war will be ending.] AND Can We Really Cut Half of the Military Budget? You Bet! [Ed: by Ron Paul.]
From Good News Network: FDA Approves Opioid-free Pain Medication That Finally Delivers Relief Without Addiction
Squid. From VUMC: Pediatric Nursing Grand Rounds on impact of Squid the facility dog is Feb. 12 AND Facility dog Squid makes Children’s Hospital debut
From Zero Hedge: Cleaning House: Trump Orders All Biden-Era US Attorneys Fired "Immediately".
DOGE. From Ars Technica: In a Last-Minute Decision, White House Decides Not To Terminate NASA Employees. From Newsweek: Will Americans Get a 2025 Stimulus Check Refund Thanks to DOGE's Savings? [Ed: it would be popular with the public...but Congress could be an ostacle.]
From Zero Hedge: Trump Admin Set To Axe NYC's New Congestion Toll, DOT Secretary Duffy Confirms. “Every American should be able to access New York City regardless of their economic means. It shouldn’t be reserved for an elite few...”
From the Associated Press: Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup that included a plan to poison Lula. [Ed: the charge may be true, maybe not.] From DNYUZ: Trump Media Group Sues Brazilian Judge Weighing Arrest of Jair Bolsonaro
From People: 'Hero Dog' Saves Injured 84-Year-Old Owner By Running to a Deputy for Help
From Townhall: Gov. Kathy Hochul Brings in Al Sharpton to Help Decide Whether to Oust NYC Mayor Eric Adams. [Ed: to me, this means Hochul wants to fire him but doesn't want to take the blame.]
Investigating Milley? From the Judicial Watch: Judicial Watch Sues Pentagon for Records on Milley Jan 6 Calls. [Ed: apparently there was coordination between Milley and the DOJ re: Jan. 6 '21 election.] From Off the Press: Watchdog Pushes For Probe Of Ex-Gen. Milley’s Jan. 6 Planning
From the Dodo: Dog Finds His Favorite Toy After Family Loses Everything In Australian Fire
From Mish Talk: A Fourth Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
From the Organic Prepper: Basic Maintenance: 4 Essential Tools for Self-Reliance. From the Frugalite: The Pantry Essentials You Need for Scratch Cooking
Roger Ver. From Reddit: Request from Roger Ver. [Ed: please read and forward the petition.] From Investing.com: Roger Ver seeks Trump's help as extradition threat looms.
From the Bored Panda: Paul Guilbeault Never Gave Up On His Lost Dog, And After 8 Years They’re Finally Together Again.
Freedom of Speech. From Jonathan Turley: “Listen Carefully it’s Actually Much Darker”: How the Left is Framing Free Speech as a Front for Fascism. AND The American Moment: Critics Prove Vance’s Point on the Threat of the Anti-Free Speech Movement. From Reason: CBS Is Wrong About Free Speech in Germany and the Rise of Nazism. Margaret Brennan should immediately Google the Weimar Fallacy. [Ed: theory that censorship can prevent destructive ideas and atrocities.]
From Off the Press: Another One: Deadly Aircraft Collision In Arizona. [Ed: two confirmed dead.]
Cutting the U.S. DOD Budget. From Antiwar: Hallelujah! President Trump Actually Wants To Give Peace a Chance. [Ed: yes. It looks like the war will be ending.] AND Can We Really Cut Half of the Military Budget? You Bet! [Ed: by Ron Paul.]
From Good News Network: FDA Approves Opioid-free Pain Medication That Finally Delivers Relief Without Addiction
Squid. From VUMC: Pediatric Nursing Grand Rounds on impact of Squid the facility dog is Feb. 12 AND Facility dog Squid makes Children’s Hospital debut
From Zero Hedge: Cleaning House: Trump Orders All Biden-Era US Attorneys Fired "Immediately".
DOGE. From Ars Technica: In a Last-Minute Decision, White House Decides Not To Terminate NASA Employees. From Newsweek: Will Americans Get a 2025 Stimulus Check Refund Thanks to DOGE's Savings? [Ed: it would be popular with the public...but Congress could be an ostacle.]
From Zero Hedge: Trump Admin Set To Axe NYC's New Congestion Toll, DOT Secretary Duffy Confirms. “Every American should be able to access New York City regardless of their economic means. It shouldn’t be reserved for an elite few...”
