Four Humble Observations

 1.  Rumors exist that Kamala Harris intends to run again in 2028.

For the 107 days of the 2024 campaign....she spent $1.5-billion. For a 300-day campaign, with a primary? I'd imagine she'd require $3.5-billion. 

2.  Emmanuel Macron, President of France....gave a talk: "Free speech is a pure bullshit if nobody knows how you are guided through this so-called free speech, especially when it is to be guided from one hated speech to another hated speech."

I had to read over it five times....realizing it was never meant to make sense.

3. Something I learned today.   Erika Kirk (widow of Charlie Kirk)....several years ago....landed a job at the Corcoran Group, the luxury international real estate dealer. 

So here's the curious thing....before that, she had zero background/experience....in real estate.

Who were the Corcoran Group?  Well....they handled Epstein’s properties, and that of Epstein's best buddy....Les Wexner.

4.  Anytime  you have some joker wanting to blab on-and-on about the evil super-rich/ultra-rich....gaze over at their watch. Hint: it won't be a Timex or $99 type.

The Essential Problem

I  contemplated this idea today that some people in the US....perhaps even over the age of sixty....have NO birth certificate (ZERO).

According to a 2024 national survey conducted by the Brennan Center for Justice, VoteRiders, Public Wise, and the University of Maryland's Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement....somewhere around 3.8 million voting-age US citizens have no form of documentary proof of citizenship at all. This means they lack a U.S. birth certificate, passport, naturalization certificate, or certificate of citizenship. 

Truth to the matter?  No one has ever jumped into this issue. You can't say x-number from this state or that state....have no birth certificate.  You can't say 300,000 Indians exist with no birth certificate.  You can't say 44,000 folks granted citizenship in the 1990s....arrived with no birth certificate, and were given paperwork for citizenship, but lacking the certificate.

Do we even want to open up this discussion?

The solution?  Well.....you'd have to appoint some gov't  folks to make up birth certificates....with minimum data or facts.  I don't see this going well.

Couric Comment

 Katie Couric commentary: "The socio-economic disparities are significant, and class resentment is widespread. Anti-intellectualism and elitism are driving many of these anti-establishment individuals — who are largely Trump voters — so I think that is a huge problem we have to address."

I pondered over the 'lecture'.

To be honest, I haven't really thought much about Couric since the late 1990s.

On the anti-intellectualism BS? What I'd generally say.....a whole lot of people have appeared since the 1990s....claiming to be intellectual, but apparently skipped about half of the classes, and seem to be hooked-up to some type of fake-intellectualism.

The other issue....it's bad enough on 'elitism' now....that you have to use a fake-elite  index....assigning folks a score, and simply admitting that you 'mute' a fair amount of their commentary.

But then I come to the central theme....what the intellectuals need to do....to recapture the bulk of society.  If your 'brand' or message doesn't work....you might want to start learning a new skill or trade.

The Back-Pack Reasoning?

 The Guthrie situation in Tucson presents an odd factor.  I watched the video of 'Hocus-Pocus-Joe' at the door (with mask/gloves on)....and this overly-filled back-pack.  I ran through it a dozen times.

So first, if you were on a kidnapping adventure....why bring a full-up back-pack?  This wasn't a kid's type (small bag).....this was the type you'd use for a full-up day hike....with water, snacks, change of clothing, etc.

Then I wondered....is the back-pack bulked up with newspapers (we used to bring deployment bags to a Air Force 4 AM recall like that)?

Then I got onto this....guy parks the car/van near  the house....why put the back-pack on...if you were grabbing the old gal, and escaping to the car?

Then I thought about....is the idiot bringing something to drop off?

For about two hours this AM.....I've pondered this.  It makes no sense, unless the purpose is to 'trick' you into thinking it was full for some reason.

Abduction Chatter

Today, I viewed an odd map.....where some guy had sat down over decades and added up alien abductions.

Apparently....the state you live in....increases the odds, or lessens the odds. The number on the list? Around 150,000.

The possibility states?  New Hampshire, Idaho, Vermont, Maine, and Oregon.

The marginal states?  New Mexico, Indiana and Nebraska.

Slightly above the marginal states?  Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

I pondered over this.

Personally (from a Ala prospective)....I think Alabama is way over the top, but most guys who've been abducted....haven't said nothing much about the experience. 

We tend to be quiet, reserved, and a bit stoic over the matter....even if it's been eleven  or twelve times that the alien 'lady' has encountered us while hauling hay, returning from the stateline bar, or passed out from the heat.

We don't want to mess around and brag about the experience, or get woeful over the experience.

What isn't in the index?  Was this a friendly abduction, or a crappy abduction?

More guys than women?  That's  not in index, and I wonder about that.

Are A Quarter Of Americans Low-IQish Enough...That They Can't Get A Legit ID?

 I watched a podcast today, which led me around to the suggestion....maybe a quarter of society is ill-equipped to get a ID.

I pondered over this. On my person....I carry a US license, a German license, a German visa-card, and a passport.  The Germans are a bit blunt....no discussion....you will have a visa whenever on the street.

If you ask a German where to get the license or  ID....everyone knows the address.

I would imagine in my home-county of Alabama....if you asked about the license situation....about 99.9-percent of folks know the building and address. State-wise?  If you tested folks....it's probably near 98-percent of folks.

But if this is the case....too low of a IQ....maybe we should hire some folks to lead the low-IQ folks to the right county office. I'm not saying to pay them $18-an-hour....just set up a burger-flipper situation....paying them $12-an-hour and give them a Ford to carry passengers.

I might even make it interesting.....if you got the ID, and used it to vote....we ought to give you a coupon-card for $40 off at the local Piggly Wiggly.  

Micro-School?

 I had to ask Grok/AI.....this AM....what the hell is a micro-school.

So....it's a small personalized learning environment that basically acts like theold 1890ss traditional one-room schoolhouse.....It'd typically serve 12 to 15 students (varying ages).

So it acts like a homeschool and conventional school.  Flexible?  Yeah....they can run with personalized knowledge sets.

Does it have to be in a building?  Well....no.  You could be the instructor, with a 20-pax bus, and have daily trips to parks, museums, historical sites.  

Testing-out?  I would imagine most kids in this situation....could be finished with basic school by age 16, and move onto community college.