Archive for 2022
June 29, 2022
I’VE SEEN THE LOCKDOWNS AND THE DAMAGE DONE: How the pandemic and social distancing have changed our perception of time.
FALLOUT: Russian Industry Faces Code Crisis as IT Providers Pull Out.
“All industries are facing the same problems,” Dunaev said. “Many processes in modern units are controlled by software.”
The exodus is a challenge for the nation’s oil and gas industry, where domestic software accounts for only 5% to 10% of industry-specific tools and is often “suboptimal,” according to First Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin.
The situation is made worse with the depletion of Russia’s traditional oil deposits, forcing producers to tap hard-to-recover reserves that require more complicated equipment and programs if the country wants to maintain output at current levels.
Just what the world needs right now: Less oil.
KEVIN DOWNEY JR’S WOKE WEDNESDAY: Disney’s Creepy Baymax Character Just Got Creepier, Teaches Kids How to Shop for Tampons for Women AND Men.
IN THE BIDEN ERA, IT’S COME TO THIS: Doctors urge caution over tampon shortage: Avoid DIY products.
TEXAS: Harris County Democratic Judge Indicated For ‘Official Oppression.’ “Jordan was briefly taken into custody and released Monday on a $500 bond from the 339th District Criminal Court under Judge Teiva Bell. Although Official Oppression charges under Texas Penal Code are a Class A Misdemeanor, such cases are referred to felony courts for prosecution.”
KAMALA WHO? “Her name hasn’t appeared in The Washington Post in 20 days.”
Plus: “Would Jennifer Rubin like to revisit the notion that Kamala Harris finally found her moment and her message? I can’t see that there’s anything there.”
WELCOME BACK, CARTER! Oil industry agrees. Refineries likely not coming back online under current conditions.
UNSURPRISING: Payday Lenders: More and More, DC’s Leftists Are Siding with Big Business.
While the GOP has become a multiracial party of the middle and working classes, the Democrats are the party of the rich/woke white people and their poor dependents. And the latter are growing increasingly restive.
IT’S SO NICE HAVING THE GROWNUPS BACK IN CHARGE: White House Face Plants Doing Damage Control After Migrant Death Disaster.
I THINK WE’RE SEEING THAT ABORTION ISN’T A HOT-BUTTON ISSUE FOR AS MANY PEOPLE AS THE POLITICAL CLASSES BELIEVED: NYT: Suuuuure doesn’t look like the end of Roe impacted turnout.
FINALLY, THE CURE FOR RISING OIL PRICES, INFLATION AND AN OUT OF CONTROL BORDER: Democrats unveiling ‘Transgender Bill of Rights.’
SPACE: NASA aims to launch the SLS rocket in just 2 months. “After more than a decade and more than $20 billion in funding, NASA and its litany of contractors are very close to declaring the 111-meter tall rocket ready for its debut launch.”
It seems silly saying SLS will launch “in just two months” for a rocket that was supposed to have first flown in 2016, but here we are.
PUTTING OUT FIRE WITH GASOLINE: California’s Newsom Loads Billions Into the Cash Cannon to Pay Off Voters in November.
BE PREPARED: The Prepper’s Medical Handbook.#CommissionEarned
READER FAVORITE: RAK Magnetic Pickup Tool. #CommissionEarned
EVERYTHING IS GOING SWIMMINGLY: Bed Bath & Beyond turning off AC in stores to save money.
Related: Bed Bath & Beyond CEO ousted as sales collapse 27%.
Is turning off the AC the way to bring customers back?
“SOMEONE COMPLAINED, AND IT WAS GONE.” Cornell library removes Gettysburg Address, Lincoln bust.
Hey, he was a Republican.
LET A THOUSAND MEMES BLOOM: Trump J6 Beast Mode Meme Fest.
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Let Beefdom Ring! “My mom taught me to never hate, but she is long dead and I’m a grown man. I will hate anyone or anything I choose. I’ve earned the right to detest the detestable.”