Saturday Open Thread - 6/7/25: Odds and ends
Hey, friends! How is everybody doin'?
What a week! Trump/Musk shit show, Russia blasting Kiev surprisingly timidly, dead kids all day and everyday in Gaza...on and on it goes.
Anything you wish to post about world affairs, well, have at it!
I got disgusted with grand kids this week. On the same day, Monday, I had 2 back to back probate issues with grand kids gone nuts with greed.
One man inherited a property with 2 homes on it. He lived in one, his step-mom lived in the other until she died in accordance with law. His step mom's grand daughter claims property her grandma had no legal claim on, moved in some druggies, they are paying her rent, and the owner is being terrorized by said druggies and the grand daughter. Eviction coming soon. The man owning the property is old, scared, threatened, and the decedent's grand daughter laughs about it.
Right after that, a woman shows me a will from 23 years ago that I had prepared for her great-grandfather. It had been lost. It names her to receive the estate if her mom dies and disinherited Great grandfather's other child. Well, since the will was not probated, the kid of the disinherited child just went on Zillow, put up the $600,000 homestead for sale by owner. The will was finally found! Miracles happen! As does greedy, know it all grand kids!
Anyway, I hope all of you with grandchildren have the ones that grow up to be self-sufficient and independent. And who love and respect their grandparents, and take no notice of how much they will inherit some day.
I look forward to your informative comments, friends!
This is an open thread, open to all topics, the perfect place to just drop in any idea or news you have that you think is worth sharing with your friends here.
Ok, your turn!
Comments
Good morning...
Greed is promoted...
35 years ago, Gordon Gekko delivered his notorious "Greed is Good" speech in "Wall Street".
Sadly, we've made greed a goal, not one of the 7 deadly sins.
We've arrived at summer steam bath with pm showers most days last week and next week. I've got the bulk of the mowing and weedeating done, but it won't be long before it's time to start over again. I bought an oil filter for the tractor ($18?) and plan to change the oil sometime this week. Fortunately, I bought some good oil cheap at Trade Day.
We'll onward...Thanks for the OT, and have a good weekend!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Good morning, Lo!
Dear One mowed 4 days this week. Tough going, high grass, too long since the last cut due to rain and mud from a really bad storm. It is comfortable temp-wise until 11 am, then hot as hell, then it cools down around 6 pm. About the time to get out and mow, of course, it will rain, cause a delay, growth spurt for the grass, so yet another tough slog.
We need to move some dirt and some fallen trees, and thought about buying a mini-track loader that a local was selling. It was brand new, and being priced at $1500 lower than at a a retail store. But, it is a Chinese brand. What do we do when we need parts for repairs?
oil filter inflation? Get this shit: The printer ink I shopped for is no longer $79.00. It is $179.00.
Greed is good is normalized for the younger generations. The conversation I had on the phone with the step-grand daughter was very hostile and it is a good thing for her it was a phone call and not in person. Our society is growing more sadistic and primitive by the day.
I did buy shoes this week. Most shoes sold in the US are made in China. Stock up while you can, friends!
Looking forward to your WW tomorrow, dear friend!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Well, Pride is one of the Seven Deadly Sins too, and everybody
observes “Pride Month” now…
So maybe it’s natural that no one would have a problem with “Greed Month” either — “Greed Year” — “Greed Millennium”?
Good morning otc, thanks for the OT. No kids and, ergo,
no grandkids either. Hav a couple of nephews and they're cool, so there ya go.
Russia's "timid" response is no surprise. They are not terrorists and don't want to be, that is the Ukie gameplan, but not theirs. Hence they target military targets and dual use ones, both of which the Ukies try to hide, if feasible, locate in civilian areas where feasible and all like that. The Ukies rely upon that reluctance of the Rus to strike non-military targets a lot. Also, the Rus know history and have memory, unlike the uklies. The Rus originated up around Novgorod, pretty much founded Kiev and all like that. Catherine the great give the Jews permission to live in Kiev, while Ukliestan's national hero, Stepan Bandera, the uber nazi, wanted them all exterminated. The Rus know that Ukiestan, especially its eastern area, is full of Rus and or parrt Rus peoples, so they need to destroy as little cvivilian infrastructure and housing as possible while trying to destroy the Ukie's war making capability.
