So, California has an independence movement. I know; this is not a surprise. (Many states, mostly Republican party strongholds, have California independence movements these days; they love to say they want us out of the Union. We’re one of the…
Bankers’ War: Costly And Ineffective
I think it’s quite obvious now that just funding the defense of Ukraine has been absurdly expensive and not particularly effective. I mean, Ukraine is still there, so it’s kinda effective. But the war is still going with no just…
Political Climate Change: NOAA Needs An Ark
There’s a faction in U.S. politics that thinks the State shouldn’t be doing anything that someone could be making a profit from. And they really hate NOAA. NOAA is less than popular with the climate-change-is-a-hoax faction, too. And since these…
Time Is Money: So Let’s Make Money Be Time
I was discussing the coup with a neighbor this weekend, and said that I would not be surprised if in 6 months we had no functional organizations left above the state level; their response was “no, in 3 months”. So…
Freedom Ferrets: Enough Is More Than Enough
“You’ve done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?” – Joseph Welch It shall not stand. This nonsense had already gone too far, but now they’re risking the only surviving population…
Party Hearty: Holding Fewer Elections Can Be More Democratic
I am getting seriously sick of elections in the U.S. being decided by: This is dumb, wrong and an affront to the idea of “democracy”. I have done this rant before, so I’ll try to keep it short this time.…
First Things First: Have A Philosophy
If, like me, you look at the world every day and think “Damn; that’s messed up” then a good place to start is to figure out what political philosophies appeal to you. Because that gives you standards by which to…
Unfixable: The U.S. Constitution Is Irreparably Broken
The U.S. constitution was, for it’s time, a pretty impressive piece of work. But that time was over 200 years ago. And in those 200 years, various factions within the U.S. have managed to warp it into the weak, twisted…
The Real King: Getting Yourself Fired In Style
Well, today started with someone showing an amusing new way to not resign. Presumably. While this is most likely the result of someone in IT choosing not to resign in protest, it was plausibly done by anyone with access to…
British Eyes Are Watching: Apple Caves On Private Encryption
Looks like it’s time to set aside that iPhone: the U.K. has demanded that Apple compromise iCloud backup encryption. And Apple just announced that they will comply. Now, in theory, the way they’ve said they’ll comply will only affect users…