At some point in 2009 or 2010, as I watched the political and economic catastrophes of Barack Obama interposing himself between the banksters and "the pitchforks" unfold, I was reading a book on the history of American industrial technology. The Introduction included a discussion of the republican political thought of the Founders. Those two or three paragraphs launched me into researching American history, to answer two questions:

What is a republic?

The Republican's reverse-Robin Hood policies, plus Trump's ability to insult everyone, have given the Democrats a historic opportunity according to polls.

I thought long and hard about this site after JtC's essay yesterday. It was sad to hear that people have left the site and some have withdrawn donations. What is there for me to say? Well, a lot really.

To begin, I intend to focus on what I know about c99. And what I know is that this community has great value to me, and, I believe, to many other people.

Crime was already a big deal on the Wild West Internet; but Uber has taken it to new depths. The more the judge in the Waymo/Alphabet case against Uber digs, the bigger maggots he digs up. Given Uber, this is no surprise. But the implications of what passes for "accepted business practices" on the Internet should terrify everyone.

Welcome to Monday Morning, and your healthy dose of Paranoid ravings from an isolated bunker.
Remember, Tinfoil is for amateurs! Get yourself a Faraday Cage, and cover the windows!

First off, Looks like the opening to Top Gun is happening...

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