tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84722119030337255452024-03-24T16:32:17.424-07:00Billlls Idle Mindand workshop. It's a fine workshop. Me and my assistant, Mr. Scratch.Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.comBlogger4401125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-86096362513784302912024-03-21T05:35:00.006-07:002024-03-21T13:44:05.274-07:00Dems Calling For Trump Assassination<p> As the lawfare drags on, and begins to look as though it won't work, in spite of the distractions and expense it causes, the Dems are now pretty much actively calling for Trump to be assassinated, and publicly describing exactly how this should be carried out.</p><p>James Carville, longtime Dem poo-bah, is calling for "surrogates" to be hired <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/03/20/carville-biden-should-let-surrogates-do-the-wetwork-against-trump/">to do the parties "wet work"</a> in the case of Trump.</p><p>As a long time friend of Hillary, he could probably farm the job out to her, and just wait to hear of Trumps "suicide" a couple of weeks later. Probably from jumping from a 25th floor window in one of his N.Y. towers about to be stolen by the N.Y. D.A in a "fit of despondency".</p><p>Yeah, that sounds plausible. And anyone seen leaving the room from which he "jumped" will be described as cleaning people on their way back home to Russia to visit their families, and the WAPO and NYT will report it as such.</p><p>Edit #1: Mike Flynn predicts <a href="https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/03/former-national-security-advisor-general-mike-flynn-predicts/">a "Black Swan" event</a>.</p><p>Edit #2: Rep Katie Porter is predicting a heart attack.</p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-75827579931620611072024-03-05T18:48:00.002-07:002024-03-05T18:48:56.428-07:00The Iranian Gambit<p> The FBI has announced that a disgruntled Iranian assassin is running about loose in the country with the avowed intent to whack Mike Pompeo in retaliation for the killing of General Soleimani in Iraq. Just before an election? The conspiracy theories write themselves, so here's my take:</p><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The Iranian assassin gambit:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<ol>
<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Iranian assassin whacks Pompeo or
some similarly positioned figure. Biden expresses outrage and allows
U.S. To bomb Iranian assets in Syria and possibly in Yeman. American
public miffed.</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Iranian assassin whacks Trump.
Desantis or Ramaswami immediately moves up to the nomination
promising strikes on Iran. Gets elected.
</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Iranian assassin whacks Harris.
Hillary immediately volunteers to replace her. Biden expresses
outrage and allows U.S. to bomb Iranian assets in Syria and possibly
in Yemen. American public miffed but figures Biden won't last 2
weeks post inauguration. Election very close, Biden wins by 2% in
spite of fires in swing state counting centers which are blamed on
Trump supporters. Early Feb. Biden succumbs to heart failure.</p>
</li><li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Iranian assassin whacks Biden.
Harris moves up and issues strongly worded letter of protest to
Iran. Trump wins election 60/40 in spite of fires in swing state
counting centers, which are blamed on Iranian saboteurs.</p>
</li></ol>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Modifications to the above:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">A. Assassin is killed in the operation.
Elizabeth Warren commission investigates and concludes he acted alone
with no outside support.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">B. Assassin is captured, and whisked
off to an undisclosed location. FBI says he's being interrogated, but
won't say what they've learned. NYT protests “inhuman treatment and
torture of captured freedom fighter”. Email leaks suggest he
received substantial assistance from the FBI. FBI announces that he
has died of natural causes while in their custody in spite of their
best efforts. They denounce the email leaks as “Russian
disinformation”. Elizabeth Warren commission concurs.</p><br /><p></p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-19322259788488189492024-02-08T18:30:00.002-07:002024-02-08T21:27:15.674-07:00Biden Walks<p>The DOJs investigation into Bidens mishandling of classified documents <a href="https://twitter.com/jarvis_best/status/1755686050393894946"> has ended with no charges</a>. </p><p>DOJ: </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpoI0plRruIUAtDHfG2oJ6BYxGESQFnPTglPKDkpMCku5Dk2XYnuT1FBuN7jWcYzLPpWNOuTMg2CGyvfYKmbY55xozrYlXjg2BGBTiDU1nAJKcvk88Jo2VRU3EpnqFcK8uETiBrrfg8jc2sO_xwFEifPhJ04SaYOcCnDekU37llBg90jaMDqW3YdcOWc/s766/DOJ%20statement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="766" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpoI0plRruIUAtDHfG2oJ6BYxGESQFnPTglPKDkpMCku5Dk2XYnuT1FBuN7jWcYzLPpWNOuTMg2CGyvfYKmbY55xozrYlXjg2BGBTiDU1nAJKcvk88Jo2VRU3EpnqFcK8uETiBrrfg8jc2sO_xwFEifPhJ04SaYOcCnDekU37llBg90jaMDqW3YdcOWc/w400-h168/DOJ%20statement.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">DNC: Also a trial would interfere with his presidential campaign. Can't have that.</span></div><p></p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-62458543628436902702024-02-02T07:59:00.002-07:002024-02-02T07:59:39.212-07:00Colorado Joins Cali, N.Y., Ill<p> For 2022, Colorado <a href="https://commonsenseinstituteco.org/colorados-population-rising-at-only-a-fraction-of-its-former-glory/">joined the abovementioned 3 states</a> in having more people move out than in. The overall population moved up a bid, but the moving stats tell the story.