Precision

Will be interesting to see how the media and markets react to the Philadelphia Fed report now that people are starting to notice it...... Biden second-quarter job numbers off by 1 million, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank says Some reports are indicating that the errors in the numbers extend through Q3 which could lead to job numbers lower by over 2 million.

Old news but the Obama's aren't concerned about sea levels rising, 29 acres of waterfront on Martha's Vinyard.

Great column I read before the holidays and just got around to posting. I am originally from Canisteo so this hits close to home..... Column: “Redskins” is a family name "But they know they are in charge, and they know we are powerless. So they put their wind turbines on our hilltops and they bury their trash near our lakes and they decide what our children will learn and what we may say. They tell us where we can carry our guns and how much water can be in our toilets and whether or not we can burn our leaves." A related note, last Christmas we stopped at the casino in Salamanca off I-86 on our way back from the Comedy Museum in Jamestown. Didn't gamble, just wanted to check it out and have a bathroom stop. Spoke with some of the Seneca's there, oddly they felt a connection to us as we were from Canisteo and there is a kind of shared heritage between us. We talked about the Redskin name and a woman younger than myself said "We don't find name offensive at all. Quite the opposite, our lands, language, lives and history have all been take away. Soon all that will be left is our names and they're trying to take that away as well." It was sad. I felt sorry for her, all of them. There was hardly anyone there.

I'm sure I've said this a few times. Generation is the easiest part of transitioning to electric vehicles. The grid is the problem, it will take decades and trillions of dollars to solve. Last week National Grid came out with a report stating that in order to keep up with electric vehicle demand, by 2035 each highway plaza on major highways will need to be able to provide as much power as a football stadium. Electric-vehicle charging stations could use as much power as a small town by 2035 — and the grid isn't ready

I suppose it's better they codify it in congress than consummate it in congress!

Booooo to you turn signal missing, stop sign running BMW snobs! 😀 We're an Audi family (wife and I), kids drive VW's. Like my gasser A6, test drove an AMG E53, should have purchased that but was concerned about the smaller inside/trunk. We frequently take long drives and I'm very concerned by the charging stops. Not sure what vehicle/brand we will be driving in the next few years. Please post updates on your experiences with the ride!

Companies break or skirt the WARN Act all the time. It is more advantageous for the company to get people out of the building and pay the fines. Most companies want to get past the reduction turmoil as quickly as possible. It also limits stealing of trade secrets, disruption of customer contacts and equipment damage/theft. EM broke the Act on at least one occasion with Tesla, he knew what he was doing.

The irony of this entire thing is that the censors in Twitter are some of the same people that pushed the climate change narrative. The same people that tripped over each other to purchase a Tesla. They lined Elon's pockets with enough cash that he purchased Twitter and now he's putting these people on the street. I wonder if they have enough insight to see that and if it keeps them up at night.

Glad to hear that the D's were able to come out with a new fear message right before the midterms. I guess the "Covid is going to kill everyone schtick" has gotten old and "Climate change is going to destroy the earth" hasn't progressed as quickly as they hoped. At least the old ladies, unemployed, union and government workers have something to grasp onto when they vote party line again this year.

The Senate race is not really as big of a surprise as some might think. Hassan is from MA and I don't believe was a NH resident until the late 90's. Many I've spoken to thought of her as an aloof outsider. I think the Pappas/Leavitt House race is very interesting. The Pappas family is well known in NH and are the owners of the Backroom restaurant/conference center. Ties to the fairly large Greek community. Chris was raised in the Manchester area. Very surprised a young upstart (Leavitt) would be able to pose much of a challenge let alone be leading at this point.

Surprised no one has mentioned the murder in Cheektowaga. A tragedy that would have been avoided if not for the bail reform legislation. NY man sprung on no bail in Facebook-posted beating executes wife in front of kids just hours later: cops He was arraigned in Cheektowaga Town Court on Oct. 4 but was released because state law prevented the judge from setting bail due to the low-level of the charges, Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn said. “There was zero evidence for anything higher than that,” Flynn said of the misdemeanor charges. “The charges were correctly charged. The judge had no choice but to release this person.” Adding insult to injury, under the bail reforms enacted by the Democratic-controlled state Legislature and upheld by Hochul, the judge couldn’t even consider Bennefield’s 2000 conviction and 15-year prison sentence for kidnapping an ex-girlfriend and another woman at gunpoint because the Empire State is one of the few across the US that doesn’t allow judges to weigh the “dangerousness” of a perp in considering bail.

Fauci is what you get when you give a federal agency a $15 billion budget with inadequate oversight. An agency that's allowed to skirt American values by moving controversial research overseas. I'm sure they saw this whole Covid experience as applied research. Didn't matter who or how many died, in the name of science and all. I wonder if they've lit and beagle puppies on fire, you know just for science/fun.

