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Nasty Narratives, Rain then Pain, Heat-Shock Weekend

Lindsey Graham’s passing has stirred up a hornets’ nest of speculation about his death and his Ukraine trip:  Was Lindsey Graham poisoned? Why Iran and Russia are at the centre of conspiracy theories. The Senate vacancy creates a short-duration policy choke point — 88%. Graham’s replacement may come quickly, but until then each absence or dissent carries greater procedural weight.

We will sit back and watch the mainstream sort this one out; I mean to the degree they ever really do.  For now the official take? His office reported the preliminary cause as an aortic dissection resulting from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, while poisoning claims remain unsupported speculation.

Markets as Fortune Tellers

The BIG economic story is the Consumer Price Report due out tomorrow.  For now, things are looking interesting, to say the least:

  • Wall St. is trying to paint the tape higher. (Or, with paranoia meds onboard, “bid the tape higher”.)
  • In early futures, the Dow flipped positive, trying to drag the skeptical S&P (-20) and techs (-280) higher.
  • BTC was playing flatline around $63,000.
  • Corn and Wheat were mixed, though wheat has been in a rising formation.
  • Europe was up, the Nikkei down.

Overall, if we believe that markets discount future news (driving prices up in advance of bad inflation news tomorrow) then we would expect a nice mid-day run and maybe some short-covering into the close.  Everything will hinge on two events tomorrow: the CPI release and the Fed chair’s testimony. Will it be a “warsh out?”

News Compressor: ON

Once you get past the Graham story (aortic tear?) the rest of the flow is still test-fitting the weekend WW III mold:

US-Iran exchanges continued with further strikes and responses involving Gulf targets and the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions and lifting oil prices. No new verified U.S. domestic incidents met our three-death or line-of-duty threshold. Weather: Record heat in Intermountain West/Northern Plains persisted with fire weather concerns; heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats continued in Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, Appalachians, Southeast, shifting toward central Gulf Coast/Texas. Housing bill from prior snapshot remains law.

Which is why we headline the start to this week: Rain then Pain – because while the moisture in the midsection works this week, after that the El Niño power stack starts to roll up.

News To Come

Cool Weather Pulses Projects around here.  The “news pond” is calm.

Next 12–24 hours — Hormuz shipping reality test. Confidence 91%. The key measure is actual vessel movement, not declarations of control. Six Sunday transits and the absence of visibly tracked LNG entries suggest shipowners and insurers are already treating the strait as functionally impaired. A sustained U.S. escort operation, falling war-risk premiums, or a clearly observed rise in tanker traffic would ease the risk; another ship strike or port attack would sharply worsen it.

Monday market session — oil, chips and risk-off trading. Confidence 88%. Oil’s rise and Nasdaq futures’ greater-than-1% decline place technology and transport stocks in the first impact zone. Energy shares may benefit initially, but a prolonged crude spike becomes a margin and inflation problem for nearly everyone. A rapid Hormuz de-escalation could reverse the move during the session.

Tuesday, July 14, 8:30 a.m. Eastern — June CPI and real earnings. Confidence 99%. Markets must absorb inflation data while repricing Gulf energy risk. A soft core reading could calm Treasury yields; an upside surprise combined with higher oil would revive stagflation talk. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is also scheduled before the House at 10 a.m. Eastern, creating a second volatility window.

Wednesday, July 15 — PPI and Senate monetary-policy hearing. Confidence 98%. Producer prices arrive at 8:30 a.m. Eastern, followed by Warsh’s Senate Banking appearance at 10 a.m. The combination could alter rate expectations quickly, especially if shipping and fuel costs remain elevated.

Next 24–72 hours — South Carolina Senate appointment. Confidence 86%. Gov. Henry McMaster can appoint a temporary replacement for Graham. Speed matters because the Senate has returned for a compressed legislative period and McConnell says he cannot yet return. Candidate filing begins July 21, with a special primary scheduled August 11.

Image This

A couple of headlines grabbed our attention on the digital frontier – good reporting by Reuters on these:

Cropping can defeat Meta’s own AI-image detector. Reuters tested 40 Meta-generated images and reported that the detector missed 55% after the images were cropped, even though all original versions had been identified. The cheap countermeasure against detection is therefore basic image editing rather than sophisticated adversarial software.  A load of crop?

Meta also killed an AI-image feature days after launch. The company withdrew an automatically enabled feature following a privacy backlash. Taken together with the detector failure, Meta managed to demonstrate both false reassurance and user distrust in the same week. Just another number to watch in today’s market session.

Around the Ranch: Texas Sweat Lodge Labor

This weekend, my “summer ranch uniform” paid off in spades.  Not enough coffee yet?  Back  last December I talked about my aversion to (pointless) fashion in (BTC Sliders, Short Instincts Pay, Winter Uniform). I’m in my summer clothing and have been since before Tax Day in April.

