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Good As Gold?

Has it occurred to anyone gold is fully vulnerable to market manipulations, just as with any other “money”? Let’s start at the beginning. Humans have basic needs: water, food, clothing, shelter, etc. For now, the first on that list is … Continue reading

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Not the Apocalypse

We are facing tribulation. The West in general, and the US in particular, are under God’s wrath. Things are going to get rough. But this is not the Apocalypse, not the Great Tribulation, and certainly not The End. Those terms … Continue reading

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Friend at the End

He lay on the bed, head slightly elevated. There were several tubes and a wire harness connected to his body in various places, but he found it still possible to roll a little to one side or the other. His … Continue reading

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GW Theory and Racism

I avoid TV and I hate movies. But sometimes there is something actually worth watching. I highly recommend to you The Global Warming Swindles. It’s just over an hour long, so you’ll need to budget the time for it. I … Continue reading

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Weep for America

Let’s review. Torture opens the pits of Hell; it serves as a demand the demons come and get involved. You can quibble all you like about what constitutes torture, but if the stuff was being done to you, you’d know … Continue reading

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Generous Considerations

Who wants to be regarded unfeeling and selfish? I won’t say it’s all a band-wagon effect, but there is a ton of stuff about aiding the Haitians on blogs and news sites. I will say far, far too many of … Continue reading

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More Death-of-the-Net?

As more of our economy is pulled in under the corporate and government controls, we risk a form of utterly heedless oppression. It’s called fascism — government operating on behalf the soulless corporation. We have gotten to the point the … Continue reading

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Net Security: Nuisance Abatement

Aside from sections of wire and other hardware owned by government agencies, the Internet is entirely private property. A rather loose coalition of folks connected by cables and such have decided upon a common set of protocols allowing shared data. … Continue reading

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The Recruiters, Part 11: Epilogue

Fortis finally got to see a message bird. It came low across the water, surprisingly fast. In front of the harbor house it tipped upward, stalled, then simply dropped slowly to the ground. The Harbor Master walked with George over … Continue reading

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The Recruiters, Part 5: Work and Worry

The next clan they visited had one of two major hospitals on Misty, with the attached medical college. The one after that was a huge island almost entirely above tree level, where several species of hair and hide producing animals … Continue reading

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