AI Chips & Kickback Cuts

If this hits on the 16th as Scheduled, it's my 68th Birthday.  But let's go Deep in the Weeds with Current Events shall we?  Even tho' it was deemed a National Security Risk to Sell AI Chips to China, now they're gonna Bless doing it to get a 15% Cut Kickback off the Top, just WOW!  Every Business with corrupt and criminal motives, no matter if it's a National Security Risk, now can just ask this Regime what the Number will be, to give them a Cut of the Profits, and have it Blessed I suppose?  Not that I'm Surprised given Donnie Two Dolls Career Criminal Track Record.  If it's too dangerous to do it, then Selling America Out for a 15% Kickback is an extremely Dangerous Deal.  Splendid, America is being Sold Out Lock, Stock and Barrel for this Regime's Monetary Gain.  And there's only feeble Wringing of Hands and Gnashing of Teeth, nothing and nobody effectively trying to Stop any of it.

  And his talking of Land Swapping without the Leader of that Land with a place at the Table, between him and a corrupt Leader like Putin, is scary too.  Ukraine's Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity I don't think is being respected by Donnie Two Dolls any more than it is with Putin, frankly.  Rewarding Russia's Invasion of another Sovereign Country would be a crucial mistake for America too.  It sets a dangerous precedent for any other Land hungry Regime wanting to steal another Nation's Land. 

 Kind of like Donnie Two Dolls wanting to steal Canada by making it a State... or stealing Greenland... or making Gaza a Resort for Elites and removing or eliminating all Palestinians with an Ethnic Cleanse.  He's discussed and continuously floating these "Ideas" and I Believe he's actually Serious, it's no Joke for a Laugh.  When he floats Extremist Ideology he usually means it and is testing the Waters to see what pushback he'd even get?  He gets on pushback from the Right, and the Left are still acting impotent, all of which is alarming.  Power Grabs galore are going on blatantly.

And Tariffs... well, are we gonna have a repeat of the results of the 1930's Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act?  Didn't work out so well then, doubt it will now, overly Taxing Americans isn't popular ever and has Negative consequences.  Hoover didn't listen then, despite Warnings from numerous Economists, Donnie Two Dolls isn't listening now, despite warnings from numerous Economists.   And what is being Collected in Tariffs, from AMERICANS, whose doing the Checks and Balances of those Funds and how they're being distributed and used?  I'll wait... 

  "South Park" Creators are the only one Bold, Ruthless and Unafraid enuf to cover it uncensored, REALLY... a Satirical Cartoon Series of Episodes... that's just pathetic really, isn't it?  Okay, enuf of Politics coz it's all Depressing and scarier stuff each time a new News Cycle breaks on what this Psycho and his Sycophant Cabal of Vulgarians are doing and getting away with.   Since, nothing significant is being done to Stop them... and it's exponentially thus growing worse as they realize, they're NOT being Stopped at all.   So they can do anything they want, however illegal, flagrantly Criminal, immoral, cruel, undemocratic and ruthless.  And they are all of that and some other abhorrent unacceptable Behaviors.  But, Behavior tolerated is Behavior accepted.  And too much is being tolerated and accepted.

I had to Nap again for most of the late Morning and early Afternoon.  It was 111 and Humid, so that was part of the drain.  I did a few things of Outside Maintenance, not much, and took a short dip in the Pool, oddly the Water felt too Cold for me, which wasn't expected on such a Hot day.  But, the Pool was still Shaded by The RV Garage Mahal before Noon, so that was likely why the Water hadn't Warmed Up.  I don't plan to Test it again later, I don't know Why but I haven't spent a lot of this Summer IN the Pool even tho' it's been a real Hot Summer.  The Kiddos have used it more than usual with their Friends, and I still enjoy sitting Poolside, it Feels like a Staycation to.  I have zero regrets about finally Buying a Property with a Pool, it was a high Priority on our Forever Home List when looking to Move. 

