This just in: I left Facebook on May 1st and took the next 2 months off. I seemed to have survived just fine.
My plan was to come back and start all over. I would “friend” very few people; mostly those of a like mind. Instead, Facebook hooked me up with everyone that I left behind. This is a bit of a problem since one of the reasons I left was that I got tired of reading one Russian produced meme after another. A surprising number of people I grew up with will believe just about anything. In many cases…it’s the Dunning-Kruger effect on steroids.
I intend to be blocked and to block in abundance.
I’m still not into conspiracy theories.
I still think “Thoughts and Prayers” have zero impact on gun control.
I still believe that science is a real thing.
And I’m certain that Donald Trump is a corrupt con man.
So, not much has changed in the last 2 months.
So…what’s on my mind today? I know that may not be important to you but it’s why I blog in the first place…to put it down on paper so my head won’t explode.
On Netflix, the SciFi show “The Expanse” has to be one of the best things out there. I read where the SciFi channel had to drop it because, even though it was popular, the production costs were just too high. In steps Jeff Bezos (Amazon owner). He is a big fan of the series and is now footing the bill for season 4.
Pork Bellies are good with anything.
Radiatore pasta is the best pasta to eat when covered with chili and cheese.
On the Trump is an idiot page….(yes, I still do this)
Two weeks ago he met with Kim-Jong-Haircut of North Korea and announced that he’d solved the nuclear crisis. Last week he said North Korea has already sent home the remains of 200 MIA from the Korean War. Now, it looks like North Korea is actually accelerating its nuclear program AND….no, it turns out North Korea has not returned any remains.
Trump has managed to take the immigration issue and make it worse. I won’t go into all the details because it has be blanketed by the news already.
Trump’s genius economic mind, the one that caused him to declare bankruptcy over and over again until Russian banks bailed him out, came up with the idea of tariffs. For no apparent reason, he has started a trade war that will raise costs and cost jobs…around the fucking world!
For no reason at all…
Trump’s economic advisor went on television and bragged about how well the new tax plan is working. It’s causing record economic growth and shrinking the deficit. When the entire world pointed out that this was false, he changed his story to “Well, we think it will happen in the future.”
Meanwhile…common wisdom says that when a new president takes over, the economy still belongs to the previous president for one year. The reason for this is that economies don’t change overnight. So, the stock market continued to grow and unemployment continued to drop during Trump’s first year. This should rightfully be put on Obama’s record. However, after 1 year, starting in 2018, the stock market has had its worst year since 2010. Economists around the world are starting to talk about the recession that will come. They blame 2 things for this: (1) The Republican Tax cuts for the rich and (2) Trump’s trade war.
Watch this bit on Trump by Jon Stewart.
Time to save the world.
Up, up and away…
Jim
