IF ONLY I BELIEVED HE’D KEEP IT. OR ANY OF THEM WOULD:  DeSantis promise should be a basic GOP position.

HE’S NOT KIDDING ON THE INSANE:  Insane proposal for military recruiting issue: A new draft.

GOVERNMENTS CAN’T BE TRUSTED, PERIOD:  This is why governments can’t be trusted to regulate “misinformation”.

We let ours run rampant way too long.

IT’S BAD ALL OVER BUT SOME THINGS ARE BEYOND PLANNING NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU WRITE, OR HOW MANY DAY JOBS YOU TAKE:  Helping Kortnee Bryant Bridge the Medical Gap.

REFUSE TO BE BLINDED:  Nothing To See Here: “Foibles,” Global “Boiling” Dominate ‘News;’ Militarized IRS, DePopulation, Global Minimum Tax Not So Much.

NEVER THAT GOOD:  Being the people our pets think we are.

THAT’S NOTHING – US OFFICIALS DENY THE PRESIDENT IS A POTTED PLANT IN A HUMAN COSTUME:  Chinese zoo forced to deny bear is a human in costume.

A COORDINATED TSUNAMI OF LIES:  Coordinated storm of crap.

THIS! THIS! THIS:  Hacks and Henchmen: ‘Disinformation’ Means You’re Over the Target.

AWWW, NOW HE’S JUST TROLLING THEM:  Musk says X won’t leave San Francisco despite city facing ‘doom spiral’.

IN FAIRNESS, THEY DON’T ‘SELL’ THEMSELVES – THEIR BUSINESS MODEL IS STRICTLY RENTAL:  Residents, merchants fume as prostitutes continue to openly sell themselves in NYC’s seedy red-light district.

BIDEN WOULDN’T KNOW THE TRUTH IF IT BIT HIM IN HIS DIAPERED ASS:  Joe Biden Needs To Stop Lying To Gold Star Families That His Son Died In Iraq.

THERE SEEM TO BE SEVERAL EFFORTS AFOOT TO ELIMINATE DRUG ADDICTS:  Flesh-rotting tranq infects cocaine supply, takes aim at new, unsuspecting victims.

I’LL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT:  Rand Paul announces ‘official criminal referral,’ says email shows Fauci COVID testimony ‘absolutely a lie’.

AFTER WHAT WE’VE SEEN OF THE GOVERNMENT’S HIDDEN HAND IN SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP I’M NOT ACCEPTING THAT BANKS ARE ‘TAKING THE LEAD” RATHER THAN BEING USED AS FRONTS:  IN DEPTH: Banks Take the Lead in Establishing Personal Social Credit System, Critics Charge.

OH YOU BLOODY OPTIMIST!  YOU SWEET SUMMER CHILD!  DOJ can’t sink any lower after attempted jailing of Hunter Biden’s ex-partner Devon Archer before his testimony.

AI IS NOT NEARLY AS DANGEROUS AS A SENATOR ON A CRUSADE:  Senator Calls for Artificial Intelligence ‘Regulatory Agency,’ Citing ‘Scary’ Dangers of AI Tech.

Control government. AI tech will sort itself.

IT WAS ALIENS …  China’s AI War Games ‘Pioneer’ Reportedly Dies in Mysterious Traffic Accident.

ARE GALLIUM AND GERMANIUM USED IN ANYTHING IMPORTANT? China’s Export Controls on 2 Metals Signal Warning to West: Experts.

On the serious side, what kind of madness overtook the west to let a hostile power control essential resources?

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ON SUNDAYS (AND SOMETIMES ACTUALLY ON SUNDAYS!) I HAVE A PROMO POST TO PROMOTE (MOSTLY INDIE) WRITERS:  Book Promo and Vignettes by Luke, Mary Catelli and ‘Nother Mike.

There’s also a fun vignette writing challenge. Don’t blame me if you do that and end up with a novel.

TWO TIMES NOTHING IS STILL NOTHING:  2 Supermoons in August Mean Double the Stargazing Fun.

Supermoons tend to reduce stargazing ability by washing out stars.

I AGREE WITH MR. KIMBALL. WE’RE ALREADY IN A FARCE, LET’S MAKE IT OBVIOUS:  Enough With Half Measures, Throw All U.S. Code at Trump.

OH, THEY PROBE IT, DO THEY? HOW ABOUT REMOVING IT?  US officials probe Chinese malware on US military bases around world.

SOME RATS CAN SMELL A ÇA IRÁ IN THE WIND, AND ARE ALREADY ABANDONING SHIP LITTLE WHISKERS ATWITCHING:  Hunter Biden ‘broke the law,’ Democrat Rep. Jim Himes says.

SABER RATTLED!  China warns US ‘ammunition depot’ in Taiwan won’t deter it from reunification.

The ammunition in the depot, that’s another matter. Also someone should inform Winnie the Xi that he might have bought Biden but it’s not like he bought a real president. Democrats today are notoriously shoddy goods, unable to deliver what they promise.