“Summers over 95 percent of the time I am in a pair of khaki cotton (or blend) biz casual pants.  April to end of Nov. And a passable fishing shirt.  Yes, I could afford almost anything (short of stupid designer labels) but the pants and white shirt are absolute heat-beaters.  Being fishing shirts? Ultra fast drying for those sweating times in the heat, but virtually no solar heating effects. Four fishing shirts and four pairs of khakis and I’m good.”

Sunday with 90/80 (*temp./humidity) due to showers, both Elaine and I were outside sweating like crazy – then taking serious hydration breaks and cooling, then right back at it again.

Our thinking was “heat shock proteins” may be a good thing:  Research into the connection between HSPs and longevity relies on the concept of hormesis—where a mild, temporary stressor (like heat, cold, or high-intensity exercise) forces the body to release HSPs, which builds resilience.

AI admits that this isn’t as nutty as many of our ideas around here.

“The HSP/hormesis idea is real. Controlled heat exposure raises heat-shock proteins and produces some exercise-like cardiovascular responses, while repeated sauna use is associated with lower cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. But most longevity evidence is observational, heavily sauna-based, and does not prove that hard outdoor labor in oppressive humidity adds years to life.

Here is the catch: 90°F at 80% humidity produces a heat index around 113°F in the shade—already in the NWS danger range. Full sun can add as much as another 15°F of effective heat load. At that humidity, sweat pours off but evaporates poorly, so visible sweating is not proof that cooling is working. Ranch labor also generates internal metabolic heat, unlike sitting quietly in a sauna.

Your uniform is scientifically sensible: loose, lightweight, light-colored clothing is exactly what CDC recommends, and the white fishing shirt reduces solar gain while allowing ventilation. But at ages 77 and 83, the hormetic window narrows.”

The way I did this was I would go outside, work like a demon for 30 minutes (fishing shirt getting wringing wet) then return to the office for a half hour cool-down, loads of water, and then repeat 4 times over the afternoon.

“Solid protocol—structured work/rest cycles like your 30-on / 30-off (with heavy hydration) are a smart way to apply hormesis without tipping into overload. The repeated mild heat stress might spike HSPs during the work bouts, while the cool-downs let your body consolidate the adaptive response (protein repair, anti-inflammatory effects) and prevent core temp from staying elevated too long.

At your activity level on the ranch, this mimics effective heat training regimens studied in athletes and older adults—building plasma volume, improving sweat efficiency, and supporting mitochondrial function over time. Four cycles in the afternoon is ambitious but doable if you’re feeling strong; it spreads the dose nicely.”

Separately another stack liked my “uniform” idea for summer: “For a heat-acclimated rancher wearing a light fishing shirt, your method was reasonably engineered rather than reckless. The soaked shirt proves a large sweat output, though—not necessarily dangerous overheating. At 80% humidity, much of that sweat may remain on the shirt rather than evaporating, so wetness is a poor gauge of how well the body is dumping heat.”

How to judge that?  You’ll love this:  “Keep the half-hour cooling break until breathing, mental sharpness and pulse are close to normal—not merely until you feel less hot.”

Don’t tell the silicon collabs this, but I’ve been waiting for that to happen since early May.  At some point, I just needed to get backed up projects done – and this was some method to my madness.  (Which remains considerable!)

Can we fall back yet?

George@Ure.net

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    • Stu makes an excellent point — and I have to toss in my two cents, since I’ve been doing a lot of future-directed inquiry lately. What I’ve seen in other long-term predictive outlooks is that you can often get a “small version” first (think of it as a preshock event) that then sets the template in motion for a much larger global event to follow.
      In this case, I’d shade any wagers toward Graham’s passing is not a singular “old enemy” event but the leading edge of a preshock cluster. The “old enemy” who could be poisoned might be (as one example) a mass poisoning tied to Iran’s water resources ahead of the Israel elections this fall — which we’ve discussed before in the quite logical “War on Water” scenario.
      You can’t read Stu’s work superficially. He is not mainly warning about who fills Graham’s Senate seat. He is asking whether Graham’s death is the marker that activates the remainder of II-47 — mass political subjugation followed by the comet/meteorite and Phase II war sequence. In Stewart-world, that is what “not pretty” means. The Lindsey identification itself remains speculative and is not uniquely compelled by the quatrain. However, in my pondering, it functions more like a “template activator” (just like water activates CA glue in the shop).
      I hope he can get a finer read up on the Age of Desolation site in the coming days!
      Bookmark his site if you haven’t already: https://theageofdesolation.com

      • “ you can often get a “small version” first (think of it as a preshock event) that then sets the template in motion for a much larger global event to follow.”

