Today's Guests
Johnnie White is CEO of ASA (the American Society of Appraisers), a non-profit, global association of appraisers. We'll talk about how consumers can avoid leaving money on the table when insuring/selling personal property.
More about Johnnie: ASA Staff (appraisers.org) And more about the American Society of Appraisers: About (appraisers.org)
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Jay Ratliff is, among other things, iHeart aviation analyst. We're going to cover a couple of very different topics: First, the increasing number of laser attacks on commercial aircraft in the US. (Meaning lasers shined from the ground into pilots' eyes.) And second, his thoughts about mask-free travel. You can learn more about his stock market trading activities here: Day Trading, Learn to Day Trade (daytradefun.com) (To be clear, that's not an endorsement by me of day-trading. I have no opinion about Jay's system since I haven't looked into it.) Jay's Aviation Blog is here: https://700wlw.iheart.com/featured/aviation-blog-jay-ratliff/
Other Stuff
Some serious hypocrisy here:
In how this guy added a bunch of greenhouse gases and particulates to the atmosphere, his action seems both hypocritical and rude, and I'm sure that somewhere John Kerry is tut-tutting in disapproval: Wynn Alan Bruce: Climate activist dies after setting himself on fire outside Supreme Court on Earth Day | The Independent
Remember Ross' Environmentalist Maxim: The most extreme environmentalists don't so much love the planet as they hate people. Colorado Man Dead After Lighting Himself Ablaze Outside Supreme Court (breitbart.com)
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Elon Musk has been busy. I just LOVE this story: Elon Musk tweets that he confronted Bill Gates about shorting Tesla (cnbc.com)
and the follow-up: Twitter: Elon Musk says he’s ‘moving on … from making fun of Bill Gates’ | Elon Musk | The Guardian
Meanwhile, Twitter may have to come to Musk if the company is as weak and Musk and many others seem to think it is: Twitter’s Board Is Said to Seriously Consider Elon Musk’s Bid - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
It's Weird to hear people like Jimmy Kimmel complain about one person potentially being in charge of Twitter while they don’t care about the Washington Post or Facebook. Don't you love it when people in the media are afraid of a reduction in censorship and communication gatekeeping?
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If this is a win for LePen, I wonder what a loss looks like: 2022 French election: Polling agencies project reelection for Macron | AP News
I understand that the politicians have to look on the bright side, but even though the election was closer than 4 years ago, it still wasn't close. Since 1940, the US has only had 3 presidential elections with a popular vote margin wider than what just happened in France. (France does not have an Electoral College; they only have a popular vote.)
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I LOVE this story: Belarusian railway saboteurs helped thwart Russia's assault on Kyiv - The Washington Post
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Orrin Hatch, RIP:
Former Senator Orrin Hatch, Republican of Utah, passed away on Saturday. Among other things, he was the longest-serving Republican in Senate history (although 5 Democrats served more terms than he did...there's probably a message there.)
Long-serving Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah dies at age 88 (kcrg.com)
Orrin Hatch, longtime Utah Republican senator, dead at 88 | Fox News
Orrin Hatch Played the Long Game of Politics - WSJ (subscription may be required)
U.S. Senate: Longest-Serving Senators
More about Orrin Hatch in the videos below
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Former Democratic pollster Mark Penn explains the many, many landmines ahead of Democrats in 2022 and maybe 2024 elections: Opinion | American Voters Haven’t Been Afraid Like This in a Long Time - The New York Times (nytimes.com) (subscription may be required)
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If I were a Republican candidate for office, I'd run ads showing the smiling face of the now-dead 22-year-old (African-American) Texas Nat'l Guard member Bishop Evans and tie his untimely death to Joe Biden's policies.Photos released of Texas National Guard soldier who went missing while trying to save drowning migrants | Fox News
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Defund THESE two police: Cops fired for ignoring robbery to catch Snorlax in Pokemon Go denied court review - Dexerto
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How to not get lost on the moon: NASA's 'Lunar Backpack' Could Prevent Astronauts From Getting Lost on the Moon (gizmodo.com)