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Good morning, el!
I, too, and childless and grand childless. Thank goodness. I have been asked by several of my nieces if they could get a look at my will. Hell, even my brother did! I change it immediately after the inquiries.
Money is no longer a goal for comfort and security. It is now for the goal of empowerment. The brag, the high self-esteem, the joy of humiliating the lessers.
Russia knows it is NATO trying to escalate the war, and he is not easy to goad.
I admire him for his restraint, common sense, and the profound care taken by Russian forces to spare Ukie civilians.
Gonna shop this afternoon, knowing the higher prices today will be higher next week. Nothing functions with the skill and perfection of inflation, dear friend!
Enjoy your weekend, know that I envy you for your weather!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Apparently it is a slow news day. HAH!
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-elon-musk-consequenc...
Hey, humphrey!
Something about this feud seems staged to draw attention away from who knows what. Is it really The Big Beautiful Bill? Is it true Musk knew some of his government contracts and subsidies were going to be cut?
One thing it has done is hog the headline about the food aid murderous trap in Gaza.
Insofar as the immigration vs. Ice fight, I am gonna swing right. For my safety. The gangs and cartels are living in a subdivision 11 miles away, and 23 miles away. Locals can't go there, cops won't go there. This is different from my very liberal approach to genuine asylum seekers. And all of the illegals are entitled to due process.
I have 3 clients who work for ICE. Republicans might be worried about illegals voting, I worry about my safety. Let them be political or racist. I am scared of the cartels. I have been in court, I have seen what they do, I know their methods, I do not want them here. Autopsy photos and police investigation reports do that to a person such as myself.
Glad you dropped in some good Xs, as is your way, friend!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
I must say that present and past governments are responsible
for the immigration problem. The CIA was involved in the drug trade to finance their covert actions elsewhere. Past support by administrations for dictators who took advantage of the population to enrichen a few friends leaving many in poverty are the root of the problem.
Rumors swirl
that our Texas gummint officials are taking big bucks from the people who wish to continue the policy that pot is illegal. That way, the cartel can dominate the trade, lace it with fentanyl.
Oh, a ct! Of course!
Nah...that isn't happening...Nah...
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
CNN tries its best to cover for Ukraine concerning the dead
the dead bodies exchange.
https://www.aol.com/news/planned-russia-ukraine-prisoner-swap-142734585....
The reality is...
I have read that the Ukie government
must pay lots of money to the decedents families, thus, his reluctance to accept and identify the dead was expected.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Then there is LA.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-06/la-me-ice-raids-prot...
Have any of the business owners been arrested
for hiring undocumented workers? 100 construction workers/immigrants were arrested in Florida. What happened to the owner of the business? Rumor was that the owner himself called in ICE so he wouldn’t have to pay them.
Same question for Trump and goons on all the other immigrants that have been arrested.
Until business owners get arrested this is all kabuki for the MAGAs. Trump said that he was only going to go after violent criminals and yet it’s ma and pa getting arrested.
The message echoes from Gaza back to the US. “Starving people is fine.”
Preach it, snoops!
I have been say this for YEARS that no big business has been prosecuted for their crimes, and that it wouldn't take more than 1 or 2 or 3 to get arrested for the illegal immigration problem to be solved.
I hope you and Sam are having a fun weekend, chica!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
What will Israel do to stop the ship from reaching Gaza?
While I am not a big fan of Greta,
if she is not allowed to protest, to give aid, to be safe under international law, I just might become her champion.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Her presence adds credibility to the flotilla whereas having a
bunch of uknowns would not have gathered the limited attention of the MSM.
Absolutely agree.
May they be protected to the fullest, and may the aid get to th people who will die without it.
Greta has the world focused on this. May she live to bring attention to the next disaster.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
As a business, it's easy to legally hire illegal immigrants
You have them fill out an I-9 form as well as a W4, or even better hire from a third party labor supplier. If you do that, you have fulfilled everything the government requires. You aren't a document specialist. You also pay taxes and witholding according to what they've written on the W4, more than likely they claim 4 or 5 dependents to keep income tax as low as possible.
