BronsonStocking: California Burning [townhall.com]

purdyday comments on Oct 26, 2019:

Massive wild fires all over the Western States, have been occurring in the last several years, wholly blamed on droughts by climate activists of course, but the real reason, imo and that of people living in these areas, is due to those states with holding forestry management funds and diverting ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 27, 2019:

Being involved in forestry on several levels, I have had to go to the Parks Department in NJ several times to try to get them to allow permitted wood harvesting. Each time I have I ran into the “tree-hugger” mantra of “Save Our Trees”. Each time I have had to drag out the history of the Indigenous Peoples of North America doing massive “burns”. Each time I have had to explain the science of Forest Fires (the underbrush, sickly and deadfall wood creates the temperatures that allow healthy trees to ignite) Each time I have met with extremely limited success ... or been stymied by a bureaucratic “Forester” who simply responded with “Liability Issues” ... Forests and Woodlands are beautiful, important, an asset that has few parallels ... the US Citizenry needs to be educated on why such places MUST be Properly Managed. One would think that all those “Brainiacs” out in California would instinctively understand this.

CHINA .

shj648 comments on Oct 27, 2019:

Trade war is hurting China far more than the US, we should see some kind of a deal soon.

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 27, 2019:

Capitalism is basically having a Healthy Dose of Self Interest. China is nothing if not “Self Interested”. I too expect that China will agree to “play ball” ... making sure they actually do it is another thing.

Long Post .

DrN1 comments on Oct 25, 2019:

Extraordinary article Trump is a lying asshole who is leader of nothing.

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 25, 2019:

Back of the bus Cretin. You can join the likes of WilyRickWiles, HighQ, and Cgraus ... Don’t let the screen door hitcha...

Long Post .

averagejoe comments on Oct 25, 2019:

I am curious why you feel his properties have flat lined due to his presidency. It seems to be his properties are doing poorly because people do not like him and are avoiding using what he owns. I wonder if there is a way we can find out how the properties that removed his name are doing. Using his...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 25, 2019:

The properties which were formally His have not “flat lined” ... He is simply no longer profiting from them. Did you read the article? Have you been paying any attention at all? He turned over all his holdings to his Family ... including his affiliation with the Trump Organization ... he did it before the DemLeft could manage to do more than try to complain about his “Profiting” from his Position as the President If the USA ...

Long Post .

RobBlair comments on Oct 25, 2019:

As well intentioned as Trump's Doral offer was, it was destined to be perceived as political and I'm glad he had the wisdom to avoid that entanglement (unlike the Clinton foundation or Biden in Ukraine).

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 25, 2019:

Yes. It was obviously going to draw criticism. On the other hand, given that it’s one of his “regular” retreats, the security, the town, the general area have all been tightened up ... that money is already laid out ... taking advantage of that is actually logical. On the other hand, it would come as no surprise to me if we were to find out that he suggested it simply to “jerk their chains”.

Move on . Org is grassrooting the impeachment effort...

Bay0Wulf comments on Oct 21, 2019:

Oh ... I wouldn’t hold my breath ... or lose any sleep over it. The stats they’re using are made-up, fabricated or cherry picked. A notable tell-tale are the sources used (ABC, MSNBC, NBC, CNN & etc.) Notably is the concept of a “Republican” (anonymous “source” ) said ... Maybe if ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 22, 2019:

@MommaDaggs Making more e-mails ...? Actually, this is more true than you might suspect. Many of these “Pleas for Money” are NOT coming from whatever they are pretending to be. An “organization” allegedly collecting to support ... XYZ ... can “pass through” as little as $5 ... TOTAL ... and pocket the rest. I give directly to my candidates AND NO ONE ELSE. I find it almost hilarious how I get desperate pleas for “support” for someone in a “race” in state a thousand miles away ...

My grandfather served in WWII, he was a Pathfinder in the 82nd.

Boardwine comments on Oct 21, 2019:

Bring our sons and daughters home! Who are we fighting? For what? Islamic terror? A war that will never end and we can not win. Our children, our brothers lose legs and arms and life chasing ghosts and creating new enemies. Let the troglodytes kill each other until the sands of those God-forsaken ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 21, 2019:

It’s not completely true that we can’t win ... It’s simply that, in order to “win”, we’d have to do some seriously atrocious stuff and very few people have the stomach for it ... Until it gets to where Islam has us in a corner with a blade against our throats, don’t expect people of a Judeo-Christian Background to willingly engage in the required slaughter ... and then it might be too late.

This insanity is nothing new.

Bay0Wulf comments on Oct 20, 2019:

I’m guessing Cgraus (below ... waiting for comment approval) doesn’t know the story you’re referring to. That is, they’re too stupid to check the link before spouting off ... worse, they don’t “get” the concept that if someone threatens YOU with “Deadly Force” (brandishing a gun ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 21, 2019:

@KCSantiago It’s what all Leftists do. That’s why the comments and/or arguments are not persuasive. They’re not thinking for themselves ... they have a Propaganda Playbook they work out of ... Getting involved in actual conversation requires thought ... something the Playbook is Ill equipped to emulate.

This insanity is nothing new.

Bay0Wulf comments on Oct 20, 2019:

I’m guessing Cgraus (below ... waiting for comment approval) doesn’t know the story you’re referring to. That is, they’re too stupid to check the link before spouting off ... worse, they don’t “get” the concept that if someone threatens YOU with “Deadly Force” (brandishing a gun ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 21, 2019:

@Cgraus Kill not Wound ... Yes, in that totally illogical process that the DemLeft &/or LibLeft call “thought”, they’ve come to the conclusion that, if you simply wound a person who’s in the process of robbing your home, trying to kill you, trying to hurt your family, THAT Piece of Garbage can then sue you in Court for Damages ... among other things and actually win. So, if you end up in a situation where you MUST Shoot somebody, simply make sure that when you stop, they’re DEAD. Not only does it make it hard for them (or anyone else) to sue you, but it also does the US Citizenry a favor by saving the money for trials and prison not to mention ridding the planet of somebody who displays callous disregard for life. That is, a very old saying you might have heard; “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Well, in the case of threatening your life, they are displaying that they like having their life threatened ... so simply do them a favor, and terminate them ... they seem to like that kind of treatment.

This insanity is nothing new.

Bay0Wulf comments on Oct 20, 2019:

I’m guessing Cgraus (below ... waiting for comment approval) doesn’t know the story you’re referring to. That is, they’re too stupid to check the link before spouting off ... worse, they don’t “get” the concept that if someone threatens YOU with “Deadly Force” (brandishing a gun ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 21, 2019:

@Cgraus Well ... if you “don’t go any more” ... that’s to our benefit. I hope you continue to enjoy Turkey ... I hear it’s such a lovely place that it gets LOTS of “visitors” who are simply trying to get SOMEWHERE ELSE. Not bad really ... a relatively small country that ruled an enormous area for hundreds of years but has now become a fallen entity that is barely above a 3rd World status. As to an “Echo Chamber” ... no, I am not looking to maintain an Echo Chamber but I AM interested in limiting posts to something in the realm of honest intellectual discourse. So far the stuff coming out of your keyboard fails in that aspect. I knew someone would approve you ... it didn’t have to be me.

This insanity is nothing new.

Bay0Wulf comments on Oct 20, 2019:

I’m guessing Cgraus (below ... waiting for comment approval) doesn’t know the story you’re referring to. That is, they’re too stupid to check the link before spouting off ... worse, they don’t “get” the concept that if someone threatens YOU with “Deadly Force” (brandishing a gun ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 20, 2019:

@purdyday Obviously you cared more than I ... I just checked his stats and ... yup from Turkey. Interesting they’ve got 1 post, 8 comments and is a Level 4 ... How’d that happen? It seems to me I was a lot more involved before I got to be a “4” ...

Crowder does a pretty good job of explaining WHAT the 2nd Amendment to the U.

Serg97 comments on Oct 20, 2019:

No wonder Beto wants your guns, he just wants to be on level ground. If Beto is/was a burglar and did have a felony evasion cases, he can't have a gun, so he doesn't want you to have one either!!!! Cgraus, again you are wrong. If I have a single shot rifle, I can get a military weapon by shooting ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 20, 2019:

Cgraus can’t let you comment because no-one with a sufficient Level authority has “Approved the Comment” ... that is, it hasn’t “officially” been posted yet. I’m mulling it over ... Do I wish to enable stupidity or not? We have slowly but surely gained an awful lot of numbnuts who seem intent on screwing up this venue as they have several others.

Secularism (isn’t IT a “religion” of sorts?

R_A_Exists comments on Oct 16, 2019:

I think it is a religion in the way buddhism is a religion. Both atheist as in without a God. Religion was a word used by early scripture translators to mean something devotional. A doing word rather than describing something divine. A binding word related to devotion. The word is expressed in...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 16, 2019:

I see it as a “religion” and I believe it falls into the description of one. However, many people believe THEIR “Religion” is the ONLY religion so I try to couch things in such a way as to not throw people “off” in the first couple words ...

Secularism (isn’t IT a “religion” of sorts?

R_A_Exists comments on Oct 16, 2019:

I think it is a religion in the way buddhism is a religion. Both atheist as in without a God. Religion was a word used by early scripture translators to mean something devotional. A doing word rather than describing something divine. A binding word related to devotion. The word is expressed in...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 16, 2019:

@R_A_Exists Yeah Dewey was a seriously bad guy as far as Our Society goes ...

While I am neither “Religious” or claim to be of any recognized “Faith”, I am a Strong ...

Naomi comments on Oct 16, 2019:

Hello, I would consider the following points as well as the notion that a religion provides a basis of morality: *Morality is not just something that people learn, argues Yale psychologist Paul Bloom: It is something we are all born with. At birth, babies are endowed with compassion, with ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 16, 2019:

Sorry. Disagree. Babies are born with a personal need for those traits Bloom says they’re “born with” due to the basic survival instinct. They need these things themselves so they recognize them when they see them. Except “fairness” ... I’ve known lots of infants and toddlers whose ONLY sense of “fairness” began and ended with “ME!!!” I believe if these early traits are not reinforced as quickly as possible, they are easily lost by experiences that might be contrary to these. For instance, “empathy” can be lost to selfishness if a child is pandered to while young ... what then counterbalances “bad” or “negative” lessons? Morals are literally engrained by rote ... one brings up a child (I hope) to be reasonably capable of mingling well in society and able to “be comfortable with the person they see in the mirror” ... Morals are ... in a manner of speaking ... the “Rules” that mankind has been developing since they started living together as a group ... any group.