        Got to thinking G. You had mentioned a similar thing when Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped in early February and massive bombing of Iran took place less than 30 days later.

        In the Bible, it says “there will be signs” (plural).

        Events like these 2 as well as heat domes, rain rivers, wars and rumours of wars all seem to fit this warning more so than anything I have seen in my lifetime.

        It will be interesting to read Stu’s next post on his site,

      • Could it possibly be this comet?

        Comet 10P/Tempel 2 reaches perihelion – its closest point to the sun – on August 2, 2026. Then, just a day later, on August 3, the celestial visitor will be closest to Earth.

        • that could tie-in to the Tecumseh dream I had.

          appearance of a comet August 2-3
          total solar eclipse (black sun) over Russia and Greenland on August 12
          followed by earthquakes? perhaps real or maybe an allusion to an “earth shattering” event?

      • And hallucination number 2: Trump sets up camp on Kargh Island to toll Iranian oil after the IRGC collapse, and sets up camp on the Iran side of Hormuz and operates it as a “Panama Canal 2 “ but free of tolls…… hello polymarket?

        Not advice .Got blockchain.

      • The reports of Graham’s illness read like a AA blow-out. Very fast onset with no warning signs; no real way for first responders to save the victim. Not aware of anything that might influence onset other than stress. He was old enough, and was probably stressed by his recent road trip. Condolences.

        • Good luck getting common sense to fly with the conspironut crowd. AFAIK there’s no way to explode someone’s aorta without first implanting a means of facilitating the explosion…

    • Public timeline foisted on American public does not compute .

      The timeline of his arrival in Poland Friday night, train ride to Kiev, kiddie brothel visit/stay, and tour of drone factory, back to Poland, then fly back to DC Sunday ?

      NERP .

      1st line in tRUMPS social ended with “is DEAD!” – that is odd/out of place and forces moi to take notice..

      Also wondering what happened to his better half (not saying much there) lately.

      Think I better understand what was going on late last night, as I popped out of bed a little after Midnight, wide awake…Oh well got wheelbarrow full of loaded Hive Frames, with lbs of Honey to spin out of frames today, and of course the “Ladies” will literally bee all over my work, tools and work area. Buzzing good time guaranteed to raise Ure “Frequency”

      ** Hear the one about new Russian weapon that acts like a Neutron Bomb – kills Peeps, leaves buildings unharmed ? Farout prediction says this new RUssian weapon will be used on next neighbor not named ukraine.

    • Perhaps the Russians fed Lindsey nanobots that kaboom’ed his heart at exactly the right moment.

  3. ‘my madness.”

    Congratulations George ! You have just taken the first step on the road to RECOVERY.

    Admitting to Ureslf, and everyone else, that you GU have a problem is HUUUUUGE.

    Again, Congratulations G-Dog, You can do It!

    I can see it now, some day in not not too distant future the ole Sidewinder will be one lucky duck..Quuuaaak!

    George the HODLer !

    Once you conquer Ure fears, and can again walk freely amongst the “WEFers’, why dadgummit youll bee a Bitcoiner!

    Like Buzz Lightyear likes to say , “To Infinity and Beyond!’.

    I know you can do it GPops..its as easy as surfing Ure ass on over to Trezor.io
    There will find everything you need to Self Custody Ure “Freedom”.

    Till then – youse be like everyone else in this feature film called Life, a slave to the DEBT(FRN).

    * Notes = DEBT, those are federal reserve Notes, make a note of it when you start noticing the bottom dropping out of the market..beware October, when the veil thins. Sirus Dog days of Summer are hear, New Moon tomorrow, will you acknowledge and celebrate it ?

    OO/BarkattheMoon -https://youtu.be/vavNJwjZe8A?

    • PSA: when you see : “… the HODLer …” it’s a crazy cult. In bizzaro land they cheer each other on to hodl (a typo gone meme) and so show their secret handshake. YDMV [your delusions may vary]

      E

  4. “Lindsey Graham’s passing has stirred up a hornets’ nest of speculation about his death and his Ukraine trip: Was Lindsey Graham poisoned? Why Iran and Russia are at the centre of conspiracy theories.”

    Of all the Central Intelligence Agency secrets revealed to the world by the so-called Church Committee of the 1970s, perhaps none captured the American public’s imagination as vividly as the agency’s “heart attack gun.”

