World Views

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertai ... 437337002/
"John Cena issues apology to China in Mandarin after calling Taiwan a country"

Re: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan

"The island was annexed in 1683 by the Qing dynasty of China, and ceded to the Empire of Japan in 1895. The Republic of China, which had overthrown the Qing in 1911, took control of Taiwan on behalf of the World War II Allies following the surrender of Japan in 1945."

Maybe "ceded to the Empire of Japan" means something else in Mandarin ...
since this Wikipedia article states that Taiwan is a country ("Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC),
is a country in East Asia.") and that this country is not a part of China ("ceded to Japan in 1895").

On the other hand, the big panda is growing fond of Taiwanese bamboo ...
and "Fast & Furious" films ... apparently.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/arti ... betes.html

" 'floating supermarket' sent into heart of the Amazon and PACKED with ultra-processed junk food
is blamed for shocking obesity crisis hitting children"

People in modern cities have consumed such junk food for years!
... and can prove it with their weight gain, diabetes, etc.

Nutrition "trickle down" ... with complementing meds
probably just around the corner (on floating pharmacies?).

Nutrition "trickle down" ... with complementing BTS:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/26/business ... index.html

Fast food sells best with popularity! (doable on Amazon floaters)


Health foodie jokes about ultra-processed junk food: "Bite The Sawdust"

Number of days per week that your food can be mostly snack- and junk food
... before your body is destined to Bite The Sawdust (become compost).

If '0', you're at risk of departure within months.
If '8', you're not affected by such food.
If "1-7", you have options!


Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/us/great-white- ... rnia-coast
"Great white shark population along California coast booming"

The good news (according to this article) is that there's more seafood!
The bad news is where this seafood might be found (it moves around)
... and might be in popular swimming areas occasionally.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -them.html

"US Cities are reversing cuts to police budgets and even increasing them by millions ... as violent crime surges"

Just the social pendulum for hopeful but unrealistic sudden change.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/27/africa/v ... index.html
"Earliest known war driven by climate change"

"The remains uncovered at Jebel Sahaba ... more than 13,000 years old"

"not killed in a one-off massacre as previously thought. More likely they were killed during sporadic and recurrent violence that took place over several years and was probably triggered by major climatic and environmental changes during the period."

Who knew
... that climate change was occurring long before man was able to significantly change climate (as currently claimed). Hopefully, the earth's natural climate change - for millennia - will be minimal while we evaluate reduction of current man-made influence.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/jenne ... with-girls
"Jenner says ‘of course’ boys who started trans ‘treatment’ young should compete with girls"

Yes, social sensitivity should guide decisions about such competition!
However, changing external appearance does not change the internal body
as delivered at birth (internal surgery doesn't create an at-birth body).

Best guess: Completed trans-formations need to be tested to learn
how they perform relative to their non-trans-formation competition.


These articles about horses suggest that differences remain
despite external and name changes (e.g., from Trigger to Trixie).

Re: https://www.thesprucepets.com/definitio ... ng-1886645
https://www.thesprucepets.com/should-i- ... re-1886428

"When starting out, you want to choose a horse with a reliable temperament;
hormones like testosterone are highly linked to aggression, which is why most
beginner riders are advised to steer clear of stallions. Mares and geldings
are usually calmer, but there are always exceptions."


Re: https://www.americanthinker.com/article ... _fact.html
"Female Is A Fact"

"Every cell in our bodies carries our genetic print. Our 30 trillion cells each hold DNA made from more than 3 million base pairs that contain around 30,000 genes that express us biologically. You, the 'you' that is conscious of you, were born with a body that is either female or male.
You are either a girl or a boy, a woman or a man."

Modern medical science can transform (mostly external appearance) a body to complement that mind's preference,
but the biological fact (re: DNA) cannot be changed (until mRNA vaccines are created for a fetus? But the resulting mind
may have other perspectives about their sexual identity).


Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -2019.html
"Radar shows the USS Omaha being SWARMED by 14 UFOs"

The crazy zigzag motion hints of mechanical (not being-intelligent) motion,
especially since space aliens would not need to prove this ability of their craft.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/29/asia/cho ... index.html
"Scientists discover new 'chocolate frog' in swamp"

"Chocolate frogs instead of chocolate Easter bunnies" sounds like a natural transition
... until chocolate insects come to mind! However, once chocolate insects are common,
the real thing (properly packaged) may then appear on grocery store shelves.

