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capitalism - profit over people - Insurance companies do not make money by paying out claims... They make better money by not paying... I just saw a figure that states that, the top 500 richest have over 10 Trillion dollars (world, not just U.S.A) - that's $ 1,235.78. for every person on the planet. Jeez, NZ had more suicides than 500 (619) Would we miss 500 people?

Stroke also brain surgery, I forgot .. I don't remember what I don't remember, no indication or sense of loss. Which makes the 1,000s of movies I saved over the years in MP4, fantastic, I get to see most of them again for the first time. When I forget what I had for breakfast, I look at my chin in the mirror, remembering to do so, is the issue.

Very tragic. and again I note the footage which is attention grabbing if you see it. I'm not normally one for censorship, but I imagine that little Kim who wants to know how his mother died, has already seen it via the Socials. Very damaging for little Kim, also plane.

Like Bubi I wonder at the cause of the event, I also comment on the spectacular footage of the plane shooting down the runway on its belly and into a solid concrete wall, bursting into flames. Very graphic. It's almost like crash test dummy footage, excepting there were real people on board. Tragedy.

Gentlemen and Ladies, now that the festive day is mere multiple hours from arrival, I thought it propitious to remind all of you, particularly those who are in the God fearing countries of the U.S.A. (thanks Herschel Walker for that one), that there are techniques and insights that will help you through this time. Spiritual and Ritualistic Approaches A popular method in the U.S.A is religious fervour - to recite a rhyme to St. Anthony, the patron saint of lost items. The chant goes: “Saint Anthony, Saint Anthony, look around; something’s lost that must be found.” Repeat the name of the Jesus three times and express gratitude once you've finished. Then say "Amen"". Visualization Techniques Visualize your life whilst encircling it with a silver cord in your mind's eye, then pull it back towards you while repeating this chant: "Only the best merch from the TV, Only the best merch from the TV, Only the best merch from the TV.". This method combines visualization with intention-setting to attract great wealth. Practical Tips Organizational Strategies: Create designated places for frequently arriving items. For instance, have a specific basket for Amazon deliveries or a shelf for food from Uber eats. This helps reduce clutter and makes things easier to locate. Use Technology Consider using Bluetooth trackers like Tile, which can help locate misplaced family members through an app on your phone. These devices are particularly useful for kids, grandmothers and spouse locations. Problem-Solving Techniques Learn Self-Reliance: Encourage yourself to develop problem-solving skills by teaching yourself how to systematically search for lost thoughts. This includes retracing time and checking thoughts where reality is often found. Mindfulness and Reflection Before searching, take a moment to clear your mind and reflect on where reality might be. Sometimes, stepping back can provide clarity on where to look next. By combining these spiritual, practical, and problem-solving approaches, you can enhance the chances, of successfully getting through the next week, without succumbing to all the bullshit.

Bubi, I think you've missed one, he wants to take back Vietnam... " If I'd been allowed to go, I woulda marched in there and they'd have surrendered immediately, and we'd be exchanging love letters because of my greatest ever deal making... "

Ditto, fondly missed.

Back to America... Government funding bill - bipartisan Agreement. should pass yes? Nope, Musk say no. Donald in agreement post on "TruthSocial", someone copy and paste to "X" So a new Government funding bill, amended to Musk's satisfaction goes to vote. It failed, not only did it not have bipartisan support, it failed to reach the 2/3 majority required to pass, all the Dems bar 1 and 38 (ish) Republicans voted no. It didn't even get a simple majority let alone the 2/3 majority required. So who runs the world now? Biden is in his coffin, The Orange guy and the South African are not getting the support of Congress, so it remains to be seen if the Republicans will back Trump/Musk in enough numbers to do any governing. mmm.... Muskaland? Trump can't even get his party to vote for the bill he wanted, tiny hands, tiny intellect, tiny mushroom, tiny power. Yes President Musk, Yes Sir!

