Rumors have it that the Murdoch’s and other top brass at Fox are MOVING AWAY FROM TRUMP.

This little Maricopa, Arizona ad Fox just ran would ADD CREDENCE to THOSE RUMORS.

Too bad Roger Ailes missed it.  His “LEGACY PRINTS” are ALL OVER IT.

IT MAY BE IN HAWAII.

From ZH:

“The Kapolei plant has been Oahu’s largest single generator for three decades, meeting about 16% of the island’s peak electricity demand. Its closure on Sept. 1 means eliminating 180 megawatts of power, or about one-tenth of what Oahu needs. There is no ready replacement for this source of energy which is about to go offline.

“But wait, it gets funnier: one year ago, Hawaii was stunned to learn that the ‘green facility’ which is replacing the Kapolei coal plant,  the  185-MW Kapolei Energy Storage Facility, will be charging its ‘enormous battery’ … with oil! In other words, Hawaiians will be trading one fossil fuel (coal) for another, albeit one far more expensive. Or as the chair of PUC, Jay Griffin, complained, Hawaiians are “going from cigarettes to crack.”

“’If there is not enough solar, wind, or battery storage energy to replace the AES plant, [Hawaiian Electric Company] HECO would have to use oil instead to charge things like the upcoming 185-megawatt Kapolei Energy Storage Facility,’ Pacific Business News reported.”

“‘The reality is there’s not enough wind, solar, or battery storage to replace the AES plant. Hawaiian Electric has made this quite clear in recent documents, noting that it would not be able to meet its year-two renewable target (75 percent) for “more than a decade.’ – Source FEE Stories”

BOTTOM LINE:

1. “Oahu is permanently shutting down its final coal plant which provides 10-20% of the island’s energy
2. Its replacement is an energy storage facility which however will need oil to charge its battery
3. Hawaii is effectively replacing dirty coal power with just as dirty oil power, which however is far more expensive.”

MADNESS.

DON’T TURN OFF ONE POWER SOURCE UNLESS ITS REPLACMENT — WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE CHEAPER POWER — IS IN PLACE.

AND BEWARE OF YOUNG SWEDES MOUTHING PLATITUDES.

It’s been a hundred and one years since Mussolini launched ITALIAN FASCISM.

Is part two now previewing?

From Bloomberg:

Italy’s Right Has an Orban-Style Super Majority within Reach

“Italy’s right-wing coalition could score a landslide victory that would allow it to change the constitution, according to a leading pollster.

“An alliance led by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy, which includes Matteo Salvini’s League and Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia, has a wide lead in opinion polls ahead of the September 25 general election. If other forces are divided, this might lead to close to a two-thirds majority in both houses of parliament, according to an analysis by Youtrend/CattaneoZanetto & Co.”

What’s fueling this?  As I see it:

• Too many migrants
• A collapsing financial system and/or economy
• Unsustainable energy supply and pricing
• Unpopular EU policies

IF PROBLEMS, SUCH AS THESE AREN’T REMEDIED, FASCISM STARTS TO LOOK VIABLE.

AT LEAST TO THOSE IN THE TRENCHES.

Damn, New York leading in cases again.

Monkeypox: US 2022 Map & Case Count

A wise strategic move which was likely inevitable.

With China bearing down on Taiwan, how can the US and its allies rely on Taiwanese chips?

THEY CAN’T.

Check it out:

Japan, US to Launch R&D for 2-NM Chip Mass Production

Damn, I’ve only eaten in ONE OF THEM.

LE BERNARDIN.

50 Best Restaurants

A little WHIMSY — or even LIGHT MADNESS — can be conducive to a GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP.

Concerned about August?  Don’t be.  Just call DOCTOR LENA.

Where shrinking dollars hurt most.

In case you’re of a mind to SHIP OUT.

The idea that ALL human societies can LIVE SIMULTANEOUSLY AS WELL AS THOSE IN ADVANCED ECONOMIES, even as WASTE PROLIFERATES in the LATTER is in a a word ABSURD.

But then, isn’t that WHAT THE PLAN IS?

What hopelessly MUDDLED BRAINS we have.

And nothing spells this out more clearly than EARTH OVERSHOOT DAY.  Take a gander.

WE’RE PARASITES CONSUMING OUR HOST, ARE WE NOT?

TIME TO EASE OFF THE PEDAL.