Category Archives: War and not War

To war or not to war – that is the question

Tanks from Turkey cross into Syria

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Fred Stiening

CNN Things can’t possibly get more confusing or dangerous. Turkey says they did it to go after Kurdish fighters backed by the US to “get ISIL” – or is it to overthrow President Assad? Or to kill ISIS? In recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, War and not War, War in SW Asia / Middle East | Leave a comment

Bi-Lo – Sweet!

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Fred Stiening

5 12 packs for $11 (North Carolina has no bottle tax, so feel free to throw your grape soda at bicycles)

Posted in Individual Liberty, Unauthorized Food | 1 Comment

The drug culture

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Not the illegal drug culture of heroin and cocaine – the “legal” drug culture with Ocycontin and Prosac – legal because a doctor trained in science hands out permission slips for a fee. An example of how out of control … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Navigation

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The Arbitration body empowered to resolve disputes over where the water boundaries are has just ruled against China. This ruling was been coming for months and the decision was as expected. The subject is the South China Sea The issue … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Instability, War in Asia | Leave a comment

War Games

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Vladimir Putin has cleared his schedule without an obvious reason. Stephen Cohen has made it increasingly clear that Putin feels he has little option but to directly engage the United States in directly military confrontation, because of both Syria and … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Global Instability, War and not War, War in Europe | 7 Comments

The latest “active shooter mass killing”

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Denver was abuzz yesterday. The original story was a guy had entered the Alliance Center, located across the street from Union Station in downtown. The alliance center is a progressive office building housing a number of different environmental and social … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Gun ownership | 3 Comments

A small victory

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Fred Stiening

I’ll take them where I can get one… People who have been here a while know my opposition to HFCS in sodas is close to a religious issue. Back when I went to the Bi-Lo supermarket near me, I made … Continue reading →

Posted in Unauthorized Food | 13 Comments

Happier than a pig wallowing in donuts

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The report as promised My pickup window was 4-5 PM. That meant I could change or cancel my order up until 1 AM (hence my suspicion some picking is done overnight) It takes about 20 minutes to get to this … Continue reading →

Posted in Unauthorized Food | 15 Comments

Dangerous Faggot Tour

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Fred Stiening

https://youtu.be/eckDObOlSwk Milo was at UCLA today. I’m not saying it was related to the shootings, I’m not saying it was not. He came to prominence during the Gamergate controversy and now works for Breitbart. Context Result

Posted in Free Speech | 1 Comment

Do Not Track, next chapter

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Fred Stiening

For those who have been here a long time, a major reason for my reducing the website the first time was the threat of government intervention requiring websites to honor “do not track” settings. You have probably noticed many websites … Continue reading →

Posted in About the Guide, American Politics, Free Speech, Internet Insecurity | 2 Comments