From the Associated Press: Brazil’s former President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup that included a plan to poison Lula. [Ed: the charge may be true, maybe not.] From DNYUZ: Trump Media Group Sues Brazilian Judge Weighing Arrest of Jair Bolsonaro
From People: 'Hero Dog' Saves Injured 84-Year-Old Owner By Running to a Deputy for Help
From Townhall: Gov. Kathy Hochul Brings in Al Sharpton to Help Decide Whether to Oust NYC Mayor Eric Adams. [Ed: to me, this means Hochul wants to fire him but doesn't want to take the blame.]
Investigating Milley? From the Judicial Watch: Judicial Watch Sues Pentagon for Records on Milley Jan 6 Calls. [Ed: apparently there was coordination between Milley and the DOJ re: Jan. 6 '21 election.] From Off the Press: Watchdog Pushes For Probe Of Ex-Gen. Milley’s Jan. 6 Planning
From the Dodo: Dog Finds His Favorite Toy After Family Loses Everything In Australian Fire
From Mish Talk: A Fourth Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
From the Organic Prepper: Basic Maintenance: 4 Essential Tools for Self-Reliance. From the Frugalite: The Pantry Essentials You Need for Scratch Cooking
Roger Ver. From Reddit: Request from Roger Ver. [Ed: please read and forward the petition.] From Investing.com: Roger Ver seeks Trump's help as extradition threat looms.
Huskies have such beautiful eyes
Thursday 13 February 2025
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, News and CommentaryUkraine-Russia. From Moon of Alabama: Ukraine - There Is Nothing Left To Trade For More War Or A Peace Deal. [Ed: a must read.] From Zero Hedge: American School Teacher Flies Home From Russia With Trump Envoy After 3+ Years In Prison: Putin's Goodwill Offering? Walz's statement mentions an 'exchange'... [Ed: White House National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.]
Wednesday 12 February 2025
"Norway’s Nonviolent Resistance in WWII: The Power of a Paperclip"My latest article for the excellent Future of Freedom Foundation has appeared: "Norway’s Nonviolent Resistance in WWII: The Power of a Paperclip," Part 1, Part 2.
Wed. Feb. 12, 2025, News and CommentaryUkraine. From Zero Hedge: Russia Would Accept Foreign Peacekeeping Troops In Ukraine, On One Condition. Peace plans floated by the West have emphasized international forces present... "...would have to have approval of the United Nations Security council, of which Russia is a permanent member." From antiwar: Zelensky Interested In Trump's Rare Earth Minerals Idea: 'Let’s Do A Deal'. Just one problem with this... [Ed: Zelensky is becoming desperate. Besides which, most of the minerals in question are in territory now controlled by Russia.] From Gilbert Doctorow: Video link to yesterday’s scandalous NewsX panel discussion entitled Trump’s Top Officials in Europe for Ukraine. [Ed: a must read.]
From Science Alert: Dogs Really Do Understand The Words in Those Viral Videos, Study Confirms. [Ed: very cool.]
DNC Collapse? From American Greatness: How To Commit Democratic Party Suicide. From FOX News: James Carville wonders if there's 'plant' in progressive wing to see how many 'stupid things' they can embrace. [Ed: I know he is serious but I always find Carville funny.] From YouTube: Niall Stanage and Amber Duke react to Carville. [Ed: many snippets from Carville's rant.] From Jonathan Turley: "Get Violent And Fight": Tennessee Minister Calls For Attacks On 'Devil' Musk. From the Washington Examiner: The Left descends into madness opposing Trump 2.0.
From Spiked Online: The ‘chicken nuggets’ case: the farce of Britain’s borders. Foreign-born criminals are escaping deportation on the most absurd and tenuous grounds. [Ed: not from the Onion.]
Executive v. Judicial Authority...More Obstruction. From NBC Boston: Mass. leads court challenge on Trump's cuts to medical research funding. "We will not allow the Trump Administration to unlawfully undermine our economy, hamstring our competitiveness, or play politics with our public health," Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said. [Ed: a SCOTUS decision is needed....and soon.] From the Independent: FBI agents file class action lawsuit against Trump’s Justice Department over ‘retribution’ for Jan 6 and Mar-a-Lago investigations.
From Argus Media: US rescinds UN climate fund pledges. [Ed: that about $4B in pledges.] From Mish Talk: How Many More Ridiculous Green Energy Projects Will Fail?
