Category: Guest Contributors

Guest Contributor – Milo Mindbender – 01JUL2024 – Trump Unplugged

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The funniest thing about the debate and all the fallout from it is listening to the talking skulls yammer on about how Trump is showing decline and is unfit, but Joe is capable to continue for “the good of the the country” while trying their best not to believe their lying eyes.
The debate looked like a cross between weekend at Bernie’s, Madame Tussauds’ Wax Museum, and Disney’s Hall of Presidents with a glitch in the soundtrack and this was after a week of preparation for the 1.5 hour farce. Trump was able to keep his mouth shut enough to avoid alienating or distracting the viewers from the spectacle of the emperor’s new clothes. The biggest service they did him was muting his microphone so he was only visual when not answering. This demonstrated the level of connection each candidate possessed to the reality around them. If Trump had been able to blurt out stream of conciseness thought he would have been off-putting to a large portion of the audience, but by keeping him quiet it exposed the depth to which Joe is out of touch with everything around him.

Guest Contributor – Milo Mindbender – 29JUN2024 – Chevron Considered

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The overruling of Chevron could also apply to the BATFE, as it also is an executive branch not a legislative branch function. This is a refreshing pushback against the unelected beurocrats who make up new ways to advance personal or ideological policies without the power of legislation.
I am happy to see a beginning of unraveling the fiat state that has been created by BATFE, EOA, NOAA, and other over reaching government functionairies believing themselves to be the originator of power, and authority not truly granted them or their offices.
It is a small start, but truly appears to be headed in the right direction when viewed with the pushback against geotabbing cattle by the EPA, while disregarding illegal and unvetted, or unvaccinated invaders over our borders. Hopefully it results in less overreach, but that will be seen in the future.

Guest Contributor – Chemist – 27JUN2024 – At a Theater Near You

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A very good movie that somehow made it to the theaters is “Sound of freedom” – a bit heavy for kids though.
My local theater (which is often begging for viewers) was sold out almost every show.
The same theater now has:
“A quiet place: Day one” which is a remake of a terrible horror movie only this time with a POC in the lead. (Pass.)
“The Garfield movie” (Might be OK for kids, but I’ll pass).
“Inside out 2” (A sequel to a movie I did not see. Looks like Disney/Pixar – best to avoid.)
“Bad Boys Ride or Die” (Pass, I thought this property was paid out a decade ago. Pass.)
“The Bikeriders” (Looks like a throwback to 60s troubled teens on motorcycles. Pass.)
Horizon Chapter 1 (A Kevin Costner western – Maybe)
“If” A Ryan Reynolds comedy. I like RR. Free Guy was great! But I can wait for this to hit cable.

Guest Contributor – TomD – 27JUN2024 – A Real Car

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What’s that? An Alpha of some description? If so, good luck for someone to get it to actually run long enough between breakdowns to burn a tank of fuel.

I had a Fiat 124 Spyder at one point in my life. Whew! No more.

Below is a picture of a REAL car, a 1949 amphibious VW with knobby tires!!

 

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This is a restored German Afrika Korps staff car. Not 100% certain but I think from the right front fender meant that the car was for the commander of a German motorized MP outfit. It belongs to a retired US Airforce Major General who lives adjacent to Eglin AFB. There’s a 2000′ grass runway right next to his house.

Guest Contributor – The Portly Politico – 25JUN2024 – Coffee Shop Socialism

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I’m all for a business owner saying, “Okay, look, we’re going to pay you a living wage to serve coffee, but that means we’re going to have to sell this product at a much higher price than is competitive.” Advertise that to your customers—“we know you’re paying a bit more for this coffee and bagel than you would at our competitors, but you’re putting braces on our employees’ kids’ teeth.”

I frequent coffee shops, and that kind of model really resonates with the middle-class progressive clientele. It taps into the crusader/moralist mentality of the woke Left in what I think could be a productive way: the soyboy buying his coffee gets to feel good about “helping the workers”; the workers get more money and benefits.

It’s not sustainable in most businesses, but it could work in this environment. The problem is that progressives, like everyone, ultimately have to think about their personal spending, and raising prices will obviously mean fewer customers overall. Marketing with the right social justice message could mitigate some of that—and some people are very loyal to their preferred coffee shop—but it’s not easy. It sounds like the owner of OCF was trying some of these things and they weren’t working.