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIfpX_crQw86F7JwqYDIJBD1TIgbX_0xfIAeGocL4wjS9HJ-4vtwp0C1i-noGP6JPj31pK3hlsdPeyhUA1M1wjsWMm1v5GNi_rklVW-wFyMGGj6g7sktw27pgXK2fXfXleUwRRtymKT5oqDXmYpZcQ8gSt4ATn3steCTC1cgdb26bzwWDYWqd-xwm8Vo/s1057/Colo%20pop%20shift.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="1057" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIfpX_crQw86F7JwqYDIJBD1TIgbX_0xfIAeGocL4wjS9HJ-4vtwp0C1i-noGP6JPj31pK3hlsdPeyhUA1M1wjsWMm1v5GNi_rklVW-wFyMGGj6g7sktw27pgXK2fXfXleUwRRtymKT5oqDXmYpZcQ8gSt4ATn3steCTC1cgdb26bzwWDYWqd-xwm8Vo/w400-h191/Colo%20pop%20shift.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The story about Denver being swamped with illegals is too new to show up on these graphs, but next years numbers should be eye-popping.</p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-52294090409329698292024-01-05T19:11:00.001-07:002024-01-05T19:11:51.952-07:00NICS Checks - Dec 23<p> Having kept this log for 13 years, I'm out of enthusiasm for it. The big surprise, which surprised no one, would be the 2022-2023 spike when the Dems nearly took the trifecta in Washington but were unable to solidify uncontested 1 party rule.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSpqAYLkPnqwJO84Ba0B7A-1acHe13ph-jCwVffpeG9V8yKnExYTzAbizP5CRZhk502pfaZxaqZvtuycCW4YP2x5Rdi2K72aKI6xzyBIbfWMDT9bH96MzQLq4KEK5TLIRtxQlvnXsJSKjJk0gRLjucR3bnrwRmfBQ1dxviPndyDBMefSzh82BIJWOpfY/s782/NICS%20Dec%2023.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="654" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSpqAYLkPnqwJO84Ba0B7A-1acHe13ph-jCwVffpeG9V8yKnExYTzAbizP5CRZhk502pfaZxaqZvtuycCW4YP2x5Rdi2K72aKI6xzyBIbfWMDT9bH96MzQLq4KEK5TLIRtxQlvnXsJSKjJk0gRLjucR3bnrwRmfBQ1dxviPndyDBMefSzh82BIJWOpfY/w335-h400/NICS%20Dec%2023.png" width="335" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-18932410841717111142023-12-29T06:37:00.000-07:002023-12-29T06:37:02.176-07:00AI writing Legislation<p> This sort of thing could easily lead to legislators having to cancel their email accounts. Following the example of the councilman in Brazil who had ChatGPT write a city ordnance, which bypassed all the usual governmental roadblocks and passed unanimously on first reading, </p><div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode">
<p>Not specifically gun related, but closely connected. I asked
ChatGPT to write me a bill to establish an audit process, and
here's what it came up with. Just needs someone to carry it.
Yes, I know, it won't get anywhere in Colorado, but we can at least make an
effort. Cut and paste to your rep or senator. It's specific to
Colorado, but it should be easy to get one for other states by
just changing the state in the request section. Don't send the
request section, shown in the next paragraph. I'm not going to worry about some AI becoming an evil overlord, the things are programs, and do what you ask them to do. Usually. Proofread their work and treat them like unpaid interns.</p>
<p> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">----------------------------------------------</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Compose a bill for a law, in the
format of bills in the Colorado state legislature, to amend the
Colorado revised statutes to require an audit of statewide
biannual elections. This audit should confirm that every ballot
cast represents a specific voter, that all voters tested are
current legal residents at their stated address, and that all
voters tested are legally entitled to vote in the Colorado
elections. Sampling size should be sufficient to be
statistically significant, and this audit should be completed
and a summary report issued not later than 15 January following
the election being audited. The audit must be performed by a
private party or business competent to perform such actions.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">-------------------------------------------------</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
</p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;"><strong>BILL
NUMBER: H.B. XX-XXXX</strong></p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;"><strong>INTRODUCED
BY REPRESENTATIVE [Your Name]</strong></p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;"><strong>A
BILL FOR AN ACT</strong></p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;"><strong>CONCERNING
AUDITS OF STATEWIDE BIANNUAL ELECTIONS IN THE STATE OF
COLORADO.</strong></p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;">Be it
enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:</p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;"><strong>SECTION
1. SHORT TITLE.</strong></p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;">This act
shall be known and may be cited as the "Biannual Election
Integrity Act."</p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;"><strong>SECTION
2. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.</strong></p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;">The General
Assembly finds and declares that ensuring the integrity of
statewide biannual elections is fundamental to a healthy
democracy. To enhance public confidence in the electoral
process, it is imperative to implement measures that verify the
accuracy and legitimacy of every vote cast in these elections.</p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;"><strong>SECTION
3. AMENDMENT OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES.</strong></p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;">(a) Section
XX-XXXX, Colorado Revised Statutes, is hereby amended to add a
new subsection (XX) to read as follows:</p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;"><strong>(XX)
AUDIT OF STATEWIDE BIANNUAL ELECTIONS.</strong></p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;">(i)
Following each statewide biannual election, a comprehensive
audit shall be conducted to verify the accuracy and legitimacy
of the votes cast.</p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;">(ii) The
