Friday, July 18, 2025

Another day another tropica storm

 we have been having a lot of monsoon rains lately: usually this means thunderstorms in the afternoon or evening. 

But now we have a tropical storm hitting north of here, so not a lot of wind but it's very dark outside and constant medium to heavy rain.

And the roof is starting to leak. Yuck.

and it is again threatening the newly planted rice. Sigh.


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and so I am busy listening to cozy mysteries that are posted on youtube. This one is about Christmas but unlike most of the series has no murders, just a lost cat and some lonely old ladies. Enjoy.

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Why hysteria on the Epstein list now?

 For four years under the Biden administration, nothing was done to push prosecution of those who abused girls and boys in the US Virgin Islands on Epstein's island.

Two questions: 

1. Why the hysteria now?

2. So what has those in charge of prosecuting this done for the last four years?

For the first, the answer is that it is politics: To destroy Trump, and destroy the unity of those backing Trump. His policies seem to be working, and seem to be popular so this is about politics.



For the second, Well I too wonder what was going on for the last four years, and AmuseOnX blog has the details that seem to make sense.

Summary: the prosecution was limited to Epstein, and there was no search for the others who may or may not have abused underage teens visiting Epstein island (remember, not all those who visited were involved in the shennanigans but will have their reputations destroyed as collateral damage).


the deeper, more unsettling reality may be that such a list does not exist, not because these men are innocent, but because the investigation was intentionally limited in scope by prosecutor Maurene Comey......

italics mine 

Ghislaine Maxwell, was convicted on trafficking charges, yet only four victims were highlighted—each directly linked to Epstein's personal predations.
Consequently, there was never an official compilation by investigators and prosecutors of the powerful men ...

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The broader network, connecting hundreds more victims to influential predators, was deliberately omitted from public scrutiny.

translation; there is no Epstein list because no one bothered to investigate or document those who might have committed sex crimes, except for a few isolated cases like Prince Andrew.

 Nothing new under the sun you know. 

  A similar coverup was probably done to protect those behind various banking and stock market scandals in the past. And in the Vatican, to protect the jobs of those who shielded pedophiles and looted funds meant to go to the poor.

so in today's news I read that Ms Comey was just fired. Political revenge by Trumpieboy? Or maybe not: She was involved in the Epstein investigation. 

or should I say non investigation?

here is the conspiracy theory part:

 
Such calculated limitation raises the uncomfortable possibility of undue influence. The FBI, under James Comey’s tenure, has faced longstanding criticism for politicized investigatory choices; thus, skepticism toward Maurene Comey's motives is well-founded.

I have no idea how much of this is true, but I do know that this is how things can be covered up to help their friends. And I am old enough to remember before Clinton, it was the left who dug out corruption in big shots of the banking scandals etc. 

Now comes the real question: Why is Trumpieboy not pushing the prosecution of those guilty? Or is it because his team is still trying to find hard evidence, which has probably been destroyed or never collected?

Sigh.

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

In the news

 according to CSPAN, PEPEFAR funds will be restored.

Hopefully the funds will go for medicine, not to fund sex education (not self control, selfesteem for girls so they feel they can say no, or the imporance of family, but American sex ed: promiscuity and gay sex is fine if you use safe sex, meaning condoms, (not the traditional African way to not get pregnant while courting)

Monday, July 14, 2025

Family news

 heavy rain from thunderstorms every afternoon/evenning.

The problem? The heavy rain has washed away the recently planted rice, so Kuya and his contract farmers will have to replant it.

No floods in this area yet. It is not a typhoon as much as heavy monsoon rains, which are also behind reports of floods in China, Indian, Texas and New Mexico.

I put that last part in because I once owned a house in Ruidoso, on a slope, and there was a creek ten feet lower than the house. But on inspecting the house, I found dried mud almost at the top of the foundation, so I actually bought flood insurance just in case.

My area of Ruidoso was in the pine woods area, but upstream a fire years before had denuded the mountains so that meant the rain might run off in stead of being absorbed.

Here, the river is not near, and our house is on high ground, but even we were under two feet of water after an irrigation dam ruptured after one typhoon. I should explain, the flood is not just when it rains here, but from rain water in the mountains not too far north of here which drains south through our area on the way to the coast.

