Intricate Rock Carvings - 2,700 years old

A TEAM OF ARCHAEOLOGISTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HAVE UNCOVERED INTRICATE ROCK CARVINGS IN THE ANCIENT CITY OF NINEVEH.

Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city of Upper Mesopotamia, located on the outskirts of Mosul in modern-day northern Iraq. It was constructed on the eastern bank of the Tigris River and was the capital and largest city of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, as well as the largest city in the world for several decades.

Today, Nineveh’s location is marked by two large mounds, Tell Kuyunjiq and Tell Nabī Yūnus “Prophet Jonah”, which are surrounded by a massive stone and mudbrick wall dating from about 700 BC.

In 2010, a report titled Saving Our Vanishing Heritage, Global Heritage Fund named Nineveh as being “on the verge” of irreparable destruction and loss, citing insufficient management by the authorities, development pressures and looting as primary causes.  READ MORE...

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Divided Government For The Next Two YEARS

 

It was just announced last night that the GOP got 218 House seats, so now the Republicans control the House.

The Dems have 50/51(?) Senate seats so regardless of the last seat in GA, the Dems control the Senate.

This alone, will cause very little to get done.  Needless to say, a majority of Republicans are pissed off at Dems and a majority of Dems are pissed off at the GOP...  so do you really think they will reach across party lines and dance together???

President Biden is the worst President we have had in decades and yet, the country did not like the message that the Republicans had so they tried to keep the status quo...

THAT DID NOT WORK VERY WELL.

The first order of business for the House is not to undo what Biden has done, because that will be stopped in the Senate.  So, the next best thing to do is DICK AROUND WITH THE DEMS...

They will do this by INVESTIGATING:

1. Hunter Biden's business dealings
2. A corrupt FBI
3. The origins of COVID
4. They will investigate China
5. A corrupt CIA
6. A corrupt Hillary Clinton

To make matter worse for the Republicans, the cocky-ass Donald Trump has decided to run again in 2024.  That is a huge mistake for the GOP...   UNLESS Ron DeSantis decided to run...  if he does, he will kick Trump's ass...

SO...  for the next two years, except the MAINSTREAM Media to go frigging crazy over what the HOUSE is doing...  and all their liberal leanings will not stop the house.

The Senate will claim the GOP is destroying DEMOCRACY...  but, if one looks at the definition of democracy, they will see that two opposing views is exactly what Democracy is all about.  So, if that is the case, how can an opposing view destroy democracy???

Have we forgotten to look at politics LOGICALLY???

So...  for the next two years, what will we expect?

ONE - inflation will become our best friend

• increased gasoline prices
• increased food prices
• increased clothes prices
• increased prices in general

TWO - illegal immigration will increase

• increased drugs coming into US
• increased fentanyl coming into US
• Possible terrorists entering US

THREE - No change in Crime and Violence

• defunding the police
• killing police officers
• police officers retiring early

FOUR - Increased division in US

• racism in the workplace
• teachers wanting to control children not parents
• wealthy versus poor
• first amendment censorship
• abortion uncertainty as a national law

FIVE - An increase in Taxes 

• to stop inflation
• to pay for social programs

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU 

WILL VOTE FOR 

IN 2024?

Strictly Politics

 

Demand/Supply Side Economics

For those of you who have never had a business class, specifically economics, let me share the basics with you.

There are two economic forces...  the seller and the buyer.

The seller is referred to as the supplier of goods and services and they buyer is referred to as those individuals who demand goods or services.  Thus we have supply and demand.  (See chart below)

There is a logical reason why the red and blue lines go in the directions they go in, but I will talk about that later.

Where these two lines intersect is called the equilibrium because it is the ideal point at which quantity is aligned with price.  If you price is higher then you will sell less and if your price is lower you will sell more but you may not cover the cost you laid out for supplies and labor.

One economic theory says is you stimulate the demand side, that the economy will grow...  beecause you have given the buyer more money to spend.

In order for this to happen, you need to give the buyer more money to spend with pay raises or lower taxes.

However, the the supplier does not meet the increased demand, there will be a shortage and the price will increase.

Another economic theory says if you stimulate the supply side, more goods and services are available, which means the price will go down, the the buyer will buy.

However, if the buyer does not have the desire to purchase that item, then the excess inventory will not be sold, and the supplier loses money.

Which side do you stimulate?

Which side is the correct side to stimulate?

The COVID stimulus monies stimulated the demand side...  BUT, due to COVID many people were not working, so the supplies reduced...   Consequently, fewer items meant higher prices, and we encountered inflation.

As mentioned before, the only way to stop inflation, is to take money out of the economy.

