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Job Cuts, Roaring Like July 1929, and America’s Declining Bar Food

Memo: To All In-Patient’s of the Reality Hospital

In your treatment session today, which will feature variable markets, inconsistent leadership, and questionable modes of exchange, we will remind you of the purpose you are here.

To behold the Grand Works going on around you.  Specifically the cyclical recurrence of events.

Today is approximately July 11, 1929 in the great cyclical replay  (GCR). You will remember the treatment features – for those for you back for another Reality treatment:

1929 had:

  • “permanent prosperity”
  • industrial scaling optimism
  • radio/consumer revolution
  • retail participation surge
  • leverage normalization

In this cycle’s plan, 2026 is a similar (rhyming) but inexact so as to test your recognition ability. Which, as you know, is one of the ways we measure treatment success.  Today’s treatment includes:

  • AI productivity religion
  • cognition scaling optimism
  • retail options/speculation
  • private credit excess
  • passive inflow reflexivity
  • “this time AI changes everything”

That’s why this current round of treatment may feel a bit uncomfortable.

If you want the closest modern analog candidate to the late-1929 “everything still looks fine” period, it may not be the crash itself yet. It may be this current:

  • liquidity-driven melt-up
  • narrowing leadership
  • speculative AI infrastructure boom
  • belief that productivity gains will outrun debt saturation

Which is exactly how late-stage bubbles usually feel., A few of you who were treated in their 1840 Bubble period may catch the similarities; even more so for 1929 returnees.

You will see in coming months that local “reality” appeared strongest right before it broke.  While we are forbidden from telling patients too much in advance, we can offer seasonal “holiday hints.”

Yes, there was a Labor Day in 1929: Monday, September 2, 1929. The Dow’s famous peak was the very next day, Tuesday, September 3, 1929, at 381.17.

In your treatment this time, we have arranged events as follows:

From July 11, 1929 to the Dow peak on September 3, 1929:  54 calendar days
55 days if counted inclusively

Using today, May 7, 2026, as the modern “July 11 equivalent”: May 7 + 54 days = June 30, 2026

Holiday spacing: Memorial Day 2026: Monday, May 25.  That is 18 days after May 7, and 36 days before the analog June 30 top.

Fourth of July 2026: Saturday, July 4 That is 58 days after May 7, and 4 days after the analog June 30 top.

Market-holiday nuance: since July 4, 2026 falls on a Saturday, the market holiday would likely be observed Friday, July 3, making the analog top about 3 days before the observed July 4 market holiday.  A “flashy Fourth” is thus possible.

Staff supports you in your work today.  Now go get after it.

/s/ Dr. O.I. Barpht

Reality Check 1:  Challenger Job Cuts

Statistically, it has been an “in-bounds” week:  Labor JOLTS report was good, the ADP picture was solid enough. And now the Challenger job cuts report looks OK, too:

“U.S.-based employers announced 83,387 job cuts in April, up 38% from the 60,620 job cuts recorded in March. It is down 21% from the 105,441 cuts announced during the same month last year, according to a report released Thursday from global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas

April’s total is the third highest since 2009: 105,441 job cuts recorded in April 2025 and 671,129 in April 2020. So far this year, employers have announced 300,749 job cuts, down 50% from the 602,493 cuts recorded through April 2025.”

On the news,  Dow futures were holding up 70-80.  BTC around $81,000.  Gold and silver up, oil down.

Along with it, the newest Unemployment Filings data can be taken as the “spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down…”

While Mary’s popping, oil has come down more and while that should be good for market, a pause for refreshments is in order. But no ice water…

Productivity Numbers

The reality check here is whether AI can keep up appearances of real work being done while people piss-away time on social and shopping at work…

“Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 0.8 percent in the first quarter of 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output increased 1.5 percent and hours worked increased 0.7 percent. (All quarterly percent changes in this release are seasonally adjusted annualized rates.) From the same quarter a year ago, nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 2.9 percent in the first quarter of 2026.

