Mindconnection eNL, 2021-06-06

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1. It's deeply disturbing that this case made it to the Supreme Court. The good news here is the Supreme Court voted unanimously to reject the Socialist regime's argument that police should be able to enter a home without a warrant and seize firearms. Read one account here https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/supreme-court-unanimously-rebuffs-biden-administration-on-warrantless-searches-for-handguns_3818753.html.
   
   It's good news for two reasons. The first is that this court, so long failing to uphold the rule of law, joined unanimously to do so. The second is this court has deviated from its long policy of appeasing statists, socialists, left-wing nut-jobs, and bullies. This could not come at more opportune time if it indicates the court is done playing a losing game. The craziness here was too much even for them, and perhaps their repugnance over such blatant disregard for civil liberties has emboldened them to finally do what they were appointed to do. Even with Roberts at the helm.
    
2. An election process so corrupt that it causes an incoherent, mentally retarded socialist to "win" against a highly accomplished, highly intelligent incumbent for the office of President of the United States has sane people in other countries fearful of similar mass disenfranchisement in their countries. The UK, for example, is implementing voter identification requirements in the wake of this disaster. Their official stance is what sane people here have been saying, that it does not stop honest people from voting. We already must show ID for many purposes, so the libtard "argument" that this requirement is somehow "racist" or "undemocratic" just shows how dishonest libtards are. Perhaps the examples set in other countries will catch on in the USA and not just in the free states.
    
3. The 36 free states of the USA have been moving forward with various laws to protect Constitutional freedoms, reduce election corruption, and repel cults like the "Critical Race Theory" idiots. What about the other 14 states, the ones where the residents are victims of rampant corruption, runaway socialism, and deteriorating culture? Well, it's like flying on a passenger jet. Take care of yourself, first. The other 14 were conquered for reasons that make rescuing them a nearly insurmountable challenge.
    
4. The birthrate in the USA is 1.2%, putting it below the replacement rate. Now, here's the good news for the sane portion of our population. Among libtards, militant LBGTDXers, influential leftwingers, and other people who believe they are "woke", the birth rate is estimated to be 0.5%. It means they will eventually fade away.
   They have a low birthrates for a variety of reasons, including the fact they use their personalities for birth control. But also:
   * Libtards tend to whine about being victimized than to take responsibility, so they tend not to take on the responsibility to rear a family.
   * LBGTDX obviously aren't procreating; that is a "hetero" function.
   * Influential leftwingers are influential because they are obsessed with their leftwingness and don't do much else other than spread their message of hatred and intolerance.
   * Most of the kids who call themselves "woke" are still leeching off their parents, live for the purpose of being approved by other "woke" idiots, and are so obnoxious that sane people don't want much to do with them.
    
5. Marjorie Taylor Greene gives an object lesson to Congress on what it means to be an intelligent, thinking person. She cuts through the propaganda with actual facts. In Congress! Watch her teach Reality 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_Au-e8imnk
    
6. In an attempt to thwart justice, socialists deleted all the data from election machines in Maricopa County. Those data have now been recovered. Read the full story here: https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/auditor-information-deleted-from-maricopa-county-election-machine-has-been-recovered_3821692.html
   Implications:
   A. Most likely. Future elections in Arizona will have adequate oversight. The people responsible for stealing votes in Arizona in 2020 will be indicted. Several other of the free states will do the same.
   B. Somewhat likely. The results of the Arizona 2020 election for POTUS will be properly calculated and declared in Trump's favor by a wide margin.
   C. Least likely. Other states will follow Arizona's example, and the actual results of the election will be widely acknowledged both here and abroad.
   D. Unlikely. The Electoral College will reconvene to issue a correct declaration. The socialists will be forced to either concede or watch as socialist governors are recalled, socialist members of the House and Senate lose 70% or more of their supporters. President Trump will return to office and start rebuilding America from the damaged done by the socialists.
   
   No matter which of the above happens, it will be very good news for America. The age of Socialism is on its way out. The stench it created is too much for decent people to endure any longer.
    
