"More than sufficient evidence ....." - Rep. Raskin

Four criminal referrals for DJT!

They discovered torture chambers for CHILDREN operated by the Russians in Kherson?!?!?!??

The Russian culture has been fostering evil for centuries. My family history was re-directed because of the cultural attitude of Russian authorities. They are OK with atrocities.

Mankind is not safe if the Russian culture continues to have any influence on this planet.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russians-mistreated-kherson-youngsters-childrens-cell-says-ukraine-official-2022-12-14/

Global prices of gasoline in $'s/Gal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTfoJtKwAdQ&t=398s

"Scientists at the China National Health Commission estimate the R number is currently a whopping 16 in China during this surge. "

For context:
"The R value for measles is typically between 12 and 18, meaning that each person with measles is likely to infect between 12 and 18 other people if they are not isolated or treated. "

Ho-lee-fook:

"That means about 10% of the planet's population may become infected over the course of the next 90 days."

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/12/15/1143002538/china-appears-to-be-facing-what-could-be-the-world-s-largest-coronavirus-outbrea

This is a fundraiser my neighbor is supporting with her cookbook: Disaster Recipes - What to eat in a pandemic.

Proceeds go to a worthy cause:
https://www.nokidhungry.org/

This is the GoFundMe site:
https://gofund.me/62704f84

I just donated!!

According to Zillow our home's value has declined by 28% since the high point in April of 2021.

Fux.

I guess it's one of those mornings.

The Wife has COVID.
I don't.

We have multiple parties planned.
What a mess.

Combative individuals may be prone to fighting or arguing over even minor issues, and they may have difficulty compromising or finding common ground with others.

I've been searching for this word and found it using Chat GPT:

A word that describes a person who is hyper sensitive and vocal with their opinions is "combative."
This word means inclined to fight or argue, often in a aggressive or hostile way. Someone who is combative is very sensitive to the opinions of others and is quick to express their own opinions in a forceful or confrontational manner. They may be easily provoked and may become argumentative or aggressive when challenged.

We watched "All Quiet on the Western Front" this weekend.

In the past I might have felt sympathy for the main character: a young German boy joining the army for a glorious battle for his country.

Ultimately, he became a petty thief and had no principles.

The corollaries with the current Russian soldiers in #Ukraine are too striking to ignore.

Pop up bar in San Francisco.

DALL-E
"a painting of a benevolent hero set in the distant future in the style of hr giger "
#AIArt

I thought this was an interesting limitation of OpenAI's chatbot (which is extremely useful)

Maybe they don't want it to get too smart?

This is the latest version of my model of what makes a city "Vibrant".

I started this because I'm planning to model all of the problems.

In order to understand the problems it is necessary to understand the best-practices first. Then the problems are inserted next to the best-practices.

In this diagram the darker connections denote critical dependencies.
The lighter connections are merely positive influences.

If you have seen this done elsewhere, please let me know.

This is a part of the model I'm building. I've highlighted the "direct" sources of positive influence that drug addition impacts. Everything above them are subsequently effected.
Community-Happiness impacts the greatest objective of a City: Vibrancy.

My current struggle: drug addiction.

No, not with me, but how to unpack why it is "bad". I'm trying to model its impact on a city. Here in San Francisco it's a huge issue.

Community impacts:
Society's degredation?
Government cost?
Economic overhead?

Personal:
Lowered potential in career, relationships and personal goals?
Increase in depression?
General unhappiness?

Thoughts?

"At press time, Musk had been spotted in his office assembling an advent calendar of every person he planned to fire in December in the hopes of making them last."