audit shall be designed to confirm the following:</p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;">(a) Every
ballot cast represents a specific voter.</p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;">(b) All
voters tested are current legal residents at their stated
address.</p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;">(c) All
voters tested are legally entitled to vote in Colorado
elections.</p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;">(iii) The
sampling size for the audit shall be sufficient to achieve
statistical significance and shall be determined in accordance
with recognized statistical principles.</p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;">(iv) The
audit shall be completed, and a summary report issued not later
than January 15 following the election being audited.</p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;">(v) The
audit required by this subsection shall be performed by a
private party or business competent to conduct such an audit.</p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;"><strong>SECTION
4. IMPLEMENTATION.</strong></p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;">(a) The
Secretary of State shall promulgate rules and regulations
necessary to implement the provisions of this act.</p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;"><strong>SECTION
5. EFFECTIVE DATE.</strong></p>
<p style="border: 1px solid #d9d9e3; padding: 0.02in;">This act
shall take effect upon passage.</p></div>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-59853588720379709082023-12-22T16:13:00.003-07:002023-12-22T16:13:30.052-07:00QOTD - The Modern Left<p>Shamelessly<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/notable-quotable-lock-him-up-trump-pretrial-detention-2024-election-64909c09?mod=opinion_lead_pos12"> taken from the WSJ</a>, who also felt this worthy of repetition:</p><p class="css-k3zb6l-Paragraph e1e4oisd0" data-type="paragraph" style="--summary-bullet-small-font-color: var(--primary-text-color); --summary-font-color: var(--secondary-text-color); background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--primary-text-color); direction: var(--article-direction); font-family: var(--article-font-family); font-size: 25.5px; line-height: calc(1.58824); margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em class="css-i6hrxa-Italic e1ofiv6m0" data-type="emphasis" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></em></p><blockquote>Thus does the glacial pace of the American legal system, and the helpless timidity shown by most liberal judges . . ., enable Trump’s attack on democracy. . . . Even most liberal judges, facing an existential threat to their entire profession, as well as serious threats to their own safety, can’t bring themselves to give Trump a taste of his own medicine. [Tanya] Chutkan at least is less tolerant of his lying garbage, but she did pause his trial. And the D.C. appellate decision rescinding part of her gag order, written by three Democratic appointees, reads like a parody of anxious liberal hand-wringing. “Mr. Trump is a former President and current candidate for the presidency,” it reads, “and there is a strong public interest in what he has to say.”</blockquote><blockquote>Even granting the dubious idea that the public interest is served by Trump’s semiliterate screeds on Truth Social, there is a far more obvious and compelling interest here. Whether he becomes president again will be highly influenced, and perhaps determined entirely, by whether these cases can be resolved in a timely and fair fashion. That interest is directly and seriously undermined by letting him speak about the trial in any way whatsoever. Indeed, if anyone has ever deserved pretrial detention, it is him.</blockquote><p><em class="css-i6hrxa-Italic e1ofiv6m0" data-type="emphasis" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25.5px;">Ryan Cooper writing for the American Prospect, Dec. 20:</em> </p><p>This should give you a bit of a foretaste of what to expect when the left finally grasps the brass ring of uncontested one-party rule.</p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-76459046455024453892023-12-20T09:50:00.002-07:002023-12-20T09:50:29.223-07:00Council of Guardians Disqualifies Trump<p> After years of accusing Republicans of wanting a theocracy, the Dem controlled Supreme court of Colorado has declared Trump guilty of fomenting an insurrection and disqualified him from appearing on the Republican primary ballot. This is in perfect alignment of the Iranian practice of having a Council of Guardians, appointed 50% directly and 50% indirectly by the supreme leader, to reduce the hundreds of wannabe presidents there to an acceptable 3 or so.</p><p><a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/explainer-iran-candidate-vetting-process/24992823.html">Here's how candidates are selected</a> in a theocracy. In Iran, it's 12 Ayatollahs in black robes. Here it's 4 high priests in black robes.</p><p>This is probably why the Dems badgered the Republicans to switch from a party specific caucus system to a more easily manipulated primary system. </p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-56129781898479645222023-12-14T07:32:00.001-07:002023-12-14T07:32:21.819-07:00Robots On The News<p> As I <a href="https://billllsidlemind.blogspot.com/2015/12/more-robors.html">predicted some 8 years ago</a>,
and <a href="https://billllsidlemind.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-robots-move-closer.html">again 6 years ago</a>
TV stations have moved from hiring overpaid pretty faces to robots
to read the news, weather, and sports. The only difference is that
instead of complex animatronic faces on upper body models with
changeable wigs, they're using full body AI generated 3D models that
look and move like real people. Or at least mostly like real people.
