Maggie's Farm

China's Marxist "Profound Revolution" Is Here, And Nobody In The West Is Ready

At Taki

Are there two tendencies? Those who want something from government, and those who say they want to be left alone? 

But not theirs, of course.

Revisiting Orwell's work on the anniversary of the barnyard classic.

Sadly I can not understand this:

Pretty cool. Slow trawler - 7-9 k. Take the tour:

A high school in Kentucky is having a "furry" problem

Only in America 

As Scott Adams says, "being yourself" is idiotic and infantile. Be your best, most adaptive self if you want to. 

Graveyard of Narratives

Related:  AFGHANISTAN DIDN'T FALL: IT NEVER EXISTED

If you watch a few of this guy's Youtubes about his boat (as posted yesterday), you quickly see why fiberglass took over recreational boating. It's normal to term such vessels "project boats," and that's for sure.

However charming and quaint, wooden boats were never build to last forever. His lovely wooden 1930s cruiser, like many restored (aka rebuilt) wooden boats, is a sight for sore eyes. On the other hand, his boat is his home and his entire lifestyle.

I believe he is a professional carpenter, a semi-professional electrician, and repairs his cars and knows engines.

All the same, people who do those sorts of deeply impractical things make life more charming for the rest of us.

Not that guy's boat, but a 1939 wooden Chris Craft (for sale):

Beato looks under the hood of a Beatles tune.  Yes, he also finds George Martin (the "fifth Beatle) under the hood. However, Martin saw something great to work with.

Taliban Terrorists Celebrate in Clown World

Are they "terrorists," or just Islamists? 

At BB, of course

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As I opined here many times over the years, Afghanistan is not a nation. It's a place on a map. It is run by warlords and poppy-growers. There has not been any central government with any power.

The Russians pulled out of there decades ago, rightly realizing it was hopeless to mold that place into any sort of modern nation with any outside allies or help.  

Guardian is right:

 Behind the scenes America’s senior leaders have known, almost from the beginning, that the war was unwinnable, that the Afghan government was fatally corrupt, and that the Afghan security forces would never be up to the task. Instead of acknowledging reality, instead of coming clean to the American people, they hid the truth or outright lied about it. The result?

America's (and NATO's) longest war accomplished exactly nothing. I'll give Trump and Biden credit for publicly recognizing the sad reality.

Taliban seize power amid chaos in Kabul. The U.S. Embassy was being evacuated as Afghanistan's president fled the country.

Is this woman really standing on top of Burj Khalifa?

At ZH

 Gender Reassignment Surgery Is Child Abuse, Says Texas Commissioner

Illegals Are Coming to Do the Jobs Americans Don’t Want to Do--Which Are Most of Them

 The Silent Majority is Going to Get Loud

"Systemic Racism" vs. "Racial Inequities": Glenn Loury with John McWhorter

Biden begs the Taliban as terrorists move toward Kabul

Losing a rudder in mid-ocean. Nice boat. I have a friend who hit a whale en route from New York to Ireland, which destroyed their rudder. They remain grateful to the Canadian Coast Guard.

As they say with boats, things always go wrong, and usually at night. What a good couple they are.

Seems as if English is the new langua franca. 

It does not surprise me.

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What Gives The Ocean Its Wonderful Smell? A Vile Chemical

This is so inspiring. It takes brains, and ears.

Largest automaker in the world is not buying the Green Fad. Sure, they do make hybrids.

The main issue is what kind of cheeses to use. Many choices for that, but supermaket white bread, cooked in lots of butter, is required.

I like ketchup on the side.