W.E. Lutz
@historygeek.bsky.social
Avid reader and traveller. Enjoy history, science fiction and technology. Licensed in various radio technologies (with more on the way). Published numerous articles and several unpublished books (yeah, I'm working on that). Enjoy eating food I plant myself
The same administration that's allowing swastikas in the Coast Guard is firing people with pride flags.
- Bob Ingle
- Bob Ingle
November 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The same administration that's allowing swastikas in the Coast Guard is firing people with pride flags.
- Bob Ingle
- Bob Ingle
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Food for thought: Autism was discovered in 1911, while Tylenol was developed in 1950.
Just release the Epstein files already, OK!?!?!
Just release the Epstein files already, OK!?!?!
September 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Food for thought: Autism was discovered in 1911, while Tylenol was developed in 1950.
Just release the Epstein files already, OK!?!?!
Just release the Epstein files already, OK!?!?!
While in England, Trump couldn't help but wonder where he thought he originally saw Prince Andrew: he looked awfully familiar.
September 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
While in England, Trump couldn't help but wonder where he thought he originally saw Prince Andrew: he looked awfully familiar.
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Since antifa is being classified as a terrorist organization, I thought it important to note that the domain (antifa.com) appeared initially under a St. Petersburg, Russia address in July of 2016. Where it remained until 2020 when it was transferred to a Panama address *after* the connection made.
September 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Since antifa is being classified as a terrorist organization, I thought it important to note that the domain (antifa.com) appeared initially under a St. Petersburg, Russia address in July of 2016. Where it remained until 2020 when it was transferred to a Panama address *after* the connection made.
More than half of industries are already shedding workers, a ‘telling’ sign that’s accompanied past recessions, top economist says.
www.yahoo.com/finance/news...
www.yahoo.com/finance/news...
More than half of industries are already shedding workers, a ‘telling’ sign that’s accompanied past recessions, top economist says
“Things could still turn around if the economic policies weighing on the economy soon lift. But that looks increasingly unlikely.”
www.yahoo.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
More than half of industries are already shedding workers, a ‘telling’ sign that’s accompanied past recessions, top economist says.
www.yahoo.com/finance/news...
www.yahoo.com/finance/news...
Even when the Fed does lowers rates, the mortgage rates and other debt rates won't change and go down also: it won't matter.
youtu.be/boZUwQB0Rc0?...
"It costs more than when the US borrowed money to rebuild Europe after World War II then it does now to service our own growing national debt."
youtu.be/boZUwQB0Rc0?...
"It costs more than when the US borrowed money to rebuild Europe after World War II then it does now to service our own growing national debt."
Foreign investors disappear from US Treasury auctions, as China borrows at the lowest rates ever
YouTube video by Inside China Business
youtu.be
August 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Even when the Fed does lowers rates, the mortgage rates and other debt rates won't change and go down also: it won't matter.
youtu.be/boZUwQB0Rc0?...
"It costs more than when the US borrowed money to rebuild Europe after World War II then it does now to service our own growing national debt."
youtu.be/boZUwQB0Rc0?...
"It costs more than when the US borrowed money to rebuild Europe after World War II then it does now to service our own growing national debt."
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Yep; here come the price increases. And with any indications, meat is going to be an expensive proposition. But belie me - listen to what the local news in San Antonio is saying:
From San Antonio news:
youtu.be/t-3LuzDwUqI?...
From San Antonio news:
youtu.be/t-3LuzDwUqI?...
Meat prices continue to climb with no relief in sight, Texas butcher says
YouTube video by KENS 5: Your San Antonio News Source
youtu.be
August 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Yep; here come the price increases. And with any indications, meat is going to be an expensive proposition. But belie me - listen to what the local news in San Antonio is saying:
From San Antonio news:
youtu.be/t-3LuzDwUqI?...
From San Antonio news:
youtu.be/t-3LuzDwUqI?...
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Tell me that story on how healthcare in this country is entirely dependent upon work.
July 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Tell me that story on how healthcare in this country is entirely dependent upon work.
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In addition to the article, what the actual fuck is going on here 🧐
May 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In addition to the article, what the actual fuck is going on here 🧐
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They are going to throw millions of people off of health care just so that they can pass along a benefit to a small handful of very rich Americans. #StopTheBillionaireBailout
May 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
They are going to throw millions of people off of health care just so that they can pass along a benefit to a small handful of very rich Americans. #StopTheBillionaireBailout
"We control events better when we control opinion."