The <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12859887/First-AI-generated-news-anchors-debut-streaming.html">examples here</a>
have repetitive hand movements that need a bit of variation added to
make them a bit more realistic.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Visualize 3 AI models: The news is read
by a 40-some male with a bit of gray at the temples in a nice suit.
The sports can be read by a blond haired white gut with a good
outdoorsy tan, or a black fellow who can be wearing the hairstyle of
whomever is leading the sports stories today. (Dennis Rodman
today.....) The weather girl can be modeled after the one a channel
in Mexico found who can give the weather in such a way that notice of
an impending extinction-level meteor strike goes completely
unnoticed.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Notice that this will do nothing
whatsoever for the veracity of the output. The models say whatever
they're told to say so that the anonymous fake news writers become
more important than the fake news readers.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Max Headroom, call your office. Your full body upgrade is now available.</p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-79390971355393130562023-12-13T20:17:00.000-07:002023-12-13T20:17:35.635-07:00QOTD - Sex<p> Found this gem on <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1734713371533218080">Scott Adams' twitter page</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyaDFrwG3rvDJQJIL-JqRbsYX783RcAelLvtxTE84bMSnEKAfzk907xphRktNvtVdSwMYJ9LxfiyHCWfIJatAiEf2sWq3PFEi_8REWvJBOfOthB8koR2bZA8D5F1KmAh6PJWTy33BowuJ_V5tdikxwnjhdZR53qJRCulCXVsE52_cEmcVh9s_qmTYIZw/s651/QOTD%20-%20Sex.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="615" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyaDFrwG3rvDJQJIL-JqRbsYX783RcAelLvtxTE84bMSnEKAfzk907xphRktNvtVdSwMYJ9LxfiyHCWfIJatAiEf2sWq3PFEi_8REWvJBOfOthB8koR2bZA8D5F1KmAh6PJWTy33BowuJ_V5tdikxwnjhdZR53qJRCulCXVsE52_cEmcVh9s_qmTYIZw/w378-h400/QOTD%20-%20Sex.png" width="378" /></a></div><br /><p>He's not entirely wrong. Combine a Musk robot endoskeleton with a RealDolls body, and there you are. The bot could also likely manage your money, pay your bills, watch your favorite news, buy your groceries, etc. The bots are currently a bit stilted and clumsy, so I wouldn't trust one just yet to cook meals, but I'm sure it could recommend some nice recipes.</p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-14940819975984663032023-12-04T10:14:00.001-07:002023-12-04T10:14:11.503-07:00NICS November 23<p>Barreling into the first decline in NICS checks since 2005!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKyKnlTiyn0bQBKRgxxZVTdFNJvvRiPoyyB_2RoObMtnAQ8ZtxOwlnztqHlmRSZkVWi5ImAeiMkhOjdHimTehdbdIo2flRj4etkqQf5f9WZmzTp0b-BNjifdyhvPkun3JBaXPZaHv5N9ee14UXWJHzI2Hx8_t3UAlL6Yak5tZyub9aQQLevqTudthKCs/s780/NICS%20Nov%2023.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="653" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKyKnlTiyn0bQBKRgxxZVTdFNJvvRiPoyyB_2RoObMtnAQ8ZtxOwlnztqHlmRSZkVWi5ImAeiMkhOjdHimTehdbdIo2flRj4etkqQf5f9WZmzTp0b-BNjifdyhvPkun3JBaXPZaHv5N9ee14UXWJHzI2Hx8_t3UAlL6Yak5tZyub9aQQLevqTudthKCs/w335-h400/NICS%20Nov%2023.png" width="335" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-32781044356737654242023-12-02T10:31:00.004-07:002023-12-02T20:50:33.472-07:00AIs Writing Law<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Can AI be used to write legislation?
You would think so, since the AI learns from existing examples.
