https://freerepublic.com/tag/horselatitudes/ en-us Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:09:39 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4392138/posts “A sane society cannot debate its way out of psychosis. It must diagnose the patient with lethal precision and restore the ancient boundary between the mad and the free.” —LHGrey on "X" Back in the days of sailing ships, a certain subtropical zone of the ocean became known as the “horse latitudes.” There, an eerie windless calm prevailed, sometimes for weeks, stalling the progress of ships in mid-crossing. In desperation to save water on-board, captains ordered the horses being transported to America to be cast overboard, and the animals’ bloated carcasses drifted in an ominous cortège of warning to other... https://www.kunstler.com/ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4392138/posts#comment Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:09:39 GMT