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A while ago I said Scott Adams and Robert Crumb didn’t have anything in common other than their respective problems with political correctness. Yesterday, that seemed to change a bit, with Adams introducing an autobiographical element to Dilbert.

Dilbert, October 22, 2022

I’ve been contemplating a post about “quiet quitting.” Don’t know yet if I’ll get around to writing it.

Let Them Eat Debt

Republicans continue their efforts to dissolve the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. They apparently see it as a Socialist/Communist institution. I assume because the bureau, which is under the self-funded Federal Reserve, was originally proposed by Elizabeth Warren.

Republican attorneys have attempted to dismantle the CFPB from the moment Congress created it in response to the 2008 financial crash. The agency protects consumers against exploitative fraud and deceit in home mortgages, credit cards, consumer loans, and retail banking.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/10/trumpiest-federal-appeals-court-kills-cfpb-fifth-circuit.html

A Life Defined by Wars, Real and Imagined

I’m not fond of FRONTLINE’s use of ominous background music. The subject of this program is scary enough without enhancements.

Michael Flynn… declaring America is a Christian nation… saying he is waging war against Democrats… who are the enemy… because they are evil.

Flynn talks about being a no-compromise tough guy, but he crumbles when challenged on a “battlefield” not of his choosing. He pleaded the Fifth under questioning from Liz Cheney, and he resorted to walking out of an interview with Michelle Smith from the Associated Press.

A Berry Good Show

Andrew Sandoval recommended watching this, so I am. Chuck Berry, age 46, at the BBC Theatre in 1972. Berry always traveled alone and played with pickup bands. Here he was backed by a band called Rocking Horse.

Note: Chuck Berry’s recording career began when he was 29, the age John Lennon was when the Beatles broke up.