Just imagine! A Kit-Kat insect (chocolate coating over crunchy shell with soft center).
Hopefully, not the real thing for a decade! ... but read the labels.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/a ... beach.html
"Pippen, 46, looks sensational as she shows off her VERY peachy derriere in a plunging neon swimsuit"

A wordsmith is ALWAYS lookin' ... for words to better communicate.
For this swimsuit (and others with so much southern exposure)
"Derri-airy" comes to mind.

Rod

[Amigoo]

From today's email (discussion about future alien disclosure) ...

Re: https://newcrystalmind.com/2021/ufo-dis ... t-patents/
"UFO Disclosure or New Coverup?" by Dr. Simeon Hein, Opening Minds Studios

Re: https://usawatchdog.com/big-alien-lie-r ... ve-quayle/

Somewhat related ("mankind cannot save itself"),
but a bit intense on the anti-religion theme.

However, until better evidence exists, we should remain cautious that phenomena to date
may be earth-generated (not extra-terrestrial), perhaps from secret laboratories on the planet.
A near-term "disclosure" might not be that of an extra-terrestrial civilization but be presented
as such for better manipulation/control of mankind. After all, it seems human perspective
that an alien civilization would be constrained to contact only the government/military.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://dnyuz.com/2021/05/31/the-new-detectorists/
"The New Detectorists"

"metal detecting 'is not just a walk in the park.' In addition to being physically draining and an emotional roller coaster
of celebration and disappointment, she said, 'it can get expensive.' "

Permission is often needed to search properties ...
and objects found might not be kept.

See also: https://metrometaldetectors.com/blogs/b ... etector-go
"How Deep Can a Metal Detector Go?"

"Most metal detectors can detect objects about 4-8ʺ (10 - 20 cm) deep ...
a mid-range metal detector can reach 12-18ʺ (30-45 cm) underground."

Tip: Searching for recently lost objects could be a business,
but psychic ability seems best to limit search area.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-says-c ... 55900.html

Interesting discussion about child limits in China.

Young child: "Mom, was I an accident?"
Mother: "No dear, you were in the budget
... and encouraged by the state."

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://sputniknews.com/uk/202105311083 ... ---report/
"UK Police Raid Purported Cannabis Farm, Find Huge Bitcoin Mine Instead"

"Because of the amount of power consumed by computers, the entire mining process of the famous cryptocurrency is extremely energy-intensive. According to the Digiconomist website, Bitcoin has a carbon footprint similar to that of New Zealand, emitting 36.95 megatons of CO2 each year."

"Iran is ranked among the top ten countries in the world in terms of bitcoin mining, with China taking first place with about 70% of the share."

Re: https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/each-c ... -emissions
"Each Country's Share of CO2 Emissions - China 28%, U.S. 15%, India 7%"


Suggests that significant climate change tax needs to be levied against bitcoin profits ...
and that China needs to make sizeable reduction of CO2 before other reductions will be equally significant;
and that ALL major contributors of CO2 need to participate in CO2 reduction before the world can benefit
(since the world's climate is shared by all countries).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -dogs.html
"California teenager fights off huge brown bear and pushes it off garden wall to save her dogs"

Probably emotional response, permitted by the unbalanced bear on the wall,
otherwise confronting an adult bear this way only works in the Tarzan movies.

And "pushed off the wall" is not exactly "fights off".
Also notice another dog approaching from a different yard
(more distraction for the bear).

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... dator.html
"I did not know it was a bear until right after I pushed it"

With emotional distress ...
it might be seen as a furry space alien with claws and teeth
(and easily defeated in the cartoons).

A good nature discussion video for children
since the confrontation would probably have ended
once the dogs were called back from the fence
(the bear was just protecting her cubs).

