Category: Cancel Culture
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Debt Limit.
A perspective on the debt limit/debt ceiling kerfuffle.
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Gun Control…
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Ours and theirs…
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Perspective on Memorial Day.
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Discussion on Project Venona.
Project VENONA was a United States counterintelligence program initiated during World War II by the United States Army’s Signal Intelligence Service (later the National Security Agency). Its aim was to decrypt messages sent by the intelligence agencies of the Soviet Union, most notably the KGB and the GRU. Many decrypted messages provided crucial intelligence about…
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Afraid of it’s people…
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ULEZ 1.1
The concept of Low Emission Zones (LEZs), Congestion Charging Zones (CCZs), and Ultra Low Emission Zones (ULEZs) similar to London’s has been implemented in several cities worldwide to combat pollution. While the rules and charges can vary, they all share the aim of reducing harmful emissions from vehicles. Here are a few examples: 1.…
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Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)
ULEZ, or Ultra Low Emission Zone, is an area in London where most vehicles must meet strict emission standards or else drivers must pay a daily charge to drive within the zone. It was introduced in April 2019 and was initially just in central London, in the same area as the Congestion Charge zone. However,…
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Wittaker Chambers
Whittaker Chambers (1901-1961) was a significant figure in U.S. political history, particularly in the context of the early Cold War period. His claims of widespread Soviet espionage within the U.S. government helped to heighten fears of communism and set the stage for the Red Scare and McCarthyism of the 1950s. Chambers began his career as…
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NYC mayor’s plan to stop shoplifting by putting ‘social service kiosks’ in stores annihilated by critics
NYC mayor’s plan to stop shoplifting by putting ‘social service kiosks’ in stores annihilated by critics What could possibly go wrong? What’s the over/under for the first “social service kiosk” being trashed or stolen?
Paul W. Swansen 