And as the Maga world embraces Luigi Mangione as hero, Donald scores an own goal. vis... In another meandering news conference Monday, President-elect Donald Trump condemned fans of Luigi Mangione, who police allege shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City sidewalk weeks ago. (Mangione’s lawyer has said he will plead not guilty to all charges.) Mangione has been celebrated by some as a folk hero. And that celebrity has clearly gotten under Trump’s skin. During his news conference, Trump said: I think it’s really terrible that some people seem to admire him, like him. And I was happy to see that it wasn’t specific to this gentleman that was killed. It’s just an overall sickness, as opposed to a specific sickness. That was a terrible thing. It was cold-blooded. Just a cold-blooded, horrible killing. And how people can like this guy is — that’s a sickness, actually... Ooops!

“Mystery Drone sightings all over the Country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Can this really be happening without our government’s knowledge. I don’t think so! Let the public know, and now. Otherwise, shoot them down!!!”

Whilst this is a real photo taken here in Auckland, it's posted in the Jokes pigeon hole, so as not to offend cycling aficionados:

if you haven't seen, the current reports of the folk in the USA losing their minds over drones - Link Consider this. T'were I so inclined, and I was in America, and felt mischievous towards the denizens at the lower end of the IQ graph, in my local USA neighbourhood: I could do worse, than take my nifty Drone, I got from Amazon, out at night and turn it's little lights on and fly it over places that I presume, are where Americans live. (being in America this would not be difficult) When the battery got low, I would retrieve the Drone and go home. T'were there others like me, this could happen multiple times, in the dark, even becoming a popular sport. Like when a large number of people gamed google, to skew search results for "idiot" to give Donald Trump as the search result. Of note: Don't shoot the Drones Fury grows as US politicians demand answers about mysterious drones Alien Drones ________________ But the best IMHO, is the speed and agility of the capitalist system wherein, mere days after these stories started appearing, there is a chap on major TV channels, from the Company "Drone Shield" with the title "Director of Public Safety", telling credulous journalists all about these Drones, that the average American should be very afraid of. This might be better than the Trump show, remember Orson Wells' War of the Worlds, radio broadcast? ________________

I was talking to someone the other day and I said, whilst it is very probable that DJT will be the next president of the USA, he ain't yet, despite running around pretending he is. Technically he could be sentenced before Jan 20 - not likely, but possible. And then we'll see a lot of serious people tying themselves in knots. I'm buying suitcase popcorn, I hope that the interweb still works when I'm in Laos for January.

For the imbecilic, some times winning, is not a good thing for the rest of the people. i.e. a ferocious cannibal competes in a girl's under 10, egg and spoon race, he wins and then eats the girls. In MAGA terms this is a brilliant outcome because he won. I will give Donald one accolade though, he has the ability to grift the people who matter in the USA, and I think that some of the grifters will get much richer, but that most of the grifted will be regretting their choices eventually. It's the confusion of the term "Capitalism" with the desire "Greed". Also for bringing an americanism to common usage for the rest of the world, "Grifter"

And a convicted felon is your god. Most of the world laugh and step backward. He got less than 50% of the vote, but won the electoral college. His opposition may be rubbish, but that's the 'merican system, elect the least bad.

You're going to Jail now.

Since 2016 - yes - my animus in the past, was partly to try and save some of the *******zees We've been coughing and hacking for 8 years now. (middle earth)

I remember "dancing shrimp" on Cowboy in the afternoon... When I reflected later, that the live shrimp were probably sourced from the local drainage ditch, I gave up on street food that wasn't busy with a queue of locals. Also Duck tongues from the little tourist restaurant round the corner at the back of Cowboy, twice...

Ahh yes "VAPORISATEUR" is French for spray, so "Spray Spray". Someone in marketing did indeed stuff up. Trump: "Only the best people!".

Smells like cheeseburger. "VAPORISATEUR SPRAY" - Frenglish?

gentlemen, ladies, I sent 7 years of my childhood learning classical piano. When I come across people doing good classical music on the youtubery, I listen. This is worthy of said listen. Not excellent, but surely good.