The age of appeasement is over.

People "who don't want to get us into a war" - have gotten us into a war.

The thing about appeasement is, the person being appeased starts to take more and more. Then your choices are to stand up, or give up. And this is where we are today with Israel AND Ukraine. I personally see no difference between them. 

If they stop fighting - they cease to exist. And the fact that literally everyone was ready to sacrifice them, to keep the status quo, is just super fucked up.

I think I will keep my comments about the Russia lovers to myself for now because I just can't believe the Republican Party went knuckles deep supporting Russia over the US.  I'm going to circle back on those hot takes later.

My party has pretty much gone insane. 

I guess i have something to say today.

I used to love coming here to share all the things I've seen. Now it's hardly worth it at all. With all the "they are coming to take our jobs" people.

I'm just super frustrated with humanity right now.

A couple of months ago I went into a new resteraunt which was using a robot to take food from the back of the house to the front of the house. Yes, this takes one job. A thankless job that does NOTHING to further your career. But people just think - this is the way we've always done so a human should be forced to do this menial suckage job I guess. 

I just don't know what else to say honestly.

Ghost lots are back en vogue.

And better than ever.

Yesterday was a two cyber truck day. When I looked back on my shots, each one was crowded with Teslas. Then I thought - those guys are probably geeking out.

I'm shitting all over Republicans this year.

"Ukraine began its involvement in the Iraq War on 5 June 2003, shortly after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Throughout the conflict, Ukrainian troops were limited to a peacekeeping role, as part of the Multi-National Force – Iraq, though they engaged in combat with Iraqi insurgents. 

On 9 December 2008, Ukraine formally withdrew its last forces from Iraq, ending its participation in the Iraq War. Prior to the Russo-Ukrainian War, Ukraine's involvement in the Iraq War was the largest military operation ever performed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Over 6,000 Ukrainians performed military service in Iraq and Kuwait during the war, including a permanent presence of 1,600, and 18 Ukrainians were killed." (emphasis mine) 

Source.

I'm trying to understand what the Republican Party (the party I vote most often) stands for anymore.

Imagine what it's going to be like when the Republicans are the only ones sandbagging Ukraine. They weren't even a NATO member and sent troops to help defend us during out terrorist attack. When we invoked article 5. And now we won't even sends weapons? 

Did Russia send troops? No. They did not.

I'm starting to wonder if Republicans believe in Western values at all. Or if they even know what freedom really is after the last four years of fake "mask freedom".

The problem with Republicans is they dance around shooting themselves in the foot over and over.  All the while laughing at everyone else and calling them stupid.

Republicans in a nutshell.

It's really weird that a country without a navy can sink so many Russian ships. BUT UKRAINE IS LOOSING. Said in the most sarcastic way.

If Russia could win - they would have done so already. Do you think they are dragging it out for funzies? It's 721 days in.

Literally EVERYONE except China and Mexico is sending money and weapons. But, as usual.. Americans are so completely out of touch. This is going to be a fun year. Everybody going to find out they been self owning themselves.

Tucker Carlson is the Sean Penn of Republicans.

I honestly do not understand what is happening to Republicans. It is so deeply outrageous that Tucker goes to Russia. Gushes about Russia, - while Russians live without heat like this,this, this, this, this, this, and this.  Tucker asks Putin about our bathroom politics, while a lot of Russians still don't even have indoor bathrooms! What has Russia developed that makes us care one bit what happens to them? 

The only reason Putin granted that interview is because he thinks he is losing the war, and needs to change the narrative. It's been more than 700 days since the war started. Almost every day for the past week or two - Ukraine is blowing up Russian refineries. Which is funny because Putin thought he would freeze Europe to death because of their own stupidity and naivety. Now Russia will freeze. And I frankly support that.

I have news for everyone reading this - if the US stopped giving money to Ukraine today - the war would go on. Even Japan is sending money to Ukraine. And it's hard to understand why Americans are choosing Russia over Europe. WHY? I think it's the same nativity that Germany had outsourcing their energy production.

