Politics – The Lazy Reconnoiter

More On The Shrinking Rural Midwest

Just thought I’d drop this NPR article about how inflation is one more thing causing people to leave the rural Midwest. Much of the rural Midwest has been losing population for a while now and EVERYTHING that’s going on is going to accelerate that trend. https://www.npr.org/2022/07/25/1112915507/inflation-rural-america-gas-prices-economy

Rural Iowa and Roe

There’re no shortage of studies and articles looking at Iowa’s declining rural population. 1 2 3 I’d like to point out that the recent SCOTUS decision and Iowa’s current policies towards abortion will work to continue this decline. The politicians claiming to be Saving Iowa and keeping conservatives in power with these polices are actuallyContinue reading “Rural Iowa and Roe”

Knowing What We Know Now

Knowing what we know now. Knowing that Jan 6th was and is a serious threat to our country and our way of life. Knowing that the people that planned Jan 6 and pulled it off knew it was illegal. I stand by my previous statement. We need to show some moderation towards those who merelyContinue reading “Knowing What We Know Now”

Me Nailing It On Twitter Back In October

I rarely get things as right as I did above, so I do think I should be able to brag it up a little. But, yeah, I don’t care what “side” you’re on. What I care about is getting everyone who, for one reason or another, qualifies as one of MY PEOPLE though our currentContinue reading “Me Nailing It On Twitter Back In October”

Quote Of The Week

A nationalist will say that “it can’t happen here,” which is the first step toward disaster. A patriot says that it could happen here, but that we will stop it.” ― Timothy Snyder

They Really Were That Stupid

If you scroll back a bit though my posts you’ll find one wondering if the Jan 6th riot was a coup attempt or a temper tantrum. At the time I came to the conclusion that it was a temper tantrum as no one could be as stupid to try a coup or do so badlyContinue reading “They Really Were That Stupid”

Coup Or Temper Tantrum?

Back to photos and such tomorrow… DC has cameras everywhere and many of the building have equipment that mimics a cell tower, so that your phone will ping it and security will know exactly who is where in their building. Every airport has cameras everywhere and police have easy access to flight um… Brain freezeContinue reading “Coup Or Temper Tantrum?”

Quote Of The Week

“it is a constant of history that nations which start wars find it very hard to stop them.” ― Max Hastings, Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945

Tarnished by Trump: National security officials struggle to find new jobs – POLITICO

Tarnished by Trump: National security officials struggle to find new jobs – POLITICO — Read on http://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/08/post-trump-jobs-national-security-456180 Partly I’m commenting on the article, partly I’m just seeing how this WordPress feature works. The article portrays former Trump officials not being able to get jobs their field as a problem. But, I don’t think that’s accurate.Continue reading “Tarnished by Trump: National security officials struggle to find new jobs – POLITICO”

Words

There are little north of 171K words in the English language (in common use). Around 150K in Spanish. Around 135K in French. Around 200K in Russian. Those of us saying please don’t ever use THAT term are saying that about, what, 6 or so words? You can have all the other words! Come up withContinue reading “Words”