Unit labor costs in the nonfarm business sector increased 2.3 percent in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting a 3.1-percent increase in hourly compensation and a 0.8-percent increase in productivity. Unit labor costs increased 1.2 percent over the last four quarters.”

Your mileage may vary.

Reality Check 2: The Bout of Drought

How dry we is? 10.14 inches of rain, year-to-date at Tyler, Texas.  Same period last year? 20.97 inches. So were’s running

and you’ll remember banking on drought is what drove the swamp cooler decision in the grow-room here. Drier air (from less rainfall) make swamp coolers work better. But double-check the data as we explained here in the “swamp cooler rethink” discussion a while back.

Come to think of it, in 2024 we had 31.23 inches at Tyler so about a third of a wet year in the gauge so far.  This is when prepping “rain catchment” turns into “rain worship.”  Dance, if you must.

Climate shills, though, drive us to drink. Alert: In dramatic climate update, Al Gore warns of impending global cooling!  Hmm.  “Everything’s a Business Model” in the current treatment plan.

Reality Check 3: About to Get Out

Now let’s talk about how Iran used “drought potential” – as in attack on desalination plants – as the existential power play against its neighborhood: Stunning Reason for Trump War Plan Reversal Exposed.

Without the Saudis, we’d have holes in the sky. Without water, there would be holes in the Saudis.

Reality Bites

More “hospital food” here:

The Brits are busy today demonstrating how to “immigrate yourself out of a  country.” As Polls open in UK local elections seen as a verdict on Keir Starmer’s leadership.  His what?

Thank your lucky stars you don’t own part of a weed grow operation, huh? FBI raids office of top Democratic lawmaker in corruption probe.

And STILL the Epstein case clicks along: Jeffrey Epstein’s handwritten ‘suicide note’ finally made public.  Still, midterm elections are coming, and both sides need marketing material. But around here, Reality matters more: For the top 10–20 percent of earners, the U.S. can still be one of the best places on Earth. For the middle and lower-middle class, several northern/western European countries, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore-type systems often deliver a better daily-life package: health care, safety, vacation time, transit, lower stress, and longer life expectancy.

Data Says:  We aren’t competitive anymore.

Mid-Course Correction Drivers

Up your Gas: Triple A reports the national average jug of unleaded is reeling in $4.558 today.  Last year it was $3.154. We infer this is a cornerstone of president Trumps MAWA plan: Make Americans Walk Again.

Bruising for the Cruising: Hantavirus ship passenger tells NBC News ‘we were not well informed’. Huh?  How many times do we have to repeat? Humans are the main vector of death. Cars, Boats, Airplanes — they ALL elevate risk.  Why do you think we hide-out in the deep piney woods?

At the Ranch: Going the Way of Bar Food

50-some years back America had much better bar food than these days.

I remember as a young rock ‘n roll big city news director having lunch at Latitude 47.  There with a world-renowned marine biologist (whose initials are TAG), I would watch as he dissected the fresh shrimp that were served with the shells still on.

Two martinis into lunch (which was OK because my first morning newscast was almost 8 hours earlier with the 5 AM ‘cast) our attention shifted from shrimp to Sharon.  Best bartender ever to walk the Earth and a dead-ringer for the Little Annie Fanny cartoons in Playboy of the era. Well, except Sharon was brunette.  Otherwise? Perfect match.

I still like a plate of shrimp with the afternoon glasses of wine with Elaine. But with age, Tag’s lessons in peel-to-eat are largely forgotten. I assure you, the shrimp, Sharon, and Shamu are not.

Age changes all of us I suppose.  The Argentinian large red shrimp at Wally World are tails off and de-veined.  Less work – and a hell of a lot neater.  Gone too is the taste for the Lat 47 cocktail sauce.  But we get by with a blend of ketchup and horseradish (or Taco Bell extra hot) sauce and somehow survive being in the woods. 200 miles from real seafood.