The News Cycle right now is Militarizing DC to fight Crime.   Those that are For it and those Opposed to it.   I'm Opposed to Military Policing Civilian Populations.  The 80-20 Rule usually applies for Crime tho', if you Arrest and Lock Up 20 Percent of the People who are committing 80 Percent of the Crime, it makes a difference and Society Safer.   It's not a large segment of the Population that is the largest Percent of the Problems and Criminals, it's a smaller Percentile that commit Crimes and can't stay out of Trouble.   It's actually the reverse for Giving, usually only 20% of the Population Gives.  Even in demographics of Faith where they are Called to Give and 80% usually don't.  Yet expect the 20% who Tithe to support all of the Ministries and expenses of keeping Houses of Worship Open to all, whether they Give or not.  It's one of the anomalies of Human Nature I suppose, the 80-20 Rule that typically shows its applicable. 

A certain Grandson turned 25 on the 9th and it seems like only Yesterday he was this little and his Mom was only a Teenager Princess T's Age when he was Born, Time flies by.   My Birthday Package to him didn't arrive yet, I mailed it out of the Litchfield Park Post Office rather than Old Town Avondale Post Office, who knew the more affluent Community Post Office wouldn't be as efficient!?   They had told me it would arrive by Friday... it's now Monday Afternoon... and I'm disappointed it's taking this long.  He's not upset about it coz he did receive Blog Friend Maddie's Gift with an Extra T-Shirt from me in it, which I did Mail out of the Old Town Post Office and it arrived when they told me it would.  Postage is so expensive now so you expect timely delivery.   Mebbe I should have used UPS rather than USPS?

I have a Passion for Cut Velvet Fabric Art, be it with Pillows, Purses, Clothing or Accessories.   This one was particularly nice.   I used to do a lot of Fabric Art and I'd like to get back to it.  I have a lot of Vintage Cut Velvet Pillows I'd like to Art Up and Embellish to make them Unique and more Appealing to me.  Like this one is with just a Seam Binding Fringe Trim added.  But who knows when I'll get back to Artistic Pursuits at this point?  You really need to be in The Zone of Creativity and Flow of it without interruptions all of the time.  With Caregiving that can be challenging, with Sharing Space with a lot of People it's challenging.  My Art Studios has had so many incantations over the Years, with having to give up that Space to House Family and sometimes even their Friends who've been temporarily Unhoused.

I've been digging up some Old Imagery of me enjoying Meals Out, since, during my Birthday Month now, Budget is strained enuf we've scaled way back on discretionary and recreational spending.   Inflation with literally everything costing a lot more, expensive Home Repairs and Upgrades that were absolutely necessary, Family Emergencies, Health expenses, Rx Expenses, helping extended Family financially, have additionally all strained a tight enuf Budget.   That a few hits is enough to have to adjust everything discretionary and unnecessary.  *Le Sigh*  I was fortunate some Passive Income Flows came in during August to buoy the Budget slightly and some.   But, it's already been a long, Hot, expensive Summer.

 

A new Opioid Drug has hit the Streets that is 43x more Deadly than Fentanyl!  It's called Nitazines, it's mixed with other Street Drugs and Rx Street Drugs so Victims often don't know what they're really taking.  It's not in most folk's vernacular.  The Son knew about it when he was Using and wouldn't touch the stuff, even tho' he inadvertently fell into touching Fentanyl thinking it was something else more legit and Prescription Grade.   He suspects our Government is involved with a lot of these Drugs, to eliminate demographics they deem undesirable and problematic?  Or for Political Agendas that backfire against the Cost to the American People.

There is a long History of development of Dangerous Drugs by Governments and used in "Experiments".  Meth came from the Germans to make Super Soldiers.  MKUltra was the CIA extensive and unethical Experiments aimed at exploring Mind Control and Brainwashing Techniques.  It is known that Hippies were part of that Experiment, since they were deemed Undesirables.  And Manson with his Cult were given these Drugs at the Free Clinics in Cali... and the rest of how that turned out is Bad History.  Crack in the 80's, fueled by the CIA funneling Money and Arms to Contras to overthrow Sandinista is Nicaragua and turning a Blind Eye to the Cocaine smuggled into the U.S.  Meth again in the 90's.  Fentanyl in the 2000's.  Many more Examples, so, The Son could be Right?   Lots of Questions, No real Answers and it's why there's so much mistrust...

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Things that make ya go Humnnnnnnn... Dawn... The Bohemian