Dreams of Green ... Are We Talking Power ... or Money?

timon_phocas comments on Oct 16, 2019:

It's more complicated than the article states. Houses that are totally off the electrical grid can get by with solar panels and a battery backup system. But even here it's complicated. You need to have an intelligent system to decide what circuits to power when the batteries get low. Do you want...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 16, 2019:

@timon_phocas Tom Bodett? Isn’t he the; “We’ll Leave the Light on for You” from Motel8? ...6? (Probably not, but I really couldn’t resist) True personal solar power is not for the poor and relatively untalented. Having plenty of cash can change that equation. Since gas/diesel/propane generators are actually relatively inexpensively gotten at places like Harbor Freight, it sounds like a good idea ... Except noise ... except you really can’t run them for days on end ... except you’d have to come up with a respectably sized alternate gas tank ... except now you’d probably be paying $10 to 15 a day for fuel (of whatever type) ... except there’s a lot of maintenance required even when you’re not using them ...

Dreams of Green ... Are We Talking Power ... or Money?

RobBlair comments on Oct 16, 2019:

My knee jerk reaction to anyone who displays solar panels in Pennsylvania is to mock your foolishness and ignorance. I suppose I should thank you for perhaps some money being spent that might go to further R and D. But, the numbers are available and solar is a well known loser, except for rare ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 16, 2019:

I find myself amused by the “lecturing” or posturing that most of these people do. “I’m better than you because I have solar ...” even though they honestly don’t know the first thing about it. I often ask if their dogs eat Kenlration too? Which I know is obscure but it’s fun watching them puzzle over it ... especially when they don’t have a dog ... I looked into solar pretty intensely ... learned how to make my own Panels and everything and was pretty surprised to find out how many aspects simply aren’t very well understood by the public ... Seriously, I can understand their confusion because ... who doesn’t own a solar powered calculator or gizmo these days? Heck, my titanium Citizen watch is powered by solar energy (yeah, it feeds a capacitator but ...)

Dreams of Green ... Are We Talking Power ... or Money?

timon_phocas comments on Oct 16, 2019:

It's more complicated than the article states. Houses that are totally off the electrical grid can get by with solar panels and a battery backup system. But even here it's complicated. You need to have an intelligent system to decide what circuits to power when the batteries get low. Do you want...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 16, 2019:

Well ... I know some people who jumped very early onto the Solar Panel / Off the Grid idea and it works very well for them ... BUT ... they went into it themselves without any “Programs” or outside financial assistance. Much of their homes uses very low wattage devices, yes, they have banks of batteries, yes, they usually have a back-up generator ... though the most use they get is the monthly runtime requirement to keep them healthy ... (there’s a funny snob/pride aspect to this) So, it can be done and in areas that are not known for lots of “sun” and it can support a pretty modern electrical use situation. My one friend is a full blown computer geek / consultant from way back of nowhere on the Vermont/Maine border ... and he lacks for nothing using a relatively small bank of solar panels set up in the field. He’s been at it since the late 80s or early 90s. Advances in LED lights and Display Screens has made his life even easier in terms of electricity. I have nothing against solar power for personal, individual, use but the idea of “Feeding the Grid” in any meaningful way is simply BS ... at this time anyway.

With a China trade deal allegedly in the works, something occurred to me.

Bay0Wulf comments on Oct 12, 2019:

Basically the way I see it, you’re a full blown anti Trump person with very little useful to say as well as a Doomcrier ... Trump is so far from “lazy” that it’s laughable to see you put that in print. I’d continue but honestly your posts aren’t worth the time to read and your thoughts...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 13, 2019:

@HighQ Another Deliberate Idiot heard from. There are several that are currently running. Look them up yourself. I could give you dozens of examples and then you’d complain that they weren’t “big” or “complete” enough. No “Q” ... you’re looking dimmer every day.

Notice how the Nordic countries are leading the world in low carbon energy transitions

timon_phocas comments on Oct 11, 2019:

If Nordic low-carbon power generation makes money without government subsidies, American companies will buy the technologies and employ them here. Current wind and solar generation are only employed because of $40/megawatt-hour subsidies. Even then they still cost more than fossil fueled generation....

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 12, 2019:

@Naomi I’m not accusing you of being “political” ... it’s just your source here happens to be. They’ve been chatting up (not simply NPR) the “sunshine and rainbows” aspect of all these things ... and places ... for 50+ years and every so often they go and look and ... SURPRISE!!! Look what they found ... the SAME “sunshine and rainbows” they found in the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s ... Iceland has been doing geothermal all of my life ... literally. When I was a teenager National Geographic went into it in great detail. The “Nordic” thing is maybe a little new but ... look at the size and population of the place ... On the other hand, maybe you missed a couple years ago when Germany “provided all the power they needed” for three days with non-fossil fuel (statistically ... not “actually” ... which was buried in the report) then, shortly after that (within months) Germany abandoned its attempt to “go green” and began to dismantle much of what was in place ... because it actually didn’t work. One of my many “jobs” is working with people who are “completely aboard” with Green Tech ... my job (for which I get paid) is to look over their findings and ideas and see whether they are of serious merit before they run out and try to get grants or other funding to pursue the ideas ... before they make themselves look foolish. It’s simply all too easy to shoot the things full of holes (which makes me quite unpopular) but I assemble the facts and hand them to them and ... they go off to come up with something else ...

With a China trade deal allegedly in the works, something occurred to me.

iThink comments on Oct 12, 2019:

I have often wondered the same thing. With the way the MSM treats the Trump Administration I have been assuming that there have been some "successfully" reached agreements or "deals" but they go un-reported because MSM refuses to publicize any positive or successful outcomes Trumps admin might have ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 12, 2019:

@WilyRickWiles Exactly ... they weren’t “Trump” type “Deals” ... and they were completely worthless if not outright damaging. Do you read to comprehend? Because that’s pretty much what I wrote ... FYI ... ANYONE can make “Trump” type deals (well, any decent negotiator) it’s NOT simply what you write down, it’s FORCING the “other side” to honor the deal. MOST of Our Politicians ... and Populace ... consists of “Yes Men” ... as long as they “like” what they hear, they don’t worry about the reality ...

Notice how the Nordic countries are leading the world in low carbon energy transitions

timon_phocas comments on Oct 11, 2019:

If Nordic low-carbon power generation makes money without government subsidies, American companies will buy the technologies and employ them here. Current wind and solar generation are only employed because of $40/megawatt-hour subsidies. Even then they still cost more than fossil fueled generation....

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 12, 2019:

@Naomi Yes ... unfortunately ALL People ...regardless of their financial status ... think that they ... and everyone else ... are entitled to “affordable” electricity, heat and ... oh ... plumbing (&/or water). Every day there are those who invent yet another electrical widget that “everyone” NEEDS. For instance, when I was a kid, very few people had “air conditioning”. Very few public buildings had it. No cars had it. Now, schools and public buildings close if the AC goes down. People can’t imagine going to work or even staying home if the AC isn’t working. People apologize if the car AC isn’t working ... as if the car doesn’t have windows ... AC uses a HUGE amount of power ... and yet this is only ONE Thing people refuse to “live” without.

Notice how the Nordic countries are leading the world in low carbon energy transitions

timon_phocas comments on Oct 11, 2019:

If Nordic low-carbon power generation makes money without government subsidies, American companies will buy the technologies and employ them here. Current wind and solar generation are only employed because of $40/megawatt-hour subsidies. Even then they still cost more than fossil fueled generation....

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 12, 2019:

@Naomi Iceland can get away with that (geo thermal) ... but Iceland is essentially a volcano ... most places don’t have that ability in large measure. Hydro ... think Niagra Falls ... Hoover Dam ... works but is limited to where you have rivers and water motion that cooperates. Tidal power is interesting where the tide swings are very large but are relatively inefficient ... returning very little relative to resources used. Bio Energy is somewhat interesting ... except that it uses Bio Mass to create energy ... Bio Mass is stuff like trees ... and sometimes trash but an awful lot of trash isn’t exactly “Bio”. Granted, people create A LOT of Bio Mass but ... I could write you a book as to why it’s not a very good answer. Wind Power and Solar are largely a super con ... the outright damage they do to the environment is enormous from manufacturing to upkeep to their presence to their refurbishing &/or replacement. The cost and unreliability of power from either of these sources makes them commercially unusable ... good for a tiny community willing to accept the limitations but not for a nation. Solar cells begin to degrade the moment they are exposed to the sun and have a functional output life of about. 10 years ... all the while losing their efficiency. Turbines ... the drawbacks to them are almost too long to list. Really, by now I would think that you would know that NPR is a Liberal Left Biased “Source”

With a China trade deal allegedly in the works, something occurred to me.

iThink comments on Oct 12, 2019:

I have often wondered the same thing. With the way the MSM treats the Trump Administration I have been assuming that there have been some "successfully" reached agreements or "deals" but they go un-reported because MSM refuses to publicize any positive or successful outcomes Trumps admin might have ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 12, 2019:

If you’re waiting on MSM to “report” anything of value, you’ll be waiting for quite a while ... like until He’ll freezes over. There have been many positive steps made (ie. “Deals” ) but they’ve not been the “Big Deal” which is the way it goes with difficult negotiations. Trump has been putting pressure on China ... and on several others ... and getting a lot of tangible results ... he then ratchets up or eases off the pressure according to how “things” go. I know most people think “Deals” are made overnight because that’s the way they’ve been portrayed in the past ... except most “Deals” previously weren’t worth the paper they were written on or the breath to mention. Our typical politicians have made lots of “Deals” that the opponents have simply nodded to and then ignored ... lots of great news in the papers but no results. Trump’s Deals are different in that, the opponent nods and then goes on with “business as usual” only to find themselves caught by the short hairs as Trump immediately pulls on their leash and punishes them for not following the deal. It’s a learning process both for our opponents and ... apparently ... for ignorant US Citizens.

Is this true, American folks?

Bay0Wulf comments on Oct 5, 2019:

Okay ... so, I lived in NYC (Manhattan, Queens & Brooklyn) for 27 years but left in ‘04 (NYC to people who live there is only Manhattan). Most of such Rules and Laws are pretty loosely applied ... and then are applied according to your Political or Social Standing ... which is pretty arbitrary. ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 7, 2019:

@RobBlair In a manner of speaking ... your cousin is close to correct. Physically they’re not linked ... yet ... but Socio-Politically they’re getting pretty close.

Is this true, American folks?

timon_phocas comments on Oct 5, 2019:

I think this law will be challenged in Federal courts as an infringement of 1st Amendment rights. It will take 5 to 7 years to get to the Supreme Court. It might be blocked in the meantime by a judicial ruling while it's being appealed.

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 5, 2019:

One can only hope ...

The Royal British Legion is not stopping poppy sales in certain areas due to “upset minorities” ...

Bay0Wulf comments on Oct 3, 2019:

Okay ... please explain “poppies” to me ... My take on poppies is; 1. A Flower 2. A Flower vital to Opium Production. 3. A Flower which is a Symbol used in commemoration of Our US Veterans

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 4, 2019:

@HighQ Do you read stuff before you ramble on about it or do you simply struggle to sound out the obvious words? I know what “poppies” are in the USA which, does not necessarily signify the same thing in the U.K. so I inquired before commenting. As to people who like to “take offense” to practices in places they didn’t grow up in ... or people to like to “take offense” generally ... I literally would like very much for them to go back to where they “came from” ... if that simply happens to be their mother’s womb ... so be it. Your “Q” doesn’t seem to be getting any “Higher” since you first showed up here ...