Problem might be that existing examples have given us laws with
unintended consequences.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/brazil-artificial-intelligence-porto-alegre-5afd1240afe7b6ac202bb0bbc45e08d4">It's been done, and the legislation
passed</a>, unanimously, in Porto Alegre, a city of 1.3 million in
Brazil. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">It is obvious that if the AI is asked
correctly, it can produce legislation, written in correct legalese,
to get some action enacted with a minimum of feather ruffling. I
expect is would be equally easy to get the machine to include some
pork into any bill it writes, in the parts where accountability is
discussed. EX: “The city of Metropolis shall obligate itself to
allocate the sum of $20M/year for the next 5 years, toward the
construction and startup of a <insert project here> “.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">OK fine. Now include justification,
supervision, reporting, etc, etc, to include a standing study/audit
committee consisting of cronies to be appointed by the bill sponsor,
to hold seats, accountable to no one but the bill sponsor, to monitor
expenditures and prepare an annual progress report. At a generous
salary, 10% of which will find its way to the bill sponsors
reelection campaign.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Legislation of this nature can get to
be quite lengthy, and can wind up being added to some other unrelated
legislation which will serve to attract less attention than the
original might if submitted by itself. The AI is essentially just an
editor, and humans will need to read anything it produces to catch
any included fairy tales. AI work is known to include from 3-25%
made-up “facts”, so check its work. Ex: “This project is
estimated to save the taxpayers of Metropolis some $100M over the
estimated cost of <insert political rivals project> thus paying
for itself over its <insert random number here> year life span
in addition to preventing the sky from falling and wiping out
humanity.”</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The average legislator couldn't write a
thank you letter to Santa Claus that a 4<sup>th</sup> grade English
teacher would give a passing grade to, so people who know how to
write requests to AIs are getting paid $200-250K/year to do this.
Could turn into the most lucrative job in government. As to jobs
lost, imagine that if legislators use AIs to write their proposals,
we will need to hire proofreaders, math checkers, economists, and
possibly physicists. There are certain laws that cannot be rewritten.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The unintended consequences are an
important part of any legislation proposed, so I have to wonder if
getting the AI to spot these and address them is, at this point, even
possible. Certainly they are not visible to humans.
</p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-43904845052666575102023-11-30T07:15:00.005-07:002023-11-30T07:15:37.873-07:00Inflation<p> The legacy news, T.V., radio, print, etc, reports the state of the economy monthly, frequently with a caveat like "Ignoring the volatile food and energy sectors..." which means that if you don't have to eat or drive to work, you're not getting hurt. As much.</p><p><a href="https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2023/11/29/100-of-goods-and-services-now-costs-119-after-years-of-bidenomics/">Bloomberg is reporting</a> that 3 years of Bidenomics has upped the cost of living by an average of 20%:</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0.75em 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bloomberg <a class="x5l" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-inflation-economy-cost-of-living/?ai=eyJpc1N1YnNjcmliZWQiOnRydWUsImFydGljbGVSZWFkIjpmYWxzZSwiYXJ0aWNsZUNvdW50IjowLCJ3YWxsSGVpZ2h0IjoxfQ==&embedded-checkout=true#xj4y7vzkg" rel="noopener external noopener external" style="color: #00749e; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">reported</a> the goods and services price increases:</p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em 3em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li class="copy-width" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ground beef costs <span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">$5.23 on average</span>, up from $3.89 in January 2020.</li><li class="copy-width" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Coffee is up some <span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">$2 a pound</span>. Fruits and vegetables are about 14 percent higher.</li><li class="copy-width" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Electric bills spiked<span style="font-weight: 700;"> 25 percent</span> since January 2020.</li><li class="copy-width" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Natural gas is up <span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">29 percent</span> since January 2020.</li><li class="copy-width" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Car insurance is up <span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">33 percent</span> since 2020.</li><li class="copy-width" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hotel prices are up <span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">15 percent</span> since 2020.</li><li class="copy-width" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Grocery and electricity prices are both up <span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">25 percent</span> since January 2020.</li><li class="copy-width" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Used car prices have climbed <span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">35 percent</span> since 2020.