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I hope he has a wonderful retirement doing whatever he wants.
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California Considers Establishing Its Own Ministry of Truth - Moonbattery The only surprise is it is in California and not Portlandia! If your roadmap leads you to 1984, you need a different roadmap. Michael Pento: When The Yield Curve Inverts Soon, The Next Recession Will Start
Back when Bush, fils was President, Krugman predicted a recession every six months after a while it became something of a joke, but if you are willing to be wrong 95% of the time, you will eventually be right, because recessions do come on occasion. Expect Recession Prophecies to be endemic for the next many years. Perhaps the failed prophets will eventually be right, perhaps not. They don't know any more than you or I when the next recession will start, only that there will be a next recession. Iranian President Reopens Nuclear Plant: "We Will Bring The US To Its Knees"
We entered the crisis phase back in 2008; it will last 20 years or so. Throughout US history, we go through a crisis phase about ever 80 years. The first was the Revolutionary War, the second was the Civil War, the third was the Depression and WWII, and now, 80 years later, we are again in a crisis phase. Category: Fourth Turning I had hoped that Trump could keep the US and the world out of war which is a common occurrence during a crisis phase. I was excited that the NorK gambit seemed to be working. But the Iranian move has brought bupkis. The Iranian Mad Mullahs seem to want destruction. I am hoping Trump will be able to unwind this problem, but I am not betting on it. The crisis war is too compelling. The US has had too many appeasing Presidents, and the world is willing to believe that we will appease once again. That is not going to happen. If Iran triggers a war, it will be American will fight a total war, and like WWII, the Civil War, or the Revolutionary War, we will fight it as an existential war. Iran is not ready for America fighting an existential war, just as the Germans and the Japanese were not ready for an American existential war. Psalm 23 King James Version (KJV) 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. The reason Americans do not fear while walking through the valley of the shadow of the death? Our soldiers, airmen, seamen, and Marines are the meanest, deadliest SOBs in the world. Oh, and Bismark was right. Otto von Bismarck “God has a special providence for fools, drunkards, and the United States of America.” Not, however, Iranians. Professor Claims "Civility" Is A Euphemism For "White Supremacy" These people are evil, what they want is evil, and what they do is evil. They do not believe in speech, discussion, or discourse, they believe in is power and they will do anything to get power. Once they have power, they will use it against everyone who does not believe what they believe, which in the end is everyone. Watch Peterson's 20-minute video, but you really should watch Hicks 2 hour video, and read his book: Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault Postmodernism must be fought, if it wins, individual liberty and classical liberalism are done, and the West will turn to collectivist authoritarianism which always ends in mega mass murder. Feds Dismantle "Occupy ICE" Blockade After Playing "Mind Games" Involving Metallica And An Eagle Mask
... the idiocrats get taken down. "Protest coordinator Lillith Sinclair told local news station KGW8 that Homeland Security officers "have been playing mind games" for several days - placing cardboard cutouts of officers in the ICE building to make it appear as though their presence was larger, blaring Metallica's "Enter Sandman" to keep protesters awake, while one officer walked around the encampment with an eagle mask on his head." Advantage Trump/ICE. Doesn't anyone other than Trump know how to play this game?!!! DHS should have let the Portland Riot Squad handle the mop up; those dudes crack heads!!! We have an endless supply of Idiocrats, please come and take all you like! Ocasio-Cortez wants to be president, mom says
Let's not and say we did! How foolish must one be to do the same thing over and over expecting a different result, but always receiving the same horrific outcome? Socialism is a mental illness. A minimum-wage worker in Venezuela could afford 5 cups of coffee each month — and nothing else Pence urges Latin American countries to isolate Venezuela Donny Deutsch, Michael Hayden and the Moral Collapse of American Jewish Institutions
These people are ideologically blinkered. They realize that Trump is redefining the political sphere, and building a new coalition based on economically successful tax reforms, regulation, reductions, using the US military wisely not frivolously, and changing the trade paradigm, as well as international relations more generally. Trump has eliminated ISIS as a military threat, something Obama was not able to do. He also has created the first significant inroads towards peace with the North Koreans since the beginning of the Korean War. He is also instrumental in redesigning the Middle East and in helping bring about a new openness in Saudi Arabia. The progressive left can see the writing on the wall. Trump will successfully appoint more Supreme Court justices and federal Appellate Court and District Court judges. Trump is redefining the federal courts, he has eliminated nearly all of Obama's malign policies and is set to begin creating a new American, and world orders. In November 2016, the progressive left was ascendant, they were sure Hillary would win the election, and progressivism would finally achieve its end goals. Today, progressivism is destroyed, no stone left standing atop the other. The standard bearers of the movement are all Ancien Regime, well over 75. The people most likely to form a mass movement are those who can see their