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Month: March 2022

PRODUCT LIABILITY: Trump-Russia Explained, Hunter’s Laptop, and What To Do.

PRODUCT LIABILITY: Trump-Russia Explained, Hunter’s Laptop, and What To Do.

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                Product Liability. You’ve heard that legal term: if somebody sells you something defective, they owe you damages. If you buy a car and it doesn’t work, you can get your money back and damages beside. Reputable manufacturers recall their mistakes. If the grocery store sells poisoned meat, they get closed down until recertified clean. The objective is accountability for the seller and trust that products are what they’re claimed to be.                 What about news? It’s a different matter…

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An Army of Davids.

An Army of Davids.

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This is an interesting article about Open Source Intelligence. A whole world of amateur analysis are using public data to survey and report on the Russian-Ukraine War. Digital sleuths are changing the course of the Ukraine war (thenextweb.com) Every person his own mini-CIA? Check it out. Also: “Army of Davids” is the title of Professor Glenn Reynold’s book on the same subject. An Army of Davids: How Markets and Technology Empower Ordinary People to Beat Big Media, Big Government, and…

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Where Have You Gone?

Where Have You Gone?

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Not Joe DiMaggio–Gloria Steinem. The Mother of the Second Wave Feminist Movement. Dear Ms. Steinem: About this: Is this what you fought your revolution for? If so, can you tell us why? If not, where are you?

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

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Doomed are those fools who seek to live out a lost Golden Age, for by so doing they lose the very spirit which makes any age Golden. Let us therefore not rail against the destiny that has flung us by our stiff necks beyond all hope of remaining what we once were. Rather, let us embrace the unknown future with the spirit we embody. Norman Spinrad Child of Fortune

COUNTRY LADY

COUNTRY LADY

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Dolly Parton to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: “I’m honored, y’all; but count me out. If I ever make a rock and roll album–call me.” Dolly Parton removes herself from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination, says she hasn’t ‘earned that right’ | Fox News

CHINA WATCH: Covid not controlled, Stocks plunge

CHINA WATCH: Covid not controlled, Stocks plunge

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The Chinese Hang Seng–PRC’s version of Wall Street stock exchange closed down 7.2% over bad news: new Covid lockdowns in the northeast Jilin province, Ukraine was jitters, and worries about China-Russia effect of sanctions. The Chinese real estate market has been fragile for months, and this can’t be good news for President-for-Life Xi. Looks like there’s a new Variant Omicron BA.2. Thanks, China! Now China appears to have a lot of issues, and smash-and-grab invasions may seem less promising than…

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THE NIGHT IT ALL GOT REAL.

THE NIGHT IT ALL GOT REAL.

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Last Thursday night, March 10th, at the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, it all just got real. All that inflation talk, all the jokes about “spend it now while it’s still worth something,” all the chuckles at us stoopid-heads, all the joyous flinging of Federal Largesse in all directions, all the happy-happy-happy just…ended.                 Once a little kid was fascinated by this pretty ball, sorta basketball-sized sphere, with little bugs flying in and out, hanging from the outside roof. His…

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LIBERTY VODKA: A Public Service

LIBERTY VODKA: A Public Service

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In World War 1, everything German got so unpopular in America that folks renamed sauerkraut “liberty cabbage.” Today, folks are so mad at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, that they’re taking out their anger by pouring out bottles of Stoli as Bad ‘Russian’ Vodka. However, mistakes are being made! Stolnichaya isn’t Russian. It’s Latvian. If you feel the urge to join in pouring it out, don’t! Send it to me instead. LIBERTY VODKAS: Good non-Russian spirits. –Ketel One: Product of Holland….

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