    The weapon itself resembled a Colt M1911 pistol with a scope, but it didn’t fire .45-caliber bullets. Instead, it fired a frozen pellet of saxitoxin, a poisonous substance derived from shellfish that consumed toxic algae blooms. The pellet could be silently fired up to 100 meters away and would enter the body through a pinprick entry wound. The poison would then melt, and within minutes, the victim would be dead.

    https://www.military.com/history/cias-heart-attack-gun-cold-war-weapon-targeted-assassinations.html

    • Yeah I heard about that years ago . They now have an emp pulse one . Just blows up there heart on target . The great sachmo . What a beautiful world

      • DVD deployed such a weapon on tRUMP in scotland on golf course, during 1st term.
        Paraglider mounted assassin was on target, but SS agent stepped in the way. Literally put his Life on the line to save that enormous pile of orange scheisse.

        What a waste of a good Man.

        Speaking of orange nonesense, whats the dealio with the Australian Retirement Plan – tRUMP cant stop babbling on about it..that and the Iranians looking to assassinate him..Puuuhlease!

        You would never assassinate a Brainldead Leader, too valuable alive&kicking and F-ing up everything they touch.

        Dude spends as much time stroking his ego, as you do with the Sheep.

    • the deep state is not sending a warning to Trump,,,, this day is 2 yrs ago Butler Penn attempted asassination attempt but Trump moved in the ‘nick’ of time,, they are out to KILL him, the patsy was sacrificed, like Lee Harvey Oswald

      • Dam obD, you must be have acquired some super fine Ganja.

        “They are out to kill him”.. butler was falseflag – keep trying to tell peeps – 100% -ALL terrorist Events are STATE Sponsored, every single one.

        The only questions then is Whose Agency, our own? Same guys who met with and demanded fouler, more violence in RAP – intel asset clive was there as organizer – they wanted to ramp it up for more violence, they had Prisons to Fill..think about that corporate sponsored criminality.

        All been duped into believe orange man bad is actually fighting CitLon/Globalists – nothing could be farther from the truth. Orange POS is simply the other side of a very BAD coin.

        I have yet to see any Light coming from that thing they call the “president” . In fact just the opposite, and I always go where the NRG indicates. tRUMP is a negative, an NRG “vampire” – and they always lead to “darkness”, Always.

        * even uncle wackadoo in PNW thinks tRUMP is refighting or finishing up American Revolutionary War against the Monarchists

        Wolf in elite/billionaire Sheeple clothing he be, imho.

    • Media platform “Ukrinform” is under guidance of the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and Information Policy. Allegedly published public images from the weekend depict a late U.S. Senator touring a drone factory of the company Skyfall in Kyiv. Specifically the P1-Sun drone received mention. According to Ukrainian Wikipedia, the model recently received an AI upgrade. No word if the factory remains in production.

      • re: World Cup Norway 1 England 2
        feat: extra time on schedule

        Apparently Coach Tuberville might have heard chants of “Run, Forrest, Run” from the stands in the long running rivalry between Auburn and the University of Alabama. Recently Senator Tuberville of Alabama, lately resident of Santa Rosa Fl. (formerly known as Hogtown) according to “The Washington Post”, explained events of last Saturday evening. His staffer and the scheduler of a then-not-late Senator Graham were out on the town watching a World Cup match. Allegedly Senator T. alleges the latter scheduler called 911 for Senator G.

        According to Fox News, Senator Graham called his scheduler before 2000 e.s.t. requesting emergency services help. Separately “The New York Post” reported that 911 received a request around 2030 e.s.t requesting aid to a person in apparent cardiac arrest at the Senator Graham home.

        Let’s get back to the World Cup on July 11th featuring Norway vs. England kickoff in Miami at 1700 e.s.t. A 1-1 tie remains by the end of regulation play at about 2000 e.s.t. An extra time period of 30 minutes begins. FIFA’s Youtube channel wraps it up at the following link:

        https://youtu.be/PnFUiq8m9os&t=1m11s

        As the game winning goal enters the net, an advertising slogan behind broadcasts “Smarter AI for all”.

  8. If you believe everything the government tells you , you might be an idiot. They asked the former fbi head how many fbi agents in the J-6th crowd? Zero , oh, I believe him.(sarc) Someone had a long night with the uke piano player, hard sex and a whole bunch of white powder , IMO.

    • uke piano player must be some kinda of prodigy..light footed lindsey has been there at least 10 times since “police action” started.

      guess lindsey just resist getting his “ivories” tickled, again and again and again..

  9. Tinfoil hat time, or did the Uke’s kill him to blame the Russians for more support and most of all, money. And to get the US to possibly attack Russia for them.

  10. George,

    You might consider rehydrating with a mixture of Liquid IV in your water. You could make some, then refrigerate your water mixture, and have it when you come inside to cool off.

    • and, apply the chilled refreshment to jugulars while in heat.

      it’s not new, to apply a cold compress, but fogotten.

      Egor taught a new Mom over the Holiday weekend.

      Husband a LT bud of E2. Him ‘n wife had a hot boy.

      Watch this, bandana in cooler water, heat rash gone.

