Qanon...

QAnon refers to a conspiracy theory centered on Q, an online handle used on several image boards by a presumably American^[1] pseudonymous individual or group of individuals^[2][3][4] claiming to have access to classified information involving the Trump administration and its opponents in the United States, and detailing a supposed secret counter-coup against the alleged "deep state".

The conspiracy theory, mainly popularized by supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump under the names The Storm and The Great Awakening, has been widely characterized as a "baseless",^[5][6][7] "unhinged",^[8][9] and "deranged conspiracy cult".^[10] 

Believers in “QAnon,”  were front and center at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall, where Trump came to stump for Republican candidates. As the president spoke, a sign rose from the audience. “We are Q,”  

Flipped...

Famous billionaire hedge-fund managers are brilliant people with smart hard-working employees, well-thought-out strategies and a track record that is unlikely to be attributable to chance.

 One thinks that their performance was random, flipped a coin 10 times and got 7 heads.  “Our success is due to our independent contrarian streak and our discipline in buying assets.”

Then they flipped the coin got only 3 heads  “We have had a run of bad luck due to the Fed’s distortion of markets, but we expect to bounce back stronger than ever.”

David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital is down about 19 percent for the year, and his investor letter is a wondrous thing:

“Right now the market is telling us we are wrong, wrong, wrong about nearly everything,” Einhorn wrote in a letter dated July 31. “And yet, looking forward from today we think this portfolio makes a lot of sense.”  

Populist...

The populist uprisings in the U.S. and Europe have aroused fears for the future of liberal democracy. The concerns aren’t misplaced, but the threat is well understood. One mistake is to assume that all forms of populism are alike, and dangerous in the same way. 

Populism sustains President Donald Trump in the U.S. and Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Hungary; it drove Britain’s vote to quit the European Union, and put the Five Star Movement and Matteo Salvini’s far-right League in charge of Italy. 

These movements are populist by definition. They stand for ordinary people against a failed establishment  not just a failed government, but a discredited ruling class. All populists are fed up with politics-as-usual, expert orthodoxy, received opinion and elite purveyors of all of the above. 

Thanks to globalization and open borders which hurt the many citizens they were supposed to help.

Purpose...

Denmark's Marcus Knuth of the ruling liberal party Venstre, says the dress worn by some conservative women is "strongly oppressive." A new law took effect recently ban such an outfit.

Other European countries have similar bans, claiming they are not aimed at any religion in particular, and don't ban headscarves, turbans or the traditional Jewish skull cap. Austria, France and Belgium have similar laws. 

The law allows people to cover their face when there is a "recognizable purpose" like cold weather or complying with other legal requirements, such as using motorcycle helmets required under Danish traffic rules.

Anyone forcing a person to wear garments covering the face by using force or threats can also be fined or face up to two years in prison.  

Crule Irony...

Perhaps the more tragic recognition of reality took place when it became clear to me that the war was doing far more than devastating the hopes of the poor …... 

We were taking the black young men..... sending them eight thousand miles away to guarantee liberties in Southeast Asia....... 

And so we have been repeatedly faced with the cruel irony of watching Negro and white boys on TV screens as they kill and die together for a nation that has been unable to seat them together in the same schools....

Here is the true meaning and value of compassion and nonviolence, when it helps us to see the enemy's point of view, to hear his questions, to know his assessment of ourselves. For from his view we may indeed see the basic weaknesses of our own condition, and if we are mature, we may learn and grow and profit from the wisdom of the brothers who are called the opposition.

Looking back.

Mom - Bonnie attempts to get a job.

Ginger Ale...

A federal lawsuit filed in Buffalo, New York, claims Canada Dry_ Group led consumers to believe their ginger ale product contained real ginger.

"Instead, Canada Dry Ginger Ale is made from carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, preservatives and 'natural flavors,' i.e., a flavor compound comprised predominately of flavor extracts not derived from ginger, and a minuscule amount of a ginger flavor extract."

Watch for the Sugar content.

Peace...

The recent offer from Pres. Trump to meet with Iran without preconditions is a great move of this president. He is choosing Peace over what others asked him to bomb Iran day in and day out.

Senior Iranian officials rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's offer of talks without preconditions as worthless and "a humiliation" after he acted to reimpose sanctions on Tehran following his withdrawal from a landmark nuclear deal. 

Give it time. The war we started in the middle put the area and the world into a difficult situation.

FB...

Focus...

Who's who?