7. Five counties in The People's Republic of Oregon have voted to redraw the border so those counties are in the free state of Idaho. Read the full story here: https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/oregon-counties-vote-to-secede-into-idaho_3822536.html. This stands a good chance of happening, but even if it does not happen the vote shows that people do not want to be enslaved, impoverished, and culturally bankrupt as is the case in the PROO at this time. Perhaps it will trigger a statewide repudiation of socialism, forcing the PROO to become a free state.
   
   Expect to see more of this push to freedom as decent people are fed up with being bullied, robbed, and threatened by sociopaths and socialists who have nothing positive to offer. If Oregon is freed, then the People's Republic of California will undergo a major change. There is a very active secession movement that wants to take the sane part of CA out of the control of San Francisco socialists and establish a separate state that is governed by the rule of law. Something has to give....
    
8. It's not just states fighting back. Consumers are organizing boycotts against treasonous corporations. Our votes don't count in the fake elections, but when we vote with our consumer dollars we have real power. Here's an article about a conservative group (Libertarians and traditional Democrats are also fighting back, but more quietly by just piggybacking on these groups):
   https://www.conservativehq.org/post/conservatives-launch-ad-campaign-targeting-america-s-corporate-enemies
   What do I mean by "traditional Democrats"? It's a shorthand way of referring to people who, for whatever reason, identify as Democrats and normally vote for Democrat politicians but who do not subscribe to terrorism, violence, bullying, lying, cheating, stealing, or other sociopathic behaviors to advance their cause. Instead of "cancel culture" they listen and try to meet in the middle. Hawaii's junior senator is an example of a politician who is so-minded.
    
9. AMAC, the non-socialist alternative to AARP (Anti-American Association of Retired Proletariat), published an article about former AG's brilliant speech in which he calls out the brainwashing of kids in our "education" system for what it is. Read the full story here: https://amac.us/former-ag-barr-argues-left-wing-brainwashing-in-our-schools-is-unconstitutional
    
10. Traditional Democrats whose states were conquered by the socialists are fleeing to the free states and registering as Republicans. Unlike today's Democrats, these traditional Democrats believe in diversity, civil liberties, the Rule of Law, and fighting poverty instead of promoting it. They find all of that in today's Republican Party. So what is happening now is the Socialist takeover of the former Democratic Party is causing millions of sane people to defect to the next closest thing to what they had. These sane people include former "Democratic demographic blocks" such as blue-collar workers and people who call themselves black. This shift was already evident in Donald Trumps landslide win in 2020 if you omit the Democratic votes that were fabricated or that were switched from Trump to Biden after being cast. Now with 2022 elections not all that far off, the shift is accelerating. And in 2022, the socialists' ability to defraud the voters will be greatly curtailed.

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It's a common failing among people. One way to overcome it is to form the habit of asking, "What might disprove the conclusion I can reach from this evidence?"

Don't confuse this with the libtard habit of rejecting all evidence, especially when it is right in front of you.

One way to facilitate this process is to try to think of examples. Suppose you see a "white" man (George) speak angrily to a "black" man (Tom). You might conclude George is a racist. But what was he saying?

• "Tom, I've got the IRS all over me. You're one of the smartest people I know. Can you help me deal with these terrorists?"
• "I can't believe your home owner's association fined you $50 for a trash can violation. That kind of petty abuse just makes me angry."
• "Your son punched my son in the kidneys and all you can say is your boy is going to get a whooping?"
• Tom, that promotion should have been yours. Jack is a moron and does not deserve to be our department head. I can't think of a day in the past five years when he hasn't just ticked me off."

Other possibilities that include nothing about their relative skin colors exist. Before leaping to a conclusion based on what you see, ask for more detail so you understand the situation.

Jobs are not permanent, especially now with a radical socialist as POTUS, a radical Socialist as Speaker, a radical socialist as President of the Senate (VP), and a radical socialist as Senate Majority Leader. For that paycheck to keep coming in, you need Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C.