E verify is already used on half of new hires in the US. Legit companies hiring legit people, mostly professionals or similar, it's all part of the standard background check. E verify makes sure your SS# is real, that's all.
Republicans are having identity problems over immigration. Normally they love illegal immigration. Cato, Koch Foundation, Club for Growth. Wall Street Journal types, all the big investment firms. Then there are the friggin Trumpies, and the New Right. Total opposites. Been reading economists lately. They fight tooth and nail.
Hey, ban nock!
Interesting info.
In the last 6 months, I have litigated cases for child support where someone's Social Security info says they should have their child support payment set at guidelines based on, say, $78,000 per annum.
Problem is, they are minimum wage, and their SS# was stolen by an illegal immigrant.
We located the employers of the immigrant in both cases. My clients received the proper child support amount in accordance with law. I do not know what happened to the id thieves.
Have a great weekend and thanks for your info, ban nock.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Total Information Awareness returns
.
The Plantarir deal with Trump is getting lots of ink. First the NYT detailed it and now many newsites have been reporting on it.
One that isn’t too deep.
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2025/06/no_author/trump-administration-furth...
This has more and better information.
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2025/06/no_author/trumps-palantir-powered-su... duo has been warning about constitutional issues for years. I’ve never seen them be wrong.
Jimmy covered it quite well and thankfully there was no Kurt.
One point Jimmy made is that Trump was selected this time in order for MAGA not to be suspicious because they trust him.
Like libs trusted Biden on the Rona jabs and the Bush anti war folks went to brunch when Obama inherited his wars and expanded them.
The message echoes from Gaza back to the US. “Starving people is fine.”
Thanks, chica,
for the links and video.
Palantir? Evil.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Kim Iverson also covered this
I highly recommend watching both videos. Not that we can do anything about, but to be informed about what’s coming.
The message echoes from Gaza back to the US. “Starving people is fine.”
I heard Whitney Webb
warning about Palantir maybe a year or more ago.
Well, she warned us.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
All to satisfy his overinflated ego. It also happens to be his
birthday.
Let's be serious
about carbon emissions and climate change.
Our gummint does!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
This logistics effort is criminal really
When Yoon did something similar, more people began saying he was a dictator.
I doubt if the logistics effort for Elensky to accept and accommodate the dead victims of his war requires this much effort. The fact that he can't handle it, reflects his ability to wage war. War is all about logistics.
I don't quite understand why tanks are needed for a parade.
語必忠信 行必正直
LOL
Is Piers Morgan
really a "thing" in anyone's opinion?
I consider her a pos, fwiw.
You are on fire, friend! Great work for us all!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Is the general consensus here
.
....that pretty soon the US is going to turn around politically, and swing back the other way? Look back at the Great Depression.... The world leaders stepped in and made some vital economic changes — and the people finally got a taste of prosperity. Things will get better for everyone?
Is that the secret plan?
Or is the consensus that if the US economy goes bankrupt, it Weill drag the rest of the world down too. The world actually knows that, so they won't dare let that happen to the US. They will pitch in and prop it up. .
Is that why no one is panicked?
Or is the consensus that if the US economy is dragged under, it will be because of all the poors, the immigrants, the illegals, and the corrupt politicians who are a hanging on like parasites spending all the all the tax revenues. But if the US is dragged under it will drown all the hangers-on. And then the economy will pop back up again healthier than before — free of all the parasites?
Is that the survival Plan B?
Or is there wide-spread denial among the people that the US would ever collapse economically? Not without plenty of warning. Only psychopaths would allow that to happen.
Or nobody is worried about it because crackpots are always making predictions that the US economy is going to collapse — and it never does?
“Governance begins by enriching the people;
....and it ends by impoverishing them.”
— Chinese aphorism
June 8th marks the anniversary of the attack on the USS Liberty…
Regarding a certain ally and our mysteriously strong, conjoined-twin relationship to its government and secret agencies, a puzzle more relevant than ever…
https://radbodslament.substack.com/p/remember-the-uss-liberty
People are still waiting for justice.