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Arbery situation.
But since our resident old imposter pederast himself has seen fit to release the napalm, I thought I should go ahead and lay down some facts.
One important fact about the case that should be kept in mind is that the initial headlines were click-bait and race-bait. This is unfortunate, as it predictably leads to some people writing it off because it quickly fit the pattern of fake news narrative they are (reasonably) tired of being deceived by.
Whatever else one can say here, this was not just a case of a black man jogging in the wrong neighborhood and being shot for that alone. Which is the narrative that a lot of the media went with and is still stuck in many heads.
There's a considerable back-story implied with the few facts that have been reliably reported. It will be the job of the trial court to evaluate all available evidence and testimony and drag those facts to light.
That said, I think it's absolutely indefensible that this was not prosecuted until a bit of a national stink was raised about it. The initial effort to simply sweep the incident under the carpet without real investigation, let alone a trial, was a disgrace.
Was it an instance of racism? Possibly. But there are other possible motivations. Regardless of motivation, it strikes me as very worthy of investigation, and at the very least removal from office. Given just the information initially available to the prosecutor, the decision not to investigate further seems indefensible. Racism, corruption, simple willingness to betray the law for your old buddy - I can't think of a defense that doesn't suck here.
But please, let's have a trial, not a war. Or, at the very least, let's wait for the trial before we decide whether or not to have a war.
Aristarchus just wants you dead so he can bugger your little boys anyway, don't listen to him.
Alright, I've rambled long enough, I'll introduce my brother the lawyer to discuss the finer points for those that are interested:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr-HMjlr1sU [18:18 craptube video]
Intelsat, files for bankruptcy
Intelsat, launcher of 1st commercial communications satellite, files for bankruptcy… it’s a friend we didn’t know we had
By Andrew Dickens, a London-based freelance writer
Born in the Cold War, powered by rivalry and unhindered by free-market restrictions, Intelsat linked the planet with its satellites – but hardly anyone knew about it. Now, it struggles to stay afloat.
Anyone who remembers television in the late 20th century will remember the thrill of watching international broadcasts. The grainy pictures of faraway and foreign places, with their strange road signs, adverts and people. The sound delayed and crackled like a long-distance phone call.Now we live in an age where a crystal-clear conversation with multiple people on multiple continents using a device lighter than a deck of cards is as commonplace as sliced bread, it’s easy to forget how powerful that early magic felt.
It’s even easier to forget the organization that launched the world’s first commercial communications satellite (Intelsat 1) in 1965, bringing many of us those miraculous early broadcasts that changed history and propelled us to the connected world, because we probably never knew its name. Now its prospects are less certain.
Intelsat filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday. The move is a part of restructuring process to help the company cut millions of dollars in debt and free resources for fresh projects.
This vast entity was born from the Cold War, having been instigated by John F Kennedy in 1961 as part of the space and technology races with the USSR. It was a satellite network that aimed to be a more expensive but also more reliable rival to the Soviet Molniya (Lightning) satellites.
It wasn’t a purely American venture, either. This was a different US to the current one. It was capitalist, no doubt, but a less voracious strain that didn’t view public spending as ‘socialism’ –especially when it came to besting the Russians, who had their own network with other Eastern Bloc countries.
So, the US government pumped money into satellites that weren’t available to the highest bidders, but rather to its strategic allies. Intelsat was an intergovernmental consortium, beginning with seven partners in 1964. Founding members included the UK, Canada and Spain. Within ten years it had had over 80 signatories.
Although he didn’t live to see the formal creation of Intelsat, what Kennedy started thrived for decades, bringing live pictures of major news and sport events from around the world to the world. It made the planet smaller, and made us all more a little more cosmopolitan.
In filing for bankruptcy, the company cited the Covid-19 pandemic, but that’s not what did the damage. Intelsat was hit by a ‘triple threat.’ First, the ruthless neoliberal economics that came to the fore in the 1980s and abhorred the unprofitable.
This was followed by the end of the Cold War (or that version, at least). Not that the US didn’t still have enemies, but the Big One had gone, which made it hard to justify the public money that went into it. So, in 2001, it was privatized, with shares being distributed among partners according to their use of the service. Four years later, it was sold to four private equity firms.
https://www.rt.com/news/488856-intelsat-satellite-bankruptcy-friend/
Intelsat will mean little if anything to the younger generations. For some of us, it's an opportunity for some nostalgia.