I also lived in the Johnstown PA area, and although that was years after the 1977 flood,  and  the city garage near the creek had a line 9 foot up saying: Flood level 1977. 

People simply don't recognize how dangerous such floods are, or how vulnerable they are if they walk or drive in what would usually be seen as shallow water (i.e. 3 feet deep).

Rescue stories coming out of there show a lot of local heroes risking their lives to save others, but probably won't get much publicity.

 Sigh... instead the MSM will politicize it to criticize Trump for cutting funds from the government weather organizations, cuts which won't go into effect until the next fiscal year in October, but hey since when does truth matter?

Sigh.

Well, anyway, since all our cats died a few years ago we have mice (and rats), and the mice get into the bedroom to eat clothing: They seem to like cotton, either to eat or to make a nest inside our clothing drawers.

We put out traps, and filled the small holes they use but the last mouse I saw crept thorugh the small hole where the internet cable came through the ceiling. So it's an ongoing problem.

Today's mouse problem? Two days ago, when Joy came back from a meeting, she turned on her air conditioner and a horrible odor came out: a dead mouse was inside, but we couldn't find it. So today we got three men to fix it, but they had to take the airconditioner apart to find it, and so while they were at it, they suggested we pay a little more, and they are cleaning it.

In the meanwhile, the female dogs are getting out at night looking for other dogs. They aren't yet in heat, but merely checking out the neighbor's dogs. But one of the neighbors complained to me that they were too noisy so please keep the dogs inside. Since the dogs on the living area of our compound tend to sleep in my house, I guess I'll have to try to keep the door (and window) closed.... 

Actually this is good: Our mama dog mates with her brother here, but some of his puppies have suffered from hip dysplasia. So we are hoping she mate with the black dog across the street who seems to be courting her when we take her for a walk. She has mated with him before.

Finally, Joy has gotten an award for her work with organic rice business.

Congratulations.


Friday, July 11, 2025

Tibet news

the Delai Lama is denying that the Chinese government can appoint the next Dalai Lama, and he says that he will reincarnate and let an independent board find him.

 More background here at India Express which discusses the geopolitical background (including dam building plans to control the local water supply to India and SE Asia).

most people know about the story of Tibetan traditional culture and the Chinese takeover from the Brad Pitt movie.

legendary explorer? Heh. He was a Nazi.

But it is a good story. The original story can be read here on internet archives.

a documentary by the author is on youtube:

another version of the story was done by Martin Scorsese for Disney but made the Chinese so angry that it was not really publicized a lot so sort of has been forgotten:

the terror inflicted on that country and the cultural destruction by China is sort of known in the west.

however, China points out that they consider their attempt to change the culture is to bring them into the modern world.Their point of view can be found HERE.

Their point of view points out that a theocratic dictatorship government was replaced with a benevolent government that is trying to lift people out of poverty... by relocation, education, e commerce, getting rid of corrupt monestaries (gee didn't Henry VIII do this?) but also  relocating Chinese there (it is a hardship area for Chinese working there) and the Chinese policy encouraging intermarriage that has long term consequnces, as is China's polcies raising the status of women.

So what is the truth? Nostalgic views of primitive countries by those who didn't have to suffer from the poverty of those countries is the rule. And although China didn't have the right to take over Tibet and their takeover was brutal to those living in monasteries etc, don't be fooled that the place was a ShangriLa before the Chinese takeover.

Cultural lesson for the day

 the blog posts are getting too serious. So let's take a look at something really really important: Plastic Pink Flamingos:


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wikipedia page here.

and for your grossout movie of the week: John Walter's movie Pink Flamingos is on internet archives to the delight of all those with the sense of humor of a 13 year old kid. Don't say I didn't warn you.

could a solar flare disrupt society?

I might say that it wouldn't affect us so much, 

but you know, when we were hit by a bad typhoon and lost power for a week, it meant no water or ATM/Bank or computer or TV... but our cellphones worked as did my portable short wave radio.

but we had a generator as long as the local gas station could supply us with fuel for the generator to run our water pump and charge our cellphones. That last part is important: within a day the local shops not only were selling bottled water, but had signs outside saying "cellphone charge 25 pesos" (fifty cents). So people could get in touch with relatives, and also get on line to get the news, or to play games or surf the net.

 Would cellphones be affected by the solar flare? 

