Category Archives: Collapse of America

No social contract lasts forever. If government doesn’t last forever, what’s forever for?

Alex Jonesathon

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Parrott mentioned this down in the comments, but Alex Jones has started a 52+ hour voting coverage-a-thon, where he will lose his mind on the air http://www.infowars.com/ It probably only is available online. The past few days, he has been … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election | 15 Comments

The horses are loading into the gate

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Looking at today’s polls, nothing has suddenly changed in the last day. Don’t expect to know the winner Tuesday night, even if Dan Rather and Michael Bloomberg are sure. Hillary is definitely the favorite, but the track is muddy. May … Continue reading →

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Puerto Rico and the election

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Fred Stiening

JayMar mentioned in an email that the radio stations in Puerto Rico are not interested in the election. There is a reason. People born in Puerto Rico (ignoring military bases) have a peculiar legal status. They are US citizens, but … Continue reading →

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NC Early Voting has ended

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Early voting (not absentee) ended at 1 PM. It is hard to discern what it means other it increased a lot over 2012. Since you could vote at any polling place in the county, you can’t directly infer which sections … Continue reading →

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How much would you pay for a dozen cupcakes?

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Fred Stiening

There is another parking spot close to Southpark mall where two pokéstops are in range without leaving your car. It is in a somewhat high end strip mall that seems to specialize in wedding accessories when the hot young chicks … Continue reading →

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It’s almost over

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Fred Stiening

So the conclusion 4 days out is – there is no obvious winner on Tuesday. That by itself is pretty profound. With Donald J Trump getting almost no support from his own party and every major media outlet working against … Continue reading →

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Weiner update

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Alex Jones relentlessly exaggerates, but if his recent guests are even close to knowing the truth, the FBI is looking into the possibility that Huma is a spy (shocking I know!) and their computers were being used to pass classified … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Global Instability | 5 Comments

Dewey / Truman and poll weighting

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The polling folks are always terrified that they will repeat the mistake of 1948 – when the Chicago Tribune gloriously announced that Dewey had won the election. Then again CBS declared Gore the winner in 2000. The reason for the … Continue reading →

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Now that’s Rich!

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The “correct the record” trolls and much of the media have really latched on to the “Wikileaks got the emails from a Russian Hacker”, overlooking the possibility that the source was a person inside the government with access to the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, Hillary Clinton | 4 Comments

It’s Obamacare day!

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Fred Stiening

No pushing! As promised, all the insurance companies have dropped out, except Blue Cross/Shield of NC, who amended their request to add 24% increase. Without subsidy, the silver plan has around a $1,200 a month premium. While the “risk corridor” … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, Obamacare | 3 Comments