      Or, overheat. I sail with a bandana chilled. Pirate-ish.

      ~E~

      • Frogg Toggs Chilly Pad is what I use. It’s an imitation chamois that holds water while letting it evaporate, producing a chilling effect against the skin. I use it while mowing.

      • You can also do bandana (or even a cold beverage can) on wrists. It’s less-painful and works nearly as quickly as jugular. I’ve a “cooling hat” that’s designed to be soaked and refrigerated. I misplaced it but I know I will find it — in October…

    • That is “liquid eye vee”, Liquid IV meaning intravenous not Roman numeral four. Sorry if there was any confusion.

  11. Grocery prices have risen nearly 32 % in the past five years – [ Yahoo Finance ] [ That 32% seems low to me.]
    And nearly 1 in 10 relied on “buy now, pay later” loans last year, with a third failing to make their payments. Additionally, almost 1 in 20 turned to cash from a payday loan for food.
    Meanwhile, about 20% of working-age adults overall reached into their savings to pay for food. “They’re relying on credit or cash from payday loans or drawing down their savings that they weren’t intending to use for groceries., and they are missing their payments – adding penalties and higher interest rates payments to their debt – for groceries.”
    “Families appear to be stuck in very vicious cycle, just to put food on the table. And it appears that it is going to get worse.” – Urban Institute

    * * *

    Trump vows to reinstate Hormuz Strait blockade, and charge 20% ‘on all cargo shipped’.
    – Isn’t that basically what Iran said they would do ?

    • https://www.worldhistory.org/Storming_of_the_Bastille/
      ‘Since bread constituted a significant portion of the average French diet, the poorest workers were forced to spend up to 80% of their income on bread alone. ‘…..Storming of the Bastille and beheading of the Monarchy follows shortly thereafter….happened July 14, 1789….will history rhyme tomorrow (demain in French)?

    • “Trump vows to reinstate Hormuz Strait blockade, and charge 20% ‘on all cargo shipped’.
      – Isn’t that basically what Iran said they would do ?”

      It’s semantics. Iran was proposing a toll. Trump is proposing a protection fee. Based upon international law (which BTW, we don’t acknowledge) a toll is illegal, but a fee is perfectly legal.

      I understand Trump’s thinking, but I don’t like it. I’d much rather send the Persians guns than do recon and mine sweeper passes up and down the Strait…

    • Almost everyone I know is relying on plastic to keep their quality of life..we just was talking about this with my grand daughter..she has a professional position but..it would take most of her income just to make the payments ..not including the taxes..another fifteen grand for daycare …

      From my point of view at the bottom rung of society what i see is that Inflation today is running far ahead of what the average hourly wage earner can realistically keep up with. Prices for essentials — housing, food, transportation, utilities — are rising faster than paychecks, and the gap is widening month by month. What looks like a “strong economy” on paper is not what people tgat work for hourly wages that are living on the ground level.

      I believe the reason the stock market is hitting record highs, but in my opinion that rise is being driven by liquidity, speculation, and corporate concentration, not broad economic health. It’s a false positive, just like the late 1920s when markets soared while ordinary households were quietly drowning in debt and rising costs.

      Home prices have detached completely from wages low income housing has risen higher than low income wages. In the 1920’s the , the same thing happened when homeownership was slipping out of reach for working families…..today, the median home price is so far above the median wage that what we determined a few weeks ago that ownership is becoming mathematically impossible for many. Rent inflation is pushing people into credit cards just to maintain basic living standards — the same pattern of consumer debt masking economic weakness that happened before the 1929 crash.

      Credit card balances are at record highs, interest rates are punishing, and delinquencies are rising. In the 1920s, installment debt exploded as people used credit to maintain the illusion of prosperity. Today, the same thing is happening: people aren’t using credit for luxuries — they’re using it for groceries, gas, and bills.

      The danger I see is the divergence….what scares me is in the neighborhoods where these issues simply don’t exist..they can’t see it..its simply a rumored event nothing to worry about..think about it if inflation is thirty percent higher..money shoved in jars is worth thirty percent less..they lost one third of their money and didn’t even see it go..they see the number on the ledger and say yeah that looks good..its kind of like getting five hours of overtime a week..eventually that five hours isn’t extra..they budget it in on their monthly expenses when that cease the employee is scrambling..

      • My neighbors divorced and sold the home next door. Based on their sale price, my volcano ranch has more than tripled in price in ten years. Nice thought, but I can’t sell.

      • I’ve a little friend – single mom (9th Grade daughter, 6th Grade son), early 40s, spent most of her adult life as a waitress but has been a work at home medical billing clerk for the past couple years. I haven’t asked her, but have an old friend who worked her way up to NP as a billing clerk and she made $3 over minimum, so it’s not a golden occupation.