goal and believe their goals are within reach but cannot reach them. The progressive left is in such a position. The goals they were so sure of a year and a half ago cannot be reached today, and there is no evidence they will ever be reached. As the progressives despair so will they give into their frustration, act out and become violent. The progressive mass movement has become malignant, and destructive. No position, no matter how ugly is a bridge too far, they will do anything, say anything to try and turn the American ship. Nothing will work, no one believes them anymore. An election looms. Choose wisely. I have the Tormek T4 with an 8-Inch Stone it is a great system. It is easy to use, and it puts a superior edge on any knife, shop tool, chisel, plane, it refurbishes screwdrivers, and much more. Do not bother with the Japanese Wet Stone unless you have show knives or want your edged implements to have a mirrored edge. The standard whetstone which comes with the machine includes 220 grit and 1000 grit surfaces which is plenty to achieve a better than factory edge once you honed on the rotary leather strop. The machine is quick, precise and while it seems expensive, it isn't. I have 20 kitchen knives, and a week ago I realize they were all dull and I needed to get my Lansky sharpening system out and touch up the blades. The problem was I had not sharpened the edges for more than a year, some for many years. Also, the knives get tossed into the dishwasher at times, so the blades were not just dull but nicked and dinged. It would have taken me two days to get all of my knives back to form, nicks and dings stoned out, sharpened, and honed. Plus, the edge is quite imprecise on the Lansky. So, I called around and found that it costs under $10 per knife to have them sharpened (that was a ballpark average, the cost was by the inch, after assessing how much work was necessary. I expect my knives would have cost me more than $200 or 2 full days of me hand sharpening to acceptable/journeyman edges. Plus, I have a shop full of tools needing to be re-edged. Instead, I bought the Tormek. In a couple of hours, all 20 knives have incredibly sharp edges. I did not sharpen all of them to 1000 grit/strop honed. Most I just sharpened to 220 grit and strop honed them. The first time I wanted to take my time and make sure I knew how the machine worked. So, now every few days I will take a few knives and touch them up on with the 1000 grit and carefully hone them. They are better than factory edge now; I can't imagine how nice they will be after I touch them up. I did not want to spend all day sharpening, and I have chisels (wood and stone), axes, hatchets, adzes, and many other tools that need to be resurfaced. I wanted to take the next few days, learn how to sharpen each tool and put a working edge on all of them. For the tools, I would like to have a finer edge, like my kitchen knives, pocket knives, wood chisels, etc. I will come back later for a second pass in a week or two. This will let me learn the system then build on my working knowledge. Two of the kitchen knives need to be re-bellied. Over the years, they have become slightly swaybacked so, I will need to grind out some of the material to return the knives to their approximate original shape. I have had those knives since 1982 and used them daily. Before you buy the T-4, understand that you will eventually need to buy the TT50 Truing Tool which costs another $90. If you have chisels or plane irons, the advanced flat jig costs $70. The reason I bring this up is both are included with the T-8 which costs $715 but not with the T-4 which costs $409. The T-8 is a bigger machine with a few additional features. These accessories make the price difference only about $150 if you will be using them. The machine and kit below is the package which suited my needs the best. There are other kits, or you can buy a few jigs as necessary. The jigs fit both machines. Tormek TBT401 T-4 Sharpening System Hand Tool Kit by Tormek I will check back in after I've re-edged my hatchets, axes, adzes and other tools and once I've put a fine edge on some of the knives. Today I used three separate jigs: 1. The Knife Blade Sharpening Jig Tormek SVM-45. The Knife Jig that Turns Your Tormek Sharpening System T-7, T-4, T-3, etc. into a Professional Knife Sharpener. 2. The Long Knife Blade Sharpening Jig Tormek SVM-140. The Long Knife Jig That Handles Longer, Thinner Knives and Works With Your Tormek Sharpening System T-7, T-4, T-3, etc. 3. The Tormek SVM-00 Small Knife Holder for use with SVM-45 Knife Jig. This jig was a big surprise, I assumed it would be a so-so jig since it is a duplex system, but I have a little pocket knife which I always hated. The problem was the knife edge was dull from the factory, the steel hard and was challenging to edge, and the blade is small and likewise problematic to edge. This jig put a perfect edge on the knife after a few passes over the stone. I was shocked. All were easy to use and gave me professional results. I am a reasonably good freehand knife sharpener, and I am relatively quick with the Lansky system, but I am not a YouTube Star level. The Tormek eliminates the distinction. My knives now have professional, better than factory edges, look great, and all without the hassle of dropping the knives off at a professional sharpening service, waiting a few days, dropping off the other half of the knives, waiting a few days and spending an amount equal to the Tormek machine. After I finish with all of my sharpening needs, I suspect the cost will be a wash, and I will have a machine I can use twice each year to make sure my knives and tools are wicked sharp. I recommend the Tormek machines and jigs without reservation. They all worked great. The Strawberry Moon, Saturn, and More Will Appear in This Week's Night Sky Here in the Northwet, it gets chilly so wear a jacket. |
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