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Virtue signaling (what does that mean)?

Submitted by earthling1 on Tue, 03/24/2026 - 10:00am

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How do they find these mental misfits to parade before us as presidential material?
Starting with Reagan, who barely made it out of office before breaking down completely, his last days in the Oval Office were carefully masked by all around him.
The sub-mediocracy of Bush the lessor was sometimes cringeworthy.

The Weekly Watch

Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 03/22/2026 - 6:26am

Riding the Tiger

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Once you're riding the tiger, how do you get off? The US is desperate to maintain its primacy no matter the consequences. However, the plan is backfiring. The entire world sees our barbaric approach in this war. All oil being shipped through Hormuz must be purchased with Yuan (RMB) and a 10% passage fee also paid to Iran in Yuan. That is part of the reason TPTB are so focused on the Strait. This foolish war of choice will, at a minimum, weaken the the petrodollar and hasten the transition to a petroyuan. In many ways this is an economic war.

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Album of the Week 3-21-26

Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 03/21/2026 - 3:00pm

Afternoon folks!

More great stuff this week! Starting off we've got a live album from a great Chicago blues guitarist, Eddie Taylor, followed by an album from a great Delta blues guitarist, Big Jack Johnson backed by harmonica player Kim Wilson (best known for his work with the Fabulous Thunderbirds) and Pinetop Perkins. After that there's an album of raucous, upbeat blues from Sandra Hall and some modern Zydeco from Buckwheat Zydeco. Then it's on to a live concert from The Band back in 1971 and we finish up with a 60's psychedelic album from a relatively obscure group called Fever Tree.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Saturday Open Thread - 3/21/26: Odds and Ends

Submitted by on the cusp on Sat, 03/21/2026 - 7:00am

Good morning, good friends!

Hope this OT finds you in fine fettle.

I should have know going to a funeral last Saturday would set the tone and tenor for the week ahead, and it sure did.

The widow wore a pair of cowboy boots I had bought her to wear at her wedding to my friend and office computer technician. She is leaving Texas after 18 yrs to be with her family in both Nevada and Utah.

She takes Texas boots and great memories with her.

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