- General Reinhard Heydrich, SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Polizei (Senior Group Leader and Chief of Police), Chief, German Third Reich Main Security Office), Wannsee Conference, January 1942
(The importance of a free media service).
- General Reinhard Heydrich, SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Polizei (Senior Group Leader and Chief of Police), Chief, German Third Reich Main Security Office), Wannsee Conference, January 1942
(The importance of a free media service).
May 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"We control events better when we control opinion."
- General Reinhard Heydrich, SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Polizei (Senior Group Leader and Chief of Police), Chief, German Third Reich Main Security Office), Wannsee Conference, January 1942
(The importance of a free media service).
- General Reinhard Heydrich, SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Polizei (Senior Group Leader and Chief of Police), Chief, German Third Reich Main Security Office), Wannsee Conference, January 1942
(The importance of a free media service).
So now Trump and the Republicans are looking to kneecap nascent green energy companies and anything associated with Biden's IRA, crippling any competition against China who leads in green energy development. Case in point: CATL's IPO.
www.marketwatch.com/story/the-bi...
www.marketwatch.com/story/the-bi...
The biggest IPO this year barred Americans — and it was a huge success
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., the world’s largest maker of electric batteries, saw its shares rise as much as 18% on Tuesday after raising $4.6 billion in the top initial public offering of the...
www.marketwatch.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
So now Trump and the Republicans are looking to kneecap nascent green energy companies and anything associated with Biden's IRA, crippling any competition against China who leads in green energy development. Case in point: CATL's IPO.
www.marketwatch.com/story/the-bi...
www.marketwatch.com/story/the-bi...
As many Federal employees are retiring or leaving and are not being replaced while DOGE wipes out inspectors. So, Musk wipes out the people that Trump needs to make tariffs work.
Our government (in)action.
www.npr.org/2025/05/20/n...
Our government (in)action.
www.npr.org/2025/05/20/n...
Trump has imposed a lot of tariffs. But here's why collecting them can be hard
Collecting Trump's tariffs could be tricky. The agencies that screen imports say they're frequently overwhelmed and understaffed, and experts say exporters are becoming cannier at evading taxes.
www.npr.org
May 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
As many Federal employees are retiring or leaving and are not being replaced while DOGE wipes out inspectors. So, Musk wipes out the people that Trump needs to make tariffs work.
Our government (in)action.
www.npr.org/2025/05/20/n...
Our government (in)action.
www.npr.org/2025/05/20/n...
Seriously.
The trouble with AI art isn’t just lack of originality. It’s something far bigger | Eric Reinhart | The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The trouble with AI art isn’t just lack of originality. It’s something far bigger | Eric Reinhart | The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The trouble with AI art isn’t just lack of originality. It’s something far bigger | Eric Reinhart
When artwork is invented by a machine, it loses its most important power: to help people connect. In an already lonely era, that is particularly dangerous
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Seriously.
The trouble with AI art isn’t just lack of originality. It’s something far bigger | Eric Reinhart | The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The trouble with AI art isn’t just lack of originality. It’s something far bigger | Eric Reinhart | The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This animation shows how temperatures have changed over the last 100 years for each February-April period. On each map, red shading indicates warmer than average conditions, and blue shading shows the opposite. Note the trend.
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...).
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...).
May 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This animation shows how temperatures have changed over the last 100 years for each February-April period. On each map, red shading indicates warmer than average conditions, and blue shading shows the opposite. Note the trend.
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...).
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...).
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The man with the nuclear codes walked into a wall. 😬
May 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The man with the nuclear codes walked into a wall. 😬
This kind of development is to be expected when the Secretary of Health and Human Services enjoys swimming in raw sewage with his grandchildren while wearing blue jeans.
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
www.npr.org
May 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This kind of development is to be expected when the Secretary of Health and Human Services enjoys swimming in raw sewage with his grandchildren while wearing blue jeans.
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...
From Fox Weather no less: even they see the shit coming down on us all:
Climate Scientists Are Tracking a New U.S. Weather Pattern
weather-fox.com/climate-scie...
Climate Scientists Are Tracking a New U.S. Weather Pattern
weather-fox.com/climate-scie...
Climate Scientists Are Tracking a New U.S. Weather Pattern
Have you ever looked up at the sky and felt like something just wasn’t quite right with the weather?
weather-fox.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
From Fox Weather no less: even they see the shit coming down on us all:
Climate Scientists Are Tracking a New U.S. Weather Pattern
weather-fox.com/climate-scie...
Climate Scientists Are Tracking a New U.S. Weather Pattern
weather-fox.com/climate-scie...