Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on the American Dream & “the bottom 20%”
Dimon has been one of the world’s most influential men in the world for 20 years. His solutions mirror mine. Suffice to say he’s not a Democratic Socialist.
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Recovering bodies; the ten killed in the Himalaya avalanche.
From Outside Magazine. You should be able to access it for free. Some excerpts below. They were climbing Broad Peak, the 12th highest mountain in the world. Ten climbers set out to summit the notorious Broad Peak during a narrow weather window. None of them made it back alive. This is what really happened during … Read more
Interesting comments by one of Fauci colleagues
Dr. Birx – you may remember her from her colored scarves at press conferences early in the Covid lockdown. She resigned and retired early on, when it came out that she’d broken protocol to travel to see family members. During the press conferences I thought she was a lot sharper and more nuanced then Fauci.
Rand Paul summarizes his views about Fauci
Off CSPAN. Yep. That’s about right.
Good thing Fauci got that broad pardon
Good thing for him anyway. Looks like he’ll need it. His own diary – he was obsessed with his fame. Here’s more.
Great short vid – Elite Schools; effortless superiority
Also look for the term “Scholastic Disposition” in the video. This is an excerpt of a two part series by this guy Kolton Kuhn.
Next Star Trek movie will be changing it’s tune – and focus.
For me the idea of a new Star Trek movie is a big “Who cares?” but I admit I found this online article interesting. In 1987, when Star Trek: The Next Generation debuted, the biggest question was simple: Could the idea of Star Trek exist without the characters and situations from the classic 1960s TV … Read more
“Bishop Paprocki: SSPX ‘basically another Protestant sect’ now”
The SSPX is a fringe breakaway group from the Catholic Church which officially went into schism when they took it on themselves to ordain 4 Bishops. I think it’s safe to call them fringe – their own directory lists eight Churches or Chapels in NY State (There are 1,644 Catholic parishes in the state). No … Read more
91 year old seeking to reclaim his age record for completing the Appalachian Trail.
“Grey Beard”. Love this but won’t be trying it myself. It’s a short video.
SC Justices testify – they need more security protection
Sad state of affairs from the Wall Street Journal. The Price of politicizing the Supreme Court. Justices need more protection as politicians demonize them. Supreme Court Justices don’t often appear before Congress—the last time was 2019—but Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett made the trek to Capitol Hill Tuesday with an urgent request: They need … Read more