The Royal British Legion is not stopping poppy sales in certain areas due to “upset minorities” ...

Bay0Wulf comments on Oct 3, 2019:

Okay ... please explain “poppies” to me ... My take on poppies is; 1. A Flower 2. A Flower vital to Opium Production. 3. A Flower which is a Symbol used in commemoration of Our US Veterans

Bay0Wulf replies on Oct 4, 2019:

@Naomi Okay. If the U.K. uses the poppies as a remembrance for the fallen in WWI and WWII, I’d say the people have no “right” to feel “uncomfortable” about them. So to hell with their “feelings”. However, unlike Our Soldiers in the USA, the Soldiers of the U.K. were frequently an invasion/conquering/occupation force (especially in its earlier days ... sort of like the problems we once had with the British over here) so I can see where they might be coming from but ... if they’re discomfited by that thought, what the heck are they doing living in the U.K.? Like people who object to Our National History, Symbols and Values here, my attitude is; If you don’t like it, pack up and leave ... go back to wherever it is that you identify as as “better” ... as “innocent” of such things ... as Your “Homeland”.

I’ve worked in parts of this for several decades.

DesireNoDesires comments on Sep 22, 2019:

Are we failing to complete the circle of life, due to our greed and/or our over indulgence too the extent of genetically manipulating produce, in order to get as much as we can, with as little compensation as possible

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 23, 2019:

Was/Is it “greed” or perceived “need”? You might have noticed that most of the areas are largely overused over extensive periods of time. The area of Soil Science is actually relatively new and most people, even those in the business of farming, have little knowledge of it. The mulch, the animal waste, as noted are not to “feed” the plants but the microbes. The microbes digest the mulch, humus and waste and, in turn, feed the plants. Without the microbes, regardless of how much fertilizer is applied the plants would not survive. As to the genetic alteration of plants and animals, we, as a species, have been doing that since the dawn of Homo sapiens. We now do it on a much more refined level but the results are largely the same. The only real damage we are doing is creating a monoculture of crops which destroys the Bio diversity that is important and we are ruining the soil we are planting in through over planting and destroying the biome ... the diversity of microbes ... as we plow, till and turn the soil. If you look at the situation, it is not “greed” that drives the market. Everything produced is consumed ... almost without exception. There may be a financial reward for producing a lot of of any given item but most smaller farmers are still struggling to make ends meet. The market corrects the “greed” instinct by causing production to earn less per unit as more than sufficient units become available.

I haven’t seen.anything posted here about this for awhile ... Global Warming: Fact or Fiction?

ScottforKing comments on Sep 22, 2019:

I am beginning to hate you BayOWulf for making me spend all this time watching this comprehensive lecture that I know most will not bother to spend the time to watch or to think about. Speaking for the few, thanks for doing this.

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 22, 2019:

Yeah ... it bugs me too when folks do this but ... what I do is set the piece up and then listen/watch as I do other things ... chores, dishes, cleaning, Internet Spades, read ... I try to limit myself to things that will honestly help and inform others. I think most will not bother but, if I get into a discussion the more ... and better quality ... information I have, I can sometimes break through the Propaganda Wall I am up against. I manage to convert a few people from time to time.

The “Magic Trick” behind the “Climate Science” Hoax.

timon_phocas comments on Sep 22, 2019:

Thanks, I've copied the URL over the the FB feed. No doubt I'll be branded as an infidel, but heck, I'm already a deplorable..

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 22, 2019:

I thought I had dropped the FB feed ... I don’t usually even watch items like this without switching to youtube first ... of course, youtube is Google who I think is likely worse but ... at least things play better.

Just spent a few days in Denmark and Sweden.

Bay0Wulf comments on Sep 21, 2019:

The revolver (of this type) was only just invented in 1836 and it took awhile to catch on. As you can see, this model is very similar to a single shot gun at the time as “cartridges” (mass produced ammunition) had not yet been invented. Until self contained ammunition was invented in the ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 22, 2019:

@ScottforKing I know it has been featured in many westerns though they didn’t really show the difficulty in loading ... I’m not really sure about Josey Wales as that story occurs after the War Between the States and the volume of firepower was rather high ... it seems to me that I do recall him replacing the cylinders (“speedloading” ) in the film at one point or other which would indicate it was.

I haven’t seen.anything posted here about this for awhile ... Global Warming: Fact or Fiction?

Naomi comments on Sep 21, 2019:

Hello. Very interesting. "If data don't fit in the climate change narrative, change them." Who can we really trust? Depressing... Anyway, thank you for sharing.

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 22, 2019:

Well, almost all of the “changing” (or cherry picking) I have ever seen in this topic was done completely to support the narrative of those who chose to believe (in the USA, the Left). I can’t say I’ve seen much evidence of this being done by “conservatives” whether scientists or even “regular people”. If someone makes a claim and couches it as “truth”, I have always (at least since adolescence) been willing to give them my attention ... but honest proofs must be presented relatively quickly and, even so, I will do a large amount of research on the subject if I have any interest in it at all.

I haven’t seen.anything posted here about this for awhile ... Global Warming: Fact or Fiction?

Zbacku comments on Sep 21, 2019:

Global Warming/Climate Change has been the 2nd greatest fraud foisted upon mankind in history. Climate has been changing for hundreds of years and man has nothing to do with it.... PERIOD.... Pollution??? Yes.... Climate Change? NO.................

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 22, 2019:

I was, for a time, a serious proponent of fighting climate change ... the World was allegedly on the verge of an ice age ... but then, I was 12-14 yrs old ... I grew out of it by the time I was 15

Just spent a few days in Denmark and Sweden.

Bay0Wulf comments on Sep 21, 2019:

The revolver (of this type) was only just invented in 1836 and it took awhile to catch on. As you can see, this model is very similar to a single shot gun at the time as “cartridges” (mass produced ammunition) had not yet been invented. Until self contained ammunition was invented in the ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 21, 2019:

@timon_phocas, @ScottforKing Yeah the only bits I watched were those I knew were coming that involved the types of things that I collect .... actually, to some extent the show has made my collecting more difficult. Thankfully, philately is not “glamorous” enough to attract a lot of attention.

Just spent a few days in Denmark and Sweden.

Bay0Wulf comments on Sep 21, 2019:

The revolver (of this type) was only just invented in 1836 and it took awhile to catch on. As you can see, this model is very similar to a single shot gun at the time as “cartridges” (mass produced ammunition) had not yet been invented. Until self contained ammunition was invented in the ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 21, 2019:

@timon_phocas Thanks ... I knew all that but I didn’t think I needed to go into that much detail.

Just spent a few days in Denmark and Sweden.

Bay0Wulf comments on Sep 21, 2019:

The revolver (of this type) was only just invented in 1836 and it took awhile to catch on. As you can see, this model is very similar to a single shot gun at the time as “cartridges” (mass produced ammunition) had not yet been invented. Until self contained ammunition was invented in the ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 21, 2019:

@ScottforKing Ummmmm ... Me? I don’t think I’ve ever watched more than a few minutes at a time. I haven’t had access to “regular” TV since the 1980s ... by choice ... there’s so little of value there and they charge stupid amounts of money for it. Personally, I think “reality shows” are among the worst aspects ... right there with soap operas and sitcoms.

Take a Minute and Think About This .

ObiRonMoldy comments on Sep 16, 2019:

We already have drones that fly and are capable of delivering explosives. I'm more concerned with mini flying drones, which become assassins when enabled with facial recognition, than land based drones.

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 17, 2019:

@ObiRonMoldy Though it’s ... remotely ... possible, I think you’ve been watching too many movies.

Take a Minute and Think About This .

ObiRonMoldy comments on Sep 16, 2019:

We already have drones that fly and are capable of delivering explosives. I'm more concerned with mini flying drones, which become assassins when enabled with facial recognition, than land based drones.

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 16, 2019:

Well, minis could really screw up one person’s day ... 1-2-10 auto sized “drones” packed with explosives and driven into a crowd would screw up many people’s day ... driven into or against a building ...

The Entrapeneurial Presidency I read an article by Peggy Noonan on Sunday.

ObiRonMoldy comments on Sep 16, 2019:

Granted, there are similarities. I've actually even heard that Steven Jobs was very narcissistic, which would be another similarity. But the difference between creating a tech Empire which would 100% benefit the narcissist is different than presidency. Many things could be done as president which...

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 16, 2019:

ORM ... you’re still too much of a snowflake. Divisive? Trump is only divisive towards those who are emphatically NOT on “His Side” who do not want to “See His Vision”. He seeks to shock people out of their complacency by whacking them across the back of the head with a 2x4 called “Reality” every one of them that won’t wake up and get on board are worthless anyway so why should he care about their “feelings”? World Leaders? Don’t make me laugh ... Most of them are off playing tiddly-winks and with themselves. The Realists “Get It” the Stuffed Suits “Get Affronted” the Real Bad Eggs “Get Cautious”. Stuffed Suits are Windbags ... who cares? Real Bad Eggs deserve to be knocked off their walls. The Realists are very few and far between. 90% of them all are corrupt, vain and think mainly of Themselves ... They all deserve to be taken down several pegs.

The Entrapeneurial Presidency I read an article by Peggy Noonan on Sunday.

Edgework comments on Sep 16, 2019:

I find it difficult to comprehend how all the people whining about Trump not fitting the expected mold could possibly look at the Insane Clown Posse assembled on the Democratic debate stage last week, and not realize that their attitudes, their willingness to fit the mold is what has brought us to ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 16, 2019:

Joe? Was an “uncouth ruffian”? By the time I was in 6th grade he was my hero. “Uncouth Ruffian” ... I like that ... only he wasn’t near “Ruffian” enough.

Yeah ... Who didn’t see THIS coming?

timon_phocas comments on Sep 14, 2019:

There are multiple layers of Chinese trade barriers. They can abate the tariffs, but if they don't tell the buyers to purchase from American suppliers the effect will be the same as a tariff.

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 14, 2019:

@timon_phocas Actually my read on the soy Buy is primarily ... but not only ... for livestock feed. The concept of a country having to buy animal/livestock feed from elsewhere is a bit ... revealing.

Yeah ... Who didn’t see THIS coming?

timon_phocas comments on Sep 14, 2019:

There are multiple layers of Chinese trade barriers. They can abate the tariffs, but if they don't tell the buyers to purchase from American suppliers the effect will be the same as a tariff.

