Author: Simon

I have seen estimates that show civilization at its current size is only possible when energy gains are 12 to 1 or better (energy return on energy invested in energy projects). We are quite near that 12 to 1 ratio. That implies devolution – minimizing the cost of administration. ( About 7 and 1/2 minutes…

( About 6 minutes )

Fred VanVleet of the 2019 NBA Champion Toronto Raptors is a Rockford Native. He went to Auburn High School (not a basketball power house) in Rockford. Auburn hosts the Rockford gifted program. Several of my kids attended the gifted program at Auburn. ( About 2 minutes. Starts at about 1:41 in )

Engineered materials make houses better. ( About 16 minutes )

I spent five days in the hospital from May 26 to May 31st. A little heart problem which is being dealt with ( a new heart valve). I feel a little like Winston Churchill, “Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”     ( About 6 minutes )

Tall Dave reminds me that full cannabis legalization has passed in Illinois and is on the Governors desk for his signature. Given that he ran on the issue, his signature is a sure thing. Growing your own is only legal for medical users. And the police will be kept busy protecting those with government authorization/licensees.…

This is a very long and quite technical exposition about rockets. I found it very interesting. ( About 49 minutes )

Joe di Genova starts at 20 minutes in. There is a bar at the bottom of the linked page that will help you navigate the audio. About 15 minutes. What Joe lays out is absolutely chilling.

President Obama can and must declassify as much as possible about Russia hacking our elections. Rest assured, Trump won't. https://t.co/ONM8N0kCMl — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) December 17, 2016 Uh. I think you are getting what you asked for. From President Trump. I can’t wait to see what they come up with for articles of impeachment.  …

( About 17 minutes )

My son’s girlfriend was one of the violinists in the orchestra. “Love” begins at about 8:50 in. My son is in the audience.   ( About 14 1/2 minutes ) More Who from Tinley Park.

They also vote against agriculture. Smart move? Well, if you don’t like to eat. Sure.     ( About 17 minutes )

This is a discussion about AG Wm. Barr and Spygate. The fireworks start at about 7:28 in and last almost to the end. Watch Juan Williams. He puts up an excellent fight verbally. But he looks beaten.     ( About 9 and 1/2 minutes )

I like all the tough talk from China. “Buy from us or we will…..” What? An excellent sales tactic for a criminal gang. But for the course of ordinary business? Well that is not what they teach in business schools or sales training courses.     ( About 11 minutes )

( About 12 minutes ) A link to the Marin County newspaper article. Soph’s Bitchute channel. Be sure to watch her Be Not Afraid video which caused the uproar to start. The Buzzfeed article referenced.

You will get to the main point I’m interested (who pays tariffs) in the first 3 minutes. He also explains why. Competition. China will need to take less profit. And the US Treasury will be getting that profit. Reducing to some extent the growth of American government debt. Trump is one clever fellow. tl;dr China…

You will find that phrase “100 years of evidence” at the end of the video. It is important. Watch for it.   ( About 6 1/2 minutes )

The first two minutes are enough to get the flavor.   ( About 6 minutes )

I like Free Speech. I supported Mario Savio ( I was a few feet from him at some of his rallies in Berkeley ) when he objected to right wing censorship. I object to the current wave of left wing censorship. All censorship does is make the views it opposes more popular. Funny enough the…

And as a corollary Trump got it right. The presenter of this video gets some nice words in on the authoritarian dictators of Beijing. And Chinese slave labor. Also “China Joe” Biden. ( About 8 minutes )