BIDEN VISITS UKRAINE

 This is the first frigging time that President Biden has acted like he is the President of the USA...  don't know whether or not this was his decision or the person/group that is pulling his strings...  but, it was a great in your face to PUTIN move...  and should have been done a long time ago...

Ever since Biden's botched withdrawal of Afghanistan, the USA has militarily looked WEAK in the eyes of the world...  it did not matter what Americans thought, it was a matter of what the rest of the world thought about US.

BRICS is a coalition of countries AGAINST THE USA.....   Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa right now....  with the understanding that Iran and North Korea want to join...

BRICS thinks the USA is weak because of Biden and because of the 50/50 political divide in this country...  Unity is strength and the US is not united...  at least not right now...

This in your face move will give us back some of our credibility...

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Supreme Court Reconsiders Case About Trump

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider whether or not to hear a lawsuit that seeks to remove President Joe Biden from the White House and reinstate former President Donald Trump to office.

The Brunson v. Adams lawsuit claims that lawmakers violated their oaths of office by allegedly failing to investigate a foreign intervention in the 2020 presidential race which allegedly rigged the election against Trump.

The case is based on the claim that the defendants—who include Congress members, Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and former Vice President Mike Pence—voted to certify the 2020 presidential election after receiving a valid request from 154 members of Congress to investigate unfounded claims of electoral fraud in six states.

The Supreme Court declined to consider the lawsuit on January 9, but the plaintiff, Raland Brunson, filed an appeal on January 23. Now, the court has to reconsider whether or not to hear the case, according to an update on the SCOTUS' website that read that the lawsuit was "distributed for conference" on Friday.  READ MORE...

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Our Obsession With Going Green

 Whether you are a Democrat, Republican, Indepedent, Libertarian, Socialist, or Progressive, most Americans believe that moving into a green economy and a green environment is what's best for our WORLD...

Personally, I am not opposed to GOING GREEN as I already own battery operated drills and an electric tiller that does an excellent job in small areas.  I have been toying with the idea of getting a batttery operated lawn mower and possibly a battery operated riding lawn mower depending upon how expensive they are and if we plan to downsize and will no longer have the need for a riding lawn mower.

However, an electric vehicle is another story.  Electric Vehicles are really just too damn expensive right now.  Plus, modifications to your home have to be made to recharge them faster...  that costs about $2,000.

But, the main problem is going on vacation and having to stop for 4-6 hours to recharge the damn battery...  and, that is provided you can find a charging station and that is providing you don't have to wait for a space at that charging station.

In other words, in INFRASTRUCTURE to support an US EV Economy IS JUST NOT THERE YET...  and, there is no telling how long it will take us to get there and what would be the cost of getting there.  Most cost increases are passed onto the consumer, which means the quicker we become an EV nation, the quicker PRICES WILL INCREASE in several other areas to compensate for the cost of creating infrastrastructor...

That is a huge drawback...

The other issue with EV is that I would probably not go completely EV but first invest in a hybrid.  With a hybrid, I don't have to rely of charging stations, I can just put in gasoline if on a vacation.  However, with the price of gasoline going up that just means most of us will do less driving.

Experts have suggested that the cost of recharging an EV is going to be the same as paying $3/gallon for gasoline.  If that is true, then most people will not drive as much...  especially if they have to go into debt to buy an EV.

The wealthy will be the only ones that travel for the most part which is fine with me, because most of my traveling days are gone anyway, given the fact that my age is 75.  At most, I may travel 5 more years.

For those of you who are not aware, there is an organization of 5 countries called BRICS...  the countries are:  Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.  China and India have the two largest global population.  BRICS has declared that they WILL NOT BE GOING GREEN as it costs too much money to change over...

Our Green efforts here is in the USA are POINTLESS and FUTILE...

   

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BRICS Consider Exxpansion

(Bloomberg) -- The BRICS group of nations plans to decide this year whether to admit new members and what criteria they would have to meet, with Iran and Saudi Arabia among those who’ve formally asked to join, according to South Africa’s ambassador to the bloc.

Enlarging the group that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa would benefit Beijing, as the world’s second-biggest economy tries to build diplomatic clout to counter the dominance of developed nations in the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, World Bank and other institutions.

China initiated the conversation about expansion when it was chair last year, triggering concern among other members that their influence will be diluted, especially if Beijing’s close allies are admitted. China’s gross domestic product is more than twice the size of all four other BRICS members combined.

The proposal to expand BRICS will be one of the economic bloc’s main focuses this year, said Ambassador Anil Sooklal. South Africa is the group’s current chair.

“There are over a dozen countries that have knocked on the door,” Sooklal said in an interview in Johannesburg last week. “We are quite advanced at looking at a further group of new members.”

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The potential repositioning of BRICS comes as developed nations in Europe and North America seek to bolster alliances to push back against the influence of an increasingly dominant and assertive China by forming new blocs and signing trade and security pacts. The so-called Quad, an alliance between the US, Japan, India and Australia, has gained in prominence since being resurrected in 2017 after standing dormant for almost a decade. And in 2021, Australia, the UK and the US entered into a security alliance known as AUKUS.

We are living in “the world between orders. We don’t know what the new order is going to be,” Sooklal said. “We believe we need to play a role in ensuring that we have a more equitable, inclusive, transparent, global architecture.”  READ MORE...