Now Let’s Talk Bar Food

That’s the point I’m working up to.  America’s gotten messier – and we’ve lost a good deal of our “class” in all this averaging-down we’ve been doing.

Much of Elaine’s singlehood was lived in Phoenix where she recalls the nachos as being very good. Even today, they remain the second most popular bar food in the country.

A fair number of neighborhood bars back-when had very good hamburgers and the French fries?  None better.  Thick, hand cut (none of this squeeze pipe, flash-frozen crap) and  flash-fried to a medium-dark brown in super-heated oil. With any luck that would have been lard. Which may be illegal today.

Fries ran number three back in the day, with burgers coming in fourth.

Nowadays, Mozzarella sticks are holding down the fifth slot. Followed by pizza.  Back in the Seattle of the pre-socialist invasion, the burgers at the neighborhood bar down from the Ben Bow in West Seattle gave some real burger competition.

But the fuller menu at the Ben Bow was made delightful when the lights all dimmed and the sound of a storm at sea was piped in. Complete with lightning flashes. Bright enough you could find your popcorn with it. Three drinks in, you’d best remain seated.  The effects could be disorienting.

The Tides Tavern, over one of the Narrows bridges from Tacoma, had a dandy high meat, extra cheese pizza with occasional onions and whatever else was handy. Olives, dead fish (anchovies) and old cart parts, I swear. Not The Pizza Company, but a solid runner-up.

Elaine remembers the cocktail pepperoni of the era.  I was one of Art Oberto’s early beef jerky fans. Long before the “newists” came out with teriyaki jerky. Rainier Valley to Kent – who knew what would happen?

Not sure why the quintessential bar pickle is on my mind so much today. Maybe because a fresh box of Van Holten singles (huge dills) showed up via USPS Wednesday.

The pickled eggs, the jerky and the pepperoni don’t even make the cut anymore in research.  When I looked at what survived? Tater tots, chili, Jalapeño poppers, and Mac & cheese bites, which explains a great deal of where we’ve gone wrong.

A few years back, I forget the occasion, G2 was about to dig in to one of those “messy” foods on the menu.  He hauled out a pair of nitrile gloves and geared up accordingly. Which brings me to the point.

We can keep eating latter-day bar pickles, or we can buy a box of gloves and pretend wings aren’t a symptom. But they are. If lunch now requires PPE, civilization really has slipped a notch.

[Dr. O.I. Barpht tells Reality Hospital alums: “civilizations decay by normalization.” Please make a note of it.]

Write when you get rich,

George@Ure.net

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    • Man cannot live on bread and water alone..he must have Philly Cheesesteaks in order to Survive and Prosper.

      Ya want it “Wit” or “wit out”

      “wit” = Cheese Sauce, in a big can that sits atop cooler space on Grill/Griddle, with a ladle sticking out the top of can. You can get Provy or tbs go to, Rat Cheese (Murhican) on top, rat cheese same stuff Reagan gave out during the welfare wars in the 80’s.
      Anything else, other type of cheese ?? Dont go there, unless you enjoy getting your ballz broke by a bunch of Gumbas behind the counter, hell even customers standing around will pipe in.
      Took a fellow WCO to famous cheesesteak place in South Philly. Good looking Guy, 6-2″, very country/rural kinda guy. He didnt want to place his order when we got up the line to the order window, and I would not order for him, thought he could really use the experience.

      I was not disapointed, those Italian girls were all over him like white on rice. Soon as he opend his mouth and those hoochie mammas heard his Pennsyltucky accent, it was game over.
      *Note – 10 years ago I could barely eat HALF a Tony Lucs Cheesesteak,bout knocked me out.

      • (“Man cannot live on bread and water alone..he must have Philly Cheesesteaks in order to Survive and Prosper.

        Ya want it “Wit” or “wit out””)

        AMEN…..Thats absolutely egregious to ban Philly steak sandwiches at bars just because of an event…. who in the he’ll came up with that absurd idea…half of the fun is the food..next they’ll stop serving deep fried mushrooms…grrr..

