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Good morning everyone.
Another mass shooting in Rhode Island kills two and injures three. A transgender person goes berserk at hockey game his/her own son was participating in.
Kinda makes one go hmm.
In other news, Oregon is floating the idea of banning hunting and fishing in the entire state.

Here's the speech:

https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/02/secret...?

And here's the Due Dissidence analysis:

I don't believe in getting my panties in a bunch over Donald Trump and his sponsors. The world is going to hell in the proverbial hand basket and Trump and his irrational deeds are symptoms of exploding global chaos rather than its engineers.

Whatever his real role in history is, whether as tool or dictator in command of capitalism, he is turning himself into a joke that even his most ardent MAGA fan boys and fan girls can get:

Round and round we go. Are silver and gold once again going to be the basis of money and exchange? After all, they have served that purpose for most of the last five thousand years. The US began with that concept at our origin. Article I, Section 10, Clause 1:
No State shall ... make any Thing but gold and silver Coin as Tender in Payment of Debts.
In this century, Texas is first out of the block, and plans to produce and sell one ounce silver and gold coins soon. However, the primary scuttlebutt about the changing world economic order came from Xi in China recently with his announcement that the renminbi (yuan) is to become a reserve currency. He said China was the world's manufacturing and technological leader, and needs to become the financial leader as well. A gold-backed yuan refers to China's strategic initiative to link its currency (renminbi/yuan) to physical gold reserves...This strategy involves establishing gold-backed trade settlement options, expanding gold trading platforms, and gradually positioning the yuan as an alternative to the US dollar in international transactions. Much more on gold, silver, war, and the economy below the fold.

Afternoon folks!

This week among other things, there are a handful of great live albums. Starting off is a live album from Chicago blues guitarist Lonnie Brooks, followed by a studio album from another Chicago blues guitarist Otis Rush. After that it's another live album, this time from harmonica player and singer Junior Wells backed by one of Chicago's tightest backing bands, The Aces. Then we have a compilation album of Washboard Sam, backed by Roosevelt Sykes and Big Bill Broonzy. Following that we get more modern with an album from New Orleans musician Trombone Shorty and then yet another live album from blues rock guitar legend Roy Buchanan. Finishing up in the diversity department is a fun album from a bunch of Canadian folkies, Moxy Fruvous.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!