• Plan A. Don't be a disengaged work zombie. Actively look for ways to make yourself indispensible, to add value, to help your company save money, to help your company make money, and to become "the go to guy" for at least a couple of important areas in your company. Tall order? Yes, but think of where it puts you.
• Plan B. Network in your industry. Try to exude positive energy. Don't saddle people with your complaints. Be interested in others rather than trying to get them interested in you. Serve as a volunteer in an industry trade or professional organization, making sure you exhibit competence and grace.
• Plan C. Have a sideline business. It gives you tax advantages such as the home office deduction, extra income, and some time without pressure to learn how to do things correctly. For example, you could invest one hour per day for a week watching QuickBooks tutorials before actually starting your business so that when you do start it you aren't also learning bookkeeping and accounting.

Notice that none of this is in front of you. You don't see it, but there's more "there" there than in what you do see.

Let's look at spending. You compare two bookcases. One is from Ikea, and it has the same finish and dimensions as a solid oak one from a locally owned furniture store. The Ikea one costs less than half as much. Which of the two is a better deal? If you make your decision only on what you can see, you buy the Ikea  one because you can't see its real cost. But by far, the solid oak one is the better deal. Why?

• The solid oak one will never have to be replaced if you give it even moderate care. The Ikea one will break early in its life. You will have to replace it perhaps 20 times; that's a lot of trips to the store and a lot of waste into the landfill.
• The solid oak one will not emit formaldehyde and possibly give you cancer, the Ikea one will.
• You don't have to assemble the solid oak one, because it was built by a craftsman. The Ikea one is not hard to assemble, but you still have to waste time doing that.

We have barely tapped the surface of how avoiding WSYIATI during financial decision-making leads to better financial decisions. It is worthwhile to establish a routine time that you and a friend (or your significant other) use explicitly and solely to explore this further. Start with the basic, day to day things so you can see immediate practical benefits. Most financial loss is due to things you do not see, as are missed financial opportunities. Only by going past the WYSIATI mentality can you avoid the former and gain from the latter.

• A mistake that I see very often is people park backwards in commercial parking lots. If you read "backwards" to mean "head first", you have already thought about the correct way to pull into a parking spot. I realize some lots are set up such that you have to pull in headfirst. For example, it's a one-way drive and the slots are slanted such that backing in would mean facing against traffic. But when the slots are back to back and all you have to do is pull through, there is no reason to park backwards. You might park backwards if the condition of traffic flow is such that others, who would certainly pause to let you back out into pedestrians, would be angry at you for trying to park safely. Have you ever noticed UPS drivers do not pull in head first? This act is so unsafe for a truck (with its big blindspots), the first such act is a firing offense.
  
  Why do people park backwards? They are not envisioning the pedestrians or other vehicles they might back into upon leaving. So instead of backing into a place that has no pedestrians or vehicles to collide with, they must always back out into a place that has pedestrians and vehicles to collide with.
   
• Another big mistake is people participate in surveys and sweepstakes, which seem to be safe and fun. They do not see the danger this holds for identity theft or for the unending telephone harassment from scammers.
   
• We do not know how many people voted for Joe Biden. Based on his Twitter follower count, it would be about 25 million. It might be less or it might be more, but it is likely close to that number. Rounding up to 30 million would violate a few principles of statistical analysis, but let's be generous. That's a lot of people who cannot see past WYSIATI.
  
  The fact that anybody other than Joe voted for him has serious implications for the degree to which WYSIATI replaces critical thinking in our society. Perhaps as many as 30 million people voted for a mentally retarded man who came in a distant fourth in the Democratic Primary, who is totally incoherent, whose running mate came in dead last in the primary because she is so awful, and who accomplished nothing in half a century of public "service" other than taking a major part in a particular legislation that is extremely abusive toward people convicted of crimes. The whole point of that bill was to project an image of "tough on crime" but it was just tough on those convicted of crimes. It did not seem to reduce crime one bit.
  
