Today's Tids Issue 6.063
Gimme a breeze:
What do you call a magic dog? A labracadabrador.
As I sit here this morning in the quiet of a warm day, the world seems placid. It doesn't seem possible to me that anybody would want to interrupt the satisfaction of calm. But we know at all levels of society somebody somewhere is thinking about hurting somebody else. I don't understand it.
There was a mad rush to RI beaches Sunday. But rush isn't what I feel from the summerlike heat. It's like a load I have to carry now though late September. Is it winter yet?
The Question:
What are the five most addictive substances?
The Headlines:
--Global Bond Markets Beat Down as Iran Drags on. Dow Hovering Up, Nas Down 250 in Early PM.
--Trump Calls Off New Iran Attacks at request of Gulf States.
--WHO Declares DR Congo Ebola Outbreak a Global Emergency; 6 Americans Exposed will be Transferred to Safe Quarantine Location.
--Musk Suit Against OpenAI and Altman Goes to Jury; Jury Quickly Rules Against Musk.
--Trump Withdraws $10 Bullion Suit Against IRS; Prez and DoJ Create $1.7 Billion Taxpayer Funded Treasure Chest to Reward Trump Allies “Wrongfully” Convicted of Serious Crime.
--Ukraine Drones Hit Moscow.
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Real Clear Politics has a new look at the race for Prez in 2028. Sure, it’s really early, but it is always fun to get inside voter's heads. The first conclusion is that the leaders for winning primaries for each party are weighed down by negative impressions of their associations. In other words, maybe the public wants new faces. A monster AtlasIntel poll asked about positive or negative opinions of leading candidates. At the bottom of the list of reults were Newsom and Vance with just 37% and 34% positive respectively. FYI, the only person lower than them at rock bottom is Hillary Clinton at 32%. Here are the rankings: Atop with 51% is Michelle and Barack Obama. Next is AOC with 49%. The rest in order: Mamdani, Buttigieg, Trump, DeSantis, Biden, Harris and the the three lowest above. Note: One national trend is finding Mamdani, AOC type candidate running for big city mayors. Progressives are persistent. This is a super in-depth survey. One Q of interst asked about positive of negative opinions of a list of DT Admin people. The most positive was Marco Rubio. Next was Kennedy, Gabbard, Hegseth, Patel, Bessent, Mullen, Lutnick, Blanche (Bondi replacement) and Bondi. The biggest negatives were for Bondi, Patel, Hegseth and Kennedy. Of interest the sample was slighthy bigger for men, 70% white, and the largest income category was over $100k
DT seems to be back on his obliterate a civilization kick again, There's something that bothers me about obliteration civilizations. What do you think?
What do you call an apology written in dots and dashes? Re-Morse code.
Everybody is talking about gas prices, But I’m more bothered by human fuel pricess. The average grocery store Coffee price is up 39% since Jan 2025. Now that goes to the heart of my wellbeing.
Will Comey get a piece of that wrongfully convicted slush fund. Hey, how can you have taxpayer funded projects only applicable for selected isolated groups;
It’s hard to advise grandchildren about career directions hbecause you know for sure it is highly unlikely to be anything like what we have experienced. Though we did srand in disbelief watching the demise of little thinkgs like Kodak and the entre US steel manufacturing industry. Research is saying the engineering degree from college provides the best ROI, That is great if you have the ability to understand math and engineering principles,
The Preakness was run last Saturday and nobody cared.
I think preserving history is a great thing for preserving connections and understanding the reality of cultural change. That would work if anybody cared about history.
It appears that PGA Champ Adolfo Rai is one of the best liked players on the tour among his peers.
The people who attacked the US Capital were a disgrace to America. They told us all that they totlaly missed the point of the success of the US experiment.
What did 0 say to 8? Nice belt.
The Answer:
I thought of that question because of a story I heard tis morning, Fireman harescued a woman from her burning home. When outside, she broke away from her rescuers and ran back into the inferno ...to get her cocaine. And yes, Cocaine is the most addcitive of them all. The other four are Methoxetamine, Opioids, Alcohol and Nicotine. Here's what most people in the US are addicted to Nicotine is Number one. Then we have alcohol, drugs (Illegal and prescription), Caffeine, Internet and Social Media, Gambling, Food Shopping, work and video games.
Hope you all have a delightful week with more good laughs than anything else.
