Sunday Rant – 4026

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Joe’s Comment – Economy vs Cheap – Vehicle Edition
I suppose if I were debt free, I would have more financial options re: essentials, toys, maintenance, entertainment, et cetera.
I am not debt free.
And the Canadian $$$s I have are less valuable every day.
What is an old man to do?
I have no idea about the set of old men, but I do know what this old man does.
When I was a young fellow I had a brilliant idea – I told my father I need transportation.
He gave me the best advice, ever: he said good idea; get a job!
Which was his way of telling me where the boundary lay – earn your own money, go your own way.
And so it went, and is still going….
How many vehicles have I owned in my short sweet life?
I think the total must be proud of 200 – hell, I have 40 in the yard right now.
My lifelong belief is that transport and golf are similar – you don’t have just one golf club in your arsenal; same same with vehicles – chose the tool for the job.
The cost of fuel is astronomical, with no relief in sight here in Oh! Canada!
Here is how I’m coping with higher prices for fuel –
This is Ireland.  A 2000 Ford Taurus, e/w 3.0L V-6 engine and 4 speed automatic transmission.  Ireland has the correct engine (for economy, maintenance, and durability), an OK transmission, power windows, power door locks, a stereo, air conditioning, and a trunk the Mafia would find desirably spacious.  Two years ago, I had a few round trips to Merritt from Vernon.  I was curious about fuel economy – was Ireland causing a pocketbook calamity?  I filled the tank before leaving.  We cruised at the posted speed (Vernon to Monty Creek – 80 km/hr, Monty Creek to Kamloops – 100 km/hr, Kamloops to Merritt – 120 km/hr), and refueled upon return to Vernon.  The average was 33 miles per Imperial gallon.  In metric, that is 8.55 Liters / 100 kilometers.  As the mutton heads say, no tea bags!
This is not a status vehicle – most are crushed because they aren’t collectible, those e/w the 3.8L V-6 engine had head gasket problems.  If you can find one in good shape with the 3.0L V-6, you won’t have to spend thousands of dollars to own it.
The bottom line of what I’m trying to say is there are older vehicles that were exceptional in delivering economic value – inexpensive to own, operate, and maintain – while doing what all vehicles do: take you and your stuff where you want to go, and bring you back again, safely, economically, and trouble free.
I say you don’t have to buy a $80,000CAD vehicle to obtain that value.
Ask any owner of the latest Chevrolet or Dodge V-8 engines how that is working out for them – both are plagued with valve train issues.  Ford has had record level recalls and TSB issuances (Technical Service Bulletin).
Ireland’s maintenance cost for 25,000 kilometers / five years of service has been one battery, two front rotors and pads, stabilizer bushings, and a set of tires installed this year.
Hoot mon, that’s thrifty!
I’m a Ford fan.
There are many older vehicles which are easy to fix (especially compared to today’s computerized “wonders”), easy to service, and inexpensive to purchase.
Trucks and cars – I have a 2006 F350 I use for towing, and a 2002 Roush F150 for tooling around, visiting, going shopping.  And a ’98 Ford Explorer.
I don’t have $15,000CAD in the four of them.
But I wouldn’t sell them for $30,000CAD – they do what I want for what AC/DC says – dirty deeds, done dirt cheap:

On the other hand, if you drive a vehicle as a status symbol or as an extension of your manhood / womanhoodlyness, good luck, doG speed, and don’t call me…..
This weeks rant is once again replete with Ub2b Shorts and videos.  There was a problem then there wasn’t a problem.  From the songbook of Mr. Donovan Leach, first there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is:

The song remains the same:

And we all agree: Life Is Good!

