Poverty-Enthusiasts

 Over the past ten years, I've come to notice a fair number of politicians/activists/propagandists....who openly brag in some way of having grown up in poverty (sometimes trying to give you the impression of ultra-poverty (if there was such a thing)).  

My German wife reached a point last year...where she suggested I was overly-chatty on growing up in Alabama (1960s/1970s) poverty.

Popular hype now?  I would imagine that thirty-percent of Americans...over the age of fifty....claim some type of poverty.  Some elements might be true.....but it's about half-way fraudulent in nature.

People who bought coffee in the 1970s...probably paid a quarter at best....while today, they stop at some premium shop to pay $4.75 for a XXL-cup of marginal premium coffee.  

Some people will relate how they used to go to the theater....with $7 to get a ticket, medium-Coke, and small pop-corn....while today, they pay around $25 for the same experience.

Some former military folks will openly brag of the days at the enlisted club....$1-pitchers-of-beer on Friday after work....while the same pitcher today....would be $5.99. 

This all brings me to wonder.....the folks who grew in the 1920s/1930s....were they ultra-ultra poverty enthusiasts?

Q-and-A

 1.  Are Alabamians aware that the northern quarter of the state is part of Appalachia?  

It's one of the 300,000 facts they were told at some point about....but most don't give a damn.  It's not like something they brag about.

2.  Is there any possibility that from among these 300-odd data-centers across the globe being planned/built....that aliens may have a cable or two leading in, and planting accidental discoveries for humans to find?

Well....you know....some PhD folks probably wonder about data and if maybe is just a 'cover' for the aliens.

3.  Any truth to the idea that Iran is hoping for a big Democratic win in November to halt Trump's evil plans?

Shockingly....Demo's are seen as a 'hero' to the Mullahs.  

4.  Somalian gangs in the US....possibly triggering 'warfare'?

Minnesota-wise.....if you polled locals....I'm guessing near 50-percent of adults wonder about this.

5.  Any chance of a mental disease...if you are overly concerned about toilet-paper-being-over, or toilet-paper-being-under?

If it matters to you....you probably have TPDS (toilet-paper derangement syndrome).

6.  If the Census folks fail to count the 18-million non-Americans.....is it a big deal?

If you follow the news via CNN or NPR....it's doom-and-despair.  

7.  France riots?

I follow this daily....probably 60 minutes of observations, and have come to realize.....it's mostly a third-world tribalism rage.....against French civilization.  When they do interview with the riot folks....they seem to be mostly 12-year-old mentality.

8.  With all the hype over gender-BS....can't there be a crowd who wants fake intellectual transformation....where you have a IQ-index of 60 to 80, and have some fake way of convincing people you are 100 to 120?

To be honest, since the 1990s, I think there's a trans-intellectual movement going on....where people have some fake college BS (maybe even PhD-level fakeness), and they simply want you to buy off on this fake-Elon type of reality.

9.  Tennessee considering other execution options?

Well....if you follow the Pike episode....yeah, Republicans in the state want a perfect method of execution in the future.  Personally.....hanging is about as perfect as you can go.

10.  Chris Christie still trying to compare himself to 1980's Ronald Reagan?

Yeah....a sort of 50-50 Reagan-Clinton type character from NJ.  Out of a 100 Republican group....maybe three buy into his BS.  

Texas Chatter

 This past week, some fed-judge ordered by the end of 2029.....Texas state prisons must provide air conditioning for the prisons.

I paused over this.

He doesn't say who pays for it....nor how the monthly electrical cost will be covered.  The structures geared to 'add' AC?  I would imagine just a survey would require 12 months minimum.  

Forty-nine other states?  Not required (yet).

Where this came from?  Well....from 2023 to 2025....there's nine inmates who got dehydrated and passed away.  If you went back to 2000?  There's probably forty additional folks.

Electrical bills doubling (minimum) for the prison system?  I would imagine so.  

Ten Things I Wonder About

 First, when the Tennessee prison folks realized they couldn't execute this Pike gal.....they hustle her up to a ambulance...driving her to some hospital.  Well....in dealing with any hospital these days....there's CODES to be typed up as you enter.

Is there a code for attempted execution?

Then I kinda wonder....is the state paying for hospital care....while they later have to attempt a second execution?

Second, Steve Bannon....noted Bush-enthusiast...did a interview with Vanity Fair and uttered:  “Having Gavin Newsom as president wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world,”

I'm kinda wondering....with his mindset....what would be worse?

Third, I'm in preparation mode for April 2027 trip to Japan, and among the 14,000 things I'm getting orientated upon....there's this toilet issue.

Apparently, some Japanese places have ultra-modern toilets....with like a dozen menu 'buttons'.  Some, as stated....throw misty air at  your butt....some spray heavy-duty water at your butt.