  2. Yesterday, Stewie got on his high horse and proclaimed he was more intelligent than all of us combined. He should maybe drag out all the high up military officers and the letter agencies that maybe didn’t tell Trump the truth. Maybe the deep state has more power than the elected government. But we’re just stupid. Not!

    • Me thinks the best advice for “Stewie” is to read Cormac McCarthy s “The Road”. Should be comforting.

      • “The Road is a 2009 American post-apocalyptic survival film directed by John Hillcoat and written by Joe Penhall, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy.”

        We have on DVD, watch omce in while, wakes you up for sure, Halloweeen movie

        • Maybe Stu, as he mentioned “Old Men” would be better off with another classic Cormac “No Country For Old Men”. That will get your heart beaten.

    • Imagine if you will..traveling by Airplane – commercial and you are seated in coach(tight). You are sitting there with Ure Spouse and an emtpy seat next to you. You look up and see the biggest, fattest, green haired, face piercings, Round Mound of Rebound eyeballing the empty seat next to you. Now mind you the above described Moosie, has a larger frame than the Seat itself, why even her Ass is wider than the aisle, making the Cow walk sideways down aisle

      Where do you think all that excess fatty FLAB is going to go, going to rest on ? Go ahead take a wild guess. When that clamy ass, sweat hogs’ flesh overspills the Seat and lands/rests on Me – that is an ASSAULT on my being.
      Oughta punch that fat ass in the throat – relieve my stress and stop the Hogstress from swallowing anymore Food for awhile. WTF, Over ?

      Yeah thats the ticket for this obesity thing – proper Throat Punchs. Hard to eat all that fried scheisse when Ure Throat is broken.

      • Yellow flag down on the field for failing to observe our non-violent nature! We only return incoming fire. Like an old Hollister rider of ’56 told me – George you get the first one. I smiled and didn’t. Leverage my man – silence and discipline – leverage.

      • Some peeps are victims of metabolic syndrome and a medical system that refuses to provide advice that works well enough for them to reverse it. YouTube has better resources IMHO.

        https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8280517/

        “The overall multi-variable adjusted RR indicated that refined grain consumption was positively associated with MetS (RR = 1.37, 95%CI: 1.02–1.84; P = 0.036).
        Conclusions: The existing evidence suggests that whole grain consumption is negatively associated with MetS, whereas refined grain consumption is positively associated with MetS.”

        https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935126003208

        “This scoping review maps the evidence linking glyphosate exposure with metabolic syndrome (MetS), type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and related outcomes, integrating findings from human, animal, and cellular studies.”

        Not advice. Seek a medical professional.

        • I know there is small percent of population that have medical obesity precondition/disease and deserve help and understanding.
          In retirement (excuse me) I worked nite shift at superstore grocery 2.5 yrs. Not field of my expertise tho fossicking for knowledge is my hobby. After I became proficient I began to catalogue nutritional content of store bought products. THE amount of sugar content in almost every product is STAGGERING.

  5. Go to YT and evaluate Elliot Wave videos.

    Some indicate up while others down. But notice the “Don’t trade until you watch this!”, “Secret Elliot waves nobody knows about.”, “the only video you need to watch”.

    They are similar to olden day horse racing gimmicks. Just because one may have scored 13 points by picking Ted Turner in their Death Pool doesn’t mean there’s a system.

    It’s possible Kondratiev was a Russian psyop. Kondratiev faced the firing squad during 1938. Most Americans of the day didn’t go to Jr. high school because they were the cheap child labor. Kondratiev would have sounded like a genius to those folks. Fake analysis.

    • OowSteve : charts are 100% explanatory as to what was … what comes next is the thing, the art of the predictive sorta WooWoo. Patterns do repeat but require rethink in the fullness of time. Many get wound up in why (I don’t care, we will find that out later) or the when (still don’t care, own time and if your directional decision is right it plays out in the end). So, it’s all about the what. ~ Egor ~~

  6. “A recent CIA analysis indicates that Iran can endure the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz for three to four months without severe economic hardship. This assessment challenges President Trump’s optimistic views on the blockade’s effectiveness. ”

    Gives the U.S. 4D time to get the world into buying AmVez oil.