I wonder how long before WH staffers start signing book deals regarding what was happening in the WH as Joe deteriorated. I'm sure most of the memoirs will be filled with CYA quotes like "I was never aware of Joe's mental decline" or "I tried to intervene but was met with resistance by the rest of the WH staffers". Hopefully someday we'll get to read the actual and likely shocking WH transcripts through the FOIA.

Losers that can't come up with a measly 10 grand really love this.

My god, who would even allow Joe to drive a vehicle!

Quite the contrary, I am for a liberal LEGAL immigration policy that welcomes immigrants to America. Last year 650 people died trying to come to America illegally. There are countless others who were robbed, raped and beaten on their journey. The current immigration policy is inhumane. It is also dangerous to immigrants, law enforcement and Americans living in border communities. A comprehensive LEGAL immigration policy would allow immigrants to be properly processed and vetted before they come into America. This process would allow immigrants to immediately receive pertinent social services and for them to be placed in geographic areas that have the means to accept them. The federal government would have the ability to allow all immigrants in the world a chance to come to the US, not just those in the Americas. The America I want to live in embraces it's history of immigration and accepts them legally with open arms. Not a nation that shrugs when they die trying to get here.

Not that it means anything but what would I do? First, I would send every illegal immigrant that is caught crossing the border back to their home country. If they apply for asylum, they would still be returned to their country pending review of their case (not released into the US as is the case now). If the success rate of entering the US is low, it will likely deter many from trying. Second, I would seek legislation that makes getting approval for asylum very difficult if not nearly impossible. Third, I would withhold federal law enforcement funds from sanctuary cities. There should be no sanctuary for people who are in this country illegally. Fourth, I would pay Mexico a substantial sum of money to lock down their southern border. Arizona alone is spending around $1 billion/year on immigration. I could see that buying a lot of Mexican politicians and policia. Fifth, I would make the US southern border secure through additional law enforcement and barriers (such as a wall) in high traffic areas. Finally, I would seek legislation that would severely penalize companies and individuals that hire undocumented workers. Having a deck put on and you hire a contractor without proper documentation? Tough cookies you pay a fine equal to the cost of the project.

There won't be an official program or policy until their hand is forced. You can call it a stunt but at least the governors of border states are trying to bring attention to the immense problem their citizens are facing. Until this administration see's immigration impact polling they aren't going to do anything. Civil rights movement, women's suffrage, probably just stunts. The 15th and 19th would have happened in the same timeframe without anyone doing anything.

I don't see this as a stunt at all, I think it's an example of the policy that should be put in place if the federal government chooses to have an open border. If we are unwilling to stop migrants coming across the border, then they should be sent everywhere. Every municipality in every state should be forced to receive migrants based on the town size. It's unfair for border states to bear this burden. It's unfair for migrants to be treated like cattle because border states are overwhelmed. Best case this could lead to policy changes, worst case at least the burden is shared, and the migrants are being treated humanely.

Remember the good old days, a little over a year ago, when inflation was transitory? Biden says inflation temporary

In addition to Terrapower there are a number of initiatives in the US and internationally to deploy Molten Salt/Molten Sodium Reactors. The underlying technology is mature and dates back to experiments in the 50's/60's. Everyone gets excited about incremental improvements in Fusion, but this technology is mature and is the near-term future for nuclear. Will be interesting to see how this is deployed and the impact between it and renewables. If this technology was cheap and safe enough, would we even go to the trouble of renewables? Some interesting reading..... Molten salt reactor

Little man, little speech.

California Senate Bill 100 has no exemptions for nuclear. Per the bill, CA must be on 100% renewables by 2045. Here's a somewhat dated but good article by the WSJ... California Scrambles to Find Electricity to Offset Plant Closures "California is racing to secure large amounts of power in the next few years to make up for the impending closure of fossil-fuel power plants and a nuclear facility that provides nearly 10% of the electricity generated in the state."

How many miles of the high-speed rail have been built so far and at what cost? It was so long ago I can't remember, when did that project start? So a state that can't lay train track or keep the current electric grid on-line is going to ...... Completely upgrade the grid adding 2-3X more capacity. Make the grid reliable to the point that homes, businesses and the entire transportation infrastructure can operate from it without interruption. Source the added capacity through renewables (per CA Senate Bill 100 guidelines). Do so in a physically large state with heavily populated areas. Complete this by roughly 2035 (13 years) when new ICE vehicles will no longer go on sale. In 13 years they will be lucky to have broken ground.....HA HA HA!

It will be like the good old days when it took 4 million deutschmarks to buy a loaf of bread. The good news is we won't need wheelbarrows as we'll be able to pay with our deutschmark card, I mean debit card. A Single Bread Costs 4.6 million During Germany's Hyperinflation in 1923 https://historydaily.org/germany-hyperinflation Visit the facility at U of R. It's a great tour, they've been really close.... for nearly 50 years now.