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 14, 2019:

@timon_phocas What’s most interesting is the concept that not long ago a Chinese company contracted for rice out of the ... Carolinas (? ) ... I haven’t heard a valid reason for them having done that yet ... and I’m looking. People are of the impression that China is much larger in land mass than the USA but, in fact, it’s about the same size with much less farm-able land ... most of their soil is “loess” and a poor soil for growing much of anything. When wet it’s sort of like clay, when dry it’s like clumped up kitty litter except it doesn’t have much water holding ability. Also of interest is that almost all of what we hear about China is roughly equivalent to one of Our Coasts ... basically the East Coast ... it’s a relatively thin belt near the ocean. All of inland China is rarely ever mentioned or heard of ... mostly because it’s simply not important or of interest to the CCCP.

Yeah ... Who didn’t see THIS coming?

timon_phocas comments on Sep 14, 2019:

There are multiple layers of Chinese trade barriers. They can abate the tariffs, but if they don't tell the buyers to purchase from American suppliers the effect will be the same as a tariff.

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 14, 2019:

Yes ... Lots of people don’t realize that aspect. Aside from an actual tariff, China (CCCP) largely controls who they ALLOW the people to “see” as vendors. On the other hand, the CCCP was deliberately targeting farm products ... pork and soy (foodstuffs) ... in an effort to hurt US Farmers ... in an effort to hurt President Trump’s re-election attempts ... AND in an attempt to hurt the USA in terms of this “Trade War”. LOTS of people here in the USA started screaming that the farmers were going to be devastated. That the farmers would lose not only the sales for THIS year but also possibly FOREVER as Other Countries would step up and Sell China the things that China put a tariff on (against US Products) but would then step up their game and permanently increase Future Production. However, a Funny Thing happened on the way to the Market ... First, China is having Major Problems in their Pig and Poultry by way of diseases that are causing them to exterminate MILLIONS ... Hundreds of Millions of Their Pigs and Chickens ... further, they are having Major Problems with their Crops as the “Army Worm” moves upwards from the south. By the way, these Problems are partly created by, and highly exacerbated by, Their Own Production Methods and Policies ... Second, very few nations (people) grow or produce any real surplus of foodstuffs beyond what they KNOW the Market will bear. Most nations are close to their capacity to produce these things anyway ... they might be able to expand somewhat but are they, are their people willing to gamble that such an expansion will be merited when the “Trade War” is resolved? This sudden demand on alternative markets is hard to provide for and not likely to last. Third, if China maintains a tariff on these products from the USA (makes them cost more to the people) and they’re products the People can’t do without (a Basic Food) they are going to Have to buy them from Somewhere Else ... where they ALREADY Cost More (USA was the least expensive source) ... so there’s sort of a “tariff” on the material already. Fourth, once much of the available surplus is purchased worldwide (see #2 above), THOSE places are going to have to Buy those same products to replenish Their Own Stocks from the ONLY Seller with a surprising surplus (the USA). In Fact, if I had a farm in Canada or South America, I would be signing contracts as fast as possible with China and then, running to the USA to contract for as much of those materials as possible, having the stuff shipped to “me” and having it branded “Made in Canada” or wherever .... China actually has very few arrows in the Trade War Quiver ... MOST of what We buy from China is “Optional” (We CAN Live Without It) ... MOST of what the People of ...

SCOTUS approves Trump Administration asylum rules [townhall.com]

DAN_STL comments on Sep 11, 2019:

Why the hell would they quote Sotomayor? Who gives a flying

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 11, 2019:

Like it or not she’s one of the few “Most Important People” in the USA ... So is Ginsberg. Don’t get me wrong, I would wish it weren’t true ... but it is.

Venue cites religious freedom in denying mixed race wedding--is that their right?

Bay0Wulf comments on Sep 3, 2019:

Ummm ... the question is; can they deny a “mixed race” wedding due to “religious beliefs” or, due to a law upholding said beliefs ... This is not a question as to whether any business or person has tge “right” NOT to be coerced into doing something they find distasteful ... THAT is ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 3, 2019:

@WilyRickWiles Uh ... you offer some addle pated female as ... what? A source of religious “proscription” of this? Are you kidding? You ask if a Law based on Religious Freedom would Uphold the decision not to Wed a Mixed Race Couple. You better come up with an ACTUAL Citation as to WHY / HOW / WHERE this is prohibited before you ask a Judge to decide this. “Well, God created Adam and Eve to be the same ...” (Which actually isn’t addressed Biblically at all ... though it could be assumed) is not gonna Win you any cases.

Venue cites religious freedom in denying mixed race wedding--is that their right?

Bay0Wulf comments on Sep 3, 2019:

Ummm ... the question is; can they deny a “mixed race” wedding due to “religious beliefs” or, due to a law upholding said beliefs ... This is not a question as to whether any business or person has tge “right” NOT to be coerced into doing something they find distasteful ... THAT is ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 3, 2019:

@WilyRickWiles She’s an ignorant moron. She cites the Biblical Tale of “Adam and Eve” as upholding that nonsense? Obviously she doesn’t know her Bible ... there are many things that come closer to an answer but not that “prohibit” mixed marriages ... Wasn’t it Solomon who was trying to get hooked up with the Queen of Sheba?

Venue cites religious freedom in denying mixed race wedding--is that their right?

Bay0Wulf comments on Sep 3, 2019:

Ummm ... the question is; can they deny a “mixed race” wedding due to “religious beliefs” or, due to a law upholding said beliefs ... This is not a question as to whether any business or person has tge “right” NOT to be coerced into doing something they find distasteful ... THAT is ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 3, 2019:

@WilyRickWiles However, segregation AND slavery ARE in Many versions of the Bible and Qu’ran ... Including detailed reasons for both. Recall that the Bible AND Qu’ran were written in a time when slavery was common practice. Your Question was can That Law/Ruling be used to deny a “Mixed Race” marriage ... It seems that you don’t understand your own Question.

Venue cites religious freedom in denying mixed race wedding--is that their right?

iThink comments on Sep 3, 2019:

yes I do believe any and all privately held or owned businesses have the right (according to the 1st amendment) to chose to whom they will market their services and goods...I believe free market dynamics will eventually put them OUT of business if those businesses alienate potential clients or ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 3, 2019:

You’re not addressing the question. You’re making up an answer to a non question

Venue cites religious freedom in denying mixed race wedding--is that their right?

JimbobNE comments on Sep 3, 2019:

Should racism be legal? Yes, bad decisions and actions should be legal, because it is an action in which nobody gets harmed. The couple may not use a venue they wish to use, but they have no right to demand private property holders to give them access to their property. I wish the video would have ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 3, 2019:

You’re not addressing the question. You’re making up an answer to a non question

Venue cites religious freedom in denying mixed race wedding--is that their right?

govols comments on Sep 3, 2019:

If payment processors can deny people or industries access to monetary services over political or moral objections, yea, I can deny people services on any grounds I see fit.

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 3, 2019:

You’re not addressing the question. You’re making up an answer to a non question

The Pentagon thinks future wars may fought deep under mega-cities by humans, robots and drones.

RobBlair comments on Sep 1, 2019:

Maybe they want to try out their new scanners? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th6c-hgQVa4

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 2, 2019:

Out of curiosity... is there any point in watching this? I already wasted like two minutes ...

A Hard Pill - Short Film - 666, Trump, Antichrist - YouTube

Bay0Wulf comments on Sep 1, 2019:

WHO Are you F*cking Kidding with this Garbage? Go crawl back under the rock you slithered out from under.

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 1, 2019:

@Hollywoodtac I’ve an open mind but I can also smell garbage a thousand miles out. Usually, in a presentation like this there’s at least a; “wellll mayyyybeeee” or two ... not real credible but at least a sniff of a possibility. This presentation simply smells from the first letter of the first word all the way through to the end.

Attention all you creative types, watch this. [youtube.com]

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 31, 2019:

Yeah ... actually if you’re simply “creative” you will, someday, look around and realize that there are LOTS of people who use your ideas, use your abilities, use your input, use your thoughts ... use YOU ... And POCKET Every Bit of Profit. I’ve been hired by companies to use my creativity...

Bay0Wulf replies on Sep 1, 2019:

@ScottforKing Ah ... my post referenced my life in my twenties ... a time of learning. I was posting advice to others (especially / hopefully younger) not lamenting my life after my 20s. I learned to control the people who sought to control my creativity ... to their benefit ... for their profit. Now I take work ... or not ... as I see fit. I can make a living in dozens of different ways ... and do. I’m very “up” on contractual trades (everything except “fine” carpentry ... which i’ve No knack or patience for) through driving “Big Trucks” ... computer design, repair, upgrade, software repair ... etc. ... and ... the list goes on ... My personal favorites are: #1. Running my chainsaw in the woods for days on end. (Not Creative in itself but it takes no thought and I can meditate ... think ... on other things while my hands and body are busy.) #2. Stone Masonry (not blocks or bricks) because it’s fun to build something and aim for artistic craftsmanship that will last long into the future ... but again I can meditate ... mull things over ... because it doesn’t really take a lot of thought to do. #3. Sailing ... the worse the weather, the more I enjoy it. / Canoeing ... the worse the water ... rapids ... the more I enjoy it. #4. Driving ... anything under any conditions going anywhere ... but especially 80,000 Semis ... though bobcats and heavy machinery is pretty good too ... so is my convertible mustang ... Some of those 4 items are “work” and actually make an income but ... to me ... they are all the same as being a ”vacation” ... I do them because I enjoy them ... the money is kind of an “extra”. I take on a couple/few “Projects” a year that are kind of like “Work” but I control it completely. I need to “wrap my mind” around a job once in awhile but that doesn’t mean the client needs to know that. They love what I turn out for them while grumbling about what they’re paying for the privilege ... My body likes those things above ... so does my mind for thinking ... My mind likes knotty and thorny “problems” ... my body finds boring ... I find I have to “feed” both ...

5 Things the Media Didn’t Report .

purdyday comments on Aug 25, 2019:

What isn't surprising anymore, is that MSM doesn't highlight these issues. The other post you made highlighting conservative news sites, goes a long way in showcasing the new leftist trope, why can't we all just get along? And the answer is, imo, without providing an opinion and instead, negating ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 31, 2019:

@2FollowHim I suppose that it depends on what you are defining “progress” as ... “Social Progress” as it’s recognized today is actually Regression ... so yes, it’s hard to make “Progress” if you’re backing up.