  And how is voting for Joe Biden a security risk? By now, if you have to ask that question you will never understand. And those who were not viewing this sociopath through WYSIATI already had the answer a long time ago.
   
• Where I live, there is a sizeable population of libtards. One of their inexplicable behaviors is to fill their garage with junk and then park their vehicle(s), often containing valuable items, on the street or in their driveway. Then they are, oh, so horrified that someone broke into their vehicle. Just because they didn't see the thieves does not mean the thieves weren't there.
   
• It amazes me when someone discloses they have only one checking account. From this account, they pay mortgage/rent, utilities, credit cards, and taxes. When I ask what would happen if IRS, for no particular reason, simply cleaned out that account, they seem surprised. In their WYSIATI viewpoint, the unseen IRS threat does not occur to them. If you have two checking accounts, preferably at different banks in different cities (seldom a reason to physically visit a bank these days, and there is online checking), what happens if you come under assault by these psychopaths? The only account number they have is for the bank from which you pay them and/or deposit any sort of federal checks. They have no access to the money you need to live on (unless you are a federal employee). So you can continue to pay your bills and there's nothing they can do about that.

These are just a few things to consider in security, in regard to not being fooled by WYSIATI. Can you think of more? Sure you can. Set aside time to work on that.

Police

If you live in a place where "Defund the Police" is considered something incredibly stupid to say, rejoice. One benefit is  your local PD probably has a program where an officer will visit your home and point out security issues. If you live in a place where such a stupid thing is considered socially acceptable, you should probably move. If your local PD does not have this program, you can use a search engine (not Google) to find tips you can implement. You can easily implement basic things like having good locks on your doors, trimming shrubs back, monitoring doors with cameras, keeping up with yard work, closing your blinds or curtains at night, parking your car in a garage if you have one, not leaving valuables in your car if you park it outside, and asking people for ID if they claim to be with a utility or the government. Oh, and of course, reporting suspicious vehicles to those police whom some incredibly stupid people want to defund.

In less WYSIATI-oriented communities, the local PD will also encourage you to undergo firearms proficiency training and then get a concealed carry permit and a firearm. Police typically recommend smaller firearms for carry purposes. There are several good reasons for this, including you are less likely to cause collateral damage one than with some big hand canon. Comfort of wearing, speed of drawing, and ease of aiming are some other reasons.

I employ a non-WYSIATI attitude to the police. Any time I encounter a police officer, I thank that person for wearing that uniform. I sometimes call the PD to report a car parked at our fire hydrant or some other issue. I always tell the officer to whom I am speaking that I appreciate him (or her) for doing the job they are doing and I know a lot of people feel the same way.

Biggest danger

I  believe our biggest danger at this time is the aggressive racism practiced by BLM, the "woke" idiots, and the socialist sociopaths who are trying to get "Critical Race Theory" into public schools. Again, WYSIATI is a major problem. There is more to this than the name-calling, violent riots, murdering, looting, cancel culture, and social division that is their "gift" to us. Those are the things you can see and hear. For many people, those effects do not add up to being bad enough. In their WYSIATI fog, they do not see that aggressive racism demeans not just the victim but also the victimizer. They are corroding on the inside, becoming increasingly antisocial, negative, and unhinged from reality. Their existence devolves into one of being profoundly unhappy, and continually seeking the dopamine hit they get from abusing other people. A miserable existence, for sure.

If you are told you can't have "white" friends because you are "black" or you need special treatment because being "black" somehow means you are less able, or if you are told to apologize for being "white", then you need to stand up to that and say that you judge people only by their character. And you can go one step further and tell the wannabe victimizer you have judged them by their character and you have found them wanting. Let's not let people who lack character control us with this social construct called race. Let's provide the adult supervision they need. If we can stop their behavior, we may even save them from going completely insane.