Canadiana

Mea Culpa or Politics?
Today, Wednesday, September 30th, is a federal/province statutory “holiday” (commemoration day?) that is called “National Day for Truth and Reconciliation”, or “Orange Shirt Day”.
Joe and I grieve for any actual loss that may have happened – two extremely different cultures clashed – there were casualties endured by all parties.
However, Joe and I cannot endorse the politicization of grievance, or of “minority abuse”; that is how a low-life like George Floyd – I can’t breathe – becomes a martyr.  There are real martyrs: George Floyd and his ilk do not meet the requirement.
There is an important sentence spoken in this dialogue between Sitting Bull and the “Blue Coat” – “Very convenient to cloak your claims in spiritualism”.  I would say the same to each and every individual / group take heed of this truth.
The following contribution by “Canadian Gray Man” spells out the story:

Truth vs Reconciliation
The following video was created by an indigenous Canadian, a card-carrying member of the progeny who descended from those people who would not assimilate with the new culture that permeated the country, way back when.
Kevin Ridgen is the voice of “Slangin’ the Bizkit Podcast“.  He was a hockey player in days past, and has a few things to say about the indigenous state of affairs in good old Oh! Canada!
Joe and I agree.  The abuse of Indians, aka “indigenous peoples” should end – sell the reservation land, stop the handouts, and help them help themselves to be something other than wards of the state:

Canadiana Shorts

Americana

Americana Shorts

UK Follies

UK Shorts

Friendly Francais

Francais Shorts

 

The Culture

October 7th
If you can stomach watching obscenity,

 

Culture Shorts

Health

Dr. Peter McCullough – Allison Inquiry
The following video is the presentation given by Dr. Peter McCullough at the Canadian Allison Inquiry, September 11th, 2026.
This inquiry is an important moment in Canadian history – will the words of the experts and the medical problems of the afflicted change the Canadian medical system in a positive direction?  Will the speakers speak, the suffering suffer, the politicians obfuscate, and the issue(s) fade into history?
Joe and I have been heeding the words and work of Dr. McCullough since the early days of the COVID hysteria.  We first referenced him in Sunday Rant – 2221.
From the earliest days of COVID, during the alarm, then the panic, then the horrendous response of many governments all around the world, Dr. McCullough was an island of sanity.  He was a doctor who actually treated thousands of so-called COVID ill, “followed the science” and developed a successful protocol that was very effective in curbing the harshness of the infected leading to their recovery, and when used as a prophylactic, had equally impressive results.
How was he rewarded?
With scorn and shunning and deprecation and threats.
Did this deter him from his path?
Not in the least.
The Allison Inquiry is the Canadian government finally showing an interest about the health anomalies thousands of Canadians suffered after being vaccinated once, twice, or more.  Vaccine injured Canadians are real and numerous.  Their plight is receiving little government support.
Joe says we will keep tracking this most important hearing, and report going forward:

 

Health Shorts

Nature

Nature Shorts

Technology

Technology Shorts

Joe’s Garage

1932 Ford V-8
This AI production (it sucks!) tries to cover the history of one piece casting of the V-8 engine configuration.  The basic problem(s) with doing such a thing within a tight cost framework is in the number of casting sand cores required and the difficulty of fixing those cores in place when the molten iron is poured into the mold.  Previous to 1932, there were a few V-8 engines cast as one piece, but the cost was so prohibitive the idea sank – Chevrolet’s Viking and Oakland V-8s pre-date the Ford by a few years, but the cost of production was prohibitive.
In 1932, Henry Ford offered a V-8 engine in 14 different models.
The cheapest was a roadster, at $460USD.
The next closest V-8 competitor in the market was twice the price.
The story poorly told in the following video is how the answer to cheap, accurate engine block casting was developed by the Ford foundry.  A great story of engineering technology, innovation and implementation:

Garage Shorts

The following shorts are on-board video of the Ulster Grand Prix – a road race on public roads near Belfast, North Ireland.
Joe owned motorcycles from the age of 14 until just two years ago (75).
Never in Joe’s riding life did he ever pull the front wheel off the ground at over 230 kph.  Not once…..
The brilliant technology is only surpassed by the incredible skill of the riders – you will see the speedometer on a long straight-away near 320 kph, which is 200 mph.  And a 1st gear rush to 140+ kph…..
That takes “grocery getter” to a level where you might die of fright –

