Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - March 10th
I caught a video the other day where some jackhole talked about how America is somehow better off because "The estrogenization" has slowed up. The comment gave me pause, But, as I thought more about it, I realized that the notion of making America great has everything to do with white, male supremacy.
The #MeToo movement was a lot for many people to take. The idea that a woman could lead this nation caused some to have an aneurysm. The notion of "Tradwife" started to gain some traction; the word "traditional" is right in there.
And then there's all this Epstein drama. Other countries are taking it seriously. But here, we protect the man who was convicted of a sex crime. We do that by failing to release documents, having "dog and pony shows" that focus attention in the wrong places, and ignoring what data we have.
Its something to think about.
And on that note, here's a short synopsis of Supermodel Karen Mulder's life and her involvement with Epstein. She came forward and talked about his behavior - decades ago - and she was called crazy and brushed aside.
As I've noted in the past, Disney has always been inclusive, and had a program to make it easier for people with specific issues (like, say, autism) to get a pass for an attraction to have a return time, so they didn't have to wait in line ... because in some cases that would be impossible. Knuckleheads abused the system, and they changed it to be more complicated - but still made it so that people with certain conditions didn't have to wait in lines. Now .... Disney doesn't like the way the current system is setup, given all the technological innovations they've put in place and the fact that the system can (and is) still be abused. Couple that with the very weird climate around any sort of "differences" in people that we have in society today, and Disney wants to rethink their strategy. They are asking shareholders to weigh in on whether they should create a sort of executive review panel to look into this further and come up with better solutions. And one might assume that the outcome will be that they will find a way to provide a better solution - for a price. It might be more inclusive, but surely will ask people to spend more. |
Well, this is interesting. A group of scientists are using bacteria mixed with sand, and then providing a nutrient, in order to stabilize the soil. From there, they can plant other types of living things that can take root and grow. Essentially they are reclaiming deserts. |
A billionaire friend of T-rump bought a company and outsourced it to China to save money, and apparently got a tariff waiver. America first! Good paying jobs are coming! Manufacturing will return to Murica! Except when it doesn't, of course. "The rules apply to thee, and not to me." This is another case where the Simpsons got it right… Monty Burns is any/every billionaire. |
As it continues to explore the cosmos, the James Webb space telescope has observed something that we have never seen before- and could not see -from earth. These are "Little Red Dots" scattered about… and to this point, no one can explain what they are. There are plenty of theories, but it looks like we have stumbled onto a new cosmological object! …or maybe (Star Trek reference incoming) it's just Michael Burnham in her angel suit, giving us clues to follow. |
Recently, lawmakers have been discussing cars. Among the topics are a change to gas mileage requirements, a removal of any sort of emissions standards, and a notion that computers need to be removed from cars. There's reasoning on this last one - according to them - is that the cars could be more like older models, with simple engines that are powerful, sometimes loud, and which allow the driver to control the car (certainly something we've strayed from, since cars are in control these days. Heck even stick shifts on most current cars don't engage the engine to change how it physically operates; the shifting tells the computer to adjust the engine). There was also some nonsense about needing to be able to touch physical buttons rather than touching a screen (which felt very generational). But here's the bigger picture: these computers collect billions of dollars worth of data about you and your driving habits. Do you think the car manufacturers will simply give that up? Just take a look at this article and the power play move with apple here. This is about collecting, controlling, and selling information about you. It's about money. |
The future - as it extends to the World Cup - remains kind of uncertain. There are questions about security at games and around the venues (the images from last year, of the game in Miami, still come to mind), and fan events are getting cancelled due to lack of structure, stability, and money. Homeland security (who should be providing some funds) blames the shutdown and assorted things, but yet still has plenty of money to round people up and fly them to a third world prison. Go figure. Meanwhile, we have the ongoing conflict in Iran that surely will prevent fans from attending … and there are questions about whether that team can/will participate. Mexico also has a host of issues - mainly because the US helped kill a drug lord which caused chaos that has been spiraling. And countries from Europe and Africa are voicing concerns. Under 100 days until the games kickoff. And nothing is certain. |
Bonus: The FCC wants to "quickly approve" the merger of paramount and Warner brothers. But how did this come to pass? Why, three nations in the Middle East funded it! US-based media is about to become a thing of the past. Now it's all owned by T-rump loving foreign powers. I guess we don't have independence anymore. America first! |
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