Attention all you creative types, watch this. [youtube.com]

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 31, 2019:

Yeah ... actually if you’re simply “creative” you will, someday, look around and realize that there are LOTS of people who use your ideas, use your abilities, use your input, use your thoughts ... use YOU ... And POCKET Every Bit of Profit. I’ve been hired by companies to use my creativity...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 31, 2019:

@ScottforKing Not very often. The first barrier is that you’re a “New Hire”. The second problem is that companies rarely hang out a “Help Wanted; Creative People” sign. The third barrier is that they don’t know that they need or want “creativity” in most industries. Most of the interviews I’ve had involve me having to get the prospective employer to tell me what the job “entails”. An actual scenario from a few jobs in my 20s ... I get hired to do something ... let’s say as a Purchasing Agent ... then they realize I know and can create marketing (websites, fliers, catalogs, brochures, magazine inserts) ... can set up computer systems and networks ... understand efficient warehousing ... can engage in high level negotiations ... can create user friendly computer product codes ... can do blueprint take-off and spec writing ... within a few months my desk is piled with not only my job but also some 5-8 “Special Projects” from four or five managers and the owners ... who all want THEIR “Project” done FIRST (Yesterday) PLUS I have to remain the “best” at my original job and (because I do) be More Productive than the Other Purchasing Agents ... and, on top of that, I have some neat freak telling me to keep my work space neat and uncluttered. I start getting chewed out for not getting enough done even though I am one of those people who works well past closing time AND takes stuff home to work on well past 2 AM because I’ve become a dumping ground for projects because I can do them with very little guidance but ... When I go to talk to them about compensation, I am likely to get told told I’m not getting “enough” done ... and they’re NOT talking about the job I was hired to do. They act like they don’t understand that all these things are separate “jobs” ... they don’t understand the though or processes required because they’ve never done them ... many times can’t even conceive of them. Better yet, each of THEM is busily patting THEMSELVES on the back for “creating” the work I did. They act like I’m simply a “Plug n’ Play” device ... because I am ... I even enjoy it but I insisted on getting PAID Well for it ... and They couldn’t understand. That’s when I developed the “I can ‘fix’ your problem but it’s going to cost you X starting now”. system. The FIRST thing that does is make sure that They have to “clear” that raise with the Owners, They can’t simply take the credit, They can’t simply “dump” a Project on me without FIRST Acknowledging that I am doing something MORE than my basic job.

GeorgeFriedman: The geopolitics of a trade war with China [geopoliticalfutures.com]

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 27, 2019:

Okay ... it’s a pretty good article and covers quite a bit of ground. However, it seems to fail to understand that part of this “Trade War” is specifically to undermine China as they have been doing to ... literally everyone else ... the USA especially. By getting companies to leave China,...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 28, 2019:

@timon_phocas Oh, I know. I’ve read a good bit of his material and find I basically agree with much of it. On the other hand, I tend to be cantankerous and lean contrary so, when I use “basically” and “much” in conjunction with “agree” ... that’s pretty high praise from me.

With “FRIENDS” Like This ... 25 TONS of Fentanyl ... Source?

ScottforKing comments on Aug 26, 2019:

It could be thought that China is already at war with the US and using the shipments to undermine our culture.

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 27, 2019:

@ScottforKing Actually, while the British started that, the USA was guilty of the same (although China then wasn’t the China of today ... it was a bunch of Provinces very loosely strung together) In fact, the A&P Grocery Chain got its start by hauling Opium for Tea. Tea was in very great demand ... but the Chinese would not take money (because it was confiscated by the “Government” ) and they had little use for other Trade Goods but they loved Opium and that was the only thing they would trade tea for ... even though it was a death sentence to be caught at it. Opium relieved the people of the day to day grind and was used as an escape ... though also for medicinal purposes. I would note the Chinese never had any interest beyond smoking or sometimes eating the raw opium. Raw smoked opium is a rather pleasant and fragrant high ... extremely mellow ... and no-one died from its use. In the USA it ... or a derivative, was available to everyone as an “over the counter” remedy until the early 1900s and it wasn’t much of a problem. In the 60s you could walk into any pharmacy and buy cough syrup that was based on Codiene (an opiate) ... even as a kid. Truthfully, Opium and ... most ... opiates are not really a “problem” except where the government is concerned. The illegal, Higher potency versions are another story.

This event should be publicised more, much more! WorldSkills Kazan 2019

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 27, 2019:

Well, it’s interesting. It’s the first time I’ve heard of it. I’m really a bit fuzzy about what the point of it is ... or how many people actually pay attention to it in any meaningful way. It looks a lot like many of the “reality shows” we have in the USA that have professionals ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 27, 2019:

@Naomi Because ... in the USA ... MediCare & MedicAid decide what they’ll pay for the service to the company that provides them ... which is not much ... and “Insurance Companies follow the same payment schedule ... in fact, so little that the company is on the edge of losing money ... Home Health Care Aids are considered “untrained” Personnel because there’s no “schooling” required. The company is paid better for nurses based on what level they are but still ... the company is paid on what “services” are provided on each visit ... I would suspect that the UK is very similar though even worse. Government types are quick to “give away” money but very tight-fisted when it comes to paying for “Services they contract”.

This event should be publicised more, much more! WorldSkills Kazan 2019

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 27, 2019:

Well, it’s interesting. It’s the first time I’ve heard of it. I’m really a bit fuzzy about what the point of it is ... or how many people actually pay attention to it in any meaningful way. It looks a lot like many of the “reality shows” we have in the USA that have professionals ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 27, 2019:

@Naomi No doubt ... but how are you going to”know” you got the “prize winner”? What’s the likelihood that you get the 1 in 100,000 winner? As stated ... the “tradespeople” (typically caregivers aren’t part of that line-up) are honestly and thoroughly “judged” ... by their peers. By the people who do the SAME Jobs under the SAME Conditions. Exercises like that “Trades Olympics” are ... interesting ... and maybe ... maybe ... of value to attract people to trades rather than academia but otherwise, worthless. Having much of my family involved in caregiving ... MOST of the Home Health Care people, and a Large Percentage of Other Care Givers are Underpaid, Under Appreciated and Overworked. Truthfully, YOU won’t be determining what these people get paid. Your “insurance” or whatever passes for the “Payor” will pay as little as possible in your highly regulated Health Care System ... they’ll actually cause the “Lowest Common Denominator” to be hired for meager income. Trades People are much better off since they can simply refuse to work for less than an arbitrarily set wage. The better they are ... usually ... the better they get paid. “Carers”? Care Givers? Not so much ... they get however little the Insurance or Government can get away with through regulation and monopoly. If you want a “good” one, you better hope to Heaven that you get lucky enough that you get one who is “fulfilled” by the passion of being helpful.

A minuet of your time...

camerakid61 comments on Aug 27, 2019:

Yeah really...he had such a symphony of colors!

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 27, 2019:

No ... I think that was Beethoven ... you know, the deaf guy who ...

This event should be publicised more, much more! WorldSkills Kazan 2019

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 27, 2019:

Well, it’s interesting. It’s the first time I’ve heard of it. I’m really a bit fuzzy about what the point of it is ... or how many people actually pay attention to it in any meaningful way. It looks a lot like many of the “reality shows” we have in the USA that have professionals ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 27, 2019:

@Naomi Personally it’s been my experience that, outside of whatever they ”specialized” in, people who went to college are relatively stupid ... although highly enamored of their own “intellectual superiority ... but their “superiority” is simply a cock crowing on top of a Leftist dung pile. Most trades people tend to be smarter and more capable if less “knowledgeable” about Leftist Tripe ... I didn’t say it was for “entertainment” but I fail to see its actual value aside from advertising that there’s something “else” out there. At the end of the day ... the “competition” ... a Plumber ... a Welder ... a Hairdresser ... are what they are (although in this case they might have a fancy certificate or “trophy” ) and very few people outside their trade (or even inside) will care. The thing about the Trades is ... regardless of any schooling or training you might have taken ... when you enter a shop, no-one cares. The ONLY thing they care about is CAN you do the work as it comes at you? HOW WELL and QUICKLY can you get it done? This is actually Very Realistic and Good. People who repeatedly do Good work in a Timely and Professional Manner are Respected and sometimes Well Paid and Usually Employed. People who don’t ... Aren’t.

This event should be publicised more, much more! WorldSkills Kazan 2019

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 27, 2019:

Well, it’s interesting. It’s the first time I’ve heard of it. I’m really a bit fuzzy about what the point of it is ... or how many people actually pay attention to it in any meaningful way. It looks a lot like many of the “reality shows” we have in the USA that have professionals ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 27, 2019:

I guess I didn’t actually answer your question ... “too much academic ...” In the USA tradespeople have typically been looked down on by College and University types ... usually regarded as being “mentally inferior” ... “blue collar” ... people who “get their hands dirty” ... At least, that has been what the colleges seemed to tell the students. Since the 50’s there has been a relentless push to “go to college” by parents, by high schools ... or else you’ll wind up a “ditch digger” ... there’s been an attitude among people who went to college that Tradesmen, Mechanics, Construction Personnel, Farmers are ALL part of the “Unwashed Masses” ... unless you did them as a form of “Art”. However, the bastions of “Higher Education” have been churning out people with worthless “degrees” and heads full of Leftist Propaganda who can barely make a living because they simply can’t do ANYTHING of Value. So ... the thought process is FINALLY beginning to change. I think Colleges and Universities would do well to pare their offerings back to STEM courses and drop all the “Liberal Arts” nonsense.

Candace Owens Holds Her Ground When Questioned By Congress - YouTube

AhrimanXV comments on Aug 27, 2019:

She's not holding her own as much as he's having some banter with her you can tell that he likes her.

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 27, 2019:

Actually, these were the parts where ‘friendlies” were questioning/talking to her ... much of the rest of her “testimony” was more ... acrimonious.

Turmp-o-nomics and Tweeting with Target Xi after yesterday's (Aug 23) 2.

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 24, 2019:

Uh ... the odd thing about being “Emperor for Life”? In China (and places like China) the answer is pretty simple. They simply End Your Life. Xi is actually pretty far out on the slim end of a limb. China is actually seriously in a bind. China had to react ... Xi had to react ... The Market...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 26, 2019:

@ObiRonMoldy I don’t deny that Trump does what he does. I’m pretty sure I’ve agreed he does tweet ... that he is abrasive ... Though I see it as being to good effect ... At this point I’ve gotten the message ... You are Deliberately Obtuse ... somewhat Stupid ... more than Willing to “Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth” ... You not ONLY want a Unicorn of Your Own Fancy BUT You Want It to FART Butterflies ... As I said, Stupid. Last response

Turmp-o-nomics and Tweeting with Target Xi after yesterday's (Aug 23) 2.

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 24, 2019:

Uh ... the odd thing about being “Emperor for Life”? In China (and places like China) the answer is pretty simple. They simply End Your Life. Xi is actually pretty far out on the slim end of a limb. China is actually seriously in a bind. China had to react ... Xi had to react ... The Market...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 26, 2019:

@ObiRonMoldy “Binary” ... there’s a pretty useless word that the Left loves ... Binary ... 0/1 ... Yes/No ... Black/White ... Not Reality just wishful stupidity except for in a couple extremely limited circumstances ... like computer language ...

With “FRIENDS” Like This ... 25 TONS of Fentanyl ... Source?

ScottforKing comments on Aug 26, 2019:

It could be thought that China is already at war with the US and using the shipments to undermine our culture.

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 26, 2019:

Actually it is one of the things that Xi “promised” to bring to a stop. It’s one of several “promises” to Trump ... to Our Nation ...he has failed to keep. It’s one of the reasons that Trump has decided to apply more stringent tariffs.