Rod

[Sandy]

Hmmm that could just have ended the other way and much worse for the girl and the bear. I agree with your assessment, Rod.
xxSandy

[Amigoo]

Re: https://nypost.com/2021/06/02/florida-b ... -drive-by/
"Florida boy, 10, shot after dad agreed to take him on paintball ‘drive-by’ "

That was a different era when so many guns were not owned by private citizens
and a "paintball drive-by" might be successful. Now, just pointing a weapon-like object
at the police can cause return fire with bullets! Maybe same response from some people.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... India.html

"A bride collapsed and died at her own wedding in India - only for her sister to then marry the groom
at the same ceremony when the family decided to carry on with the festivities."

"The bride's family would likely have been expecting a dowry, while the groom's would have wanted
to avoid the stigma of returning from a wedding without a bride."

"Festivities" seems a disconnect with the continued ceremony,
but the impromptu arrangement can probably be adjusted later.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/as- ... kup-plans/

"Everywhere you turn these days, prominent voices are lying. Virtually everyone has an agenda to push, virtually everyone has ulterior motives, and virtually everyone will do whatever it takes to cover their rear ends at all costs. CYA has become a way of life ..."

Helps to understand why the news 'n views about Covid - for several years - has been so controversial!
However, CYA can be a legitimate posture for protection from such assault (especially troubling when
"To the rear, march!" is not a platoon command to reverse course.).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/im- ... n-teaching

"Dismantling white supremacy in society looks like dismantling in my heart, first.
It means I’m not going to teach Spanish."

Reasonable personal perspective (and subsequent "corrective" action),
but suggests that only native speakers of a language should teach it ...
a step away from limiting use of the language to native speakers ...
a step away from reducing intercommunication in society.

Also consider that teaching a language is much more
than being a representative of that culture! Grammar and history
alone can be taught well by non-native speakers.

Logically, this suggests wokeness gone awry:
Despite "privilege" facilitating the training to teach,
expertise is discarded because of symbolism

Is not teaching societal payback for "privilege"?
After all, few teachers boast about being overpaid
even when receiving awards and promotions.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/0 ... ck-asians/
"Professor Claims That ‘White Supremacy’ is Causing Black People to Attack Asians"

Evidence that we're living in the era where "black is white and white is black"?
Actually, such attacks hint that Asians can be symbolic of white privilege ...
albeit Asians might complain about their own racial stresses.

In a civil society, why is the cause of the attacks usually the greater media focus
than the attacks (or the damaged/stolen property, etc.)? Interestingly, in a courtroom,
cause is not permitted discussion when deliberating about a crime!

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/01/politics ... index.html
"Florida becomes 8th state to enact anti-trans sports ban this year"

"The bill defines a student’s 'biological sex as the one that was printed on the student’s official birth certificate at or near the time of birth. While sex is a category that refers broadly to physiology, a person’s gender is an innate sense of identity."

This contrast of the two terms should help determine which term is significant
when a related controversy is debated. Apparently, gender was becoming
the more popular term for sex.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/butt-cr ... 18196.html

"The secret to the booty-enhancing pants is the scrunched up texture in the center.
It makes your rear appear more naturally plump by emphasizing all of your glorious curves."

Most people think that fast/snack foods were created for the "naturally plump" look.
Now, booty-enhancing should take the pressure (and cost) off of eating for increased size.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.theblaze.com/news/chinese-m ... -wuhan-lab
"Chinese mouthpiece suggests country prepare for nuclear war with US"

The beginning of the end with no new beginning?
... since missile automation causes teet for tat
until tattered teets (nuclear response) depart.

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.foxnews.com/travel/carnival ... -canaveral
"The 180,000-ton ship is Carnival’s largest and will call Port Canaveral its home port."

"Mardi Gras is 1,130 feet long with 21 decks and 2,641 guest staterooms.
It has a normal occupancy of 5,282 guests and a crew of 1,745.

Somehow, "ship" is not very descriptive of a floating city ... wherein reside 7,000 people!
This should be impressive if the virus/variants are kept off the passenger list
(herd immunity may be necessary).

Rod

[Amigoo]

Re: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... phlet.html

"Amazon describes workers as 'industrial athletes', recommends they buy shoes that can accommodate their swollen feet
and says 'wellness program' will help prep them for 'walking up to 13 miles a day' during a shift"

Apparently, metrics collection for programming industrial robots
(that will not have swollen feet). Mantra: "If humans can do this,
just imagine what robots can do!".

Rod