Democrat Visiting a Republican

 

The Year 2030

The World Economic Forum is an international non-governmental and lobbying organisation based in Cologny, canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer and economist Klaus Schwab.

The World Economic Forum has made the following predictions for what life will be like in 2030, just 7 years from now...

All products will have become services.

There is a global price on carbon.

US dominance is over. We have a handful of global powers.

Farewell hospital, hello home-spital.

We are eating much less meat. 

Today’s Syrian refugees, 2030’s CEOs.

The values that built the West will have been tested to breaking point.

“By the 2030s, we'll be ready to move humans toward the Red Planet.” 

The global service robotics market size is forecast to reach US$ 163.7 billion by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.2% during the forecast period from 2022 to 2030.           7 days ago

What caught my attention was the fact that the World Economic Forum believes that the USA will no longer lead the world.

The power in the world will be shared WITH the following countries:

1. USA
2. China
3. India
4. Russia
5. Germany
6. Japan
7. Brazil

When countries share power they also share economic prosperity...  it economic prosperity is shared, that means the current prosperity in the USA will no longer be at the level it currently is at.  

If you don't believe me then wait 7 years and see what happens.

COVID shut down the US economy just long enough for CHINA to start making gains on us...  their first areas were in the military, then the economy, then outer space.  They currently have their own space station and will no longer be sharing the INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION...   does that give you any kind of a hint as to where they are going?

While we shut down fossil fuels, CHINA is ramping up their use of fossil fuel and coal to build up their economy...

While the US transitions away from fossil fuels and coal to electric, solar, and wind, the economic cost for that transition will be astronomical...

China will not have to face that transition until they have made enough money to cover the transition without having to borrow money...

Alert

 

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Strictly Politics

 

My Political Transformation

 In the 1960s, I was a Kennedy Democrat, because JFK and his party cared more about the working man and making sure that society was on the right path, then the Republicans did.

As the years pass, I came to realize that the Democrats really did not care about the working man because NOTHING CHANGED...

As far as my simple mind is concerned, if nothing changes after 30-40 years, then the Democrats were not really serious about doing what they said they were going to do.

In the early 1980s I earned my MBA from the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University, and as a result of my business education, I realize that a conservative approach  was the best all around approach to take...  if it worked for business then it should work for government.

A conservative approach to government meant the following:

• A small federal government
• A strong defensive military
• Less individual taxes
• Less corporate taxes
• Less National Debt
• Strong Boarder
• Rule of Law
• Judicial Equality

This meant that the Republican Party was the party to support (not necessarily join) who shared and displayed those conservative business values...

But this was not true either...  the Republicans did not care about the general public, just big business, keeping the status quo, and getting themselves re-elected and rich in the process.

GOVERNMENT WAS A FRIGGING JOKE...

POLITICS WAS A FRIGGING JOKE...

All of a sudden, Donald Trump appeared on the scene and was saying all the right things.  When he became President, he did all the right things...

PROBLEM:  Trump was a JERK and an ASSHOLE and could not keep his frigging mouth shut.

• The Democratic Party went against Trump
• The Congress went against Trump
• Mainstream Media went against Trump
• High Tech Companies went against Trump
• Some Republicans went against Trump

Trump was defeated and the Democrats came into power and for two more years, EVERYBODY continued to go after Trump and blame him for all our problems...  he was a perfect scapegoat because of his MOUTH.

In 2 years, the Democrats have given us this:

Inflation

• high gas prices
• high heating oil prices
• high food prices
• high clothing prices
• high restaurant prices

Open Borders

• Increase in illegal immigration
• Increase in illegal drugs
• Increase in diseases
• Increase in terrorists in US

Crime and Violence

• Defund police
• Police Retiring
• Police being ambushed

So...

here we are in 2022 and neither the Democrats nor the Republicans are engaged in doing anything that is of benefit to the American people.

They are spending money on Americans not to make their lives better but to make sure they continue to vote democratic.

We are moving towards SOCIALISM and if you do a google search on successful Socialistic countries, you find that they all FAILED...  mainly because they went into debt to pay for all their services, and the debt destroyed their countries.

The Democrats say that the wealthy will pay for SOCIALISM but that is a LIE too...

WHY?

The wealthy people have hidden their money away in tax shelters in the Grand Caymans, so the govt will not be getting any increases in taxes from those people...

So, where will the money come from to pay for all the services?

...BORROWING...

It still amazes me that the government thinks that all of us are STUPID...  some of us are...  but, not all of us...

It is really frustrating to live in the US of A under these circumstances...  but, there is not place else to go...