  7. Dear Mr. Ure, Thanks as always for being our nexus.

    Today is the first Thursday in May, designated by Congress as a National day of Prayer:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_of_Prayer

    When I wake up, open my eyes, take a breath, realize I’m still here,, I’m grateful I get another chance in this Earth-school. And realize how fortunate I am to live in a country, where I can do that.

    Maybe it’s a good thing, that we, as a collective can offer our Gratitude, ask for guidance, and forgiveness from a power that spoke all this in motion.

    Many bright people come here, and too often that ego leads to disbelief, and disappointment at unanswered requests. We want to be omniscient, but can’t be– and that leads us to think it doesn’t exist anywhere.

    We’re in a pickle now.. Life has never been so dense and complex… and we’re not able to sort out all the variables.

    The Bible tells of Adam, Moses, King David,, all flawed leaders,, but preeminent in their times. Certainly #47 is in that vein. But, he’s what we’ve got,, and could use our help. We could use our help,, it’s there for the asking.

    Amen…

  8. for those in doubt. as was states over year before Trump won his second term.

    Vivic will be the next President after Trump, and Trump will most certainly endorse him.

    here is that,

    OH Moment,

    look at this preliminary data,

    https://x.com/i/status/2052264612607988007

    well work back home is picking up. lots and lots of Trucking going on again. less than 2 weeks i will be back in Seattle.

    well….

    i best get down to the engine room. Where im sweating more than an old east texan stepping up on a ladder with his son in route to the house.

    I Win with God within!

  9. im seriously considering relocating to a different country where its alot cheaper to live. one of my co-workers lives in columbia. he said rent is $350 a month to live in a gated community. utilities included.

    he said in the US? im just another middle aged white man going nowhere in life. in columbia, im fuckin Elon Musk. he said the average income of a home with 5 people in it in columbia is around $600 a month.

    he said out here i make $90 to $120k working 6 months out of the year. back in columbia? im one of the richest men in the world.

    that apeals to me. lol

  10. California farmers to destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte collapses into bankruptcy.
    The bankruptcy & closures left hundreds of workers without jobs and devastated growers, many of whom lost 20-year contracts with Del Monte and had few alternative buyers for their crops. Farmers could face an estimated $550 million in lost revenue.
    55,000 acres of fruit and 50,000 tons of peaches have nowhere to go. Most of these farms have spent generations building their orchards., and there is no way a family farm can just absorb this kind of loss – they are going to need a lot of ‘help’.
    – I can find very little info on the impact to canned peaches pricing., as it seems Florida & Georgia have managed to pick-up the slack. The massive financial loss seems to be just in California. Del Monte did ask California for financial help [ I believe it was tax relief.] nearly a year before they went broke. It was completely ignored by the Cal Senate.
    – .
    Does anyone., anywhere, truly, honestly, sincerely believe that Iran will hold to any of their agreements to ‘peace’ ? They have set-up a new government agency to control the Straits of Hormuz. An international waterway that is now going to be ‘governed’ by a radical religious military regime that promises massive tolls to transit ‘their’ waterway., or they will be fired upon. I wonder – just how many countries will sign-up for that ? I wonder – just how many countries are going to do anything about it?

    Notice how quiet Saudi Arabia has been lately ? Interesting.

    Went for an early morning ride on the Harley. Stopped at my favorite, hidden, secret Mexican restaurant – a few faces I didn’t recognize – they got a new dog – a long haired chihuahua., cute little bugger – really friendly., just very happy to be alive. Didn’t have my usual big cowboy breakfast – instead she had a fresh batch of chicken enchiladas in spicy green verde sauce.., one of her specialties. I had four ! [ with all the trimmings – just can’t help myself when it comes to authentic cooking.] Exceeded my caloric intake for the next three days ! Shot of tequila on the way out the door [ technically – there is no ‘door’.., it’s their back patio that has been greatly expanded, covered and decorated., use the side gate.] Leisurely ride back home.