Turmp-o-nomics and Tweeting with Target Xi after yesterday's (Aug 23) 2.

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 24, 2019:

Uh ... the odd thing about being “Emperor for Life”? In China (and places like China) the answer is pretty simple. They simply End Your Life. Xi is actually pretty far out on the slim end of a limb. China is actually seriously in a bind. China had to react ... Xi had to react ... The Market...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 26, 2019:

@ObiRonMoldy Okay ... I’m done with you ... You’re deliberately being a Nitwit and I have better things to do.

Turmp-o-nomics and Tweeting with Target Xi after yesterday's (Aug 23) 2.

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 24, 2019:

Uh ... the odd thing about being “Emperor for Life”? In China (and places like China) the answer is pretty simple. They simply End Your Life. Xi is actually pretty far out on the slim end of a limb. China is actually seriously in a bind. China had to react ... Xi had to react ... The Market...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 26, 2019:

@ObiRonMoldy His tweets are also largely responsible for the Stock Market having risen from 17.2 to 26+ and now you’re quibbling over a 1. +/- saying that people are getting “hurt” but you’re making an issue over about 10% ... so if you made $100 but get hit for $10 did you get “hurt”? Or are you discomfited?

[reddit.

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 24, 2019:

China’s been screwing everybody. Trump has been consistently correct. We ... the USA ... have been carrying most of these Countries ... most of these Organizations ... on OUR Back. Support us or not, I see very little likelihood that they’re crazy or stupid enough to support China. ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 26, 2019:

@ObiRonMoldy Do I defend his “tantrums”? I don’t think you know what you are seeing but ... okay. I defend his “Track Record” to date and don’t give a “Flying F*ck” about how he gets there or people’s “feelings”. I explain this more thoroughly elsewhere as a reply to you ... go read that. Basically, if Someone ... Anyone ... could step forward and accomplish what he is accomplishing WITHOUT the “tantrums” ... you MIGHT have a point. IF You can PRODUCE this “Magically Wonderful Human Being” DO IT. Until then, Deal With the “Tantrums” ... PS ... You want a “tantrum”? Pol Pot has a “tantrum” ... some 1.5+ Million People DIED Edi Amin has a “tantrum” ... some Hundreds of Thousands of People DIED Stalin, Hitler, Mao Tse, Caligula, Numbnuts in Venezuela, Mohammad ... HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of People DIED. President Trump “Tweets” ... in your eyes “Has a Tantrum” ... in your eyes “People get Hurt” ... but ... NO ONE ... NOT ONE ... “Person DIES” because of it. You have a very bizarre outlook on “reality”.

Turmp-o-nomics and Tweeting with Target Xi after yesterday's (Aug 23) 2.

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 24, 2019:

Uh ... the odd thing about being “Emperor for Life”? In China (and places like China) the answer is pretty simple. They simply End Your Life. Xi is actually pretty far out on the slim end of a limb. China is actually seriously in a bind. China had to react ... Xi had to react ... The Market...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 26, 2019:

@ObiRonMoldy To be clear, Trump is not my “hero”. In fact, on a personal level, I never cared much for him one way or another. Before the Presidency, I attended some business (Construction/Building) gatherings that he was at as well. I’ve bid through the construction management firms he used on some of his jobs. “Liking” Him was not part of the business ... though I came to respect him. Neither is “Liking” any Government “Leader” ... or Politician ... My criteria is simple. The person WILL Try to do the things they “promise” or they Won’t ... I Agree with what they are trying to do or I Don’t. As long as the person elected honestly tries to do what they promised (providing I agree with it) then I don’t care about their methodology or style (as long as it’s reasonably legal). The more effectively they manage to do it, the less I am likely to have a problem with it. Regardless of whether you approve of his “style”, DJT is being more effective than I thought he would be ... I figured if he managed to get 15% of the things he promised to “try” done that would be a Good Job ... he’s done that and more. I voted for Trump ... as I voted for Perot ... because I have been disgusted and untrusting of “Politicians” since the mid 70s ... I would note that people talk about politicians from the standpoint of “experience” and “ability” and I find that laughable as most of them have NO “Experience” or “Ability” outside of being a politician ... meaning they are WORTHLESS for any “Real World” purpose. You say his tweets “hurt” people but ... I see his use of them as being extremely effective. Regardless of HOW Anyone goes about “fixing” the things that need “fixing” People are going to get “hurt”. Like remodeling a House ... Stuff has to be ripped out before it can be made “new”. The Nation ... People have largely benefitted from his actions ... including his tweets ... when the dust settles ... many of those people benefitted before and, in a two steps forward, one step back, manner have only been “hurt” in a percentage of the stuff they gained FIRST. 5 Decades of feckless, stupid and ineffective politicians being polite, bobblehead, diplomatic, smile-for-the-camera (and onlooking people) have resulted in a record of nothing but decline ... nothing but a worsening of National Standing and people’s life styles and finances. If you can find ONE ... point out ONE “nice” Politician that could even come close to being as effective, your argument would have some merit. Unfortunately, you are complaining and pissing and moaning about Trump while suggesting that there is a “Magical Being” out there somewhere who could do it better ... PRODUCE this “Magical Being”...

Turmp-o-nomics and Tweeting with Target Xi after yesterday's (Aug 23) 2.

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 24, 2019:

Uh ... the odd thing about being “Emperor for Life”? In China (and places like China) the answer is pretty simple. They simply End Your Life. Xi is actually pretty far out on the slim end of a limb. China is actually seriously in a bind. China had to react ... Xi had to react ... The Market...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 26, 2019:

@ObiRonMoldy Again, you are being a nitwit and displaying a surprising lack of understanding about WHAT the (any) President IS and what tge job entails.

[reddit.

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 24, 2019:

China’s been screwing everybody. Trump has been consistently correct. We ... the USA ... have been carrying most of these Countries ... most of these Organizations ... on OUR Back. Support us or not, I see very little likelihood that they’re crazy or stupid enough to support China. ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 26, 2019:

@ObiRonMoldy “They should be PROTECTED by our president, not his victims.” Interesting ... you think the job of the President of the United States is to “protect” its Citizenry? That’s a bit odd ... he took the same Oath of Office as I did and there is nothing in there telling me that was my “job” ... granted I was just a “sailor” but ... His “job” is to Uphold the Constitution of the United States in the best way he knows how and protect the Sovereignty of the United States of America. That’s it ... that’s all. The Constitution “protects” the Citizenry. He, in fulfilling his job description thereby confers some protections on the Citizenry but his DUTY ... his Prime Protectorate is the USA ... in all its aspects. The Nation is more important than some people. He is supposed to ... and he is actually doing a much better job of ... protecting and returning Our Nation to a Status in which WE can “Pursue Happiness”. If your idea is that He is supposed to be protecting US ... You really have no understanding of Our Republic ... Our Government.

5 Things the Media Didn’t Report .

purdyday comments on Aug 25, 2019:

What isn't surprising anymore, is that MSM doesn't highlight these issues. The other post you made highlighting conservative news sites, goes a long way in showcasing the new leftist trope, why can't we all just get along? And the answer is, imo, without providing an opinion and instead, negating ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 25, 2019:

I think that’s why they refer to everything these days as “Talking Points” ... They’re NOT real. They’re NOT supportable. They’re NOT even credible. They’re simply whipped out and thrown at the Wall to see if they will “stick” ... to see how many morons will gobble them up. THINKING has been removed from the list of abilities of the Peasantry ... specifically the children who’ve been raised in the Leftist Thought Pattern ... They can’t back up the garbage they spew because they Don’t Know the Reasons behind it ... so, they’ve been Taught to simply scream it louder.

Turmp-o-nomics and Tweeting with Target Xi after yesterday's (Aug 23) 2.

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 24, 2019:

Uh ... the odd thing about being “Emperor for Life”? In China (and places like China) the answer is pretty simple. They simply End Your Life. Xi is actually pretty far out on the slim end of a limb. China is actually seriously in a bind. China had to react ... Xi had to react ... The Market...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 25, 2019:

@ObiRonMoldy These same “issues” have affected these same people for decades ... only it seemed like they were getting the better “deal” so ... it was okay ... by them. NOW these same “issues” are hurting them ... Much like the moron who sits down at a table and eats until they can’t move ... and then has a massive stomach ache all night ... it’s the “Pain” of gluttony ... the “Pain” of a lack of forethought. As far as Trump “throwing the market” into a “tailspin” goes ... I find that amusing and a rather foolish thought process ... on the day he was elected we were at 17,200 on the DOW so HE “Lofted” THOSE “People” some 10,000 points but YOU (and they) are sitting here squeaking and in a panic over some 1,000 point move ... ARE YOU Kidding? It’s not even a “real” move but OMG!!! Suddenly we’re Losing Money!!! The problem with “punishing privately” is that it DOESN’T WORK ... it HASN’T WORKED ... although I admit (and point out) that it hasn’t really been tried ... EVERYBODY (Administration and Public alike) has been all too happy to nuzzle up to that “Cheap Teat” and gulp greedily (back to the moron who overeats). If Trump didn’t tweet EVERY Damn Thing He’s up to ... NO-ONE would know what he is doing because the Media simply WON’T Cover It. As it is, the Media tries HARD to put a Deliberate Negative Spin on EVERYTHING He Does and Everything He is Doing ... If it wasn’t for his tweets (abrasive as they might seem) the Media would be screaming that he’s NOT BEING TRANSPARENT ... In the Beginning I was perturbed by his tweets ... I didn’t “get it” ... it took awhile for me to see he’s doing it with a plan. Some of his tweets still make me wonder what he’s doing but ... after a little while it becomes obvious. You want to know what he’s Doing? You GOT it. You want to know what he’s Thinking? It’s there in Plain Sight but ... YOU have to Figure that out. HIS TWEETS are doing a much better job of signaling than the Media has EVER DONE in over 5 Decades of their “interpreting” the intent of the President. Interestingly enough YOU are complaining that the Very Same People who BENEFIT by His actions are SOMEHOW Being “Hurt” by Him FORCING Them to take Alka Selter ...

Turmp-o-nomics and Tweeting with Target Xi after yesterday's (Aug 23) 2.

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 24, 2019:

Uh ... the odd thing about being “Emperor for Life”? In China (and places like China) the answer is pretty simple. They simply End Your Life. Xi is actually pretty far out on the slim end of a limb. China is actually seriously in a bind. China had to react ... Xi had to react ... The Market...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 25, 2019:

@ObiRonMoldy Okay ... and now you’re being a nitwit

Turmp-o-nomics and Tweeting with Target Xi after yesterday's (Aug 23) 2.