27 minute video on the the first launch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKH-GijnAGk
A pop song on the subject - best listened to sitting inside a 1955 DeSoto - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryrEPzsx1gQ
Stranger Fruit: Lynch Whitey!
Those who have followed me from the oranges of SoylentNews will be aware that I have spent quite a bit, well, not that much given how young the nation is, in the Untied Stats of Amerigo Vespucci. I have seen a lot. Early idealism, residual British snobbery, Ohio River valley alcoholism, Trail of Tears, Millerian Apocalypism, and even the crazed Mormons moving to the Lake of Salt. But nothing has tarnished the reputation of the United Slates like the legacy of Slavery. We Greeks had slaves, as did the Romans and all nations of our time, even that weird sect of monotheists, but we never denied their humanity. Freedom, yes; legal standing, yes; but basically slaves were just unlucky humans.
Now, the American version, coming after the whole slavery thing had been dropped in favor of serfdom, had to find its justification in some farcical pseudo-scientific theory, or just simple xenophobic racism. But after the question was settled, by the utter and absolute defeat of the rebel scum who tried to defend race-based slavery, it kept coming back. KKK. CCC. WTF. All during the post-Civil War period in America, these disgusting losers attempted to enforce a covert racist order, and the main tool of this enforcement was lynchings.
Which brings us to the current day. You have all heard of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, in Georgia, by two white crackers. Yes, it is Georgia, and, yes, the Black man was running. But that is not my point here. My point is, the white boys need to swing. The only way the post-bellum South kept order was by lynching. Now, I suggest, the only way to keep the peace in the post-orange South is lynchings, lynchings of white folk.
The original response to this cold-blooded racist crime was to protect the "good old boys", one who not surprisingly was an ex-cop. But that is just how it is with these white supremacist gangs, they always cover for each other and claim, "I did not do anything wrong, it was self-defense!" But anyone could see how mendacious that statement is. It is only with outside pressure that the local law enforcement even admits that there might be crime here.
Now, I am one who generally supports the rule of law, and the impeachment of incompetents, because I have repeatedly seen what happens when these principles are held in abeyance. But like the KKK said, if the legal institutions that are intended to provide justice, do not do it, then it is up to the Posse Comitatus to dispense rough justice in its stead. We need to attack the jail, beat down Atticus Finch, haul these no-good whites out the jail, and hang them from the nearest Starbucks. Only then will justice be severed.
Karma's a bitch, ain't it? You think "reverse discrimination" against white people is unjust, and unfair? You ain't seen nothing yet. Lynch whitey, it is the only way to end racism in America, because then everyone would have gone through the same history. Oh, wait. Enslave whitey? Genocide white? Whitey exclusion acts and no dogs or whiteys allowed? Possibilities are endless. And you white privilege types were worried about monetary reparations?
Some stats:
We got some ways to go, we can start with the McMichael's.
Thoughts, my fellow Soylentils?
Update: Georgia, the former penal colony, not the birthplace of Joe Stalin.
But, speaking of the former Warsaw Pact nation . . .
Face masks can't go on forever
Face masks can't go on forever. What we need is a vaccine to get this under control.
But then how do you know whether someone you're interacting with (and no face mask) has been vaccinated? Simple! Have an obvious mark on the right hand or forehead proving the person is safe. You can be sure of who they are. That they were vaccinated. And that they don't have any wrongthink.
Seeing anyone without the mark would be a huge indicator to distance yourself from them. Report them to authorities. Certainly not to do business with them. [Rev 13:16-18]
Fear will drive people to take the mark and report those who don't have it. And it will seem to be the wise thing to do. Even if it is actually a fatal mistake. [Rev 14:9-11] Thanks to the dear leader who made it all happen to keep us safe. Think of the children! Etc.
Such a mandatory vaccine, required for every person on Earth, would definitely not have any undesirable side effects. [Rev 16:2]
Disclaimer: I have not started any "Don't take the mark" messages prior to this journal entry. And certainly would not do so anonymously. The preceding is merely an opinion about how things might go. But I'll just say this:
Don't take the mark! It will cost you to refuse. It won't be easy to refuse.
More, if you find yourself in this situation and are reading this.
TSMC "5nm" Products Leak, Includes Intel
Products manufactured on the upcoming TSMC 5nm have already been confirmed in a leak from ChinaTimes and while it had products that we were already expecting: AMD Zen 4 CPUs, AMD Radeon RDNA 3 GPUs and NVIDIA Hopper GPU, it also had an unexpected entry: Intel's Xe graphics. There have been a lot of rumblings on the rumor mill of Intel moving to 5nm and this is another feather in that hat. While the bit about AMD CPUs and GPUs and NVIDIA Hopper is confirmed, I would take the portion about Intel Xe with a grain of salt because as per my information - nothing is set in stone right now.