I believe Ukraine is no different from Israel. If we let them fall, we are next. They are the only backstops against some very bad actors. Russia is constantly testing our airspace. Just last week they did it two times!

I just never thought I would see the day where we didn't support our allies. But here we are.

It's funny until it's not.

 

Maybe I'm willing to fight this year because the nation has gone full retard the last four years. And I'm pretty pissed at the world everyone has created. Remember, I'm Gen X, but if you get too salty - I might ban you from posting. So stay classy! Because I've got time.

Every day the Republicans, like Tucker Carlson, say that Ukraine is losing. On (checks notes) almost 700 days into this war. Ukraine is sending drones into Russian areas NEVER thought possible. I would even say that the Republicans WANT Ukraine to lose. And I just don't understand it. 

If we give Ukraine to Russia - it will be a clear sign to China that they can take Taiwan! I mean, what is up with the Republican Party these days? Really makes me wonder where the financial interests lie. 

I've said since the beginning that Russia was weak. But weak people do crazy things.

It's the biggest non mystery in history.

 

This is not odd at all! It turns out if you let people die at this rate - inflation becomes very intense. I'm old enough to remember when just letting the baby boomers retire was a HUGE deal. But letting close to 10,000 die a month, does nothing apparently. 

I want to blame the Government, but really it's people who thought eugenics was the way to go. So, they didn't have to lift a finger to make anything better.

 

THESE PEOPLE ARE NEVER COMING BACK! You shouldn't have to be infected with SARS to care. Instead you will be forced to care in the prices you pay.

From the sky.

 

This is the solar generating plant right outside of Vegas.

Honestly, I only took this shot because camera phones are getting amazing.

Okay, maybe the cars were a bust.....but

Here is an interesting concept bike. Although, when I saw a humman on it, I thought it was waaay too bulkey.

 

There weren't really any great concept cars this year. But they have been displaying these "pod" cars for a handful of years.

The backs of the seats were monitors. So that was kind of interesting. Not a monitor in the seat. The seat was a monitor.

I went. I saw. I left early.

 

You will notice absolutely nothing different this year. The issue is that most  sectors are mature now - like cars, 3D printing, etc. The media seemed really excited about transparent TV's,  but I was covering these in 2016 - so I didn't even take photos. I actually started seeing them in stores in 2017.

So, I went back to the airport and read twitter for three hours waiting for my flight. And basically listened to people cough. If you want to know how sick the nation is......take a flight and just listen to how much coughing is happening. This is our life now. 

If you have problems reading about COVID, just leave this blog this year. I'm not pretending it doesn't exist. 

At least I tried.

2024 will be the year of the self own. The year people realize that team anti vax, and team vax were on the same team all along. They just didn't know it. Both believed in herd immunity that never ever existed.

The only RIGHT and MORAL thing to tell people was - to NOT get infected. Like I tried to.

At this stage I am somewhat at peace with things. I have always felt people should have to live by their choices. Yet, I do walk around every day thinking HOW COULD YOU!  A few days ago a 90 year old man came up and shook my husbands hand. 

We know he was 90 because old people always lead with their age. It was sweet obviously, but in my head all I could think was - how could people convince this OLD MAN that it was safe to be out without a mask? I don't think I will ever forgive most of you.

I think we are about a week out from hitting the iceberg that the ENTIRE world has crashed into with all time high wastewater in most of Europe and other countries. And the new variant causes pneumonia.

This year will be the year people can not ignore how much they fucked themselves.

I would personally like to thank people for participating the in the Darwin Olympics and volunteering to unalive themselves. 

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I'm also going to add that over the Spring last year, I thought I'd finally figured out why people were acting the way they were about SARS2. And I'd decided that it was the thrill of cheating death. 

Self I said - If I have one more old person walk up to me and list their health conditions and then say "I should be dead right"? , I'm gonna flip out.

This year, that thrill is going to wear off. Mark my words.

Yeah just leave GenX alone. pic.twitter.com/4KBg8jrURo

— S. (@goodtroubless) January 2, 2024