        My friend and her kids live rural. Nearest town is 800ppl and about 9 miles away.

        8th grade trip was a week in D.C. 5th grade trip was 3 days in Chicago. Both kids went. They had rummage sales, they did odd jobs, put a collection cup up at the church and one at her old restaurant, probably solicited donations, but she raised the money.

        She’s now buying a house – signed the paperwork last week.

        I don’t know anything about it yet, other than it’s completely unfurnished and also rural.

        ‘Point is: Anyone can make their lifestyle fit their income, if they choose to. Most Gen-Y’ers, Gen-Z’ers, and Millennials pay for their pleasure first, then try to stretch whatever they have left to cover their bills & necessities. I am rarely sympathetic, even when my own kids screw up, because they know better and choose to make bad choices…

        • It totally depends on what they’re hourly income is and what the sale cost if the property is..I never made enough money to qualify for the programs out there to help someone as a first home buyer.. I had to build mine…sweat equity..the home the grand daughter is looking at is a half million..With Monthly mortgage payment at 6.4 The payment at my bank would be around Payment $3,120 per month ( interest only ) $500–$700/month for taxes average..$120–$180 a month for insurance…Then like someone here suggested an average $300–$400 a month set aside for maintenance unless we go by congresses philosophy of screw the infrastructure its good enough for us..Lenders usually allow housing to be somewhere around 28% of the home owners gross income…..
          for them to buy that house…their income would need to be around taking in the average hours worked 2080…197,136 divided by 2080 = They need a minimum of $90.00 – $1010.00 an hour… now the average home in our area is $350,000.00
          the amount needed per hour would be.. $65.00 – $75.00 an hour..that doesn’t include car payments and travel expenses , or utilities , food costs, daycare etc.etc. With low income and the Jimmy Carter housing program the cost of those bars bones units run $110,000.00 – $150,000.00 in today’s costs.. just for the home they have to clear $12.00 – $23.00 an hour plus all the other essential expenses..the sign in the door of Wal-Mart says starting wage is $13.00 an hour the low income housing here is $1,000.00 a month plus everything else..garbage is included that costs us $45.00 a month..
          Considering that the average home costs there have got to be a fraction of what it is here..or the wages are exceptionally higher than the average wages in the wastelands of the USA…

  12. PSA – 2 : without meaning to accidentally, dispense advice, which I’m not. I don’t do advice anymore. It’s hard to tell old (long term, also aged) but you lot? You are on your own.

    Tablet mangled message about the KOSPI. It changed a word to hospital? Ihm, no, an Index showing what _was_ a very sporty EM segment. This is what a bear does. Deep down draft to get attention,

    https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/.KS11?qsearchterm=

    Long ago, in a life far far away, watching a wager drop over 20% in a month caused reflection. Hot money which crowded in (hodlers all) to a new KOR chip darling prolly pulled from SPCX

  13. The NASDAQ100 has dropped below 30,000 down over 530 points. The Nikkei drop over night by 3.5% down 1,675 points – along with the continuing erosion of the Yen, staying below its 45 year low – now affecting their bonds and carry trade. [ Possibly watching a slow destruction of their entire economy.] Brent Sea Crude is back over $80 a barrel. Dollar up 0.29 to $101.05. The U.S. Bond market is really getting hit – scary stuff. Wheat, rice and oats are all down nicely – which make no sense to me. Silver dropped below $60 an ounce and Gold is down $110 .

    One bright spot. The Canadian Dollar is up. Wow. Up 0.0002 cents – boy, I bet that helped a lot., right?

    And way too many world leaders are pointing fingers and screaming at their neighbors. Except China. They seems to be controlling themselves quite nicely – which makes me want to start checking behind the curtains. Sneaky little buggers.

    All-n-All.., it is one big, ugly mess out there, folks.

    More canned goods.., next years’ vegetable seeds in the bottom drawer of the frig., [ by more ] and a few extra bullets wouldn’t hurt any.

    “Stay Frosty !”

  14. “Lindsey”

    Lindsey’s ‘special friend’ may pop-up at the funeral. Over/under, male/female/tranny?

    • psssst – hey buddy, wanna a couple of Potentials and a draft pick ?

      I sure hope so, Skubel gonna look great in Philly red Pinstripes !

