60 Replies to “May 7, 2024: Reader Tips”

    1. Killing Hope (now up to 3, iirc) and Confessions of an economic hitman are absolute must reads.

    1. And it’s so hard for some here, to see certain values that protect a society, just don’t exist any longer because it’s just doesn’t have the same value as a full billfold, along with a license to be unaccountable. Useless evil shts.

    1. That was in the WSJ last week. I noted it somewhere in SDA comments with a similar note about the freedom convoy. I left TD Brokerage a couple years ago…

  1. The US economy started to crash when they gave up world reserve currency status.

  2. Being a bit of a Dad Joker I had to get some passport photos taken yesterday. The photographer, with a heavy Pakistan accent (this is Milton after all), asked me to stand in front of the white screen, and then proceeded to take a series of photos.

    When he finished, he indicated it would be a few minutes. He eventually brought my photos over in an envelope and gave me the bill.

    I asked did he use a “better looking” filter? He smiled and said of course. But then he added he wasn’t sure how effective it was because he didn’t have much to work with. I said “Pardon?”, feeling a little let down in the better looking department. He added that the camera didn’t have many settings as it was old, but he did his best.

    I left wondering if that guy understood English very well or whether his level of humor was 5-dimensional.

    1. Guy’s a genius.

      I have for years used the line, “I’m old but I’m pretty,” to the puzzlement of many.

  3. There was a wrong-way crash on the 401 last week. Media were quick to blame police and never mentioned the suspect. There’s a reason they do that so I automatically assume – not white and out on bail. And guess what? Not white and out on bail. Batting 1.000.

  4. Every time I speak with my 94-year-old father, he signs off with this cryptic line:
    “Carry on, but don’t get caught.”

  5. CBC Winnipeg Radio Program Features Law Professor As Guest Demanding Government Investigate Those Who Join Israeli Military
    https://honestreporting.ca/petitions/cbc-winnipeg-radio-program-features-law-professor-as-guest-demanding-government-investigate-those-who-join-israeli-military/

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    Ottawa Sun Corrects Article Which Falsely Reported That 100,000 Palestinians Killed In Gaza
    https://honestreporting.ca/ottawa-sun-corrects-article-which-falsely-reported-that-100000-palestinians-killed-in-gaza/

  6. MPs lash out at Beijing over cyber-attack targeting personal information about thousands of UK military personnel – as No10 refuses to blame Xi regime for MoD hack but warns Britain ‘will not stand for’ threatening behaviour’
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13391437/China-MPs-lash-Beijing-cyber-attack-targeting-military-personal.html

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    Cyber attack targeting bank details of 250,000 British MoD workers fits Chinese ‘pattern of behaviour’ and could lead to blackmail, ex-GCHQ spy chief warns – as Beijing dismisses hacking claims as a ‘smear’
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13390505/cyber-attack-ministry-defence-fits-chinese-pattern-behavior-says-spy-chief.html

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