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 24, 2019:

Uh ... the odd thing about being “Emperor for Life”? In China (and places like China) the answer is pretty simple. They simply End Your Life. Xi is actually pretty far out on the slim end of a limb. China is actually seriously in a bind. China had to react ... Xi had to react ... The Market...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 25, 2019:

@ObiRonMoldy So ... what option / alternative do you suggest? Outside of the tone which you don’t like BUT which guarantees coverage even (especially) by a highly biased media? In a manner of speaking, he’s like a bull fighter. You don’t chase the bull. You wave that cape around and make the bull come to you. His tweets are that cape. Bright. Florid. Obvious. If they were nice, respectful and polite the media would simply yawn and continue looking for something of interest. It seems you know little of the psychology of forcing a reaction.

I offer this listing with great concern .

DanMartinovich comments on Aug 24, 2019:

I am kind of surprised that the list did not include the oldest and for a time top conservative news sites on the Internet. Namely WND and CNS. Especially CNS because they are an actual news site with their own investigative reporters who have broken hundreds of major stories over the decades. ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 25, 2019:

@DanMartinovich I’ve read both CNS and NWD in the past and still do on occasion. I don’t find them to be particularly “Conservative” ... I find them to be mostly “balanced” ... which is fine, even laudable, however, this listing wasn’t about “balanced” so I’m puzzled as to why you’re surprised that they’re not on the list. Think on it this way, American Thinker is high in the list ... and that’s basically the John Birch Society.

I offer this listing with great concern .

DanMartinovich comments on Aug 24, 2019:

I am kind of surprised that the list did not include the oldest and for a time top conservative news sites on the Internet. Namely WND and CNS. Especially CNS because they are an actual news site with their own investigative reporters who have broken hundreds of major stories over the decades. ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 24, 2019:

WND and CNS ... neither are particularly “Conservative” (this is a listing of Conservative sites) or, like Epoch, they report the news as unbiased as possible (which in itself is sorta conservative) ... these guys are maybe a hair right of center but being “right” of center is no longer “Conservative” since that center is pretty far Left ... that’s like saying the Hill is a bit left of center. As for any service “breaking” a story ... Even blind squirrels find nuts on occasion...

Turmp-o-nomics and Tweeting with Target Xi after yesterday's (Aug 23) 2.

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 24, 2019:

Uh ... the odd thing about being “Emperor for Life”? In China (and places like China) the answer is pretty simple. They simply End Your Life. Xi is actually pretty far out on the slim end of a limb. China is actually seriously in a bind. China had to react ... Xi had to react ... The Market...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 24, 2019:

@ObiRonMoldy You haven’t figured out the “tweet” part of Trump yet? I mean, seriously, it’s the most well and thoroughly explained part of his ”Persona”. He talks directly to the people and out loud ... no filter ... no “press” interpretation.

Turmp-o-nomics and Tweeting with Target Xi after yesterday's (Aug 23) 2.

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 24, 2019:

Uh ... the odd thing about being “Emperor for Life”? In China (and places like China) the answer is pretty simple. They simply End Your Life. Xi is actually pretty far out on the slim end of a limb. China is actually seriously in a bind. China had to react ... Xi had to react ... The Market...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 24, 2019:

Oh ... that “getpocket” was cute ... not very realistic ... not actually informative ... but ... HEY!!! Cute counts for something ...

Turmp-o-nomics and Tweeting with Target Xi after yesterday's (Aug 23) 2.

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 24, 2019:

Uh ... the odd thing about being “Emperor for Life”? In China (and places like China) the answer is pretty simple. They simply End Your Life. Xi is actually pretty far out on the slim end of a limb. China is actually seriously in a bind. China had to react ... Xi had to react ... The Market...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 24, 2019:

@ObiRonMoldy Hunh ... a Trump-O-Tantrum ... ? I guess ... Call it what you want. Regardless of what you want to call what he’s doing ... Name me one ... ONE ... “Leader” in the Entire World That has taken on Red China ... ONE. I’ll wait ... Heck, I’ll even take one that Lost ... Still waiting ... Yet EVERY One of them knew and KNOWS it has to be done. EVERY Single Politician EVERYWHERE KNOWS that the Day Would Come ... (even those scum buckets making money off of Illegal Deals ...) Butttt ... they Kicked the Can down the Road ... they squirmed around on their stomachs ... they grovel before the apparent might of RED China ... EVERY SINGLE One of them Kissed China’s Unwashed Ass ... “PLEASE Sir ... May I Have Another ...?” But YOU apparently have some “Better Idea” than this Bold, Brash, Braggart named Donald J. Trump? Let’s hear it then ... Obviously whatever plan YOU have ... that NOT ONE Single World Leader thought of WON’T Involve “Having a Tantrum”....

I offer this listing with great concern .

Edgework comments on Aug 24, 2019:

I think a more reasonable approach for conservatives would be to compile a list of reputable sites on the left. I’ve long been a fan of The Nation, not because I agree with them all that much, but because they take their arguments seriously and back them up, to the point that I often come away ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 24, 2019:

Well, I don’t actually think that we “need” the Left. That is, the “Left” being Socialism and/or Communism. I like a lot of Peterson’s work but not all of it ... in this aspect it’s a “Not” ... yeah I saw that one. If you want to say Conservative/Liberal then I’m okay with that ... even though I consider much of the “Liberal” thought process to be sappy and drippy. I often admit that I like that they can be so ... innocent ... and I’ll fight for their right to exist undisturbed. In fact, I consider it to be almost my “job” to protect them ... to protect their rights to be that way. Life would be pretty grim if it were nothing except Conservatives. If you mean Left as in the Yin to the Conservative Yan ... no ... there’s no logical reason to consider the Left for that ... the Yin is Anarchy ... Leftism is simply some veiled version of Monarchy under a Totalitarian Government Structure which benefits no-one other than those at the top. Peterson is pretty good but sometimes he goes pretty far off the rails ... if I recall he’s an ex-priest? An ex-Jesuit? I don’t consider him stupid by a long chalk but he’s got some odd thoughts that most jesuits ... or people trained by jesuits ... have.

I offer this listing with great concern .

ObiRonMoldy comments on Aug 24, 2019:

I think you're on the right track encouraging people to read left and right bias. But realize, BOTH are biased. To consider what the left wants to be all wrong and harmful is an error. Look at what the left wants and find the truths that ring out, both dangerous and positive. They are both ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 24, 2019:

@ObiRonMoldy I don’t see that happening anytime soon. The Left couches everything that way which makes it impossible to take it any other way. The truth however is more basic... As people ... as individuals ... we are wired to “Win” or “Lose” ... in reality there are no “trophies” for simply “participating”. Elections are not decided by “Better” or “Worse” ... you either WIN the Election OR you LOSE ... ask Hillary or that numbnut in Georgia ... In fact, I would point out that many of your posts seem to me to be pretty liberal (which is okay though I don’t agree) in that it sounds a lot like; “Why can’t we all just get along?” My question is then, which “we” are you referring to because at any given time the species of Homo Sapiens is out there brutalizing ... in one way or another ... other Homo Sapiens in some 70% (or more) of the World. It would be “nice” if things were different ... Rainbows with Pots of Gold, Unicorns that are Friendly, Happy Hippopotami that Dance with Umbrellas ... Except ... it Simply Isn’t So.

I offer this listing with great concern .

FrankZeleniuk comments on Aug 24, 2019:

It would be nice to know who is pushing the left wing "thought processes" but all we need to know about it is it is socialist in nature. Socialism is an insidious ideology because the people behind it are essentially centralizing power. The general welfare of the "masses", is not their prime concern...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 24, 2019:

Actually you could’ve probably stopped at; “The general welfare of the "masses", is not their prime concern...” except it’s not their concern in the least. The promoters of Leftist Indoctrination have been busily undermining Our Nation, Our Citizens, Our Republic since the 60s and before ... Joe McCarthy was NOT wrong. We allowed it to occur and, in Our Education System, it is being presented as something New ... something Untried ... and it is ALWAYS presented in a manner that pits one’s “feelings” against one’s “logic” ... it ALWAYS pretends to be tge “Virtuous High Road”. It’s ALWAYS a Lie but to developing minds it’s seems so ... “right”. Truth is, much of it seems wonderful even to me ... at first blush ... but, with a little digging, it turns out that it’s “wonderfulness” is based on rotten logic ... based on bad thought processes. Why do you think that Our Children are Deliberately being taught NOT to Think? If you CAN’T Think, you CAN’T dig through the Shiny BS to see the Garbage that lies underneath. Why do you think the Literacy Levels IN SCHOOLS is so low? Why do you think “Common Core” was created? Why do you think this “NEW MATH” exists? Math is ONE place where there is a true/false reality ... so they scramble it into incomprehensible crap ... and then announce that an answer can be “correct” by “consensus”!!! HUNH!?! Seriously ... “Teachers” and “Our Education System” cannot be THAT STUPID ... they’re “Educators” remember? So the ONLY Logical answer is the ONLY Remaining answer ... THEY are Doing It DELIBERATELY ... which means there’s a Reason for it.

I offer this listing with great concern .

ObiRonMoldy comments on Aug 24, 2019:

I think you're on the right track encouraging people to read left and right bias. But realize, BOTH are biased. To consider what the left wants to be all wrong and harmful is an error. Look at what the left wants and find the truths that ring out, both dangerous and positive. They are both ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 24, 2019:

I think that’s my intent to suggest not getting into Echo Chambers to some extent. You say “Right” ... I say Conservative ... I mean Conservative NOT “right”. For instance, I have no problem with Classic Liberalism or even Libertarianism. I don’t see them as Left or Right ... perhaps sometimes a bit misguided but mostly they’re uncoordinated and therefore politically irrelevant. The main problem I have with Current Liberals and Democrats is that the “Left” that is, Socialists and Communists basically OWN those platforms and aggressively push their defunct ideals. That these people have accepted that platform is unfortunate ... is a disgrace ... is Detrimental to a properly operating Republic. Had Current Liberals or Democrats had anything useful to say ... to offer ... I would be more than willing to listen however, all they offer is regurgitated BS fed to them by the Left.

A 9 minute audio clip using an Ancient Greek Tale to show that the BS of today’s DemLeft .

Facci comments on Aug 24, 2019:

This is a great post, and a fascinating podcast and website. Thank you!

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 24, 2019:

You’re welcome. Having recently read Thucydides (460-400 BCE) translation by by PA Brunt (Free on Archives.org) ... considered by many the World’s First Historian ... I find that there are so many parallels to things done in history ... politically and socially ... past and even to today ... that I finally understand why, up until the early 1900s, reading of Livy, Herodotus, Thucydides and many other “classics” was considered important to be considered well educated. Most of what we’re experiencing has been done before ... the results were almost as predictable then as they are now. Interestingly, people are mentioning “Thucydides’ Trap” more and more frequently ... the other day, in reference to the USA vs. China ...

PLANNED PARENTHOOD Decides it doesn’t need Taxpayer Funding after all.

