Posted on 10/31/2025 9:00:01 PM PDT by ransomnote
I still have my FUBO sticker on a cabinet in my garage.
Liberty Daily is offline too.
It’s frustrating that a person can’t even visit the downage detector sites to find out if a particular website is up or down. Seems you just have to “take your chances”.
I only see one racist in that photo, and she’s in need of a support bra.
Perhaps the big data entities should build their own plants.
Actually, in many cases, they are. Around Columbus, Ohio, there are a couple of new gas-fired power plants being built (or proposed anyway) to power some large tech entities building facilities in that area. I have a sneaking suspicion that when the second X-AI building goes on line in Memphis, there may be another gas-fired power plant also built nearby (and I have a site in mind, right across the border in northwest Mississippi).
I’m seeing a couple of older de-commissioned nuclear plants being re-started after extensive updates, and that makes sense for the kinds of loads that these AI and data centers have. They’re basically 24/7/365 operations so they need a constant supply.
the military even teach, much less shoot, an azimuth anymore ?
Thanks. I get it. And I think some are building their own plants.. I asked GROK and it came up with a lotta blah,blah,blah.
My usage goes up, I pay more. My rate (different than usage) goes up because someone else’s usage goes up ? that stinks.
or my rate goes up because I have to pay for another plant being built because of big data ? that semi-stinks.
The Liberty Daily, Citizen Free Press, Gateway Pundit web sites are all down.
Some other sites (libs) are ok.
Conservative servers taking a hit ?
never mind. drudge has it
Although big tech is a piece of the rate increase puzzle, a LOT of it has to do with all the green energy BS. The cost to build and maintain intermittent supplies like solar and wind, especially in areas where there is little of either, is a cost paid by the customer.
And for every megawatt of intermittent energy, a megawatt of reliable generation - coal, natural gas, nuclear, sometimes hydro - must also be built, so you’re paying to build double the infrastructure just to appease the brain-dead morons that actually believe the climate change BS.
And the cost of the energy itself - well, the gas plants that are made to follow load and counteract the lace of wind and/or solar are often simple cycle gas turbines, which cost more to operate because they’re not as efficient as combined cycle generating plants. So you’re paying higher fuel costs as well.
And then you have states that mandated that utilities divest themselves of their generating assets (like Ohio, e.g.), in the name of creating a competitive marketplace. The problem is, they very same governments have severely stifled the building or maintaining of existing power plants so that such competition rarely exists. Too much regulation, too little innovation.
New docs show that Democrat Reps were texting with Epstein while interviewing Cohen.
Epstein was assisting Democrats in the Trump witch hunt, in real time.
One could argue Epstein is complicit in the Dems’ treasonous conspiracy.
It almost appears as if Epstein was a Democrat puppeteer, and was using people like Plaskett to help bring down Trump via proxy. How many other times during these hearings were Democrats getting talking points and lines from people like Epstein?
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has anyone looked into Plaskett’s list of campaign donors?
how bout off shore bank records?
“Anyone looking at buying a home should... hire a private experienced home inspector of their choosing who can give them a detailed report.”
True.
Mrs BBB333 is a RE Broker/Owner — I cannot think of any transaction she or any of her agents over the last 1/4 century have not involved a home inspection (with the exception of land purchases).
Caveat emptor.
i get some of that. Intermittent (wind,solar) seems to be going away. If it’s intermittent, is a replacement really needed for that alone ?
Some nuclear plants here (Illinois)scheduled to close are now being given new life and now have prolonged closing dates.
example: https://www.powermag.com/meta-deal-with-constellation-will-keep-illinois-nuclear-plant-open/
Clinton was suppose to close in 2017.
Illinois wants to expand nuclear but pol wants to totally remove the nuclear moratorium.
It all boils down to profitability.
So I guess I am answering my own original question.
Americans deserve answers about Thomas Crooks and why he tried to assassinate Trump: Karoline Leavitt
https://nypost.com/2025/11/18/us-news/americans-deserve-answers-about-thomas-crooks-trump-assassination-attempt-leavitt/
Miranda Devine: FBI, Secret Service butchered the Thomas Crooks case and invited conspiracies – we deserve the truth
NYPost ^ | 11/17/25 | Miranda Devine
Posted on 11/17/2025, 7:22:24 AM by CFW
We are all owed a better explanation from the FBI and Secret Service about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump 16 months ago at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4352968/posts?page=1
https://nypost.com/2025/11/17/us-news/thomas-crooks-used-they-them-pronouns-had-obsession-with-violence-and-muscle-mommies-sources/
Thomas Crooks used they/them pronouns, had obsession with political violence and ‘muscle mommies’: sources
Stephen A. Smith taken off big ESPN show in surprise move
https://nypost.com/2025/11/18/sports/stephen-a-smith-off-nba-countdown-in-espn-surprise/
(not a surprise, lol...)
Cloudflare outage throws internet into chaos, NJ transit, X both down
https://nypost.com/2025/11/18/business/users-report-x-is-down-as-cloudflare-probes-internal-server-error/
One of my daughters was a big Talking Heads fan.
AI guru Zack Kass points out that the huge costs of health care, education, and housing are policy-driven. What if policies were changed to allow innovation to vastly reduce costs in these areas?
