Nur Allen
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Looking for opposite pairs of thoughts to think at the same time
"Humanity will not find peace unless we expand our circle of compassion to include all living things."
Albert Schweitzer (I don't think he meant to include bacteria, viruses and such)
"Humanity will not find peace unless we expand our circle of compassion to include all living things."
Albert Schweitzer (I don't think he meant to include bacteria, viruses and such)
The wealth of the richest man in the world is no match against the power of the US government especially when that wealth is dependent on the largesse of that government.
I mean there is a legitimate, honest-to-God and totally-not-acting-in-revenge argument that SpaceX should be nationalized.
I mean there is a legitimate, honest-to-God and totally-not-acting-in-revenge argument that SpaceX should be nationalized.
June 8, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The wealth of the richest man in the world is no match against the power of the US government especially when that wealth is dependent on the largesse of that government.
I mean there is a legitimate, honest-to-God and totally-not-acting-in-revenge argument that SpaceX should be nationalized.
I mean there is a legitimate, honest-to-God and totally-not-acting-in-revenge argument that SpaceX should be nationalized.
Wisconsin was Musk's Waterloo.
June 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Wisconsin was Musk's Waterloo.
#Cybertruck is the Edsel of the 21st century.
May 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
#Cybertruck is the Edsel of the 21st century.
Musk not only irreversibly stained the reputation and brand of his electric car company but he also ended up sullying the name of a brilliant inventor: Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)
May 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Musk not only irreversibly stained the reputation and brand of his electric car company but he also ended up sullying the name of a brilliant inventor: Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)
Trump, waiting for the Chinese to call, is like Napoleon in Moscow waiting for the Russians to sue for peace.
It is true, the Chinese has more to lose from a trade war since theirs is the export-oriented economy but this is more than made up for by their much greater capacity to endure hardship.
It is true, the Chinese has more to lose from a trade war since theirs is the export-oriented economy but this is more than made up for by their much greater capacity to endure hardship.
May 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Trump, waiting for the Chinese to call, is like Napoleon in Moscow waiting for the Russians to sue for peace.
It is true, the Chinese has more to lose from a trade war since theirs is the export-oriented economy but this is more than made up for by their much greater capacity to endure hardship.
It is true, the Chinese has more to lose from a trade war since theirs is the export-oriented economy but this is more than made up for by their much greater capacity to endure hardship.
So you hired yourselves a gangster to do a dirty deed.
But what you were too dumb to realize was: Your gangster does not give a damn about you and is quite happy to burn you too in the process.
But what you were too dumb to realize was: Your gangster does not give a damn about you and is quite happy to burn you too in the process.
May 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
So you hired yourselves a gangster to do a dirty deed.
But what you were too dumb to realize was: Your gangster does not give a damn about you and is quite happy to burn you too in the process.
But what you were too dumb to realize was: Your gangster does not give a damn about you and is quite happy to burn you too in the process.
If Cardinal Pizzaballa becomes Pope, he is not going to be able to change his name.
May 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
If Cardinal Pizzaballa becomes Pope, he is not going to be able to change his name.
The child who cried out that the Emperor had no clothes was said to be suffering from Emperor Derangement Syndrome.
April 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The child who cried out that the Emperor had no clothes was said to be suffering from Emperor Derangement Syndrome.
Whenever there is trouble in the world, whether it be COVID or real estate world going crazy or Argentina or Russia going insolvent and the stock market crashes in response, investors run to US Treasuries as safe haven.
April 13, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Whenever there is trouble in the world, whether it be COVID or real estate world going crazy or Argentina or Russia going insolvent and the stock market crashes in response, investors run to US Treasuries as safe haven.
He. Is. A. Russian. Asset.
Americans are unable to digest this, even those of us on the left.
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Americans are unable to digest this, even those of us on the left.
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April 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
He. Is. A. Russian. Asset.
Americans are unable to digest this, even those of us on the left.
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Americans are unable to digest this, even those of us on the left.
...
A far-out random thought: Is Putin executing a desperate Kamikaze attack via the Trump tariffs?
I mean a Kamikaze attack sacrifices the plane and the pilot to inflict maximum damage. Putin is endangering his capture of the US Presidency to inflict max damage to Western economies.
I mean a Kamikaze attack sacrifices the plane and the pilot to inflict maximum damage. Putin is endangering his capture of the US Presidency to inflict max damage to Western economies.
April 9, 2025 at 6:17 AM
A far-out random thought: Is Putin executing a desperate Kamikaze attack via the Trump tariffs?
I mean a Kamikaze attack sacrifices the plane and the pilot to inflict maximum damage. Putin is endangering his capture of the US Presidency to inflict max damage to Western economies.
I mean a Kamikaze attack sacrifices the plane and the pilot to inflict maximum damage. Putin is endangering his capture of the US Presidency to inflict max damage to Western economies.
Trump may end up solving the immigration "problem" from its roots: by making sure nobody would wanna come here in the first place!
Consider his boss's country Russia. Putin doesn't have an immigration problem. It's not as if hordes of people r trying to sneak into Russia via Siberia or something!
