Mark Zuckerberg Gets $10 Million a Year in Taxpayer Subsidies for Personal Security
A man estimated to be worth $70.6 BILLION lives behind walls.
But even a man who lives behind guarded walls has to get out among the people sometimes. However, when he does, he is well guarded by a phalanx of security personnel subsidized by the people he is trying to keep at bay. The cost for protecting Zuckerberg and his family, $27,000 a day, is subsidized by a $10 million annual pre-tax allowance that enables him to delay (or perhaps avoid altogether in the long run) paying taxes on that money.
Leftists are so hypocritical. They rail against guns and then are surrounded by phalanxes of armed security personnel.
California’s Straw Ban Based on Research Done by a 9 Year Old
When I stopped laughing, I bothered to read the article and found out just how totally ridiculous the whole thing is. What has happened to the people of my home state? Some kind of virulent stupidity bug?
More of this @ https://thefederalistpapers.org/opinion/californias-straw-ban-based-on-research-done-by-a-9-year-old
Nancy Pelosi Makes Fool of Herself in Presser; Bungles 20 Words
As much as I abhor her, this is painful to watch.
And then she comes up with this:
WOW! Pelosi Says Democrats Have Been Strong on Borders “All of Our Borders”
30 Hours at Trump-Speed…
I was going to try to encapsulate this but it was so good I have no choice but to share all of it with you.
1. President Trump dropped a MOAB on the state of Georgia for Brian Kemp, and wiped the floor with the establishment GOPe, winning by 39 points.
2. President Travels to Kansas City, giving the speech which made us all cry, to the VFW. Embraces a 94 year old Sergeant and we immediately fall in love.
3. Our sheer perfection of a FLOTUS stops in Nashville at a children’s hospital. On the way back CNN reporter asks Stephanie Grisham about the Cohen tapes and tries to take a hit on Melania. Stephanie Grisham came UNDONE and wiped the floor with the little witch.
4. VP Pence in Montana, stops what he is doing, leaves his Secret Service, when a boy waiting to see him on the tarmac passes out. VP Pence was “up and in the middle” of the problem. Good man.
5. CRTV does a parody video about Alexandria Cortez and the left reveals —- they have no sense of humor. Busted.
6. President Trump meets with John-Claude Juncker, President of the EU Commission and makes the deal of a lifetime on tariffs, LNG sales to Europe, and soybeans for the Midwest.
7. DOW spikes 170 points in an hour on news of the trade deal. Business channels who support multinationals are in melt-down… because they’ve been hyping a trade war for 6 months.
8. Facebook earnings post, stock loses 24% of market cap in an hour. That’s what happens when you put Ellen Stover and our friends in Facebook jail. Payback is hell.
9. Secretary Pompeo testifies to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and I swear, it’s probably the best 3 hours of footage, EVER. He was brilliant.
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At one point, Pompeo asked if he could be allowed to submit, for the record, the list of all the things Trump Admin has done to be ‘tough’ on the Russians.
Turd of a Senator agrees.
Pompeo says, “Well then, let’s back the truck up to deliver (his list).”
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OMG….. Killed it.
10. CNN releases recorded tape of Michael Cohen and President Trump—- and it’s a dud. We learned President Trump says “thank you” when he asks for a Coke.
11. CNN reporter refuses to leave the Oval Office during Juncker presser and is pushed out and reprimanded by Bill Shine (new WH Press Coordinator) and Sarah Sanders. She keeps asking questions about the Cohen tape when Juncker and Trump are in the midst of a trillion dollar trade deal. WH tells her she is not allowed into the next Rose Garden event, and she gets snippy, saying, “I wasn’t planning on attending anyway”.
White House Press Corps has a meltdown. CNN issues statement saying “We demand better” and gets hammered on social media.
12. Ben Sasse, who was censured by his own Nebraska GOP party by a vote of 400 to 8 said yesterday, “Trump’s trade policies are ‘Making America 1929 Again’” in an attempt to undermine the President ahead of the Junker negotiations.
This afternoon…. Sasse announced he will not run for reelection in 2020. Bwwwhhahaaaaa.
13. News from China senses discord among the ruling class. China is now lowering interest rates, subsidizing industry, and their economy is flat. Did I mention their stock market is down about 25% this year?
14. And finally, 11 member of the House file impeachment papers against Rosenstein. The vote will probably not ever happen…… but it sure does piss off Rosenstein. It tastes sweet.
15. And for the Bonus: Trump has learned how to ‘thread’ multiple tweets on Twitter. May God have mercy upon his enemies.
Can’t wait until tomorrow……..
Remember, he was in Helsinki, just 8 days ago.
United Nations is running low on dough; asks members to pay up
Since the US is no longer paying billions into that screwed up body, it appears to be hurting. How many think this plea will be responded to?
“Our cash flow has never been this low so early in the calendar year, and the broader trend is also concerning; we are running out of cash sooner and staying in the red longer,” he said.
More of this sad story @ https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/07/27/united-nations-is-running-low-on-dough-asks-members-to-pay-up
Bill Clinton Heckled By Angry Prostitutes In Amsterdam
Gotsta ta be the funniest post of the day. A bunch of tweets and stuff @ https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-27/bill-clinton-heckled-angry-prostitutes-amsterdam
Which College Degrees Get The Highest Salaries?
There’s an interesting list of the top 20 and I swell with pride that my step-granddaughter has not only been the first in her family to go to college but is studying civil engineering, #12 on the list.