Israel-Gaza. From Zero Hedge: Trump Says Hamas Must Free All Hostages By Saturday Noontime Or 'All Hell Will Break Loose'. Israeli military on high alert... [Ed: well, it worked last time. But Trump has laid down some draconian Gaza policies since then.] AND Trump 'Committed To Buying & Owning Gaza' As Poll Shows Little Support Among US Public. "...only 13% believe it's a "good idea"... [Ed: as an example of a disastrous policy.] From Middle East Eye: 'Not Possible': Jordan Would Seal Borders, Declare War On Israel If Gazans Forced Out. Cairo calls emergency summit of Arab leaders as King Abdullah visits White House... MEANWHILE From Zero Hedge: Israel Backs Trump's Unleash Hell Plan For Gaza If Hostages Aren't Freed By Saturday. Unanimous security cabinet support for Trump's 'revolutionary vision' on Gaza displacement...
From Sunny Skyz: Dogs Only Act Tough When There's A Wall Between Them.
From the Associated Press: Federal Prosecutors Ordered to Drop Eric Adams Case. [Ed: I guess Adams's trip to Mar-O-Lago worked.]
Everyday Finances. From Mish Talk: Renters Are Tired Of Moving, Settling In For The Long Haul. Soaring home prices keep many on the sidelines. Renters in need of more space and privacy are making house rentals their long-term homes...
From AmazingPandPH: They tell the German Shepherd to turn around, he has no idea his soldier father is home from deployment
Almost All Things Musk. From Tag24 News: Democrats launch effort to find Elon Musk whistleblowers. [Ed: whistleblowing ON Musk, of course. Chuck Schumer announced the plans on X, of course.] From Jonathan Turley: The Making of Elon Musk: How the Left Makes Monsters of Us All. [Ed: a must read.] From Portfolio Armor: Another Reason The Left Made A Monster Of Musk [Ed: a follow-up on Turley.]
Musk and OpenAI. From Zero Hedge: "Swindler": Musk And Altman Throw Punches After Musk-Led Group Leads $97.4 Billion Bid For Control Of OpenAI. "We will make sure that happens..." From the Post Millennial: Elon Musk-led investors offer $97.4 BILLION to control OpenAI. "It’s time for OpenAI to return to the open-source, safety-focused force for good it once was." [Ed: don't know what to think of this. I'm sure Musk won't use any of his gov. influence to sway the deal.]
From the Babylon Bee: Democrats Warn Trump’s Unelected Shadow Government Is Dismantling Their Unelected Shadow Government
From the Most Important Thing: 12 Simple Things That You Can Start Doing Right Now To Become More Independent Of The System. The more dependent you are, the less free you are...
From Asia Financial: 810,000 Investors Have Lost Over $2 Billion on Trump Coin. The meme coin — $Trump — was launched with an opening sale price of just 18 cents and went on to hit a peak of $75 per token within two days. [Ed: I couldn't even take the coin seriously.]
From USA Today: Free treats from Chewy for birds, cats, dogs after Philadelphia Eagles win Super Bowl. [Ed: 59,000 of them!] From North Jersey: Eagles won Super Bowl 2025: How do I get my free Chewy pet treats?
From Zero Hedge: Look, Deluded Squirrel!: FBI Finds 'Secret JFK Assassination Records'. "When POTUS hears about this stonewalling, he's gonna hit the roof..." From Axios: Scoop: FBI finds secret JFK assassination records after Trump order, [Ed: interesting that info was released (aka leaked) to Axios and not to the WH in the Wake of Trump's Jan. 23 EO.]
From Sunny Skyz: Beavers Save Millions, Finish Delayed Government Dam Project Themselves. [Ed: not only do the beavers finish the gov. project, they are also Finnish beavers. Seriously.]
From Preston Byrne: UK Government Tech Policy Must Become Very Libertarian, Very Quickly. The UK has served Apple with a secret order, a so-called capability notice, demanding that Apple create a backdoor to its encrypted cloud storage systems that would permit access on-demand by UK government officials.
From Science Alert: Dogs Really Do Understand The Words in Those Viral Videos, Study Confirms. [Ed: very cool.]
DNC Collapse? From American Greatness: How To Commit Democratic Party Suicide. From FOX News: James Carville wonders if there's 'plant' in progressive wing to see how many 'stupid things' they can embrace. [Ed: I know he is serious but I always find Carville funny.] From YouTube: Niall Stanage and Amber Duke react to Carville. [Ed: many snippets from Carville's rant.] From Jonathan Turley: "Get Violent And Fight": Tennessee Minister Calls For Attacks On 'Devil' Musk. From the Washington Examiner: The Left descends into madness opposing Trump 2.0.
From Spiked Online: The ‘chicken nuggets’ case: the farce of Britain’s borders. Foreign-born criminals are escaping deportation on the most absurd and tenuous grounds. [Ed: not from the Onion.]
