Tag: current events
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The News dilemma
You know, I usually spend the first two hours of my day on the porch, with coffee. The local news is on my tablet, and I’m scrolling five other news sources, left, right, and middle fiddle.More and more, this is becoming a futile exercise. My hope is always to be able to filter out the…
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Am I wrong?
What is used to cool these huge data centers being built for AI in places like Texas where summer heat is relentless and oppressive? As I understand it, these data centers are going to generate massive amounts of heat energy. Heat has always been an issue where data is concerned, and cooling is always a…
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What’s it all about?
Report on Attacks on ICE Agents in Los Angeles, June 2025 Overview of the IncidentsIn early June 2025, Los Angeles became the epicenter of violent protests following a series of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids targeting undocumented immigrants. The raids, which began on June 6, 2025, focused on workplaces such as Ambiance Apparel in…
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To deploy or not to deploy
Whether President Trump was “right” to federalize the California National Guard in June 2025 depends on one’s perspective on legal authority, state sovereignty, and the situation on the ground in Los Angeles. Here’s a breakdown of the key considerations based on available information: Legal Authority State Sovereignty Situation on the Ground Political and Ethical Considerations…
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All Stop!
… if it were up to me, there’d be a total reset to the moment we lost all common sense. If the brakes are applied: How impactful can the changing of the guard be when it happens to a superpower nation, and the change is a 180-degree shift in the opposite direction. What considerations should…
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Did you hear about the…?
It seems that wherever we turn today, there’s a conflict in need of resolution, and said resolution is not forthcoming in a lot of cases—too many. So the conflicts grow, and people continue to struggle. Many fail just to stay alive. As of February 25, 2025, numerous conflicts around the world continue to impact millions…
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Overreach
…are we to continue to be the world’s keeper? Once more I delve into politics at my peril… What should be our role on the global landscape? How much is too much? There are certainly more to look at, but these few represent some of the largest contributions the US makes to the rest of…