Zack Kass (former Head of Go-to-Market at OpenAI) is indeed spot-on in highlighting that healthcare, education, and housing have seen massive cost inflation largely due to policy distortions rather than inherent scarcity. Unlike consumer goods (smartphones, TVs, flights) that follow Moore’s Law-style deflation, these sectors are choked by regulations, credentialing cartels, zoning laws, and misaligned incentives that block technological disruption.
If policymakers removed or reformed those barriers to let innovation (especially AI, automation, and new construction tech) flow freely, costs in all three could plausibly fall 50–90% over the next 10–20 years — triggering Kass’s “benevolent deflation” and adding trillions in effective wealth to American households. This would also dramatically ease the federal fiscal crunch by slashing Medicare/Medicaid outlays, reducing student-loan defaults, and freeing up disposable income (boosting growth and tax revenue).
Policy barriers blocking innovation: - Certificate-of-need laws, scope-of-practice restrictions, and FDA hurdles limit competition and new entrants. - Billing complexity, liability fears, and reimbursement rules discourage efficiency.
What deregulation + tech/AI could unleash: - AI diagnostics/triage (already outperforming radiologists on many tasks) → replace expensive specialists for routine care. - Telemedicine + AI “virtual doctors” + wearables for continuous monitoring → preventive care that avoids ER/hospital visits. - Faster drug discovery (AI already cut years off timelines) + decentralized trials. - Automated admin (claims, prior auth, scribes) — AI could eliminate 30–50% of the $1T+ annual administrative waste.
| Scenario | Realistic Cost Reduction | Annual Savings | Key Enablers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative (5–10% cut, mostly admin + diagnostics) | $250–$470B/year | Matches NBER/McKinsey estimates | FDA “sandbox” approvals, interstate licensure, reimburse AI tools |
| Aggressive (50%+ cut) | $2–$3T/year | Personalized/preventive medicine dominant | End CON laws, tort reform, price transparency + AI shopping agents |
Fiscal bonus: Medicare/Medicaid (~$1.8T/year federal) could shrink by hundreds of billions, turning the biggest budget driver into a solver.
Policy barriers: - Accreditation monopolies protect mediocre institutions. - Student loans subsidize tuition inflation (Bennett Hypothesis). - Teacher credentialing and union rules block scaling.
What deregulation + AI could unleash: - Personalized AI tutors (already beating human tutors in trials) → $20–$50/month per student vs. $15K+/year public school or $50K+ college. - Credential reform: accept nanodegrees, apprenticeships, or AI-proctored mastery exams instead of 4-year degrees. - VR/AR classrooms + adaptive learning → 10× faster mastery at 1/10th cost.
| Scenario | Realistic Cost Reduction | Annual Savings | Key Enablers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative (30–50% cut) | $500–$900B/year | AI supplements teachers, online high school common | Pell Grants for bootcamps, end accreditation cartels |
| Aggressive (80–90% cut) | $1.4–$1.6T/year | Most learning is AI-directed; universities become research hubs | Income-share agreements replace loans, mastery-based progression |
Fiscal bonus: Federal student aid (~$150B/year) and state K-12 funding shrink massively; workforce enters market years earlier with less debt → higher lifetime taxes.
Policy barriers: - Zoning/NIMBY laws restrict supply (e.g., single-family mandates, height limits, endless reviews). - Environmental reviews (CEQA/NEPA) add years and 20–50% to costs.
What deregulation + tech could unleash: - Mass upzoning + by-right permitting → build 3–5× more units per acre. - Prefab/modular construction + robotics/3D printing → cut build costs 50–70%. - AI-optimized design/permitting → slash delays from years to months.
| Metro Example | Current Median Home | After Full Reform (10–15 years) | Key Enablers |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | ~$1.4M | $300–$500K | Abolish single-family zoning statewide, NEPA exemptions for infill |
| Austin | ~$550K | $150–$250K | Texas-style permitting reform nationwide |
| National avg. | ~$420K | $150–$250K | Federal incentives tied to YIMBY laws |
Fiscal bonus: Cheaper housing = less pressure on Section 8/HUD subsidies; higher homeownership = bigger tax base; geographic mobility unlocks productivity.
These three sectors alone represent ~40–45% of US household spending and ~25–30% of GDP once indirect effects are included.
| Outcome if Costs Fall 50–80% | Effect on Households | Effect on Federal Budget |
|---|---|---|
| “Benevolent deflation” | Average family gains $20K–$50K/year in purchasing power | Medicare/Medicaid/student aid shrink $1–$2T/year |
| GDP growth boost | 3–7% extra annual growth from productivity | Deficits turn to surpluses; debt-to-GDP plummets |
| Inequality reduction | Middle/lower income benefit most (biggest % of budget on these) | Less need for redistribution spending |
This isn’t fantasy — it’s what happened to computers, telecom, and air travel when policy got out of the way and tech scaled. The bottleneck today isn’t technology (AI is already here); it’s political will to confront entrenched interests (unions, hospitals, universities, NIMBY homeowners).
Kass is right: removing policy handcuffs could deliver the biggest peaceful prosperity boom in history — and make the federal debt problem largely self-solving through growth and lower mandatory spending. The alternative is muddling along with 7–8% inflation in these essentials forever.
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