6. Health tip/Fitness tips

	The photos tell you something important about my credibility. Statistics on 60th birthday, when these photos were taken: Height: 6'0" Wingspan: 6'1" Weight: 148lbs Bodyfat: Unknown, but well below what the Tanita scale says is 5%. Waist: 29 Chest: 48 Arms: 15 Quads: 20 Max bench press: Unknown, but I do three sets of 12 reps with 150 lbs to warm up on chest day Training days per week: 6 Type of training: Split routine, heavy on supersets Meals per day: 7 on training days, 6 on rest day Percent of diet that is processed food: 0 Amount of meat, wheat, corn, or soy eaten annually: 0 Number of eggs eaten per day: Between 8 and 10 Cholesterol: In normal range, on low side Last illness: 1971 Last workout missed: Spring of 1977
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The idea of a WYSIATI (What You See Is All There Is)-themed newsletter came to me after discussing this column's previous edition with a good friend and advisor. In the previous issue, I discussed the fact the typical gym rat trains only the muscles they can see in the mirror. I explained how this is a problem and what to do instead. Just because you can't see your back in the mirror doesn't mean you shouldn't make it strong and aesthetically pleasing. And your back is only part of the posterior, the side of the body most crucial for mobility but most neglected by people who have a WYSIATI mindset toward training. Another way the WYSIATI mindset manifests itself is not being smart about what goes into your body. I have often mentioned that highly addictive, behavior-altering, disease-inducing drug we call "sugar". Based on actual outcomes, it is the deadliest substance known to man. More people die from sugar each day than die from Covid in a whole year. In fact, Covid is not nearly as deadly as the lamestream media have stated. If you are under 85, your chances of dying from Covid about the same as your chances of dying from being hit by lightning. That is, close to zero. And that's using the Covid death stats, which use faulty Covid testing (something like 70% false positives) and ignore comorbidities. Comorbidities? Yes, on average the people who die from Covid have 2.9 other serious illnesses or conditions that may have killed them. Talk about WYSIATI! Another WYSIATI problem is the Covid injection scam. There is no injectable vaccine for Covid at this time, though there are proven treatments that doctors have been using with success. The Mode RNA and other experimental gene therapies that are called "vaccines" are dangerous and (we now know from actual data) ineffective against Covid. But people of the WYSIATI mindset hear or see "vaccine" and allow themselves to be injected with one of these experimental therapies. Here's a 15 minute video that explains the scam, and of course you can verify the data presented using reliable sources: https://www.bitchute.com/video/63HWY6XB3bM8/?fbclid=IwAR0Nh0tcy8PMEbItf3mAVtmvrDDrnXOvqupJliNLxIdZvfXfK3EkcPnODMs I have previously mentioned how you can "vaccinate" yourself against not just Covid but against all pathogens. This method is 100% effective, assuming your skin barrier is not bypassed by an insect bite, stepping on a rusty nail, etc. Essentially, you: Make your diet free of drugs like sugar and poisons like hydrogenated oil. Eliminate highly processed foods. Consume mostly "super foods". My diet is about 75% super foods. There are lists online if you don't know which foods qualify for this distinction. Spoiler alert: You will find spinach on every list, so eat plenty of it. Eliminate toxic cleaners from your home (these weaken your entire system). Avoid toxic people and toxic "news" sources. Get adequate Vitamin D using drops or spray. You need about 6 times the RDA. You also need adequate B vitamins, calcium, magnesium, and zinc. A standard multivitamin might get you there, but read the panel. And understand you need to double the RDA for minerals and triple it for vitamins. Here are common recommendations for Covid protection: Use hand sanitizers. These dry the skin, allowing more pathogens to enter. Most of these contain ingredients that actually lower your immunity. All of them indiscriminately attack bacteria, thus altering your biome. Most of what is "you" consists of bacteria. We mammals have a symbiotic relationship with bacteria, and cannot survive without them. Indiscriminately using anti-bacterials in your environment is like having someone indiscriminately beat you with a baseball bat to prevent bruising. Wear a mask. Yes, that tired old argument. A mask does prevent the spewing of saliva, so will slow the spread of infection. But mask-wearing is normally accompanied by mouth-breathing, which defeats the purpose of wearing the mask in the first place. And it turns out people are wearing dirty masks, even if they are rewashable. Once