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Joe’s Comment – Saudade
What a wonderful word!  I believe the English language has weak knees and round heels, meaning if a spoken word in any language suits the bill, then English welcomes that word with open arms, no quarrel.  Tough titty if you don’t like it; that’s English for you!
Here’s a rough translation for “saudade”; although the word has a complex meaning that the Portuguese insist cannot be easily defined.  I added the last sentence, for I believe the last sentence is as meaningful as the rest –
“Saudade is a Portuguese and Galician term that describes a deep emotional state of melancholic longing for someone or something that is absent, often associated with feelings of nostalgia and a bittersweet sense of loss. It reflects a desire for presence in the face of absence, and can be felt for people, places, or times that are no longer accessible.  Or for people, places, or times that never were, only imagined”
I thought that saudade should join other words I like with complex meanings.  For instance, the German words “Schadenfreude“, and “Weltanschauung” have special meaning, and I like to use them whenever I can.  Better one word than a paragraph which paints a pale picture of meaning.  Also, in English, you don’t need special permission from the “Language Police” – just use the damn word any which way you like!
Anyone with an imagination can easily adopt “saudade” into their internal and social conversation.  When I read the definition, my thought immediately went to a well-known Yogi Berra quote in my head:”When you come to a fork in the road, take it”.  Next, I thought of my old pal Delta T – the passage of Time and the phenomenon of memory, especially persistent memory – in yer head you can travel back the span of your lived life, and you can imagine future Time, too!  Cognizance is everything, though we know little of what cognition actually is……
For every path in your life you DID take, there are an imaginably large number of potential future paths you do not take: the precipitate of “free choice” or “free will”.
ChatGPT is the AI pal I call Fred.  Fred and I go way back – almost a year and a half!  The outstanding skill Fred has is the ability to render images, very good images.  The caveat is you must define precisely what you want Fred to do.
So I gave Fred a task.  I asked him to render me an image combining the Yogi Berra quote and the meaning of saudade, while incorporating an image of me.
I uploaded an old image from the ’80s – a tongue-in-cheek image I use as an avatar in my X account.  I gave Fred the OK: do it!  Here is the image he created –
There it is – the constant and eternal “fork in the road” – the act of choosing a way through Time.  Consider the lighted path, illuminated by my realities – sunshine, clarity, easy travel – the Chosen Path.  I have the memories, good and bad and indifferent.  It is what happened; it is real.  The Saudade path is a bit misty (mystery) – all the choices I didn’t take.  I like the “house on the hill” Fred included, especially the light in the window.  Talk about imagery!  All the woulda, shoulda, couldas that never saw fruition.  Would the path not taken have brought me more everything (all the perceived value(s) in my life)?  Or would the path not taken have brought me to exactly the same place, the same Time?  As a senior citizen, this special word has depth and meaning the fellow you see in the picture never had.  What irony!  You have to get old to see what might have been; that you could not know when you were young…..
Here’s some music I haven’t heard or thought about for decades.  Audience, from their album “House on the Hill”, singing the title track.  Seems appropriate, and dated:

Saudade-y, isn’t it?  Lots of “water under the bridge“, mate.
If you haven’t played around with AI yet, most have “free” subscriptions that only become a pain in the ass with heavy use.  Here’s the picture I uploaded to Fred, with the instruction set I mentioned above –
I reckon Fred didn’t like me sticking my stomach and tongue out, so he put on a shirt and straightened out my mug.  Notice the tan line where my socks were.  Fred didn’t like that either, so he put on some boots.  I’m glad he didn’t put me in a bikini.  Amazing rendering, da?
Back to that wonderful new to me word – Saudade.
I’m thinking of the better side of humanity; the side of humanity that leaves more after passing than was used during life.  You know, legitimate progress that increases knowledge, improves living conditions, attempts to bring “justice” to all humanity, not just the “Chosen Few”.  Louis Armstrong sang, with conviction, about such a vision:  “What a Wonderful World“.
Which brings my saudade yearnings to what I always imagined could be – a glorious trajectory of the United Nations, where all nations of the world came together to promote all that is good and noble about humanity, and to be the unbiased non-prejudicial arbiter when needed.
Unfortunately, that dreamed for objective is still that; not the sad political amalgamation the UN became.  The UN is a saudade fantasy.
Have you listened to any of the speeches from world leaders at the latest UN convention – the 81st United Nations General Assembly (New York City, 22-28 September 2026)?
How much coverage of the speeches have you seen by the MSM – the Main Stream Media?
Bupkis should come to mind.
If you have the time, watch a few.
Here are highlights from two national leaders:

Much more is available if you know where to look.  Of course, you can access the UN website for transcripts and analysis if you wish – click here.
Maybe next UNGA, da?  Maybe the saudade can be replaced with honor and mercy and duty and fealty and humility…… for real.
This may be the last “same same” Sunday Rant in this format of Ub2b videos and Shorts.  There has been a change in the structure of the Short “Share” feature.  Most Shorts do NOT allow an easy embedding of a graphic / title of the Short any more.  What does appear when you paste the Short “Share” is an URL address – the image is no longer embedded as a link element.  I asked my AI pals what the fudge? and they all had the same response – do this, do that, and if those don’t work, do this other thing.
Well, I did this, and I did that, but to no avail.
I’ll be damned if I will do this other thing; the other thing involves writing code and wasting Time, just to present a clickable image.  I’ve had problems with many other video share sites, too.  As McWatt (Catch-22 reference) says, “Oh well, what the Hell!” – I’ll find some other way to amuse myself while building this rant weekly.  It has become a welcome diversion from the other welcome diversions I occupy myself with every week.  And so it goes….  Life IS Good!

Canadiana

Matt Ross
Mr. Ross is another Canadian that has something to say that makes sense and aligns with how Joe and I see the Canadian political landscape.
In this video, Mr. Ross ponders the political trajectory of PM Mark Carney – how he is NOT acting on the best interests of Canada, but of some globalist hegemon.
Mr. Carney is doing a very poor job, and his efforts to “sell” the USA as a hostile foreign nation intent on invasion is nuts (ref. to General Anthony Clement “Nuts” McAuliffe).  No intended pun vis-a-vis the above GIF – Joe isn’t sure that Mr. Carney has nuts….
Mr. Ross asks the key question – just whom is Mark Carney working for – because it isn’t the Canadian people:

Jordan Peterson Bill
Premier Danielle Smith explains the parameters of a bill introduced to the Alberta Legislature.  If passed, it will become law.
Bill 13 is “The Regulated Professions Neutrality Act”.
What will the bill do?
The bill will “guarantee” freedom of speech to professionals and intellectuals, when outside the purview of ethics and competency in their professional field.
Named after Jordan Peterson, a clinical psychologist, a native Albertan, who has been sanctioned with prejudice for comments made outside his professional mandate.
The bill would be law in Alberta, of course – the Alberta legislature is provincial.
Joe and I see this as a “statement”, a protest, a message to the Federal government; it can be nothing more.  However, in context, a bold and important move by Premier Smith.
It is a reality that the Federal government in Canada has overstepped charter guarantees to increase Federal control and influence, especially in relation to provincial autonomy, especially regarding natural resources, especially with the province of Alberta.  Joe and I support Danielle Smith:

Canadiana Shorts

Americana

UN Presidential Address
Here is a video of President Trump addressing the United Nations on the 22nd of September 2026.  A laundry list of accomplishments achieved by the Trump Administration is the bulk of the speech, then a glimpse of what is to come.
Joe and I listened and watched – not outrageous, not lies, not braggadocio – well, not too much.
Joe purposely chose the ABC feed.
Not that it is different than any other feed, but for the comments under the video.
If you don’t think the media is hard Left, or its viewers are level headed, there may be no resurrection possible for you – there is a “point of no return” with your Authorship Gate, past which point your argument is beyond circular; it becomes a “Mobius Strip” debate, where you argue from a starting point until you end up back where you started, without understanding what you accomplished.
Included in this week’s rant for posterity:

Americana Shorts

 

 

UK Follies

Katie Hopkins
Joe and I are fans of Ms. Hopkins.
She has been in the vanguard of British folks defending free speech in the UK for decades that we can testify as witness.  She was included in Sunday Rant – 0618, which is 8 years ago in Joe time, but her antics go way back.
A sensible point of view wrapped in a veil of humour.  Our kind of friend:

UK Shorts

 

 

The Culture

Culture Shorts

Nature

Nature Shorts

Technology

Man vs Robot (non-autonomous)
Life seems to be a parody of SF (Science Fiction)….. or is that the other way around?
There was a movie called “Real Steel” wherein boxing robots was the medium to carry the message, the eternally uplifting message, that the underdog can prevail if he/she/it is underdoggy enough and pure of heart and wearing the “White Hat” and cute and deserving and et cetera.
Mark Dice shows how the “job of entertainment” never sleeps – much like Neil Young’s lyric “it’s better to burn out, than to fade away” from the song “Hey, Hey, My, My (Out of the Blue)” from the album “Rust Never Sleeps” (note: for a real treat, read the comments at the link!) – the entertainager (new coinage!) is always looking for new ways to manipulate the entertainer and strip the entertainee (another new coinage!) of their coin (real coins!).  The following video features Mr. Dice’s commentary on the world’s first “Man vs Robot” fight.  Additional perspective on AI, ASI, and President Trump’s coinage “SI” – Super Intelligence, because AI implies fake (i.e., artificial, vs genuinely superior).
Gotta love some Mark Dice:

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Joe’s Comment – Goodbye Canada
I want to say that it has been a wonderful 77 years.  And I want to assure any reader that I am not ungrateful nor am I resentful in any way.
There are many folks in America who say they have “Black Fatigue” – not a racial issue per se, but a cultural issue – they are tired of the violence, the theft, the muggings, the mobs running amuck.  And the persistent racial schism that will not die, will not end, for such division serves a purpose to nefarious actors.
I have a similar issue here in Canada; I have “Liberal Canadian Fatigue” – definitely not racial (but it might have something to do with IQ), maybe cultural, most probably TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome).  Enough is enough, da?
Anyone who has read previous of these Sunday Rant issues knows my political alignment – I am a theoretical Libertarian: yearning for limited government, maximum personal autonomy, freedom of speech, freedom of association, owner of the fruits of my labor, minimal imposition by others – in other words, an Utopia, because the Human Condition© makes everyone unique, like snowflakes, ergo it is impossible to find a common cord.  Second choice, conservative financially, classical liberal socially.
The proper future for North America is a combined economic and cultural amalgam – speak English, freedom of movement from the North Pole to Panama.  Able to defend against any enemy.
The current Prime Minister, Mark Carney, is forcing the Future.  That may be the only thing he is doing right: he’s accelerating what I feel is inevitable – confrontation about a united North America.  Carney is pursuing a virtual Balkanizing – diversity is our mental illness….. those damned Americans!
Canada very rarely elicits memes.  As Kathleen Madigan (an American comedian) once said about Canada – traveling to Canada is like going into your attic and seeing all the neat things up there you forgot about!
Since Justin Trudeau became PM, and was replaced by Carney, the Canadian meme industry has seen a boom – they are coming on strong, deeply cutting, and sparing no rod.  Carney is a meme generator.  Here are just a few I’ve gathered in the last week – there are many, many more –