When the 5 million illegal immigrants realize that being in America is no different than where they came from...  there will be no place for them to go either...  those additional people, will only serve to make the problem worse...

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TAKE...  THEY DO NOT GIVE BACK...

Robots Will Change the USA

In 2030, robots could be exploring alien worlds and performing surgeries from halfway around the globe. Robotics is one of the fastest evolving fields of technology, and it’s shaping the future of travel, work and exploration. 

Peripheral advancements in AI, computing and IoT are helping elevate things even further. Robotics holds some exciting innovations that will play a central role in daily life worldwide.

Transportation
Few technologies in recent history have been as highly anticipated as autonomous vehicles. Ambitious scientists and engineers have pursued self-driving car technology for centuries. 

In fact, in the 1500s, Leonardo Da Vinci designed a cart that could move on its own. DARPA’s autonomous vehicle challenge in the 2000s sparked a wave of modern R&D surrounding self-driving autos.

Self-driving cars get smarter every year, yet they remain rare on the roads in the 2020s. What makes robotic transportation a challenge is AI computing and human randomness. 

Robots work best with structured, predictable data. Human behavior is never certain. Today’s autonomous vehicle researchers are developing AI models that can accurately and consistently respond to obstacles on the road, especially pedestrians.

Throughout the 2020s, this unique robotics niche may finally get “over the hump” and go mainstream. Tesla has blazed a trail for rudimentary autonomous vehicle tech with its autopilot mode. 

This developed public policy to regulate self-driving cars and increased public adoption. Other leading self-driving car companies are making substantial headway, as well. Waymo began operating its autonomous taxi service in Phoenix in 2020. In 2022, the company announced it would be removing test drivers from the vehicles.

In the 2030s, robot-powered vehicles may be on the road in major cities worldwide. These cars will make travel more accessible, reduce emissions and improve policing behaviors.  READ MORE...

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Voting

 

HOW DO GOVERNMENTS FIGHT INFLATION?

Contractionary monetary policy   is now a more popular method of controlling inflation. The goal of a contractionary policy is to reduce the money supply within an economy by increasing interest rates. This helps slow economic growth by making credit more expensive, which reduces consumer and business spending.

Increase Interest Rates on borrowed money

Increase Income Taxes

Increase Corporate Taxes

Increase Prices in General

During times of INFLATION what happens to BUSINESSES?

• They increase prices
• They delay raises
• They layoff employees
• They delay investments in the future
• They delay expansion project
• They delay hiring of new employees
• They decrease dividends to investors
• Their stock prices drop
• They become vulnerable to take-overs or mergers
• They shut down in house training programs
• They reduce contributions to charities
• They destroy economic impact in communties

What is ECONOMIC IMPACT?

For every dollar spent on payroll, 8-10 dollars are generated inside the local community from those payroll dollars...

For example:

• An employee pays for daycare
• The daycare owner buys supplies
• The supply company owner pays the market
• The market owner pays the farmer
• The farmer buys seeds and fertilizer
• The fertilzer company pays taxes
• The city tax dept hires employees
• The employees buy cars
• The car dealer take their spouse out to dinner

AND IT GOES ON AND ON AND ON...

The only way to stop or even reduce inflation is to keep the general public FROM BUYING...  that hurts EVERYBODY...

NO WINNERS

Large Groups

 

It's Just Art

 

AOC's Revenge

 

High Prices Here To Stay

As a result of the 2022 midterm elections, President Joe Biden and the liberal, socialist Democrats will continue doing what they are doing because they believe the general public gave them that MANDATE...

I agree with President Joe Biden that the American people gave them (the Democrats) that mandate...

CONSEQUENTLY...  we should prepare ourselves for:

• higher gasoline prices
• higher heating oil prices
• higher food prices
• higher clothing prices

We should prepare ourselves for this eventuality because:

• the oil companies are gouging the public
• the heating oil companies are gouging the public
• the restaurants and grocery stores are gouging the public
• the retail stores are gouging the public
• Truck drivers are gouging the public

It would appear that our INFLATION PROBLEMS are coming from those conservative businesses that don't care about the public and want to gouge them and earn more money...

UNLESS the people drop their prices and become good democratic Americans, would should STOP BUYING:

• gasoline
• heating oil
• food
• clothes
• anything delivered by truck drivers

It is time to put those damn conservsatives in their place and destroy their livelihoods...  I mean this is America for Christ's sake...  although, I am not sure how many Christians we have left in this country.

LONG LIVE LIBERALISM

LONG LIVE SOCIALISM

LONG LIVE HIGH PRICES

LONG LIVE GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS

 

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