response 34 of 122:

Apr 12 19:09 UTC 2020

...A wise prince should be willing to be more reputed a miser than be 
hated for trying to be too generous.

On the other hand: "of what is not yours or your subjects'" one can be a 
bigger giver...

-Machiavelli

response 36 of 122:

Apr 17 20:38 UTC 2020

One of my alumni assn's hitting me up for more cash with this..

--
This month, we were able to give extra help to one of the scholarship
students, a working mother of two who was laid off last month due to COVID-19
and could not pay her portion of her 3rd-course fees. 

All through the year, we receive messages of gratitude from our scholarship
students. The scholarship program is changing lives and thats thanks to you.
This note is from scholarship awardee, xxxxxx:

Dear Scholarship Donor,

I am honored to be one of the recipients of the xxxxxxxxxx Scholarship
award. Thanks to your generosity, I have been able to participate in the Data 
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, continue my education and learn new skills
that are having great impact on my career.

As a first-generation immigrant from Vietnam and a main financial support to
my mother, this scholarship has helped me gain new skills while avoiding more
financial stress on my shoulders.

I am already using new skills and techniques learned in the first two courses
to increase efficiency in my work and resolve data discrepancies for my team.
I have been given more projects related to sales data analysis in my role as
an assistant buyer/merchandiser.

--

 ..is it wrong to wonder what's up with that scholarship allocation when 
in my mind "scholar" is typically about academic achievement above
and beyond in this particular field?

response 38 of 122:

Jun 29 16:57 UTC 2020

One friend had a stroke from the 105F temp day 2 of the virus.
Another friend bit the dust.
Another one...she's AWOL - maybe in ER or also gone.
The numbers in the U.S. are BELOW the real count.
China? They LIE.  They infect.  They EAT DOGS.

response 40 of 122:

Jul 4 16:47 UTC 2020

re #39
"Buy American" is a punchline to people - they pile into Wal*Mart where 90%
of the stuff is straight out of the Ughur suffering hands.
Amazon?  Not holding my breath for the "US Made Only" search option.
It's a National Security issue - but apathy and vicarious social justice.

I went to the Falun Gong overhyped version of their Cirque du Soleil thing
called Shen Yun.  It was like a jr high version of The King and I with
a creepy and underfunded sad vibe of Scientology cult.  You would have
to be drunk on mushroom tea to stick around for the recruitment.
I feel bad for religious minorities but at the same time understand that
Chinese art and culture is at stake and needs to be defended from within.
ISIS & Palmyra...at what point does American protect its culture and
statues?  Or does it fall into a ridiculous Bolsheshit Revolution?

response 42 of 122:

Jul 11 14:07 UTC 2020

They'll dismantle the VA.  They almost succeeded last time.

response 44 of 122:

Jul 13 03:59 UTC 2020

The DNC will dismantle the VA by expanding its services to dishonorably
discharged and others "because they were minorities".
https://www.vox.com/2019/11/11/20959241/veterans-day-2020-democrats-plan-h
onor
able

It disgusts me as much as the move they tried to make by identifying 
"Post 9-11" Veterans from other veterans.  There should never be a
separation other than "Honorable Discharge".

response 46 of 122:

Jul 13 23:09 UTC 2020

o/` And you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
    You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction. o/`

The 1960s protesters are fulfilling their own prophesy.

response 48 of 122:

Jul 14 14:32 UTC 2020

In the end - all of the leftist schemes backfire on the most 
vulnerable.
 
Obamacare aka "Affordable Care Act" made health insurance much more 
expensive because it guaranteed "care". 
Obama put the squeeze on credit card companies with new regulations. 
Credit card interest rates doubled. 
Riots and arson for "justice" force businesses to leave poor 
neighborhoods leaving people without jobs and access to food and 
services. 
High taxes put economic pressure on the middle class, causing 
deflation, higher savings and less money in circulation. Less money 
for programs for the poor. 