Consider his boss's country Russia. Putin doesn't have an immigration problem. It's not as if hordes of people r trying to sneak into Russia via Siberia or something!
April 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Trump may end up solving the immigration "problem" from its roots: by making sure nobody would wanna come here in the first place!
Consider his boss's country Russia. Putin doesn't have an immigration problem. It's not as if hordes of people r trying to sneak into Russia via Siberia or something!
Consider his boss's country Russia. Putin doesn't have an immigration problem. It's not as if hordes of people r trying to sneak into Russia via Siberia or something!
After some back and forth, the market seems to have decided on the price of the two Sieg Heils:
$200 per share; $450 => $250
$200 per share; $450 => $250
March 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
After some back and forth, the market seems to have decided on the price of the two Sieg Heils:
$200 per share; $450 => $250
$200 per share; $450 => $250
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JUST A REMINDER ...
... of how close we are today ...
... of how close we are today ...
March 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
JUST A REMINDER ...
... of how close we are today ...
... of how close we are today ...
Isn't buying a Tesla in 2025 a bit like buying a Mercedes in 1938?
January 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Isn't buying a Tesla in 2025 a bit like buying a Mercedes in 1938?
Jimmy Carter died today.
He was largely responsible for the eradication of Guinea Worm disease. This horrible disease which afflicted 3.6 million people annually in the 1980s is down to only a handful of cases today.
RIP
He was largely responsible for the eradication of Guinea Worm disease. This horrible disease which afflicted 3.6 million people annually in the 1980s is down to only a handful of cases today.
RIP
December 30, 2024 at 6:41 AM
Jimmy Carter died today.
He was largely responsible for the eradication of Guinea Worm disease. This horrible disease which afflicted 3.6 million people annually in the 1980s is down to only a handful of cases today.
RIP
He was largely responsible for the eradication of Guinea Worm disease. This horrible disease which afflicted 3.6 million people annually in the 1980s is down to only a handful of cases today.
RIP
First in my series of notable quotes:
The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson.com
The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson.com
December 20, 2024 at 5:35 AM
First in my series of notable quotes:
The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson.com
The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
Neil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson.com
Thank God Biden pardoned Hunter!
He would have been a chump not to!
So what if Hunter said in a form that he was not an addict? What was he supposed to do ... snitch against himself??
Also, existing charges would not have been the end of it. They would have hounded him with new stuff!
He would have been a chump not to!
So what if Hunter said in a form that he was not an addict? What was he supposed to do ... snitch against himself??
Also, existing charges would not have been the end of it. They would have hounded him with new stuff!
December 4, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Thank God Biden pardoned Hunter!
He would have been a chump not to!
So what if Hunter said in a form that he was not an addict? What was he supposed to do ... snitch against himself??
Also, existing charges would not have been the end of it. They would have hounded him with new stuff!
He would have been a chump not to!
So what if Hunter said in a form that he was not an addict? What was he supposed to do ... snitch against himself??
Also, existing charges would not have been the end of it. They would have hounded him with new stuff!
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Thank God Biden pardoned Hunter!
He would have been a chump not to!
So what if Hunter said in a form that he was not an addict? That is not even a lie because every addict thinks they can stop anytime!
As George Costanza put it, it is not a lie if you believe it!
He would have been a chump not to!
So what if Hunter said in a form that he was not an addict? That is not even a lie because every addict thinks they can stop anytime!
As George Costanza put it, it is not a lie if you believe it!
December 3, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Thank God Biden pardoned Hunter!
He would have been a chump not to!
So what if Hunter said in a form that he was not an addict? That is not even a lie because every addict thinks they can stop anytime!
As George Costanza put it, it is not a lie if you believe it!
He would have been a chump not to!
So what if Hunter said in a form that he was not an addict? That is not even a lie because every addict thinks they can stop anytime!
As George Costanza put it, it is not a lie if you believe it!
Drink almond milk instead.
Whatever it is you want to wash down - sandwiches, cookies - almond milk will do just fine.
Plus, with only 30 calories per cup, unsweetened almond milk will help you keep slim.
Whatever it is you want to wash down - sandwiches, cookies - almond milk will do just fine.
Plus, with only 30 calories per cup, unsweetened almond milk will help you keep slim.
December 1, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Drink almond milk instead.
Whatever it is you want to wash down - sandwiches, cookies - almond milk will do just fine.
Plus, with only 30 calories per cup, unsweetened almond milk will help you keep slim.
Whatever it is you want to wash down - sandwiches, cookies - almond milk will do just fine.
Plus, with only 30 calories per cup, unsweetened almond milk will help you keep slim.
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MAGA is going to be crying for months when Trump’s tariffs kick in and everything they buy is way more expensive!
November 28, 2024 at 8:11 PM
MAGA is going to be crying for months when Trump’s tariffs kick in and everything they buy is way more expensive!
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 (10000 Japanese) - Freude schöner Götterfunken
YouTube video by mr23monkey
youtu.be
November 28, 2024 at 10:00 PM