Powell Says Now Is Not the Time to Focus on Reducing Federal Debt - WSJ

“Given the low level of interest rates, there’s no issue about the United States being able to service its debt at this time or in the foreseeable future,” Mr. Powell said Thursday

As long as everything goes perfectly and aboslutely nothing bad happens, we should be fine!

Angela Merkel Has Lost Her Pandemic Touch - WSJ

The arrival of vaccines fundamentally changes how politicians are measured. Those leaders now face not the impossible but heroic task of holding back the tides of nature, but rather the achievable but easily botched technocratic job of distributing a prophylactic.

Sternberg does it again!

A fundamental shift into a completely do-able objective for a government. And yet…

Progress, day one.

The Filibuster And 9 Other Things We Always Considered To Be Racist But Just Didn’t Say Anything Until Now - The Babylon Bee

The keto diet - The only people who ever post about doing keto are white women. So it’s racist.

Gun Shop Asks For ID In Clear Case Of 2nd Amendment Suppression - The Babylon Bee

“RACISM!” said VonCarlton. “You assumed I have an ID just from looking at me? Stereotype much? How are you even sure I know how to get an ID?”

Lawn mowing season is officially open.

The Irish know how to make music.

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Biden Lifts the Curtain - WSJ

He’s been less President than Prime Minister of the Pelosi-Schumer government.

Exactly as those pages predicted during the campaign.

Managed to knock out school for the week.

Now, on to the Weekend Warrior projects!

Service Stations Begin Widening Signs In Preparation For Higher Gas Prices - The Babylon Bee

Sources have also confirmed that the national debt clock will be widened to prepare for Biden’s coming spending policies.

My first HomePod was a gift for my birthday back in 2018. I unpacked it, set it up in my kitchen, and turned it on. I can still remember how big the smile on my face was when it played the first song. The sound was more than good, it was incredible.

I’m not an audiophile or a music hobbyist, but there was something about the sound. It was as if the artist was in my kitchen, playing a private show. It got loud (very loud!), and had the ability to fill not only the kitchen, but other adjacent rooms as well. We enjoyed dinner with nice music filtering into the dining room.

My original intention was to have the HomePod be my kitchen assistant. Sure, Siri was terrible (and still is), but the ability to play music, set timers, and answer my phone was perfect for my use case.

Fast-forward almost three years, and I now have four HomePods and two HomePod minis. My original HomePod sits on my desk and makes work more enjoyable. A second sits in my kitchen. HomePods three and four are a stereo pair providing home theater-like experiences with my Apple TV. This is an incredible feature which adds to my delight.

I have a HomePod mini on my bedside table that provides soft music during my reading time in the evening, as well as serving as my alarm clock. The final HomePod mini is in the dining room, a necessity given the layout of our new home.

Six HomePods is a lot, but each has a role to play. The minis do an okay job playing music in a single room. However, when compared to the original HomePod, it’s hard to believe that they share the same product family name. The minis are small and do the job, but an element of delight is missing. Also missing are certain other features, like the ability to provide a home theater setup when combined with an Apple TV.

I’m certain that Apple has done their homework, and I hope that a larger, more full-featured HomePod is in the cards down the road. Many people made fun of the HomePod’s size or disagreed with its price tag. Fair enough, but it was the first Apple device in years that brought that lasting smile to my face and delight to my home.

Special Dollars for Dictators - WSJ

More than 250 people have been killed by government security forces in Myanmar since a Feb. 1 military coup. The Biden Administration has imposed sanctions, but then why is the U.S. Treasury moving to hand the Burmese generals a fresh $785 million in foreign aid?

This whole SDR system is absolutely insane. The IMF gives coupons to everyone, who can exchange it for dollars (except sanctioned countries). They’re gaming the system to get around US law, and less than 10% is going to the World’s poorest countries. I’m all in favor of tax dollars going out as foreign aid to poor countries, but not indiscriminately to Myanmar and Iran.

Finally found the right bribe to get my 7yo to eat his dinner. Watching him take a bite like a big kid is beautiful.

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Disaster: Your Kids Are Making Friends With Other Kids At The Park And Now You Have To Make Small Talk With Their Parents - The Babylon Bee

You frantically tried to remember your child’s name and age and just barely managed to pull it off.

That was a rough night.

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New Trump Social Media Site To Include Verification Badges For People Who Aren’t Losers And Total Disasters - The Babylon Bee

“It’s going to be an unbelievable experience for all of the supporters of everybody’s favorite president,” said Trump. “Never again will you be without my every thought.”

Air Force One Now Equipped With Handicap Parking Pass - The Babylon Bee

The President slipped because he was hit with a hurricane-force wind burst caused by global warming. There was also some, uh, fried chicken grease left over from the Trump administration that made the steps extra slippery.

Russia Confirms They Participated In 2020 Election After Constantly Hearing It Most Important Election Of Lifetime - The Onion

We were a little skeptical at first, because we remember getting involved in the 2016 election after people were calling that one the most important elections of our lifetimes, and it seems pretty weird that this could be true two elections in a row. But once we heard over and over and over again that this election would be a referendum on the soul of America, and that no one had a right to just sit at home and do nothing, we decided we ought to get involved. If we had to be honest, it was probably the 15,000th email from Nancy Pelosi that finally convinced us.