Grok says:

A solar flare could affect cellphones, but the impact depends on the flare's strength and the phone's exposure. Solar flares release bursts of electromagnetic radiation and charged particles, which can disrupt satellite communications, GPS signals, and power grids,...
However, a strong flare could interfere with cellular networks by disrupting satellites or ground-based infrastructure, potentially causing signal loss or dropped calls. For example, a massive solar flare in 1859, known as the Carrington Event, disrupted telegraph systems, and a similar event today could affect modern tech...

when the typhoon hit, the roads were blocked but we are rice farmers and could buy produce locally. Everyone has a motorcycle or tricycle (motorcycle with side car) so food delivery was not badly affected. But what about trucks? Trucks would be needed to deliver food to cities...

So would a solar flare disrupt the computers that run our cars and trucks, either those with computerized carborators or electric cars and trucks etc.( here in the Philippines we are starting to switch to e-jeepneys and e-tricycles, replacing the old pollution emitting engines).

  

Grok answers:

Yes, a solar flare could potentially disrupt computerized car engines and electric cars, but the extent depends on the flare's intensity and the car's design.

 Key Factors: Flare Strength:
Only powerful flares (e.g., X-class) pose significant risks.
Shielding: Automotive electronics are designed with some EMI protection, but not necessarily for extreme solar events.
Infrastructure Impact: Both types of vehicles could be indirectly affected if flares disrupt power grids or communication networks. No specific data on recent flares is provided here, but I can search for real-time solar activity to assess current risks if you’d like. 

Yup. even modern cars are computerized, so might be affected  which is why we keep our old jeep just in case. And of course we grow rice, and even if we had no cars, we could use a bicycle to get supplies...But in an advanced country, this could result in cities not getting food or supplies. How many people are prepared for this?

The example of what could happen was seen in the March 1989 geomagnetic storm when not only communications were affected, but the power grid of Quebec went down:

Sigh.


Thursday, July 10, 2025

podcast of the week

his interviews are about grass roots questions:

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and this interview is from a reporter who used to write for the Pittsburgh press so she knows Pennsylvania working class:

cynical meme of the day

no don't know if this is a true quote, but it summmarizes what everyone knows but doesn't dare say.

alternative idea: That those involved in this destroyed the evidence before Trumpieboy took over. But then, where are the whistle blowers?

you know, Pam Geller and other conspiracy sites reports this

Deep State Steps Out of the Shadows, Using Their Regime Change Skills to Destroy Trump Presidency,“ CIA’s Simple Sabotage”:

in other words, this USAID employee admits that  maybe USAID was not helping starving people, but overthrowing governments 



Senator Church call your office. They are at it again.

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(and under USAID, PEPFAR was not just giving people with HIV medicine, but pushing anti family/pro promiscuity sex ed in schools and social media, including the gay rights agenda on conservative Catholic and Islamic countries but don't expect that to be reported, since the MSM sees conservative family customs in these countries as something to be destroyed, not encouraged)

Wednesday, July 09, 2025

WHO Treaty to take over the world

the WHO Treaty that proposes they get the power to bully every country on what to do when the next epidemic hits us is going to be passed: And they are pushing the rule around to sneak it into place.

Why is this important? Because the WHO, who has done excellent work in the past, proved they were incompetent in their response to covid.

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and then you have the follow the money report LINK

LINK2

a quick google shows lots of article denying that this will interfere with the soverignty of individual nations, so no use in questioning grok who only gathers invormation from these official news sources.

the UKTelegraph last year admits that it doesn't officially interfere wit your sovereignty, but notes that like the climate change stuff that is being forced on many countries, it let you be pressured into it.

alternative link

Now it is true that agreeing to this in a treaty does not give away British sovereignty. That’s because in our constitutional system treaties cannot change our domestic law unless Parliament specifically agrees – as it did on the EU exit treaties. Parliament can always refuse to implement an international legal obligation, and governments can always act contrary to international law. How easy that is in practice – that is, not easy at all – we have discovered in the past few years. First with the UK Internal Market Bill, then the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, and now with the Rwanda saga, the Government has either shied away from breaking international law or been blocked from doing so by its own backbenchers. And that is the problem with this treaty, too. Our sovereignty is not formally affected, but we are taking on an international law obligation to work with the WHO system. When the next pandemic comes, government lawyers, MPs, and commentators will say “you must do what the WHO says, or you are breaking international law”.