</li><li class="copy-width" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Auto insurance is up <span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">33 percent,</span> and rents are up roughly 20 percent since 2020.</li></ul><div><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Another way of looking at this is to note that the purchasing power of the dollar has gone down about 14%. I bet you haven't gotten 14% in pay increases in the last 3 years, now have you.</span></span></div>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-19887834410630785462023-11-20T20:30:00.004-07:002023-11-20T20:30:35.507-07:00QOTD - Politics<p> This from <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/20/when-her-iq-gets-to-75-she-should-sell-gop-senator-delivers-brutal-assessment-of-kamala-harris/">Sen J. Kennedy of LA</a>:</p><blockquote>I’m not saying this is accurate but I can read a poll and the American people have concluded that President Biden is old and he needs soup and an early bedtime and they have concluded that Vice President Harris is not capable, that when her IQ gets to 75, she should sell.”</blockquote><p> </p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-46053380056189834102023-11-04T06:28:00.000-07:002023-11-04T06:28:28.839-07:00DeSantis To Select Proxy For Trump Debate?<p> DeSantis has <a href="https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/desantis-vows-wear-boot-head-if-trump-will-debate-him">offered to wear a boot on his head</a> if Trump will agree to debate him, but may be walking that back (That boot was made for walking) by sending perennial candidate Vermin Supreme as his proxy in the debate.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RONiVq2MS_MYPXDbH2LrAfBSP7zP3G6Fxyb_WxaX8HeqqHONZLSI3IN7cpB6mNqj5kEYqOO-1p7RaQOQ7e4u7OoVaVZYSsFhSwNTWitV26SjVafKcX83laGw0Onp_NGNgimFUfca7mHKhFP4oK1ojbLFdjhw4kccAn-I75zWxtRUn3GTu53NNq1WsQ0/s960/VerminTriptych.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="960" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RONiVq2MS_MYPXDbH2LrAfBSP7zP3G6Fxyb_WxaX8HeqqHONZLSI3IN7cpB6mNqj5kEYqOO-1p7RaQOQ7e4u7OoVaVZYSsFhSwNTWitV26SjVafKcX83laGw0Onp_NGNgimFUfca7mHKhFP4oK1ojbLFdjhw4kccAn-I75zWxtRUn3GTu53NNq1WsQ0/w400-h181/VerminTriptych.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p> This would kill 2 birds with a single boot heel as DeSantis would not have to wear the boot on his head, and Trump would look silly debating someone who makes a homeless vagrant look normal.</p><p>This might lead some to suggest DeSantis consider Mr. Supreme as his running mate, as he at least comes across as slightly more reasonable than Kamala Harris and significantly less demented than Joe Biden.</p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-70627493887121425642023-11-04T05:27:00.002-07:002023-11-04T05:27:25.611-07:00NICS - October 23<p> I don't understand why NICS checks seem to be falling off at this point with the administration solidly hostile to gun ownership, Using the catch-and-release approach to violent criminals, and indifferent to opening our borders to People with inarguably sketchy backgrounds.</p><p>What's going on here? I'm beginning to suspect my data source <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/nics_firearm_checks_-_month_year.pdf/view">(FBI)</a></p><p>They wouldn't lie to me, would they?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0T7tHDSGpUEF7aSrSJu5ilzBQixnjfUj-EwBHhV6VO20-6Rsa-VMBdqsChKnCHeSNNEe-6xLY8wNoYyuupSNIhp92uUeMtzMepfXU2b38tEZ0Kwe7TSwWGPpW2rTZMWHyfYEdzq0fFbNQwtW41wajyLONSTirtyBk6EZSXwVz2I6hVbMZ1rBIEwQvAA/s780/NICS%20Oct%2023.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="652" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0T7tHDSGpUEF7aSrSJu5ilzBQixnjfUj-EwBHhV6VO20-6Rsa-VMBdqsChKnCHeSNNEe-6xLY8wNoYyuupSNIhp92uUeMtzMepfXU2b38tEZ0Kwe7TSwWGPpW2rTZMWHyfYEdzq0fFbNQwtW41wajyLONSTirtyBk6EZSXwVz2I6hVbMZ1rBIEwQvAA/w334-h400/NICS%20Oct%2023.png" width="334" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-28279099147524957522023-11-04T05:14:00.001-07:002023-11-04T05:14:05.307-07:00QOTD - 3rd Parties<p> This from Nancy Pelosi <a href="https://www.frontpagemag.com/pelosi-democracy-is-perilous-to-democracy/">via frontpagemag.com</a>:</p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"></span></p><blockquote>Orwell is from an older school. The new postmodern school has liberal politicians and pundits saying nonsense that would embarrass a North Korean propagandist. They advocate for censorship and shutting down dissent in order to protect democracy. The two-party system, they contend is democracy, but anything else is a threat to democracy.</blockquote><p>When a Dem says "our democracy" He, she, or it is talking about one in which one candidate runs, gets elected, and runs a country swathed in rainbows in which everyone is happy and prosperous, and repeatedly reelects the dear leader and his henchmen. </p><p></p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-10839634813918874562023-10-21T06:47:00.002-07:002023-10-21T06:47:30.953-07:00Intersectionality - A new approach<p> If they can do it, <a href="https://instapundit.com/612503/">then we can too</a>. Definitely a QOTD here, no?</p><blockquote>UPDATE: You know, following the drama at Harvard it seems like it would be a good time for some prankster to plaster the campus with those ISLAM IS RIGHT ABOUT WOMEN and ISLAM IS RIGHT ABOUT GAYS posters, and let the intersectional fun begin!