I'm just wondering where this idea of techno-toilets came from?

Fourth, after you think about it....isn't it odd...in Islamic states....there are no transexuals?

Fifth, Nike's financial spiral (value of the company)....has me wondering....if some Chinese investment group ends up buying them?

Sixth, I was reading police/crime data this weekend, and the homicide rate of black women came up.  So the factual data shows.....91-percent of all black women homicides, are caused by black men.  Eight-percent of the black female homicides, are caused by black women.  So....just one-percent are caused by either unknown situations, or white guys/gals.  

I sat there wondering....if we got Trump to issue pistol checks (say to $400)....only to black women....could we change the statistical data and save some black women?

Seventh, ever since the Presidential-run of VP Kamala Harris....I've had this mindset to listen to Democratic candidates....from any office run.  With this 'filter' mentality....I'm realizing that about 20-percent of the candidates (men and women)....are whacked up on either drugs or booze.  I'm wondering...since the 1980s....what really happened to American politics?

Eighth, I'm one of those folks on Medicare (over age 65), and on plan B coverage (hefty amount, monthly).....so I'm destined shortly to get a Trump-check for $90.

While waiting on a toilet-situation this AM....I spent ten minutes wondering....what the hell should I do with the $90?  

Ninth, it came up in the past week....the Georgia Election Board has asked DoJ to examine electronic voting machines.  At this stage....unless Elon's crew were doing it....it's a bit too late.  But lets ask the question...if Elon's crew spent two hours and found a dozen corrupted issues....could the state of Georgia FIX the November election in time?  

I generally believe....Elon would step in and fix it...by election day.

Tenth....is socialism designed to be a failure...intentionally?  From day one of discussion....was it crapped-up on purpose?  

Three Stories I Followed Over The Weekend

 First, it does appear now....that Tennessee death-row inmate....Christa Pike....probably  'may not fully recover' after botched execution (her lawyer's words).

How far this recovery phase may last?  No one says much.....but I get the impression....they don't want to repeat the episode, and if she were to linger 12 years in some hospital unit....state leadership wouldn't mind.  

Just odd how this plays out.

Second, this Vienna, Georgia shooting over the weekend....has a lot of folks in the south concerned.  Whoever fired off the 50 rounds....if the cops figure out who was involved....life-sentences will be handed out.  

Three,  plague-chatter....way beyond belief.  

Wife-Material Checklist (2026)

Over the weekend, I observed on Twitter....some guy writing a short list of characteristics that you need for a wife in 2026. He listed: Doesn't have a penis, won't kill your kids, and not considered a whore.

Being from Alabama (1960s/1970s)....I pondered over the list a while....thinking it's not really complete.

Ten things that I would add?

1.  Shouldn't owe $80,000 on college debt. (To be honest....even $40,000 of college debt would bother me.)

2.  If she can name all of the Kardashian family members....that's probably a no-go.

3.  If she has a recently bought NEW car, and still has six years of $800 monthly payments....that's probably a no-go.

4.  If she has disappeared completely for seven days in the last year....with no explanation or reasoning for where she went or what she did....that's a hard no-go.

5.  I'm open to beach-walks, but if it means 6-mile walks around Dauphin Island (Ala) in mid-July heat, it's probably a no-go. 

6.  If she talks about CNN host folks....as if they were Jesus's Apostles....it's probably a no-go.

7.  If she keeps the list of 107 quotes from Kamala Harris handy, and utters a quote several times a week....that's a no-go.

8.  If she dresses whorish once or twice a year....it's acceptable.  Three times a week....that's probably a no-go (I might delete this one).

9.  If she follows tornado-alerts....minute-by-minute, and keeps a active list of storm-shelters...I might ask questions.

10.  If she consumes a case of beer (minimum) per week, that's a ify-situation.

My 'Debanking' Story

 Back around 13 years ago....I held a investment portfolio account (I won't say the company's name, but it's a top five 'player').  

I had my account listed with a APO address (since living Germany retired).  

One day....I had a email from the organization....saying I had 30 days to close my account. No reason given.  I spent around three hours that afternoon....trying to establish WHY I was being 'debanked'.  The five or six individuals I ended up talking to...could not readily explain the situation.

So, I thought...this is a IT-support problem....so I used their contact number there.  The IT-guy (American) took one look at the file, and in 20 seconds explained....the company had adapted to a ONLY-US-address situation.  Beyond that....he could not fix or resolve the mess.

The APO address?  Treated like a German-state.  

It took about an hour to find a financial organization that was military-friendly, and ten minutes to open an account.  The debanking company?  I left with no problems/issues.  I actually left with 10 cents left in the account.

The odd thing....still today....monthly, from the debanking crew....I get a email monthly about my account being  'open' with ten cents of value in it.