Just One Thing
NO, the blog thumbnail picture of a guy smoking marijuana is NOT a picture of me.
Today's Guest
Elnaz Sarbar Boczek is an Iranian-American womenâs right activist. She grew up in Iran and left Iran for US at 28 years old. Elnaz used to work as a program manager at tech companies in Bay Area but is now raising her newborn daughter and getting the voice of Iranian women out to the world.
WSJ analysis of the current state of the protests: Iran Protests Are Proving a Durable Challenge to the Islamic Republic
DEFINITELY SEE THE VIDEO AT THE END OF TODAY'S BLOGCAST
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Other Stuff
Ukraine (or somebody) attacks Russian bridge to Crimea: Putin calls Kerch Bridge attack "a terrorist act" by Kyiv | International | denvergazette.com
CNN: Will Russia respond hyper-aggressively or act as if the attack did minimal damage? October 9, 2022 Russia-Ukraine News | CNN
Now we know the answer: AP: Russia blasts Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities in deadly strikes
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As if there werenât enough international threats: AP: N Korea confirms simulated use of nukes to âwipe outâ enemies
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Energy Stuff
Michael Shellenberger: Fanaticism Of The Apocalypse - Michael Shellenberger (substack.com)
The end of this article -- the sheer alarmist propaganda -- is as insane as the people the story is about: Picasso protest: Extinction Rebellion activists arrested after gluing themselves to painting | CNN
Risk of "low levels of wind"âŚseriously, what âleaderâ would leave a nation at that kind of risk? UK blackouts: Facing risk of power cuts this winter Britain is drilling for more oil | CNN Business
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I don't care at all about rappers and rap music. I couldn't name or recognize a Kanye "Ye" West song. He makes some noise that titillates white people and conservatives by wearing a MAGA hat and praising Donald Trump and, more recently, hawking a "White Lives Matter" t-shirt. But don't forget what he really is: A borderline-insane narcissist and anti-Semite: Kanye West's Twitter and Instagram accounts locked over anti-Semitism - BBC News
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"Zoning out" is natural: Zoning out while awake is natural, like brain going offline, study says - UPI.com
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What's the wackiest thing you've ever done to get a date? Man Who Has Never Been on a Date Tries to Find Love With Billboard Ad (odditycentral.com)
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I'm having dĂŠjĂ vu and amnesia at the same time: https://www.sciencealert.com/the-mysterious-phenomenon-of-dj-vu-is-finally-closer-to-being-explained
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Nice story: Man with Down syndrome reinstated at Wendyâs after outrage over his dismissal after 20 years (nypost.com)
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I'm not a cultish Trader Joe's fanatics as some people are, but I do like the experience shopping there and I like their food selection, especially the frozen meals. The simple reason why Trader Joe's doesn't deliver | CNN Business
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This can't be too hard to figure out, at least the amusement park aspect: âThe Owner of This iPhone Was in a Severe Car Crashââor Just on a Roller Coaster - WSJ
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PayPal claims the policy update was never supposed to happen but clearly someone thought it should, right? https://www.nationalreview.com/news/new-paypal-policy-permits-company-to-fine-users-2500-for-misinformation
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Love the stuff about Morocco:Â How Californiaâs Bullet Train Went Off the Rails - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
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Today's Video
This song, made from tweets of Iranians suffering under that nation's tyrannical Islamofascist regime, has become the anthem of the women-led protests around Iran. (At the time of this blog writing, the video is closing in on a million views.)
Less importantly but guaranteed to put a smile on your face, a reminder that this man is president of the United States