[...] 2021~2022 Mass Production:
AMD: Zen4-architecture CPUs and RDNA3-architecture GPUs
Broadcom: High-speed network processor
Qualcomm: Snapdragon 875 and X60 and other 5G modem
Nvidia: Hopper-architecture GPUs
Mediatek: Dimensity 2000 series 5G chips
Intel: Xe-architecture GPUs or FPGA
Apple: A15 application processor
Huawei HiSilicon: Kirin 1100, AI and Server processors
Zen 4 may launch in late 2021, but could easily slip into 2022.
Intel was said to be producing a high-end GPU on TSMC "7nm", so this would be a follow-up. It could also be an indication that their own "7nm" process (comparable to TSMC "5nm") is failing, or they are hedging their bets and can make any product they want on that node.
Dimensity 1000 looked good on paper, so the follow-up should be interesting.
Separate Snapdragon 875 info:
Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 flagship 5nm chipset’s details leaked
WTF is "Bluetooth Milan"?
Flags of convenience
Flag of convenience:
a flag of a country under which a ship is registered in order to avoid financial charges or restrictive regulations in the owner's country.
I've taken to flying Swedish flags on my vehicle, not because it's going to get me out of trouble for violating lockdowns and mask orders, but because I admire the nation's recent bravery and levelheadedness. Their policy has been dragged through the mud, but they've kept their hospitals, schools, and economy running with few restrictions. Excess mortality, after rising to about twice the rate of typical flu seasons, has begun to decline (All-cause mortality data, COVID-19 mortality data, graph). Now Sweden's neighbors are beginning to copy the country's policies and loosening restrictions (not visa-versa). As they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Some media stories claim that Sweden's laid back approach is possible because Swedes trust their government and follow official guidance more than Americans do. Here is strong evidence to the contrary: The influenza vaccination rate in the US (67.5 %) is higher than in Sweden (49.4 %).
Will there be a second round for coronavirus stimulus checks
The IRS hasn't finished sending stimulus payments for up to $1,200 per person to millions of Americans, and already some are wondering if those checks will do enough and if there will be a second coronavirus relief bill. The "economic impact payments" being issued by the IRS by checks in the mail and via direct deposit to banks were introduced as a one-time payment designed to help curb the financial blow caused by the outbreak of COVID-19.
With more than 33 million people filing first-time unemployment claims since mid-March, the unemployment rate reaching 14.7% and the country barreling toward a recession that economists predict globally could be the worst since the Great Depression, talk of a second 2020 stimulus check to keep people afloat is already starting in Washington.
Today, while there is not broad enough support in Congress to pass a second stimulus package for individuals -- which some are calling the "CARES 2 Act" -- a handful of ideas from members of Congress are being discussed and gaining traction. Here's what we know about a second round of stimulus payments in 2020 for individuals.
IMO, money should be reserved for those most in need. Corporations are out. I should be out. I haven't missed a payday since this whole thing started, FFS. People in need should be targeted. Yeah, it was nice getting some "free money", but I didn't "need" it.
Small businesses, and people out of work should come first. Everyone else can stand in line, and make their cases, one by one. And, again, the large corporations don't even need to get in line. Any company with overseas subsidiaries, offshore banking, and questionable tax filing practices is definitely out. Such companies are not "American", they are international and global. (I'm looking at you, Apple, Microsoft, Google, WalMart, and a boatload more.)
Thoughts?
I brought up chemseeker.net for chemical sourcing
Feedback & suggestions in the comments.
World Too Bleak for Black Mirror Season 6
Black Mirror creator not working on season 6 because we already feel depressed
Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker believes humanity could use a bleakness break.
Brooker revealed to the U.K.'s Radio Times that he's not currently working on writing season 6 of Netflix's Emmy-winning series because we've already found ourselves plunged into a nightmarish dystopia like those explored in his shows.
‘Black Mirror’ Creator Says the World Is Too Bleak Right Now for Season 6 to Happen
Remember the Maine!
Get it?
I doubt it...
The exact same thing is happening right now as the treasury is being steadily drained and people are dying from depraved indifference and negligent homicide, and those responsible will be rewarded with bonuses, bailouts, and reelection, even as they do it in broad daylight, right in front of our eyes