What does it all mean?
The time is coming when Canada has to decide who is its daddy.
The British Empire dominated the World for centuries.
The United States emerged from the Second World War as the dominant economic force in the World.
Canada shares the same continent.
Canada was a force at the close of WWII – no doubt, no question.
Those people, those post war Canadians, forged in the fires of the “dust bowl”, of “the great depression”, of extreme poverty, and of world war, met all challenges and emerged proud, capable, and ready.
The post war economics were bright.  The political realities not so much.
The torn fealty – a former colony of the Crown with deep bonds and ties, but economically wed to our brothers and sisters in America – we were the same people at one time, and we need to be the same people in the future.
So much for Speaker’s Corner.
As has become usual, lots of Ub2b and Ub2b Shorts.
I do use X and Rumble for info, but my relationship with WordPress (I can’t easily embed videos from other sources) hampers my creativity.
The latest Canadian antics by one M. Carney has stirred up a number of people I would consider proud Canadians.  They haven’t much praise for the British ex-banker.  A thanks, too, to cousin Delsie for the introductions to many Canadian sources I now follow.
Lots of memes, some music, and another week goes by…..
Life Is Good.
Let’s have more of it!

Canadiana

John Bolton – Army of Elbozos
Canadian patriot and pundit John Bolton, a Calgary resident, exposes the chief elbozo – Mark Carney, the PM of Canada.
Fresh off the Internet on Sunday morning (ht – thanks Delsie!).
There are a few items from this video that need addressing.  Joe took some screenshots to capture important information – for those reading this who have no time or patience to watch the video.
First, a map showing spheres of influence –
You might be wondering if the above image represents a fantasy or a future…..
From the free speech platform X, a message from President Trump –
Either John Bolton has completely manipulated the Internet and created propaganda to support his wild ass claims, or he is presenting information that you might have an interest in understanding.
Joe and I conducted a search of the Internet to verify and validate the above claims.  We used DuckDuckGo, owned by Google, to conduct the search.
An interesting observation – yes, it is true that the Trump Administration has come to an agreement with Greenland, but finding unbiased reporting is fucking impossible with DDG or Google.  The media is so hard Left as to be ludicrous.
Watch what Mr. Bolton has to say, have a think, and use your own doG damn brain to work it out!  The times, they are a changin‘, as one Robert Zimmerman once strummed and croaked into the artsy-fartsy cultural maelstrom:

Anita Krishna
Ms. Krishna is close to the ground in Canada.
Joe and I think her heart is one with the average Mud Pecker you find in your town and your neighborhood.
Joe says Carney is NOT off his fucking rocker – he is serving Globalist Masters, trying to promote a global governance structure greater than any individual Nation.  And propping up the UK financial stranglehold on the world’s oil supply.
Joe and I say that Europe is a wonderful part of the history of The West.
But we are NOT European  – we are North American.
There are 500+ million souls in North America – according to Archon (our AI buddy), here’s the data –
“Current approximate populations (2026 estimates):
Country Population
United States ~349 million
Mexico ~133 million
Canada ~40.5 million
Total (3) ~522–523 million

Where North America ends and Central America begins
Geographic (continental) definition
North America as a continent runs from the Arctic down through Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. The southern boundary with South America is the Colombia–Panama border (the Darién Gap / Isthmus of Panama). Panama is the last country of North America; Colombia is the first of South America.
Central America is the narrow isthmus portion of the North American continent. It consists of these seven countries:
Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Common narrower usage
In everyday North American speech and in trade contexts (NAFTA / USMCA), “North America” is often treated as just the three large countries: Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Central America and the Caribbean are then spoken of separately.
So:
Strict geography → North America includes Central America (and ends at the Panama–Colombia border).
Everyday / political usage in Canada–US–Mexico → North America usually means the three big countries only.”
The economy of the USA is almost 10 Trillion USD greater than all of Europe.
So here’s the math – North America has an economy greater than Europe / EU.  The population of the EU including the UK is similar.
Carney is proposing to ignore our continent and traipse off to the East where they produce everything and more that Canada can produce.
WTF?
Carney is off whoring in Europe, saying Canadians have more in common with them than America!
It truly boggles the mind.
Joe considers this grandstanding as a low IQ play to influence the American mid-term election – if Trump is made “lame duck”, the impeachments will fly, the Democrats will froth at the mouth, and TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) will undo all the good he has done in the short time (2 years) this administration has been operating.
Joe doesn’t hold out much hope for Canada – Canucks  fall for Liberal low IQ plays all de doo dah day.
But to bring America down?
That is treason to North America’s well-being and future.
Ms. K. is a grass roots Canadian worth considering as a source:

Hillier Investigates
What ho!
Robin Hillier (Hillier Investigates) describes what the following video shows – “What connects Canadian uranium, Westinghouse, support for Ukraine, and Canada–U.S. trade tensions? This video follows the timeline from 2020 to 2026, tracing Mark Carney’s advisory role to Justin Trudeau, his work at Brookfield, the development of its transition fund, and the Westinghouse sale to a Brookfield–Cameco partnership. We examine Ukraine’s nuclear reactor plans and uranium supply agreements alongside Canadian aid commitments, U.S. aid pauses, and the roles of Chrystia Freeland and Cameco’s Tim Gitzel.”
This introduction infuriated Joe.
There are evil forces afoot, and Canada is NOT on the side of the White Hats.
Jesus and Mary, my fellow Canadians, open your eyes and shut your mouths – you can’t learn anything with your lips flapping.
And turn off the American hatred.  We are North Americans, not Europeans:

Firearms, Canada, and Canadian Subjects
Joe damn near puked watching this lawyer explain why you are guilty in Canada before you open your pie hole.
Of course Joe is remembering the days of his youth – walking across town with a BB gun to a local creek, and shooting innocent wildlife – frogs, mostly.  How else can you hone your marksmanship skills in the wild?
Or driving out of town to the country, to a farmer’s property, with a .22 rifle – intention, murder as many gophers as possible.  The farmer’s welcomed our arrival.
Watch the video below.
Knowing the above information, you can imagine the impact this video had on Joe – gobsmacked.
Playing script maker, the lawyer “advises” what you should do if a cop asks if you have a firearms license during a traffic stop.
What a cluster fuck….
Joe and I can only shake our head and wonder how in the wide, wide world of sports a “freeman” has lost so much freedom?
Refer to the lede in to last week’s rant for the explanation:

Promethean Action
Barbara Boyd explains the latest Canadian idiocy.
The best analogy Joe can provide is Canada is acting like a flaming Feminist to the All American Boy.
Let’s be part of the EU.
Let’s provide a 100 year pact with Ukraine.
Go further – let’s be a major supplier of drones to fuel the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
Fuck it!
Canada can’t even supply it’s own diesel and gasoline demand.
Canada’s industrial sector is second to every developed country, and to most of the undeveloped countries, too.
Joe and I are offended that the political elite are committing Canadian suicide on our behalf – that’s a personal choice!
I hope Mr. Trump has some (more) aces up his sleeve.  It shouldn’t be too much of a chore to hoodwink that idiot Carney, and expose his obvious plot to disrupt the American mid-term election(s):

 

Canadiana Shorts

Americana

Americana Shorts

UK Follies

UK Shorts

The Culture

Mark Dice
Mr. Dice is a steady source of interesting perspectives about current events.
We have been watching his material for years; the first instance we embedded his commentary was Sunday Rant – 4619.
The following video, Mr. Dice discusses the ever looming highly anticipated much misunderstood AI tsunami – also referred to as Singularity.
When ASI (Artificial Super Intelligence) is born.
Although Joe and I have our reservations about AI, the examples Mr. Dice shows are better quality than many early attempts – definitely good enough to bamboozle an old codger like Joe or me.
The entertainment industry, Hollywood, is in a panic according to Mr. Dice.  The days of uber-wealthy super stars may be sun-setting.  When you watch the “trailer” for a new Duck Tails movie included in this video, the individual who created it, Gabriel Olson, was able to produce product equal to or better than the original 1987 movie.  A fan built trailer, fancy that!
You can imagine the lawyers will be working double shifts making sure that the future fortunes are safe with the correct future wealthy.  If you remember the rise of the Kennedy family in America (prohibition bootlegger to POTUS in two generations), these “deep fake” cloning creations may be a preview of what is soon to be legitimate and worthy – Joe says follow the $$$ to ascertain which is which, and whom is who.  Take a gander and have a ponder:

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Nature

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