you wear it, toss it in the hamper or in the trash. Avoid people. If those people are libtards, this is very helpful. But avoiding sane, emotionally healthy people is depressing. That's why the suicide rate is sharply up. While it is true that being dead will protect you from Covid, it is also true that being dead defeats the purpose of trying to protect yourself from Covid. I note here that, try as we might, we cannot avoid libtards. But we need to avoid them and interact with everybody else. Get vaccinated. This might be good advice, if there were an injectable vaccine for Covid. There is not. But we do have the produce department, and that solution is 100% safe. The effectiveness of the produce department is so high, we just round it off to 100%. There are no known failures from this approach. It is probably something like 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% effective. Engage in behaviors that cause and exacerbate metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is 100% due to unhealthy choices. Well, that is stretching the word "choice" because people get this syndrome due to chasing the dopamine response with sugar. That is, they are addicted to a drug that progressively burns out dopamine receptors (neurons, which are not replaced) and they need more of the drug to get the same dopamine high. This is why cocaine addicts eventually die from an overdose. But with sugar addicts, death usually comes not from a single sugar overdose but from the progressive health damage resulting from chronic overdose. Let's not forget the WYSIATI problem as it relates to health and fitness goes way beyond Covid. You need to be actively countering this tendency in all aspects of how you take care of your body. When I began my nutrition journey while still so young I wasn't yet considered a "pre teen" others could not see the hidden costs they were incurring by not going the same way. They ridiculed me. But my pathogen vulnerabilities were gone and theirs remained. When I began my physical training regimen of never missing a workout, I had encouragement from a few athletes and from Coach Luter. When I attended my 40th Class Reunion, some of those same athletes were there. Every single one of them looked lean and strong. How did they know as teenagers to not only go beyond WYSIATI in their lifestyles but to encourage a late-blooming athlete to do the same? Just looking at them made me feel like I was among very special people. When my buddy Larry and I started studying Shotokan, the class had 30 students. A month later, there were 3 of us. Many of the people who dropped out did so because they thought the meditation and centering exercises were stupid and pointless. Yet over the ensuing decades, Larry and I have used these to help us balance ourselves mentally. Larry is perhaps the most mentally balanced person I know. He has never had a WYSIATI problem and during the dropout frenzy he kept telling me it wasn't punching and kicking that would give us the most value from our training. I have used a non-WYSIATI approach to problem solving in engineering situations, with remarkable results. For example, I saved Baltimore Gas and Electric $3 million per year by solving a $3 million/year problem by not letting WYSIATI limit how I viewed the problem. I was one of a succession of people trying to solve it, but it was only by looking beyond WYSIATI that the problem was ultimately solved. People are easily manipulated by WYSIATI arguments. Don't let yourself be one of those people. Libtards are afflicted by WYIIATI, which stands for What You Imagine Is All There Is. This limitation causes them to apply this to health decisions, which is why so many of them are mindlessly allowing themselves to be injected with experimental concoctions. This will result in a reduction of the libtard population. It is important that we sane people practice non-WYSIATI health care so that we do not have our numbers similarly reduced. The struggle between freedom and socialism is in no small way a numbers game. The natural attrition experienced by libtards due to WYSIATI and other failures of cognition will work in our favor only if we do not succumb to the same cognitive failures as related to our health.

• The best workouts are short and intense.
• A good diet contains far more flavors and satisfaction than the typical American diet.

How many Democrats does it take to fix a problem? Nobody knows, because it’s never happened. What we have seen is they make problems on a massive scale. Woodrow Wilson gave us World War I and then by his bungling its conclusion made WWII inevitable. Ever since then, the pattern of failure has been with us. North Korea, the Vietnam War, death, disease, despair, war, and poverty: these are the achievements of the Democratic Party. Maybe people should look at results, not promises.