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Musk’s Matrix Is Malodorous
"Elon Musk has said that there is only a 'one in billions' chance that we're not living in a computer simulation." Since all probability is conditional on the assumed premises,…
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Diversity Kills: Air Force Edition
Alternate title. Diversity Always Leads To Mandatory Quotas: Air Force Edition The purpose of an army, whether on land or sea or air, is twofold: to kill the enemy and…
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The Demon In Democracy by Legutko, Part I: History — WMBriggs Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIgH0bnWSnc Download MP3. I'm still sorting out my audio difficulties, which exist mainly due to my inexperience and inability. Please be forgiving as you adjust your volume and headphones. I've…
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Riots Are Not Protests
Ahem A few disconnected observations to wrap up the election. Starting tomorrow, unless events intrude, we return to regular, more rewarding and interesting material. All within the state, nothing outside…
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Question Of The Moment: What Can Trump Do To Shore Up The Right?
https://twitter.com/Outsideness/status/796563546788233216 Today we ask Nick Land's question, given above, which is (if you can't see it), "So, how does America use this 5-10 year breathing space to build in some…
Trump Wins! How To Cope With Your Grief
Note: this post was written initially on 22 October and added to as new helpful hints came to me. And a reminder that we predicted a Trump victory on 1…
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There Is No Such Thing As The GOP — Guest Post by The Blonde Bombshell
There is no such thing as the GOP, in the sense of an opposite party to Democrats. And there hasn't been since Ronald Reagan left office. Reagan himself never was…
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Plato, Bloom & Wan Baochang On The Destructive Power Of Bad Music
Wan Baochang (whom I learned of from Richard Spacek) lived some 1,500 years ago. According to the The Taoism Reader, Wan had a spiritual revelation in which he was told…