    This weekend could prove to be interesting – news wise.

    “Stay Frosty !’

  11. could just be the devil talking in my ear tho. hahaa that sure does sound good, tho.

  12. Iran has formally ejected U.S. peace deal.., calls it a ‘wish list’.

    Moments later Saudi Arabia & Kuwait lift curbs on US military access to bases, airspace.

    It could be a very noisy weekend – depending on where you live.

    “Stay Frosty !”

    • Well 3P forget about cutting bait, Scorched Earth is on deck and my original call of the IRGC being reduced to using sticks and stones is up next.

      Trump has shown an amazing amount of restraint up to this point. You can’t say Iran wasn’t given a chance(s) to avoid the outcome.

      • Unless they force him, I believe Trump will continue to show a huge degree of restraint. Every day we keep our boot on Iran’s throat, but do nothing, we throttle them a little more.

        Lying to infidels is a codified part of their religion. Their religion is not a part of Iran, or of Persian culture.

        The only way to get an honest agreement from Iran is to excise and sanitize every Arab and Arab sympathizer from a position of power — maybe a position of life. The Persians are both much better mentally equipped and physically motivated to do this job than we…

  13. 1,600 ships are stuck due to the Hormuz Straights debacle. 20,000 sailors are also stuck. Which raises a question.

    How are 20,000 seamen being fed ?

  14. “… America’s Declining Bar Food …”

    This ^is apparently dependent on where you live homey. Look at the *not in drought* zone on your map. Our seedy little bars are going Gucci. OK, not really, but way better of late. Migrate to the areas with blue on that map. They make sweet chow. After an hour to hug Family and Friends we left my buds service (RIP dude). It’s norm to head for a bar after. The Mrs. ‘n me had _great_ bar food, sitting at the bar, then zombied home.

    Therapy for me is to putter, to build something.
    Instead I repaired Mrs. E’s kayak stand.
    Pier launch tomorrow.
    Film @ 11.

    ~ Egor ~~

  16. An academic nicknamed “China’s Nostradamus” who foresaw the Iran war has outlined three reasons why the USA will come away from the conflict in defeat.

    Professor Xueqin Jiang, who employs in-depth analysis of historical patterns to forecast future developments, has earned the nickname “China’s Nostradamus” for his remarkably accurate predictions of significant geopolitical transformations.

    It is a very interesting article., worth the time to read. If even close – we are in serious trouble.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-s-nostradamus-who-predicted-iran-war-names-three-reasons-us-will-lose-war/ar-AA22BAZa?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=ae5d961e32804528a6eef25708a91c4d&ei=39&cvpid=69fcea12957c41b6aaccf5647d9ccc50

    “Stay Frosty !”

      • Ray you might find this interview more interesting….it’s a long watch but I value his insights.

        just tune in at 1 hour 24 minutes for his comments on digital surveillance in China. he is living in our future reality.

        is everyone else really blind/stupid or deluded? not sure what has happened in your world but you seem to be doubling down on supporting a MAN who, by your own words, is the antipathy of all you stand for.

        bemused

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTJGr78-zyw

        • I have followed him off and on for a number of years. He first showed up on my radar on the same TV series that featured Clif High (but not George Ure, IIRC) and the WebBot. Some years later, he got a much bigger gig, where they went into detail about how he used game theory and (mostly) self-generated computer algos to predict future trends, and in some cases, incidents.

          He is an entertainer, first, and a CCP propagandist second. His projections are less-accurate than anyone who researches current events and applies rational common sense and logic to these events, extrapolating them to their reasonable end, because if he doesn’t temper his analysis with the proper amount of ChiCom influence he loses his celebrity, and perhaps his life. He is fun to listen to. He would not be my choice as one of the people whom I should allow to make decisions for me.