Kasey comments on Aug 20, 2019:

all of this blows my mind.---way back when, many years ago, I thought that Planned Parenthood was where you could go and get help in planning for parenthood.--- with many options such as counseling,classes,financial aid for doctors care,----I assumed that they also had options for adoption, birth ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 20, 2019:

In the 70’s it was not an abortion mill as far as I knew. I brought a lot of the local farm/country girls to PP because they were engaging in a lot of sex ... usually with their future intendeds (after all, they were going to inherit the farm) but sometimes with others ... mostly without protection against pregnancy. At 16 I found it odd that the guys were asking me to buy rubbers and foam for them ... I guess because I was relatively new (the pharmacist hadn’t grown up with my parents) and because I wasn’t embarrassed. PP was where I could take the girls so they could get “on the pill”. So, as a free “health clinic” it served a very good function ... though I was to find that the girls “gamed the system” ... but I don’t recall the topic of abortion ever coming up there ...

PLANNED PARENTHOOD Decides it doesn’t need Taxpayer Funding after all.

RobBlair comments on Aug 19, 2019:

Euphemism world - Planned Parenthood = Parenthood Prevention Reproductive Healthcare = no reproduction Choice/human right = Not for the kid Other services provided by PP = abortion

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 20, 2019:

Actually Sanger’s Primary thought process was eugenics ... for the negroes. Her thought process was that abortion was a “perfect answer” to what she saw as the “race problem”. That reality alone should have resulted in “Planned Parenthood” being eviscerated ... especially in this day and age and yet ... people ... especially black people ... who should KNOW better (like Juan Williams) ... completely support PP ... Explain that ... (Explain that is more hypothetical than a request)

PLANNED PARENTHOOD Decides it doesn’t need Taxpayer Funding after all.

chuckpo comments on Aug 20, 2019:

I was on the fence about it for a long time, but the thing that trips me up is those who use it as a birth control method. There are so many readily available birth control options now that don't require killing a baby. Like everything else in this society, nobody wants to take any personal ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 20, 2019:

@chuckpo I can’t see a “societal result” per se though I’ve known several people over time who could have produced great possibles but they got abortions instead. As to being overrepresented by the lower end of the class system is concerned, keep in mind that Sanger created PP specifically as a eugenics system designed cut back on the birth of negro children ... kind of chilling, that thought. However, when they say “lower classes” it seems to me they are talking about lower middle class and middle class ... abortions still cost something so the “lowest class” typically displays the “welfare baby” syndrome rather than resort to abortions. Unfortunately, from my viewpoint, the best genetic material is not reproducing for a variety of reasons ... mainly due to “having careers” and the negative pressure on being “just” a mother and housewife ... though the acceptance of “homosexuality” has a major impact as well ... which I won’t get into here ... It’s my view that the mediocre (at best) are “taking over the world” at least in places where Europeans have held sway ... though China did a great job of shooting itself in the foot genetically with their one kid program ... Even so, regardless of the race in question, the upper echelon everywhere genetically is being pushed to be more “productive” and dissuaded from losing time in child bearing and child rearing in order to essentially support the 75% of the world population that is ... genetically not capable of being the “geniuses”, the “driven” ... by volume there remain more than there were but percentagewise it seems that there’s a falling rate ... not to mention the deliberate dumbing down of students in many areas. In every species ... except Homo sapiens ... the requirement is to achieve genetic superiority and there’s only a small percentage that ever exists in the top end. Homo sapiens have deliberately departed from that species prerogative and it honestly doesn’t seem like it will end well. We seem to breeding ... and “inventing” ... ourselves into future irrelevancy as a species through our own foolish programs and “social” constructs. Species that existed and prospered for hundreds of millions of years strictly through genetic superiority went extinct anyway ... we have only been a serious contender for a few hundred thousand years at the very most and we’re deliberately destroying ourselves for reasons that seem completely illogical but ... “politically correct” ...

PLANNED PARENTHOOD Decides it doesn’t need Taxpayer Funding after all.

chuckpo comments on Aug 20, 2019:

I was on the fence about it for a long time, but the thing that trips me up is those who use it as a birth control method. There are so many readily available birth control options now that don't require killing a baby. Like everything else in this society, nobody wants to take any personal ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 20, 2019:

My trip up is the Destruction of so much viable genetic material. Many people of high quality genes have a tendency to pursue a “career” ... a “life” ... and, via abortion, put that off until later ... later which often doesn’t arrive. We have a falling population while millions of potential people got D&C’d

PLANNED PARENTHOOD Decides it doesn’t need Taxpayer Funding after all.

KappaDelta06 comments on Aug 19, 2019:

No, that's not what planned Parenthood decided. They decided not to follow Trump's anti-Constitution rules.

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 20, 2019:

Really? Where in the Constitution ... ANYWHERE ... does it say that Taxpayer Money should be given to ANY “For Profit” Organization or, in fact ANY Organization Whatsoever? Where in the Constitution ... ANYWHERE ... does it say that Taxpayers should be forced to pay for Genocide? Not sure where you got YOUR Concept of what the US Constitution or the Attached Bill of Rights or the Various Amendments from but, NOTHING ANYWHERE in those Documents disagrees with Trump ... not in the Slightest Way. Try digging out a complete copy and reading it thoroughly before making Obviously Stupid Statements. Maybe you’ll catch on to the idea we tend to have a pretty good idea of FACTS here. By the way ... since you’re new, welcome. Try to keep up though.

WHO NEEDS “RUSSIANS”?

RobBlair comments on Aug 19, 2019:

Its considered free speech and well within their right to exercise it. The correct response to bad speech is good speech.

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 19, 2019:

In fact, this just came to my attention today ... a Prager U piece that explains why the “Free Speech” aspect may NOT be a defense they can adopt. PUBLIC FORUM vs. PUBLISHER Status ... https://www.prageru.com/video/prageru-v-youtube/

WHO NEEDS “RUSSIANS”?

RobBlair comments on Aug 19, 2019:

Its considered free speech and well within their right to exercise it. The correct response to bad speech is good speech.

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 19, 2019:

I’m not sure I agree ... I’m not sure ... legally ... what my objection might be ... but this goes far beyond a “free speech” issue. This is outright tampering ... I recognize my need to look at it more closely but I’m pretty sure there’s a way to legally prevent it. In fact, as I mull this over, I think that there’s precedence here ... There was a Law/Rule passed quite some time ago that REQUIRED TV Networks to provide “Equal Time” to the Parties ... the Candidates ... as TV was seen as a method to skew the voters’ awareness as so many people had become reliant on TV as a source of information. I believe that “Free Speech” was furiously touted at that time as well but the Courts determined that, as a Public Resource, TV was not simply an unbiased “provider of information. Again ... I’ll have to look into this but that was my first thought that seemed germane to the topic.

5 things you wouldn’t have gotten from mainstream (LeftStream) Media “News”.

chuckpo comments on Aug 18, 2019:

Hahaha, awesome. I would like to see a little more detail. Was there no left-leaning mainstream media that reported on any of those stories? Was it mentioned anywhere? It sounds like generalized narrative statement. If you've researched those points (msm didn't report it), then present what you ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 18, 2019:

@chuckpo OAN.com usually streams longer versions but they’re really trying to get “Cable” and Streaming TV Providers to pick them up so they don’t put “full” episodes up. They seek to be like CNN was but ... being 24hr NEWS is hard ... so they do have several “opinion” shows sprinkled in.

5 things you wouldn’t have gotten from mainstream (LeftStream) Media “News”.

Serg97 comments on Aug 18, 2019:

Love that girl!

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 18, 2019:

Actually I do as well ... perhaps a mite overly sarcastic when referring to other “news” outlets but ... even that’s understandable.

5 things you wouldn’t have gotten from mainstream (LeftStream) Media “News”.

chuckpo comments on Aug 18, 2019:

Hahaha, awesome. I would like to see a little more detail. Was there no left-leaning mainstream media that reported on any of those stories? Was it mentioned anywhere? It sounds like generalized narrative statement. If you've researched those points (msm didn't report it), then present what you ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 18, 2019:

Actually, in the newscast she/they tend to cover things in more “depth” ... that’s just the summary at the end of the show. OAN tries to leave opinion out of their stories ... although they don’t try to muzzle their distain or sarcasm in reference to other “news” outlets. I can’t be sure that there was “no” coverage in regular media because I cut loose regular TV quite awhile ago but, on the Left Leaning sites I do look at, there was none or almost none. On the other hand, LL sites would have imposed their own slant on it if it were “reported” so ... if they present a heavily slanted version, was it, in fact, “covered? I didn’t really post it based on a lack of coverage by the media so much as to ensure that folks here got a chance to hear about things that might have escaped their “attention” ... it’s not like there’s not lots of other stuff to obscure these things.

Memorable Quote: Presidential Candidate, Joe Biden; “We Choose “TRUTH” Over FACTS .

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 13, 2019:

A little embarrassing (for Biden), but I'll take it over "truthful hyperbole."

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 17, 2019:

@WilyRickWiles That’s okay too ... though it would be better if you simply disagreed because your response seems to indicate that mine was too convoluted ... but I’m not going to edit it ... I think your opinion is not very good. You think my opinion is too opaque (not very good) That makes us “even” except ... I still like mine better so ... l WIN!!! LOL!!! (Ah say ... Ah sayyyy ....That’s a joke son ...)

For anyone wondering what the deal is between, China, Hong Kong U.

Bay0Wulf comments on Aug 16, 2019:

Well ... When a “poll” shows Americans are thinking more “negatively” about China ... the question is, on what basis? China’s finding itself in a pretty serious fix. Hong Kong, Taiwan and the “South China Sea” is all an expansionist effort that none of those places want and China ...

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 17, 2019:

@purdyday The CCCP regularly “creates” new rules, laws and regulations and publishes them to the people and the people are required to obey from that moment on ... Remember, like people from any closed Totalitarian country, (N. Korea, China, USSR, etc) the people are extremely limited in what they are allowed to hear, read or watch. Their ENTIRE thought process is “given” to them by the State. They have nothing to look at for Comparison.

Memorable Quote: Presidential Candidate, Joe Biden; “We Choose “TRUTH” Over FACTS .

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 13, 2019:

A little embarrassing (for Biden), but I'll take it over "truthful hyperbole."

Bay0Wulf replies on Aug 17, 2019:

@WilyRickWiles If you believe that the “deeper truth” is simply “their biases” then you have a problem understanding basic information. I’d guess you’re a bit biased yourself ... not to mention “slow”. Schwartz now disavows “truthful hyperbole”? I bet he disavowed it all the way to the bank. Now he calls it deceit? What’d he do become a prudish “born again” Jew? Basics ... if you want to get ANYTHING done with a group or crowd of people ... you HAVE to appeal to Their Best Interests ... and, in a group, EVERYBODY is going to have Their Own Idea of what THEIR “Best Interest” is ... “Truthful Hyperbole” is showing the audience the “Target” ... that there IS a “Target” ... and letting THEM assume you mean Just the Bull’s Eye ... because EVERYBODY will have a different idea of what the Bull’s Eye IS ...