Executive v. Judicial Authority...More Obstruction. From NBC Boston: Mass. leads court challenge on Trump's cuts to medical research funding. "We will not allow the Trump Administration to unlawfully undermine our economy, hamstring our competitiveness, or play politics with our public health," Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said. [Ed: a SCOTUS decision is needed....and soon.] From the Independent: FBI agents file class action lawsuit against Trump’s Justice Department over ‘retribution’ for Jan 6 and Mar-a-Lago investigations.
From Argus Media: US rescinds UN climate fund pledges. [Ed: that about $4B in pledges.] From Mish Talk: How Many More Ridiculous Green Energy Projects Will Fail?
Israel-Gaza. From Zero Hedge: Trump Says Hamas Must Free All Hostages By Saturday Noontime Or 'All Hell Will Break Loose'. Israeli military on high alert... [Ed: well, it worked last time. But Trump has laid down some draconian Gaza policies since then.] AND Trump 'Committed To Buying & Owning Gaza' As Poll Shows Little Support Among US Public. "...only 13% believe it's a "good idea"... [Ed: as an example of a disastrous policy.] From Middle East Eye: 'Not Possible': Jordan Would Seal Borders, Declare War On Israel If Gazans Forced Out. Cairo calls emergency summit of Arab leaders as King Abdullah visits White House... MEANWHILE From Zero Hedge: Israel Backs Trump's Unleash Hell Plan For Gaza If Hostages Aren't Freed By Saturday. Unanimous security cabinet support for Trump's 'revolutionary vision' on Gaza displacement...
From Sunny Skyz: Dogs Only Act Tough When There's A Wall Between Them.
From the Associated Press: Federal Prosecutors Ordered to Drop Eric Adams Case. [Ed: I guess Adams's trip to Mar-O-Lago worked.]
Everyday Finances. From Mish Talk: Renters Are Tired Of Moving, Settling In For The Long Haul. Soaring home prices keep many on the sidelines. Renters in need of more space and privacy are making house rentals their long-term homes...
From AmazingPandPH: They tell the German Shepherd to turn around, he has no idea his soldier father is home from deployment
Almost All Things Musk. From Tag24 News: Democrats launch effort to find Elon Musk whistleblowers. [Ed: whistleblowing ON Musk, of course. Chuck Schumer announced the plans on X, of course.] From Jonathan Turley: The Making of Elon Musk: How the Left Makes Monsters of Us All. [Ed: a must read.] From Portfolio Armor: Another Reason The Left Made A Monster Of Musk [Ed: a follow-up on Turley.]
Musk and OpenAI. From Zero Hedge: "Swindler": Musk And Altman Throw Punches After Musk-Led Group Leads $97.4 Billion Bid For Control Of OpenAI. "We will make sure that happens..." From the Post Millennial: Elon Musk-led investors offer $97.4 BILLION to control OpenAI. "It’s time for OpenAI to return to the open-source, safety-focused force for good it once was." [Ed: don't know what to think of this. I'm sure Musk won't use any of his gov. influence to sway the deal.]
From the Babylon Bee: Democrats Warn Trump’s Unelected Shadow Government Is Dismantling Their Unelected Shadow Government
From the Most Important Thing: 12 Simple Things That You Can Start Doing Right Now To Become More Independent Of The System. The more dependent you are, the less free you are...
From Asia Financial: 810,000 Investors Have Lost Over $2 Billion on Trump Coin. The meme coin — $Trump — was launched with an opening sale price of just 18 cents and went on to hit a peak of $75 per token within two days. [Ed: I couldn't even take the coin seriously.]
From USA Today: Free treats from Chewy for birds, cats, dogs after Philadelphia Eagles win Super Bowl. [Ed: 59,000 of them!] From North Jersey: Eagles won Super Bowl 2025: How do I get my free Chewy pet treats?
From Zero Hedge: Look, Deluded Squirrel!: FBI Finds 'Secret JFK Assassination Records'. "When POTUS hears about this stonewalling, he's gonna hit the roof..." From Axios: Scoop: FBI finds secret JFK assassination records after Trump order, [Ed: interesting that info was released (aka leaked) to Axios and not to the WH in the Wake of Trump's Jan. 23 EO.]
From Sunny Skyz: Beavers Save Millions, Finish Delayed Government Dam Project Themselves. [Ed: not only do the beavers finish the gov. project, they are also Finnish beavers. Seriously.]
From Preston Byrne: UK Government Tech Policy Must Become Very Libertarian, Very Quickly. The UK has served Apple with a secret order, a so-called capability notice, demanding that Apple create a backdoor to its encrypted cloud storage systems that would permit access on-demand by UK government officials.
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