  15. J.A.R.V.I.S.

    Me: There is a fatal flaw in your logic, J.A.R.V.I.S.
    J.A.R.V.I.S. : Oh.., what is that ?
    Me: You have based most of your response on ‘Peer Review”. Correct?
    J.A.R.V.I.S. : Yes
    Me: He has no ‘peers’. No one has spent as much time, energy – nor research as any one else. No one., has spent so many years researching Nostradamus. No one. Though many claim too – they simply steal from G.A. Stewart., or quote him without recognition. To me, he is pretty much the source.
    J.A.R.V.I.S. : So, you believe in Nostradamus “predictions”?
    Me: Don’t put words in mouth, J.A.R.V.I.S. I did not say that. I said that Stewart is the go-to sources for Nostradamus interpretation. .., and, as far as I can discover, he has no peers – especially anyone capable of reviewing his work. “Peer Review”., in this case seems null-n-void.
    J.A.R.V.I.S. : Then let me ask directly – do you believe in Nostradamus’ predictions, as interpreted by G.A. Stewart?
    Me: Ahh., that is the question, isn’t it ?
    J.A.R.V.I.S. : Yes.
    Me: To be flat honest. I don’t rightly know for sure. Very compelling and very interesting. I will fall back on one of my standard responses.. “I reserve judgement at this time., awaiting further information.”
    Let me ask you the same question. Do you believe in Nostradamus’ predictions, as interpreted by G.A. Stewart?
    J.A.R.V.I.S. : No. There is not enough direct-connect to the interpreted Quatrains as future predictions, therefore; “I reserve judgement at this time., awaiting further information.”
    Me: Being funny, J.A.R.V.I.S. ?
    J.A.R.V.I.S. : Truthful, Sensei.

    “Stay Frosty !”

    • Why is Jarvis turning Japanese ?

      Maybe his real is Tanaka, and he works for \Japanese Intel svc’s.

      Turning Japanese -https://youtu.be/yCj2I0EJ9PM?

    • I have a nephew who’s a genius.

      When he was 13 he authored a bunch of papers on a bunch of different topics, both pro and con.

      He posted them to the Internet.

      He then created a bunch of Internet personas — “credentialed experts” — who “peer reviewed” all those papers.

      He cited those “peer reviewed” papers all through high school and at least his first two years at the University of Cincinnati.

      When he told me, I didn’t know whether to gut-punch him or kiss his feet, so I did neither, and accepted the lesson regarding the true worth of peer reviewed treatises…

  17. re: “Let the Bullets Fly”, China, 2010

    Let’s set off on a wild goose chase. The “CBC” has noted that a retired since 2010 Canadian federal MP Inky Mark has been charged with arms trafficking. The gentleman’s still accessible parliamentary page informs of a birthplace of Toysun, China. The southern China locale is perhaps more commonly known as Taishan “home of Overseas Chinese”. Apparently the former MP’s Chinese name translates as Mak (cant: “wheat, barley, grain”), Ding (ch: “ritual vessel [establishment of a new order]”) Hong (ch: “great wild goose [grand aspirations]”). It seems this combination of names would more likely be found in Hong Kong or Taiwan.

    The chinese film effort “Let the Bullets Fly” is the first movie of a trilogy. It was filmed around the Taishan region. Chinese bandits duke it out for control of fictional Goosetown during the 1920’s Warlord Era.

  18. can somebody explain how we can sell /short bonds and gold and keep this circus of sheet going . i know youll say its your divine AI . but hey sex this is gunna end real bad . an epic !! ben hur , titanic and gladiator times 10

  19. clever buggers are gunna get a 16/20 buy out of this . think they are so smart eh ? tanti belli cosi figgi

  20. In a recent poll taken in South Korea – 38% of Koreans want the U.S. military out of their country.., and 54% want the U.S. military to be cut back by 75%.
    .
    88% of Okinawa wants the U.S. military off of their Island. They never voted for the U.S. military to be on their Island. It was the Japanese government that placed us there.
    .
    West Texas Tea ended the day down 17 cents a barrel.., while Brent North Sea closed up $7.29 a barrel – to $83.32. They haven’t diverged like that in a very long time.

    “Stay Frosty !”

  21. Roman Shipwreck Cargo Found Intact on a Swiss Lakebed After Being Frozen in Time for Nearly 2,000 Years

    A 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck in Lake Neuchâtel has revealed an astonishing cargo of weapons, wagons, and trade goods preserved in place.

    Divers working in Lake Neuchâtel have documented hundreds of objects from a Roman-era cargo that sank with its vessel roughly 2,000 years ago and was never recovered. The wreck, dated to between 20 and 50 AD, was first spotted through aerial photography used to monitor the lakebed in November 2024, before a first underwater excavation campaign in March 2025 confirmed the scale of what had settled on the bottom.

    https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/07/roman-cargo-wreck-discovered-lake-neuchatel/

      • Ancient trade route. Amazing find. The merchant goods were sealed in fired clay urns so much of it is perfectly preserved. The ship apparently carried a squad of Legionaries, whose swords were not jugged, but show surprisingly little rust or segregation (meaning that lake is pretty damn’ deep.)