The top earning specialization out of college is for Physician Assistants, with a median starting salary of $74,300. The downside of this degree is that earning potential levels out quickly, only showing a 23.4% increase in earning power 10 years in.
In contrast, the biggest increases in earning power go to Math, Philosophy, Economics, Marketing, Physics, Political Science, and International Relations majors. All these degrees see a 90% or higher increase from median starting salary to median mid-career salary.
Companies that have more money than entire countries
Care to guess which ones they are?
WALMART = US retailer Walmart, with revenue of $486 billion in 2017, out-earned the sixth-largest economy in the euro zone – Belgium (with GDP of $468 billion). If it were a country, Walmart would be ranked 24th in the world by GDP.
VOLKSWAGEN = Revenues of German automaker Volkswagen are greater than Chile’s GDP. The company, which has been hit by the ‘Dieselgate’ scandal, earned $276 billion last year. Chile’s GDP in 2016 was $250 billion, and it is considered by many to be the most stable nation in South America, ahead of other nations such as Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia. Volkswagen would be number 43 in the world if its revenue represented its GDP.
APPLE = US technology giant Apple would be 47th in the world by GDP if it were a country. The company, which has been accused of mistreating and underpaying their employees, hiding money offshore, and not paying taxes, earned $229 billion last year. In comparison, Portugal’s GDP in 2016 was $205 billion.
AMAZON = Online retailer Amazon, which is close to surpassing Apple as the world’s most valuable company, earned almost $118 billion in 2017. Its revenue exceeded the GDP of Kuwait ($111 billion). Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has recently become the richest man in modern history, with his wealth topping $150 billion this month.
ALPHABET = Google’s parent company, Alphabet, earned more last year than Puerto Rico, which has a GDP of $105 billion. Alphabet revenues in 2017 totaled $111 billion. Going off its revenues, the company would be 59th in the world by GDP if it were a country.
Before you Leftists start creaming, remember it’s PEOPLE who place their savings in the stocks of these companies. Many depend on them for their retirement.
Parking Has Eaten American Cities
Think about it. Look around you. How much of your home’s area is designed for vehicles? And roads are wider. Why?
Joni Mitchell famously sang: “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” It’s time we reclaim our cities from car storage and use the space for what we need more of, from housing and bike lanes to sidewalk cafes and parks.
The article gives specifics about various cities. It would be interesting to see an estimate of how much of our national acreage is made up of spaces to park vehicles.
The article is @ https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/07/parking-has-eaten-american-cities/565715/
Cool your home without air conditioning
With heat in the 110s, our A/C seems to never shut off. In reading this piece, I see lots of things we could/should be doing. How about you?
[We do know that humanity lived for eons without them. Have we forgotten what they knew?]
Heat and humidity
Take advantage of your architecture
Keep out sunlight
Place your fans
Manage humidity
Shut down appliances
Time your AC use
Why Do Humans Have Different Blood Types?
We take it for granted. How many of us have ever asked this question?
Although a concrete reason for the existence of ABO genes that determine blood types is not known, even after a hundred years of discovery, scientists believe that there must be an evolutionary advantage. Interestingly, in 1952 Bombay, doctors reported people that had none of the recognizable blood types normally found in humans. This phenomenon could mean that there is no evolutionary advantage after all, but these are very rare. Claims have been made that people from group A have the worst hangovers and group O have the best teeth, for example, but these associations are probably coincidental at best.
And interesting piece @ https://www.scienceabc.com/humans/humans-different-blood-types.html
A look back at hyped gadgets that never came to market
I’ve never heard of any of these.
Sad Kuri
Palm Foleo
Microsoft Courier
Mattel Aristotle
Polaroid Lady Gag Camera Glasses
Google Project Ara modular smartphone
Urumqi, of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
A big city with a population of 3 million and I bet you’ve never heard of it. It isn’t even in Wikipedia’s list of 100 urban areas. That is, if you haven’t read pieces about Chinese efforts to “control” Muslims.
And here are some scenes of it”
More pictures and an interesting story @ http://www.newgeography.com/content/006043-urumqi-world-s-remotest-large-city-the-evolving-urban-form
The highest-calorie restaurant meals in America
How many will run right out and order one of these?
This (left) is the 2,510-calorie Honey-Chipotle Crispers & Waffles from Chili's. To come close to matching it in calories and fat and sodium, you would have to eat five Krispy Kreme glazed donuts with 30 McDonald's Chicken McNuggets and five packets of barbecue sauce (right)
This (left) is the 2,040-calorie Vampire Taco Combo at Yard House. The meal is equivalent to nine Taco Bell beef tacos and three cans of Budweiser (right)
The 2,240-calorie Double SmokeShack (left) comes with fries, a malted peanut butter shake, and the bells and whistles of an extra special burger: two patties, cheese, smoked bacon, cherry pepper, and 'ShackSauce'. The closest equivalent would be three McDonald's Quarter Pounders with Cheese and three McDonald's Vanilla Cones (right)
With much more @ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6000211/The-highest-calorie-restaurant-meals-America.html
5 Ugly Truths About Women That Young Men Need to Recognize
Us old guys already know this. So, you young’uns pay attention!
1. Beauty fades [not necessarily]
2. After your relationship ends, you may be surprised at the ruthless treatment you get
3. Women are much more status-oriented than men
4. Women are not as stable as men
5. Women may come to hate you for your weakness
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