"And the seasons they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and dawn
We're captive on the carousel of time
We can't return we con only look behind
From where we came
And go round and round and round
In the circle game." ~ Joni Mitchell

response 50 of 122:

Jul 15 12:40 UTC 2020

#49 I was thinking about how they announced "lockdown 2.0" back in 
April (non-stop talk about "the second wave") this morning. 

As I've said, I'm not a denier but I will acknowledge that they are 
tweaking the numbers for control. The media propaganda hypes new 
scares daily. "OMG PIG VIRUS", "A NEW STRAIN", "Now kids are dying 
with a rare unknown mutation", "It now travels from animals to 
people". Every day I hear this stuff, even on business news. 

In the beginning, Italy was directed by the WHO to put young healthy 
people with covid in nursing homes. Their death numbers went 
bonkers. Experiment worked. Then in the States, blue states followed 
suit. Super high death toll. Murdering the elderly to achieve a 
goal. Fear. Death. Validity. 

Then the CDC guidelines said to count "probable" infections. It was 
reasoned that for every 1 positive blood test, 15 must have had 
contact. 16:1. This is on record, not a theory. The United States 
now has the highest rate of infections. Once the nursing home death 
panel was revealed, the practice of putting covid in with elderly 
receded, as did the death toll. Now, the number of dead is out of 
sync with the number of infected, causing widespread doubt. 

I believe they can turn the numbers on and off at will. This is 
about control. It always has been. The lockdowns were ending and we 
got a nice Marxist rebellion to distract. Then, suddenly the numbers 
were higher than ever. Lockdown 2.0. States are already pulling back 
and now doubling down with mask fines. Taking something real and 
leveraging it for power and control. Maybe the gubment gods will 
shake the money tree and give us $1000 stimulus checks so we can buy 
more Air Jordans and iPhones?

You are right - the virus isn't getting the job done. They are 
obviously upset that the economy isn't scaling back as fast as they 
wanted. There's only so much that race/gender/political division can 
do for aspiring communists. So, war. Sure. 

I was wondering (still am) if Covid will vanish once they steal the 
election with mail-in ballots. It only makes sense that it bridges 
to the next war when Biden takes the chair as Puppet in Chief. The 
days of W are here again, which I presume means greater recession, 
war, joblessness, raped 401ks, etc. Then they can say, "see, we told 
you America was never great!" 

Side note: will anyone point out to the bernie basement dwellers 
that it's not a cultural revolution if corporate america is 
financing it and literally the entire system is backing their 
motives and ideas?

response 52 of 122:

Jul 16 13:10 UTC 2020

The thing that nags me: how do I position myself now and prepare for 
another great recession/war. Having gone through this, my thoughts 
are that:

1. I'm too old for this sh*t.
2. Be prepared to move where the work is.
3. Make sure you owe nothing going into the storm.
4. Make sure you and your family have everything they need before 
any income insecurity takes place. How are the appliances, cars, 
etc?
5. Evaluate the job markets: what's going to be needed. What are the 
trends.
6. Get your resume up to date. 
7. Follow financial markets and keep your eye on the 401k.
8. Don't be stupid and buy any cars or upgrade the house.
9. Reflect on the past and be mindful of opportunities and threats 
that come with a greater recession. 
10. Stock up on your favorite toilet paper before they roll out 
Lockdown 2.0. ;)
11. Wait for the next 911 false flag that gets us into the next war. 
Next spring should be interesting (shortly after Biden is sworn in).
12. Use this time to do constructive things like clean out the 
garage, fix things in the yard/house, repair cars and do 
preventative maintenance.

BOHICA: Bend over, here it comes again.

response 54 of 122:

Jul 20 12:29 UTC 2020

That's a good list.  BOHICA - that's a new one
I can say wihtout hesitation that I'm glad to have moved away from Seattle
10 years ago.  

response 56 of 122:

Aug 6 02:39 UTC 2020

resp:55
Did Whitmer keep her true agenda under wraps during her election campaign and
earlier career, or did Michigan voters knowingly pick the governor they
deserve?