I lived in Scotland many years ago and I was surprised to learn (among other things) that there was no law against tresspassing on private property. Of course, it wasn’t always this way in the US.

What Lies Behind That ‘No Trespass’ Sign

A good read on the “bottom up” political influence of Mississippi. Why anyone wants to follow the lead of Mississippi is yet another question. A good read though.

Mississippi is no longer a world unto itself

Seems a recent Dilbert comic offended some people. Not me.

YOUR JUNE 26, 2022 DILBERT SUNDAY FUNNY … OR NOT – UPDATED

What do you do when a large percentage of your government is involved in organized criminal activity? From The Guardian.

Brooks, who delivered a fire-breathing speech at a rally before the Capitol riot, sought pre-emptive pardons for “every congressman and senator who voted to reject the electoral college vote submissions of Arizona and Pennsylvania”.

A total of 147 Republicans lodged such votes, even after the Capitol was stormed, an attack that endangered the life of the vice-president, Mike Pence, and to which a bipartisan Senate committee linked seven deaths.

Republicans who aided coup attempt sought blanket presidential pardons

I visited Monterrey, Mexico when I was younger. An industrial city that currently has about 5 million people. Home of Topo Chico. And it is running out of water.

Monterrey suffers weeks-long water cutoff amid drought

Have seen all of these FUDs in various forms, in various places. All seems to be misinformation, as best I can tell. I feel bad for people who own gas stations, work for oil and gas companies, repair gas and diesel engine, etc. But things change, and often for the better. Horse and buggies were big business before the automobile, but they went away in a few short years. It can happen again.

The biggest myths about electric vehicles

I always figured solar is the future of energy in places like Texas. Most of our electricity spike (based mostly on my own electricity bills) is summer air conditioning. Using the sun on these hot sunny days seems like a perfect match for A/C. It seems wind and solar are keeping the lights on this summer. A quote about April 10, but I would expect to see better numbers for all of June.

“The proportion of energy generated from wind power in Texas set a new record on April 10, when it contributed to about 69% of the total electricity on the ERCOT grid,” Choi added. “Solar energy generation in the state’s main power grid set a new record on May 19, when it accounted for 14.62% of the electricity in the system.”

Renewables Ride To The Rescue As Texas Bakes Under Withering Heat

Bought a bottle of this Sotol at the Desert Door Texas Sotol distillery. Thought it was 50 proof but it’s 50% alcohol, 100 proof.

I tend to agree with this. A short read on why the Fed is making a mistake. From Robert Reich in Common Dreams.

The Fed Is Making a Big, Big Mistake