Minnesota is having a moment, and not for the first time. If you aren’t aware, ICE and CBP are conducting operations there in an effort to ostensibly enforce federal immigration law. This effort also seems at least somewhat tied to the “learing” fraud recently uncovered, which appears to be one of many widespread frauds in that and other states. I won’t bother posting any links regarding any of this since my guess is any reader here is already aware, but if you’re not, any search engine will provide the basic context with ease.
…but I’m not totally sure what to do with it exactly. Having said that, I reread the departure of the ship from the havens at the end of the LoTR with the space lens, and I must say that the idea seems to fit relatively well with how Tolkien describes it.
I’m beginning to think I have never read the LoTR appendices which surprises me. Regardless, there is some cool stuff in there. Appendix A treats mostly with the history of Numenorean kings picking up with the gap between the fall of Numenor and the return of the king, Aragorn.
My last post was called my most hated. I suspect this one could easily surpass it.
Below you’ll find a tale from Numenor from an unknown Source. I wrote it across several months in 2020 but I don’t think it came from me. I believe it came from “the children” referred to by Malachi, speaking a tale to their fathers:
I’ve been intrigued lately by IQ and its effects on society. In particular, societal blocks: race, country, region, etc. I will tell you up front that asking questions about race and IQ is very, very racist but only when you are asking about the races that are on average less intelligent. There are no such issues when asking about a race with a high intelligence. So just keep that in mind while you read what follows and take time to mentally castigate me (and yourself if you agree) at the appropriate times.
Elon and Don’s bromance went nuclear and they were in all out war last week. At its worst, Elon said that the only reason the Epstein files haven’t been released is bc Trump is implicated by them. Zing! (Although I note that there is a picture of Elon at a party w Ghislaine Maxwell so he’s not exactly above reproach on that front.)
At the very end of last year I proposed a final solution to the mystery of 2 Nephi 27. If you want the context around my search for an understanding of that chapter you can read this post about a dream I had several years ago.