Mike's Daily Comment

Hall of Fame Bad Idea

16ready

They’re still pushing lowering the vote to 16 year olds.  Apparently there are not enough ill informed voters to manipulate.  A 16 year old can’t get tried in adult court because they are not yet deemed to have adult decision making capabilities. They won’t be able to buy marijuana because their brains aren’t fully developed – just like those proposing to let them vote. 

The Statement That We Will Stop Using Fossil Fuels in the Next 20 to 30 Years Is Nonsense

energyuse

As Al Gore’s chief climate change advisor James Hanson recently stated, the idea that renewable energy and batteries are going to provide all the energy we need is both fantastical and grotesque. In fact, perpetrating that myth will assure the dominance of fossil fuels for generations to come.  

It’s The Biggest Story In Finance – But Few Seem To Get It

turkish lira

Big problem – Emerging nations like Turkey borrowed in US dollars and now their home currency is falling fast – that’s a major problem, not for Turkey, but for the banks and investors who lent them the money.

The Liberals Take a Page From The Trump Playbook on Diplomacy

justintwitter

Is twitter the place to conduct diplomacy? Both President Trump and the Federal Liberals obviously think so but at what cost. Canada’s virtue signalling tweet aimed at the imprisonment of human rights activists have many worried that it made things worse for the prisoners while negatively impacting the Canadian economy.

The New Times Outrageous, Astounding and Deeply Disturbing Double Standard

sarahyeong

The self described newspaper of record says it’s okay for one of its writers to tweet – #cancel all white people – “White people have stopped breeding. you’ll all go extinct soon. that was my plan all along.” and many more similar sentiments. Starts at the 42:37 mark

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