Monthly Archives: January 2019

GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Jack Curtis

This week’s serving: Forever War: U.S. military operates in 40% of the world’s countries? (Article) China’s Huawei telecom really threatens U.S. info control more than security? (Article) China’s “Social Credit” surveillance tech controls the masses (Article) China’s “Social Credit” can’t … Continue reading →

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IS SOCIO-POLITICAL CONTROL IN AMERICA CONVERGING WITH CHINA?

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Jack Curtis

The Chinese “Social Credit” system employs nearly total surveillance, censorship and informers to maintain individual accounts for each citizen. A low score can prevent travel or desirable employment or worse. The monitoring uses GPS, facial recognition, internet activity, cell phone … Continue reading →

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ON KEEPING GOVERNMENT TIME

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Jack Curtis

The measurement of time seems a foundation stone of human civilization. The sundial and hour glass could support an Egyptian pyramid or a stone city; mens’ ubiquitous  pocket watches were needed before Henry Ford’s production lines could form. The immediacy … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Jack Curtis

Our selections from the current week: Science: The accelerating migration of the North Magnetic Pole continues (Report)  Scary geology: Yellowstone: Magma continues rising under the supervolcano whose eruption could make North America uninhabitable (Report) (Last blew 700,000 years ago?) (NOTE: … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Jack Curtis

Our current selections:  Syria: U.S. warned Turkey against attacking Syrian Kurds (Report)   Syria:  The warning went public (Article) Government: How bureaucrats earn a bad name (Report) Okinawa: Beefing up U.S. military presence in Asia as response to China (Article) … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS FROM THE PASSING SCENE … (Politically Uncorrected)

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Jack Curtis

The last gasp of 2018: Declining fossil energy explains declining civilization? (Article) The economy: Significant percentage of recent U.S. GDP growth now sits unsold in overflowing inventories?  (Article) The war on cash: More U.S. retailers rejecting paper money (Article)   More … Continue reading →

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