Mon Blogcast: Iranian protests; Biden's marijuana pardons; Crimea bridge

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 women’s 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.

https://twitter.com/elishkaa

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 weren’t enough international threats: AP: N Korea confirms simulated use of nukes to ‘wipe out’ 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"…seriously, what “leader” 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 déjà 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 Wendy’s 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: ‘The Owner of This iPhone Was in a Severe Car Crash’—or 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: How California’s 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


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