</blockquote><p>Didn't mention where you get those posters, but yes, they should be everywhere. </p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-14156223029833685282023-10-20T06:22:00.000-07:002023-10-20T06:22:07.761-07:00You Can't Win<p> <a href="https://www.wcax.com/2023/10/19/14-year-old-named-americas-top-young-scientist-creating-soap-that-treats-skin-cancer/">In a recent competition</a> of the best and brightest of Americas High schoolers, kids demonstrated real genius in developing products with real utility, including adding an ingredient to soap that combats Melanoma. Here's the picture of the 10 winners up on the stage with their medals:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwBvR351MIRVVepcX07x9kvbtkF6s0KoS9RzbvcWrcNSrK7SiT3myXjyRMBKWJ31KtJ_-U9pgzSmkHt6X4KAeIIESsM5y4HQzqHKTCtgHhbaeRh41bfqe4UhnlhBktmE7cMwoaoNSrbWSpD0ib21Bv-ubcAtzSlG78qfI44_FPGrX6BW6pdBdSVZWrGY/s936/Young%20Scientists.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="936" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwBvR351MIRVVepcX07x9kvbtkF6s0KoS9RzbvcWrcNSrK7SiT3myXjyRMBKWJ31KtJ_-U9pgzSmkHt6X4KAeIIESsM5y4HQzqHKTCtgHhbaeRh41bfqe4UhnlhBktmE7cMwoaoNSrbWSpD0ib21Bv-ubcAtzSlG78qfI44_FPGrX6BW6pdBdSVZWrGY/w400-h269/Young%20Scientists.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Click to enlarge. Note that most of the winners seem to be Asian. Big surprise. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAULnpnzimObHIsuEZWLbGShfqO7ty19L0E3rC8ikcpzBcdQbwjSAP6Fz2ShkUdv07LAoEdYiD3j2Hnk6jkrWBOb6u53actWlOnK20s-DN2IfYRK648T7a79Cd5fxEFDAY05llh_SApLikEnwUQbp06-ZHibMMJFsZI00uEgDWzLFCU4NJYVdQca4xtE/s650/Homework%20hours.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="650" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAULnpnzimObHIsuEZWLbGShfqO7ty19L0E3rC8ikcpzBcdQbwjSAP6Fz2ShkUdv07LAoEdYiD3j2Hnk6jkrWBOb6u53actWlOnK20s-DN2IfYRK648T7a79Cd5fxEFDAY05llh_SApLikEnwUQbp06-ZHibMMJFsZI00uEgDWzLFCU4NJYVdQca4xtE/w400-h200/Homework%20hours.gif" width="400" /></a></div>Note also that when you're short, and get placed between the 4 tallest people in the picture, you tend to get edged toward the edge of the dias. If you're holding your hands together (never do this!) and try to step back off the cliff, the photog will press the button just as you move, making it look like you're overdue for a bathroom break. Kid #8 probably invented antigravity, but this picture will NEVER adorn his wall without some serious cropping. I wish them all the greatest success and fortune downstream, although I suspect the biggest fortune will be won by someone who figures out how to subliminally compel people to buy his brand of sneakers.<div><br /></div><div>Cynical? Moi?<br /><p><br /></p></div>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-19235826129491543292023-10-15T06:13:00.000-07:002023-10-15T06:13:03.042-07:00QOTD - Dictators<p> This from <a href="https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/10/beware-clintons-deprogram-program.php">Lloyd Billingsly at Power Line Blog</a>:</p><blockquote>The style of the Biden Junta is full-on Stalinist, with show-trials, pre-dawn raids, imprisonment without trial, media censorship and so forth. Clinton’s “formal deprogramming” will make a good fit. Watch for details in the days ahead.</blockquote><p>They also try to tell you that Trump is a wannabe dictator. </p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-11881479823543222262023-10-03T14:09:00.004-07:002023-10-03T14:09:46.554-07:00NICS Checks for September<p> Overall numbers are down again! It's almost as though the gun owners are convinced they have enough weaponry to hold of Milleys Marauders, and the antis now believe Antifa, BLM, and newly released criminals will leave them alone or something. The projected annual total is trending down for the first time since 2002!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7yZp5PUqCjiDliEaFnwjXhbCNUZUvlS5qnDpY5vgaPftFa5bo5fpPOIf64ZfL0Fo-j67TKPHiuzKMaDcAxGT9yJuxJH4xpHfnN5ww0L-POIxF4fGZhxO2PIYLh4uRIsYMYxD7OuyF0LPJGswSI2f0IwjQPIQkk_lqebz2s30sCEGdOpDUlUNfPXMrnE/s781/NICS%20Sept%2023.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="654" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7yZp5PUqCjiDliEaFnwjXhbCNUZUvlS5qnDpY5vgaPftFa5bo5fpPOIf64ZfL0Fo-j67TKPHiuzKMaDcAxGT9yJuxJH4xpHfnN5ww0L-POIxF4fGZhxO2PIYLh4uRIsYMYxD7OuyF0LPJGswSI2f0IwjQPIQkk_lqebz2s30sCEGdOpDUlUNfPXMrnE/w335-h400/NICS%20Sept%2023.png" width="335" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-63786849347910667632023-09-29T06:33:00.001-07:002023-09-29T06:33:13.975-07:00Fun With Headlines: The Presidency!<div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 22.5px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/senator-dianne-feinstein-dead-at-90/">National Review</a>:</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 22.5px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">Senator Dianne Feinstein Dead at 90</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 22.5px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;"><span style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;"><a style="animation-name: none !important; color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>Divine Intervention I say! Works like this; Gov Newsom appoints Kamala Harris to replace Mrs Feinstein where she will only have to keep her mouth shut and vote the party line in the Senate. Lifetime tenure is assured. Slo Joes handlers will have him announce that Mrs Harris will be replaced by Gov Newsom, who will take over Harris' role as border and gun control Czar. About 2 months later, Slo Joe will announce his resignation and retirement, moving Newsom up to the presidency where he will become the party nominee. Again, tenure is assured, and as a by-product, all investigations into the Biden crime family will be dropped.</div></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 22.5px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Smooth, seamless, and with a minimal number of unfortunate suicides.</span> </p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-82148366439698790412023-09-24T05:33:00.005-07:002023-09-24T05:33:45.185-07:00QOTD - Guns<p> <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/09/22/biden-rose-garden-if-you-need-80-shots-magazine-you-shouldnt-own-gun/">Found at Breitbart</a>:</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 22px;">While announcing the launch of an executive level gun control office–the Office of Gun Violence Prevention–President Joe Biden called again for a ban on “assault weapons” and said, “If you need 80 shots in a magazine you shouldn’t own a gun.”</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 22px;">Gee, Joe, if you have to disarm your constituents in order to stay in office, maybe you shouldn't be holding that office, ya think?</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 22px;">Examples:</span></p><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">"The
