An insightful anon with a finance background explains the recent fiasco in the stock market regarding the GameStop stock, and some of the possible repercussions that may follow: This isn’t financial advice and my opinion and analysis is presented for entertainment value, whether you have a long or short position in the market today or … More Anon explains the GameStop fiasco
I’m not typically passionate about politics and have not voted for either presidential candidate in the recent election in the US. However, I can’t help but notice very obvious differential treatments from the media between the recent protests in the nation’s capital and the BLM protests that took place over the summer & fall of … More Manufactured Outrage
The Thompson Elk is an outdoor fountain along with a bronze statue of an elk, gifted to the city of Portland, Oregon back in 1900 by David P. Thompson. The elk statue & fountain has stood for over a century in the city. Below is a simple summary of what has happened to the elk … More The Thompson Elk – A Tale of Society’s Degeneration
A picture is worth a thousand words: And heck, just to add an addendum to the little allegory above, translated in terms of modern, western governments, the lion on the left is not even guaranteed security, food, decent shelter or medical care. But the cage is the one thing that’s guaranteed to be there.
An anon on 4chan who works as a statistician studies the US election vote data for signs of fraud: GATHER ROUND ANONS AND GET READY TO SCREENCAP. I’m still working on my analysis, but I want to share my initial findings with the rest of you. I think I’m starting to get an idea of … More Anon Spots Election Fraud
When a routine political event is now treated by the common people as an incoming disaster, you know there’s something seriously wrong with the country: The DC area is not the only location reported to be preparing like this, either. This is actually pretty sad – it’s the first time in my life when I … More Disaster Preparedness
A pretty poignant parable on what’s happening on a societal level in the United States nowadays: A black man with a knife was shot by the police last night in Philadelphia. Almost predictably, a riot broke out in the city, with much ensuing looting, destruction of property as well as further violence between the police … More The Ant Jar
A cute little comic that’s suddenly very relevant in light of the recent beheading that took place on the streets of Paris in broad daylight: For those who are interested in more details on the beheading, an archived version of a news report on it is here. Lastly, an example or two of the sort … More Tolerating the Intolerant
With another major election coming up, it’s good to have a small reminder on why the system is set up as it is, imperfect as it can be sometimes:
An anon poses an interesting theory, and a simple method to determine whether a person might be good or evil: The shopping cart is the ultimate litmus test for whether a person is capable of self-governing. To return the shopping cart is an easy, convenient task and one which we all recognize as the correct, … More The Shopping Cart Theory
Temple of Zagan 