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The American Public

Almost everyday I cringe when I hear politicians, Republican or Democratic, use the phrase THE AMERICAN PUBLIC...  because they use this phrase implying that their AMERICAN PUBLIC represents a majority of the American people.  

THAT IMPLICATION IS INCORRECT AND FALSE....

Our politicians cannot really use the phrase A MAJORITRY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE...  because that is incoorrect and false as well...

50% of Americans are Liberal (Democrats)

50% of Americans are Conservative (Republicans)

There is NO MAJORITY IN THE US OF A...

It just really bothers me when I hear politicians talk like this because they are misleading the people, but neither side wants to be truthful because if they are truthful they will lose VOTES...

It just makes the American Public see ALL POLITICIANS as LIARS...

Seeing most or all politicians as a bunch of liars is not a good impression to have of your government...  our enemies will find a way to take advantage of this weakness and our division...
 

Advice From the Frog

 

 Jeremiah was a bullfrog 

Was a good friend of mine

I never understood a single word he said

But I helped him a drink his wine

And he always had some mighty fine wine...

Advice From The Frog

Depending upon your age right now, the odds are that by the time you reach retirement age, Social Security will still be available but will be substantially reduced.  Neither the Republicans or Democrats will remove Social Security from the budget so that they can get re-elected but, they will cut back on what is made available.

Currently, the average monthly check from Social Security it $1.500 a month.  If you have 20-30 more years to work, that means you are about 40 years old and the experts are saying that over the next 20-30 years the average Social Security check will reduce down to between $1,000-$1,200 per month.

Today's BABY BOOMERS will be the last generation who can use Social Security to pay all their monthly expenses...  of course, that too depends on where you are living.  In East TN, a couple can live fairly well on $3,500/month providing neither of them are in any debt.

You cannot live on $3,500/month in Atlanta for instance...  at least not well...  that is to say, you could live in a trailer park for that amount of money but you couldn't go out to dinner each week, nor could you spend a couple of weeks at Myrtle Beach.

I am talking about a farily good quality of life.  Living in a $300,000 home, going on week long vacation 3-4 times a week, going out to dinner twice a week, and not worrying about having anough money to pay one's monthly bills without having to go into savings.

Speaking of savings...  this is the only way to survive in retirement...  to save as much as you can while working and making sure all your debt is paid off.  Spend money, but spend it frugally not foolishly.  If you don't need it don't but it.  If you need it, spend the money to make sure you are buying quality so it will last.

Most people are not planning for their future and one day the will wake up sometime int he future and tell themselve they made a mistake but it will be too late...  which means...   THIS CHOICE IS YOURS...

What Do Our Enemies Think of US???

 I wonder what our enemies are thinking about us right now...  I see our enemies as being:

• China
• Russia
• Iran
• North Korea

I realize there are many others, but right now those are the most vocal with China being considered as #1.

What do you think our enemies see?

1. A lot of government spending
2. A piss poor economy
3. Growing inflation
4. An outdated military
5. Push toward Green Energy
6. A divided nation
7. A congress that gets nothing done
8. Internal investigations
9. Keeping information from the public
10. Too many freedoms to be controlled
11. A majority of Americans are obese
12. A majority of Americans are deep in debt
13. A national debt thats growing
14. A country about to go bankrupt 

Our country will never go bankrupt because we will print more money or we will refuse to pay our debt and challenge our creditors (CHINA) to come after us...

Our fallback position is that we have enough NUCLEAR WEAPONS to destroy the entire world...  which includes ourselves...  will the understanding that a select few will survive underground to help rebuild the population...  because there will be nothing else left to rebuild.

• No farmland
• No cell phones
• No communications
• No vehicles
• No animals

Everything above ground will have been vaporized...

We won't do this until China or Russia strikes with nuclear first.  Then we will retaliate with balls to the wall...  total destruction.

BTW - China and Russia have no plans to go GREEN ENERGY because it costs too much to get there...   They would rather put their money into the military, space flight, and technology.

From an American standpoint...  no one ever thinks about what our enemies think of us...   I guess because we don't give a shit what they think.

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Reflecting Upon One's Reflections

 My personality type is INTJ...

INTJ (introversion, intuitive, thinking, judging) is a four-letter code acronym used to represent one of the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types. People with the INTJ personality type tend to be highly independent, confident, and self-sufficient individuals. They are analytical, creative, and driven.

Key Words

1. highly independent
2. confident
3. self-sufficient
4. analytical
5. creative
6. driven

Some say they make good Engineers and some refer their personalilty as the ARCHITECT...

Guess What?

All of my writings exactly reflect my personality.

I am a cocky, sonnofabitch, who sees himself as most always right.  I am very critical of incompetence and those who have houses large enough to fit their egos into.

My ego is always in check because of am very much aware of what i can or cannot do.

I'm not...

• good at math
• a good speller
• that athletic
• that much of an artist
• that much of a musician
• a good lover
• very thoughtful
• that smart

What I am is logical and analytical.  I can plan things out.  I can see the details but don't like to work with details.  I will bust my ass 24/7 if there is something that I want to do.   

Why people don't like me is because I am straight forward.  I don't beat around the bush.  If I don't like you I will tell you to your face that I don't like you.

All of these traits are reflected in my writing and opinions...  and, my opinions lead to my forecasting and my forecasting is not always positive.

I don't really care if you like what I have to say or not because I am going to say it regardless of your thoughts and fears and innocence.

I don't need friends...   just a laptop and an internet connection.

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