          “is everyone else really blind/stupid or deluded?”

          Are you, or are you simple, terminally misinformed?

          What issue could you possibly have with President Trump (other than he talks like a construction worker, from Queens, NY, with money, which is how I have described him since 2015…)?

    • nice find. I’ve been following his updates for a while now. this is probably the best geopolitical and history commentary you will come across if you can spare the time – just the first 10 minutes set the scene…….

      Professor Jiang: World War 3 Has Already Begun

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTJGr78-zyw

      • applying ‘professor’ title to his name makes a false impression,,

        “Jiang Xueqin (born 1976) is a Chinese-Canadian high school teacher and commentator who gained international viral attention for his YouTube channel, Predictive History. He currently teaches philosophy and history at Moonshot Academy in Beijing and is best known for analyzing geopolitics using game theory, historical patterns, and eschatology.

        Jiang graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature in 1999 and holds Canadian citizenship. Despite his online moniker, he does not hold a doctorate and has never taught at a university level; he styles himself as “Professor” primarily because fans began using the title, a practice some critics describe as misleading. His career has included involvement in education reforms in China, such as serving as Deputy Principal at Shenzhen Middle School, and working as a journalist in the 2000s. ”
        https://search.brave.com/search?q=Professor+Jiang&summary=1&conversation=09100cfc970c43054e8b1cb569218493ce21

        beware of consuming fake food stuff,

        • “More than any other person Ryerson gave the Ontario school system its particular character, one that…would become a model for most of English-speaking Canada.”
          My grandmother’s adopted father was named for him; Edgerton Ryerson.
          “Egerton Ryerson was a visionary educator, Methodist minister, and public intellectual whose efforts laid the foundation for Ontario’s modern public school system. As Chief Superintendent of Education for Upper Canada from 1844 to 1876, Ryerson championed a system of universal, publicly funded, and non-sectarian education — one that emphasized accessibility, moral instruction, and civic responsibility.”
          https://cihe.ca/egerton-ryerson/
          “Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU or Toronto Met), formerly known as Ryerson University, is a public research university located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.”
          Political Correctness; caused the name renaming.

  18. “Interesting game. The only way to win is to not play” – WOPR
    I haven’t voted since Ron Paul got squelched.
    I haven’t traded since illegal market manipulation bankrupted me several decades ago.
    I retired to distant jungles a decade ago. Yeah, I’m early to lots of things. Better this than one day too late. It’s been a dry winter here, relatively. With a nod to LOOB I have ordered a small, 12v ‘air well’ to experiment with for emergency backup. But Al Gore has got it wrong… again… as a monster El Nino’ is igniting the Pacific ocean and it promises to be a monster hurricane season out here in the Pacific. Water will not be a problem for me. YMMV. And we’ve got the longest life expectancy in the USA.

  19. Local temp is 11C. Sun continues N now. Crisp and clear. Fuel is down to 1.89aud per liter. Food is still fresh and plentiful. QLD seems a different world. Lots of hardy here. Boat is still ready to roll if necessary. Missus is 77 tomorrow. Dinner at THE pub (only one in town) tonight as thanks for our three weeks of doggy care. Helping some ‘youngsters’ get their 44′ cat finished so we can float away together.
    One more day in the bucket. No list.
    Stiks

  20. re: “Reality Bites”
    feat: “Bruising for the Cruising”

    “Urbansurvival” ‘s words today have teeth, and map a decidedly West Flemish tone.

  23. let’s hope that some dreams do not come true

    gazing out to sea from a small coastal town during a disturbing dreamscape. black smoke suddenly billowing from an oil or gas production platform or semi-submersible – then ablaze with flames like a huge torch – then a huge explosion which left only the legs and twisted metal lower deck in sight. I was supposed to have been on the chopper to the rig but missed the flight. woke in tears…so real

    still haven’t mastered the art of a long peaceful sleep

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