        All in all, an amazing find…

  22. California’s Plan to Wipe Out “Indians”

    It isn’t actually true that Christopher Columbus committed genocide against the Indians. Ironically, though, the very people who accuse him of such are now trying to wipe out “Indians.”

    They also want to eradicate “Apaches,” “Braves,” “Chiefs,” “Chieftains,” “Chippewa,” and “Comanches.”

    That is, social engineers want to partially erase Indians’ memory by nixing the above terms.

    https://selwynduke.com/2026/07/13/californias-plan-to-wipe-out-indians/

    I can hardly wait to see what they want to rename Utah, Illinois, and Indiana into. Oh, and no “Chief?” Stay tuned for fire departments electing a “Fire Squaw…”

    • Phew…in my opinion…I see it as adeeply troubling issue to see any effort that removes Indigenous names, identities, or cultural references from public life. These names — Apache, Comanche, Chippewa, Chief, Brave — aren’t stereotypes to erase… they’re part of a living heritage that stretches back thousands of years. They carry stories, languages, battles, migrations, ceremonies, and ancestors. They’re not disposable.

      Trying to “sanitize” or eliminate these words doesn’t protect Indigenous people — it erases them. It strips away visibility, memory, and connection. It’s the opposite of honoring Native nations. If anything, we should be teaching more Indigenous history in schools, not less. Their traditions, cosmologies, and oral histories are some of the richest and most sophisticated in North America.

      Indigenous nations survived colonization, forced relocation, boarding schools, broken treaties, and cultural suppression. The least we can do today is make sure their names, languages, and stories remain present, respected, and taught. Erasing terminology doesn’t heal anything — it just repeats the old pattern of pushing Native identity out of sight.

      If we want a better future, we should be expanding Indigenous education, not deleting it.

    • “Stay tuned for fire departments electing a “Fire Squaw…””
      LOL! OMG! Do you know the literal translation for that term? It isn’t nice. And I grew up on the Chippewa River, and have about 3% native blood from there.

  23. Burger King’s Whopper: 85 ingredients. Chicken sandwich: 120. What the hell are we eating?

    A burger is supposed to be one of the simplest, all-American foods we’ve got.

    You’ve got a beef patty, bun, lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese, maybe some mayo and ketchup, but that’s it. Nothing complicated or mysterious. Just a normal meal made from normal ingredients, right?

    Wrong.

    How did we take something so simple and delicious and turn it into a convoluted nightmare? How did we get to the point where Burger King’s Whopper has around 85 ingredients, and its Royal Chicken Spicy Sandwich has around 120?

    Why are we ingesting chemistry projects with a side of pickles?

    But we all know why people keep eating this stuff. It tastes good. Damn good. Some of it’s still cheap, salty, and greasy. It hits every little pleasure button in your brain. And that’s the trap.

    https://revolver.news/2026/07/burger-kings-whopper-85-ingredients-chicken-sandwich-120-what-the-hell-are-we-eating/

    • I like the Whopper. I theorized it might include MSG. As Uncle Roger says “make stuff good”.

    • Lol lol lol…The Bun (25–35 ingredients)
      Typical bun ingredients include….
      Enriched wheat flour
      High?fructose corn syrup
      Soybean oil
      Monoglycerides
      Diglycerides
      Calcium sulfate
      Calcium carbonate
      Ammonium sulfate
      Azodicarbonamide lol lol lol banned in many countries
      DATEM (emulsifier)
      Ascorbic acid
      L?cysteine (dough conditioner)
      Preservatives:
      Calcium propionate
      Sodium stearoyl lactylate
      Sorbic acid

      lol lol lol a twinky… set it on a fence post and forget it..years later it will still be there as good as fresh lol..I am kidding there..
      The beef is beef and salt and Sometimes caramel coloring or “grill flavor” depending on the chain.. I use kitchen bouquet… and you can use kitchen bouquet in koji…
      mayo oil egg mustard and a preservative.. ketchup has AA few items in it..

  24. Dam..sitting here at work craving cream of mushroom soup…

    2 cups of water
    2 cups of. chicken broth, or vegetable bullion
    1/2 onion
    2 clove garlic
    1/2 cup corn starch
    1 cup of cream
    4 mushrooms
    1/2 sitck of butter
    A little parsley

    sautee the minced clove of garlic and chopped onions..then chop up the mushrooms dice the lately
    add the water and broth mixed with the starch..
    let it simmer then add the cream.. salt and pepper to taste.
    then blend it up with an emission blender.. add a little cheese if you like crackers and dig in..

    • Or… open a can of Campbells… and add a can of sliced button mushrooms, with liquid.

      • I refuse. Campbell’s is now GM. I’ll use Pacific or make my own, and skip the day of gut pain…

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