people of the various provinces are strictly forbidden to have in
their possession any swords, short swords, bows, spears, firearms, or
other types of arms. The possession of unnecessary implements makes
difficult the collection of taxes and dues and tends to foment
uprisings." - Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-1598), Japanese Shogun</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">And here is the complete quote:</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.19in; margin-top: 0.19in;"><em>Every
Communist must grasp the truth, "</em><em><b>Political power
grows out of the barrel of a gun.</b></em><em>" Our principle is
that the Party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to
command the Party. Yet, having guns, we can create Party
organizations, as witness the powerful Party organizations which the
Eighth Route Army has created in northern China. We can also create
cadres, create schools, create culture, create mass movements.
Everything in Yenan has been created by having guns. All things grow
out of the barrel of a gun. According to the Marxist theory of the
state, the army is the chief component of state power. Whoever wants
to seize and retain state power must have a strong army. Some people
ridicule us as advocates of the "omnipotence of war". Yes,
we are advocates of the omnipotence of revolutionary war; that is
good, not bad, it is Marxist. The guns of the Russian Communist Party
created socialism. We shall create a democratic republic. Experience
in the class struggle in the era of imperialism teaches us that it is
only by the power of the gun that the working class and the labouring
masses can defeat the armed bourgeoisie and landlords; in this sense
we may say that only with guns can the whole world be transformed.</em></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 22px;"></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.19in; margin-top: 0.19in;">Mao Tse-tung
<br />November 6, 1938 </p>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472211903033725545.post-23476602914120978032023-09-04T08:41:00.004-07:002023-09-04T08:41:40.821-07:00NICS Checks, Aug 23<p>Nothing new to report. 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z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-1s2bzr4" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; margin: 12px 0px 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 0;"><div class="css-901oao r-18jsvk2 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-135wba7 r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0" data-testid="tweetText" dir="auto" id="id__0zcldota9wln" lang="en" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">GEORGIA Fraud was the worst of all:
2,056 felons illegally voted
66,248 under 18 voted
2,423 weren’t registered at all
1,043 used a PO Box
4,926 voted past the reg. date
10,315 died before the election
395 voted in two states
15,700 moved out of state
40,279 changed county
</span></div><div style="font-size: 15px;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">I don't know about "worst of all" they're up against some stiff competition. Assume they're numbered, 1 thru 9, top to bottom.</span></div><div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">1. Valid complaint. Felons generally can't vote.</span></div><div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">2. Possibly valid. Same day registration may cause this to look funny.</span></div><div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">3. Valid complaint. You MUST be 18 or older to vote</span></div><div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">4. Valid complaint. I know of no place that allows a voter to use a P.O. box as an address.</span></div><div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">5. Maybe. Same day registration allows you to just walk in and vote.</span></div><div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">6. Maybe. If you die after sending in your absentee ballot, then it counts.</span></div><div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">7. Valid. Seems to be popular with "snowbirds".</span></div><div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">8. Maybe. Depends on exactly when you moved. If you move before getting your ballot, then you can't vote.</span></div><div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">9. Maybe. See #8 above.</span></div><div style="font-size: 15px;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;"> </span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">Looking only at the most egregous, that's 71,223 votes that should never have been counted. Trump lost Georgia by less than 12,000 votes. This is a very top-level audit of the vote in Georgia, and is the sort of thing that is easily and quickly done. It should be routinely done everywhere. </span></div></div></div></div>Billllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.com1