Double M, Nearly Guaranteed

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-12-15/consider-the-consequences-of-believeallwomen
In other words, it's not that simple.

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-12-18/the-current-sex-panic-harks-back-to-the-era-of-coddling-women
In other words, it's not that simple.

Except, she tells the story quite well.

No Glory In War

"He also knew secrets of the war which would have ruined careers. 

I don't think Dwight Eisenhower would ever have been elected president if Patton had lived to say the things he wanted to say." Mr Wilcox added: "I think there's enough evidence here that if I were to go to a grand jury I could probably get an indictment, but perhaps not a conviction."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/3869117/General-George-S.-Patton-was-assassinated-to-silence-his-criticism-of-allied-war-leaders-claims-new-book.html

This is not to say that I know what happened, just that even in a world saving victory over the enemy, there was incredible ugliness.

Groping Allowance - Don't You Wish You Had One?

Members of both the House and Senate have copped to having harassed, abused, and assaulted junior federal employees. A slush fund of over $15 million was secretly created by Congress to paint over actions that ranged from disgusting to criminal. You and I paid for this fund with our not-so voluntary taxes, but none of the pervs, creeps or predators have been named, nor have the details of their lurid actions been revealed. Some of them are most likely still in Congress, strutting in the halls of marble we provide for them and being treated like princes among the paupers. Yet, who pays the piper for their misdeeds? They don’t pay a dime. They grope their victims and ask you to pay for it. It’s the equivalent of getting a speeding ticket and asking a pedestrian to pay for it.
http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/361562-lets-give-lois-lerner-a-taxpayer-funded-home-where-shes-safe

Disingenuous Heart Felt Confusion from the Misinformed

That's what we hear when people who don't know what assault rifles are, or how they differ from military weapons, try to tell us it's the right thing to do to add legislation that empowers government agents with guns to take guns from or restrict access to citizens with guns.

When people who appear to never do anything more noble than promote themselves and serve their own power start talking about what is right and what is wrong, how could anyone do anything but grimace in anger?

Do they even realize - stuck in their echo chambers of perceived significance - how buffoonish it sounds to a regular person?  Empty suit ambitious blowhards beholden to big money are all of a sudden getting a conscience ... why am I not impressed.

People that disingenuous and ambitious should have as little power as possible.

http://thefederalist.com/2017/10/02/politicize-shootings-make-harder-find-solutions/

Isn't This Obvious?

“Rainbow Gatherings, as a matter of principle, are free and non-commercial. Using money to buy or sell anything at Rainbow Gatherings is taboo.” Niman added, “The Rainbow Family, however, rejects all forms of money, including alternative currencies like time credits or barter notes.”
https://fee.org/articles/when-hippies-used-snickers-as-currency/?utm_source=FEE+Email+Subscriber+List&utm_campaign=79156f24b3-MC_FEE_DAILY_2017_08_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_84cc8d089b-79156f24b3-107299969

"Free but money is taboo". Right. Like black but white. Like right but wrong. Like good but bad. Free but money is taboo.  Buffoonery.

Let the Machines Do What They Can Do Better

Enter, Walmart Academy, where 1 million of the company's employees will eventually be taught fundamental retail skills that go beyond stocking shelves and customer service, such as which items turn a profit and why.
https://www.thestreet.com/story/14275053/1/walmart-s-store-of-the-future-may-look-eerily-humanless.html?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO&yptr=yahoo

It's weird how we feel about change. First we got animals to do what we didn't want to do or couldn't do as well as they could. Then slaves. Then machines. Then computers. Now, we look at robots and think "oh no!". But doesn't this just mean we can free humans to do the stuff than robots can't? It would seem that adds value for all.

More Non-Kinetic Options for Norkons

http://nypost.com/2017/08/18/taming-north-korea-without-firing-a-shot/

A good read.